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Godwine Kingmaker: Part One of The Last Great Saxon Earls

Godwine Kingmaker: Part One of The Last Great Saxon Earls

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<p><span><span>Harold Godwineson, the Last Anglo-Saxon King, owed everything to his father. Who was this Godwine, first Earl of Wessex and known as the Kingmaker? Was he an unscrupulous schemer, using King and Witan to gain power? Or was he the greatest of all Saxon Earls, protector of the English against the hated Normans? The answer depends on who you ask. He was befriended by the Danes, raised up by Canute the Great, given an Earldom and a wife from the highest Danish ranks. He sired nine children, among them four Earls, a Queen and a future King. Along with his power came a struggle to keep his enemies at bay, and Godwine's best efforts were brought down by the misdeeds of his eldest son Swegn. Although he became father-in-law to a reluctant Edward the Confessor, his fortunes dwindled as the Normans gained prominence at court. Driven into exile, Godwine regathered his forces and came back even stronger, only to discover that his second son Harold was destined to surpass him in renown and glory.</span></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal">Extraordinary, Perplexing, Psychotic, Inexplicable, Unusual, Intellectual</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><em>Paradise By Paradise</em></p><p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">By Howard Burman</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Paperback: 304 pages</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Publisher: iUniverse, Inc. (March 6, 2007)</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Language: English</p> <p class="MsoNormal">ISBN-10: 0595427421</p> <p class="MsoNormal">ISBN-13: 978-0595427420</p> <p class="MsoNormal"></p><p> </p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span> </span>Author Howard Burman has penned an extraordinarily perplexing novel. Paradise by Paradise is a tale of a man with a brilliant mind, almost to a fault. He was an academic, but also psychotic; a teacher, a writer, a prodigy.<span>  </span>His mind was a cryptic puzzle, and his life an inexplicable mystery. His writings full of lies, and tales, much like his own life.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">What happened to Roland Paradise? Was it suicide? Or murder? Is he really gone? This is his tale as told by his friends, colleagues, and Paradise himself.<span>  </span>Quotes from major sources and minor innuendos fill the pages of this unusual tale.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">It is a great read for those willing to accept the unacceptable, willing to understand the abnormal, those longing for intellectual stimulation. Although the book may not be for everybody, it is definitely a great read.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">This is type of book that comes before those great Academy Oscar wins. Well-written, well-told, the author has either done his homework or maybe his mind works in much the same way as Paradise’s. Either way, good job, Mr. Burman, we look forward to more great works.</p>