Warriors of the Storm (The Last Kingdom, #9)

by Bernard Cornwell

Wyrd bið ful ræd.

It is not difficult to be a lord, a jarl, or even a king, but it is difficult to be a leader.

A man does not rid his home of a plague of wasps by swatting them one by one, but by finding the nest and burning it.

A man who rules by fear cannot afford a single setback,

A man who laughs as he goes into battle is a man who has confidence, and a man with confidence is terrifying to an enemy.