Kidnapping of Aethelflaed by the Brothers

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In the final episodes of Season 2 of The Last Kingdom, the Brothers Erik and Sigefried take London, then abandon it once the forces of King Alfred arrive to try and take it back.

While Uthred and his men are assaulting an empty London, the Brothers have attacked their camp some miles away, killing virtually everyone and escaping with King Alfred's daughter Aethelflaed, the wife of Lord Aethelred of Mercia.

It's clear later on that this is entirely Erik's plan (Sigefried says so) as the ransom for the King's daughter will be hugely more profitable and easier to deal with than trying to hold London.

My question is: How did Erik know that Aethelred would bring his wife with him? It was clearly an unusual thing (Uthred later points out he left his wife safely at home, and King Alfred almost explodes with rage when he hears that his daughter was taken along and has been kidnapped).

It seems unlikely that the Brothers plan was to assault the camp and hope that someone of value was there - therefore they must have known she would be there.

Was there some spy in Aethelred's men that reported back to the Brothers? If so, has such a spy been hinted at or shown in any way in the show itself? Did someone push Aethelred into taking his wife along with malicious intent of her being kidnapped?






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Was Aethelflaed captured by the Danes?

When Aethelred fell for a Viking ploy that left the Saxon camps unguarded, the Danes raided and kidnapped Aethelflaed to hold her ransom as the King's daughter.

What happened to Aethelflaed in The Last Kingdom?

In The Last Kingdom Season 5, Aethelflaed's life comes to a tragic end. Just like Aethelflaed's fate in book 10 of Bernard Cornwell's The Saxon Stories, upon which The Last Kingdom is based, Aethelflaed died of breast cancer.

Who is the father of Aethelflaed baby?

According to William of Malmesbury, \xc6lfwynn was the only child of \xc6thelfl\xe6d and \xc6thelred. The date of her birth is not recorded, but it is presumed that she was born soon after her parents' marriage, perhaps around 888.

Does Erik fall in love with Aethelflaed?

Erik ended up falling in love with Aethelflaed and he made an attempt to free her, but Sigefrid killed his brother to protect their wealth.



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