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For Lord and Land

For Lord and Land

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  • Author：Matthew Harffy
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AD 647。 Anglo-Saxon Britain。 Greed and ambition threaten to tear the north apart。 The eighth installment in the Bernicia Chronicles。

Greed and ambition threaten to tear the north apart。 War rages between the two kingdoms of Northumbria。 Kin is pitted against kin and friend becomes foe as ambitious kings vie for supremacy。 When Beobrand travels south into East Angeln to rescue a friend， he unwittingly tilts the balance of power in the north， setting in motion events that will lead to a climactic confrontation between Oswiu of Bernicia and Oswine of Deira。 While the lord of Ubbanford is entangled in the clash of kings， his most trusted warrior， Cynan， finds himself on his own quest， called to the aid of someone he thought never to see again。 Riding into the mountainous region of Rheged， Cynan faces implacable enemies who would do anything to further their own ends。 Forced to confront their pasts， and with death and betrayal at every turn， both Beobrand and Cynan have their loyalties tested to breaking point。 Who will survive the battle for a united Northumbria， and who will pay the ultimate price for lord and land？

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Reviews

David ，

What a ride。Anyone who overlooked this wonderful series is missing a treat。 If you like historical fiction， particularly that set in Early Medieval Britain， you need to read this series。 In this volume， Beobrand faces enormous challenges and heartbreaking betrayal。 War is raging in Northumbria and pits family members against each other and friends facing other friends across shield walls。 Lots of blood is shed。Some readers have lamented that books in this genre are too violent and too graphic re What a ride。Anyone who overlooked this wonderful series is missing a treat。 If you like historical fiction， particularly that set in Early Medieval Britain， you need to read this series。 In this volume， Beobrand faces enormous challenges and heartbreaking betrayal。 War is raging in Northumbria and pits family members against each other and friends facing other friends across shield walls。 Lots of blood is shed。Some readers have lamented that books in this genre are too violent and too graphic regarding battle scenes。 They are that， but the times in which these books are set were violent times。 War is never pretty and wars in medieval times were bloodier than most。 Yet there is still honor and heroism aplenty here。 The characters， Beobrand， Cynan and others， are well developed and likeable in spite of their human weaknesses。I loved this book and this series。 The author hints at more books to come and I can't wait。 。。。more

M。J。 ，

Beobrand is back， and you might be pleased to know， as surly and grumpy as ever （at this point， I will say that even his gesithas are discussing it these days）。 Luckily， the reader is quickly introduced to young Cuthbert， someone to lighten the mood with his eagerness， and there’s also a split narrative that follows the story of Cynan。For Lord and Land begins quickly， the warriors of Beobrand already on their way to the next problem in need of solving， in the kingdom of the East Angles。 Penda of Beobrand is back， and you might be pleased to know， as surly and grumpy as ever （at this point， I will say that even his gesithas are discussing it these days）。 Luckily， the reader is quickly introduced to young Cuthbert， someone to lighten the mood with his eagerness， and there’s also a split narrative that follows the story of Cynan。For Lord and Land begins quickly， the warriors of Beobrand already on their way to the next problem in need of solving， in the kingdom of the East Angles。 Penda of Mercia is on the war path once more， and Beobrand has no choice but to intervene， setting in motion a chain of events that brings more difficulties for him in the long run。In the background， Cynan has his own conundrums to contend with， and both Beobrand and Cynan find themselves bedevilled by oaths given， and the implications of them。 There’s a lovely juxtaposition between how the two of them combat their difficulties， and the story progresses at a fair old rate。I had to smile when I realised who Cuthbert was going to turn out to be， but I’ll leave that one for you to discover。This is a longer book than normal， the hardback is 463 pages long， and it needs to be to contain the dual storyline which neatly joins together much later in the story。 （It’s really a triple storyline with Beobrand， Cynan and Cuthbert all sharing the point of view。）Come the end of the book， I confess to being intrigued with the way Matthew Harffy has read his sources and devised the plot For Lord and Land。 It feels incredibly complete， perhaps aided by the use of the two lighter characters of Cynan and Cuthbert and I eagerly await book 9， and look forward to seeing how Beobrand and Cynan handle the next problem presented to them。For Lord and Land brings together many intertwining elements of previous books， and you know what， I think it is absolutely my favourite instalment of The Bernicia Chronicles。 A firm 5/5 from me。 Enjoy readers， enjoy。 。。。more

Mary E。 Ankeny ，

For Lord and LandThis story was great。 Looking forward to more tales of Boebrand and his Black Shields。 I find this time period in history to be very fascinating。 Thank you， Mr。 Harffy; The Bernicia Chronicles have given me many hours of reading pleasure。

John Francis ，

Another hit。This series is brilliant。 Great characters and great stories that are based in history。 Beobrand and his gesithas are deadly in battle and men of honour。 Unfortunately， their king isn't a man to necessarily look up to。 Top notch writing from a top author。 Another hit。This series is brilliant。 Great characters and great stories that are based in history。 Beobrand and his gesithas are deadly in battle and men of honour。 Unfortunately， their king isn't a man to necessarily look up to。 Top notch writing from a top author。 。。。more

Shazaib ，

God i love the Bernica Chronicles。 I could hardly put down this new addition to the series after i began reading。 As you can see by the description， the story is split between Cynan and Beobrand。 For most books， i hate it when the writer does this， especially when they write the main character as well as someone like our dear author does。 But honestly， although i had little emotional investment in Cynans journey， i enjoyed it as thoroughly as i did Beobrands tale。 I think what i love most about God i love the Bernica Chronicles。 I could hardly put down this new addition to the series after i began reading。 As you can see by the description， the story is split between Cynan and Beobrand。 For most books， i hate it when the writer does this， especially when they write the main character as well as someone like our dear author does。 But honestly， although i had little emotional investment in Cynans journey， i enjoyed it as thoroughly as i did Beobrands tale。 I think what i love most about this series is simply the way Harffy writes。 It’s like art。 The descriptions are so vivid and i can’t find anything quite like it anywhere else。 Once again hes drawn me into this distant chapter of history in a manner that makes it feel authentic。 I already cant wait for the next instalment to this already amazing series。 。。。more

Gary B Thompson ，

Another cracking read。Just out on Kindle unlimited and with my three month subscription， this was reward enough。Excellent characterisation as usual and set pieces， it was a joy to behold。

Paul Bennett ，

BLURBGreed and ambition threaten to tear the north apartWar rages between the two kingdoms of Northumbria。 Kin is pitted against kin and friend becomes foe asambitious kings vie for supremacy。When Beobrand travels south into East Angeln to rescue a friend， he unwittingly tilts the balance of powerin the north， setting in motion events that will lead to a climactic confrontation between Oswiu ofBernicia and Oswine of Deira。While the lord of Ubbanford is entangled in the clash of kings， his most t BLURBGreed and ambition threaten to tear the north apartWar rages between the two kingdoms of Northumbria。 Kin is pitted against kin and friend becomes foe asambitious kings vie for supremacy。When Beobrand travels south into East Angeln to rescue a friend， he unwittingly tilts the balance of powerin the north， setting in motion events that will lead to a climactic confrontation between Oswiu ofBernicia and Oswine of Deira。While the lord of Ubbanford is entangled in the clash of kings， his most trusted warrior， Cynan， findshimself on his own quest， called to the aid of someone he thought never to see again。 Riding into themountainous region of Rheged， Cynan faces implacable enemies who would do anything to further theirown ends。Forced to confront their pasts， and with death and betrayal at every turn， both Beobrand and Cynan havetheir loyalties tested to breaking point。Who will survive the battle for a united Northumbria， and who will pay the ultimate price for lord andland？REVIEWLife is certainly not getting any easier for Beobrand。 In fact， irony， bad luck， and jumbled emotions have made our hero's life a bit of a mess。 There's a line from singer/songwriter Bruce Cockburn's tune The Whole Night Sky - 'hanging from this high wire by the tatters of my faith。' Substitute 'oath' for 'faith' and that sort of encapsulates the mindset of Beobrand in the 8th installment of this most excellent series。 Everything he does， even if it's for the right reasons， comes back to add to his mounting confusion， and frustration。 There were times， if I was Beobrand， where my control over my rage would not have been contained。 Yes， my fellow followers of this warrior/leader of Bernicia， the author has done another remarkable job in keeping the lid on Beobrand's fiery temper while providing us with another action-packed， emotionally charged tale of the chaotic Northumbrian battles for supremacy。 And even better， the series isn't finished yet。 😎 5 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 。。。more

Annarella ，

Matthew Harffy doesn't disappoint and this eighth instalment in the Chronicles of Berenicia is a gripping， action packed and fast paced story that kept me turning pages。There's plenty going on in this story: battles， political intrigues， and a lot of action。The author deliver a story that mixes historical facts with fiction and he did an excellent job in creating a series that taught me a lot about the dark ages in England and never failed to make me turn pages as fast as I could。I love Beobrand Matthew Harffy doesn't disappoint and this eighth instalment in the Chronicles of Berenicia is a gripping， action packed and fast paced story that kept me turning pages。There's plenty going on in this story: battles， political intrigues， and a lot of action。The author deliver a story that mixes historical facts with fiction and he did an excellent job in creating a series that taught me a lot about the dark ages in England and never failed to make me turn pages as fast as I could。I love Beobrand and I love his character arc: in this story he's a loyal friend， a great chief and an interesting person。 I liked the loyalty towards his friends and his men。I think that loyalty， friendship are important themes in this story as fighting for a friend is a the base of this story and the loyalty amongst the Beobrand's men is what makes them good fighters。The historical background is vivid and well researched， I usually look for places and events and it made me read some books about this historical timeframe。Even if it's part of a series it can be read as a stand alone but it's better to read the previous books。I thoroughly enjoyed it and it's highly recommended。Many thanks to Aries and Netgalley for this ARC， all opinions are mine 。。。more

Cathy ，

For Lord and Land is the fourth book I’ve read in the author’s Bernicia Chronicles series featuring the exploits of Northumbrian warrior， Beobrand。 Having not read the entire series from the beginning or even read the ones I have in the right order， I think I’m well-placed to reassure readers new to the series that this latest instalment can be read perfectly well as a standalone。 The author comes to the reader’s aid as well because， once the intriguing and dramatic prologue is done with， the op For Lord and Land is the fourth book I’ve read in the author’s Bernicia Chronicles series featuring the exploits of Northumbrian warrior， Beobrand。 Having not read the entire series from the beginning or even read the ones I have in the right order， I think I’m well-placed to reassure readers new to the series that this latest instalment can be read perfectly well as a standalone。 The author comes to the reader’s aid as well because， once the intriguing and dramatic prologue is done with， the opening chapters introduce the key characters you need to know。Chief amongst these is， naturally， the man himself， Beobrand， whose strength， speed and skill with sword and spear has brought him the reputation as ‘one of the deadliest adversaries in all of Albion’， and as a man who rarely backs down from a fight。 However， this all comes at a cost as Beobrand is frequently plagued by nightmares of the dreadful scenes of violent death he has witnessed on and off the battlefield。 And then there are the members of the Black Shields， Beobrand’s warband of gesithas， whose oaths of loyalty to him Beobrand never takes for granted。 Amongst them is a young man， Cuthbert， who dreams of being a great warrior but may be destined for other things。Throughout the book， the author weaves into the unfolding story brief recaps of significant events from previous books that help to explain relationships – friendly or， more often， the opposite – between characters。 And， as the reader soon learns， family ties don’t always mean closeness or affection。 It’s a particular sadness for Beobrand。 As he reflects， ‘All he had ever wanted was peace and a family to call his own。 But however he tried， he could not cling onto love’。Cynan， the subject of the parallel storyline， has other problems as he sets out on a quest to prevent an injustice to a woman he once knew （and who first appeared in an earlier book in the series， Warrior of Woden）。 Not only does Cynan put his own life in danger in doing so but he also risks the ire of Beobrand: not something to be taken lightly。Those familiar with the author’s books will know the action comes thick and fast with battle scenes so vivid you could believe yourself part of the shieldwall and itching to respond to Beobrand’s rallying cry of “Onward， my brave gesithas！”。  It’s on these occasions， and in one-to-one combat， that Beobrand releases ‘the tethered beast of his battle-ire to do its work’。 Is it Beobrand’s wyrd （fate） that he live to fight another day？ Wait and see。For those who like to know how much of their historical fiction is based on fact， you’ll be pleased to know the author provides just this information in his Historical Note。 And， the book also contains a helpful map。In For Lord and Land， Matthew Harffy has once again delivered an action-packed adventure， immersing the reader in a tumultuous period of history in which ties of friendship and loyalty are constantly tested， and treachery may lie in wait around every corner。 。。。more

Anne ，

For Lord and Land by Matthew Harffy is a Middle Ages coming of Age novel， of sorts。 It traces a few years of young Cuthbert's life as he is taken as a son-substitute by a warlord named Beobrand， whose own children had been lost to him。 It traces the evolution of the relationship as well as others in this quest to save his friend Coenred， a monk。 As to its historical accuracy I cannot comment as I am not well enough educated， and as to its use of historical vocabulary， I make the same assertion。 For Lord and Land by Matthew Harffy is a Middle Ages coming of Age novel， of sorts。 It traces a few years of young Cuthbert's life as he is taken as a son-substitute by a warlord named Beobrand， whose own children had been lost to him。 It traces the evolution of the relationship as well as others in this quest to save his friend Coenred， a monk。 As to its historical accuracy I cannot comment as I am not well enough educated， and as to its use of historical vocabulary， I make the same assertion。 I can only state that it was an excellent read， one which inspired me to read more。 It won't be easy， but read it if you can。 I was invited to read a free e-ARC of For Lord and Land by Netgalley。 All thoughts and opinions are mine。 #netgalley #forlordandland 。。。more

John Mccormick ，

My thanks to the Author publisher's and NetGalley for providing me with a proof kindle version of this book to read and honestly review。This is the eighth book of this successful series， but the first i have read and there are numerous references to previous experiences and incidents that have happened to the characters， but this in no way spoilt my enjoyment of this excellent book， in fact it made me want read the earlier books。 Well written and researched with terrific characterisation， and a My thanks to the Author publisher's and NetGalley for providing me with a proof kindle version of this book to read and honestly review。This is the eighth book of this successful series， but the first i have read and there are numerous references to previous experiences and incidents that have happened to the characters， but this in no way spoilt my enjoyment of this excellent book， in fact it made me want read the earlier books。 Well written and researched with terrific characterisation， and a good mix of real and fictional characters， atmospheric descriptive and engaging with a real feel and sense for time and place。 Gripping from first to last page with a reasonable amount of descriptive exciting action scenes。Totally recommended。 。。。more

K Saju ，

Matthew Harffy proves yet again why he is the master of historical adventures in his latest instalment in the Bernicia Chronicles 'For Lord and Land'。 When Beobrand learns of an impending attack on East Angeln， he does not pause to think about his actions， his sole concern being to risk everything to help one of his oldest friend， Coenred， the monk。 But with Beobrand nothing comes easy and his warriors pride forces him to save Kind Anna from getting killed by the forces of Penda。 This ultimately Matthew Harffy proves yet again why he is the master of historical adventures in his latest instalment in the Bernicia Chronicles 'For Lord and Land'。 When Beobrand learns of an impending attack on East Angeln， he does not pause to think about his actions， his sole concern being to risk everything to help one of his oldest friend， Coenred， the monk。 But with Beobrand nothing comes easy and his warriors pride forces him to save Kind Anna from getting killed by the forces of Penda。 This ultimately leads to the power shift with the stage set now for a final confrontation between Oswiu of Bernicia and Oswine of Deira for power of the Northlands。This narrative also has a side story of Cynan who when faced with a marriage proposal runs away on a quest which many think was ill advised。 While this part of the story might have been a separate path by itself， it has been joined perfectly by the end of the story with Beobrand main mission。 The battles as usual has been exquisitely described and the events and people match so well with what we know about the earlier history that it sometimes becomes difficult to separate fact from fiction and thats the mark of a master storyteller。 Easily the best part of the book is the final confrontation scene， and there we can see the greatness of Beobrand， a born leader， who is at all times aware of the high stakes， and as always keeps his personal prejudice aside to serve his lord and land。An absolutely swashbuckler of a book， history was never so fascinating， highly recommend this one。 My thanks to Netgalley for providing me an advance copy of this book for my honest feedback。 。。。more

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