![]() ![]() Instead, he will reclaim his ancestral fortress on the Northumbrian coast. Breaking with Alfred, he joins the Vikings, swearing never again to serve the Saxon king. But Uhtred, Alfred's reluctant warlord, proves his worth, outwitting Harald and handing the Vikings one of their greatest defeats.įor Uhtred, the sweetness of victory is soon overshadowed by tragedy. ![]() Led by the sword of savage warrior Harald Bloodhair, the Viking hordes attack. His enemy, the Danes, having failed to conquer Wessex, now see their chance for victory. The fifth installment of Bernard Cornwell's bestselling Saxon Tales 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.Īt the end of the ninth century, King Alfred of Wessex is in ill health his heir, an untested youth. ![]()
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