[281页]Bernard Cornwell - The Lords Of The North (1)

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1、TheLordsOfTheNorthByBernardCornwellTheyearis878andWessexisfreefromtheVikings.Uhtred,thedispossessedsonofaNorthumbrianlord,helpedAlfredwinthatvictory,butnow,asTheLordsoftheNorthbegins,heisdisgustedbyAlfred'slackofgenerosityandrepelledbytheking'sinsistentpiety.HefleesWessex,goingb

2、acknorthtoseekrevengeforthekillingofhisfosterfatherandtorescuehisstepsister,capturedinthesameraid.Heneedstofindhisoldenemy,Kjartan,arenegadeDanishlordwholurksintheformidablestrongholdofDunholm.Uhtredarrivesinthenorthtodiscoverrebellion,chaosandfear.HisonlyallyisHild,aWestSaxonnu

3、nfleeinghercalling,andhisbesthopeishissword,withwhichhehasmadeaformidablereputationasawarrior.HewillneedtheassistanceofotherwarriorsifheistoattackDunholmandhefindsGuthred,aslavewhobelievesheisaking.IfGuthredistoruleNorthumbriaheneedsUhtredandRagnar,theDanewhoisUhtred'sswornbroth

4、er.Guthred,though,isweakandyieldstotreachery.UhtredendsuponaslavevoyagetoIceland.Hisrescuecomesthroughanunlikelyallianceofhisfriendsandenemies.IntheenditisAlfredtheGreatofWessexwhoseesprofitinNorthumbria'sdespairandloosesUhtredandRagnarontoDunholm,theinvinciblefortressonitsgreat

5、spurofrockinthelawlessnorth.TheLordsoftheNorth,likeBernardCornwell'stwopreviousnovelsinthistaleofEngland'smaking,isbasedonrealevents.Itisapowerfulstoryofbetrayal,romanceandstruggle,setinanEnglandofturmoil,upheavalandglory.Uhtred,aNorthumbrianraisedasaViking,amanwithoutlands,awar

6、riorwithoutacountry,hasbecomeasplendid,heroicfigure.30003017720861PLACENAMESThespellingofplacenamesinAngloSaxonEnglandwasanuncertainbusiness,withnoconsistencyandnoagreementevenaboutthenameitself.ThusLondonwasvariouslyrenderedasLundonia,Lundenberg,Lundenne,Lundene,Lundenwic,Lunde

7、nceasterandLundres.Doubtlesssomereaderswillpreferotherversionsofthenameslistedbelow,butIhaveusuallyemployedwhicheverspellingiscitedineithertheOxfordDictionaryofEnglishPlace-NamesortheCambridgeDictionaryofEnglishPlace-NamesfortheyearsnearestorcontainedwithinAlfred'sreign,871-899A

8、D,buteventhatsolutionisnotfoolproof.HaylingIsla