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The Flame Bearer

by Bernard Cornwell Book 10 in the The Last Kingdom series.

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After decades of service to Wessex and Mercia, Uhtred finally turns north to recover Bebbanburg from the uncle and cousin who hold his ancestral fortress. The stronghold appears almost impossible to capture, while Scottish pressure and Northumbrian politics complicate his plans.

Uhtred relies on deception, seaborne movement and the loyalty of his household warriors to gain entry. The novel brings his long campaign for Bebbanburg to a decisive assault while leaving the future of Northumbria unsettled.

Historical Periods

Anglo-Saxon Englandc. 476–1066 CE Viking Age793–1066 CE Early Medieval Rheged and Northumbria476–700

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War Fiction

Historical people

Constantine II of Scotlanddied 952; reigned 900–943

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