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Are you sure you don't mean "The Last Kingdom"?

Recommended BTW if you're interested in the period and you don't mind another German(ic?) playing a major role in English history ;)

You are right. I got the two mixed up.

The series wasn't that popular in the UK to be honest. The Bernard Cornwell series of books and TV adaptation perhaps contributed more as they've been bestsellers here and the adaptation was shown on BBC.

The show Vikings does feature a character with the similar name Athelstan [1], but he's a monk captured by the vikings, not a king who conquered the vikings.

[1] https://vikings.fandom.com/wiki/Athelstan

There is some publicity about Æthelstan this year as it is 1100 years since he became king of England.

https://www.athelstan1100.co.uk/