Hello Bernard,
I have enjoyed reading your books about Uhtred, and and several others as well. When reading Death of Kings, I was very interested when you referred to Rollo, and wondered where you got the name from. My niece-in-law has researched our family tree, way back to the 800s, and a Viking called Rollo, who founded Normandy; his descendants became the Dukes of Normandy — William the Conqueror — we are descened from ‘the wrong side of the blanket’ from Henry I, who recognised his illegitimate son and gave him a dukedom, and also Lady Godiva! I can take no credit for the research, but if you have any information about Rollo I would be most interested. I have a Swedish friend, and he believes the name might be Rolfo who they also think founded Normandy, so it seems to be the same person.
Many thanks for your attention, and please keep writing!
Val McMillan