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Uhtred of Bebbanberg is in a monastery some time in the past. He’s forgotten where except it was in a land, once known as Mercia. Sheltering with his men he discovers a young monk writing the... more

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    Uhtred of Bebbanberg is in a monastery some time in the past. He’s forgotten where except it was in a land, once known as Mercia. Sheltering with his men he discovers a young monk writing the “Annals of Mercia”. Challenged to read aloud, the monk recites the story of the victorious defeat of the pagans at Fearnhemme in 892, led by the Lord Aethelred of Mercia. Disgusted, Uhtred snatches the pages and hurls them into the fire. Forty years work is destroyed as Uhtred’s rage turns to reverie with his true account of events. Uhtred is a Dane oathed to King Alfred. With a begrudging admiration ... more

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EAN 9780007219742
Type Fiction
Genre Historical Fiction
Title The Burning Land
Author Bernard Cornwell

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