Pope Leo IV is the Pope and head of Christianity when the young Alfred visited Rome on a pilgrimage.
Biography
Season 4
The Pope granted an audience to Aethelwulf, Alfred and Prudentius when they visited Rome on a pilgrimage, sent there by King Ecbert.
When they arrived, the Pope showed one of the greatest treasures they had in Rome to Alfred, a thorn from the crown that was put on the head of Jesus Christ before the crucifixion.
Later, he gifted Alfred with a sword, so that he could cast out all his enemies. He then crowned Alfred a consul of Rome, just like Caesar, preparing him for whichever future God prepared for him. During the cerimony, Leo IV revealed to Alfred that he saw a young monk walking beside the boy, who then vanished.
Background information
- Leo IV was portrayed by John Kavanagh, the same actor who portrays the The Seer, a curious nod to the opposite and yet similar positions of authority in their respective religions.
- The real Leo IV was Bishop of Rome from 847 to 855.
Appearances
| Season four appearances | ||||
| A Good Treason | Kill the Queen | Mercy | Yol | Promised |
| What Might Have Been | The Profit and the Loss | Portage | Death All 'Round | The Last Ship |
| The Outsider | The Vision | Two Journeys | In the Uncertain Hour Before the Morning | All His Angels |
| Crossings | The Great Army | Revenge | On the Eve | The Reckoning |