#KING ALFRED VIKINGS TV SHOW SERIES#
The Last Kingdom is by far the most historically accurate show of the two, as Vikings is just more Hollywood than 'history. In the TV series Vikings, Alfred first appeared in season three as a young boy and by the end of season five, Alfred was the King of Wessex and Mercia. Therefore, those involved in the path of Asatru and/or Historically based Heathenry should be prepared to know a few facts about these TV shows. By the time Uhtred is dispossessed of his land in Northumbria, Ragnar Lothbrok is long dead, and his sons are pretty much in charge of the heathens. The Last Act is the twentieth and final episode in the sixth season of Vikings, and eighty-ninth and final episode overall. These two TV shows have brought droves of people into Asatru, like it or not. On the show, King Alfred is, of course, based on Alfred the Great, therefore the show's era is accurate to his character. The Last Kingdom is set in ninth-century England when Alfred the Great ruled Wessex and eventually became King of the Anglo-Saxons. Ragnar is just a super common Viking name. One Uhtred historical inaccuracy in The Last Kingdom is the era of the series. It should be noted that the Ragnar (Peter Gantzler) who adopts Uhtred on The Last Kingdom is explicitly not intended to be the famous Ragnar Lothbrok. If Vikings returns to Wessex to face off with King Alfred - as we predict it will - it will be interesting to see if any of the events match up with the events of The Last Kingdom. Two of those sons - Ubbe and Ivar - also feature prominently in Bernard Cornwell's The Last Kingdom books. We may see more of Ubbe the raider on Vikings soon. Now entering its final act, Hirst's series has passed the narrative baton from the deceased Ragnar Lothbrok (Travis Fimmel) to his sons. It's an interesting quirk of the series' competing points of view that "Ubbe" is portrayed as a thoughtful hero, whereas "Ubba" is a savage raider. The series tells the sagas of Ragnar's band of Viking brothers and his family, as he rises to become King of the Viking tribes. Both the English and Scandinavian sources place him in Wessex at the time of the Great Heathen Invasion. Vikings Vikings follows the adventures of Ragnar Lothbrok, the greatest hero of his age. The Ubba (Rune Temte) that Uhtred (Alexander Dreymon) kills on The Last Kingdom season 1 is the very same Ubbe (Jordan Patrick Smith) who now leads the sons of Ragnar in Kattegat on Vikings.
"The lack of Danish written history makes it hard to know anything with much certainty: there's a surprisingly comprehensive written history on the "English"/Saxon side, but by its very nature that history is susceptible to being second hand, hearsay/rumour or mistranslated/misunderstood.Then there's Ubba - yet another shared character who demonstrates both the similarities and the differences between the two series. The Seers prophecy is never wrong, Ivar the Boneless will eventually die a terrible death, but the question of by who and when still remains. This leads to some inconsistencies (such as Sigurd, who in Vikings will raid Northumbria, while in the Saxon Stories will practically be ignored). However, when it comes to the Vikings TV show, Alex Høgh, the actor who plays the evil mad king, teased fans that he is on season 6.
"So while there's a lot of overlap, they both ignore some of the legends while acknowledging other parts. They said: "There's a clear overlap between the two stories, but why are some characters missing? Well partly because both series embellish their stories, change history a little etc - simply because there is not much written history (from the Danish side, at least) at this time. Three of Alfred's brothers, thelbald, thelberht and. He was the youngest son of King thelwulf and his first wife Osburh, who both died when Alfred was young. The series starts at the beginning of the Viking Age, which was marked by the Lindisfarne raid in the year 793.įans have noticed some overlap between the two series, but one fan explained on an online forum how most of the crossovers are just coincidence. 849 26 October 899) was King of the West Saxons from 871 to 886, and King of the Anglo-Saxons from 886 until his death in 899.
In contrast, Vikings was inspired by the stories of Norseman in early medieval Scandinavia, between the fifth and 10th centuries. He knew who Alfred was in regards to his parentage.
The Last Kingdom story is set in the late ninth century when England was separated into seven kingdoms, and it was not yet united as one country. In the series Vikings, King Ragnar Lothbrok (Travis Fimmel) met Alfred (Isaac O’Sullivan), Athelstan’s (George Blagden) son, in season 4B.
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