Bernard,

I am a huge admirer of your work, and as such, I started reading your Saxon Chronicles, which are amazing, congratulations! But there is one thing that keeps bugging me every time Uhtred describes a ship:

in the series, you describe a regular warship of the time as quite a large vessel, many times carrying crews up to more than 60 men, and having large storage space and elevated bow platforms, as well as a small space beneath the steering platform where Uhtred generally slept. Descriptions, I ( having done some amateur research)  found no to be matching the traditional viking ship standard known today, taking into consideration the  archaeological evidence that has been discovered to date.

I would like to know where have you based your research for the ships described in the series, and if you could tell me where to find proper historically accurate viking ship specifications.

Your huge fan,

Enrico