Hello Mr Cornwell.
I’ve just seen a poster of the new Last Kingdom BBC series and this Uthred has dark hair! I was gutted I hope they do the book justice.
I stayed at Cannington for a week in early July and I visited Cannington hill and the river parrett and immediately went home and started reading the last kingdom again. God I love that book. The road that lead us to the river was said to have been used by Alfred in 878 so the fact you placed cynuit at Cannington in very believable.
I always imagined cynuit taking place at cantisbury head in Lynton as the men of Devon gained the victory, but I have read that back in 878 that much more of Exmoor and Cannington were within the borders of Devon in Saxon times.Do you think there is any truth in that?
Thanks for your time and the hours of happiness your books have given me.
Ian