I am reading the book The Burning Land, the 5th book in The Saxon Chronicles by Bernard Cornwell. The book takes place in late 8th century England, around the time when Christianity started becoming popular in England. The main character throughout all the books, Uhtred, has to take different sides in many wars in his journey to reclaim his homeland, the great fortress of Bebbanburg, which was usurped by his evil uncle early in his life.
In this book, he has to decide whether he joins the Danish vikings to finally destroy Wessex once and for all, or once again come to the rescue of Wessex to stop it being destroyed. What I want to know is: why doesn't he try to get the help of some outside force who is not involved in the war, who may be
In this book, he has to decide whether he joins the Danish vikings to finally destroy Wessex once and for all, or once again come to the rescue of Wessex to stop it being destroyed. What I want to know is: why doesn't he try to get the help of some outside force who is not involved in the war, who may be