Ragnar's army marches but traitors emerge from within.Calling upon Saxon forces to rally and drive the Vikings out of Wessex, Uhtred and Alfred gird for a decisive battle, but treachery awaits.Bloodhair and Aethelwold try to coax Uhtred into their alliance against Alfred. Prince Alfred has a vision in which Athelstan tells him the Vikings are in York, so King Aethelwulf joins forces with Bishop Heahmund.Aethelwulf and a group of soldiers arrive, and he invites Ragnar to speak with his father. King Egbert, who woos Lagertha, offers her a necklace.Aethelwulf and Judith, a disintegrating political marriage.Aethelwulf, although lacking the political acumen (and keen intelligence) of his father, seems doggedly determined to be a good man, a stalwart Christian, a dutiful son, and a strong warrior and future king. The Last Kingdom. Uhtred conspires with Erik to rescue Aethelflaed, forcing a fateful confrontation with Sigefrid.
Edward proposes an unexpected path forward for Mercia. 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. —Iseult to Uhtred, about her divination gift, before asking him to take her virginity. Aethelwulf orders a retreat, and flees to Ecbert's capital to ready its evacuation. Uhtred and Brida search out a seer.A message from Uhtred and the machinations of Skade exploit divisions among the Danes. A very strong and abled warrior-king, Æthelwulf was at the forefront of driving the Vikings from the lands of Wessex. Æthelwulf of Wessex was the king of Wessex from 839 to 858. As a sign of goodwill, Aethelwulf returns Athelstan's bracelet to confirm that the monk is still alive. Background. Despite Ragnar's promise of safety, Aethelwulf's group is ambushed by Northmen led by Erlendur. King Æthelwulf (which means "Noble Wolf") was King of Wessex and Mercia, and son of the late King Ecbert. 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. Uhtred forms a cunning battle plan and finds an unexpected ally in young Edward.Uhtred reluctantly prepares to take power in Mercia but secretly formulates an alternate plan. [a] In 825, his father, King Egbert, defeated King Beornwulf of Mercia, ending a long Mercian dominance over Anglo-Saxon England south of the Humber. I know too much.
Ecbert sends Aethelwulf and Alfred on a pilgrimage to Rome. 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. In the eighth century, Mercia was the most powerful kingdom in southern England, but in the early ninth Wessex became dominant. I've seen too much. He later died from an allergic reaction to … Æthelwulf (Old English for "Noble Wolf";[2] died 13 January 858) was King of Wessex from 839 to 858. Haesten ambushes Uhtred's party and seizes valuable captives.Uhtred turns his attention to Aethelflaed's plight.
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. 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.