MJ Porter's Saxon Stories in Chronological Order
- coloursofunison
- Jun 26
- 2 min read
Confused about what order to read my Saxon stories? You’re not alone
Trying to keep track of the chronology of my series set in Saxon England is difficult, even for me. It doesn’t help that I often work backwards, and sometimes have a tendency to skip backwards and forwards, and don’t finish things either. The Earls of Mercia series was my first collection of books set in Saxon England, but I've yet to finish it.
So, not my best work, but here’s a little infographic to try and put the book series in order. (I feel I should say this isn’t to scale.:)) Please let me know if this helps, and be sure to check out the series pages over on my blog (hit the links) or on my website, for more information. There is no need to read them in this order. This is just so you can place yourself in the long Saxon period when reading.
The Dark Ages Chronicles
This is the earliest series to date, starting in 540. There are no character crossovers yet, but as I'm writing this trilogy at the same time as the most recent The Eagle of Mercia Chronicles books, we do visit similar locations.
Character crossovers – no one specific, but there are some references to these earlier battles in later books, especially by the scops.
Character crossovers – Icel and Coelwulf (as a very young child) from The Mercian Ninth Century Series.
Character crossovers – Icel from The Eagle of Mercia Chronicles.
Character crossovers – Athelstan and Ealdorman Athelstan (before becoming an ealdorman) from The Brunanburh Series.
Character crossovers – Lady Ælfwynn (briefly from The Lady of Mercia's Daughter) and Lady Eadgifu from Kingmaker (a central character to The Brunanburh Series).
The First Queen of England and The King's Mother
Character crossovers – Ealdorman Leofwine from The Earls of Mercia series as a very young man. Lady Eadgifu from both The Tenth Century books and The Brunanburh series.
Character crossover – Lady Elfrida from The First Queen of England, and Lady Estrid (below).
Character crossover – Cnut, Ealdorman Leofwine, Leofric and others from The Earls of Mercia series – this book is a side story to the main series.
And don’t forget my non-fiction title, which is a perfect counterpart for The Tenth Century, and The Brunanburh Series, The Royal Women Who Made England.
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