Thanks so much for writing the great stories in “Saxon Tales” ! I just finished “Sword Song”, and appreciate the amount of research you must have done to describe 9th century life in such a realistic way. I do wonder how much was actually known about the personality of King Alfred? He and Uhtred are so vividly portrayed. I have a personal interest in this, being directly descended from Alfred, 36th generation through his daughter Ethelfrida (variation on Aethelflaed, I assume) and granddaughter Elswina.. Further descendants landed in Groton, MA in 1640 and eventually migrated to Maine, where I now live. Thanks for any light you can shed on this. Can’t wait to read the rest of the series! Jan