He really did win an important victory in the Battle of Edington in 878, he was dedicated to improving his people’s quality of life, and he was known to be cool-headed and collected. King Alfred, played on the show by David Dawson, was a real guy.
The Last Kingdom, Netflix’s adaptation of Bernard Cornwell’s historical fiction novels, involve a lot of real-world figures. Netflix’s The Last Kingdom draws a lot of elements from real-history, but what about main character Uhtred Of Bebbanburg? How real was he?