He swears Northumbria to Wessex, officially making Æthelstan the king of a united England.By Dan Selcke 2 years ago How are Vikings and The Last Kingdom alike? How are they different? What characters do they share? Which one is more historically accurate? GO! Uhtred himself could be the seventh king. He and Æthelstan speculate that Edward's death, and the death of five other heirs to the crown, may have helped fulfill the prophecy. Uhtred's victory is decisive, but he's seriously wounded in the battle. By the end of the film, Uhtred once again finds himself leading a Saxon army into battle with the Danes. There are plenty of battles and bloodshed while Ingilmunder's plot unfolds and then is eventually discovered. He wants to use a war between Wessex and Scotland to weaken both kingdoms and lead the Danes to a new level of power. It turns out that Æthelstan is sadly too easily manipulated. Ingilmunder convinces Æthelstan that now is the time to finally spread Christianity across all the land by starting a fresh war with Scotland. He's in love with a man named Ingilmunder who claims to love him deeply. Uhtred is reluctant because his real focus is still on Bebbanburg, but he ultimately agrees to become the Lord of Mercia.Īs king, Æthelstan has a secret to hide. In an act of desperation, Edward asks Uhtred to take the throne because the people of Mercia trust him. King Edward arrives to help negotiate how Mercia should proceed from here, but he doesn't have many options. When the illness finally claims Æthelred's life, Mercia is left without a ruler, and Æthelred has no sons to step into the position. Some kind of sickness is spreading throughout the land, and plenty of people on both sides die. Æthelred has returned, but he's gravely ill. On the other side of the conflict, Mercia is in a sorry state. She doesn't hesitate in killing him after learning the truth, and the Danish army is left without a leader. Brida learns that Cnut had been collaborating with Æthelwold years earlier and was partly responsible for her brother Ragnar's death. He kidnaps them, hoping to use them as leverage to get Cnut to stop his assault on Mercia.Īfter the battle, Cnut relaxes with his men and Brida, who's been Cnut's lover since the events of season 3. As they travel, Uhtred happens upon the children of the Danish warlord Cnut. They barely manage to escape Bebbanburg and begin making their way to Æthelflæd's home in Mercia. Uhtred challenges Wihtgar to single combat, but Wihtgar refuses and kills Beocca himself as his men descend on Uhtred's small team. Just as he arrives at Bebbanburg, Ælfric's son Wihtgar kills his father and claims the land for himself. Uhtred never gets the chance to kill Ælfric. He takes a small group of friends and soldiers, including Thyra's husband Beocca, north to Bebbanburg. Edward declines Uhtred's request, so Uhtred decides to do the work himself. When he learns that Bebbanburg has fallen on hard times, Uhtred goes to King Edward and asks for a small army to help him take the kingdom back. Uhtred is more desperate than ever to reclaim his homeland. It's been 26 since Uhtred's birth father died and his uncle Ælfric seized control of Bebbanburg.
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