The Last Kingdom Series Books 1–8: The Last Kingdom, The Pale Horseman, The Lords of the North, Sword Song, The Burning Land, Death of Kings, The Pagan Lord, The Empty Throne. Bernard Cornwell
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      THE LAST KINGDOM

      is for Judy, with love

       Wyrd bið ful ãræd

      CONTENTS

       Cover

       Title Page

       Dedication

       Map

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       PLACE-NAMES

      The spelling of place-names in Anglo-Saxon England was an uncertain business, with no consistency and no agreement even about the name itself. Thus London was variously rendered as Lundonia, Lundenberg, Lundenne, Lundene, Lundenwic, Lundenceaster and Lundres. Doubtless some readers will prefer other versions of the names listed below, but I have usually employed whatever spelling is cited in the Oxford Dictionary of English Place-Names for the years nearest or contained within Alfred’s reign, 871–899 AD, but even that solution is not foolproof. Hayling Island, in 956, was written as both Heilincigae and Hæglingaiggæ. Nor have I been consistent myself; I have preferred the modern England to Englaland and, instead of Norðhymbralond, have used Northumbria to avoid the suggestion that the boundaries of the ancient kingdom coincide with those of the modern county. So this list, like the spellings themselves, is capricious:

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Æbbanduna Abingdon, Berkshire
Æsc’s Hill Ashdown, Berkshire
Baðum (pronounced Bathum) Bath, Avon
Basengas Basing, Hampshire
Beamfleot Benfleet, Essex
Beardastopol Barnstable, Devon
Bebbanburg Bamburgh Castle, Northumberland
Berewic Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland
Berrocscire Berkshire
Blaland North Africa
Cantucton Cannington, Somerset
Cetreht Catterick, Yorkshire
Cippanhamm Chippenham, Wiltshire
Cirrenceastre Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Contwaraburg Canterbury, Kent
Cornwalum Cornwall
Cridianton Crediton, Devon
Cynuit Cynuit Hillfort, nr. Cannington, Somerset
Dalriada Western Scotland
Defnascir Devonshire