"Seven Kings Must Die (2023) is a historical drama film based on Bernard Cornwell's novel Warlord (2020) and is a sequel to the TV series The Last Kingdom (2015-2022). Directed by Edward Bazalgette and produced by Carnival Films, it depicts the build-up to and the Battle of Brunanburh (937), in which King Aethelstan of England (reign 924-939) defeated an alliance of Scots and Vikings. Background & The Last Kingdom The film's protagonist is the fictional warrior and nobleman Uhtred of Bebbanburg (modern-day Bamburgh)."
"In The Last Kingdom, Uhtred is captured/adopted by the Vikings as a boy, learning to love their customs and pagan faith, only to later find himself reluctantly serving Alfred the Great, King of Wessex and leader of the English resistance to Viking conquest. As Wessex's chief commander, he helps Alfred and his children defeat the Vikings and reconquer southern England. The series ends with Uhtred finally recapturing his northern home fortress of Bebbanburg, with the help of Alfred's son, Edward the Elder."
Seven Kings Must Die adapts Bernard Cornwell's Warlord and continues the story from The Last Kingdom series, focusing on the events leading to the 937 Battle of Brunanburh. Uhtred of Bebbanburg returns as the central figure; his past as a Viking-raised warrior and his service under Alfred shape his loyalties and conflicts. After recapturing Bebbanburg and declaring it independent, England fractures into Wessex, York, and Bebbanburg. Aethelstan, Edward's son and Uhtred's former ward, seeks the West Saxon throne and asserts expansionist claims in the north. Scots and Vikings form an alliance to oppose Aethelstan, culminating in the Battle of Brunanburh.
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