Dinerth and Penmaenmawr, 907-908 AD
Dinerth and Penmaenmawr, 907-908 ADDespite his incomparable hunting skills, the unsuspecting Cadfael did not sense the presence of other humans in the woodlands near Dinerth; instead, he was assailed from behind, bound and blindfolded in moments. Before he had a chance to struggle, rough hands had placed him on a pony and the animal cantered away to where he could not guess. Who were these people? Vikings? He noticed that so far, they had not uttered a word. What did they want with him? Information on how to breach the Dinerth defences? They would not get a squeak out of him!
He had set off mid-morning, having seen an encouragingly fair day, with his bow and a quiver full of arrows in search of nothing more than a hare or a couple of partridges. In the
