Saxon Stories book 10 · 2016
The Flame Bearer
Uhtred makes another attempt to recover Bebbanburg, the fortress stolen from him by his uncle when he was a boy.
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Book facts
- Author
- Bernard Cornwell
- Series
- Saxon Stories, book 10 of 13
- Published
- 2016
- Setting
- Set in Bamburgh
- Characters charted
- 4
- Chart confidence
- High
The Flame Bearer on screen
- The Last Kingdom (2015–2022, series, BBC Two, then Netflix). Alexander Dreymon plays Uhtred, born a Saxon and raised by Danes, torn between two peoples as King Alfred fights to unite England.
Who is in The Flame Bearer
4 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
Also featuring these characters
Other Bernard Cornwell books that share the most characters with The Flame Bearer.
- The Empty Throne2014 · Saxon Stories · 4 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- Sword of Kings2019 · Saxon Stories · 4 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- The Pagan Lord2013 · Saxon Stories · 4 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- War Lord2020 · Saxon Stories · 4 shared charactersBuy on Amazon