Post B #6

Dear Bernard Cornwell,

This part of the novel was very amusing, I liked it when the two big me, Gronn and Eric's champion were forced to wrestle. Uhtred's man, Gronn won of course, but he was smaller and not favored. This brutal, no rules, brawl between these two men was very amusing to read about, and I think that it would certainly have been something to see since both men were essentially giants. Another thing I would like to ask you about is why do you make all of your heroes tall?

Sharpe was a tall man with harper, and even taller man, beside him. Now Uhtred is in this series and he is tall with a tall man as his best friend. As I write this, I am seeing many similarities between the Richard Sharpe series and the Saxon Tales. The only true difference is perhaps their childhoods, and then of course the time in which they take place. Both men are uneducated for the most part but can read and write poorly. They are both fit, muscular and leaders of men. Both are independent and cunning. While not especially book-savvy, they are both very good tactical thinkers and they can set up fantastic ambushes or carry out admirable, small force military raids. Finally, they are both very rich. Sharpe, although he loses his fortune at one point in time, gains it all back on the battlefield of Vittoria, but then his wife steals the money from him as she runs away with another man. Hopefully Uhtred's wife is faithful and his money stays safe, but he also has a considerable horde that he was acquired over the past couple years from performing viking raids.