God morgon Bernard.
Its sunday noon here in Stockholm, Sweden… and i have just finished the last page in The Last Kingdom. i would just like to take the oppurtunity to thank you for a very very joyful read. I loved the book and and have already purchased all the others that will follow. I have two questions regarding the first book. And would love it if you would have the possibility to answer when and if you have the time.
- In the beginning of this story, Uhtreds father suggests that native brits also shared our (my) norse believes before christianity arrived to the islands. Its a subject i know very little of, but i am fully aware of studies that claim norse/scandianvian paganism had extreme simularities with pagan religions/belives in other parts of pre:christian Europe – finnish Kalavala, french pagansim, Wendels of the east, germanic tribes etc. But would you go as far as to say that pre:christian England even had our specific gods: Oden, Tor, Freja etc?
- At the very end of the book (the last pages) you say that the attack in the north east by danes could be debated – are you then refering to the attack on Lindisfarne in june 793? You dont think that specific attack took place, there and then? I have visited Lindisfarne with my far and i have awlays thought that the attack was very very well documented by archeological findings and monk documetation.
Thank you very very much for this excellent book. I loved it. Starting the next one this afternoon. If you would ever find yourself in Stockholm, id love to buy you a pint of ale for a long historic chat at any local inn here!
THANK YOU
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