num_pages: 318
description: The year is 885, and England is at peace, divided between the Danish kingdom to the north and the Saxon kingdom of Wessex in the south. Warrior by instinct and Viking by nature, Uhtred, the dispossessed son of a Northumbrian lord, has land, a wife and children—and a duty to King Alfred to hold the frontier on the Thames. But a dead man has risen, and new Vikings have invaded the decayed Roman city of London with dreams of conquering Wessex... with Uhtred’s help. Suddenly forced to weigh his oath to the king against the dangerous turning tide of shifting allegiances and deadly power struggles, Uhtred—Alfred’s sharpest sword—must now make the choice that will determine England’s future.
language: English
title: Sword Song
titlecomplete: Sword Song (The Saxon Stories, #4)
characters: Aethelflaed, Uhtred of Bebbanburg, Alfred the Great
genres: Fiction, Historical, War, Adventure, British Literature, Medieval, Historical Fiction, Fantasy, Anglo Saxon, Audiobook
ratings_count: 39660
places: England
series: The Last Kingdom
publisher: Harper Collins Ltd.