See the complete The Last Kingdom series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. Egbert was the first Anglo-Saxon king to rule England. by Bernard Cornwell includes books The Last Kingdom, The Pale Rider, The Lords of the North, and several more. He has made lots of mistakes in his life, and most of the key decisions he made were wrong. One of my favorite parts in the first book, "The Last Kingdom", was your in-depth portion about how the Danes settled Northern England, such as by settling their ship crews in houses left vacant by slain Saxon thegns, establishing settlements like Syningthwaite, or Norse men marrying Saxon women and having bilingual children. The two most famous Anglo-Saxon kings are Alfred the Great and Canute the Great. Bloodaxe was the last Norse king of Northumbria. Earl Ragnar, a well-respected Danish warrior, then takes Uhtred as his ward, eventually adopting him. At its most elaborate, sketched by Sharon Turner in the History of the Anglo-Saxons (1799) or J.M. While living a Danish lifestyle from that moment on with his adopted family, Uhtred's loyalties are brought into question when his treacherous uncle attacks his … Lappenberg in his History of England Under the Anglo-Saxon Kings … Guthrum or Guthrum the Unlucky (later known as Æthelstan of East Anglia) was a main character and former antagonist in both The Saxon Stories novel series, and The Last Kingdom television series. In the crowning years of Anglo-Saxon rule in England, the military scope brought forth a new institution of warriors – and they were known as the huscarles or huscarls (Old Norse: húskarlar).Interestingly enough, they were initially Scandinavian in origin, and as such served the roles of bodyguards and household troops of Norse warlords and kings (huscarls translates to household men). The Last Kingdom follows the story of Uhtred, an English boy whose kingdom is conquered by the Danes and his family murdered. With Oliver Tobias, Michael Gothard, Jack Watson, Brian Blessed. I also remember The Eagle, which was a boys' comic of the late 50s and early 60s. The last Anglo-Saxon king was Harold II in 1066. However, when Svein died the next year, the exiled Anglo-Saxon king… Arthur struggles to weave the scattered tribes of Celts, Jutes and others into a union that can effectively oppose the Saxon invaders who are arriving in Britain in growing numbers. Arthur is the chief of a small Celt tribe in Dark Ages Britain, a century or two after the withdrawal of Rome. Norse settlement in the British Isles. The Anglo-Saxon period covers about 600 years, and Anglo-Saxon kings ruled England for about 300 years. 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