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The Saxon Stories (also known as Saxon Tales/Saxon Chronicles in the US and The Warrior Chronicles and most recently as The Last Kingdom series) is a historical novel series written by Bernard Cornwell about the birth of England in the ninth and tenth centuries. The series consists of 13 novels.
- Uhtred The Bold
The name of Uhtred, Earl of Northumbria as it appears on...
- The Last Kingdom
The Last Kingdom is the first historical novel in The Saxon...
- The Burning Land
The Burning Land is the fifth historical novel in The Saxon...
- Uhtred The Bold
Plot Summary. It is 866. When the invading Danish armies attack the fortress of Bebbanburg in the Kingdom of Northumbria along England’s northern coast, young Uhtred, only 10 and the last surviving son of the lord of Bebbanburg, is taken prisoner. Uhtred’s father is killed during the conflict.
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The Last Kingdom Series (Information) | Bernard Cornwell. The Saxon Stories tell the tale of Alfred the Great and his descendants through the eyes of Uhtred, an English boy born into the aristocracy of ninth-century Northumbria, captured by the Danes and taught the Viking ways. To view an online map, click here.
Uhtred is an English boy, born into the aristocracy of 9th Century Northumbria, but orphaned at ten, adopted by a Dane and taught the Viking ways. Yet Uhtred’s fate is indissolubly bound up with Alfred, King of Wessex, who rules over the last English kingdom when the Danes have overrun Northumbria, Mercia and East Anglia.
Book Summary. The first volume in a new saga set in the 9th century. The Vikings are overwhelming the land later to be known as England, three out of the four kingdoms are already in their control, only Wessex, under the leadership of Alfred the Great, remains undefeated.
Book 1-9. Warrior Chronicles 9 Book Set. by Bernard Cornwell. 4.50 · 24 Ratings · 1 edition. Bernard Cornwell's Warrior Chronicles 9-Book Colle…. Want to Read. Rate it: Series also known as:* The Warrior Chronicles/Saxon Stories* The Saxon Tales* The Last Kingdom* Le storie dei re sassoni* Uhtred Serie* 800-talets ...
One of the most popular medieval-based television series in recent years has been The Last Kingdom. Let’s take a look at the show and the novels it was based on. Spoilers ahead! In October 2020, the thirteenth and final installment of Bernard Cornwell’s historical novel series, The Saxon Stories, was released.
