At least Paul starts out with a good name, blood feud is what Acum Acomb and Hagustaldes Ham Hexham are villages that have a feud between the village leaders. It engulfs them during a period that leans itself to a trying period when a new King of England wants to take over the land in Northumbrian. By granting the land involved with an upstart that the people know of and hate. He uses characters such as Oslac and Earl Qswulf against Gundulf to make you understand why taking matters into your own hands will not let a blood feud end. This makes for a book to be made into a series that will make your enjoyment take root.