Dear Bernard, Firstly, I’d like to let you know that myself & many folk I know love your Uhtred of Beddanberg series of books, almost feels like being transported back in time to early England! Today though, I write as a member of the English Shieldwall; you may recall we were using a quote of yours on our homepage, which we were asked to remove – and we did so. We were not, of course, implying that you are associated with us – we used the quote simply because (as well as being fans of your work,) it represents how we feel to a degree. I note that in response to ‘Ste’ of the Regia Anglorum re-enactment group (28/12/2010), you make mention of ‘unpleasant ideas’ – I can assure you that we do not have any unpleasant ideas, unless you count promotion of English tradition / culture as unpleasant(!). We are a family orientated group, our main aim is highlighting & countering issues of discrimination against people of English ethnicity, in very much the same way other groups do for folk of other ethnicities. We believe fully in the traditional family unit, in celebrating our festivals (May Day, St George’s etc), in a politically independent England. We will also speak out when we believe something to be detrimental to the English way of life – Sharia Law and Halal / Kosher slaughter being two recent imports that are more of a backward step for England. Anyway, keep up the excellent work, I simply felt that ‘Ste’ naming us a “very right wing” group was unfair, and wanted to express this. Thanks for reading. Kind regards, Nes