Bernard,

After reading the Saxon Chronicles, I was motivated to look into the history of our local village of Thelwall (Thelwæ), as it has strong Angelo Saxon routes.  It turns out King Edward visited our village roughly around the time that Utred’s next book might be set – 920 AD.

The village is located about 30 miles North of Chester, and was apparently founded by Edward as a military frontier outpost.  Further north of Thelwall is the town of Knutsford, which claims its name stems from the location of a Ford used by Knut, but which Knut I cannot tell.

Well, that’s as far as I got.  It would be a pleasant surprise if in any of the future books, Utred or one of his friends paid a visit to Thelwall.

Best wishes,

Paul