The Lords of the North

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The Lords of the North
Author: Cornwell, Bernard
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Time Period: High Middle Ages
Time Frame: 878-881
Geographic Area: Europe
Country: Great Britain
Topics: Saxon Stories, Vikings
Genre: Fiction
Reading Age: Adult
Format: Novel
Published: 2006

The Saxon Stories
1) The Last Kingdom (2004)
2) The Pale Horseman (2005)
3) The Lords of the North (2006)
4) Sword Song (2007)
5) The Burning Land (2009)
6) Death of Kings (2011)
7) The Pagan Lord (2013)
8) The Empty Throne (2014)
9) Warriors of the Storm (2015)
10) The Flame Bearer (2016)
11) War of the Wolf (2018)
12) Sword of Kings (2019)
13) War Lord


World History > High Middle Ages > Saxon Stories

The third installment of Bernard Cornwell’s New York Times bestselling series chronicling the epic saga of the making of England, “like Game of Thrones, but real” (The Observer, London)—the basis for The Last Kingdom, the hit television series.

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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