Search results
Ælla of Northumbria was a minor character in both The Saxon Stories novel series, and The Last Kingdom television series. He was a king who was allied with Ealdorman Uhtred and King Osbert during the battle with the Danes.
Ælla (or Ælle or Aelle, fl. 866; died 21 March 867) was King of Northumbria, a kingdom in medieval England, during the middle of the 9th century.
On March 23, 867, during the attempt to retake York from the Danes, Osbert was killed and King Aelle was captured. The Danes were determined to make an example of the surviving leader and impress their claim on the Northumbrian kingdom.
May 3, 2023 · Aella, sometimes spelled Ælla or Aelle, was also mentioned in the Norse sagas. This was after the Vikings invaded England, supposedly in retaliation for Aella killing their possibly-apocryphal leader Ragnar Lothbrok in the early 860s. Here is the story of King Aella of Northumbria.
Aella of Northumbria (died March 21 or 23, 867, York, Northumbria [now North Yorkshire, England]) was an Anglo-Saxon king of Northumbria who succeeded to the throne in 862 or 863, on the deposition of Osbert, although he was not of royal birth.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Osbert of Northumbria was a minor character in both The Saxon Stories novel series, and The Last Kingdom television series. He was a king who was allied with Lord Uhtred and King Ælla during the battle at the Siege of Eoferwic with the Danes.
People also ask
Who was king Aella?
Who is LLA in the Last Kingdom?
Is King Aelle a real king?
How old was Aella when he ruled Northumbria?
When it comes back to Ælle, while accounts of figures in such an era are always a difficulty to both source, interpret and validate etc, he is generally known and accepted as a very successful, bold king of his time.