#anlaf

[timetravelingpenguin1066]

#the last kingdom #seven kings must die #tw flashing #tlk edit #aethelred #alec newman #tlk alfred #david dawson #kind edward #timothy innes #athelstan #harry gilby #toby regbo #aethelflaed #millie brady #sigtryggr #eysteinn sigurðarson #anlaf #pekka strang #hywel #steffan rhodri #king constantin #rod hallett #mine: edits #mine: ps

[viking-chaos]

Seven Kings Must Die [2023]

#the last kingdom #thelastkingdomedit #perioddramaedit #tlk gifs #ttp-eligifs #uhtred #uhtred of bebbanburg #alexander dreymon #anlaf #anlaf guthfrithsson #pekka strang #mine: ps #skmd

[emptyrubiccube]

wouldn't it have been funny if anlaf also had a "hump whoever you wish, BUT-" type of convo with ingilmundr, assuming his seduction of æthelstan wasn't what anlaf originally had in mind for his convoluted scheme

#“son why are you fucking a saxon” “am i not supposed to” #ingilmundr #anlaf #aethelstan #æthelstan of england #seven kings must die

[ivarthebadbitch]

Each man here has left behind an heir.

(requested by @jens-holland)

#the last kingdom #seven kings must die #constantin #domnal #anlaf #gifs #cw gore

[chaoticdumbassary]

This is might be a controversial take but

#seven kings must die spoilers #seven kings must die #the last kingdom #aethelhelm #anlaf #they both had convoluted and unhinged schemes that got their daughters killed #but anlaf was actually good at it and aethelhelm simply was not

[ladyfenring]

dysfunctional family. to me.

#ingilmundr #astrid #anlaf #seven kings must die #the last kingdom

[scotianostra]

On April 25th 1058 Malcolm Canmore was crowned at Scone.

Maol Chaluim mac Dhòmhnaill anglicised to Malcolm I, was nicknamed An Bodhbhdercc, "the Dangerous Red", he was the son of King Duncan I and went into exile in Northumberland when his father was killed by Macbeth (in 1040 in Forres, Morayshire). With the support of the English King, Edward the Confessor, and his uncle Earl Siward of Northumbria, he defeated and killed Macbeth at Lumphanan in Aberdeenshire in 1057. Lulach, Macbeth's stepson, took over the throne but Malcolm killed him also in the following year.

Malcolm gained a reputation for his wisdom and Edmund I of England sought him out as an ally against the Vikings, giving Malcolm the province of Cumbria in return for an alliance. The alliance was invoked by Edmund's successor, who wanted Malcolm's support against King Anlaf of Northumberland which at that time still included the Lothians.

In 954 Malcolm I was faced with a revolt by the men of Moray led by their maormor (or earl), Cellach. The revolt was suppressed, and Cellach was killed. But shortly afterwards Malcolm I was himself killed by one of Cellach's supporters at Auldearn. He was buried, as was now traditional for Scottish Kings, in the graveyard at Saint Oran's Chapel on the Isle of Iona.

The portrait is one of ninety-three bust-lengths commissioned to decorate the Great Gallery at Holyroodhouse, Edinburgh. It is painted by Jacob de Wet II, a Dutch artist working in Scotland from 1673.

#scotland #scottish #history #coronation #royalty

[destinyisall-tlk]

seven kings must die (personal thoughts/opinions)

i finally watched the movie and here are some of the thoughts i had about it. this will not be spoiler free. so if you haven't watched the movie and plan to, then read this after if you wish:

first and foremost, it wasn't a bad movie. i would give it an average rating of C+. there were a few things that could have been done better, and some of the pacing throughout the movie felt a bit off. i did find the first half of the movie a bit slow, but during the last part it did pick up and find its footing. that said, there are still a few questions i have, and a few things i wish weren't either rushed or explained more.

firstly, i am confused about the timeline and what the gap is between S5 and seven kings because i don't recall them mentioning how many years had passed. quite a few must have because osbert looked older. and i remember aethelstan saying he was sorry for his behaviour the past year, but surely it hadn't only been a year since the end of S5 to the start of the movie?

now onto aethelstan. obviously, he was being emotionally manipulated by ingilmundr and that was made clear. there are a few questions i had, like how long was the manipulation going on for? when did aethelstan leave bebbanbuurg and how did ingilmundr end up in his service (it could have been mentioned and i missed it). i feel like the most simple questions help paint a clearer picture, and those questions may not matter to other people, but i would of liked to have known more. and because some things weren't explained, it made the movie feel rushed. but i did like in the end how aethelstan realized he was wrong (although he could of done so earlier and not had aldhelm killed...), and went to correct his mistakes, and showed guilt for his actions.

onto the dane villain/leader - anlaf - he felt very lackluster to me. but then again, being another dane from iralnd coming to conquer is a hard path to follow after sigtryggr (just saying). i just didn't find him as a convincing threat. and felt he could have been stronger in terms of portrayal and character depth. which is why it probably would have been better as a season format than a movie.

moving to the character deaths. the saddest one by far was aldhelm. he truly did not deserve a death like that. and i felt it was more for shock value then to further the story, because afterwards nothing really happened. uhtred, finan and sihtric were shocked, but that's it. i'm not even sure if father pyrlig knew of his death, there was no mention of it. i just hated how he died and the reason why he did, but at least his with aethelflaed. ingirth's death, again, felt meh. i wasn't sad that she died, i had no emotional connection towards her character, so it wasn't upsetting for me. but i was sad for finan that he lost his wife, the part where he screamed out was heartbreaking. overall, her death felt like they needed to fill the movie death quota so they just picked ingirth.

the decision to have finan narrate was interesting, i enjoyed it. whether you think uhtred went to valhalla or he stayed and died years later at bebbanburg is something for the fans to decide, and adding the small touch of finan narrating aligns well with how the movie ended. speaking of the ending, it was bittersweet. i wasn't expecting them to show valhalla. what would have made it even better is if we saw more of the characters that had died throughout the show, that would have been such a special moment. to see young ragnar, sigtryggr, bloodhair, etc. the emotional impact could have been bigger if there were more characters. but i understand if scheduling was an issue and they couldn't get them. speaking of scheduling, i assume that is the reason why they changed the character who played edgaiu in season 5? it took me half of the movie to realize it was her and edward didn't re-marry...it's a shame because i did like the actress who played her in S5, but what can you do.

out of all the new characters, osbert was my favourite one. his screen time was here and there, but i loved him. clearly, him and uhtred get along well. but the inner part of me that loves to know more details wonders if they ever talked about how uhtred basically abandoned him in S3. and i was waiting for someone to mention hild, i would have thought either uhtred or osbert would have, purely because hild was the one who looked after osbert when he was young, or at least checked in on him from time to time. but no mention of hild which is incredibly disappointing.

which leads me to talk about the absence of some other characters - eadith, stiorra and aelswith (i know with eliza it was scheduling issues). regardless, if you think they would have contributed much to the movie in terms of story, it still would have been nice to get a mention. especially, stiorra. clearly she isn't bebbanburg, so where did she go? is she with another dane clan? is she with her brother? did she go to irland?. same with eadith and aelswith, where did they go?. eadith could have gone back to frankia. aelswith at the end of S5 said she wanted to stay at bebbanburg. but because there isn't any confirmation it leaves a bad taste for me. because you want to know (or at least, i do) where these characters are. it didn't even have to be a whole speech, just a sentence or two about where they are. it leaves blanks, and i don't like blanks that could have been easily explained.

overall, it is sad that we aren't getting any more new last kingdom content (unless there are spin-offs). it was a good movie to end an amazing show. do i think a season 6 would have been better, yes. but at the end of the day, i am just super glad they didn't ruin the show with this movie (looking at you teen wolf).

all i can say is goodbye to the last kingdom. i am so glad i found this little gem of a show on netflix. it has become one of my favourites. so thank you for delivering iconic characters, beautiful storylines/scenery and epic battle scenes.

destiny is all. ⚔️

#the last kingdom #seven kings must die #personal thoughts #skmdspoliers

[thequeensjester]

What stood out to me was how few women were present in the movie, given how much of a force they were in the series. The writing found a way to write out Aelswith, because Eliza Butterworth, who was asked to return, couldn’t make it due to the pandemic so who knows what Aelswith could have brought to the story.

The story and villains wouldn’t hold up if Aelswith and Stiorra were a part of the story.

The writer’s decision to cut Stiorra was disappointing. She decided that the film could only handle one parent-child story. When imho, given Stiorra’s arc with Uhtred in s5, Stiorra’s presence made far more sense than Osbert, who was there to be mostly a background character. How could he possibly be more convincing than Stiorra in battle or in a hostage situation?

She was *the* child that forced Uhtred to look at himself and the decisions he made which came at a great personal loss. Stiorra could have been the one helping Uhtred reach out to Athelstan, who is practically a son to him.

Instead, we got a random romantic fake out with Uhtred and Eadgifu, who was present for offscreen exposition... which includes the unnecessary fridging of Ingrid for dramatic effect.

The film ultimately highlights one of the other weaker points of TLK as a show. The Dane antagonists are generally inconsistent and sometimes, boring. Anlaf was just there and he’s about as interesting as Bloodhair.

Anlaf’s plan was so convoluted that I’m not sure what the overall endgame would be if Athelstan was actually killed. You mean to say that those other kings wouldn’t have united against Anlaf’s conquest? His character felt like a worst Dane-version of Athelhelm, except without any personality.

Ubbe, Skorpa and Sigtryggr (in s4) were the only Dane antagonists that ever felt intimidating and formidable in the series. Brida had her moments in s5 but that lasted about two episodes.

Meanwhile, Aelswith would have eaten Ingilmundr for breakfast... with her ungloved hands. Hell, Aelswith could have ended all those kings herself.

It seemed like the writing decisions focused on fitting 2-hour limit (first this happens, then this happens, etc), rather than how to make the most of those two hours with thematic storytelling to wrap up the series, especially with numerous callbacks to the series.

#The Last Kingdom

[silvestromedia]

SAINTS OF THE DAY FOR APRIL 19

St. James Duckett, Blessed, 1602 A.D. Martyr of England, hanged at Tybum. James was born in Gilfortriggs, Westmoreland, England. After being drawn to Catholicism, he refused to attend Protestant services and passed two terms in prison. He then took instructions and was baptized. James went to London, where he spent more time in prison and distributed Catholic materials. Arrested for his faith, he was imprisoned for nine years before his execution at Tyburn. He was beatified in 1929.

ST. LEO IX, POPE Educated at Toul, he became its archbishop in 1027, and after he became pope, he canonized Gerard of Toul. Nominated by Emperor Henry III, Bruno was elected in 1049, and he began immediately to hold synods which called for clerical reforms such as the abolition of simony and an end to clerical unchastity. April 19

St. Alphege, 1012 A.D. Archbishop and "the First Martyr of Canterbury." He was born in 953 and became a monk in the Deerhurst Monastery in Gloucester, England, asking after a few years to become a hermit. He received permission for this vocation and retired to a small hut near Somerset, England. In 984 Alphege assumed the role of abbot of the abbey of Bath, founded by St. Dunstan and by his own efforts. Many of his disciples from Somerset joined him at Bath. In that same year, Alphege succeeded Ethelwold as bishop of Winchester. He served there for two decades, famed for his care of the poor and for his own austere life. King Aethelred the Unready used his abilities in 994, sending him to mediate with invading Danes. The Danish chieftain Anlaf converted to Christianity as a result of his meetings with Alphege, although he and the other chief, Swein, demanded tribute from the Anglo-Saxons of the region. Anlaf vowed never to lead his troops against Britain again. In 1005 Alphege became the successor to Aleric as the archbishop of Canterbury, receiving the pallium in Rome from Pope John XVIII. He returned to England in time to be captured by the Danes pillaging the southern regions. The Danes besieged Canterbury and took Alphege captive. The ransom for his release was about three thousand pounds and went unpaid. Alphege refused to give the Danes that much, an act which infuriated them. He was hit with an ax and then beaten to death. Revered as a martyr, Alphege's remains were placed in St. Paul's Church in London. The body, moved to Canterbury in 1023, was discovered to be incorrupt in 1105. Relics of St. Alphege are also in Bath, Glastonbury, Ramsey, Reading, Durham, Yorkminster and in Westminster Abbey. His emblem is an ax, and he is depicted in his pontifical vestments or as a shepherd defending his flock.

St. Ursmar, 713 A.D. Benedictine abbot-bishop and missionary. A native of Ireland, he served as abbotbishop of the abbey of Lobbes, on the Sambre, in Flanders, Belgium, from which he organized exceedingly successful missionary efforts in the region.

ST. EXPEDITUS-Expeditus is believed to have been martyred in Melitene in the 4th century; but beyond that, not much is known about him. He is typically represented in military garments, while stepping on a crow crying out “tomorrow,” and a cross or a clock with the word “today.” He is the patron of urgent causes.

[timetravelingpenguin1066]

Seven Kings Must Die 2023

#the last kingdom #seven kings must die #tlk screens #anlaf #pekka strang #king constantin #rod hallett #uhtred #alexander dreymon #mine: ps

[viking-chaos]

War is coming. You only have to choose a side.

Seven Kings Must Die [2023]

#the last kingdom #thelastkingdomedit #perioddramaedit #tlk gifs #seven kings must die #skmd #anlaf #pekka strang #mine: ps #ttp-eligifs

[insufficient-earth-skills]

Who the FUCK is Anlaf?

#7 kings tlk #tlk spoilers #7 kingd must die spoilers

[techstartro]

#Aprilie #Film #Netflix #Premiere #Serial

[dweewarda]

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[ladyfenring]

#have no idea what’s going on with the hair but I love it #anlaf #pekka strang #the last kingdom #seven kings must die