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Referenced for his depictions of early medieval combat - 'it's a bit like the images of fighting that you get in Bernard Cornwell's books' - describing shield wall fighting

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Referenced as the basis for the TV series The Last Kingdom, discussing how Alfred is portrayed as having a 'dream of England' in these historical novels

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Referenced as both a book series and TV adaptation depicting Alfred the Great's story, specifically praised for its depiction of the Battle of Eddington

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Mentioned as 'the Bernard Cornwall novels adapted into TV series' when discussing the recent rediscovery of this period of history and why Athelstan may have become more popular.

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Referenced multiple times when discussing Viking-era England, including the scene of St. Edmund's martyrdom and the character Ubba/Hubba

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Referenced when discussing how Anglo-Saxon kings lived in the ruins of Roman villas, mentioning 'the last kingdom of Bernard Cornwell series' as depicting palaces in Roman ruins

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Dominic mentions reading about King Guthred 'in Bernard Cornwell' and Tom responds that 'Bernard Cornwell writes about it in a sceptical way' - referring to Cornwell's historical fiction series (likely the Saxon Stories/Last Kingdom series) which covers this period of Anglo-Saxon history

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Dominic describes this trilogy about King Arthur as 'by far the best thing he's ever written,' praising how Cornwell brings out the Welshness of the story and handles the magic elements

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Set in Anglo-Saxon period, criticized for protagonist Uhtred being a 21st century liberal trapped in historical setting