โ Scribed by King of England Alfred;Cornwell, Bernard
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The second installment of Bernard Cornwellโs New York Times bestselling series chronicling the epic saga of the making of England, โlike Game of Thrones, but realโ (The Observer, London)โthe basis for The Last Kingdom, the hit television series.
This is the excitingโyet little knownโstory of the making of England in the 9th and 10th centuries, the years in which King Alfred the Great, his son and grandson defeated the Danish Vikings who had invaded and occupied three of Englandโs four kingdoms.
At the end of The Last Kingdom, The Danes had been defeated at Cynuit, but the triumph of the English is not fated to last long. The Danish Vikings quickly invade and occupy three of Englandโs four kingdomsโand all that remains of the once proud country is a small piece of marshland, where Alfred and his family live with a few soldiers and retainers, including Uhtred, the dispossessed English nobleman who was raised by the Danes. Uhtred has always been a Dane at heart, and has always believed that given the chance, he would fight for the men who raised him and taught him the Viking ways. But when Iseult, a powerful sorceress, enters Uhtredโs life, he is forced to consider feelings heโs never confronted beforeโand Uhtred discovers, in his moment of greatest peril, a new-found loyalty and love for his native country and ruler.
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Paperback, 384 pages Published October 3rd 2005 It is the lowest time for the Saxons. Defeated comprehensively by the Vikings who now occupy most of England, Alfred and his very small group of surviving followers retreat to the trackless marshlands of Somerset. There, forced to move restlessly to
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Continuing the outstanding success of The Last Kingdom, this is the second installment of Bernard Cornwells fantastic series, following the fate of Alfred the Great, and the forging of Britain. Uhtred, Northumbrian born, raised a Viking and now married to a Saxon, is already a formidable figure and
**Continuing the outstanding success of _The Last Kingdom_ , _The Pale Horseman_ is the second installment of Bernard Cornwell's fantastic series, following the fate of Alfred the Great, and the forging of Britain.** It is the lowest time for the Saxons. Defeated comprehensively by the Vikings who
Uhtred, Northumbrian born, raised a Viking and married to a Saxon, is a formidable warrior, and he, together with the thoughtful and pious Alfred, Alfred's family and a few of Uhtred's companions, are apparently all that remain of the Wessex leadership after a disastrous truce. Defeated comprehensiv
It is the lowest time for the Saxons. Defeated comprehensively by the Vikings who now occupy most of England, Alfred and his very small group of surviving followers retreat to the trackless marshlands of Somerset. There, forced to move restlessly to escape betrayal or detection, using the marsh mist