Mr Cornwell, my regards, I hope this is the correct way to submit a question about one of your books and if you find the time to reply then cheers. In Sharpe’s Trafalger before the main fight starts the sailors share a prayer entitled ‘ Prayer to be said before a fight at sea against any enemy ‘Could you tell me if this was an authentic prayer that sailors said back then on occasion and also where you found it or was it something you wrote yourself for the book? I’ve just read Lords of the North and it was superb, Uhtred is a great antihero and I am looking forward to the next book in the series as well as the new Sharpe novel. Best Wishes and keep up the stirling work. Frazer Hamilton