Saxon Saga
Sword Song is the fourth installment in Bernard Cornwell’s ambitious, ongoing account of the reign of Alfred the Great, one of the pivotal figures in English history.
Uhtred is a Saxon warrior who, as a child, was captured by the Danes and raised in the household of a Viking warrior. Though his deepest loyalties lie with his adoptive family’s pagan traditions, Uhtred is bound — by blood, history and sacred oath — to Alfred. These conflicting loyalties dominate Uhtred’s life and color the narrative at every turn.
