Lords of the North (The Saxon Stories, #3)
The year is 878. Uhtred, the dispossessed son of a Northumbrian lord, has helped the Saxons of Wessex defeat the invading Danes. Now, finally free of his allegiance to the victorious, ungrateful King Alfred, he is heading home to rescue his stepsister, a prisoner of Kjartan the Cruel in the...
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The year is 878. Uhtred, the dispossessed son of a Northumbrian lord, has helped the Saxons of Wessex defeat the invading Danes. Now, finally free of his allegiance to the victorious, ungrateful King Alfred, he is heading home to rescue his stepsister, a prisoner of Kjartan the Cruel in the formidable Danish stronghold of Dunholm. Uhtred's best hope is his sword, Serpent-Breath, for his only allies are Hild, a West Saxon nun fleeing her calling, and Guthred, a slave who believes himself king. Rebellion, chaos, fear, and betrayal await them in the north, forcing Uhtred to turn once more, reluctantly, to the liege he formerly served in battle and blood: Alfred the Great.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780061149047 (0061149047)
ASIN: 61149047
Publish date: January 2nd 2008
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Pages no: 332
Edition language: English
Category:
Fantasy,
Adventure,
Novels,
European Literature,
British Literature,
Historical Fiction,
Literary Fiction,
Medieval,
War,
Military,
Action
Series: The Warrior Chronicles/Saxon Stories (#3)
Bernard Cornwell writes historical fiction at its best. You won't find any headless women on the cover wearing anachronistic dresses, only stinking lusty men who want nothing more than to die with a sword in their hand. Lords of the North is gritty, gory, and realistic without a romantic word uttere...
It's Danes versus Saxons in a fight for the right to rule over a cold, wet island soon to be known as England, as depicted by these toys in this unrealistic setting...Our hero Uhtred is still at it, trying to regain what is rightfully his, the impregnable fortress Bebbanburg. But as usual, a bunch o...
Cornwell is a great fallback when you can't decide what to read next, which is why I picked this one. Third book in Uhtred's tale is good enough.
workaday mp3Read by......: Tom SellwoodRun Time.....: 12 Hours 6 Mins"The Danes often put a tame Saxon on the throne."
Grr, I couldn't find the Richard-Armitage-narrated edition I listened to, but this one has a similar cover image. I enjoyed this very much, although I wonder just how wise it is to drive suburban streets while listening to graphic descriptions of people hitting each other with sharp sword...
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