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The infant is briefly shown in the arms of a nursemaid, as Hild informs Uhtred of Gisela's death while he was away fighting Danes. Uhtred was the father of two other children in The Last Kingdom ...

England, 872. A Saxon man, raised by Danes, must choose a side and play his part in the birth of a nation, alongside the man who would become known as King Alfred the Great.

The Last Kingdom is a historical fiction series based ... The Anglo-Saxon lands are gradually attacked, plundered and ruled by Viking Danes in many areas. The story covers about 40–45 years ...