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The Last Kgdom screenwrer Martha Hillier explas why Seven Kgs Mt Die picts Aethelstan (played by Harry Gilby) as a gay man." data-ttid="meta-scriptn

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WAS KG AETHELSTAN REALLY GAY? SEVEN KGS MT DIE WRER EXPLAS

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Beware SPOILERS Last Kgdom season 5How history rmed Æthelstan on The Last Kgdom: Seven Kgs Mt DieThe big twist for Æthelstan’s motive is that we disver fairly early on the movie that he’s gay and havg an affair wh Ingilmundr, a Dane who is pretendg to be an ally orr to manipulate Æthelstan.

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The Last Kgdom: Seven Kgs Mt Die has officially nfirmed the fact that Aethelstan is gay, somethg The Saxon Stori only ever hted at. * gay king in the last kingdom *

Ingilmundr’s nefar motiv asi, this rais the obv qutn of whether Æthelstan was gay real life.

The Last Kgdom has always been great at explorg the motivatns for historil figur, and the cisn to make Æthelstan gay is a perfect example.

The Last Kgdom: Seven Kgs Mt Die has officially nfirmed the fact that Aethelstan is gay, somethg The Saxon Stori only ever hted at. The Last Kgdom: Seven Kgs Mt Die has nfirmed what is only hted at Bernard Cornwell's Saxon Stori novel seri: Aethelstan is gay.

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Seven Kgs Mt Die recently h Netflix, leavg many fans are wonrg if Kg Aethelstan was gay real life. * gay king in the last kingdom *

Aethelstan's story was necsarily central to the plot of Seven Kgs Mt Die, and the reveal that he is gay beme a cril part of the movie's plot. It also add a much-need level of pth to Aethelstan's character bee of the societal implitns of beg gay medieval Bra.

How The Last Kgdom Books Hted That Aethelstan Is Gay. While Aethelstan is never explicly stated to be gay Cornwell's novels, is implied that he has taken male lovers and even had his cisns fluenced by lt on at least one ocsn, pecially by Ingilmundr. Author, Bernard Cornwell, has, however, nfirmed that Aethelstan is meant to be gay the novels.

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Many gay and bisexual monarchs kept their love liv wh members of the same sex a closely guard secret. * gay king in the last kingdom *

If Aethelstan were gay real life, would have almost certaly been a tightly kept secret bee of the prejudic of medieval society. Aethelstan believ he mt nquer lands and spread Christiany orr to atone for beg gay bee Ingilmundr nvc him is so. Aethelstan beg gay add a cril level of pth to his character, while providg the spark need to accelerate the Saxon expansn that led to the Battle of Bnanburh.

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Was Aethelstan Gay In Real Life? It is difficult to say wh any actual certaty if the real Kg Aethelstan was gay; however, is a legimate possibily.

It wasn't at all accepted this particular perd of history, so never would have been broadsted or wrten down anywhere if Aethelstan were gay. Saxon Stori thor, Bernard Cornwell, stated an terview wh Sharon Kay Penman that his cisn to make Aethelstan gay his novels was based on the facts that Aethelstan never married or had children and that he liked to rate his hair wh goln rglets. Cornwell do not seem to see this as any type of five evince of Aethelstan's sexualy, but he rightly cid that Aethelstan beg gay was a real possibily.

His cisn to make Aethelstan gay add a new level of pth to the character and provid reprentatn for the LGBTQIA+ muny a time perd that was particularly cel to any non-heterosexual or non-cisgenr person. Trigger warng: the followg articl ntas posts wh homophobic ments. The homosexualy of Aethelstan 'The Last Kgdom: Seven Kgs Mt Die'.

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'Everythg is gay now'. Ever sce Aethelstan has e out as gay the movie, some of the fans have bee fur over the fact and boytted the movie. ITS GAY!

Everythg is gay now. I don't thk there's gog to be anythg ma that's not gay.

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Another fan mented on Aethelstan's homosexualy by addg, "30 mut , and you had to throw gay seens the mix. Another fan exprsed their opn by addg, "A show havg gays obvly isn’t a issue at all.

But you n’t take a beloved show wh no gay storyl and then force a gay storyle to the last special of the seri when has no place. The person further went on to add, "Puttg a Christian kg to a gay love ft/makg the takeover of lands about how he needs acts of fah to ntue his “s” of gay sex is jt an furiatg twist that stas what uld’ve been a phenomenal seri wrap. 30 mut , and you had to throw gay seens the mix.

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A show havg gays obvly isn’t a issue at all. The self-loathg gay kg ma Athelstan a piful character at the begng of the film, but has also left many fans wonrg whether the real-life Athelstan was gay.

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