Warning: This article contains spoilers forThe Last Kingdomseason 5.
The Last Kingdom season 5 picks up after a significant time has passed following the events of season 4, with many viewers of the series wondering how old Uhtred’s daughter Stiorra is in the new season. The Netflix series recently debuted the historical drama’s fifth and final season with many of the young actors seen in season 4 needing to be recast to accommodate the large time jump. This is not the case for Stiorra, who is played by Ruby Hartley in both seasons 4 and 5, leading many to wonder as to the young queen’s age in The Last Kingdom season 5.
The Last Kingdom follows Uhtred, a boy caught in the middle of the war to build England. Born to an Anglo-Saxon lord, but kidnapped as a young boy and raised by the Danes, Uhtred lives torn between two heritages. Forever in pursuit to reclaim his birthright, the fortress of Bebbanburg, Uhtred finds himself in service to the Anglo-Saxon kings whilst still drawn to Dane principles and customs. And while The Last Kingdom seasons 4 and 5 focus on Uhtred’s love with the Mercian queen, Aethelflaed, it is his previous marriage to Dane, Gisela, that bore Uhtred his three children, Oswald, Stiorra, and Osbert. Uhtred’s dual loyalties result in his son, Oswald, becoming a Christian priest, while Stiorra is drawn to the Danes’ way of life.
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The Last Kingdom season 4 ends with Uhtred rescuing Stiorra, who is held captive by the new Dane leader Sigtryggr, only to discover that Stiorra and Sigtryggr have fallen in love and she is to become the new queen of Eoforwick. Though Uhtred initially refuses to allow the union, it is pointed out to him that Stiorra is no longer a
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