In season four he revealed to Brida how Cnut, who was by then her lover, had initiated the plan to kill Ragnar, and Cnut ended up getting his comeuppance in the fourth episode of season four. His death is different to the real-life chain of events, which actually saw Cnut kill Uhtred during an ambush.

How did Uhtred Ragnarson die?

Uhtred was summoned to a meeting with Cnut, and on the way there, he and forty of his men were murdered by Thurbrand the Hold at Wighill with the connivance of Cnut. Uhtred was succeeded in Bernicia by his brother Eadwulf Cudel.

Does Uhtred die in last kingdom?

Ealdorman Uhtred was killed in the failed assault to reclaim Eoferwic at the battle during the Siege of Eoferwic, and Uhtred, his only living son, was captured by the Danes following his furious but feeble attack on a Danish warlord.