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The King in the North

The Life and Times of Oswald of Northumbria

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The King in the North

Written by: Max Adams
Narrated by: Hamilton McLeod
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Bloomsbury presents The King in the North by Max Adams, read by Hamilton McLeod.

A triumph – a Game of Thrones in the Dark Ages' TOM HOLLAND.
The magisterial biography of Oswald Whiteblade, exiled prince of Northumbria, who returned in blood and glory to reclaim his birthright.

A charismatic leader, a warrior whose prowess in battle earned him the epithet Whiteblade, an exiled prince who returned to claim his birthright, the inspiration for Tolkein's Aragorn.

Oswald of Northumbria was the first great English monarch, yet today this legendary figure is all but forgotten. In this panoramic portrait of Dark Age Britain, archaeologist and biographer Max Adams returns the king in the North to his rightful place in history.

©2013 Max Adams (P)2023 Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Biographies & Memoirs Great Britain Historical Royalty England King Crusade
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Great examination of state formation in Anglo-Saxon England and the transition from a pagan into a Christian society. Only downside is that the sections dealing with Northern England's landscape/geography drag.

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