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* JerkassHasAPoint: [[spoiler: Although he clearly relishes getting to rub salt in Alfred's wounds after the fall of Winchester to Guthrum in Season 1, Uhtred is correct when he points out Alfred seriously screwed up letting Guthrum steal a march on him, and when Alfred tries to browbeat Uhtred into showing some respect, accurately retorts that Alfred is a king without a kingdom and has no authority to throw his weight around]].
-->'''Leofric''': [[spoiler: At the palace, lord, [the Danes] came from nowhere-]]
-->'''Uhtred''': [[spoiler: They came because they were allowed to. Where were your spies, your watchers? On their knees, no doubt.]]
-->'''Hild''': You should show respect.
-->'''Uhtred''': [[spoiler: Wessex allows its warriors to kill each other and spends too much time on its knees! And too much money on its churches]].
-->'''Alfred''': [[spoiler: [[HolierThanThou If Guthrum were Christian and not pagan, there would be no war]].]]
-->'''Uhtred''': [[spoiler: [[ShutUpHannibal But he's not]].]]
-->'''Alfred''': ''(angry)'' [[spoiler: You would do well to remember I am King!]]
-->'''Uhtred''': ''(scoffs)'' [[spoiler: King of what?]]
-->'''Hild''': [[spoiler: He is our King!]]
-->'''Uhtred''': [[spoiler: Like every kingdom before it, Wessex has fallen. He's Alfred, a man. King of nothing]].
-->'''Leofric''': [[spoiler: At the palace, lord, [the Danes] came from nowhere-]]
-->'''Uhtred''': [[spoiler: They came because they were allowed to. Where were your spies, your watchers? On their knees, no doubt.]]
-->'''Hild''': You should show respect.
-->'''Uhtred''': [[spoiler: Wessex allows its warriors to kill each other and spends too much time on its knees! And too much money on its churches]].
-->'''Alfred''': [[spoiler: [[HolierThanThou If Guthrum were Christian and not pagan, there would be no war]].]]
-->'''Uhtred''': [[spoiler: [[ShutUpHannibal But he's not]].]]
-->'''Alfred''': ''(angry)'' [[spoiler: You would do well to remember I am King!]]
-->'''Uhtred''': ''(scoffs)'' [[spoiler: King of what?]]
-->'''Hild''': [[spoiler: He is our King!]]
-->'''Uhtred''': [[spoiler: Like every kingdom before it, Wessex has fallen. He's Alfred, a man. King of nothing]].
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* RousingSpeech: Gives one in the final episode of Season 5 to [[spoiler: convince Stiorra and her Danish outcasts to join him in turning the tide of the Siege of Bebbanburg with the promise as Lord of Bebbanburg, he will make Northumbria a place where Danes and Saxons can live in peace]].
-->'''Stiorra''': [[spoiler: When I married Sigtryggr, I chose his kin over my own]].
-->'''Uhtred''': [[spoiler: [[ArmorPiercingResponse Sigtryggr would support me now, you know this]]. He would not ask you to watch your brother die and turn away.]]
-->'''Wolland''': [[spoiler: No Danes should die for Saxons, not after all they have done to us]].
-->'''Uhtred''': You have suffered at the hands of Saxon kings, I know this.
-->'''Aelswith''': [[spoiler: I promise, do this and the Danes will be rewarded]].
-->'''Stiorra''': You cannot offer me anything!
-->'''Uhtred''': She cannot, itt is true. But I can, for I speak to you as a man who has lived among you. Your gods are my gods. I was born a Saxon but raised a Dane. For years that divided me, but perhaps the Gods have led us all here! For I will offer you a bargain. I ask you to fight now for me and for Northumbria, and if we take these lands, we will be taking them for Saxons ''and'' for Danes. Follow me and all Danes will live in peace here. I swear this to you! Danes will not be hunted, nor live in forests! You will have lands and homes! And I ask you not to do this for Saxons. Do it for what your forebears came here, for the reason they risked their lives and crossed the seas...[[FightingForAHomeland to make a homeland]]. Follow me and this I swear. You have my word... as a Saxon and as a Dane!
-->'''Stiorra''': [[spoiler: When I married Sigtryggr, I chose his kin over my own]].
-->'''Uhtred''': [[spoiler: [[ArmorPiercingResponse Sigtryggr would support me now, you know this]]. He would not ask you to watch your brother die and turn away.]]
-->'''Wolland''': [[spoiler: No Danes should die for Saxons, not after all they have done to us]].
-->'''Uhtred''': You have suffered at the hands of Saxon kings, I know this.
-->'''Aelswith''': [[spoiler: I promise, do this and the Danes will be rewarded]].
-->'''Stiorra''': You cannot offer me anything!
-->'''Uhtred''': She cannot, itt is true. But I can, for I speak to you as a man who has lived among you. Your gods are my gods. I was born a Saxon but raised a Dane. For years that divided me, but perhaps the Gods have led us all here! For I will offer you a bargain. I ask you to fight now for me and for Northumbria, and if we take these lands, we will be taking them for Saxons ''and'' for Danes. Follow me and all Danes will live in peace here. I swear this to you! Danes will not be hunted, nor live in forests! You will have lands and homes! And I ask you not to do this for Saxons. Do it for what your forebears came here, for the reason they risked their lives and crossed the seas...[[FightingForAHomeland to make a homeland]]. Follow me and this I swear. You have my word... as a Saxon and as a Dane!
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-->'''Osferth''': ''[to Aethelstan]'' Welcome to the bastard life, boy!
* BecauseYouWereNiceToMe: The reason for Osferth's UndyingLoyalty to Uhtred and particularly Gisela.
* BecauseYouWereNiceToMe: The reason for Osferth's UndyingLoyalty to Uhtred and particularly Gisela.
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* BloodKnight: To a degree; he's clearly gleeful when Uhtred tells him they're marching to battle against Bloodhair.
-->'''Uhtred''': Ready yourselves and the horses. We leave before nightfall.
-->'''Sihtric''': For where?
-->'''Uhtred''': For battle.
-->'''Sihtric''': And not before time. ''[his wife punches his shoulder]'' [[DefensiveWhat What?!]] I'm a warrior.
* ChildByRape: Invoked: Sihtric mentions his mother was a servant girl Kjartan forced himself on.
-->'''Uhtred''': Ready yourselves and the horses. We leave before nightfall.
-->'''Sihtric''': For where?
-->'''Uhtred''': For battle.
-->'''Sihtric''': And not before time. ''[his wife punches his shoulder]'' [[DefensiveWhat What?!]] I'm a warrior.
* ChildByRape: Invoked: Sihtric mentions his mother was a servant girl Kjartan forced himself on.
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* OutlivingOnesOffspring: [[spoiler: His first child by Mildrith dies in infancy]].
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* NotAllowedToGrowOld: Based on the dates of historical events, nearly 50 years pass in story between season 1 (when Uhtred was presumably in his late teens) and season 5, but Uhtred perpetually looks and fights like a fit man in his 30s.
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* BrosBeforeHoes: Averted in season Season 5 [[spoiler: when defending Runcorn he sees Osferth struggling surrounded by enemies and his wife in great danger. He chooses to protect his wife first.]]
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* TurnTheOtherCheek: [[spoiler: Even after being [[ColdBloodedTorture tortured]] and castrated by Brida, Young Uhtred refuses to seek vengeance against her, even urging his father to spare Brida before he leaves to force a [[DuelToTheDeath final confrontation]] with Brida. A combination of this and his own [[WeUsedToBeFriends mixed]] [[FirstLove feelings]] for Brida make Uhtred refrain from killing her]].
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* TurnTheOtherCheek: [[spoiler: Even after being [[ColdBloodedTorture tortured]] and castrated by Brida, Young Uhtred refuses to seek vengeance against her, even urging his father to spare Brida show mercy before he Uhtred leaves to force a [[DuelToTheDeath final confrontation]] with Brida. A combination of this and his own [[WeUsedToBeFriends mixed]] [[FirstLove feelings]] for Brida make Uhtred refrain from killing her]].
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** [[spoiler: In the final battle of Season 5, she is initially prepared to withdraw from the siege of Bebbanburg, despite having brought reinforcements to aid her father, when she sees Edward trapped by Constantin's counterattack, insisting the battle is lost and [[AMotherToHerMen she won't order her men to die fighting for their Saxon persecutors]]. She only relents when Uhtred replies [[BigSisterInstinct her brother and Aethelstan are on the battlefield]], and that as Lord of Bebbanburg, he will make Northumbria a place where Danes can live free of persecution]].
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** Despite his [[TeethClenchedTeamwork cold interactions with Alfred's wife Aelswith]] due to her [[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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* BigDamnHeroes: [[spoiler: Her and her followers arriving at Bebbanburg saves Edward's forces from being driven off the cliffside, turning the tide of the battle in their favor.]]
* HappilyMarried: With Sigtryggr in Season 5, with the two of them being one of the most mutually loving and stable relationships in the show.
* TheHighQueen: Of Eoferwic in Season 5. She is beloved by her people and serves as one of her husbands primary advisors. [[spoiler: Her ability to inspire their loyalty gets to the point most of the citizens would willingly die rather then give her up to Brida. This loyalty continues after Sigtryggr is executed and Edward annexes it, with many following her into exile.]]
* TheHighQueen: Of Eoferwic in Season 5. She is beloved by her people and serves as one of her husbands primary advisors. [[spoiler: Her ability to inspire their loyalty gets to the point most of the citizens would willingly die rather then give her up to Brida. This loyalty continues after Sigtryggr is executed and Edward annexes it, with many following her into exile.]]
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* DisappearedDad: His service to Wessex kept him out of much of his children's lives, and Alfred openly notes Uhtred is not exactly a good father. In Season 5, Uhtred notes that he barely knows how to help his children with their problems, having been absent from their lives for so long.
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* EveryoneHasStandards: Invoked in Season 3: he admits that while [[spoiler: he would have happily beaten Alfred when he took the latter hostage, he would never have murdered the king in cold blood]].
-->'''Alfred''': [[spoiler: Killing me would have earned you a place [in history].]]
-->'''Uhtred''': [[spoiler: I would not want such a tale told about me]].
-->'''Alfred''': [[spoiler: Killing me would have earned you a place [in history].]]
-->'''Uhtred''': [[spoiler: I would not want such a tale told about me]].
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* ParentalFavouritism: Downplayed, as he clearly loves both his children, but he slightly favours his daughter Stiorra for [[GoodOldWays remaining true to her Danish roots]] over his son Uhtred, who has embraced Christianity.
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* BriefAccentImitation: Puts on a Scottish accent to pretend to be one of Constantin's men when Wihtgar catches him and Sihtric snooping around Bebbanburg. (Funnily enough Mark Rowley is Scottish by birth).
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* HappilyMarried: To [[HairOfGoldHeartOfGold Ingrith]], a Danish woman he met between Season 4 and 5.
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* MercyKill: Slits the throat of a dying plague victim in Season 4.
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* OffscreenMomentOfAwesome: [[spoiler: In Season 5, before heading into Bebbanburg to confront Wihtgar, Uhtred charges Sihtric with overpowering and capturing Constantin's nephew and chief lieutenant so they can use him as leverage in negotiations. Sihtric succeeds in the task]].
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* IgnoredExpert: [[spoiler: During the siege of Bebbanburg in Season 5, when the fortress's defenders pulls back, Young Uhtred, having seen Bebbanburg's defences before, warns Edward that the defenders wouldn't withdraw so readily and this is a trap, but his warnings are dismissed by Edward]].
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* IgnoredExpert: [[spoiler: During the siege of Bebbanburg in Season 5, when the fortress's defenders pulls back, retreat ahead of Constantin's planned counterattack, Young Uhtred, having seen Bebbanburg's defences before, warns Edward that the defenders wouldn't withdraw so readily and this is a trap, but his warnings are dismissed by Edward]].
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* TurnTheOtherCheek: [[spoiler: Even after being [[ColdBloodedTorture tortured]] and castrated by Brida, Young Uhtred refuses to seek vengeance against her, even urging his father to spare Brida before he leaves to force a [[DuelToTheDeath final confrontation]] with Brida. A combination of this and his own [[WeUsedToBeFriends mixed]] [[FirstLove feelings]] for Brida make Uhtred refrain from killing her]].
-->'''Brida''': Uhtred, do it! Kill me! ''Please!'' [[DeathSeeker I have nothing left to live for!]]
-->'''Uhtred''': [[BigNo NO!]] [[spoiler: To kill you would be to kill a part of myself, and if my son can find it in his heart to forgive you after what you did to him, then I must do the same]].
-->'''Brida''': Uhtred, do it! Kill me! ''Please!'' [[DeathSeeker I have nothing left to live for!]]
-->'''Uhtred''': [[BigNo NO!]] [[spoiler: To kill you would be to kill a part of myself, and if my son can find it in his heart to forgive you after what you did to him, then I must do the same]].
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* BenevolentBoss: [[spoiler: To her servants in Eoforwic. She even promises to cut the hands off an AbhorrentAdmirer bothering one of her maids]].
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-->'''Uhtred''': ''[aghast]'' What have you done?!
-->'''Stiorra''': [[IDidWhatIHadToDo Only what you could not]].
-->'''Stiorra''': [[IDidWhatIHadToDo Only what you could not]].
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* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: [[spoiler: After Sigtryggr's death at Edward's command, she refuses to swear allegiance to the man who killed her husband, even to retain her status as mistress of Eoforwic, preferring to go into exile with many of her former subjects rather than be Edward's vassals]].
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* ReligiousBruiser: He is a very faithful pagan and still staunchly follows the Norse Gods long after he's firmly sided with the Saxons.
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* ColdSniper: [[spoiler: Shoots Brida in the back with a longbow after her father can't bring himself to kill his former lover turned enemy]].
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* IgnoredExpert: [[spoiler: During the siege of Bebbanburg in Season 5, when the fortress's defenders pulls back, Young Uhtred, having seen Bebbanburg's defences before, warns Edward that the defenders wouldn't withdraw so readily and this is a trap, but his warnings are dismissed by Edward]].
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* ItsPersonal: [[spoiler: After learning Aethelhelm was behind the attack on Runcorn that got Osferth and so many others killed, Finan wants the old bastard dead not soon enough.]]
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* AndNowYouMustMarryMe: Eadred tries to forcefully marry her to Uhtred’s uncle by proxy.
* HonoraryUncle: To Uhtred and Sihtric’s children with Sihtric even calling him “Uncle Finan” at one point.
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* ChickMagnet: His friends have to stop two women from fighting over him in Season 5. Their reactions indicate this isn’t the first time this has happened.
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* CoolUncle: His half-nephew Aethelstan and him get along well and bond over being bastard sons of kings.
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* BrutalHonesty: [[spoiler: After a furious Edward confronts Uhtred about his decision to declare Northumbria an [[TeamSwitzerland independent kingdom]], thwarting Edward's ambitions, Uhtred bluntly tells Edward he's proven himself too cruel and vicious to be the man needed to unite the kingdoms. Uhtred insists that Alfred's dream of a unified England will come to pass, but Edward isn't the man to make it happen]].
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* OhCrap: His reaction to seeing [[spoiler: Heasten's entire army leaving Beamfleot to kill Uhtred and his retinue]].
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* ItsAllMyFault: [[spoiler: Finan blames himself for failing to save Osferth in Season 5, even though everyone tells him it wasn't his fault.]]
* ItsPersonal: [[spoiler: After learning Aethelhelm was behind the attack on Runcorn that got Osferth and so many others killed, Finan wants the old bastard dead not soon enough.]]
* ItsPersonal: [[spoiler: After learning Aethelhelm was behind the attack on Runcorn that got Osferth and so many others killed, Finan wants the old bastard dead not soon enough.]]
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** During the battle to retake Eoforwic in Season 5, [[spoiler: despite his hatred and enmity towards Brida, Uhtred still tries to help save her daughter from falling from a church spire]].
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* OlderThanTheyLook: Uthred first meets with Alfred when his son Edward is still a sickly baby. By Season 4, Edward is a grown man with two sons of his own, and Uthred's children are teenagers, but Uhtred looks (and fights) exactly the same.
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* CripplingCastration: At the start of Season 5, [[spoiler:he's captured by Brida's followers and castrated.]]
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* WouldNotHurtAChild: Even when Cnut's men come looking for afight fight, Uhtred simply fakes the death of the eldest rather than kill him for real and once that is done he releases both boys from captivity.
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* NiceJobBreakingItHero: In Season 4, [[spoiler: Uhtred refuses to kill Brida, despite her [[BetterToDieThanBeKilled pleading for it]] after the Danish defeat at Tettenhall and learning [[DespairEventHorizon Cnut was responsible for Ragnar's murder]] because Uhtred cannot bear to lose another person he care about so soon after Beocca's death. Brida's time in captivity as [[MadeASlave a Welsh slave]] not only intensifies her loathing of the Saxons but drives her to declare herself Uhtred's mortal enemy]].
