WARNING: Spoilers ahead!
This is a new BBC Tv Series I discovered
recently, and I watched the whole 1st season into 3 days time. That’s
not so difficult though, because the whole 1st season consists of
only 8 - 45 minutes long – episodes.
The story is
based on the books ‘The Saxon Stories’,
written by Bernard Cornwell, (which
I haven’t read), and tells the story of
Uhtred, who was born as a Saxon, but he was raised as a Dane.
The story starts when the Danes attack the
young boy’s Kingdom of Bebbenburg, and his father Lord Uhtred, gathers an army
in order to face them. Earl Ragnar of the Danes is attacked
by Lord Uhtred and his army, who has no chance of victory, but his bravery earns
the respect of the Viking leader. The battle is lost, and Lord Uhtred dies. The
Danes take his son as a slave, together with another orphan girl, named Brida.
Slowly slowly Ragnar accepts the young boy, and finally he is raising him as if
he was his own son. So, after losing his father, Uhtred now found a new father,
but that’s not so simple. Because,
although he was born Saxon, now he is being raised as a Dane.
All the things
you just read, are just the beginning of a wonderful story, which is deployed
in the 8 episodes of the 1st season of ‘The Lost Kingdom’.
The Last Kingdom is blessed with a talented
group of actors, including some veterans as well, like Ratger Hauer for
example, who plays the Viking Ravn. Also, it was a great surprise to me to see
Matthew Macfadyen as the Lord Uhtred. Sadly these
2 characters won’t last for more than 1 episode, but they helped ground the
series with their presence in this 1st episode. After that, young
Uhtred and Brida take over, as we watch them mature into adulthood.
The Last Kingdom
is the first book in the Saxon Stories, so hopefully with the show’s success we
will get to see more…
I really enjoyed watching this 1st season,
and I’m waiting impatiently for the 2nd one to come out.
Highly
recommended, especially to all those who like Medieval books or films, filled
with battles, swords, bravery and of course love stories.
Because let’s face it, like it or not, every series lately MUST include a few
love stories as well.
My Rating: 8.0 / 10.0 - IMDB’s Rating: 8.6 / 10.0
By clicking on the following link you can watch a trailer for The Last Kingdom.
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