Dear Bernard, Just finished the burning land, was a great read! Had to re-read the previous four first of course. Look forward to the next one! I had one question that has bugged me since finishing it. I may have missed this piece of information though I hope not! Guthrum is referred to as the previous king of East Anglia, replaced by Eohric. I read historically that Guthrum died peacefully and did not break the treaty signed between himself and Alfred. I wondered why his death was not mentioned in the Burning land, as he seemed to be a major character for much of the series? No party seems to go into any detail about it. If I did miss it then apologies. Thanks again for the great series, undecided now on my favourite fictional character of all time, Uhtred or Derfel! Many thanks, Andrew