As we know that Uhtred was born in 857 and Alfred died in 899, making the former a sprightly 42 y.o., I feel that our hero (or anti-hero) has a lot more to account for to regain his rightful inheritance. The Danish Kings of York are the virtual rulers of the North and Bebbanberg’s decendants who rule Northumbria are clients to them.
Eadwolf, Earl of Bernica (Northumberland & Durham) dies in 913, leaving Uhtred a clear -cut chance to regain his glory, by helping to rid the North of the attacks of the Irish-Vikings under Ragnald. It is only when Uhtred would be 63 (in 920) that Ragnald would recognize the supemecy of Edward the Elder,
I, as well as a multitude of avid readers of your books, wait on tenterhooks for the next book in this series which I hope will be forthcoming, and although the events above are historically correct, I realize that as an author, you may have to juggle the facts a little to achieve the formula of an “un-put-a-down-able” novel, so please keep up the good work for as long as you can, to satiate the thirst for your literally skills
Bob Ferry