Dear Mr. Cornwell,
I am a reader of most of your books and especially find the Saxon Tales to be wonderfully written. Your descriptive passages and battle scenes are so vivid and the dry humor dialogues are witty and never fail to ring a chuckle as I read them.

In the new book, The Pagan Lord you used a phrase “Wyrd bið ful aræd”. This appears to have been used in different cultures with varying meanings and I would like to know the translation you intend in the book.
I do hope it does not signify the end of this wonderful series. Uhtred has become one of my favorite fictional protagonists.
Thank you for your time with this question and for the many hours of good reading.
Best Regards,
Gail Carroll