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- Conscience_of_the_King abstract "Conscience of the King (1951) is a historical novel by the English author Alfred Duggan. The novel follows the speculative exploits of Cerdic Elesing, legendary founder of the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Wessex, from his birth in 451 AD of Germanic and Romano-British descent through his rise to power as first king of the West Saxons in England until his death in 534.It is written in the style of an autobiography or personal memoir, and the character is portrayed as a conquering antihero who is not above acting against those who pose a threat to his independence and power, including members of his own family, and who even leads a marauding Germanic army to conquer his own native city and massacre its inhabitants. The title (taken from Shakespeare's Hamlet) is thus completely ironic. Cerdic does occasionally remark that he is worried that if either the religion of the Germanic tribes (who regard kinslaying and treachery as unforgivable crimes) or the Christianity in which he was brought up is true, he will spend eternity in Hell but he concludes dismissively that even if this is the case \"It was fun while it lasted\".During his journeys he is accompanied by his son Cynric who shows great promise as both a warrior and the future heir to his father's throne, and is the only person in the entire book towards whom the writer/narrator shows any kind of genuine affection, partly because Cynric is simple-mindedly honest and faithful to his father, even failing to grasp Cerdic's occasional hints that Cynric should kill his younger sons so that they will not be rivals to his eldest son (as Cerdic was to his own elder brother). Cerdic comments, however, that if Cynric had exhibited any signs of the same political cunning that he possesses himself, he would have dealt with him as he did with his own kin and with his troublesome wife (Cynric's mother).A recurring theme is the decline of civilisation; Cerdic often comments on the illiteracy of the Saxons and their simple adherence to custom, and on the advantages which his late Roman education gives him in thinking out his moves in advance. He also notes the decay of Roman buildings as they are abandoned and plundered and the dirt and uncleanliness of even Saxon nobles (whereas Roman nobles such as Cerdic himself in his youth bathed frequently). In his old age Cerdic sometimes thinks he would have preferred to be a Roman nobleman even though he would not have enjoyed as much personal freedom.".
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