I have just finished reading all 8 of the Saxon series during this month’s hot summer days – love Uhtred and learning the history of the period.  I learnt a lot and now anxious to do some more research into the period.  I do have one comment which might have already been brought to your attention (I haven’t read through all the comments) and that is that you got your children mixed up in order of birth and age – Uhtred (eldest became the priest) daughter was second and the youngest by 5 years was the son who later became called Uhtred when his father disowned the eldest and became a warrior – In the Empty Throne you keep saying the daughter was the youngest when in your earliest books she is Uhtred second born.  Maybe this has been noted before but as I read all 8 with no break this jumped out of me …..

Eurilda