In order to ensure peace King Alfred many years ago sent him elder child, his daughter away to marry the King of Alba. After many years of marriage and two healthy boys. Queen Rowena decides to travel back to Wessex to visit her family and attend her sister's upcoming wedding. Only upon her arrival chaos beings to fall. Rowena soon realizes that she should've just stayed in Alba where there is peace and no Danes. After the festivities Rowena begins her journey back home to Alba. However, on her way home she's ambushed by the Danish brothers Erik and Siegfried and taken prisoner. Upon her abrupt imprisonment everyone's doing everything in their power to free her by any means necessary. But, with being made a prisoner she soon discovers something she thought she'd never feel, love. Erik has always dreamed and fought for land, power and wealth. Upon hearing a prophecy from a seer about his future and the woman he's destined to share it with, he will stop at nothing till she's his. The minute he lays his eyes on Rowena he knows she's the woman that the seer had spoken of. He takes her, originally for the gold she will earn them with ransom. But then she becomes so much more to him. He would forsake all others and beliefs for her, even his own brother. He knows that she misses her children and that it's only a matter of time before the ransom is paid in full. However, he can't let go of his dreams for the future that concern the young and beautiful Queen. His Rowena. [also I don't own The Last Kingdom show or books. I own my story and my original plot lines and characters]