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Mar 27, 2017 · Episode two though, really belonged to Halig and Hild, who were given a satisfying amount of screen time and character development over the course of the hour. Hild’s...
- The Last Kingdom series 2 recap
Warning: spoilers ahead for The Last Kingdom series 2. At...
- The Last Kingdom series 2 recap
Nov 20, 2018 · Warning: spoilers ahead for The Last Kingdom series 2. At the start of season two, our hero was drowning his sorrows over the murder of Shadow Queen Iseult in the season one finale.
Mar 9, 2022 · The Last Kingdom season 5, episode 2 recap – sacrifice to the gods. The politics swiftly become complicated and the blood begins to flow in earnest in a tense second episode. This recap of The Last Kingdom season 5, episode 2 contains spoilers.
- Jonathon Wilson
- Destiny Is All!
- Season 1
- Season 2
- Season 3
- Season 4
Introductions
Welcome! If you need a handy recap before The Last Kingdom Season 5 drops on Netflix we’ve got you covered with our full story recap with everything you need to know if you don’t fancy plunging back in and watching four seasons of action. Feel free to check out the below links to jump straight down to the season of your choice, otherwise let’s begin!
The beginning
The Last Kingdom begins with young Uhtred as a boy. He’s heir of Bebbanburg, an area of land held by his father, Lord Uhtred. When Vikings attack, led by a vicious warlord, Uhtred’s father is slain in battle. In the wake of this, he’s kidnapped by the Danes along with a young Saxon girl called Brida. The Dane leader, Earl Ragnar, warms to both Uhtred and Brida. Ragnar eventually decides to buy Uhtred for himself following a meeting with Uhtred’s uncle Aelfric, and Uhtred is subsequently raise...
The Kingdom of Wessex
Kjartan blames Uhtred for the murders and he’s forced to flee with Brida to the Kingdom of Wessex. This area is ruled by King Alfred. Wessex has its own problems though, including scheming from nobleman Aethelwold who believes he should be King. Brida decides against staying and teams up with Earl Ragnar’s son, Ragnar The Younger. Uhtred meanwhile, finds his relationship with Alfred sour after interrupting his prayers. His wife also starts to resent him too.
Pagan Magic
When Uhtred goes plundering for treasure as a way of getting away from Alfred and Wessex, he finds a pagan Queen called Iseult whom he falls in love with. Alfred does not take kindly to this and orders Uhtred’s execution. When the Danes attack though, it causes everyone to flee. Alfred and his wife, Aelswith, hide with their newborn son, Edward, in the marshes of Athelney. However, their son is sick. Thankfully, Uhtred and Iseult show and perform a Pagan ritual which cures the baby. It also a...
King in the North
The second season begins with a prophetic vision, courtesy of Abbot Eadred of Cumbraland. Guthred, the king of Cumbraland, has been enslaved by Kjartan and Sven. He’s in a rough way so naturally, King Alfred wants to help. This also coincides with him extending his own kingdom and influence, so he sends Father Beocca to try and negotiate. On his journeys, Beocca runs into Uhtred who agrees to help given they have a common enemy in Kjartan. Instead of the original plan though, Uhtred and Beocc...
Slavery
Uhtred’s popularity is a constant concern but instead of killing him like Eadred suggests, Guthred “mercifully” sells him into slavery on the open seas. Naturally, King Alfred learns what’s happened and sends his hostage, Ragnar the Younger, to find Uhtred. Following months of abuse, the slave ship docks and Uhtred is close to death. Thankfully, Ragnar saves him from this fate, heading out into the wilderness to help him regain his strength. Interestingly, Uhtred runs into Gisela again, who a...
The Ultimatum
After learning of Eadred’s death, Alfred forces Uhtred into an ultimatum – either Ragnar be executed or he swear an oath of service to the King. He chooses the latter. However, Uhtred also negotiates for Brida and Ragnar’s freedom in the wake of this. In order to secure the kingdoms and prevent war from breaking out, King Alfred organizes for his daughter, Princess Aethelflaed, to marry Lord Aethelred of Mercia. Unfortunately all is not well, as it turns out Aethelred is abusive behind closed...
Bloodhair
The season opens with a new threat on the horizon. A Viking warrior called Bloodhair prepares to march against Alfred, guided by a seer named Skade. She claims to have seen a vision of victory. So naturally, Uhtred heads out to fight Bloodhair’s men, who are raiding villages. On his travels, Uhtred sees Skade torturing priests in a nearby church and takes her hostage. When Bloodhair loses the ensuing battle to get her back and flees, Skade starts to shift her allegiance toward Uhtred. In Wess...
Skade’s curse
However, bigger problems are afoot. Gisela dies giving birth to Uhtred’s third child. When Uhtred finds out, he believes this is a sign of Skade’s curse. After a disagreement about burial rituals, Uhtred lashes out at the bribed priest and slaps him. Only, because the old man was initially frail, he dies at Uhtred’s hand. Uhtred dejects Alfred’s suggestion of a a lifetime oath to Wessex, and alongside his most loyal men, flee Wessex. Skade is with them. Upon escaping, Uhtred is wounded by a s...
The Alliance
Remember Bloodhair? Well, Aethelwold continues to scheme and heads up to see him. Bloodhair has joined forces with Sigefrid’s ally Haesten, and they both listen as Aethelwold suggests they gather a grand Dane army in Dunholm. Interestingly, this coincides with Uhtred who ends up at Dunholm where he’s nursed back to health by Ragnar and Brida. They’ve heard about Aethelwold’s plan and intend to get involved. Uhtred however, does not. His rejection sees Ragnar’s cousin Cnut label him as a “Dane...
With a shaky truce established at the end of season 3, the fourth season picks up several years into Edward’s reign, with the young King struggling to fill the large boots left behind by his father. Uhtred is no help here either, and after refusing to swear allegiance to Alfred’s son, ends up growing closer to Aethelflaed as his loyalty lies more w...
Episode 2. When spies infiltrate the Cumbraland army, Uhtred must rely on his troops to protect him.
Mar 9, 2022 · The final season of The Last Kingdom is here. Will Uhtred reclaim his ancestral home of Bebbanburg? We review and explain every episode.
Mar 17, 2017 · Ninth-century Nordic noir rides again. It was the end of 2015 when we last rode out through the mud and blood of Saxon England with King Alfred and his doughty battlefield dynamo Uhtred, so it will be interesting to see what has changed in series two.
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