It is Uhtredhalf Saxon, half Danewhose uncertain loyalties must now decide England's future. Sit back by the fireplace, pour yourself a dark ale, and dive into this historical adventure.

If you like sword and shield tales, this novel is highly recommended. The death of the primary villain Colonel De LEclin is altered slightly: In the book, he hides in Santiago with an army, in the television version, he returns alone to confront Sharpe and is killed by Perkins when he pulls a gun on him. And other storm clouds are gathering: Ætheleflæd≺lfred's daughteris newly married, but by a cruel twist of fate, her very existence now threatens Alfred's kingdom. Cornwell is a skilled teller of tales and Sword Song does not disappoint. Uhtred must weigh his oath to the king against the dangerous turning tide of shifting allegiances and deadly power struggles. /rebates/2f97800072197112fSword-Song-Cornwell-Bernard-00072197172fplp&. Read 1,250 reviews from the worlds largest community for readers. He wants Uhtred to expel the Viking raiders from London. Sword Song (The Saxon Stories, 4) by Bernard Cornwell Sword Song book. Their dream is to conquer Wessex, and to do it they need Uhtred's help.Īlfred has other ideas. But then trouble stirs: a dead man has risen, and new Vikings have arrived to occupy the decayed Roman city of London. He has land, a wife, and two children, and a duty given to him by King Alfred to hold the frontier on the Thames.

Uhtred, the dispossessed son of a Northumbrian lordwarrior by instinct, Viking by naturehas finally settled down. The year is 885, and England is at peace, divided between the Danish kingdom to the north and the Saxon kingdom of Wessex in the south.

Sword Song by Bernard Cornwell