Reading The Warlord I was more than a bit surprised to read the words” malochio it ha colpito” . I remember from many years ago my grandmother performing the oil and water ritual of the malochio for a neighbor. My grandmother, a Sicilian like all of the family, had her dark side, like all of the family. Witchy stuff.
Never thought I might read those words in a book about about Uhtred of Bebbansburg. Another coincidence is that my name is Benedict, or Benedetto to my grandmother. I love all your books, and thanks for many happy hours of vicarious adventure.
Ben Mazzullo