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Uhtred of Bamburgh (Uhtred the Bold—sometimes Uchtred; died ca. 1016), was ruler of Bamburgh and from 1006 to 1016 the ealdorman of Northumbria. He was the son of Waltheof I , ruler of Bamburgh (Bebbanburg) , whose family the Eadwulfingas had ruled the surrounding region for over a century.
The Danes feign a retreat, leading the reserves of the Saxon army to attack, and then be flanked by a hidden force of Danes. Uhtred is killed, and his 10-year-old son Uhtred and a Saxon girl named Brida are taken as slaves by Ragnar. The boy later saves the Earl's daughter Thyra from Sven, son of Kjartan, one of Ragnar's ship captains.
The Last Kingdom is the first historical novel in The Saxon Stories by Bernard Cornwell, published in 2004.This story introduces Uhtred of Bebbanburg, a Saxon noble who is kidnapped by Danish Vikings as a young child and is assimilated into their culture, religion and language before a series of events lead him into the service of King Alfred of Wessex and his participation in multiple battles ...
Uhtred brushes it off – after all, he hasn't got a woman at the moment, and he isn't a king – but since the prophecy is the same as the movie's title, even we know that is going to be ...
A weakened Uhtred is found by the Danes and taken to Shetland, where he learns that Ingilmundr is a Danish spy. He meets with Anlaf and the other kings, who ask Uhtred to assassinate Aethelstan to avoid war. Uhtred travels to Wintanceaster and fails to convince Aethelstan to stop his aggression. Uhtred then returns to Bebbanburg, only to learn ...
Uhtred is devastated by the news that his beloved wife, Gisela, has died in childbirth, along with the newborn child. When Uhtred and Skade return to Lundene, the cleric Godwin denounces Gisela, ranting that Gisela was the devil's whore and has come back from the dead as Skade. Uhtred flies into a rage and strikes him, unintentionally killing him.
SPOILER ALERT: Do not keep reading if you have not finished Season 5 of “The Last Kingdom.” “The Last Kingdom” is coming to an end. Although a two-hour movie followup is currently filming ...
Uhtred sets fire to all of Cnut's boats but one, which Osferth takes to reach King Edward. Uhtred buys time by tricking Cnut into believing that he killed Cnut's daughter. Enraged, Cnut pursues Uhtred and his greatly outnumbered band. Uhtred hopes that the time Cnut wastes will enable Edward to bring his army.