Your Questions

Hi there, big fan of your work especially the last kingdom series. Lords of the North might go down as my favorite of the 10 so far.

Question for you, would you happen to know If the Norse/Danes/swedes used to sell each other for slaves as well as those they raided? For example the petty kingdoms in Norway, during those times would they have had slaves made up of other kingdoms within Norway?

Thanks!!

Hussein

Hello Bernard,

I love your Last Kingdom series and have read them all multiple times.  My question is about Sigtryggr.  When we first meet him in Death of Kings, he is called both Sigtryggr Ivarson and Olafson and his father in that book and Warriors of the Storm is called Jarl Ivar and Jarl Olaf.  Is this an eBook typo or an editorial mishap?  Either way, I will continue to read this series over and over and cannot wait for Book 11...even though Book 10 was just published in the US!

 

Thank you!

Cara Millstein

Dear Mr. Bernard Cornwell

For a good period of time I have been wondering what Mr. (Sweet)  William has been up to; now that he mustered out to the colony of Canada. Is it possible for you to fill me in. Is he OK? That is my main concern.

Sincerely;

Laurence Brill

I have just finished reading the first ten volumes, for the second or third time, I know maybe slightly excessive, however I do like to keep the story flowing. Any idea when volume 11 maybe released in UK?? Indeed to plan when I restart volume 1.

Regards & very best wishes from a Northumbrian resident trying to come to terms with local history.

If it is going to be a long wait I will just have to start the Sharpe series again.

Once again many thanks for a superb reading experience.

Barry Liddell

Hi,

Wikipedia tells me that 1356 belongs in the Grail Quest series, but it's not listed there...

Licensing The Last Kingdom to Netflix was a good step -- they are doing a good job with it.  I have enjoyed the first year of the series, and I am now picking up the Grail Quest series.

Alan

Which of the book series were included in the BBC series first season?  Do you anticipate a season 2?

Clay Humphries

Dear Mr. Cornwell,

I just finished re-reading Agincourt.  I loved it the first time but picked up on so much more this time around.  One thing I noticed was that in the final battle scenes, I believe you changed POV 18 times between 5 characters. Changing POV can be tricky so I wondered if you might share your thoughts on how to successfully change POV within a scene and/or how you charted/decided to switch viewpoints as you were writing.

RJ

Found this video on You Tube of re-enactors at Fort Henry Canada using British drill movements. They are of a later period and with more modern weapons but I feel it gives you a feel of a Napoleonic battle, I thought the platoon fire was more terrifying than the volley fire, what do you think?  https://youtu.be/fqGiSoY-zr0

Peter Brown

You have stated that the Battle of Brunanburh will feature in your future Saxon Chronicles books.  I wonder if you have decided where you will place Brunanburh as there seems to be disagreement amongst historians.

I have recently purchased an engraving of Britannia Salonica by M Burghers c. 1720 which clearly shows Brunanburgh as being somewhere between Coldstream and Norham, just north west of Bamburgh or as it shows on the map, Bebbaburh.

I wondered what your thoughts are on this.

Please keep writing your wonderful stories which have held me spellbound.

Ann

Hi Mr. Cornwell!

Could Sharpe have any involvement in the flight of the Royal Portuguese family to Brazil? I believe that by the chronology of history it would be possible, is that right? Thank you for the fantastic books, hope to see you in Brazil someday!

Bruno Gavinho