An oath bound him to Aethelflaed. Brida, overhearing this, angrily threw Uhtred's sword from the walls, causing the Saxon army to believe that he was dead. Uhtred then went to the cemetery with Finan and Hild and gave Gisela a pagan pyre for cremation, and Aethelwold witnessed the exhuming, so he went to Brother Godwin and gave him a woman in exchange for the Brother sabotaging Uhtred's reputation with the King and Bishop Erkenwald. However, Finan calmed Young Uhtred when he planned to return to the Church, telling him that Uhtred was merely upset that he had failed to save Young Uhtred during the attack, and then swore to Young Uhtred that his father was a good man who had sacrificed his own personal comfort for the Christian kingdoms, for Bebbanburg, and for his son. Uhtred the Bold Uhtred the Bold was an Ealdorman of Northumbria in the early 11th century, 100 years after the time in which The Last Kingdom is set. Edward asked how many men Hastein had, and Uhtred estimated that he had up to 1,000 men at Beamfleot. An oath bound him to King Alfred. He also expressed regret over his spiting of Uhtred by baptizing his children, and over his banishment of Uhtred, which did not give Uhtred the respect or trust he deserved. When the sword was complete, Uhtred gave the blacksmith more than his due because of the sword's high quality, and Smith warned him that five Saxons and Danes had been asking about him; he then told him to take the sword and "make her sing". Sihtric agreed to the exchange, but he rejected Brida's demand to crucify him in the marketplace and instead had him taken to the hall. Uhtred had his men capture her, but she warned him that she was really in control of Uhtred, and that Uhtred was her prisoner and was cursed. However, Uhtred watched Father Pyrlig defeat the Viking warrior Boltan to earn his freedom, and Pyrlig joined Uhtred as he left London. Uhtred of Bebbanburg has won back his ancestral home but, threatened from all sides by enemies both old and new, he doesn’t have long to enjoy the victory. Ubbe demanded Odda's surrender, knowing that his army was weak after reading Storri's runes. Uhted and Aethelred met with Alfred, telling him that Pyrlig reported 1,000 warriors in London; Aethelred made a poor plan of launching a seaborne attack on the Ludd gate under the cover of darkness, a plan which Uhtred opposed. Bloodhair then returned to his base and wanred that Uhtred would not reach Valhalla. Ultimately, he was forced to have his men arrest and interrogate Uhtred, and Cenric severely beat him in an attempt to discover Aelfwynn's location. Together with a small band of warriors, Uhtred plans his attack on his enemy, revenge fuelling his anger, resolute on bloody retribution. Uhtred then told Hastein that he could go, but ordered him to leave behind Cnut's two young sons Esgar and Cnut. Bjorgulf and his men then fled, but Uhtred had deceived him; he had thrown down a Mercian body, as the boys were still alive. On the boat ride to Bebbanburg, Uhtred and his son sparred over Uhtred' pagan ways, as he cut his arm to sacrifice to the Norse sea goddess Ran to calm the waves. Finan then begged Uhtred to not join the Danes, saying that they should instead look north towards Bebbanburg, and that he had to abandon his brother. However, Uhtred said that they were not the same and never would be, but Aethelwold said that kings would be made and kings would die because of him. The ransom delegation being taken to Beamfleot. Uhtred arrives at the abbey where Aethelflaed is hiding. He then killed Brother Osri, and, when Aelfric came down to see what was happening, The guard claimed that Young Uhtred was a spy. Alfred, the great king, is said to be dying. Uhtred warned Alfred that Hastein had betayed him, but Alfred said that he had never trusted Hastein, and that Aethelflaed's presence was the only reason that Uhted was alive. Historica Wiki is a FANDOM Games Community. Beocca showed Uhtred documents which proved that he was the rightful Ealdorman of Bebbanburg, saying that Alfred knew of his legitimacy, and he told him to behave like an ealdorman. Edward's survival was taken by Alfred as meaning Wessex's survival, and Alfred was motivated to fight, especially after Wulfhere and Father Beocca arrived with soldiers. Uhtred reluctantly agreed, returning to Cookham with his men and with Aethelstan, training the boy to become a warrior. He was nearly taken away by the Vikings, but Clapa, Hild, and Halig rescued him and killed all but one of Kjartan's men, whom they spared in order to discover a weakness in Dunholm. Uhtred left the roof and began to throw torches at the houses of the village, distracting Guthlac's men by burning the village. Uhtred has made many enemies and sworn many oaths that could distract him from his ambition. He then taunted Uhtred about Aethelflaed, and, when he asked how she was to bed (and said that she probably squealed like a fat pig), Uhtred got into a fight with him, standing on his neck. But there he would join the service of Alfred the Great, in what was the last unconquered Saxon kingdom. Alfred ordered his guards to find and kill Uhtred, and Uhtred knocked out several guards before running off. Skorpa asked to see Odda, but Uhtred announced that Odda had been executed for treachery, and that Skorpa should prepare to die the next day, when the truce would end. In the ensuing battle, Uhtred and his men killed the guards at the docks, but, after waiting a while without any sign of Erik, Uhtred decided to head into the fortress. Having discovered the Saxon plan, Uhtred returned to the Danish city and told Ragnarr that the Saxons were not planning an assault. When Aethelred arrived at Coccham, he told Uhtred that he would be invited to take part in the attack. Uhtred threw him a bag, saying that it was a pouch of silver for his travels, but he instead ran his sword through the bag and into Aethelwold's chest. Uhtred, Halig, and Finan fled to the beach, where they found a boat; however, a group of Danish soldiers with hunting dogs pursued them, and, when Finan was wounded in the leg by an arrow, Uhtred refused to abandon his friend. Posted on February 10, 2021 by . However, Young Odda said that there were several kings in Wessex, claimed that Alfred had betrayed Wessex, and ordered Leofric to execute Uhtred. That night, Leofric, Uhtred, and Mildrith had an uncomfortable dinner where Leofric repeatedly excused himself due to tensions between Uhtred and Mildrith. The priests, Halig, and Hild arrived at the camp that night and spoke with Gelgill to negotiate Guthred's purchase. Later, the ship came ashore at a beach where Sven and his men met Sverri and his slavers, and Sven demanded to duel a weak Uhtred. Upon entering the church, Uhtred found the disemboweled body of Brother Hubert and saw Skade holding his heart. The party arrived at Beamfleot, where Haastein brought them to the brothers. Uhtred promised Sihtric that he could convince Edward to negotiate, and he convinced both kings to withdraw their men into shield walls. Plunged into a world of shifting alliances and uncertain loyalties, he will need all his strength and guile to overcome the fiercest warrior of them all. Uhtred fought with a shield and sword against the axe-wielding Ubba, who nearly killed Uhtred. There, Sihtric decided to make a bargain with Uhtred, comparing their situations as landless men. However, when Brida volunteered to join Ragnar's fleet, Uhtred said that he had promised a year of service to King Alfred, and Ragnar told him to keep his promises. After bidding his wife farewell, Uhtred and his men then departed Coccham on horseback, and he was guided to Alton by a refugee, planning to meet with Skade. Father Trew then found Guthred and freed him, and the party left the camp. Uhtred personally returned to Winchester to warn the King, and, when Odda criticized him for not engaging, he said that he had only 20 men under his command, and it would have been a slaughter. As they approached Eoferwic, they noticed smoke, and that Father Hrothweard had led an uprising against the Danes. He then charged from his cover and vainly attempted to attack Earl Ragnar, who knocked him out and took him captive. Uhtred eventually cornered Hastein against a tree, and Hastein offered to tell Uhtred who had Aethelwold kill Ragnar. At the dawn of the tenth century Britain stands as a divided realm. Rivals for his succession are poised to tear the kingdom apart. Brida and Uhtred were originally just friends, but they soon developed a youthful romance while they were in their preteens. Days later, his father left with a force of local men to join Kings Aella and Osberht in recapturing the city of York from the Vikings; Uhtred's uncle Aelfric was left with 30 men to protect Uhtred. The next morning, on Saint Cedd's Day, Uhtred and Leofric duelled in an open area in front of the Palace; the King left early, unable to watch his two best warriors try to kill each other. Aethelwold then confirmed that Sigebriht was to fight for Wessex, and he said that Uhtred was nothing but a sword and a lump of mettle, that he would die forgotten unwritten, and that he would go to neither Heaven nor Valhalla. Uhtred remembered Offa from Dunholm as Aethelwold's man, and Offa confessed that Aethelwold had sent Offa to kill him.