Should you watch The Last Kingdom?
Who it’s good for, who it isn’t, and what’s in it. No ratings, no scores.
The Last Kingdom
Series · 2015
A show of heroic deeds and epic battles with a thematic depth that embraces politics, religion, warfare, courage, love, loyalty and our universal search for identity. Combining real historical figures and events with fictional characters, it is the story of how a people combined their strength under one of the most iconic kings of history in order to reclaim their land for themselves and build a place they call home.
The sides of The Last Kingdom
- A Saxon boy raised by Danes
- King Alfred's fight for England
- Shield walls and Viking raids
The Last Kingdom is good for you if…
- you like ninth-century England, its kings and its churches.
- you like sword fights and battles in the mud.
- you like King Alfred scheming to unite England, with Uhtred a warrior he never fully trusts.
The Last Kingdom is bad for you if…
- you can't stand blood and hacked limbs.
- five seasons is too much for you.
About: identity · loyalty · faith · home
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