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   The King and The Lionheart by ActuallyIronman27

   Fandoms: The Last Kingdom (TV)  

   • Explicit
   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings, No Archive Warnings Apply, Graphic Depictions Of Violence
   • M/M, Multi, F/M
   • Work in Progress

   07 Jan 2023

   Tags

   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • Graphic Depictions Of Violence
   • Alfred the Great/Uhtred of Bebbanburg
   • Uhtred of Bebbanburg/Original Character(s)
   • Alfred the Great/Original Character
   • Uhtred of Bebbanburg
   • Alfred the Great (849-899)
   • Finan (The Last Kingdom)
   • Osferth (c. 885-934)
   • Sihtric (The Last Kingdom)
   • Mutual Pining
   • Angst
   • Slow Burn
   • Denial of Feelings
   • Everyone Needs a Hug
   • Especially Uthred
   • and Alfred
   • Eventual Smut
   • Character Study
   • Action/Adventure
   • Did I mention this is a slow burn
   • Oh
   • and internalised homophobia
   • because of course

   Summary

   "I am nothing to him, and he is nothing to me."

   It had been a year since Beamfloat, and Uhtred had never wanted to see the king again. There was nothing left to be said, after the library. Nothing left but cold and ash - but when Alfred marched back into his life again, Uhtred, his men, and his king are swept up into a wild, whirlwind journey, across sea and ice, unbidden as always to the wild whims of fate.

   Sequel to "Rumination" - but can be read as a stand-alone as well.

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   220,437

   Chapters:

   21/?

   Comments:

   343

   Kudos:

   571

   Bookmarks:

   86

   Hits:

   18,166

   Bookmarked by Devoted_reader

   07 Jan 2026

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   A King's Burden by TheDarkNone

   Fandoms: The Last Kingdom (TV), The Warrior Chronicles | The Saxon Stories - Bernard Cornwell  

   • Explicit
   • Graphic Depictions Of Violence
   • M/M
   • Work in Progress

   25 May 2026

   Tags

   • Graphic Depictions Of Violence
   • Alfred the Great/Uhtred of Bebbanburg
   • Alfred the Great (849-899)
   • Uhtred of Bebbanburg
   • Haesten (The Last Kingdom)
   • Moderately Slow Burn
   • Kidnapping
   • Angst with a Happy Ending
   • they are both idiots but Uhtred is a really besotted idiot
   • some slight homophobia because 9th century
   • Uhtred is in love and Alfred is Alfred
   • did I say moderately slow? oh. I meant to say excruciatingly slow
   • and did I say slight homophobia because... ehm...
   • with pictures!
   • Implied/Referenced Rape/Non-con
   • Not involving Alfred or Uhtred though

   Summary

   Uhtred knew they were coming seconds before they descended on them from the tree lines.

   Cold dread seized his heart, a full-grown panic that made him dizzy. This was an impossible position to defend, he knew it. He grabbed for the handle of his weapon and, for a fraction of a heartbeat, looked at Alfred, who was looking back at him with wide eyes, pale and fragile, clearly unprepared. Uhtred drew his sword.

   “TO YOUR WEAPONS!” he shouted from the depth of his chest. “DEFEND THE KING WITH YOUR LIVES!”

   Series

   • Part 1 of The Trinity

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   276,789

   Chapters:

   35/36

   Comments:

   1,364

   Kudos:

   998

   Bookmarks:

   150

   Hits:

   41,854

   Bookmarked by Devoted_reader

   05 Jan 2023