Bernard Cornwell has his formula down. The list of his works in the front of Sword Song threatens to spill onto a second page, which shows how prolific he is. From the Sharpe series to the archer/grail stories he's pushed back to the dawn of "English" history for stories of the West Saxon King Alfred. The main character is Uhtred, a Saxon raised by Danes. He loves the Danes, hates Christianity, and is bound by oath to serve Alfred. Great adventure set in essentially accurate history (I theorize that Cornwell and others of his ilk write as they do as a way to get paid to read about time periods and people that interest them). ****
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