With Katheryn Winnick, Gustaf Skarsgård, Alexander Ludwig, Peter Franzén. He was the youngest son of King Æthelwulf of Wessex.His father died when he was young, and three of Alfred's brothers, Æthelbald, Æthelberht and Æthelred, reigned in turn before him. VIKINGS season 6 will be out until next year and the second half of season five will return this November. Vikings (TV Series 2013– ) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Alfred the Great (848/849 – 26 October 899) was King of Wessex from 871 to c. 886 and King of the Anglo-Saxons from c. 886 to 899. Directed by Steve Saint Leger. Actor Ferdia Walsh-Peelo is an Irish actor who portrays King Alfred on the History Channel Drama Vikings. Season 1 Eddie Elks as Olafur, a Viking warrior in the service of Earl Haraldson Jouko … Fans have been asking how the real King Alfred died and how Alfred … Ubbe achieves one of Ragnar's dreams; Ivar hatches a new plan in Kattegat, while preparing for a divine arrival; a settler in Iceland returns in a terrible state; King Alfred faces his greatest threat yet.