Fiction
In Bernard Cornwell's series The Saxon Stories the protagonist is Earl Uhtred of Bebbanburg, also from Northumbria. The story of the siege of Durham and the severed heads on poles is told about the historical Uhtred (see Battles of the Dark Ages, Peter Marren), though it is perhaps possible to assume that the fictional Earl Uhtred of Bebbanburg is an ancestor of this Uhtred.
In Bernard Cornwell's series he adds a 'historical note' at the end, in which, especially in the first book, he mentions that Uhtred was his Ancestor. He took the liberty of installing Uhtred earlier in history. While I have no citation for this it is documented across the historical notes of his Saxon novels, though not all in one.
Adrian Mourby's two Radio Plays, 'The Corsaint' (c.1986) and its sequel, 'The King of the North Rides his Horse through the Sky' (1992) provide convincing dramatic realisations of these historical events. They were broadcast by BBC Radio 4.
| Regnal titles | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Waltheof I |
Ealdorman of Bamburgh 1006–1016 |
Succeeded by Eadulf Cudel |
| Preceded by Ælfhelm |
Ealdorman of York 1006–1016 |
Succeeded by Erik of Hlathir |
Read more about this topic: Uhtred The Bold
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