Hi there,
I wanted to Thank you, for giving me back reading… yes I know that sounds odd lol but, till the sharpe tv show came out, I was a very hit and miss reader, when that show came up and I later saw a book of it, it got me into your writings…. the Arthur series was great, but… You really hit the mark with me when it came to your saxon series. I am a Wulfrunian (a native of Wolverhampton) and have always had a fascination with my local history, so when I got reading that series and all about mercia, I was hooked, I have been researching all my area’s history from Alfred downwards, obviously with a big focus on the Aethelflaed areas,
So when Pagan Lord came out I was wondering, will he mention the battle?? and I was so glad when you did include it!! and you did a really good job on it, especially, where you described wonderfully, the darkness about its actual whereabouts!! (I actually have a theory about that lol)

So I wanted, as a Wulfrunian, to say thank you… for including my area (the battle is/was in the area where I sit) One question tho… in your research… did you manage to find out anything more about this King Eowils? apart from him being a joint king of Northumberland with Halfdan? I have been trying and coming up with blanks, apart from a few suggestions that he was a beserker

anyway, I’ll stop here, but as today is also your birthday (I saw it on facebook, I’m wulfrun_andy there ) Have a wonderful birthday!! and please, continue with Uhtred!! and when he dies, perhaps into Mercia!!

All the best,

Andy