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Wessex meridionale, fine del IX secolo. Uhtred di Bebbanburg ha perso tutto: non ha più la sua amatissima moglie, morta durante il parto. Non ha più le sue terre, usurpate tempo addietro. Non ha più un re per cui combattere, perché Alfredo il Grande ormai è vecchio e malato, incapace di respingere gli invasori vichinghi e ossessionato dall'idea di convertire il mondo alla fede cristiana. Uhtred di Bebbanburg non ha più nulla per cui vivere, eppure c'è qualcosa che gli impedisce di lasciarsi morire. Qualcosa che da sempre è dentro di lui. È la furia del guerriero. Una furia pagana, nata tra i danesi che lo hanno addestrato all'arte della guerra e coltivata sugli innumerevoli campi di battaglia che ha calcato. Ora la sua furia ha un obiettivo preciso: reclamare Bebbanburg, la fortezza che gli spetta di diritto e che suo zio possiede in spregio alla legge e agli dei. Ora Uhtred combatterà per se stesso e per il suo destino, il destino di un guerriero nato.
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- ISBN: 8850251874
- Casa Editrice: TEA
- Pagine: 412
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There is nothing I’d like to see more than Uhtred completely re-joining the Danes. I’d like to see him join forces with Ragnar Ragnarson. I’d like to see the two stood side by side in the shield wall. I’d like to see them smash Alfred’s forces and Uhtred plunge Serpents Breath into the heart of Wess Leggi tutto
This one really surprised me. I thought Uhtred was on his way to freedom but Norse Gods have something else set for him..
”“The gods are capricious, and I was about to amuse them. And Alfred was right. I was a fool.” The Mighty Thor Uhtred, Lord of Bebbanburg, is an enigma. He is a man without a country, not only because England doesn’t yet exist in the 9th century, but he is also a man without a home. His uncle too Leggi tutto
If reading this series doesn't make you wanna scream like this... http://ledzeppelin.alexreisner.com/so... ...then I just don't know what will! The Burning Land continues Bernard Cornwell's bloodthirsty, battle-heavy and viciously violent viking saga. England is still broken up into pieces. The Danes Leggi tutto
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Fast-paced and engaging, this series is still keeping its charm! „Wyrd bið ful ãræd.“ – „Fate is inexorable.“ I had a super long review written for this series but I deleted the document accidentally so let me share with you at least some major points to explain my reasons for loving this series s Leggi tutto
How satisfying it was for me when Uthred killed that phony priest and how disappointing that he didn't turn on Alfred and call the Danes to his banner: the success is almost guaranteed, but if there is a weakness in Uthred it's keeping his oaths even when the other parties break theirs ....
This is the fifth book in The Saxon Stories by Bernard Cornwell. I had listened to all of the previous books in the series in audiobook format. This is the first one that I read in print. I thought, before starting the book, that it would be dry because it was not being read by a narrator. But, I wa Leggi tutto
I am sad to report I can only give this one 3 Stars ...I really had high hopes for my return to the world of Uhtred of Bebbanburg and England of the late 9th Century. The good points: 1) no one does a better battle scene than Cornwell and the battles here are pretty good; 2) Cornwell really paints a Leggi tutto
My favorite of the first five books. I did hope Uthred might finally free himself of Alfred for good but his children seem to be much more to his liking.
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