History Characters / TheLastKingdomUhtred

* BadassBeard: Fitting for someone who grew up a Dane warrior, Uhtred is never clean-shaven and an absolute monster in combat.

* 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.

* 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.]]

The nephew of Leofric, who fell at the battle of Ethandun. Born out of a dalliance between Leofric's sister and King Alfred, as a royal bastard 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.

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.

** 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.]]

* IOweYouMyLife: A posthumous example. [[spoiler:Beocca died saving Young Uhtred from a crossbow bolt, and since Beocca spent his life in the service of God, Young Uhtred feels he must also dedicate his life to God and become a priest to honor Beocca's sacrifice.]]

* IOweYouMyLife: A posthumous example for the savior. [[spoiler:Beocca died saving Young Uhtred from a crossbow bolt, and since Beocca spent his life in ths service of God, Young Uhtred feels he must also become a priest and serve God to honor Beocca's sacrifice.]]

* DefiantCaptive: [[spoiler: Not even Eardwulf menacing her with a knife and threatening to kill her stops Stiorra from [[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech calling him out as a self-pitying piece of shit who has no one but himself to blame for his problems]].

* OlderThanTheyLook: Uthred first meets with Alfred when his son Edward is still a sickly baby. By Season 3, Edward is somewhere in his mid to late teens, but Uhtred looks (and fights) exactly the same.

%% * BadassBeard: Fitting for someone who grew up a Dane warrior.

%% * BarbarianHero

%% * BigBrotherInstinct: Towards Thyra

%% * ChildhoodFriendRomance: With Brida.

%% * MentorOccupationalHazard: Ravn, Ragnar the Elder, [[spoiler: Leofric]], and [[spoiler:Beocca]].

* ServileSnarker

!!Sihtric

* BadassBeard: Fitting for someone who grew up a Dane warrior.

* BarbarianHero

* BerserkButton: Just try to insult/hurt any of his lovers/wives. He even kills someone just by ''slapping'' them for insults.
* BigBrotherInstinct: Towards Thyra
* BigDamnHeroes

* 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.

* CoolSword: With an amber pommel, no less.

* 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.

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* MentorOccupationalHazard: Played straight with Ravn, Ragnar the Elder, [[spoiler: Leofric]], and [[spoiler: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.
** The Danes also refer to him as [[TheRedBaron Dane Slayer]], given how many of them he's killed.

* 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.]]

!!!Uhtred

* HappilyMarried: to Uhtred, eventually.
* DeathByChildbirth: At the start of Season 3.

* CowardlyLion: While he isn't a warrior like his father or sister, he's braver than he seems. He rather defiantly announces his identity to his great-uncle Aelfric [[spoiler: and later joins the fight at Winchester.]]

Uthred's daughter by Gisela

* BeardOfSorrow: He grows one during his and Uhtred's time as slaves.

* HeroicBSOD

* 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]].]]
* TheLancer: He develops into this for Uhtred.

* 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!

* 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]].

* CarryABigStick: Uses a mace in combat.
* CharacterDevelopment: He evolves from a well-meaning coward into a brave, loyal ally.
* DeadpanSnarker:

* PetTheDog: Uhtred thanks Osferth when he offers to pray [[spoiler: for Gisela after she dies]]. Finan 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]], [[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]].

* MentorOccupationalHazard: Played straight with Ravn, Ragnar the Elder and [[spoiler: Leofric]]. Averted with Beocca.

* 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]], [[IDidWhatIHadToDo killing her was an act of necessity]].]]

* PluckyGirl

* 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.

* NamesTheSame: The heir in every generation of Uhtred's family is also named Uhtred, making this Uhtred the son of an Uthred, the grandson of an Uhtred, and so on. His deceased uncle and deceased half-brother were also named Uthred.

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!!Uhtred

* 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.

* 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.