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Inside the Last Kingdom [electronic resource] : Three New Uhtred Stories

Cornwell, Bernard2023

Summary

When Bernard Cornwell's The Last Kingdom was published in 2004, it was not just a new novel from one of the world's bestselling historical novelists, but the start of a series that would span 13 novels, reach millions of readers around the world and launch an epic TV series with global reach. But it was also, for Cornwell, the beginning of nearly two decades immersed in the Anglo-Saxon world. The series was originally born out of his curiosity about how England was created out of a myriad of smaller kingdoms and settlers from many invasions – but beyond the political rivalry and the battlefields, amid the remarkable characters fighting their corners, Cornwell discovered an increasing interest in the day-to-day realities of Anglo-Saxon life.Bernard Cornwell brings us three new stories of the iconic hero, Uhtred of Bebbanburg, showing us the man behind the shield – as a young boy, as Alfred's advisor, and as prince. It is a brand-new chapter in the epic story of the Last Kingdom ...