Whats the craic Bernard? Just finished Sword song, and in it you said that Uhtred was very tall how tall?, just wondering if you did any research as to how tall people were back then in the middle ages and before, i always thought and was told people were shorter compared to us today, but maybe i was wrong, and also you say Uhtred is your ancestor from Bamburgh, my family and ancestors are from berwick-upon-tweed in northumberland as my surname is Tweddell, so maybe our ancestors paths crossed you never know, All the best, Ross.
They were shorter, yes, but not always - Thomas a'becket was well over six feet (I think 6' 6" - we still have some of his clothes). So, I imagine Uhtred was an inch over six feet? Not that it matters. In the country of the blind the one-eyed man is king, so all that counts is that he's taller than most people! Of course the wealthier you were the more likely you were to be tall (it seemed to depend largely on childhood diet), so while most peasantry was probably much shorter than today's average, the privileged were perhaps nearer 'normal'??