Saxon Stories book 5 · 2009
The Burning Land
The Danes invade Wessex under Harald Bloodhair, and Uhtred, after a personal loss, finally breaks with Alfred.
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Book facts
- Author
- Bernard Cornwell
- Series
- Saxon Stories, book 5 of 13
- Published
- 2009
- Setting
- Set in Wessex
- Characters charted
- 5
- Chart confidence
- High
Who is in The Burning Land
5 recurring or key characters from Bernard Cornwell’s chart.
Lead 1
- Uhtred of BebbanburgSaxon lord raised by Danes
Major 1
- FinanIrish warrior, Uhtred's closest friend
Minor and cameo 3
- Father BeoccaUhtred's childhood priest
- BridaSaxon girl raised with Uhtred
- SihtricUhtred's loyal warrior
Also featuring these characters
Other Bernard Cornwell books that share the most characters with The Burning Land.
- The Lords of the North2006 · Saxon Stories · 5 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- The Pagan Lord2013 · Saxon Stories · 4 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- The Empty Throne2014 · Saxon Stories · 4 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- Warriors of the Storm2015 · Saxon Stories · 4 shared charactersBuy on Amazon