I am Uhtred of Bebbanburg, and I shall take what is mine.
How can I make a promise that I cannot keep? Stupid, it’s in my nature.[to Beocca]
Good service past is no excuse for breaking the law of the land.
God works in the strangest of ways, known only to himself.
Fighting is expected. Disobedience is not.
Fear is within all of us. As is strength.
Courage is finding the will to overcome your fear, nothing more.[to Osferth]
Being king is not a pastime, not a choice, but a duty.[to Edward]
Battle does not always bring reward. This much I have learned.[to Aethelflaed]
An empty throne provokes more trouble than a weak king.
All that remains of England is Wessex. The birth of an England, the idea of a single kingdom called England, has to begin here. There is nowhere else.
A village can be rebuilt. A warrior can die only once.
