As you can see by my name my parents had a difficult time matching something reasonable to a boy of very mixed Northern European ancestry. I have confirmed the fact that my ancestry includes English, Dutch, Swiss and German. I guess this makes me the complete Celt. My wife (a librarian) introduced me to your books in audio form a few weeks ago. I am a lover of good historical fiction and yours is great, accurate (I researched your research)and truly entertaining. Your character Uhtred is a fresh insult to all that Christianity considers good and pious – – – I love him – – – Horus protect him. Keep up the good work! Thanx for the great reading— er – – – listening. Al (I had to simplify that damn name of mine)