Hello Mr Cornwell,

I am a huge fan of your books; in particular the Uhtred series (my favourite books of all time!!!) and I am delighted to hear there is another on the horizon. From reading the comments on your website I have gathered that Uhtred (or at least his son Uhtred) will be fighting at the Battle of Brunanburh in 937. I have been reading many of the sagas over the past two years (As a result of your books) and seen it noted that Egil Skallagrimson claims to have fought for AEthelstan in the battle; I was wondering, have you given it any thought on whether he will feature as a character in the story? or is it too soon to say (seeing as though you do not plan your future books) it is completely fine if you do not want to give this information away haha.

One more question; I have looked frequently for the answer; how common were the sagas to the average person back in Uhtred’s time (more so the mythological sagas) would they be considered common knowledge or would it have been rare for everyday people to know the stories. Thank you for all of the wonderful stories you write.

Nicolaas Nicholson