Interspersed throughout are recipes but what I enjoyed most was the background given on things such as food accessibility and storage.

Cornwell's strict Protestant upbringing informed the background of A Crowning Mercy, which took place during the English Civil War.According to The Bookseller, there will be three Uhtred stories in Uhtred’s Feast, as well as around 80 recipes.

A combination of beautifully crafted recipes which incorporate Anglo-Saxon ingredients and cooking techniques, and brand new Uhtred stories by Bernard which show the iconic warrior behind the shield, Uhtred’s Feast opens a door into the ordinary Saxon home – and an extraordinary moment in our history. Two good short stories, one ok short story (although hard to see if there is any tie in with historical claims for it), interesting information on the food and drink available in Saxon/Viking times and a lot of recipes I’ll certainly never try. If you do not allow these cookies we will not know when you have visited our site, and will not be able to monitor its performance. In this engaging social history New York Times bestselling author Bernard Cornwell, “the most prolific and successful historical novelist in the world today” (Wall Street Journal), completes his epic Last Kingdom series with this companion book featuring three exclusive short stories and sixty recipes that bring Uhtred’s world to life as never before.Whether or not sex was involved in a temporary restoration of consciousness is entirely up to the reader to decide. The Last Kingdom is one of the most successful historical fiction series of our time, telling the epic story of the birth of England, and introducing one of the greatest ever fictional heroes: the iconic Uhtred of Bebbanburg. Definitely a book for those who want to complete their Uhtred collection but by no means one of the best ones. I looked up at the stars and thought I had fought my last fight, faced my last shield wall, and was racing home to a loving woman, to good ale, and to Bebbanburg.