Guthred

Guthred is a former Danish slave who, with Uhtred's help, becomes the nominal King of Northumbria. Using him as a pawn for his ambition to retake his ancestral lands within Northnumbria, Uhtred aids this pretender King in raising an army in the hopes of battling the forces of Ælfric and his childhood enemies Sven the One-Eyed and Kjartan the Cruel. In an effort to legitimatize his claim, Guthred is baptized as a Christian in order to gain the support of the Christian Saxons and the local clergy. Affable, funny and intent on being a good king, Guthred also has a ruthless streak that eventually leads to a betrayal of those he holds dear.