Now Uhtred must fight a battle which will shape history and confront the Viking with the banner of the white horse Uhtred of Bebbanburgs mind is as sharp as his sword.
Still, when pious King Alfred flees to a watery refuge, it is the pagan warrior he relies on. But when he is accused of massacring Christians, he finds lies can be as deadly as steel. Skeptical of a treaty between the Vikings and Wessex, Uhtred takes his talent for mayhem to Cornwall, gaining treasure and a mysterious woman on the way. When peace is torn apart by bloody Danish steel, Uhtred must fight to save a king who distrusts him.
BBC2s major Autumn 2015 TV show THE LAST KINGDOM is based on the first two books in the series. The second book in Bernard Cornwells epic and bestselling series on the making of England and the fate of his great hero, Uhtred of Bebbanburg. Uhtred and Alfreds fates are tangled, saoked in blood and blackened b the flames of war. Alfred Saxon, king, man of god fights to hold the throne of the only land still resisting the pagan northerners. Raised by the Vikings, deadly enemies of his own Saxon people, Uhtred is a fierce and skilled warrior who kneels to no-one. IS UHTRED THE HERO THE LAST KINGDOM NEEDS? In a land torn apart by conflict, an orphan boy has come of age. The Last Kingdom is the first book in the series. BBC2s major Autumn 2015 TV series THE LAST KINGDOM is based on Bernard Cornwells bestselling novels on the making of England and the fate of his great hero, Uhtred of Bebbanburg.
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