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May 22, 2020 · When asked about his children, Uhtred mentions Stiorra and his son, not 'sons'." The unnamed child was the son of Uhtred and Gisela (Peri Baumeister) who died in childbirth at the beginning of ...
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- He Was The Ealdorman of Bebbanburgh
- He Wasn’T A Viking
- He Was Married Three Times
- He Didn’T Know King Alfred
- His Assassination Started A Blood Feud
Uhtred’s father, Waltheof, was descended from the Eadwulfing family who had ruled Bebbanbugh (now Bamburgh) and the surrounding area of Northumbria for more than a century. However, unlike previous successions where the title was passed from father to son upon the ealdorman’s death, Uhtred was given the title of ealdorman of Bebbanburgh while his f...
Much to the disappointment of many of the show's viewers, the reality is that the real Uhtred wasn’t part Saxon, part Dane. The Scandinavian roots of his father’s name suggest that there may have been some distant heritage from past Viking invasions in Uhtred’s bloodline. However, he certainly wasn’t kidnapped and raised by Viking raiders.
Uhtred married three times and produced living heirs from each of the marriages. His first marriage was to Ecgfrida, the daughter of Bishop Aldhun, who Uhtred had helped build Durham Cathedral. As such, he was gifted several estates and lands that had belonged to the church, and together they had a son - Ealdred. Uhtred eventually renounced his mar...
Uhtred wasn’t a mercenary in the employment of King Alfred the Great. In fact, they weren’t even alive at the same time. King Alfred the Great ruled from 871-886, a full century before Uhtred was born. Uhtred did, however, cross paths with the fearsome Viking Cnut. While Uhtred was away campaigning with King Ethelred’s son Edmund, Cnut invaded York...
Uhtred’s assassination launched a blood feud that spanned decades. Uhtred’s son, Ealdred, avenged his father’s death by murdering Thurbrand but was, in turn, murdered himself by Thurbrand’s son, Carl. The blood feud continued to build with each family's new generation and culminated nearly 60 years later when Ealdred’s grandson ordered the death of...
Uhtred of Bamburgh ( Uhtred the Bold - sometimes Uchtred; died c. 1016), was ruler of Bamburgh and from 1006 to 1016 the ealdorman of Northumbria. He was the son of Waltheof I, ruler of Bamburgh (Bebbanburg), whose family the Eadwulfings had ruled the surrounding region for over a century. Uhtred's death by assassination was described in De ...
Uhtred of Bebbanburg is a significant figure from the Anglo-Saxon period. After his death, a blood feud began which lasted for generations. Uhtred ruled Bamburgh as the ealdorman (a chief officer of a district during Anglo-Saxon England) of Northumbria from 1006 to 1016. But is he a real hero like the television series The Last.
Mar 15, 2022 · Together, Gisela and Uhtred had three children: Uhtred, Stiorra and Osbert. Sadly, Gisela died in Season 3 of The Last Kingdom , giving birth to her third child, Osbert.
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Dec 28, 2020 · UHTRED or UCHTRED ( d. 1016), Earl of Northumbria, was son of Waltheof the elder, earl of Northumbria, who had been deprived of the government of Deira (Yorkshire), the southern part of the earldom. Uhtred helped Ealdhun or Aldhun, bishop of Durham, when in 995 he moved his see from Chester-le-Street, to prepare the site for his new church.
