Death of kings : a novel
Title:
Death of kings : a novel
Author:
Cornwell, Bernard.
ISBN:
9780061969669
Publication Information:
New York : Harper, 2012.
Physical Description:
x, 320 p. : map ; 21 cm
Series:
The last kingdom
Last kingdom.
Series Title:
The last kingdom
Last kingdom.
Abstract:
As the ninth century wanes, Alfred the Great lies dying, his lifelong goal of a unified England in peril, his kingdom on the brink of chaos. Though his son, Edward, has been named his successor, there are other Saxon claimants to the throne--as well as ambitious pagan Vikings to the north. Torn between his vows to Alfred and the desire to reclaim his long-lost ancestral lands in the north, Uhtred, Saxon-born and Viking-raised, remains the king's warrior but has sworn no oath to the crown prince. Now he must make a momentous decision that will forever transform his life and the course of history: to take up arms--and Alfred's mantle--or lay down his sword and let his liege's dream of a unified kingdom die along with him.
Personal Subject:
Genre:
Subject:
| Great Britain -- History -- Alfred, 871-899 -- Fiction. |
| Great Britain -- History -- Anglo-Saxon period, 449-1066 -- Fiction. |
| Historical fiction. |
| Alfred, King of England, 849-899 -- Fiction. |
Summary:
As the ninth century wanes, Alfred the Great lies dying, his lifelong goal of a unified England in peril, his kingdom on the brink of chaos. Though his son, Edward, has been named his successor, there are other Saxon claimants to the throne--as well as ambitious pagan Vikings to the north. Torn between his vows to Alfred and the desire to reclaim his long-lost ancestral lands in the north, Uhtred, Saxon-born and Viking-raised, remains the king's warrior but has sworn no oath to the crown prince. Now he must make a momentous decision that will forever transform his life and the course of history: to take up arms--and Alfred's mantle--or lay down his sword and let his liege's dream of a unified kingdom die along with him.