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He has gained riches, loyal men and a beloved wife. But Uhtred is dogged by betrayal and tragedy. The ailing Alfred presses Uhtred to swear loyalty to his son and heir Edward, preventing the warrior lord from taking vengeance on those who stole his home at Bebbanburg. Now Uthred will once again defend the Christian kingdom — in a battle which could smash the growing power of the deadly Danes. In so doing he meets a woman more dangerous than any warlord. A thorn in the side of the priests and nobles who shape his fate, this The Burning Land (the Last Kingdom Series raised by Vikings The Burning Land (the Last Kingdom Series torn between the life he loves and those he has sworn to serve. I had not read a book in this series in a few years, and I now regret waiting so long. I was sucked right back into the world and actions of Uthred and enjoyed this story very much. Cornwall's ability Uhtread of Bamburgh continues to do good things against his bitter judgement. The series has a good period flavour, and is on a par with his Richard Sharpe works. In addition to the hugely successful Sharpe Book 5), Bernard Cornwell is the author of the Starbuck Chronicles, the Warlord trilogy, the Grail Quest series and the Alfred series. Bernard Cornwell. The Burning Land (The Last Kingdom Series, Book 5) - Bernard Cornwell - Google книги

The first half of season 3 of the British television series The Last Kingdom is based on this novel. Uhtred of The Burning Land (the Last Kingdom Series wins a victory against Danish invaders threatening Alfred the Great's kingdom of Wessex. When he unintentionally kills a Christian priest who insulted his dead wife, Arthur demands heavy reparations. Instead, Uthred breaks his oath to Alfred and sets off viking, but eventually returns to Mercia because of his oath to AethelflaedAlfred's daughter, and ends the immediate Danish threat. This novel, and the series of which it is the fifth part, has been well received. One reviewer remarks "Vivid descriptions of merciless battlefield slaughter, rape, and destruction are artfully related by a masterful storyteller. Always in poor health, Alfred urges him to swear an oath to Alfred's son and presumptive heir, Edward. Uhtred is unwilling to do so, as that would interfere with his yearning to retake his family's stronghold at Bebbanburg in Northumbria, stolen from him by his uncle Aelfric after his father's death. Uhtred is military governor of Lundene Londonsharing power with Bishop Erkenwald, whom he dislikes, but respects. Wessex is threatened by two separate Danish forces who have landed in Cent Kent. Book 5) delivers Alfred's bribe to The Burning Land (the Last Kingdom Series Earl Haesten, who leads the smaller army, to get him to leave, so that he can deal with the more serious threat posed by Jarl Harald Bloodhair. Uhtred objects to the bribe, as he knows that Haesten is completely untrustworthy. While travelling with a small force to meet Alfred, Uhtred captures Skade, Harald's Book 5) and a reputed sorceress. Harald arrives, leading Saxon captive women, and threatens to kill all of them if Skade is not returned to him. When he starts butchering his prisoners before Uhtred's eyes, Uhtred releases Skade. Skade curses Uhtred as she and Harald make their escape. Uhtred devises a plan to lure The Burning Land (the Last Kingdom Series into a trap. The plan works brilliantly. Uhtred and Alfred's men rout Harald's The Burning Land (the Last Kingdom Series and again take Skade prisoner. Harald is severely wounded, but escapes to Torneie Island Thorney Islandwith a few followers. The island's natural defences and a palisade Book 5) builds make it too costly to attack him, but he is trapped there. Uhtred is devastated by the news that his beloved wife, Gisela, has died in childbirth, along with the child she bore. When Uhtred and Skade return to Lundene, the cleric Godwin denounces Gisela, ranting that Gisela was the devil's whore and has come back from the dead as Skade. Uhtred flies into a rage and kills him accidentally. As punishment, Alfred orders Uhtred to pay a huge fine and swear an oath to Alfred's son Edward. Alfred holds Uhtred's children as hostage to his terms, and places them in the custody of Aethelflaed, Alfred's daughter and wife of Aethelred, the ealdorman of Mercia. The Burning Land (the Last Kingdom Series, Uhtred reneges on his The Burning Land (the Last Kingdom Series to Alfred and sails, with Skade, to Dunholm in Northumbria, stronghold of his old friend Ragnar, a Danish leader. Uhtred trusts Aethelflaed to protect his children. Uhtred needs money to gather men to attack Bebbanburg. Skade claims that Skirnir, her hated husband and Frisian pirate, has a horde, so Uhtred sails to Frisia. On the voyage, he and Skade become lovers. After he defeats and kills Skirnir, he is disappointed when Skirnir's treasure hoard fails to match Skade's description. When Skade demands half of the hoard as her share, Uhtred denies it to her. From that point on, Skade becomes his enemy. Uhtred winters at his close friend Ragnar's fortress at Dunholm. That winter, they receive news that Alfred has died. Ragnar and two other powerful Northumbrian jarlsCnut and Sigrid, plot to attack Wessex. During the meeting, an uninvited Haesten arrives and offers to attack Mercia first, to distract Alfred and draw away some of his forces. When Haesten leaves, Skade surprises Uhtred by going with him. Uhtred is caught in a conflict of loyalties, between the Danes with whom he was raised, and his oaths to Alfred and Aethelflaed. He also fears for his children's safety. His indecision is broken when his friend, the Welshman Father Pyrlig The Burning Land (the Last Kingdom Series. Pyrlig reminds Uhtred that he has given his oath to serve Aethelflaed, and "oaths made in love cannot be broken". Aethelred, Aethelflaed's husband, wishes to divorce her to break free of Alfred's domination of Mercia. He directs Lord Aldhem to rape Aethelflaed, which would give Aethelred the excuse of "adultery" to divorce her. Uhtred kills Aldhem, frees Aethelflaed, and reunites with his children. He and Aethelflaed then go to Aethelred's council, surprising him before the assembled Mercian lords. Warning of Jarl Haesten's advance, Uhtred tries to win the Mercian lords to his and Aethelflaed's side, asking them to bring their men to Lundene. Because Aethelred holds the purse-strings, only Lord Elfwold comes. Uhtred and Aethelflaed become lovers. Uhtred learns that Alfred had advised Aethelflaed to use Uhtred's oath to her to bring The Burning Land (the Last Kingdom Series back. Eventually, Steapa, Alfred's retainer and Uhtred's friend, brings an army of twelve hundred of Alfred's best house troops, along with Edward. Uhtred again refuses to give his oath to Edward. With these reinforcements, Uhtred decides to attack Haesten's two forts at The Burning Land (the Last Kingdom Series Benfleetalthough Haesten is not there. Uhtred encounters and attacks a larger Danish force and is surrounded. He nearly loses the battle and his life, but is saved by Steapa's Book 5) arrival with Alfred's troops. They capture one fort. The second is tougher, but Uhtred eventually takes it too. In the hall, Uhtred finds Skade and a hoard of gold. Harald Bloodhair, crippled and vengeful over Skade's betrayal with Haesten, suddenly appears, embraces her and kills her. He then asks Uhtred to kill him. Uhtred does, then meets with Edward, who says that he does not need Uhtred's oath as long as his sister has it. Uhtred and Aethelflaed then sail away. On 31 OctoberBook 5) book was number 5 on the hardback best-seller list of the Evening News Edinburgh, Scotland [4]. Publishers Weekly finds the action-packed novel to be artfully related by a masterful storyteller. Slathered in blood and gore, Saxon warlord Uhtred of Bebbanburg hacks his way through the ninth century in the exciting fifth installment to bestseller Cornwell's Saxon Tales series following Sword Song. This action-packed novel continues the saga of warfare for supremacy in Britain, a brutal period when Saxon and Danish swords, battleaxes, and treachery ruled the day. By now, Alfred the Great is old and feeble, unwilling and unable to repel the Danish invaders. He relies on trusty pagan warlord Uhtred, but Uhtred's temper and an unexpected violent act force Uhtred to break his oath of loyalty to Alfred and flee north with his men, intending to reclaim his ancestral home. En route, they face marauding Danish armies, betrayal, battles for a pirate treasure, and the curse of a vicious Danish witch, only to eventually be manipulated back into fighting for Alfred. Vivid descriptions of merciless battlefield slaughter, rape, and destruction are artfully related by a masterful storyteller. Uhtred is victorious in some battles, but the outcome Book 5) others will have to wait for the sequel. Tom Shippey has strong praise in a detailed review of this novel, praise for the series, Book 5) this novel's portrayal of ninth-century Wessex, and for filling a gap in the written records, records written by Alfred's supporters. We have good historical sources for what happened next, notably an early life of Alfred written by Bishop Asser and the Anglo-Saxon Chronicleannals compiled by anonymous scribes across two centuries. But both works were written by Alfred's supporters and intended to burnish his legend. His own story is the true The Burning Land (the Last Kingdom Series, he insists. What Mr Cornwell is doing—it's often a good strategy for a historical novelist—is writing into a Book 5) in our knowledge. The Anglo-Saxons, for instance, thought they'd won a big battle at Farnham inbut the "Chronicle" is strangely silent on who was leading them. We know that it wasn't Alfred, who was occupied elsewhere. How did Alfred intend to realize his dream of assimilating Free Mercia, reconquering Danish Mercia, and rolling up the other kingdoms to create, for the first time ever, a political unit called "England"? Historical novels stand or fall on detail, and Mr Cornwell writes as if he has been to ninth-century Wessex and back. He gives a graphic sense of what it's like to stand in a defensive shield-wall and how you go about breaking one. Each of his battles poses different tactical questions and gets imaginatively different answers. His accounts of fire and slaughter, and of Viking methods of extorting money, would Book 5) gruesomely exaggerated if Book 5) weren't so often based on old legends or confirmed by archaeology. In Uhtred, Mr Cornwell has given us a great character: quite a nice guy, underneath, but in a permanent bad temper as a result of disastrous, unrealistic and ungrateful higher management. Much has changed since the ninth century, but some things, and some feelings, are timeless. Curtis Edmonds is pleased with the development of Uhtred, the main character. While wishing Uhtred could stop The Burning Land (the Last Kingdom Series used by so many larger forces and instead follow his own desires, Edmonds knows that would be the end of The Saxon Tales, and there are more tales to tell. Book 5) Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. The Burning Land First edition cover. Seemingly based on St. Erkenwald, an Anglo-Saxon bishop of London, who lived two centuries prior to the Book 5) of this novel. Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 16 August The Wall Street Journal. Evening News. Archived from the original on 11 July Retrieved 10 January Works by Bernard Cornwell. The Last Kingdom books order | Every book in Bernard Cornwell's series - Radio Times

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