hello.

This was meant to be a portrait drawn as a part of my grief process…our lord shaper decided to serve nevertheless

he did nothing what are you talking about

May I present my kitten Alfred, who is named after a certain king, giving said king a shoulder grab?

Bonus: my cat vs. the guy he was named after

Yayyy!!!!!

How I feel about this character: I like him!! A lot of the fandom (outside Tumblr) shits on him, because he is "mean to Uhtred" and honestly he should have been meaner. He gave that man too much leeway and grace just so Uhtred could turn around and join the Danes every 5 minutes. Uhtred changed allegiances like underwear, and honestly I don't think Alfred was harsh enough on him. Alfred was a KING, of a kingdom during a time of great tension and upheaval, and he was doing his best to make sure his people and his kingdom did not get swallowed into Danelaw and I respect him for that. It meant he had to make tough decisions but that is part of being a ruler; you can't be everyone's friend. Honestly he was too kind in my opinion. He allowed Aethelwold to scheme unchecked, and gave too much leniency to the Danes when he should have been more aggressive.

All the people I ship romantically with this character: Aelswith, of course

My non-romantic OTP for this character: Uhtred, Beocca

My unpopular opinion about this character: I guess I respect him as a ruler during a violent time in history, trying to uphold Christian principles while also protecting his people. I guess a lot of people in the fandom don't respect that for some reason.

One thing I wish would happen / had happened with this character in canon. I mean, nothing? I wouldn't change a thing. David was the perfect Alfred and he embodied him heart and soul, and he really portrayed him as the badass yet kind, intelligent and crafty, noble leader he was. I think his portrayal was perfect.

there ain’t never enough time.