Haesten ambushes Uhtred's party and seizes valuable captives.Uhtred turns his attention to Aethelflaed's plight. Ecbert sends Aethelwulf and Alfred on a pilgrimage to Rome. The show is an adaption of Bernard Cornwell’s best-selling series of historical novels known as "The Saxon Stories."
Ecbert arrives and promises no harm will come to Ivar, then introduces Ragnar to Magnus. Aethelwulf sizes Ragnar and Ivar. The Saxons charge into the Norse shieldwall, and suffer heavy losses. I know too much. I want to see no more." Content from both the books and the TV series are welcome! Though a competent enough leader, Aethelwulf lacked the cunning of his father, which resulted in the brave yet foolish Aethelwulf being often outsmarted by others. He captures a soldier who tells him they expect reinforcements. Her loyalties shifting, Aethelflaed makes a dire appeal to Uhtred.Falling afoul of Alfred, Uhtred flees north to his brother, Ragnar. Ragnar states he and Kwenthrith never had sex and Aethelwulf exiles Magnus.Aethelwulf protects Kwenthrith and Magnus during the escape from MerciaAethelwulf gathers a large army in Wessex and moves to intercept the advancing Vikings in Repton. Aethelflaed prepares for war.After rescuing Mildrith, Uhtred joins the fierce battle of Cynuit and vanquishes a forbidding foe, only to have Odda the Younger claim the victory.Hild and Ragnar hunt for Uhtred, who lays plans for escape. "I'm tired of being like this. At the same time he possesses a violent temper which takes over what little good judgement he possesses, a situation which is further worsened by his manipulative father King Ecbert. Alfred lays plans for his son's future reign. A subreddit for "The Last Kingdom," the BBC/Netflix television show set in medieval England. —Iseult to Uhtred, about her divination gift, before asking him to take her virginity. In 825, his father, King Egbert, defeated King Beornwulf of Mercia, ending a long Mercian dominance over Anglo-Saxon England south of the Humber. As the royal wedding approaches, Aethelwold spreads discord from the shadows.Uhtred catches the eye of a lovely pagan queen, and his band of raiders becomes mercenaries for a Cornish king. Brida is freed by Cnut's kinsman.Sent north by Alfred to ransom enslaved king Guthred, Beocca seeks help from Uhtred, who makes a new allegiance in his quest for vengeance.Uhtred allies himself with newly crowned Alfred, but his commitment to the nascent king jeopardizes his bond with Brida.Abducted by a Viking warlord after his father is slain in battle, young Uhtred adopts the Norse way of life until tragedy befalls his new family.The stratagems of Abbot Eadred play on Guthred's weakness. As his distrust of Uhtred deepens, Alfred sends Aethelred to drive Erik and Sigefrid from London, but the young lord harbors ambitions of his own.Caught between his scheming uncle Aelfric and pitiless Viking warlord Ubba, Uhtred goes on the run and seeks out Alfred, the man who would be king.His health failing and fearing for his legacy, Alfred sends Uhtred to confront a new threat: fierce Danish warrior Bloodhair and his sorceress, Skade.Dispatched to Northumbria, Uhtred walks a fine line between fealty to Alfred and assisting Ragnar's savage blood feud with Kjartan.Eardwulf and his men pursue Uhtred's party as it flees through a countryside ravaged by disease.
Iseult of Cornwalum was a supporting character in both The Saxon Stories novel series, and The Last Kingdom television series. This conflict continues to build as Aethelwulf challenges his father more often, once even blatantly disagreeing with him over the trustworthiness of a wounded Wessex scout, saying dismissively "Not everyone thinks like you, father".Aethelwulf and his father, King Ecbert.Aethelwulf attempts to befriend Rollo and Floki. He is first and foremost an exceptional warrior in his own right, having fought and killed many Vikings and fellow Saxons during his reign as prince and then King of Wessex. Aethelwulf leads his soldiers to the settlement, and kills all the settlers.