Hi Bernard Nearly finished DOK & I have to say its one of my favorites already so thanks for that. The last book I read before was “The Lion Wakes” by Robert Low which I really enjoyed although there were a few passages written pretty much phonetically in Scots which I had to get my Scottish girlfriend to help me out with !!! I was wondering if you were aware that an “Utrecht” of Bebbenberg crops up in the story & I’m assuming they are of the same line on which you based Uhtred in the Saxon Stories? I have also read that you yourself are descended from this line. I would imagine that due to their location there must have been a lot of colourful characters throughout history from the Utrecht’s of Bebbanburg from establishing their own kingdom in the north & then dealing with Scottish & Danish raiders right the way through to being heavily involved in the Anglo-Scottish wars. You must have a very interesting family tree….!!! Lee Davies