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- Referencenod to comics or other movies
- Cameoa familiar face shows up
- Setupplanted now, pays off later
- Behind the scenesproduction trivia
- Behind the scenesUhtred came from the author's family tree
Bernard Cornwell met his birth father only at 58. That's when he learned he descended from the Saxon lords of Bebbanburg, including Uhtred the Bold. That's where the hero came from.
source ↗ - CameoRutger Hauer as Ravn
Ragnar's father, the old blind skald Ravn, is played by Rutger Hauer, Blade Runner's replicant Roy Batty.
source ↗ - ReferenceEthandun really happened
The battle that closes the season is Edington, in 878. Alfred's win forced Guthrum to make peace and be baptized, just as in the show.
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- Behind the scenesNetflix comes aboard
S2 was the first season Netflix co-produced with the BBC. In 2018, Netflix took over the show on its own.
source ↗ - CameoEnter Finan and Æthelflæd
This season brings in Mark Rowley as Finan and Millie Brady as Æthelflæd. Both stay through the end of the series.
source ↗ - ReferenceÆthelflæd was real
Alfred's daughter is a historical figure. She married Æthelred of Mercia and became known as the Lady of the Mercians.
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- Behind the scenesNetflix's first solo season
S3 is the first season made by Netflix alone and the first with 10 episodes. The earlier ones had 8.
source ↗ - ReferenceThe king who dreamed of England
The real Alfred died in 899. He never ruled all of England, but his heirs finished the job. The show follows that thread.
source ↗ - ReferenceThe rebel cousin was real too
Æthelwold, Alfred's nephew, existed. He challenged Edward for the throne, sided with the Danes and died in battle in 902.
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- ReferenceTettenhall, 910
The season's big battle is based on Tettenhall in 910, when Saxons from Mercia and Wessex beat the Northumbrian Danes.
source ↗ - ReferenceSigtryggr has a real model
Sigtryggr, the Viking who debuts this season, is based on Sihtric Cáech, king of Dublin and later York in the early 10th century.
source ↗ - Behind the scenesBeocca's last season
Ian Hart, Father Beocca since the very first episode, leaves the show this season.
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- Behind the scenesAnnounced as the last
On April 30, 2021, Netflix confirmed S5 would be the last. Filming wrapped that June in Hungary.
source ↗ - ReferenceBebbanburg is Bamburgh
The fortress Uhtred wants back is Bamburgh Castle in Northumberland. Today's castle is much later, but the site was already fortified in Saxon times.
source ↗ - ReferenceThe Lady of the Mercians in history
The real Æthelflæd ruled Mercia for seven years after her husband died and died in 918. The season draws on that period.
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- ReferenceBrunanburh, 937
The final battle is Brunanburh, in 937. Æthelstan's win over the northern kings is seen as a milestone in the making of England.
source ↗ - CameoFamiliar faces in Valhalla
The Valhalla vision brings back actors whose characters died in the show, including Emily Cox as Brida.
source ↗ - Behind the scenesCharacters cut for the format
Being a film, it dropped several series characters, including Aelswith, Stiorra and Young Uhtred. Writer Martha Hillier said it became a single-protagonist story. It shot in Budapest from January to March 2022.
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