Uhtred of Bebbanburgs (played by Alexander Dreymon) epic story is almost at an end with just one last appearance in Netflixs upcoming film Seven Kings Must Die to come. Ahead of The Last Kingdoms final chapter being released next year actor Micki Stoltt has admitted he was surprised his Viking character Rognvaldr was kept alive for potentially more adventures in the shows gripping final season.

Danish actor Micki was convinced Rognvaldr would be killed off at some point in the final episodes of The Last Kingdom.

In season five the Viking warrior is introduced when he seeks refuge with his brother Sigtryggr (Eysteinn Sigurðarson) and his wife Stiorra (Ruby Hartley) at their stronghold.

They soon discover he had actually plotted with Brida (Emily Fox) to storm the kingdom and take down Stiorra to strike a blow against her father Uhtred.

Hes then subjected to some immense torment from his brother which initially led Micki to believe Rognvaldr would be killed off.The Last Kingdom Could Rognvaldr face off against Uhtred in Seven Kings Must Die? (Image Netflix)

And I ended up a king! Micki told the Screen Chronicles podcast. And that was amazing that he finished off in that way.

Of course I love Rog. I didnt know where they wanted to go and they were writing while we did it so youve got two scripts at a time.

I never knew exactly if he was going to die or not going to die.

Micki went on to reveal his acting coach Ivana Chubbuck instilled even more passion for his character while they worked on his portrayal of Rognvaldr behind the scenes. She said Were going to fight to keep your character alive he recalled.

So that was our point all the time we wanted to keep him alive. We want people to cheer for him.

Despite Rognvaldr being granted the best possible ending Micki admitted Its hard because… satisfied is a weird word. I was not satisfied with it ending.

We wanted another season. We want more. So it becomes a weird sort of satisfaction.