Dear Mr Cornwell,
I am reading all The Last Kingdom books which I originally bought one by one for my son but am now enjoying as much as he did.
I have just finished The Pagan Lord which, as someone from Wolverhampton, I especially enjoyed because of its coverage of The Battle of Teotanheale or The Battle of Wodnesfeld as many locals maintain.
However I feel I must point out that Wodnesfeld is modern Wednesfield (a part of modern Wolverhampton) and not Wednesbury as stated in the Place Names list. I do realise that this is a small point but it is a matter of fact and not conjecture and does matter to us Wulfrunian locals! It also makes sense of the part in the book where one local Saxon states that the nearby village is Teotenheale whilst this is contradicted by another stating it is Wodansfeld as the exact site of the battle is a source of local dispute to this day.
The mistake is easily rectified in future editions by just changing the entry in the Place Names list.
Meanwhile I am now reading The Empty Throne and am looking forward to reading the others in the series. Keep up the good work.
Regards,
Chris Irvine