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Historical person

Constantine II of Scotland

c. 9th century–952

Constantine II was king of Alba in the late ninth and early tenth centuries, ruling during a period of Viking pressure and shifting power across Britain. His reign is important for the development of the early Scottish kingdom and its relations with Northumbria and Wessex.

In Tim Hodkinson’s Eye of the Raven, Olaf Guthfrithson and Constantine II of Scotland prepare to challenge the growing English kingdom, drawing former comrades and related communities onto opposing sides. M J Porter’s King of Kings places Constantine II of Scotland within a narrative shaped by court politics and dynastic power and family, marriage and personal loyalty. Other novels featuring Constantine II of Scotland include Bernard Cornwell’s The Flame Bearer and Bernard Cornwell’s War Lord.

In non-fiction, Constantine II of Scotland is discussed in M J Porter’s Clash of Kings and M J Porter’s Kings of War. M J Porter’s Clash of Kings approaches the subject through court politics and dynastic power and family, marriage and personal loyalty.

Series

Series featuring Constantine II of Scotland (3 series)

The Last Kingdom in Order

by Bernard Cornwell 13 books 4.4

The Last Kingdom series follows Uhtred of Bebbanburg, a Saxon nobleman raised by Danes, through the Viking wars and the creation of a united English kingdom. Beginning with the Great Heathen Army’s destruction of the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms, the novels trace Alfred the Great’s recovery of Wessex and the…

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The Whale Road Chronicles in Order

by Tim Hodkinson 8 books 4.4

The Whale Road Chronicles follow the Icelandic warrior and poet Einar Unnsson through the North Atlantic world of the 930s. His journeys connect Iceland, Orkney, Norway, Ireland, Anglo-Saxon England, Francia, al-Andalus and Byzantium as Viking warbands, Christian kings and competing dynasties struggle for control of kingdoms and sea…

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The Brunanburh Series in Order

by M J Porter 1 book 4.1

The Brunanburh series traces the struggle to create and preserve a united English kingdom under Æthelstan and his successor Edmund. Moving from Æthelstan's accession through the coalition of Scots, Britons and Dublin Norse defeated at Brunanburh, the novels continue into the renewed wars for York and Northumbria after…

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Non Fiction

Non Fiction featuring Constantine II of Scotland (2 books)

Biographies, histories and other non-fiction are listed separately from the historical novels above.