The lords of the North

a novel

Hardcover, 317 pages

English language

Published Nov. 4, 2006 by HarperCollinsPublishers.

ISBN:
978-0-06-088862-6
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OCLC Number:
68712334

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(17 reviews)

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Review of 'The lords of the North' on 'Goodreads'

Probably the weakest Saxon Story novel yet, by which I mean it's a brilliant piece of historical fiction. The plot was solid, but felt more like a series of brilliant but awkwardly connected scenes than previous books. That said, those brilliant scenes truly are brilliant and highly memorable.

Review of 'The lords of the North' on 'Goodreads'

I'm still impressed with Cornwell's ability to depict battle and weave his fictional character, Uhtred, into historical events that occurred between 876 and 889 A.D. in Wessex and Mercia.

I'm not sure what historical works he consulted while writing this series, but his imagination of phalanx-styled warfare is spot on. Perhaps he read Victor Davis Hanson's The Western Way of War or his edited collection Hoplites: The Classical Greek Battle Experience to construct his realist depiction of early middle ages battle.


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Subjects

  • Alfred, -- King of England, -- 849-899 -- Fiction
  • Vikings -- Fiction
  • Historical fiction
  • Great Britain -- History -- Alfred, 871-899 -- Fiction