The Last Kingdom:- Web Series Review
When we take a history book for reading, we directly remember the great wars. World War first and World War second in which people in large scale had been killed gruesomely. If we read history, we just read the fall of weak kingdoms and victories of powerful kingdoms like Wessex, a Saxon kingdom in southwestern England that became the most powerful English kingdom by the 10th century. History has witnessed that in the past people had fought for lands, family and treasures.
I would like to draw the attention of concerned authorities towards the fiction Hollywood web series namely “The Last Kingdom” based on a non-fiction story of Wessex, England and Vikings. According to the web series in the past, the king of Wessex or England was clever and wanted only one king to rule the complete world. Also, Wessex had been the most powerful kingdom in the past and it ruled the whole kingdoms.
Furthermore, history students will be more hopeful and interested if they watch this web series. Yet its four seasons are available on Netflix. It’s IMDB rating is 8.5 and it has been made in an amazing manner.
Besides this, the Last Kingdom has shown that people had sacrificed their precious lives in the battlefields just because of their religions whereas people of Wessex were monotheistic and they believed in one God. Secondly, Vikings who were also the most powerful Dane were polytheistic due to this plenty of green lands coloured by blood colour.
Wessex wanted to curb all kingdoms by holding its friendships with entire kingdoms, but the fact is something else they were just betrayed by Wessex. By the way, in this web series, there is a famous character Unread, whose rights and lands were snatched by Danes in childhood, became the most famous warrior and also became a kingmaker. He was baptized at least 3 times but still, neither he followed Saxon nor mixed in them. Many of the times, he had been considered an outlaw but still he was acutely required for Wessex and Marcia. Most of the time he had protected the king Alfred in the battlefields. In contrast, he was not valued for his good deeds. By watching The last kingdom, we will be cognizant that the concept of democracy was devalued at that time as well whole kingdoms and people believed in monarchy. If the king dies, his elder son has the right to take the throne. Mostly the Danes, Vikings, they attacked many times Wessex but failed to snatch the kingdom of Wessex.
At last, I would like to mention that The Last Kingdom is a brilliant web series which must be watched by those who are interested in history. However, this web series can help students in their educational fields. The web series “The Last Kingdom” is one of the biggest lessons for the new generation that what they have done in the past in future these events and wars must not take place but we see no change still we are fighting for the religions and castes.
We console ourselves that we are advanced now more civilized, but the truth is bitter. Actually, in the past people were ignorant and we are too.
“If your religion requires you to hate someone, you need a new religion”.