“ And you, Uhtred of Bebbanburg, Uhtred of Nothing, will die last and die slowest because you have betrayed the gods. You are cursed. You are all cursed! She cackled then, a mad sound, before pointing t… Bernard Cornwell
“ And when you speak with him, I said, tell him to stop hitting his wife. Erkenwald jerked as though I had just struck him in the face. It is his Christian duty, he said stiffly, to discipline his wife,… Bernard Cornwell
“ And so he lied because he can’t speak the truth. His tongue is bent. He breaks oaths, my lady, and he swears black is white and white is black, and men believe him because he has honey on his bent ton… Bernard Cornwell
“ And next morning, as my stepmother wept on the ramparts of the High Gate, and under a blue, clean sky, we rode to war. Two hundred and fifty men went south, following our banner of the wolf’s head. Th… Bernard Cornwell
“ Alfred would not listen. He was a clever man, perhaps as clever as any man born, but he did not understand battle. He did not understand that battle is not just about numbers, it is not about moving t… Bernard Cornwell
“ Alfred spends half his time rutting and the other half praying to his god to forgive him for rutting. How can a god disapprove of a good hump? Bernard Cornwell
“ A trial relied heavily on oaths, but both sides would bring as many liars as they could muster, and judgment usually went to the better liars or, if both sides were equally convincing, to the side who… Bernard Cornwell
“ Ti sbagli, hanno molto a che fare con il Calderone - ribatté Merlino con un'asprezza che nessuno si aspettava. - É il Calderone a portare il caos. Tu desideri l'ordine, e pensi che Lancillotto prester… Bernard Cornwell
“ Senhor Uhtred! - Como sempre, Willibald reagiu à minha provocação. - Esse peixe - ele apontou o dedo trêmulo na direção dos ossos - foi um dos dois que Nosso Senhor usou para alimentar 5 mil pessoas!-… Bernard Cornwell
“ Imbecille?- Certo. E sul fatto che sia un imbecille non possono esserci dubbi. Pensaci un attimo! Lancillotto vive, Mordred vive, Cerdic vive e Ginevra vive! Se qualcuno vuole vivere in eterno a quest… Bernard Cornwell
“ You will not fight in the shield wall, my father said.No, Father.Only men can stand in the shield wall, he said, but you will watch, you will learn, and you will discover that the most dangerous strok… Bernard Cornwell
“ You spent it on oil for your hair,’ I said, ‘and on baubles for your whores, on furs and on horses, on jewels and on silk. A man, Lord Eardwulf, dresses in leather and iron. And he fights. Bernard Cornwell
“ When those blades cut, they cause tears that feed the well of Urdr that lies beside the world tree, and the well gives the water that keeps Yggdrasil alive, and if Yggdrasil dies then the world dies,… Bernard Cornwell
“ Tomorrow! he said suddenly. His voice was high, but it carried clearly enough. Tomorrow we fight! Tomorrow! The Feast of St John the Apostle!Oh God, Leofric grumbled next to me, up to our arsholes in… Bernard Cornwell
“ The monks had murdered Danes and Ragnar had punished them, though these days the story is always told that the monks were innocently at prayer and died as spotless martyrs. In truth they were malevole… Bernard Cornwell
“ Svein had offered to talk. The Danes, quite suddenly, had stopped raiding. Instead they had settled in Cridianton and sent an embassy to Exanceaster, and Svein and Odda had made their private peace. W… Bernard Cornwell
“ Men fear wanderers for they have no rules. The Danes came as strangers, rootless and violent, and that, I thought, was why I was always happier in their company. Bernard Cornwell
“ Lord Derfel, you do insult a man so very easily. What was it to be? My head in a pit dunged by slaves? What a paltry imagination you do have. Mine, I fear, sometimes seems excessive, even to me. Bernard Cornwell
“ La mia regina ha alzato le spalle con aria sprezzante. - L'istruzione è così importante?- Penso di sì. Ho sempre rimpianto di non conoscere il latino.- Perché? - mi ha chiesto Igraine.- Perché buona p… Bernard Cornwell
