The True Story of Edward the Elder | The Last Kingdom 

He was a great man!

In the books he isn't a fool the series is different to the novels

Edward isn't really a fool just arrogant like Alfred was. And hasty

In The Last Kingdom he looks (and acts) like Burger King.

@@blacbraun What the hell does Burger King act like?? And you need to go to Specsavers, in S5 he looks more like a younger Theoden or Eomer from LOTR in terms of look.

I didn't know that. Very surprising.

I was wondering about this... I'll have to research this. Thank you so much. Very interesting.

I was under the impression that they did not consider that at all. As they at the time mostly went by the winners of Hastings (the Norman’s). Now Henry III named Edward after Edward the Confessor, as Henry III was a more pious King.

That’s awesome

But Mum said, Nah.

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I agree! Thank you so much for watching!!

@@historyprofiles question is there anything you could find about sigtryggr? Is he based off a real person.

the north south divide, never really gone away, the north still treated like shit now by the south, nice to know where the inequality comes from though

@@brooke6549 yes he was a real viking king of jorvick (york) who was married to Edwards daughter, Athelstan's sister. He hailed from Ireland and is thought to be (considered) related to Ivar the boneless.

He had a video on him. He supposedly is a grandson of ivar the boneless

I kind of disagree, yes he did in the series some stuff like killing off the witan ealdormen, etc but in the end, he did it to keep the peace, to unite the kingdoms and stop them from fighting amongst themselves instead of fighting their common enemy the danes/vikings. He is shown as the man with a bigger vision than that meeting or that year but for the coming age, I think (besides it not being historically correct but the show is far from it anyways) they did a decent job at that. Could it been better, probably and likely yes, I'll give you that for sure.

its called entertainment darling

@@jebusgod it’s called bad and sloppy writing “darling”. Edward was a really poorly written character in season 4 in comparison to season 3.

@@stephen8805 it was well balanced show between being historically written and not.

He was not portrayed like that in the books.

Pretty much every living person of British ancestry today shares Edward III as a common ancestor. If you're Irish, you've got about a 50% chance.

How you know

Of course you are that's why u live with the Windsor's in Buckingham you do know right that our royal family is also direct descendants of Alfred the Great guess I'll be seein you when Charles gets crowned king of England

It seems to me be a family affair dating back to Egbert and culminating in Aethelstan. The composite achievement of this dynasty is astounding. The Last Kingdom, in my opinion, horribly underestimates and cheapens the contributions and characters of Edward, the Elder, Aethelfled, and Aethelstan.

I definitely will! Thank you so much for watching!

@@historyprofiles Thank you!

@@nothanksmate5842 are you trolling? English culture is Anglo-Saxon. Norman did nothing to it

@@nothanksmate5842 "did the English culture only arrive with the normans"? What a joke!

@@nothanksmate5842 Anglo-Saxon = English. They are synonymous

The show Vikings is still good but it lost its way a bit after Ragnar dies (I know that’s how the saga goes but it still lost a bit of its charm, despite the bigger budget), whereas TLK gets stronger every single season and the finale is so perfectly executed and rounds off such a satisfying end to Uhtred’s story

@@Killerkwoi13 and TLK has less popularity

King Constantin was badass

Edward wasn’t really a bad king in the series, he definitely improved since S4. I think when he fcked up in EP10 he was just blinded by hubris and consumed by his hatred towards Aethelhelm. That, and his fatal flaw is his impulsiveness, he was definitely one of the most interesting characters in S5.

That is so fascinating! I need to do some research. :)

Thank you so much for watching!

Thank you so much for watching Ayape!!

Thank you so much !!

Sorry my absence for last 2 weeks. Had my 2nd surgery, just back to watch videos 2 days ago. I'll watch your last uploads soon. Thank you for your great work!

Thank you so much for watching Elke! I hope your okay and recovering well!

@@historyprofiles Thank you Ollie, and you are most than welcome! Go now to listen your other video. Take care

@@historyprofiles I love watching this channel! Keep up the awesome work!

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I know its crazy! The Vikings did like to implement puppet kings in their early conquest of England so Aethelwold would have just been the king in name but the Viking warlods or Kings would have been making the decisions

Any invasion has its lot of collaborators ready to side with the invader for a personal position. Aethelwold played that card as the best he had. Besides, "the people of anywhere" had no deciding power in the middle ages, only sword bearers whose interest it was to be on the winning side, whichever it was.

In my opinion he didn’t have much of a choice. If you think your the true ruler then your gonna wanna find allies

@@bigbeartanner He probably did have a choice. Aethelwold inherited lands from Alfred and could have accepted the life of a respected member of the royal family. He was either greedy or in fear of dangers history has not recorded (in case his cousin wanted him dead for safety reasons),

@@Leo_ofRedKeep at that point he didn’t have any allies in the south. Everyone was loyal to Edward. Yes he probably shouldn’t have abandoned his fathers Kingdom.

Thank you so much for watching!

That's crazy.. Do you live in the Wessex area??

@@markmorris7123 Nope, American. My mothers side of the family are Morris!

Thank you so much! I did put some maps up, the danelaw, Wessex and England what were you thinking more maps?

@@historyprofiles I must have missed them!!! Just in general it's cool to see where it's happened. Keep up the good work!

I really like the new graphics you have been adding, I see the maps your speaking of, but as someone who doesn't know any of the areas your speaking it would be cool to see like attack maps, or maybe the movement of their fighting throughout their lives? But to be fair I'm usually listening anyways but this one really caught me off guard and I can tell you been stepping up your game!! Awesome vid

Definitely! Thank you so much for watching!

you should read a book called Dunstan, it goes into the whole bloodline and the end with Æthelred the Unready

Still part of the ruling bloodline today, due to Margaret of Wessex, through the Empress Matilda and then the Plantagenets.

@@adventussaxonum448 but then henry vii was a bastard of the english french queen

@@jimzimmer2048 I thought he was the son of Edmund Tudor and Margaret Beaufort... Hence the Lancastrian Plantagenet line.

Yes he was

Thank you s much Nancy! You too!

Very good point I still liked his character on the show

@@raphaelostrowski6336 oh definitely I’m not hating I just found it odd. The overlapping theme in the show is destiny, struggling with destiny. Love the show and glad I got to see all of them again in season 5, hyped for the movie.

To be fair, Edward was about 10-15 feet away from him. So he literally couldn’t do anything to help Steapa who was killed in like 2 seconds. And he didn’t really panic in S5, he was just blinded by Hubris and consumed by his hatred towards Aethelhelm in EP10.

@@phoenixrose1192 I wouldn’t say hatred, more of trying to win the mind games/strategy then hate. You are right he couldn’t do anything to help, but after steappa died in front of him, he really didn’t want any more death which was one of his main arguments before the final battle. I don’t think he was blind, I would panic too if I was in his situation both steappa and before the final battle, war is hell.

@@vallreign Exactly! The reason why he initially didn’t even want to help Uhtred take back Bebbenburg in the first place was simply because he didn’t want to rise up to any more of Aethelhelm’s schemes, and because deep down he didn’t think he could live up to his father’s legacy. I completely get it, in fact he came across as a very human character in these scenes with his wife and Aelswith. Kings *do* still have doubts and insecurities, those scenes are important because it shows we are seeing a King and a man, flesh and blood, not some 2D character. This is the same man who basically took control of Mercia without batting an eyelid, so it was interesting to see the different layers. Though again, he was forced to act because of Aethelhelm’s bribery as Edward said himself. It wasn’t out of cowardice or callousness, the audience was aware of this, but Uhtred and his men weren’t of course. But at least he saw sense and changed his mind after Aelswith spoke with him. So although I wanted him to just agree to help from the start like everyone else, I still understood his reasons. As Aelswith says, “it is not that you are wrong, but you are simply mistaken”. Yeah I agree with you, he does care about his people. He even said that it’s the ordinary folk who suffer in war, not those in this room. That’s another reason behind his initial plan, he thought that was the most peaceful solution for his own people. So that actually makes him a good King…he seems to be a very misunderstood character in the fandom.

Utred is based off Utred the bold/Utred the godless.

The real Uhtred was born 100 years or so after Alfred and Edward

No, it was all down to a great West Saxon family.

No he didnt.. The show darked Edward.. great show..But treated some historical characters very oddly

Read the books

I think they would be very proud of what the anglo saxons went on to do..Founding America, Australia, Canada, New Zealand.. Its quite astonishing..All because Wessex endured

Alfred is my fave..But yeah those three along with Aethelfled were amazing

William the Conqueror(norman= man from the north) was viking blood so i guess never >)

@@asl7235 sort of,, but in a way that would be like saying the Americans are Brits..But yeah they were mainly decended from french and Scandinavian.. when they came over none of the nobles ever spoke English, they all spoke French..Until the fall of the plantagenists..In my mind it wasnt a full conquer.. We ended up speaking English after all..But if Alfred (Wessex)had fallen there would be no English language

Bretwalda. An Old English word. Literally means, " Ruler of the Britons". Literally everyone who lives on the island of Britain.

@@wessexheathen5708 thanks so much! I have wondered at that for years!

@@wessexheathen5708 bread welder lmao.. making it his mission to unslice sliced bread 🍞

Until *that* march in EP10, I at least understood his decisions and reasons behind his actions, even when I didn’t always agree. I think he was just blinded by hubris when he made that monumental mistake. He was also motivated by his hatred towards Aethelhelm, and his impulsiveness (which he did have under control for the most part this series). So even though he was definitely one of the most interesting and layered characters in S5, God! that march was so frustrating to watch! 😂

Eh..I'm sorry but its obvious from his words..Also the chronicles constantly talk of uniting the saxons to form the English..but yes the idea comes after the invasions.. But if you've read through the sources I dont understand your doubt??

@@markmorris7123 I have no doubt. There are no "words from Alfred" and the "dream of England" is certified historian bullshit.

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go watch season 5, its the last season, no spoiler but its worth

Their power and need to rule far outweighed their logical thinking. They used Uthred and his loyalty and honour definitely did not work in his favour. When you think of everything and everyone he ended up losing

Because it didn't make sense for a king based on the South Coast to help someone from the Scottish Borders, when he didn't exist for another 100 years.

Uhtred wasn't Christian and never truly accepted Alfred as his king. Alfred needed unwavering loyalty and Uhtred failed every test. Going behind his back, and even challenging him in front of his subjects. He couldn't give Uhtred a fortress when he never truly allied himself.

Utred is a fictional character. He didn't exist in actual history at this time.

Why would I mention something 100 years after the events of the video when I have a separate video on Canute?

Because when Cnut ruled, it was over the kingdom of England, with many English nobles supporting him. It was a different situation from pagan vikings destroying Anglo-Saxon petty kingdoms. I don't know about you, but when I was at school, everybody knew about King "Canute"

Well technically Uhtred is a Saxon not a Dane, he can’t change what he is because he lived with Danes for a few years. We are what we are. Uhtred did exist in irl, only he wasn’t born during Alfred’s time. The series is adapted from the novels by Bernard Cornwell, they’re historical fiction. Some events did happen, but they just play around with history. So Alfred, Edward, and Aethelflaed really did accomplish so much in the formation of England, without Uhtred.

B. Cornwells books and the TV series " The last kingdom" are just awesome, great drama from a highly professional production team, crew and actors that brought this period to LIFE! In fact there are very little details from this time of history, but certainly we do know battles were not won.. and history not shaped by Kings alone. The people writing the kings stories were payed and hired to do just so. This "History time" are really interesting series, but to believe every detail of documentary from this time period to be the whole truth.. nah.. its not that simple. Bernhard Cornwell did a lot of research for the books, he tells a "Historical notes" in every book.. and the Last kingdom series are fantastic alive drama. They really just nailed it!! Thanks to them people now finally awake and take new interesst of where they come from. That` s so great👌

@@tori1655 Absolutey disagree,, we have a wealth of knowledge on the west saxons.. I loved the show but it made great rulers out to be idiots who completely relied on a man who wasn't even born yet.. And also Uthred in reality was a nobleman who was constantly switching sides. He was not known for his honour

All shows portray the Anglo saxons this way.. I think its because of the connotations of white supremacy..Which is stupid.. Its quite incredible what Wessex achieved.. If Alfred had fallen there would be no America, no Canada or Australia. And England would have become Daneland.

If you were healthy and lived in peace times you could still live to a ripe old age.. However war was a regular occurrence..And with war comes famine and disease

I also like this and your other videos very much. Historical facts are gathered in an intelligent and interesting way.

The Last Kingdom is part fiction and real history.

@@LittleImpaler yes but it was very bad at portraying saxon leaders

But succession was not the only way to become king. They had to be approved the Witon, as stated in this video and the show.

They didn't have primogeniture back then, the kingship went to the strongest candidate approved by the Witan, even if it wasn't the last King's son.

No need. Shaka Zulu is just a glorified savage

The Anglo-Saxons were much better fighters than portrayed in TV shows. Though The Last Kingdom is the more accurate of portrayals of Anglo-Saxons at least.

He had to..The Danes would have taken it and threatened Wessex