Dear Mr Cornwell,
I must say how much I enjoyed The Burning Land and the series so far. I am hoping you can point me in the right direction to see if there is any veracity in the site of the Battle of Fearnhamme. I live in a village called Elstead midpoint between AEscengum (Eashing) and Fearnhamme (Farnham). Nearby is a common called Royal Common and for years I have heard it rumoured that its name came from a battle between the Saxons and Vikings. Please could you advise me if and where I can establish some facts that the link between Royal Common and the battle happened there or whether you applied some authors licence for the sake of the stories narrative?

Keep the excellent and enjoyable writing up. Thank you.

Alastair C Widdup