Dear Bernard,

I’m reading the Warlord books – and again, like the Arthur books – I’m loving them. I love how the shield wall’s a described, you truly feel and smell the battle. My favorite will forever be Derfel and Ceinwyn, but Uhtred is a fantastic character – truly and Ætheflæd as well.

Being Danish – from Jutland even it makes it even more interesting. The Jutes were – as I’m sure you know – migrating with the Angles and Saxons. HEngist & Horsa were Jutes – well so it goes anyways. My wife’s surname is Friis. I haven’t delved deeper into that, but she might be from a Danish aristocratic family or might be from Friisia. Not that it matters much anyways

I was looking through the map and the pins with the locations – one thing that I don’t agree with you on, is the pin over Hedeby/Haithabu. I do believe it should be located near modern day Schleswig in what is now Germany. It doesn’t bother nor offend me though. atleast you didn’t invent towns like Kattegat (HBO’s series “Vikings”) ;-)

do keep up the good work – I’ve become addicted to those books, and think I will have to re-read them, when I’m done.

Thank you

b’rgds

Lars