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36fe3bc I could imagine Cnut sitting there and thinking that I must join him soon, and we would raise a horn of ale together. There is no pain in Valhalla, no sadness, no tears, no broken oaths. uhtred cornwell the-empty-throne Bernard Cornwell
52a0e68 Earsling,' a harsh voice challenged me from beside the Wheatsheaf's heart. 'What rancid demon brought you here to spoil my day?' I stared. And stared. Because the last person I had ever expected to see in AEthelred's stronghold of Gleawecestre was staring at me. 'Well, earsling?' he demanded, 'what are you doing here?' It was my father. uhtred cornwell saxon-stories the-empty-throne Bernard Cornwell
4471c00 You bastard!' he shouted. He was quick. No warrior stays alive by being slow. uhtred cornwell saxon-stories the-empty-throne Bernard Cornwell
254f669 Cnut Longsword had near killed me with his blade Ice-Spite and it was small consolation that Serpent-Breath had sliced his throat in the same heartbeat that his sword had broken a rib and pierced my lung. cnut uhtred cornwell saxon-stories the-empty-throne Bernard Cornwell
700c144 Choose your battles,' I snarled at AEthelstan. 'That space between your ears was given so that you can think! If you just charge whenever you see an enemy you'll earn yourself an early grave.' Lord Uhtred of Bebbanburg warriors-of-the-storm cornwell saxon-stories Bernard Cornwell
a6221f5 He was a hard man, but what else would he be? He had stood in the shield wall, he had watched the Danes come to the attack, and he had lived. He was no youngster. brice cornwell saxon-stories the-empty-throne Bernard Cornwell