Bernard Cornwell

ENGLAND IS BORN. BBC2's major TV series THE LAST KINGDOM is based on Bernard Cornwell's bestselling novels on the making of England and the fate of his great hero, Uhtred of Bebbanburg. The Pale Horseman is the second book in the series. Season 2 of the epic TV series premiers this March.

The first installment of Bernard Cornwell's New York Times bestselling series 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 Netflix series. In the middle years of the ninth century, the fierce Danes stormed onto British soil, hungry for spoils and conquest. Kingdom after kingdom fell to the ruthless invaders until but one realm remained. And suddenly the fate of all England--and the course of history--depended upon one man, one king. From New York Times bestselling storyteller Bernard Cornwell comes a rousing epic adventure of courage, treachery, duty, devotion, majesty, love, and battle as seen through the eyes of a young warrior who straddled two worlds.

The second installment of Bernard Cornwell's bestselling series 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. This is the exciting--yet little known--story of the making of England in the 9th and 10th centuries, the years in which King Alfred the Great, his son and grandson defeated the Danish Vikings who had invaded and occupied three of England's four kingdoms. At the end of The Last Kingdom, The Danes had been defeated at Cynuit, but the triumph of the English is not fated to last long. The Danish Vikings quickly invade and occupy three of England's four kingdoms--and all that remains of the once proud country is a small piece of marshland, where Alfred and his family live with a few soldiers and retainers, including Uhtred, the dispossessed English nobleman who was raised by the Danes. Uhtred has always been a Dane at heart, and has always believed that given the chance, he would fight for the men who raised him and taught him the Viking ways. But when Iseult, a powerful sorceress, enters Uhtred's life, he is forced to consider feelings he's never confronted before--and Uhtred discovers, in his moment of greatest peril, a new-found loyalty and love for his native country and ruler.

England er i krise ved starten af det tiende århundrede. Alfred den Store er død, og Edward, hans søn, regerer som konge. Wessex overlever, men freden kan ikke holde: Danerne i nord, ledet af vikingen Cnut Langsværd, er rede til at invadere og giver ikke op, før kronen er deres. Uhtred, en af Alfreds største krigere, som nu er i unåde hos den nye konge, må lede en hær af udstødte i nord for at generobre sit gamle hjem, fæstningen Bebbanburg. I DEN HEDENSKE HERRE vil loyaliteten blive sat på prøve og mænd falde, når hele det saksiske kongerige bliver ledt ud i den blodigste kamp til dato mod danerne; en krig, som vil afgøre skæbnen for alle konger og hele den engelske nation. Bd. 1: Det sidste kongerigeBd. 2: Den danske rytterBd. 3: Nordens herrerBd. 4: SværdsangBd. 5: Det brændende landBd. 6: En konges død“Forfatteren Bernard Cornwell er en mester i historisk akkuratesse. Det beviser hans saga om den hedenske kriger Uhtred, og med dette syvende bind bliver det både voksent og for alvor interessant. Cornwell har en unik evne til med få linjer at tegne et landskab, og hans slagscener er berømte. Hans evne til at gøre sine personer vedkommende og komplekse er dog den stærkeste, og portrættet af knudemanden Uhtred er intet mindre en mesterligt.” WEEKENDAVISEN

The second installment of Bernard Cornwell's New York Times bestselling series 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 television series. This is the exciting--yet little known--story of the making of England in the 9th and 10th centuries, the years in which King Alfred the Great, his son and grandson defeated the Danish Vikings who had invaded and occupied three of England's four kingdoms. At the end of The Last Kingdom, The Danes had been defeated at Cynuit, but the triumph of the English is not fated to last long. The Danish Vikings quickly invade and occupy three of England's four kingdoms--and all that remains of the once proud country is a small piece of marshland, where Alfred and his family live with a few soldiers and retainers, including Uhtred, the dispossessed English nobleman who was raised by the Danes. Uhtred has always been a Dane at heart, and has always believed that given the chance, he would fight for the men who raised him and taught him the Viking ways. But when Iseult, a powerful sorceress, enters Uhtred's life, he is forced to consider feelings he's never confronted before--and Uhtred discovers, in his moment of greatest peril, a new-found loyalty and love for his native country and ruler.

The first installment of Bernard Cornwell's New York Times bestselling series 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 Netflix series. This is the exciting--yet little known--story of the making of England in the 9th and 10th centuries, the years in which King Alfred the Great, his son and grandson defeated the Danish Vikings who had invaded and occupied three of England's four kingdoms. The story is seen through the eyes of Uhtred, a dispossessed nobleman, who is captured as a child by the Danes and then raised by them so that, by the time the Northmen begin their assault on Wessex (Alfred's kingdom and the last territory in English hands) Uhtred almost thinks of himself as a Dane. He certainly has no love for Alfred, whom he considers a pious weakling and no match for Viking savagery, yet when Alfred unexpectedly defeats the Danes and the Danes themselves turn on Uhtred, he is finally forced to choose sides. By now he is a young man, in love, trained to fight and ready to take his place in the dreaded shield wall. Above all, though, he wishes to recover his father's land, the enchanting fort of Bebbanburg by the wild northern sea. This thrilling adventure--based on existing records of Bernard Cornwell's ancestors--depicts a time when law and order were ripped violently apart by a pagan assault on Christian England, an assault that came very close to destroying England.

Én mann kan besegle en nasjons skjebne. Årene etter kong Alfreds død er fredelige. Danene regjerer i nord, sakserne i sør. Men for en kriger er en skjør fred den tøffeste utfordringen. Altfor ofte gir den spillerom til de forsiktige og tilbakeholdne. Uhtred, en av den avdøde kongens beste krigere, er ikke populær i det nye regimet, og blir forvist fra eiendommen sin og bannlyst. Han er utstøtt både blant kristne og hedninger. Med støtte av en håndfull menn drar Uhtred nordover for å vinne tilbake Bebbanburg, som har tilhørt hans familie i generasjoner og er Englands største festning. Men uroen i landet vokser. Knut Langsverd, den mest fryktede og voldelige av danene, reiser en hær da konen og arvingen hans blir tatt til fange. Alle kongedømmene blir trukket inn i en krig som vil avgjøre om det skal være et England eller et Daneland. Og det er opp til Uhtred, herskeren blant de utstøtte, å bestemme når og hvor det avgjørende slaget skal stå.

Nordens herrar tar vid där Den vite ryttaren slutar. Efter att ha hjälpt Alfred den store att säkra Wessex som ett fritt saxiskt herradöme reser Uhtred återigen norrut, den här gången för att frita sin styvsyster som hålls fången av den grymme vikingajarlen Kjartan i borgen Dunholm i Northumbria. Där möts Uhtred av kaos och krig. Han allierar sig med Guthred, en före detta träl, i hopp om att få hjälp med att belägra Dunholm. Men Uhtred blir varse att förräderi och svek kan vänta där man minst anar det, och han blir återigen tvungen att vända sig till sin motvillige allierade, Alfred den store. Nordens herrar är den tredje fristående delen av Bernard Cornwells historiska romanserie om Uhtred, jarlen av Bebbanburg i 800-talets England. Bernard Cornwell skildrar vikingatiden så levande att man nästan kan känna blodlukten på slagfältet och höra vågorna slå mot drakskeppen. Hans spännande och trovärdiga romaner har en enorm beundrarskara och har sålt i över 20 miljoner exemplar världen över.

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The new novel in Bernard Cornwell's number one bestselling series The Warrior Chronicles, on the making of England and the fate of his great hero, Uhtred of Bebbanburg. In the battle for power, there can be only one ruler. The ruler of Mercia is dying, leaving no apparent heir. His wife is a born leader, but no woman has ever ruled over an English kingdom. And she is without her greatest warrior and champion, Uhtred of Bebbanburg. An empty throne leaves the kingdom exposed to rival West Saxons and to the Vikings, who are on a bloody rampage once more. A hero is needed, a hero who has been in battle all his life, who can destroy the double threat to Mercia. A hero who will ultimately decide the fate of a nation…

De oövervinnerliga danerna erövrar rike efter rike i England. Endast kung Alfred av Wessex står emot invasionen, men ett mirakel krävs för att han ska kunna driva bort fienden. Krigaren Uhtred, uppvuxen bland danerna, slits mellan de stridande folken. Han har vänner bland danerna, men har ingen framtid hos dem eftersom han ursprungligen är saxare. För att överleva tvingas han svära Alfred sin trohetsed, trots hatet mellan dem. Motvilligt dras Uhtred in i motståndskampen och följer kungen på flykten undan fienden. När danerna anfaller står den djupt religiöse kungen och den hedniske Uhtred enade. De vet att om de förlorar slaget blir det saxarnas undergång Med stor historisk kunskap tar Bernard Cornwell sig an kampen om herraväldet över England på 800-talet. Det är en strid mellan daner och engelsmän, mellan asatro och kristendom. Det här är andra delen i serien om Uhtred

Northumbria år 866. Uhtred är bara nio år när han möter danerna för första gången, och redan samma dag är hans barndom för evigt över. I slaget om York mellan engelsmän och daner tas Uhtred till fånga av jarl Ragnar och blir dennes fosterson. Han möter en brutal men hjärtlig värld, och inser att danernas sätt att leva och tänka passar honom. Danerna erövrar rike efter rike från engelsmännen; ingenting tycks kunna stoppa dem. Under tiden växer Uhtred upp till en duglig krigare som är lojal mot Ragnar och danerna, men han drömmer om att återvända till Northumbria och återta det arv som hans farbror stulit från honom. Maktkamp uppstår i det danska lägret och ett fruktansvärt förräderi gör det omöjligt för Uhtred att stanna kvar hos danerna. Han byter sida och beger sig till engelsmännen. Hans nye herre är Alfred, kung över Wessex och den ende som fortfarande står emot danernas erövring. Uhtred har svårt för Alfreds religiositet, men motvilligt imponeras han av dennes kunskap och list. Med Alfred som ledare har engelsmännen kanske en möjlighet att besegra danerna.

Alfred Suuri on kuollut ja hänen poikansa Edward hallitsee kuninkaana kahtia jakautunutta Britanniaa. Vaikeasti hallittava rauha rakoilee. Tanskalaiset, johtajanaan Cnut Pitkämiekka, pelätyin ja armottomin viikinkikuningas, ovat pohjoisessa valmiina hyökkäämään etelään. Uhtred, Kuningas Alfredin luotettu soturi, on joutunut uuden kuninkaan epäsuosioon ja yhden harkitsemattoman teon vuoksi hänet karkotetaan mailtaan. Hänestä tulee hylkiö sekä kristityiden että pakanoiden keskuudessa. Mutta uskollisten miestensä tukemana Uhtred lähtee pohjoiseen valloittamaan takaisin esi-isiensä kotia, Bebbanburgia, Britannian mahtavinta linnoitusta. Mutta Cnut ei lepää ennen kuin kuninkaan kruunu on hänen hallussaan. Edessä on verinen taistelu, jossa uskollisuus punnitaan ja joka ratkaisee koko Britannian kansakunnan kohtalon. Uhtredin on päätettävä, milloin ja missä taistelu käydään.

The seventh installment of Bernard Cornwell's bestselling series 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. At the onset of the tenth century, England is in turmoil. Alfred the Great is dead and his son Edward reigns as king. Wessex survives but peace cannot hold: the Danes in the north, led by Viking Cnut Longsword, stand ready to invade and will never rest until the emerald crown is theirs. Uhtred, once Alfred's great warrior but now out of favor with the new king, must lead a band of outcasts north to recapture his old family home, the impregnable Northumbrian fortress Bebbanburg. Loyalties will be divided and men will fall as each Saxon kingdom is drawn into the bloodiest battle yet with the Danes--a war that will decide the fate of every king, and the entire English nation. With The Pagan Lord, New York Times bestselling author Bernard Cornwell--"the most prolific and successful historical novelist in the world today" (Wall Street Journal)--continues his magnificent epic of the making of England during the Middle Ages, vividly bringing to life the uneasy alliances, violent combat, and deadly intrigue that gave birth to the British nation.

The eighth installment of Bernard Cornwell's bestselling series 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. My name is Uhtred. I am the son of Uhtred, who was the son of Uhtred . . .'Britain, early tenth century AD: a time of change. There are new raids by the Vikings from Ireland, and turmoil among the Saxons over the leadership of Mercia. A younger generation is taking over. When thelred, the ruler of Mercia, dies, he leaves no legitimate heir. The West Saxons want their king, but Uhtred has long supported thelflaed, sister to King Edward of Wessex and widow of ethelred. Widely loved and respected, thelflaed has all the makings of a leader--but can Saxon warriors ever accept a woman as their ruler? The stage is set for rivals to fight for the empty throne. With this eighth entry in the epic Saxon Tales series, we are reminded once again why New York Times bestselling author Bernard Cornwell is "the most prolific and successful historical novelist in the world today" (Wall Street Journal).--Library Journal