Who is Aelswith in The Last Kingdom?

The queen who prayed against the pagan — then prayed with him · Wessex & the Church

Aelswith (The queen who prayed against the pagan — then prayed with him) is a character in The Last Kingdom, part of Wessex & the Church. Aelswith, Alfred's queen, spends three seasons as Uhtred's most reliable enemy: the court's iron piety, lobbying against the pagan at every council, certain God's England has no room for him. The widowhood seasons perform the show's least likely redemption — stripped of power by her own son, poisoned by enemies, schooling her grandchildren in the dream her husband died for — until the woman who prayed against Uhtred ends up, to mutual astonishment, in his keeping. Neither enjoys admitting it works.

When does Aelswith first appear?

Aelswith first appears in Season 1, Episode 2 of The Last Kingdom (2015–2022, Netflix).

Which group does Aelswith belong to?

By the time Aelswith appears, Wessex & the Church also includes King Alfred, Father Beocca.

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