But a man with a warrior’s courage may be able to find it. In the struggle between family and loyalty, between personal ambition and political commitment, there will be no easy path. But with Uhtred’s own daughter married to Ivarson’s brother, who can be trusted? Despite the gathering threat, both Edward and Aethelflaed are reluctant to move out of the safety of their fortifications.
Northmen allied to the Irish, led by the fierce warrior Ragnall Ivarson, are soon joined by the Northumbrians, and their strength could prove overwhelming. Uhtred of Bebbanburg, the kingdoms’ greatest warrior, controls northern Mercia from the strongly fortified city of Chester. But all around the restless Northmen, eyeing the rich lands and wealthy churches, are mounting raids. King Alfred’s son Edward and formidable daughter, Aethelflaed, rule the kingdoms. The ninth installment of Bernard Cornwell’s 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 BBC America television series.Ī fragile peace reigns in Wessex, Mercia and East Anglia.
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