Before watching the series The Last Kingdom,

I had read all seven of Bernard Cornwell's books, based on the wars between the Danes and Saxons, as Britain was fought over in the 9th and 10th centuries, and Alfred the Great emerged as the ONLY 'Great' in all of England's kings. Found 'The Last Kingdom' on Netflix and watched the 8 part series, about Uhtred, the fictional 'born Saxon/raised Dane', a legendary warrior of the time. BTW, the BBC series  (produced by the Downton Abbey group) was picked up by Netflix who is continuing the saga. Just finished 'The Empty Throne', 8th in the series, and it was one of the best. Had forgotten what a fantastic author Cornwell actually is, and now Carol is reading it.
Also, just looked up Aethelflaed of Mercia, King Edward's daughter, who was the first Queen of England, and had a part in  book. She was/is real, and is kind of a Game Of Thrones, 'Brienne of Tarth' figure, much like Uhtred (pictured) resembles John Snow. The 'second in the series' of The Last Kingdom is supposed to be out later this year, and I am now beginning 'Warriors of the Storm, the next book in the series. Have I mentioned I love to read, when not golfing?

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