It’s a shame that Leofric isn’t still around to keep him in check.
His arrogance comes across much better in the books tbf
Yeah he should be arrogant, which he is in the books. But he's also quite likeable, which doesn't come across as much in the TV series for me. As Mrs Miggins said, he's an insufferable little twat
) is out later in the year too 
I might re-watch the last few episodes of series 3 before then to remind myself how far they got with the plot.
The final book (thirteenth - Uhtred the pensioner
But but but the Vikings are so sexy on Netflix. I need a holiday then i willRead the books
too.
bits. But overall it’s a decent adaption and makes for some great telly. 
Which bits areJust finished the last episode after bingeing most of the series yesterday
The general storyline is still fairly faithful to the books, although there’s quite a bit of artistic license and a few
When does series five start?
?
It's been a while since I read the books (War of the Wolf is the last one I read, so a couple of years ago), but I don't remember him being quite so useless. He's still heavily reliant on Uhtred though.
There were a few bits which I think* were different from the books. The main one that sprang out was the bit with Stiorra and Sigtryggr, although the end result is the same. On the other hand the bit where Uhtred was holding the two sons in the building was almost exactly like the book to the point where I thought I'd already watched the episode.Which bits are
) though, which are fairly similar, so I could be confusing the two.
Yeah i assumed a fair bit of the fluffy heart warming bits with Stiorra and little Uhtred were made for the screen. She is especially well cast though, she could completely be Gisela's daughter.
Tbf they do have a bit of a heart to heart in the before she gets on the ship, but it is a bit less fluffy. Agreed on the casting
Yeah it’s that way in the books too, Æthelflæd is the more successful of the two.
