Death of Kings

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The youngest of them were still unshaven striplings, while the oldest, their leader, was a corpulent man of about my own age. He was called Brother John, and was so fat that he had trouble offering me a bow. ‘He is from Frankia,’ Willibald said proudly.‘What’s he doing here?’‘He is the king’s songmaster! He leads the choir.’‘A choir?’ I asked.‘We sing,’ Brother John said in a voice that seemed to rumble from somewhere inside his capacious belly. He waved a peremptory hand at his monks and shouted at them, ‘the Soli Deo Gloria. Stand up! Breathe deep! Upon my word! A one! A two!’ They began chanting. ‘Mouths open!’ Brother John bellowed at them, ‘Mouths wide! Mouths wide as little birdies! From the stomach! Let me hear you!’‘Enough!’ I shouted before they had finished their first line. I tossed my sheathed sword to Oswi, my servant, then went to warm myself by the hall’s central hearth. ‘Why,’ I asked Willibald, ‘must I feed singing monks?’‘It’s important we make an impressive display,...’ he answered, casting a dubious eye on my mud-spattered mail.MoreLess
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Guest 6 years ago

I have read the entire series. Also watching the BBC TV miniseries 'The last Kingdom' and can't wait for next years episodes. I have read almost all of Cornwalls books. He has an amazing way of describing battles. You feel like you are right there in the mayhem and blood.

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the warlord trilogy

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