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The Last Kingdom…a show I stumble upon. I do not watch television often.

 

I have never seen a show reflect the complexity of Christians and the true heart of God simultaneously.

 

So many come in his name and know Him not. Uhtred…the purest heart unintentionally after God’s.

 

Amazing depth of the Christian walk vs. what is important to God.

 

I truly hope people get the amazing message embedded in this story. My goodness.

 

C.S. Lewis.

 

I am a 45 year old, Black woman…likely not the typical viewer…absolutely not the typical person to write…God has used you Sir.

 

May He continue to use you…even if not what you intended.

 

Hello Mr Cornwell

I just wanted to say how much I’m enjoying your Last Kingdom series. I know you probably get fans writing all the time but I’ve truly loved reading through the journey of Uthred. Thank you for writing these books and putting so much effort into researching. Thank you for creating these books.

Adam Upton

Good morning

Just finished reading the Rebel-series.

I was captivated by Col. Swynyard sincere and powerful transformation when he accepted Christ and how his whole life changed. His conversion was exceptionally well articulated.

His mercy, also towards the two soldiers who tried to kill Starbuck, was also very Christ-like. Made me think of the mercy Mr. Pickwick displayed to Mr. Jingle in Charles Dickens' The Pickwick Papers.

So glad the Colonel was promoted at the end. To quote from The Bridge on the river Kwai: 'Here in the wilderness, you have turned defeat into victory!'

Leon Swart

Hi

I have enjoyed your books about the Last Kingdom partly because I am one of the descendants of Uhtred through a maternal line. Uhtred also married a daughter of Aethelred and Alfgiva  and I am descended from his grandson Gospatric Kind regards.

Kathy Cormack

Mr. Cornwell,

I just finished reading War Lord book 13 of the Saxon Chronicles. I read the whole series during the last 3 years. What a ride it was! I just wanted to thanks you for this great story. Looking forward to read more historical fiction from you.

Ugo Labrie

Cheers from Québec city, Canada.

Good evening Sir,

 

I just wanted to thank you for writing your books. I started reading your Sharpe series when I first joined the USMC infantry. Your books got me through some rough times in garrison and a couple deployments. Now I am a Sergeant and still read your books.

 

Respectfully,

Michael

Hi Bernard Cornwell.

My name is Lindsay Dufault & I have read several of your books & I really enjoy reading your books. This past weekend I just started watching a TV show that was based on some of the stuff you wrote about in your books. The show was called The Last Kingdom. There are not many authors that I like the way that they write their books.

 

Dear Mr Cornwell,

I firstly wanted to thank you for the great pleasure your books (and TV adaptations) have given me over the years, in particular the Arthur/Warlord series and The Last Kingdom, which hold a particular place in my affections.

But I'm also emailing to send you a song recommendation, if that is allowed!  This song is by a band called Show of Hands and it is called Breme Fell at Hastings.  When I listen to this song I think of you and your books, as it contains sections of spoken Saxon (as they imagine it!), and describes the events of the Battle of Hastings. https://open.spotify.com/track/7tlmCmiVB2JrrICrVi6QDI?si=GhdhE4CqSqmaL7RPaq_LTQ&utm_source=copy-link

Maybe you'll like it, who knows?!

Apologies if this email is ridiculous compared to your usual mailbag! Thank you again for your books, and have a lovely evening.

Kind regards

Kath Robertson

Hi Bernard,

It's done. I've read 'Sharpe's Assassin'! And I have very much enjoyed it following Richard Sharpe's adventures, ever since I first started in the late 80's. My Dad and I have always been huge fans of military history, although particularly Roman, WW2, and Napoleonic Periods. One day, we found Sharpe's Eagle in an old Reader's Digest tome - the title page had a fantastic picture of British infantry stood and firing their muskets. Sharpe himself was amongst their ranks, staring back at me with a mixture of hard confidence and mild curiosity. I didn't get into (serious) reading until I decided to spend some birthday book tokens at a local WH Smiths - as I recall purchased Rifles, Company, Enemy, and Honour, there and then, on the spot. The young lady who served me couldn't help but remark about how exciting those adventures looked. They were the Fontana paperbacks, each had a distinctive colour (Dark Green, Blue, Verdant Green, Black, respectively to the titles I listed earlier) on the front cover bordering a nice oil painting effecting the story's period, depicting Sharpe in action. Over the years, I picked up others, such as Siege (Purple), Regiment (Maroon), Sword (Light Blue), Revenge (Orange)....I began to wonder if they were going to run out of colours!

Finishing the series, as you mentioned Assassin is the very last Sharpe adventure, I also felt quite sad. But I still have them on the shelf and, rest assured, sometime in the future I shall enjoy marching with Sharpe all over again! Thank you for gifting the character Richard Sharpe to the world :) I have enjoyed all his adventures immensely.

Robert Douglas

Hi

I have enjoyed your film about the Last Kingdom because I am one of the descendants of Uchtred through a maternal line. Uchtred also married a daughter of Aethelred and Alfgiva (who was the daughter of Porrodr Gunnarsson, Christian Jarl of York; his father fought for Aethelstan at Brunanburh. Gunnar was the Christian Karl of Sth Northumbria Nd was my direct ancestor). You can read about it in two books I have published with Archaeopress - Identifying Brunanburh and Egil's Saga. There you may find some extra information for a future novel. Kind regards.

John R Kirby