Congatulations on the Last Kingdom. A very good book and comes a near third to your Warlord Chronicles and Stonehenge. You say in the historical note that you took Uhtred from a later period in history. Is this the same Earl Uhtred of Northumbria who was killed in 1016AD by Cnut? In regards to your Warlord Chronicles, I was researching the period of Arthur and Dark Age Britain and came across a predicted date of Arthur’s birth and death, he was said to be about 74 when he died. Is this about the same age he and Derfel are at the end of Excalibur? And finally, I was wondering if you have read an excellent historical novel which is not by your good self called The Eagle in the Snow by Wallace Breem and was wondering if you have ever thought of writing a book based on the collapse of the Roman Empire? Keep up the good work and thanks for hours of great reading, can’t wait for the second book to the Last Kingdom, Lewis.