449AD Old Saxony. Octa the son of a mighty Saxon warlord stands in the shield wall for the first time eager to make a name for himself. But instead of the promised battle glory fear overpowers him and he flees the battle causing the death of his cousin and bringing shame to his family. Disowned by his father and hunted by his own people Octa is spurred on by his mother's vision for his future a promise of greatness to come. A chance encounter with a wiry traveller offers Octa a chance of redemption with a quest to retrieve a sacred weapon. To do this Octa must travel to Britannia a nation abandoned by the Roman Empire and unable to defend itself from its many enemies who smell weakness and riches. Joining the famous warlords Hengist and Horsa Octa travels west to forge his future and redeem his past. He must succeed where others have failed. He must find the lost spear of Woden.
