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The year is 885 and England is at peace, divided between the Danish kindom to the north and the Saxon kingdom of Wessex in the south. Uhtred, the dispossessed son of a Northumbrian lord, warrior by instinct, Viking by nature, appears to have settled down. He has land, a wife, two children and a duty given to him by Alfred to hold the frontier on the Thames. But trouble stirs, a dead man has risen and new Vikings have arrived to occupy London. Their dream is to conquer Wessex, and to do it they need Uhtred's help. Alfred has other ideas. He wants Uhtred to expel the Viking raiders from London. It is a dangerous time and Uhtred must decide how much his oath binds him to the king. Other storm clouds are gathering. Æthelflæd - Alfred's daughter - is now married, but a cruel twist of fate means that her very existence becomes a threat to Alfred's kingdom. It is Uhtred, half Saxon, half Dane, whose uncertain loyalties must now decide England's whole future.
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Fiction, History, Alfred, in fiction, Saxons in fiction, Great Britain in fiction, Saxons, Historical Fiction, Historical, FICTION, London (england), fiction, Fiction, historical, general, Fiction, war & military, Uhtred (Fictitious character)Places
Great Britain, England, London (England), LondonTimes
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Sword Song (The Saxon Chronicles, Book 4)
January 22, 2008, Harper
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Sword song: the battle for London
2008, HarperLuxe
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Sword song
2007, HarperCollins, Glasgow, United Kingdom: HarperCollins Publishers Limited
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The fourth in the bestselling Alfred series from number one historical novelist, Bernard Cornwell.Our hero, Uhtred, has been made Governor of London. This fourth book in the series will mostly be set in London and will cover Alfred's building of fortified towns to hold Wesssex and his push into Mercia.
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