6 plotlines to remember for The Last Kingdom movie Seven Kings Must Die

The end of The Last Kingdom?is upon us! After eight years and five seasons of television, we’ll finally get to see how the journey concludes for Uhtred son of Uhtred in Netflix’s two-hour sequel movie Seven Kings Must Die. Will King Alfred’s dream of a unified England finally be realized?

Seven Kings Must Die?is a direct continuation of?The Last Kingdom?TV show, picking up after the climactic events of the show’s fifth season.?Considering that it’s been more than a year since that was released on Netflix and that every other name on the show is some variation of ?thel-something, you could be forgiven for being a little hazy on the details.?Fortunately, we’ve put together a quick primer to help you brush up on some of the major elements from?The Last Kingdom?season 5 which might be relevant to?Seven Kings Must Die.

But first, a?SPOILER WARNING, since we’ll be discussing major plot points from?The Last Kingdom?season 5. And with that, let’s refresh your memory!

The Last Kingdom season 5

1. The Heir to England

One of the central struggles of?The Last Kingdom?season 5 is who would succeed King Edward. During season 5, there were two main contenders for the job:??thelstan, Edward’s son from his first marriage who was raised in secret by Uhtred (and who many believe is a bastard, since the marriage itself was secret and swiftly annulled); and??lfweard, Edward’s son with Queen??lfl?d. A huge portion of the season focused on??lfweard’s grandfather??thelhelm trying to place him on the throne.

By the end of the season, however, it seems much of this dispute has been put to rest. Edward has taken??thelstan under his wing, and??lfweard is seemingly out of favor following the revelations of his grandfather’s scheming. At the same time, Edward has married the Lady Eagdifu, who is?also?pregnant with a child.

We know from history and from?the official description for?Seven Kings Must Die?that it will revolve around??thelstan taking the throne and what he does once he has it. But given how complicated the question of Edward’s heir was in season 5, we expect the question to loom large in the film.