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!!Uthred
Uthred's eldest surviving son by Gisela.
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* NamesTheSame: The heir in every generation of Uthred's family is also named Uthred, making this Uthred the son of an Uthred, the grandson of an Uthred, and so on.
* LikeFatherUnlikeSon: Has no interest in war and fighting, and has fervently embraced the Christianity his father still treats with disdain.
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!!Uthred
Uthred's eldest surviving son by Gisela.
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* NamesTheSame: The heir in every generation of Uthred's family is also named Uthred, making this Uthred the son of an Uthred, the grandson of an Uthred, and so on.
* LikeFatherUnlikeSon: Has no interest in war and fighting, and has fervently embraced the Christianity his father still treats with disdain.
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* ArrangedMarriage: With Mildrith.
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* AdaptationalNiceGuy: His treatment of his eldest son. In the books, he reacts to his conversion to Christianity by furiously disowning him, striking him and stripping him of his name. He's such a bad father that when his son sits by his bedside and it looks like it might die, Uhtred admits that calling him a great father is a lie. He's much gentler in his treatment here, treating his conversion more like a mildly annoying youth phase and trying to bond with him, even if the way he goes about it isn't the most endearing.
* ArrangedMarriage: WithMildrith.
Mildrith. It initially seems like a PerfectlyArrangedMarriage until their drastically different world views cause misery for all involved.
*BadassBeardBadassBeard: Fitting for someone who grew up a Dane warrior.
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* DontCallMeSir: Detests his wife calling him "my lord," to the point of being legitimately angry when she continues to do so.
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* GoalInLife: While he many smaller goals over the course of the series, his ultimate prize always remains the same: to reclaim his birthright as the lord of Bebbanburg.
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* ChildOfTwoWorlds: His most blatant character trait. Danes consider him a coward who makes himself a slave to a weak king and Saxons consider him to be a brutish, godless heathen who's nothing but a selfish barbarian. Yet he comes off as such an overall charismatic badass that even though he ultimately sides with the Saxons, his own men are typically made up of both peoples.
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* TragicKeepsake: Two actually, one each from his Saxon birth father and his Dane adopted father. The former is a perfectly round amber jewel inlaid with various insects. He has this put in as a pommel for his signature longsword. The latter is a necklace of Thor's hammer. [[spoiler: He buries this into Ragnar the Younger's grave in Season 3.]]
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* BerserkButton: Just try to insult/hurt any of his lovers/wives. He even kills someone just by ''slapping'' them for insults.
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* BreakTheBadass: In Season 2, Uhtred is sold into slavery and has to endure months of horrible, back-breaking labor and terrible living conditions. He even tries to escape once, but fails and ends up getting a close friend of his killed in a horrible way for the attempt. By the end of it he's so broken that when Ragnar the Younger finally saves him, he just breaks down into tears.
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* PetTheDog: Uhtred thanks Osferth when he offers to pray [[spoiler: for Gisela after she dies]]. Leofric and Uhtred also compliment him after he fights for the first time. [[spoiler: Osferth also does this for Uhtred when he is conflicted after his killing of Skade, assuring Uhtred that given how evil she was, [[IDidWhatIHadToDo killing her was an act of necessity]].
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* PetTheDog: Uhtred thanks Osferth when he offers to pray [[spoiler: for Gisela after she dies]]. Leofric and Uhtred also compliment him after he fights for the first time. [[spoiler: Osferth also does this for Uhtred when he is conflicted after his killing of Skade, assuring Uhtred that given [[TheVamp how evil she was, was]], [[IDidWhatIHadToDo killing her was an act of necessity]].]]
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Making a judgement call that they simply changed the ages for the show and Edward isn't meant to be 25, given how the actor both looks like a teenager, probably is himself a teenager and is treated like a not-yet-fully-formed teenager by everyone around him.
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* OlderThanTheyLook: Uthred first meets with Alfred when his son Edward is still a sickly baby. By Season 3, Edward is in his mid-twenties, but Uhtred looks (and fights) exactly the same.
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* OlderThanTheyLook: Uthred first meets with Alfred when his son Edward is still a sickly baby. By Season 3, Edward is somewhere in his mid-twenties, mid to late teens, but Uhtred looks (and fights) exactly the same.
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* FoolishSiblingResponsibleSibling: She is certainly the responsible one compared to her idiot brother Guthred.
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* ScrewYourUltimatum: When facing a LastStand, Finan makes his thoughts ''very'' clear on [[spoiler: Haesten's]] offer of surrender.
-->'''[[spoiler:Haesten]]''': Give up Uhtred and the rest of you will live! All I want is the Dane Slayer!
-->'''Finan''': What you will get, [[spoiler: Haesten]], is my sword up your hairy arse!
-->'''[[spoiler:Haesten]]''': Give up Uhtred and the rest of you will live! All I want is the Dane Slayer!
-->'''Finan''': What you will get, [[spoiler: Haesten]], is my sword up your hairy arse!
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* VitriolicBestBuds: With Clapa and Sihtric.
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* VitriolicBestBuds: With Finan.
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History tells us that Edward the Elder became King of the Anglo-Saxons at 25.
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* OlderThanTheyLook: Uthred first meets with Alfred when his son Edward is still a sickly baby. By Season 3, Edward is in his mid-teens, mid-twenties, but Uhtred looks (and fights) exactly the same.
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* HeroicBSoD: Following his many months in slavery, the malnutrition that accompanied it, and Halig's death following an escape attempt that failed... Uhtred's will is utterly broken and he is a shell of his former self. The fact that he was once powerless over his fate and the man closest to him then devastates him. It's only the love of Hild that starts to bring him back from the edge of the abyss.
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** Skade realizes that Uhtred has the best chance to conquer Wessex and unite a conquered England, should he decide to defect to the Danes. As a result, she tries her utmost to persuade Uhtred to make his own bid to become king of England with her as his queen, by either threats of curses or promises of power and sexual trysts. [[spoiler:This eventually results in her death, with Uhtred holding Skade responsible for his misery due to her supposed curse.]]
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** Skade realizes realized that Uhtred has the best chance to conquer Wessex and unite a conquered England, should he decide to defect to the Danes. As a result, she tries tried her utmost to persuade Uhtred to make his own bid to become king of England with her as his queen, by either threats of curses or promises of power and sexual trysts. [[spoiler:This eventually results resulted in her death, with Uhtred holding Skade responsible for his misery due to her supposed curse.]]
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* BadassCrew: He is the leader of a small, loyal band of hand-picked fighters who can each kill dozens of lesser warriors on their own. Uhtred sometimes leads these fighters on [[TheInfiltration infiltration missions]] unsuitable for conventional armies.
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* MadeASlave: As a boy, Uhtred was captured and made a slave to Ragnar the Elder, who started to [[LikeASonToMe treat Uhtred like a son]] after he saved Thyra from being raped. In Season 2, Uhtred was sentenced to slavery by Guthred and rescued several months later by Ragnar Ragnarson. [[spoiler:In Season 3, Skade all but claimed to own Uhtred through her curse, which resulted in her death once Uhtred learned how to undo it.]]
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* TheStrategist: He is the one who formulates strategies to enable Wessex's army to hold off the Danes, who have the advantage in numbers. In addition to understanding how Danes think, Uhtred considers many aspects when planning for battles, including the gathering of information through scouts and spies (usually Sihtric), the use of advantageous terrain and the battlefield positioning of soldiers. He is also skilled in the use of deceptions and distractions to make his enemies let their guard down.
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* HonoraryUncle: Both of Alfred's children, Edward and Aethelflaed, consider Uhtred to be the closest thing they have to family outside their own. Within his circle of advisors, allies and commanders, Alfred would only trust Uhtred or Steapa with his children's well-being.
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** The Danes also refer to him as [[TheRedBaron Dane Slayer]], given how many of them he's killed.
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* HappilyMarried: To a woman in Winchester: Uhtred is initially reluctant to give his blessing, considering her a GoldDigger but relents.
* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: [[spoiler: Becoming disillusioned with Uhtred and convinced his lord is losing his mind thanks to Skade's curse, Sihtric leaves Uhtred with the help of Dagfinn, Haesten's [[TheDragon right-hand man]].]]
* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: [[spoiler: Becoming disillusioned with Uhtred and convinced his lord is losing his mind thanks to Skade's curse, Sihtric leaves Uhtred with the help of Dagfinn, Haesten's [[TheDragon right-hand man]].]]
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* HappilyMarried: To a serving woman in Winchester: Uhtred is initially reluctant to give his blessing, considering her a GoldDigger but relents.
* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: [[spoiler: Becoming disillusioned with Uhtred and convinced his lord is losing his mind thanks to Skade's curse, Sihtric leaves Uhtred with the help of Dagfinn, Haesten's [[TheDragon right-hand man]].]] Ultimately subverted as he remains loyal to Uhtred; Sihtric's defection was planned between them to put a spy in Haesten and Cnut's camp]].
* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: [[spoiler: Becoming disillusioned with Uhtred and convinced his lord is losing his mind thanks to Skade's curse, Sihtric leaves Uhtred with the help of Dagfinn, Haesten's [[TheDragon right-hand man]].
* DeadpanSnarker:
-->'''Finan''': If you die, Baby Monk, I'll kill you myself!
-->'''Osferth''': Very well. I'll try not to.
* EmbarrassingNickname: Finan nicknames him "Baby Monk". At times, it also doubles as an AffectionateNickname.
-->'''Finan''': If you die, Baby Monk, I'll kill you myself!
-->'''Osferth''': Very well. I'll try not to.
* EmbarrassingNickname: Finan nicknames him "Baby Monk". At times, it also doubles as an AffectionateNickname.
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* PetTheDog: Uhtred thanks Osferth when he offers to pray [[spoiler: for Gisela after she dies]]. Leofric and Uhtred also compliment him after he fights for the first time.
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* PetTheDog: Uhtred thanks Osferth when he offers to pray [[spoiler: for Gisela after she dies]]. Leofric and Uhtred also compliment him after he fights for the first time. [[spoiler: Osferth also does this for Uhtred when he is conflicted after his killing of Skade, assuring Uhtred that given how evil she was, [[IDidWhatIHadToDo killing her was an act of necessity]].
* TookALevelInBadass: Finds his courage and fights to defend his lord and comrades [[spoiler: when it seems they're making a LastStand while surrounded by Haesten's men]].
* TookALevelInBadass: Finds his courage and fights to defend his lord and comrades [[spoiler: when it seems they're making a LastStand while surrounded by Haesten's men]].
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* OnlySaneMan: He seems to become this during Season 3.
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* CarryABigStick: Uses a mace in combat.
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* PetTheDog: Uhtred thanks Osferth when he offers to pray [[spoiler: for Gisela after she dies]]. Leofric and Uhtred also compliment him after he fights for the first time.
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* IronicEcho: [[spoiler: "Pull!" Finan [[TranquilFury snarls this]] at Sverri, the sadistic slaver who kept him and Uhtred (it being Sverri's command of choice while forcing them to row) while [[ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice driving a sword through the slaver's throat]].
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* IronicEcho: [[spoiler: "Pull!" Finan [[TranquilFury snarls this]] at Sverri, the sadistic slaver who kept him and Uhtred (it being Sverri's command of choice while forcing them to row) while [[ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice driving a sword through the slaver's throat]].]]
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* FightingIrish: As he puts it he "loves a fight as much as next idiot."
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* FightingIrish: As he puts it he "loves a fight as much as the next idiot.""
* IronicEcho: [[spoiler: "Pull!" Finan [[TranquilFury snarls this]] at Sverri, the sadistic slaver who kept him and Uhtred (it being Sverri's command of choice while forcing them to row) while [[ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice driving a sword through the slaver's throat]].
* IronicEcho: [[spoiler: "Pull!" Finan [[TranquilFury snarls this]] at Sverri, the sadistic slaver who kept him and Uhtred (it being Sverri's command of choice while forcing them to row) while [[ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice driving a sword through the slaver's throat]].
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* WouldHitAGirl: Finan punches out a woman of Sigefrid's during Uhtred's raid on the brothers' camp to stop her raising the alarm.
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* HappilyMarried: To a woman in Winchester: Uhtred is initially reluctant to give his blessing, considering her a GoldDigger but relents.
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* TheAce: He is an expert swordsman, a cunning strategist and a charismatic leader, which is why Alfred tries to retain his services for Wessex by any means necessary.
** Aethelwold considers Uhtred to be Alfred's most powerful supporter and Wessex's best defense against Danish invasion. [[spoiler:In Season 3, in preparation for his own bid to take the throne of Wessex, Aethelwold manipulates events to have Uhtred banished from Wessex and later tries to kill him before he can return to Wessex.]]
** Eadred mistook Uhtred for Guthred when they first met, attracted to his charisma, and later saw Uhtred's influence over Guthred as a threat to his own political power. Guthred himself noticed this, becoming somewhat jealous of Uhtred as a result.
** Skade realizes that Uhtred has the best chance to conquer Wessex and unite a conquered England, should he decide to defect to the Danes. As a result, she tries her utmost to persuade Uhtred to make his own bid to become king of England with her as his queen, by either threats of curses or promises of power and sexual trysts. [[spoiler:This eventually results in her death, with Uhtred holding Skade responsible for his misery due to her supposed curse.]]
** Aethelwold considers Uhtred to be Alfred's most powerful supporter and Wessex's best defense against Danish invasion. [[spoiler:In Season 3, in preparation for his own bid to take the throne of Wessex, Aethelwold manipulates events to have Uhtred banished from Wessex and later tries to kill him before he can return to Wessex.]]
** Eadred mistook Uhtred for Guthred when they first met, attracted to his charisma, and later saw Uhtred's influence over Guthred as a threat to his own political power. Guthred himself noticed this, becoming somewhat jealous of Uhtred as a result.
** Skade realizes that Uhtred has the best chance to conquer Wessex and unite a conquered England, should he decide to defect to the Danes. As a result, she tries her utmost to persuade Uhtred to make his own bid to become king of England with her as his queen, by either threats of curses or promises of power and sexual trysts. [[spoiler:This eventually results in her death, with Uhtred holding Skade responsible for his misery due to her supposed curse.]]
* TheGreatestStoryNeverTold: This would seem to be Uhtred's fate. Despite all his contributions to Wessex, Uhtred's deeds are, so far, not recorded at all. It is implied that Alfred deliberately leaves out mentioning Uhtred out of disapproval for his Danish beliefs and out of personal pride.
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* OlderThanTheyLook: Uthred first meets with Alfred when his son Edward is still a sickly baby. By Season 3, Edward is in his mid-teens, but Uthdred looks (and fights) exactly the same.
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** Despite his [[TeethClenchedTeamwork cold interactions with Alfred's wife Aelswith]] due to her [[FantasticRacism views on pagans]], Uhtred is relatively polite and gentle towards her when he arrives at Winchester with news of Aethelflaed's capture, [[AdultFear relating to her worry as a parent]].
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** Despite his [[TeethClenchedTeamwork cold interactions with Alfred's wife Aelswith]] due to her [[FantasticRacism [[TheFundamentalist views on pagans]], Uhtred is relatively polite and gentle towards her when he arrives at Winchester with news of Aethelflaed's capture, [[AdultFear relating to her worry as a parent]].
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Illegitimate son of Kjartan, he defects by swearing an oath to Uhtred. Keen to turn his back on his roots, he is tireless in his efforts to serve Uhtred, and becomes one of his most faithful men. With striking Danish looks, Sihtric makes a cunning spy.
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!!!Uhtred
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!!!Uhtred's Retainers & Warriors
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* BeardOfSorrow: [[spoiler: Grows one during his and Uhtred's time as slaves]]
* CruelAndUnusualDeath: [[spoiler:Tied to the keel of a ship while it's at sea. Ouch.]]
* DueToTheDead: [[spoiler: Ragnar the Younger assures Uhtred that Halig has been buried as befitting a warrior]].
* CruelAndUnusualDeath: [[spoiler:Tied to the keel of a ship while it's at sea. Ouch.]]
* DueToTheDead: [[spoiler: Ragnar the Younger assures Uhtred that Halig has been buried as befitting a warrior]].
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* BeardOfSorrow: [[spoiler: Grows He grows one during his and Uhtred's time as slaves]]
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* CanonForeigner: He's nowhere to be found in the source material.
* CruelAndUnusualDeath:[[spoiler:Tied He's tied to the keel of a ship while it's at sea. Ouch.]]
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* DueToTheDead:[[spoiler: Ragnar the Younger assures Uhtred that Halig has been buried as befitting a warrior]].warrior.
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* MadeASlave: Thanks to Guthrum, he ends up a slave alongside Uhtred.
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* AntagonisticOffspring: Abandons his father Kjartan to serve Uhtred, his ArchEnemy.
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The nephew of Leofric, who fell at the battle of Ethandun. As Alfred’s bastard son, he is destined to live out a quiet life in the church. However, Osferth has ambitions to be a warrior and though he isn’t a natural fighter, Uhtred gives him a chance to prove that he possesses the courage of his late uncle, who was Uhtred’s dearest friend and bravest comrade in battle.
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!Uhtred's Household
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!!Gisela
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->'''Portrayed By:''' Peri Baumeister
Guthred’s headstrong and passionate sister. Guthred means to marry her to someone for political gain, but she and Uhtred have other ideas. Thoughtful and intuitive, Gisela knows Uhtred better than he knows himself, and Uhtred’s love for Gisela is unlike that he has ever known. However, the course of their romance does not run smooth, and both must overcome monumental obstacles if they are to build a life together.
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* HappilyMarried: to Uhtred, eventually.
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[[folder:Halig]]
!!Halig
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A Saxon warrior who fights beside Uhtred at Ethandun and travels with him to the north.
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* BeardOfSorrow: [[spoiler: Grows one during his and Uhtred's time as slaves]]
* CruelAndUnusualDeath: [[spoiler:Tied to the keel of a ship while it's at sea. Ouch.]]
* DueToTheDead: [[spoiler: Ragnar the Younger assures Uhtred that Halig has been buried as befitting a warrior]].
* HeroicBSOD
* ServileSnarker
* UndyingLoyalty: To Uhtred and Alfred.
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[[folder:Finan]]
!!Finan
->'''Portrayed By:''' Mark Rowley
A former warrior of Ireland, Finan’s swordskill is as nearly as quick as his wit, and Uhtred learns to rely on Finan for his counsel, battle strategy, and friendship.
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* CombatPragmatist: His solution to the problem of being outnumbered by the brothers and their army? Kill them in their sleep.
* DeadpanSnarker
* FightingIrish: As he puts it he "loves a fight as much as next idiot."
* TheLancer: Develops into this to Uhtred.
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!!Sihtric
->'''Portrayed by:''' Arnas Fedaravicius
Illegitimate son of Kjartan, he defects by swearing an oath to Uhtred. Keen to turn his back on his roots, he is tireless in his efforts to serve Uhtred, and becomes one of his most faithful men. With striking Danish looks, Sihtric makes a cunning spy.
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* AntagonisticOffspring: Abandons his father Kjartan to serve Uhtred, his ArchEnemy.
* TheSneakyGuy: Of Uhtred's men, he is the one most often used for stealth and espionage.
* UndyingLoyalty: Has this to Uhtred for sparing his life and giving him a chance to prove himself.
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!!Osferth
->'''Portrayed By:''' Ewan Mitchell
The nephew of Leofric, who fell at the battle of Ethandun.
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!!Gisela
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->'''Portrayed By:''' Peri Baumeister
Guthred’s headstrong and passionate sister. Guthred means to marry her to someone for political gain, but she and Uhtred have other ideas. Thoughtful and intuitive, Gisela knows Uhtred better than he knows himself, and Uhtred’s love for Gisela is unlike that he has ever known. However, the course of their romance does not run smooth, and both must overcome monumental obstacles if they are to build a life together.
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* HappilyMarried: to Uhtred, eventually.
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!!Halig
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A Saxon warrior who fights beside Uhtred at Ethandun and travels with him to the north.
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* BeardOfSorrow: [[spoiler: Grows one during his and Uhtred's time as slaves]]
* CruelAndUnusualDeath: [[spoiler:Tied to the keel of a ship while it's at sea. Ouch.]]
* DueToTheDead: [[spoiler: Ragnar the Younger assures Uhtred that Halig has been buried as befitting a warrior]].
* HeroicBSOD
* ServileSnarker
* UndyingLoyalty: To Uhtred and Alfred.
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!!Finan
->'''Portrayed By:''' Mark Rowley
A former warrior of Ireland, Finan’s swordskill is as nearly as quick as his wit, and Uhtred learns to rely on Finan for his counsel, battle strategy, and friendship.
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* CombatPragmatist: His solution to the problem of being outnumbered by the brothers and their army? Kill them in their sleep.
* DeadpanSnarker
* FightingIrish: As he puts it he "loves a fight as much as next idiot."
* TheLancer: Develops into this to Uhtred.
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!!Sihtric
->'''Portrayed by:''' Arnas Fedaravicius
Illegitimate son of Kjartan, he defects by swearing an oath to Uhtred. Keen to turn his back on his roots, he is tireless in his efforts to serve Uhtred, and becomes one of his most faithful men. With striking Danish looks, Sihtric makes a cunning spy.
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* AntagonisticOffspring: Abandons his father Kjartan to serve Uhtred, his ArchEnemy.
* TheSneakyGuy: Of Uhtred's men, he is the one most often used for stealth and espionage.
* UndyingLoyalty: Has this to Uhtred for sparing his life and giving him a chance to prove himself.
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[[folder:Osferth]]
!!Osferth
->'''Portrayed By:''' Ewan Mitchell
The nephew of Leofric, who fell at the battle of Ethandun.
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* CartwrightCurse: His love interests tend to meet premature ends, assuming they don't leave him first.
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* IdiotHero: Uhtred is an excellent warrior and a skilled military commander. In every other respect he's a meathead who thinks with his sword or his other sword.
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** Despite his [[TeethClenchedTeamwork cold interactions with Alfred's wife Aelswith]] due to her [[FantasticRacism views on pagans]], Uhtred is relatively polite and gentle towards her when he arrives at Winchester with news of Aethelflaed's capture, [[AdultFear relating to her worry as a parent]].
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!!Uhtred of Bebbaburg
!!!Osbert
->'''Portrayed By:''' Alexander Dreymon & Tom Taylor
Born of Saxon nobility but raised a Dane, Uhtred grows up with a conflicted identity. A natural warrior, Uhtred is a leader of men, fearless, instinctive, and driven by a deep-seated need to reclaim his homeland of Bebbanburg, Northumbria. Quick-witted, impetuous with a taste for danger, he follows his gut and abhors the prayer, fasting, and obedience so precious to King Alfred. Like a Dane he believes life should be lived passionately and fully. He has charm, energy, charisma and an underlying sense of justice — qualities which make him very attractive to women. But his impulsiveness and irreverence sometimes land him in trouble.
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* AdaptationDyeJob: From blond in the books to dark-haired in the series.
* ArrangedMarriage: With Mildrith.
* BadassBeard
* BarbarianHero
* BarbarianLonghair: It usually gets him mistaken for a Dane.
* BeenThereShapedHistory: Uhtred is essentially the main practical reason why the Saxons can even hope to take on the Danes without getting their asses torn apart by axes. Even moreso in the show, since he apparently is the one who taught the Saxons how to make a shield wall.
* BigBrotherInstinct: Towards Thyra
* BigDamnHeroes
* BreakingSpeech: Gives one to Alfred after the Danes take over, though it is at least partially intended to get Alfred fighting.
* CharacterDevelopment: After the AgeCut, he goes from brash young warrior only interested in achieving his revenge to steady and loyal servant of Alfred who is integral to his regaining his kingdom, something Alfred acknowledges, the two parting on good terms.
* ChildhoodFriendRomance: With Brida.
* ClearMyName: Eh, kinda. The slaughter of Cornwallum's Christians and the murder of King Peredur? That's all him and Skorpa. He didn't go to Cynwuit and pillage the church there, as Odda claimed, though. The whole thing's for naught anyway when Guthrum and Ragnar conquer Winchester, though.
* ConflictingLoyalties: One of the driving motivations of Uhtred's character is his uncertainty of who he is; a Dane, or a Saxon. He was born a Saxon but raised a Dane. The ultimate reason why he chooses to be a Saxon is a combination of MyCountryRightOrWrong, a reluctant respect for Alfred and a serious desire not be known as his own tribe's destroyer.
* CoolSword: With an amber pommel, no less.
* GoodOldWays: Downplayed as compared to the books, but still there. Uhtred is pretty much the ultimate proto-Saxon - a Saxon carved in the image of the original pagan warriors who invaded Britannia during the fall of Rome. In the books he and his family are proud of their pagan ancestors and Uhtred personally is disgusted with how adherence to Christianity has turned the Saxons from a [[ProudWarriorRaceGuy Proud Warrior Race]] into what he perceives as weaklings.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: He's often arrogant, brash and self-centred, but at the same time, he's capable of being very kind and affectionate, something that Mildrith sees, encourages and tries to convince other people of, and is dismayed when it appears to disappear.
** It's also notable that despite the rift that develops between him and Mildrith, his declaration that he's going out drinking and whoring and later bringing back Iseult from Cornwalum, he stays faithful to Mildrith right up until [[spoiler: he finds his son's grave]] and he turns to Iseult for comfort.
* MasterSwordsman: The only character better with a sword than Uhtred is Leofric.
* MentorOccupationalHazard: Played straight with Ravn, Ragnar the Elder and [[spoiler: Leofric]]. Averted with Beocca.
* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: Is known to other Saxons as Uhtred the Godless, given his fierce paganism and disgust for Christianity.
-->'''Uhtred:''' (to Mildreth) No priest will ever take my son and drown him under water, and whisper lies and deceit in his ears. He will be pagan like his father.
* {{Naytheist}}: Uhtred ''despises'' both Christianity and the Christian god with a fury to eclipse that of ten thousand suns in supernova. Even moreso, he despises what Christianity has done to the Saxons and feels that a return to their ancestral gods (Wodin, Donar, Seaxnot) is the only thing that can restore their strength as warriors. This is one of the reasons he's so sympathetic to the Danes, particularly in the books where Uhtred genuinely believed that the Danes were there to lead to the Saxons back to their old gods. Also, see above.
-->'''Beocca:''' You must now kiss the cross, and lay face down.
-->'''Uhtred:''' (''seething'') ''Kiss my arse. You and your god.''
* NotSoDifferent: To Alfred. Both are ruthless, both are steadfast in their beliefs and singleminded in their pursuit of their goals, and both are GoodParents. Both also have a weakness for beautiful women who aren't their wives.
* OneManArmy: He's badass enough normally, but when his BerserkButton is pushed, he's a very literal version of this trope in that [[spoiler: he effectively destroys the entire Danish army by breaking the shield wall and killing pretty much everyone within reach, allowing the Saxon army to follow him through the hole.]]
* PetTheDog: For all the antipathy between them, Uhtred does his best to help Alfred through his HeroicBSOD [[spoiler: following Guthrum's conquest of Winchester and the ongoing illness of Alfred's son]].
-->'''Alfred''': God is punishing me.
-->'''Uhtred''': For what?
-->'''Alfred''': [[spoiler: For Aethelwold, for stealing his crown-]]
-->'''Uhtred''': [[spoiler: Aethelwold is a fool, he could never be king]]. Your god is ''testing'' you.
* {{Ronin}}: Following the death of Ragnar the Elder, he is effectively this, and the rest of the series is devoted to his trying to find a new place and a new master.
* TookALevelInJerkass: Being humiliated with the enforced penance after having the credit for Ubba's killing stolen by the craven Odda the Younger drives him down a darker path.
* UnstoppableRage: When [[spoiler: Skorpa]] pulls a DecapitationPresentation with [[spoiler: Iseult's]] head, Uhtred goes absolutely berserk, vaulting over the shield wall and singlehandedly [[spoiler: breaking it - effectively ''destroying the army'' -]] and chasing down the mounted [[spoiler: Skorpa]] (who admittedly turns to face him), he [[spoiler: spears him with a spear Father Beocca throws to him]].
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!!Uhtred of Bebbaburg
!!!Osbert
->'''Portrayed By:''' Alexander Dreymon & Tom Taylor
Born of Saxon nobility but raised a Dane, Uhtred grows up with a conflicted identity. A natural warrior, Uhtred is a leader of men, fearless, instinctive, and driven by a deep-seated need to reclaim his homeland of Bebbanburg, Northumbria. Quick-witted, impetuous with a taste for danger, he follows his gut and abhors the prayer, fasting, and obedience so precious to King Alfred. Like a Dane he believes life should be lived passionately and fully. He has charm, energy, charisma and an underlying sense of justice — qualities which make him very attractive to women. But his impulsiveness and irreverence sometimes land him in trouble.
[[folder:Tropes]]
* AdaptationDyeJob: From blond in the books to dark-haired in the series.
* ArrangedMarriage: With Mildrith.
* BadassBeard
* BarbarianHero
* BarbarianLonghair: It usually gets him mistaken for a Dane.
* BeenThereShapedHistory: Uhtred is essentially the main practical reason why the Saxons can even hope to take on the Danes without getting their asses torn apart by axes. Even moreso in the show, since he apparently is the one who taught the Saxons how to make a shield wall.
* BigBrotherInstinct: Towards Thyra
* BigDamnHeroes
* BreakingSpeech: Gives one to Alfred after the Danes take over, though it is at least partially intended to get Alfred fighting.
* CharacterDevelopment: After the AgeCut, he goes from brash young warrior only interested in achieving his revenge to steady and loyal servant of Alfred who is integral to his regaining his kingdom, something Alfred acknowledges, the two parting on good terms.
* ChildhoodFriendRomance: With Brida.
* ClearMyName: Eh, kinda. The slaughter of Cornwallum's Christians and the murder of King Peredur? That's all him and Skorpa. He didn't go to Cynwuit and pillage the church there, as Odda claimed, though. The whole thing's for naught anyway when Guthrum and Ragnar conquer Winchester, though.
* ConflictingLoyalties: One of the driving motivations of Uhtred's character is his uncertainty of who he is; a Dane, or a Saxon. He was born a Saxon but raised a Dane. The ultimate reason why he chooses to be a Saxon is a combination of MyCountryRightOrWrong, a reluctant respect for Alfred and a serious desire not be known as his own tribe's destroyer.
* CoolSword: With an amber pommel, no less.
* GoodOldWays: Downplayed as compared to the books, but still there. Uhtred is pretty much the ultimate proto-Saxon - a Saxon carved in the image of the original pagan warriors who invaded Britannia during the fall of Rome. In the books he and his family are proud of their pagan ancestors and Uhtred personally is disgusted with how adherence to Christianity has turned the Saxons from a [[ProudWarriorRaceGuy Proud Warrior Race]] into what he perceives as weaklings.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: He's often arrogant, brash and self-centred, but at the same time, he's capable of being very kind and affectionate, something that Mildrith sees, encourages and tries to convince other people of, and is dismayed when it appears to disappear.
** It's also notable that despite the rift that develops between him and Mildrith, his declaration that he's going out drinking and whoring and later bringing back Iseult from Cornwalum, he stays faithful to Mildrith right up until [[spoiler: he finds his son's grave]] and he turns to Iseult for comfort.
* MasterSwordsman: The only character better with a sword than Uhtred is Leofric.
* MentorOccupationalHazard: Played straight with Ravn, Ragnar the Elder and [[spoiler: Leofric]]. Averted with Beocca.
* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: Is known to other Saxons as Uhtred the Godless, given his fierce paganism and disgust for Christianity.
-->'''Uhtred:''' (to Mildreth) No priest will ever take my son and drown him under water, and whisper lies and deceit in his ears. He will be pagan like his father.
* {{Naytheist}}: Uhtred ''despises'' both Christianity and the Christian god with a fury to eclipse that of ten thousand suns in supernova. Even moreso, he despises what Christianity has done to the Saxons and feels that a return to their ancestral gods (Wodin, Donar, Seaxnot) is the only thing that can restore their strength as warriors. This is one of the reasons he's so sympathetic to the Danes, particularly in the books where Uhtred genuinely believed that the Danes were there to lead to the Saxons back to their old gods. Also, see above.
-->'''Beocca:''' You must now kiss the cross, and lay face down.
-->'''Uhtred:''' (''seething'') ''Kiss my arse. You and your god.''
* NotSoDifferent: To Alfred. Both are ruthless, both are steadfast in their beliefs and singleminded in their pursuit of their goals, and both are GoodParents. Both also have a weakness for beautiful women who aren't their wives.
* OneManArmy: He's badass enough normally, but when his BerserkButton is pushed, he's a very literal version of this trope in that [[spoiler: he effectively destroys the entire Danish army by breaking the shield wall and killing pretty much everyone within reach, allowing the Saxon army to follow him through the hole.]]
* PetTheDog: For all the antipathy between them, Uhtred does his best to help Alfred through his HeroicBSOD [[spoiler: following Guthrum's conquest of Winchester and the ongoing illness of Alfred's son]].
-->'''Alfred''': God is punishing me.
-->'''Uhtred''': For what?
-->'''Alfred''': [[spoiler: For Aethelwold, for stealing his crown-]]
-->'''Uhtred''': [[spoiler: Aethelwold is a fool, he could never be king]]. Your god is ''testing'' you.
* {{Ronin}}: Following the death of Ragnar the Elder, he is effectively this, and the rest of the series is devoted to his trying to find a new place and a new master.
* TookALevelInJerkass: Being humiliated with the enforced penance after having the credit for Ubba's killing stolen by the craven Odda the Younger drives him down a darker path.
* UnstoppableRage: When [[spoiler: Skorpa]] pulls a DecapitationPresentation with [[spoiler: Iseult's]] head, Uhtred goes absolutely berserk, vaulting over the shield wall and singlehandedly [[spoiler: breaking it - effectively ''destroying the army'' -]] and chasing down the mounted [[spoiler: Skorpa]] (who admittedly turns to face him), he [[spoiler: spears him with a spear Father Beocca throws to him]].
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