The Saxon Stories (also known as "Saxon Tales"/"Saxon Chronicles" in the US and "The Warrior Chronicles" and most recently as "The Last Kingdom" series) is a historical novel series written by Bernard Cornwell about the birth of England in the ninth and tenth centuries. The protagonist of the series is Uhtred of Bebbanburg, born to a Saxon lord in Northumbria. He is captured and adopted by a Danish warlord. The name of the fictional protagonist comes from the historical Uhtred the Bold; Cornwell is a descendant of this family.