Dear Mr. Bernard Cornwell I have now been reading your great novel about Uhtred in the Saxon Stories. I am a Dane and I am also a military person with a historically interest. It has been a joy to read about this time in history when my ancestors did do some progress. Of course I couldnt help it I did all the time hoped for Uhtred to go back and help the Dane against the Christians even know that that would happen. I truly wish that some of the Scandinavians writers would go along your trail and put life into our history. I also with a great pleasure read the books about Arthur. Unfortunately we didnt hear about Derfels waiting on the Saxons in his old age this last night or if he was able to get back at Sansum at the very last or even to hear his story after Arthurs leaving after battle. I do have 4 questions.

1. It appears to the that the way the fighting is going on does not have change that mush in the time between Arthur in year 450 and in year 800 in Uhtred’s time of living. Only youre telling us that Uhtred are learning to use to swords a long and a short. Thats idea is not likely in Derfel’s case he is learning to a long sword and a spear.

2. I am wondering about the fact that in Derfel’s time the Saxon are strong and keen very like the Danes in Uhtred’s novel. But 400 years later the Saxons seems so unprepared when the Danes are arriving.

3. In the end of Derfel’s novel the Christianity seems so strong going forward but in Uthers novel I understand that the Christians are not that powerful yet but of course with Alfred its going in the forward again. What did happened in this time from Derfel to Uhtred in the matter of religion.

4. Do you see any similarity between today struggle with Muslims in the western world and the struggle in the old time? I do. If you one day got the chance to read a novel series of the Swedish writer Johanne Hildebrandt named in Danish Saga om Valhal (the saga about Valhalla) I dont know if this books are translated in English. But she is a superb story teller and the books I mentioned are about the old Nordic believes. Its a book that has to reed. I am waiting on the next book about Uhtred J Sincerely yours Jerrie Bach Martinsen, Denmark