Father Beocca In The Books
He serves under the ealdorman uhtred and gives spiritual guidance to uhtred s two sons uhtred and osbert.
Father beocca in the books. The death of father beocca especially since he died saving youth uhtred was a heavy blow since he was a fan favorite. One such entity is the spirited northumbrian priest father beocca one of uhtred s oldest friends and mentors and the man with the unenviable task of saving the young lordling s heathen soul. At the beginning of the series beocca is the mass priest at the fortress of bebbanburg located in the kingdom of northumbria. In book one when uhtred s captor and now adopted father ragnar treats with king alfred the young uhtred encounters the priest who baptised him at bebbanburg father beocca.
Beocca died 910 was the court chaplain of wessex from 871 to 899 serving under king alfred the great. Uhtred the elder is the father of the main character and the earl of bebbanburg. He is a fierce warlike man who only gets described in great detail once and even then most of the details about him regard his clothes weapons and armor.