Every Season Of The Last Kingdom And The Movie, Ranked By Historical Accuracy

Summary SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT The Last Kingdom follows the unification of England in the 9th and 10th centuries, making it interesting to rank each season of the show based on overall historical accuracy. The Last Kingdom is based on Bernard Cornwell's best-selling Saxon Stories novel series, following the fictional protagonist, Uhtred of Bebbanburg.

Further, other fictional characters — like Brida and Stiorra — play significant roles in season 5 as well, requiring the show to fit them into the story somehow. What's more, the characters in the show who are based on historical figures don't follow real events very closely either. The best example of this is Aethelstan, who spends The Last Kingdom season 5 being raised by Uhtred, which obviously never occurred considering Uhtred is fictional.

The film doesn't use any costumes or sets that look egregiously out of place, but the humble outfits and structures depicted in the earlier seasons better represent the trappings of a relatively poor medieval society. Granted, the more expensive sets and costumes look great on-screen and are probably a big reason for the show's gradual growth in popularity, but the loss of historical accuracy is a consequence of that gain.

By all accounts, the real Aethelred was a competent statesman who understood the importance of his alliance with Wessex and rarely did anything to jeopardize it. There is also no evidence to suggest that the real Aelfwyn was not Aethelred's child, as the show depicts. The cruel and short-sighted Aethelred in The Last Kingdom is therefore difficult to reconcile with the historical figure who inspired him. Even so, The Last Kingdom season 4 is truer to history than its successors.

Further, The Last Kingdom season 3 depicts several real conflicts between Saxons and Danes, even if it changes the names of a few of the people involved. The Last Kingdom season 3 also employs relatively modest sets and costumes that more accurately depict life in Medieval England than later installments in the series.

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