Who Is Osbert In The Last Kingdom?
Warning: This article contains spoilers for The Last Kingdom season 5 finale.
The Last Kingdom season 5 finale introduces a teenage boy named Osbert, who arrives with the abbess Hild on the shores of Bebbanburg following Uhtred and King Edward's conquest of the fortress. Although seemingly a mystery character at first, Osbert is quickly revealed to be Uhtred's third living child, who was separated from his father as an infant when Uhtred fled to Northumbria in exile from Wessex. In The Saxon Stories novels by Bernard Cornwell – on which The Last Kingdom is based — Following his birth, Osbert later appears in books 7-10 yet was excluded from their depiction in the show's season 4 and the majority of season 5. Osbert's entrance in The Last Kingdom's final minutes likely means that his storyline will feature in Netflix's upcoming spinoff film, Seven Kings Must Die — which will conclude the series' narrative.
Osbert is the third child of Uhtred and Gisela, who are also parents to Stiorra and Young Uhtred. Gisela sadly died while giving birth to Osbert in The Last Kingdom season 3, episode 1. The infant is briefly shown in the arms of a nursemaid, as Hild informs Uhtred of Gisela's death while he was away fighting Danes. Uhtred was the father of two other children in The Last Kingdom season 1, though his and Mildrith's infant son passed away from an unknown cause, while his and Brida's child was lost to a miscarriage.
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After growing up in Hild's care, Osbert faces a long-awaited reunion with his father upon entering Bebbanburg in The Last Kingdomseason 5 finale. As she leads him toward the fortress, Hild tells Osbert, «I think the new lord might be able to tell
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