![]() ![]() Cornwell writes, in Uhtred’s voice: “Start your killers young, before their consciences are grown. She was a Saxon child captured by the Danes and raised with Uhtred in Ragnar’s household, and she became Uhtred’s first lover. In the early seasons Brida’s character development and her story were similar to what we saw in the novels. We have watched loathsome villains pay the ultimate price for their deeds-characters we loved to hate: Skade, Aelfric, Aethelwold, Cnut, Kjartan, Bloodhair, Sigefrid. We have seen children grow, have seen the bond among Uhtred’s companions tighten and strengthen amid danger and heartbreak. So many wonderful characters, each with a compelling story. ![]() We have seen beloved heroes die: Alfred, Leofric, Ragnar, Beocca, Aethelflaed, Steapa, Osferth, Gisela-the list goes on. This final season has four previous seasons of accumulated story and character development on which to draw. The scripts for The Last Kingdom are based on the novels of Bernard Cornwell, on the history of 10 th century England, and on what emerges from the creative minds of the showrunners. ![]()
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