Tuesday, April 3, 2012

The Lords of the North, by Bernard Cornwell

In The Lords of the North by Bernard Cornwell, Uhtred makes his way back to Northumbria where he was born, only to stumble into slave camp with his sworn enemy Sven.  There he tricks Sven and frees a slaved Danish king by the name of Guthred.  There he becomes captain of his guard until he is betrayed, but Guthred who sells him to a slaver named Sverri. After two years spent chained to the oar Uhtred befriends another slave named Finan. That second year a red ship frees them , and the red ship being Ragnar the Younger ship.  Later Uhtred and his companions again travel to Northumbria and in the darkness capture Dunholm, Sven and Kjartan's impregnable fortress.  Uhtred leads Guthrum's forces against  Ivar Ivarsson's heavily superior force of trained Danish warriors.  Read The Lord of the North to find out what happens next .

The Third book in the series by Bernard Cornwell is as good as the first, because Cornwell never runs out of writing material. He constantly employs the work of writing with artistry making a beautiful composure of words. The Lords of the North is a book that I liked very much and would read again. As a rating I would give a 10/10 on this book ...

- Reviewed by P. G. , grade 9

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