[quote=""erechwydd""]Thanks for the welcome, Carla.

I have in fact been reading your blog for a while now, and I'm always impressed at how much you know about the little details of the Early Medieval period. (I have a lot of research reading to do!)
The username...well, I did wonder if it was entirely appropriate, considering I'm a born southerner who has not even (alas) set foot in Cumbria except for a couple of stops at Tebay services.

But it fits in with what I'm researching/writing, so I decided to go with it anyway.
Really enjoyed
Paths of Exile, by the way - especially the way you blended harsh realities with such a healthy helping of humour.[/quote]
Thanks! I'm glad you enjoyed
Exile, and pleased you find my blog useful - it's always nice to know there's someone reading.
Tebay services is the best service station in the country by a large margin, so that displays excellent taste
I always associate Erechwydd with Urien Rheged. Is he the subject of your research, out of interest? By the way, if you're interested in early medieval Cumbria, have you come across Kathleen Herbert's North Kingdoms trilogy (aka Cumbrian trilogy)? I like them very much. The first one,
Bride of the Spear, is set in the late-ish sixth century and the hero is Owain son of Urien.