Susan asked Patricia Bracewell:

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Patricia Bracewell Hi Susan. Apologies for not responding sooner. I didn't see your question until just now. This is not the same time period as Ragnar Lothbrok and King Ecbert. (Aethelred II named all his sons after earlier kings, so that's why the names are the same.) The King Ecbert in the Vikings t.v. show ruled as king of Wessex from 802-839. He was the grandfather of King Alfred the Great. My novels don't begin until 1002. As for the Uhtred who we all know and love from Bernard Cornwell's books, he was an ancestor of the Uhtred who appears in my books, and of course he is contemporary with Alfred the Great who ruled from 871-899. So, lots of generations in between Cornwell's Uhtred and mine. I hope this information helps.

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