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unusual facts about Uhtred, king of the Hwicce



Bebbanburg

In literature, Bebbanburg is the home of Uhtred, the main character in Bernard Cornwell's The Saxon Stories, starting with The Last Kingdom, and the sequels The Pale Horseman, The Lords of the North, Sword Song, The Burning Land, Death of Kings and The Pagan Lord.

The Burning Land

Bishop Asser – Welsh monk, religious advisor to King Alfred, enemy of Uhtred

The Saxon Stories

The main character, Uhtred of Bebbanburg (the old Saxon name of Bamburgh Castle), is an old man telling tales of events that took place decades earlier, starting from his childhood and going on, his story intertwining with the story of the British Isles in the end of the ninth century.

Uhtred, king of the Hwicce

In 757 Eanberht, Uhtred, and Ealdred, granted land to Bishop Milred


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