I'm trying to disguise a possible spoiler here, and I think I'm doing ok but if you haven't read the books and don't want ANY references…I'm wondering if they're combining Aethelwold with that other relative of Alfred's who turns into a pretty good warrior eventually? Since he hasn't been mentioned at all I think…

That's the cool thing about how Cornwell wrote this conflict. The Danes are fun and the Saxons are boring. Both sides do some brutal things, but the Danes have more fun doing them. You mostly want to root for the Danes. Sort of like Brida's comment about the Saxons not celebrating after the battle in episode 2 (I…

Why does this not have more upvotes?? It's been seven hours dammit!