Dear Bernard: I’m a huge fan of your work,and sat down last night to start “The Burning Land” As usual it grabbed me right from the start. However I have a question. On page 7 we are introduced to one Father Willibald, could it be an inside tribute to the great book and Norse saga “The Long Ships” by Frans G Bengtsson? that book is one of my favorite Historical Novels of all time, and Father Willibald was a large part of the story. Best Regards Earl Douglas North Vancouver B.C. Canada