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The Last Kingdom is an adaptation of Bernard Cornwell's Saxon Stories. The books follow Uhtred of Bebbanburg from a boy taken from his birthright and raised by Vikings, later fighting for King Alfred the Great and his son Edward. Shield walls, blood, revenge and the forging of many Kingdoms into one nation, a dream of Alfred's called England. 

Season 1, Episode 1: 

In the series premiere, Uhtred's father dies in battle and his inheritance and lands are seized by Uhtred's uncle Aelfric, a puppet-lord for the Danes. Later: Uhtred is captured and brought to Danish warlord Ragnar.