The Lords of the North
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| Author | Bernard Cornwell |
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| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Series | The Saxon Stories |
| Genre(s) | Historical novel |
| Publisher | HarperCollins |
| Released | 22 May 2006 |
| Media type | Print (Hardback) |
| Pages | 366 pp (hardback edition) |
| ISBN | ISBN 0-00-721968-7 (hardback edition) |
| Preceded by | The Pale Horseman |
The Lords of the North is a novel based in 9th Century Wessex and Northumbria. The book starts where The Pale Horseman left off. It is the third book in Bernard Cornwell's Saxon Stories.
[edit] Plot summary
Uhtred of Bebbanburg makes his way back to his native Northumbria in the hopes of regaining his father's fortress. He arrives to find formerly Danish held Eoferwic (York) has been conquered by Saxons and agrees to escort a Danish family north to safety. Along the way he encounters Sven, his old enemy, and frees the Danish King Guthred of Cumbraland from slavery. Uhtred becomes Guthred's chief warlord and advisor, and falls in love with Gisela, Guthred's sister, before being cast into slavery himself. After years spent chained to the oar of a Danish trading ship, Uhtred is finally rescued on the orders of King Alfred by his friends Ragnar and Steapa. They then return to Northumbria where he and Ragnar enact brutal vengeance upon their enemies Kjartan the Cruel and Sven the One-Eyed. The novel ends with Uthred's battle against Ivar Ivarsson in order to secure Guthred's claim to the throne of Northumbria, and his return to Wessex to serve Alfred.
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[edit] Characters in "Lords of the North"
- Uhtred - the Protagonist, narrator, dispossessed Ealdorman of Bebbanburg
- King Alfred of Wessex (Alfred the Great) - the King of Wessex
- Guthrum (Guthrum_the_Old) - Danish King of East Anglia
- Guthred - Danish slave rescued by Uhtred and proclaimed King of Northumbria
- Gisela - Danish woman, sister of Guthred
- Hild - Saxon woman, a former nun who becomes Uhtred's companion
- Ragnar - Danish Warlord, son of Earl Ragnar, and Uhtred's foster brother and close friend
- Æfric - Uhtred's uncle and usurper of the throne of Bebbanburg
- Beocca - Alfred's priest and Uhtred's family friend
- Kjartan - Master of Dunholm, killer of Earl Ragnar
- Sven - One-eyed son of Kjartan, enemy of Uhtred
- Thyra Ragnarsdottir - Sister of Ragnar, kidnapped by Sven
- Ivar Ivarsson - Danish Warlord, son of Ivar_the_Boneless
[edit] Release details
- 2006, UK, HarperCollins ISBN 0-00-714992-1, Pub date 22 May 2006, hardback
