7 Major Characters In The Last Kingdom Who Aren't Even Real

7. Leofric

The hulking Saxon warrior portrayed by the towering Adrian Bower was a fictional creation. He served as the captain of the King's Guards, under both Alfred and his elder brother Aethelred. He was at first odds with the arrogant young Dane Uhtred, but would eventually come to respect his sword skill and battle cunning. The two would develop a firm friendship.

After the battle of Cynwit, Leofric suggests to Uhtred that they should seek some riches together by pretending to be Danish raiders and absconding over to neighbouring Cornwalum (or Cornwall, as we call it nowadays). While they earn some wealth, the treachery that they have engaged in does not sit well with Leofric, since they have betrayed the treaty that Wessex had with the vassal kings of Cornwalum.

Ultimately, his dedication to Wessex means that Leofric confesses this crime before Alfred's court and seals Uhtred's fate. Despite being close friends, Leofric condemns Uhtred to death, offering to kill him in single combat himself, so as to grant the Dane a warrior's death.

Now there's friendship.