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Uhtred and Alfred

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From Bernard Cornwell's Saxon Chronicles. Uhtred of Bebbanburg and Alfred of Wessex, between them shall be forged the Kingdom of England.

Cornwell has become one of my favorite authors, and I love the dichotomy of these two characters. Uhtred is a pagan, Dane-raised warrior who sees survival only through the strength of his sword arm, while Alfred is a sickly and overpious, yet strong-willed and ambitious king. They hate each other, but still one couldn't survive without the other.
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True. That's actually supposed to be a prayer book or book of psalms, Alfred's favorite gift.

As this was a WIP, I never got around to adding the shading or more detail to the prayer book. I'm actually now going in and giving this pic more attention.

Thanks for reminding me about it. :)