Warning: contains major spoilers for The Last Kingdom season 4.

Adapted from Bernard Cornwell’s novels The Pagan Lord and The Empty Throne, season four of The Last Kingdom introduced a raft of new characters. We met Uhtred’s grown-up children Young Uhtred and Stiorra – respectively a Christian cleric and a passionate Dane. There was Dane warrior Sigtryggr, the dastardly Eardwulf (now dead) and his much more sympathetic sister Eadith, who saved the life of Aethelflaed’s daughter when she caught the sickness. And there were Edward’s two sons, half-brothers Aethelstan and Aelfweard, both potential future Kings with different parties scheming to put each on the throne. Ahead of season five’s arrival, here’s the rest of the main action to remember, from enmities forged to deaths and battles.

Brida vs Uhtred

One of season four’s major upshots was Brida’s growing hatred of Uhtred. The childhood friends...