I have just finished reading the Last Kingdom which I have enjoyed thoroughly: The book has opened my mind to a time in history which I really had no real feeling for: Thank you! I just wish history lessons at school 40 years ago had been so inspiring! Thank you! A quick question? Could you steer me back to the chapter/story about the battle on the sands (and mud) off Hayling Island (Heilincigae)? I sail from Chichester Harbour and would love to know a little more about this and wondered if any thing else might be available on this subject. Mark Norris
I don't think there's anything available, other than a brief (very uninformative) sentence in the Anglo Saxon Chronicle - the decision to put the battle off Hayling Island was mine, I think.