The Saxon Stories,,,,,,,,,, Author Country United Kingdom Language English Genre Publisher Published 2004 - 2018 Media type Print (hardback & paperback) The Saxon Stories (also known as 'Saxon Tales'/'Saxon Chronicles' in the USA and 'The Warrior Chronicles') is a continuing historical novel series written by about 9th and 10th century Britain. The protagonist of the series is, born to a lord in, but captured and adopted by the. The story takes place during the Danish invasions of Britain, when all but one of the English kingdoms are conquered. The name of the fictional protagonist comes from the historical; Cornwell is descended from this long ago family.

The third installment of Bernard Cornwell's New York Times bestselling series. Now, finally free of his allegiance to the victorious, ungrateful King Alfred, he is.

The story centres on the emergence of England as a nation on the island of Britain from the vision and actions of, later dubbed 'the Great'. King Alfred of Wessex reluctantly accepts that he cannot drive the invaders from the island, after his defeat at Wilton, and is forced to make peace with them. His heirs consolidate what Alfred begins. The first six novels in the series were adapted for three seasons of the television series, starring. Cornwell subsequently posted a note on his web site: 'The Warrior Chronicles/Saxon Stories have been renamed The Last Kingdom series'. The third season of ten episodes was released by on 19 November 2018. On 26 December 2018, the series was renewed for a fourth season by Netflix.

Contents • • • • • • • Idea for the series of novels [ ] In an interview with Emerson College, Cornwell said: 'Years ago, when I was at university, I discovered Anglo-Saxon poetry and became hooked on that strange and often melancholy world. For some reason the history of the Anglo-Saxons isn’t much taught in Britain (where I grew up) and it struck me as weird that the English really had no idea where their country came from. Americans know, they even have a starting date, but the English just seemed to assume that England had always been there, so the idea of writing a series about the creation of England was in my head for a long time.' The historical setting is the big story; writing historical fiction needs a little story so the history can be the background.

When he was in his fifties, Cornwell met his birth father, named William Outhred (or Oughtred), and learned the story of his own descent from the Saxons who owned Bebbanburg (now called Bamburgh Castle). Thus was born Uhtred, the protagonist of the fictional tales. In the interview, he revealed that there is a plan to adapt the series for television, in answer to a question of how many more books are planned for the series. Rukovodstvo po okraske v kamuflyazh voennoj tehniki. 'I wish I knew! I don’t know how the chapter I’m writing now will end, let alone the book, and the series? I suspect there will be a few more; I just heard that BBC Television have commissioned a series that will follow Uhtred’s escapades. The company that makes Downton Abbey will make the programs, which is wonderful, and I’ll need to keep them supplied with stories (I hope).

I just don’t know.' When the television adaptation of the first two novels aired in fall of 2015, Cornwell reiterated how the idea took shape in his mind when he met his birth father in Canada. Cornwell's paternal ancestors were traced to the time of Alfred; the family holding Bebbanburg was betrayed in the 11th century and fled to Yorkshire.