Dear Mr Cornwall,
You mention you are a descendant of Uhtred of Bamburgh – albeit the time frame of the real Uhtred is not that of the character in your wonderful book series. In my ancestry I have an Uhtred, Earl of Northumbria (?-1016), wife Ecgfrida, parents of Ealdred of Bamburgh & Bernicia; Uhtred’s father one Waltheof I, Ealdorman of Bamburgh. Is this the same Uhtred as your ancestor?
With very best wishes
Sarah