![]() ![]() Uther dies soon afterwards and chaos rules as many of the kings fight amongst themselves for power. The story begins with the birth of Mordred, a crippled child, who in this version is Uther's grandson (and the son of Uther’s deceased son, also named Mordred). Cornwell describes the perils and bloodshed of a shield wall better than any other author. Bernard Cornwell has done his research and artfully integrates Arthurian history and legends with the hardships that warriors, kings and commoners faced in that time. ![]() No 'Knights in Shining Armour' and jousting tournaments here, the tale is gritty and convincing of that era. The trilogy is set in the fifth/sixth century and is a realistic Dark Age version of the legend of Arthur. ![]() This novel and its sequels Enemy of God and Excalibur comprise The Warlord Chronicles. Derfel is writing the story at the request of Queen Igraine, who is the wife of King Brochvael of Powys (and also the namesake of Queen Igraine, mother of Arthur). The Winter King and its two sequels are written from the point of view of Derfel Cadarn, an aged Christian monk, who in his early days was a warrior in the service of King Arthur. ![]()
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