Hi Bernard,

Firstly, I hope you are well!

I’ve just discovered ‘The Last Kingdom’ & couldn’t contain my excitement at seeing a character called ‘Wolland’. It is in fact my surname & I have always tried to research where my name originates from, and where I’m from. So my question is, is the Character ‘Wolland’ Historically accurate? and if so, how did you discover the name & stuff like that? additionally, if he is not historically accurate, what made you choose the name?

I am intrigued! I’m not sure how accurate the AncestryDNA tests are, but I genuinely have some Danish & Norwegian ancestry which is weird, because my family tree extends over 200 years primarily to Southern England, so have always wondered where my surname Wolland comes from.. albeit lost.

Thank you for reading, hope you can help :)

Regards

Luke