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Violence
A lot
Significant battle violence; combat is depicted graphically as the series demands
Language
Barely any
Mild language
Sexual Content
Barely any
Brief adult content
Substance Use
Barely any
Social drinking in the period setting
Emotional Intensity
Some
Themes of loyalty, identity, and the historical making of a nation
What this book is about
As Alfred's health fails, Uhtred faces conflicting loyalties — to the Saxon king who has used him but never fully trusted him, and to his own Norse heritage. Cornwell's sixth Saxon Stories novel is dense with politics, battle, and the slow formation of England. The series' characteristic graphic violence continues.
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Graphic historical battle violence
Viking Age setting
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