Hello Bernard

First I’d like to thank you for The Saxon stories, I’ve read them again and again, luckily I live inNewcastle upon Tyne so I often visit Bamburgh Castle, somewhere down the line I’m related to 10th century Uhtred, so we are perhaps very distant cousins. My question is regarding Simmerson, when you wrote the character did you every think or base him on the character or the style of TT , Terry Thomas?

Thanks Mathew

Ps will you be doing anything in Newcastle this year?