The Last Kingdom is a well-known British historical drama series based on Bernard Cornwell’s The Saxon Stories series of novels. Stephen Butchard developed the series for premiering on 10 October 2015 on the BBC and was acquired by Netflix in 2018. The series revolves around the character and events of The Last Kingdom and The Pale Horseman.

In the series, Sigtrtggr Ivarsson is a Norse-Gael Viking warlord and hatred’s son-in-law through his marriage with Sierra. Sigtryggr is the great-grandson of Ivar the Boneless and great-nephew Ubba and Halfdan. The character was very famous and was loved by their fans and followers. So let’s further learn about Sigtryggr Eysteinn Siguroarson The Last Kingdom.

Eysteinn Siguroarson The Last Kingdom
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Who is the actor who plays Sigtryggr in the Viking series The Last Kingdom?

Sigtryggr leads a Norse fleet headed towards Chester to Capture the fort, loses an eye in a fight with Uhtred himself, and is named the One-Eyed. At the end of Warriors of the storm, Sigtryggr was allowed to take the north only if he promised not to attack Mercia, after which he became king of Northumbria.

The role of Sigtryggr was played by well-known Icelandic actor Eysteinn Siguroarson, who was raised in Madison, Wisconsin. The actor went to the University of Wisconsin, where he learned English and Creative Writing, and then decided to attend performing arts.

Other roles Eysteinn Siguroarson played

Eysteinn Siguroarson started his career with an appearance in 215 as Hjalmar in the mysterious drama series Trapped. After that, he played the main role in the Arnaud Siad short film Ormagna as Halldor 2017. He was even nominated for the Male leading role at the Icelandic Film and Television Academy Edda Awards for his role in the Mary Reyndal directed tv series Manners, where he played an Icelandic schoolboy. 

Eysteinn Siguroarson The Last Kingdom
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Eysteinn Siguroarson The Last Kingdom

He was chosen for the role of Sigtryggr, a Danish Warlord, in 2020 in season 4 of the series. His role as Sigtryggr isn’t like the other Danes as he is cunning and smart to conquer his foes, whereas other Danes like Ubba and Cnut show anger and ferocity.

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