[281页]Bernard Cornwell - The Lords Of The North

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

2、htoseekrevengeforthekillingofhisfosterfatherandtorescuehisstepsister,capturedinthesameraid.Heneedstofindhisoldenemy,Kjartan,arenegadeDanishlordwholurksintheformidablestrongholdofDunholm.Uhtredarrivesinthenorthtodiscoverrebellion,chaosandfear.HisonlyallyisHild,aWestSaxonnunfleeinghercal

3、ling,andhisbesthopeishissword,withwhichhehasmadeaformidablereputationasawarrior.HewillneedtheassistanceofotherwarriorsifheistoattackDunholmandhefindsGuthred,aslavewhobelievesheisaking.IfGuthredistoruleNorthumbriaheneedsUhtredandRagnar,theDanewhoisUhtred'sswornbrother.Guthred,though,isw

4、eakandyieldstotreachery.UhtredendsuponaslavevoyagetoIceland.Hisrescuecomesthroughanunlikelyallianceofhisfriendsandenemies.IntheenditisAlfredtheGreatofWessexwhoseesprofitinNorthumbria'sdespairandloosesUhtredandRagnarontoDunholm,theinvinciblefortressonitsgreatspurofrockinthelawlessnorth.

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

6、did,heroicfigure.30003017720861PLACENAMESThespellingofplacenamesinAngloSaxonEnglandwasanuncertainbusiness,withnoconsistencyandnoagreementevenaboutthenameitself.ThusLondonwasvariouslyrenderedasLundonia,Lundenberg,Lundenne,Lundene,Lundenwic,LundenceasterandLundres.Doubtlesssomereaderswil

7、lpreferotherversionsofthenameslistedbelow,butIhaveusuallyemployedwhicheverspellingiscitedineithertheOxfordDictionaryofEnglishPlace-NamesortheCambridgeDictionaryofEnglishPlace-NamesfortheyearsnearestorcontainedwithinAlfred'sreign,871-899AD,buteventhatsolutionisnotfoolproof.HaylingIsla