These are the tales of the land we call Lloegyr, which means the Lost Lands, the country that was once ours but which our enemies now call England. Bishop Sansum, whom God must bless above all the saints living and dead, says these memories should be cast into the bottomless pit with all the other filth of fallen mankind, for these are the tales of the last days before the great darkness descended on the light of our Lord Jesus Christ. PART ONE A Child in Winter ONCE UPON A TIME, in a land that was called Britain, these things happened. It portrays Arthur the man rather than the legend, a military genius who, with a small band of warriors bound to him by loyalty and love, struggled to keep alive a flicker of civilization. The Winter King is a magnificent tale of the Dark Ages and the reality of war and political strife in a land where religion vied with magic for the souls of the people. Derfel, one of his spearmen, narrates the story of Arthur's return and of his quest for peace: embattled, bloody and, finally, triumphant. But he has been banished, exiled by his own father to Brittany. That man is Arthur: soldier, statesman, Merlin's protege, Uther's illegitimate son.
Only one man could keep Uther's throne safe,-only he could hold the warring kingdoms together to face their true enemy, the Saxons. But the Pendragon is failing, and his heir is no strong leader but a child, born on a bitter winter night. Only fragile bonds unite the unruly kingdoms of Britain against the invaders, bonds cemented by the vigour of the High King, Uther Pendragon. Memories of Roman civilization! are fading the pagan Gods are retreating before the spread of Christianity the Saxons are snapping and snarling at the borders. Fifth-century Britain lies on the edge of darkness. These are the tales of Arthur, the Warlord' the King that Never Was, the Enemy of God and, may the living Christ forgive me, the best man I ever knew. These are the tales of the Lost Lands, the country that was once ours but which our enemies now call England.
Category: Fiction Historical Adventure Synopsis: These are the tales of the last days before the great darkness descended. As he struggles to unite Britain and hold back the enemy at the gates, Arthur is embroiled in a doomed romance with beautiful Guinevere.Bernard Cornwell - Warlord 1 - Winter King The Winter King By: Bernard Cornwell. His uncle, the loyal and gifted warlord Arthur, now rules as caretaker for a country which has fallen into chaos - threats emerge from within the British kingdoms while vicious Saxon armies stand ready to invade. Uther, the High King, has died, leaving the infant Mordred as his only heir. Read Or Download The Winter King (The Warlord Chronicles, #1) By Bernard Cornwell Full Pages.
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