Seven Kings Must Die is finally available to stream on Netflix<\/a>, with The Last Kingdom fans flocking to the service to discover the fate of beloved warrior Uhtred of Bebbanburg (Alexander Dreymon).<\/p>\n We\u2019ve seen him suffer devastating loss and unimaginable hardship over five seasons of the historical drama, so many viewers are hoping his story at least ends on a positive note.<\/p>\n However, as the feuding heirs to the Wessex throne \u2013 Aethelstan (Harry Gilby) and Aelfweard (Ewan Horrocks) \u2013 battle for power in the wake of their father\u2019s death, Uhtred will find himself at the centre of a deadly conflict once more.<\/p>\n Uhtred has gone to great lengths in the past to preserve the dream of a united England \u2013 first put forward by his late friend King Alfred (David Dawson) \u2013 but will he pay the ultimate price by laying down his life for the cause?<\/p>\n RadioTimes.com<\/a> spoke exclusively to The Last Kingdom<\/a> star Alexander Dreymon and screenwriter Martha Hillier, who explained their interpretation of the emotional Seven Kings Must Die<\/a> ending. Read on for spoiler-filled<\/strong> details.<\/p> Seven Kings Must Die ends on an ambiguous note, with Uhtred coming close to death after sustaining serious wounds during the Battle of Brunanburh.<\/p>\n His friends are able to return him to his ancestral home of Bebbanburg, where he emerges frail to find them celebrating their victory and the formation of England under the young King Aethelstan.<\/p>\n As he wonders whether the prophecy foretold by Ingrith (Ilona Chevakova) \u2013 that seven kings must die \u2013 included him, he looks back to his bedroom and has a vision of Valhalla.<\/p>\n The Viking image of heaven is a grand feast hall, where his fallen friends Brida (Emily Cox) and Haesten (Jeppe Beck Laursen) are among the warriors celebrating \u2013 inviting Uhtred to join them.<\/p>\n Torn between the land of the living and the afterlife, we never see which direction Uhtred chooses, leaving it up to the imagination whether he dies at that moment or chooses to continue on the mortal plane.<\/p>\n Alexander Dreymon told RadioTimes.com<\/strong>: \u201cI\u2019m actually very happy with the way that it ends because there\u2019s that ambiguity. You see everything that he\u2019s fought for his whole life and he\u2019s believed in\u2026 because the idea of Valhalla and heaven has been such a big character in the show in a way.<\/p>\n \u201cAnd that he has the option of going to the feast hall \u2013 that he aches for so much \u2013 is beautiful to see. But it really shows that he\u2019s a man who\u2019s had a full life and who is loved by the people who are still there.\u201d<\/p>\n He continued: \u201cIt\u2019s such a big thing for him to have that choice. To be able to decide: \u2018Do I stay with the people that I love here or do I stay with the people that I love there?\u2019 And ultimately, it\u2019s all going to be okay.<\/p>\n \u201cSo, I think the life that he\u2019s led is going to be very rewarding for him in the end \u2013 so I\u2019m very happy for him.\u201d<\/p>\n Screenwriter Martha Hillier, who penned The Last Kingdom seasons 4 and 5 as well as Seven Kings Must Die, revealed that there is no behind-the-scenes verdict on Uhtred\u2019s fate at the end of the sequel film.<\/p>\n \u201cBetween all of us, I don\u2019t think we had a conversation about it,\u201d she told RadioTimes.com<\/strong>. \u201cWe sort of leaned into the idea that we don\u2019t know the ending. Alex may have a different view in his head.<\/p>\n \u201cI actually don\u2019t know the answer. I don\u2019t know what happens after that scene. I don\u2019t know if he recovers and comes back to life, lives there another 20 years, or actually, if that was the absolute.\u201d<\/p>\n Hillier continued: \u201cI don\u2019t know, and we never sat down and went, \u2018What is the truth?\u2019 I think we\u2019ve probably all got different versions of it in our heads.\u201d<\/p>\n While Dreymon and Hillier would neither confirm nor deny Uhtred\u2019s fate in Seven Kings Must Die, his death isn\u2019t explicitly depicted in War Lord; the final entry in Bernard Cornwell\u2019s The Last Kingdom books<\/a>.<\/p> Seven Kings Must Die ending explained: does Uhtred die?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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