Thank You Mr. Cornwell for your Saxon Stories: as a Gifford (in Salem Massachusetts) they have brought me closer to what I assume is the heritage of all Giffords, i.e., descended from the Earl of Giffard, William the Conqueror’s Norse-descended right hand man in 1066. I am hoping your novels might someday delve into that Norman Invasion. Congratulations again on all your fine works, including Sharpe’s Rifles, which I also thoroughly enjoyed. -Tom Gifford