Uhtred’s Feast: Inside the world of The Last Kingdom

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As for me, I'm going to stick with more contemporary eats - compared to these, even Ramen soup is a delight! The final story is the best of the lot with the usual dramatic descriptions of sea faring, preparing for battle and the descriptions of the fight itself.

The first short story about a childhood fight with an older bully is a good read without ever being great. It was very interesting to learn about not only what they ate but things such as quality and quantity.The remaining pages consist of 80 or so recipes that give the reader an insight into what your typical Englishman of the time was eating, and instructions on how to prepare those "succulent" dishes. The book provides three short Uhtred stories - as a boy, as a Royal advisor and one final shield wall battle that, in terms of the timeline, comes after the final book in the series. The novels tell the epic story of the birth of England and introduces one of the greatest ever fictional heroes: the iconic Uhtred of Bebbanburg, the Saxon-born, Norse-raised warrior and rebel.

I am such a fan of Uhtred and Bernard Cornwell’s, Last Kingdom series, I will read anything - even a recipe book! Cornwell wanted to start the series with the Siege of Badajoz but decided instead to start with a couple of "warm-up" novels. 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. I've been a Bernard Cornwell fan for years and have every one of his books and have enjoyed them all. This book gave Cornwell the opportunity to investigate further into the day to day living of the time.

The protagonist is an archer who participates in the Battle of Agincourt, another devastating defeat suffered by the French in the Hundred Years War.