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Key ideas from the book
- Mercia faces a contested succession after its ruler is left without a legitimate heir.
- Æthelflæd’s claim tests whether Saxon warriors will accept a woman as their ruler.
- Viking raids from Ireland threaten Mercia amid political turmoil.
- Uhtred’s recovery from battle wounds and search for the sword that injured him shape his role in the conflict.
- The struggle over Mercia’s leadership has consequences for the fate of England.
About The Empty Throne by Bernard Cornwell
Set in early tenth-century Britain, Bernard Cornwell’s eighth Saxon Tales novel follows a struggle over the leadership of Mercia. With its ruler dying without a legitimate heir, rival claims gather around the vacant throne, while Viking raids from Ireland add to the danger. Uhtred, still recovering from battle wounds, supports Æthelflæd, whose possible rule raises the question of whether Saxon warriors will accept a woman as their leader.
The novel brings political succession, dynastic rivalry and conflict between Saxons and Vikings into a period of change. It will suit readers of historical fiction interested in early English history, Mercian politics and the continuing Saxon Tales series.
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