History Trivia / TheLastKingdom

* FakeBrit: Hild is played by Irish actress Eva Birthistle.

* DuelingShows:

** ''VideoGame/AssassinsCreedValhalla'' was very much inspired by ''The Last Kingdom'' right down to having the same setting, the presence of King Alfred the Great, a similar cast of characters and even sharing at least two actors from the show (Magnus Bruun and Jeppe Beck Laursen).

** ''VideoGame/ThronesOfBritanniaATotalWarSaga'' was created to capitalize on the success of the series right down to even the setting and playable factions.

* DawsonCasting: A justified case with sixty-one year old Simon Kunz as Odda the Elder. Odda is forty when Uhtred first meets him, but he is OlderThanTheyLook, due to his hair being completely grey, thus an older actor would make a sufficient amount of sense.

* FollowTheLeader: The show was almost certainly greenlit due to the success of ''Vikings'' and ''Game of Thrones'' even though Creator/BernardCornwell's ''Literature/{{Sharpe}}'' novels proved very successful on television back in ''[[TheNineties the 1990s]]'', his ''[[Literature/TheSaxonStories Saxon Stories]]'' predate ''Vikings'' by about a decade, and he and ''Thrones'' creator Creator/GeorgeRRMartin are [[http://www.bernardcornwell.net/interview-with-george-r-r-martin/ mutual fans]].

** In a generic "medieval TV" way to ''Series/GameOfThrones'' and another new show ''Series/TheBastardExecutioner''. Since ''The Last Kingdom'' got a second season and ''The Bastard Executioner'' didn't, ''Kingdom'' can safely be said to have won on that score.
** More importantly, with ''Series/{{Vikings}}'' - which overlaps with ''The Last Kingdom'' in portraying earlier Viking attacks on England, making it a prequel of sorts until future seasons overlap directly (with Alfred a teenager by the current season). Ragnar Lothbrok, the semi-historical initial protagonist of ''Vikings'', is even the putative father of Ubba, the villain of ''The Last Kingdom'', though the show (unlike the books) downplays this.

* FollowTheLeader: The show was almost certainly greenlit due to the success of ''Vikings'' and ''Game of Thrones'' even though Creator/BernardCornwell's ''Literature/{{Sharpe}}'' novels proved very successful on television back in ''[[TheNineties the 1990s]]'', his ''[[Literature/TheSaxonStories Saxon Stories]]'' predate ''Vikings'' by about a decade, and he and ''Thrones'' creator Creator/GeorgeRRMartin are [[http://www.bernardcornwell.net/interview-with-george-r-r-martin/ mutual fans]].

** More importantly, with ''Series/{{Vikings}}'' - which overlaps with ''The Last Kingdom'' in portraying earlier Viking attacks on England, making it a prequel of sorts until future seasons overlap directly (with Alfred a teenager by the current season). Ragnar Lothbrok, the semi-historical protagonist of ''Vikings'', is even the putative father of Ubba, the villain of ''The Last Kingdom'', though the show (unlike the books) downplays this.

** More importantly, with ''Series/{{Vikings}}'' - which overlaps with ''The Last Kingdom'' in portraying earlier Viking attacks on England, making it a prequel of sorts until future seasons overlap directly (with Alfred an infant as of its latest season). Ragnar Lothbrok, the semi-historical protagonist of ''Vikings'', is even the putative father of Ubba, the villain of ''The Last Kingdom'', though the show (unlike the books) downplays this.

* DawsonCasting: A justified case with sixty-one year old Simon Kunz as Odda the Elder. Odda is forty when Uhtred first meets him, but he is OlderThanTheyLook, due to is hair being completely grey, thus an older actor would make a sufficient amount of sense.

** In a generic "medieval TV" way to ''Series/GameOfThrones'' and another new show ''Series/TheBastardExecutioner''.

* HeyItsThatGuy: Brian Vernel (Odda the Younger) was the extremely Scottish smuggler in ''[[Film/TheForceAwakens Star Wars: The Force Awakens]]''. Even sporting a similar haircut.

* HeyItsThatGuy: Brian Vernel (Odda the Younger) was the extremely Scottish smuggler in ''[[Film/TheForceAwakens Star Wars: The Force Awakens]]''. Even sporting a similiar haircut.

** More importantly, with ''Series/{{Vikings}}'' - which overlaps with ''The Last Kingdom'' in portraying earlier Viking attacks on England, making it a prequel of sorts until future seasons overlap directly (with Alfred an infant as of its latest season). Ragnar Lothbrok, the semi-historical protagonist of ''Vikings'', is even the putative father of Ubba, the villain of ''The Last Kingdom'', though the show (unlike the books) doesn't point this out.

** More importantly, with ''Series/{{Vikings}}'' -- which overlaps with ''The Last Kingdom'' in portraying earlier Viking attacks on England, making it a prequel of sorts until future seasons overlap directly (with Alfred an infant as of its latest season). Ragnar Lothbrok, the semi-historical protagonist of ''Vikings'', is even the putative father of Ubba, the villain of ''The Last Kingdom'', though the show (unlike the books) doesn't point this out.

** More importantly, with ''Series/{{Vikings}}'', which overlaps with ''The Last Kingdom'' in portraying earlier Viking attacks on England, making it a prequel of sorts until future seasons overlap directly (with Alfred an infant as of its latest season). Ragnar Lothbrok, the semi-historical protagonist of ''Vikings'', is even the putative father of Ubba, the villain of ''The Last Kingdom'', though the show (unlike the books) doesn't point this out.

* FollowTheLeader: The show was almost certainly greenlit due to the success of ''Vikings'' and ''Game of Thrones'' even though Creator/BernardCornwell's ''Literature/{{Sharpe}}'' novels proved very successful on television back in ''TheNineties'', his ''[[Literature/TheSaxonStories Saxon Stories]]'' predate ''Vikings'' by about a decade, and he and ''Thrones'' creator Creator/GeorgeRRMartin are [[http://www.bernardcornwell.net/interview-with-george-r-r-martin/ mutual fans]].

* FollowTheLeader: The show was almost certainly greenlit due to the success of ''Vikings'' and ''Game of Thrones'' even though Creator/BernardCornwell's ''Literature/{{Sharpe}}'' novels proved very successful television back in the ''90s'', his ''Literature/TheSaxonStories'' predate ''Vikings'' by about a decade, and he and ''Thrones'' creator Creator/GeorgeRRMartin are [[http://www.bernardcornwell.net/interview-with-george-r-r-martin/ mutual fans]].

** More importantly, with ''Series/{{Vikings}}'', which overlaps with ''The Last Kingdom'' in portraying earlier Viking attacks (currently up to Alfred's birth), making it a prequel of sorts until future seasons overlap directly. Ragnar Lothbrok, the semi-historical protagonist of ''Vikings'', is even the putative father of Ubba, the villain of ''The Last Kingdom'', though the show (unlike the books) never point this out.
* FollowTheLeader: The show was almost certainly greenlit due to the success of ''Vikings'' and ''Game of Thrones'' even though Creator/BernardCornwell's ''Literature/{{Sharpe}}'' novels proved very successful television back in the ''90's'', his ''Literature/TheSaxonStories'' predate ''Vikings'' by about a decade, and he and ''Thrones'' creator Creator/GeorgeRRMartin are [[http://www.bernardcornwell.net/interview-with-george-r-r-martin/ mutual fans]].

* FollowTheLeader: The show was almost certainly greenlit due to the success of ''Vikings'' and ''Game of Thrones'' even though Creator/BernardCornwell's ''Literature/{{Sharpe}}'' novels proved very successful television back in the ''90's'', his ''Literature/TheSaxonStories'' predate ''Vikings'' by about a decade, and he and Creator/GeorgeRRMartin are [[http://www.bernardcornwell.net/interview-with-george-r-r-martin/ mutual fans]].

* DuelingShows: In a generic "medieval TV" way, ''Series/GameOfThrones'' and another new show ''Series/TheBastardExecutioner''.
** More importantly, with ''Series/{{Vikings}}'', which overlaps with this show as it also portrays the Viking invasion of England. Unlike this show when the invasion has been going on for some time, ''Vikings'' covered its beginning and it's currently up to Alfred's birth, making it a sort of prequel until future seasons create direct overlap. The main character of ''Vikings'' is the semi-historical Ragnar Lodbrok, the putative father of Ubba, though this show never points it out unlike the books.
* FollowTheLeader: Though Bernard Cornwell's Saxon books predate ''Vikings'' by about a decade, the show was likely greenlit in the wake of its success, and more generally in the wake of ''Game of Thrones'' as well.

* DuelingShows: With ''Series/GameOfThrones'' and more importantly ''Series/{{Vikings}}'', which overlaps with this show as it also portrays the Viking invasion of England. Unlike this show when the invasion has been going on for some time, ''Vikings'' covered its beginning and it's currently up to Alfred's birth, making it a sort of prequel until future seasons make a direct overlap. The main character of ''Vikings'' is the semi-historical Ragnar Lodbrok, the putative father of Ubba, though this show never points it out unlike the books.