Anxiety is classified as a nervous disorder characterized by a state of excessive distress and apprehension, usually with compulsive behavior or panic attacks. Uhtred is often shown with compulsive behavior towards the Danes: “'All winter, boy, our traders have been in Mercia...' Kill the traders, I thought. Why did I think this way? I liked Ragnar. I liked him much more than I had liked my father. I should, by rights, be dead… he called me a Dane, and I liked Danes, and yet even at that time I knew I was not a Dane. Uhtred doesn't know why he has these thoughts, it could be a fundamental act of patriotism towards his homeland, but the author claims he doesn't know why he thinks this way. Given that he recently witnessed his father's death at the hands of the Danes, this could be an early sign of anxiety in