Uhtred’s Feast: New The Last Kingdom story-cookbook is on the way!

It’s a pretty exciting time for fans of The Last Kingdom. After a successful five-season run on Netflix, the popular historical drama will return next month with the film Seven Kings Must Die, which will wrap up the long journey of Uhtred of Bebbanburg.

The Last Kingdom is based on a long-running series of novels by Bernard Cornwell titled The Saxon Stories, which spans 13 books. The Netflix show only covered the first 10 of them, which is where the movie comes in; it will combine events from Cornwell’s final three books to wrap up Uhtred’s story.

But that’s not quite the end? The prolific author has announced that there’s a brand new book of Uhtred stories on the way. But this new book, titled Uhtred’s Feast, won’t just be stories; it’ll also be the definitive The Last Kingdom cookbook, combining several shorter works about Uhtred with recipes inspired by medieval Anglo-Saxon fare.

Uhtred’s Feast: Inside the world of The Last Kingdom book announced!

Here’s the official description of Uhtred’s Feast from Cornwell’s publisher HarperCollins, which sheds a bit more light on what exactly readers (or aspiring medieval chefs) can expect:

"WELCOME TO UHTRED’S FEAST . . .The Last Kingdom is one of the most successful historical fiction series of our time, telling the epic story of the birth of England, and introducing one of the greatest ever fictional heroes: the iconic Uhtred of Bebbanburg. Saxon-born, Norse-raised, warrior and rebel.The final Last Kingdom book was published in 2020, but for the author the story felt unfinished: there were some Uhtred tales he still wanted to tell, and over the course of writing the books he’d become fascinated by some elements of the Anglo-Saxon world that it wasn’t possible to fully explore in the novels.When he met renowned chef Suzanne Pollak, the idea for Uhtred’s Feast was born. And here Bernard Cornwell tells those additional Uhtred stories, showing us the man behind the shield – as a young boy, as Alfred’s advisor, and as prince – while Suzanne brings his world to life through beautifully crafted recipes which open a door into the Anglo-Saxon home . ."

The idea of combining a cookbook with a run of stories is fairly unique; typically you get short story collections or full blown tie-in cookbooks, but rarely both in one package. The promise of more stories set during some of the most iconic periods of The Last Kingdom saga, like when Uhtred was still serving as an advisor to King Alfred, is a great way to entice fans to check out Uhtred’s Feast even if they’re not interested in coking. I’m getting kind of hungry just thinking about it.

According to The Bookseller, there will be three Uhtred stories in Uhtred’s Feast, as well as around 80 recipes. At 288 pages, it isn’t a particularly long book; as such, I’d expect those Uhtred tales to be on the shorter side.

“The birth of England has been and is one of my great interests,” Cornwell said in a statement. “After two decades immersed in Anglo-Saxon history – an intense period of warring kingdoms and political rivalry – it is a pleasure to share some new stories of Uhtred throughout this time and present sides of life even beyond battle”

Uhtred’s Feast: Inside the World of The Last Kingdom releases on May 25 in the UK. It will reportedly release on April 2, 2024 in the US.

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