Mr Cornwell, Congratulations on the fantastic book that is The Last Kingdom. I took it on holiday with me and finished it on the third day. Although not as good as your excellent Warlord Chronicles, The Last Kingdom, in my opinion, is one of your best yet and I can’t wait for the next one. Just one question regarding the characters. You say that Uhtred is not a real character but that the characters with the ash are real. Does this mean that Uhtred’s uncle AElfric was real but wasn’t the uncle to Uhtred or was he a fictional character too? Cheers for the hours of pleasurable reading, Lewis.