1 00:00:01,585 --> 00:00:06,512 I am Uhtred, son of Uhtred. I was born an ealdorman of England. 2 00:00:06,632 --> 00:00:09,476 Our ancestors took this land 3 00:00:09,593 --> 00:00:11,391 and you will die for it if needed. 4 00:00:11,512 --> 00:00:13,230 Kill them all! 5 00:00:13,347 --> 00:00:17,443 I saw my father killed in battle and my uncle steal his lands. 6 00:00:17,559 --> 00:00:20,403 I was taken by the invaders. 7 00:00:20,521 --> 00:00:24,571 First as a slave and then as a son to Earl Ragnar. 8 00:00:24,691 --> 00:00:27,319 That was my family, my life. 9 00:00:27,444 --> 00:00:30,823 Young Ragnar my brother, and Brida my friend. 10 00:00:30,948 --> 00:00:35,124 Until my family were murdered by Kjartan the Cruel 11 00:00:35,244 --> 00:00:37,713 and his one-eyed son Sven. 12 00:00:37,829 --> 00:00:41,504 And my sister taken hostage on the eve of her wedding. 13 00:00:43,252 --> 00:00:44,674 I fled to Alfred, 14 00:00:44,795 --> 00:00:47,264 the Saxon King of Wessex. 15 00:00:48,173 --> 00:00:52,770 I fell in love with a Pagan queen who saw my sister in a vision. 16 00:00:52,886 --> 00:00:56,732 Uhtred, she lives, and is being held in the North. 17 00:00:58,684 --> 00:01:05,568 In the year 878 at Ethandune, I fought alongside King Alfred 18 00:01:05,691 --> 00:01:09,821 to defeat the Danes and drove them from Wessex, 19 00:01:09,945 --> 00:01:11,538 but at a great price. 20 00:01:12,239 --> 00:01:15,618 Uhtred Ragnason, I have a gift for you! 21 00:01:15,742 --> 00:01:17,039 Your queen! 22 00:01:23,041 --> 00:01:27,342 Peace was secured with hostages, Brida and Ragnar, 23 00:01:27,462 --> 00:01:31,968 and by the Danish earl's baptism and acceptance of the Christian God. 24 00:01:32,718 --> 00:01:34,812 As for Uhtred the godless, 25 00:01:35,596 --> 00:01:38,816 my path led north, to blood feuds, 26 00:01:38,932 --> 00:01:42,277 to revenge, and to Bebbanburg. 27 00:01:42,978 --> 00:01:45,697 Destiny is all... 28 00:01:47,000 --> 00:01:53,074 Advertise your product or brand here contact www.OpenSubtitles.org today 29 00:02:30,484 --> 00:02:31,827 No mercy! 30 00:02:37,449 --> 00:02:39,042 No mercy! 31 00:02:39,159 --> 00:02:42,880 Lord? Lord? Are the ideas suitable? 32 00:02:42,996 --> 00:02:45,840 I've tried to show both courage and sacrifice. 33 00:02:47,292 --> 00:02:51,047 - Faced with a fearsome enemy. - But I do not see God. 34 00:02:54,716 --> 00:02:57,435 - He was there, within us all. - Praise Him. 35 00:02:57,552 --> 00:03:00,806 Word of the victory is being spread throughout the land. 36 00:03:01,890 --> 00:03:05,235 People will hear that it was God-given. 37 00:03:08,063 --> 00:03:09,690 He was amongst us. 38 00:03:13,777 --> 00:03:16,621 Aethelflaed, with me, before you hurt him. 39 00:03:16,738 --> 00:03:17,864 Yes, Mother. 40 00:03:20,075 --> 00:03:22,794 The Witan is full to brimming. 41 00:03:22,911 --> 00:03:26,290 Every ealdorman and his brother is here to bask. 42 00:03:27,499 --> 00:03:29,593 Not all of them deserving. 43 00:03:46,935 --> 00:03:49,779 Wessex is safe. 44 00:03:51,982 --> 00:03:54,235 But, ealdormen, 45 00:03:54,359 --> 00:03:58,330 to keep Wessex safe, we must now look beyond its borders, 46 00:03:58,447 --> 00:04:02,748 to Mercia, East Anglia, to Cornwalum, Wales, and to the North, 47 00:04:04,077 --> 00:04:08,378 to Northumbria and to the once great and holy city of Eoferwic, 48 00:04:08,498 --> 00:04:13,971 where now, Christian men and women suffer under the dark rule of the Danes. 49 00:04:15,672 --> 00:04:17,891 There are two Northmen, 50 00:04:18,008 --> 00:04:21,262 Sigefrid and Erik, two godless brothers 51 00:04:21,386 --> 00:04:25,186 with a voracious appetite for land, silver, slaves and war. 52 00:04:26,391 --> 00:04:30,021 I want it known and I want them to know 53 00:04:31,438 --> 00:04:36,365 that God, Alfred and the ealdormen of Wessex are watching. 54 00:04:38,612 --> 00:04:41,707 The day of reckoning will come. 55 00:05:02,052 --> 00:05:04,054 Make way, make way! 56 00:05:07,224 --> 00:05:08,692 Is this the palace of King Alfred? 57 00:05:11,603 --> 00:05:14,152 Halt! Stand back from the king's guard. 58 00:05:14,272 --> 00:05:16,525 I have a letter that he will wish to read! 59 00:05:16,650 --> 00:05:18,402 You must let me pass. 60 00:05:19,319 --> 00:05:20,536 In all too soon a time, 61 00:05:20,654 --> 00:05:24,454 Aethelflaed will be old enough for betrothal, then marriage. 62 00:05:24,574 --> 00:05:26,372 You require a list of suitors, lord? 63 00:05:26,493 --> 00:05:30,418 I do. They must be a match for my daughter, her mother, for Wessex 64 00:05:30,539 --> 00:05:32,337 and my idea of a united land. 65 00:05:32,457 --> 00:05:34,380 In which order, lord? 66 00:05:34,501 --> 00:05:37,471 Oh, do not ask me, my friend, I pray I never need to choose. 67 00:05:37,587 --> 00:05:39,260 I have business with the king. 68 00:05:39,381 --> 00:05:44,228 Lord, forgive my interruption. May I introduce Brother Trew? 69 00:05:45,053 --> 00:05:47,147 Lord, I am honoured. 70 00:05:47,264 --> 00:05:49,266 Brother Trew has travelled from the North. 71 00:05:49,391 --> 00:05:52,361 Cumbraland, in the west of Northumbria. 72 00:05:52,477 --> 00:05:55,321 He has a letter that tells of a vision and a prophecy. 73 00:05:55,438 --> 00:05:57,532 From the heavens, lord, I swear. 74 00:06:01,486 --> 00:06:04,330 The Abbot Eadred of Cumbraland did dream of the likeness 75 00:06:04,447 --> 00:06:06,290 and this likeness did speak to him. 76 00:06:07,576 --> 00:06:09,374 The likeness was of Saint Cuthbert. 77 00:06:09,494 --> 00:06:12,543 - Cuthbert? - Speaking directly from heaven. 78 00:06:12,664 --> 00:06:15,759 The Abbot tells of Cuthbert's instruction within the letter. 79 00:06:17,878 --> 00:06:21,599 Lord, for the Saxons and Britons in the North, there is an urgency. 80 00:06:21,715 --> 00:06:23,934 We are lost. 81 00:06:24,050 --> 00:06:27,896 We are in general ruled by Danes. We are in need of a Christian saviour. 82 00:06:28,013 --> 00:06:30,857 This saviour is Guthred. 83 00:06:30,974 --> 00:06:34,774 A man who is a lowly slave and who himself must first be saved. 84 00:06:35,395 --> 00:06:37,318 At the behest of the blessed Cuthbert. 85 00:06:40,817 --> 00:06:45,573 The doors are open to the elements, Brother Trew, nothing more. 86 00:06:46,573 --> 00:06:51,420 It can be done, lord, it can be arranged, with your help and guidance. 87 00:06:53,163 --> 00:06:55,336 And you shall have it, Brother Trew, I'm sure. 88 00:06:55,457 --> 00:06:58,256 Father Beocca, I will send for you when I have read the letter, 89 00:06:58,376 --> 00:07:00,219 which I shall do immediately. Do not wander. 90 00:07:00,337 --> 00:07:01,589 No, lord. 91 00:07:11,723 --> 00:07:13,817 Influence beyond Wessex, Odda. 92 00:07:16,770 --> 00:07:18,317 Heaven sent. 93 00:07:26,321 --> 00:07:31,043 Come! Move on, move on. Come on. 94 00:08:05,652 --> 00:08:07,495 - Good day. - It is, sister. 95 00:08:07,612 --> 00:08:09,706 Your sword. 96 00:08:12,200 --> 00:08:14,453 It is not your sword. 97 00:08:15,537 --> 00:08:18,336 You may keep the silver you will have taken, but not the sword. 98 00:08:21,001 --> 00:08:25,131 You will turn and run, girl. 99 00:08:25,255 --> 00:08:26,882 I have killed. 100 00:08:29,134 --> 00:08:31,887 And I will kill again, I'm sure. 101 00:08:33,471 --> 00:08:36,850 But hopefully not today, 102 00:08:37,517 --> 00:08:38,939 girl. 103 00:08:42,272 --> 00:08:43,945 Morning, lord. 104 00:08:44,065 --> 00:08:46,864 - She did the very same thing to me. - We're leaving. 105 00:08:46,985 --> 00:08:49,454 Could you not have shook me awake? 106 00:08:49,571 --> 00:08:51,994 Stop drinking and whoring and do what we set out to do. 107 00:08:52,115 --> 00:08:53,162 I am wet! 108 00:08:53,283 --> 00:08:57,083 Your sword has been stolen, lord, along with your silver. 109 00:08:58,288 --> 00:08:59,505 Hild! 110 00:08:59,622 --> 00:09:01,670 I have recovered Serpent-Breath, 111 00:09:01,791 --> 00:09:04,670 and when you are able to stand, I shall return her. We will be leaving. 112 00:09:04,794 --> 00:09:09,265 I will decide when we're leaving. I am Uhtred, son of Uhtred. 113 00:09:09,382 --> 00:09:11,555 I will not be schooled by a nun. 114 00:09:11,676 --> 00:09:14,976 She is not wrong, lord. You have been drinking whole fields of barley. 115 00:09:15,096 --> 00:09:17,565 Nor will I be lectured by an arseling! 116 00:09:38,661 --> 00:09:42,507 If you're drinking to forget Iseult, you do her no favours. 117 00:09:42,624 --> 00:09:47,050 Her memory should be cherished, not lost in a fog of ale and bosoms. 118 00:09:47,170 --> 00:09:48,797 My sword. 119 00:09:48,922 --> 00:09:52,142 Are we to ride to Northumbria and to the next inn and the next jug of ale? 120 00:09:52,258 --> 00:09:57,435 What am I to do in Northumbria with an army of two? A nun and a rag-arse? 121 00:09:57,555 --> 00:09:59,933 - A loyal rag-arse. - Prepare yourself. 122 00:10:00,058 --> 00:10:04,404 To do what? Kill Kjartan and the men who surround him? 123 00:10:04,521 --> 00:10:06,774 You can begin to carry yourself as a lord. 124 00:10:06,898 --> 00:10:10,528 - Or we can return to Winchester. - No. We cannot return to Winchester. 125 00:10:11,861 --> 00:10:14,956 Did she not say that your path led north? 126 00:10:32,382 --> 00:10:33,599 Thank you. 127 00:11:41,409 --> 00:11:43,503 Forgive me, lord. 128 00:11:44,329 --> 00:11:46,832 Please, lord. 129 00:11:47,415 --> 00:11:50,168 May the gods protect you on your quest. 130 00:11:50,793 --> 00:11:52,921 What do you know of my gods? 131 00:11:53,046 --> 00:11:54,923 Nothing, lord. I meant no insult. 132 00:11:55,048 --> 00:11:58,222 Sigefrid, leave him, he's just a priest. 133 00:11:58,343 --> 00:12:01,187 Come on, brother, we have Scots to kill. 134 00:12:09,103 --> 00:12:10,480 Erik. 135 00:12:12,148 --> 00:12:16,528 The city, we leave in your hands. It's ours. It must remain ours. 136 00:12:16,653 --> 00:12:18,405 I will ensure it. 137 00:12:18,529 --> 00:12:22,955 You have enough men. Keep them sober and do not kill for the fun of it. 138 00:12:23,076 --> 00:12:24,703 No, lord. 139 00:12:24,827 --> 00:12:30,049 You do me a great honour, lord, though I wish I was going with you. 140 00:12:43,554 --> 00:12:46,899 Remember, what we need more than silver is women! 141 00:12:47,016 --> 00:12:49,644 Red-haired women! 142 00:12:51,354 --> 00:12:53,652 To the shield wall that awaits us! 143 00:12:53,773 --> 00:12:55,867 To the joy of battle! 144 00:12:57,151 --> 00:13:01,452 And to the blood of the Scots! Yeah! 145 00:13:30,560 --> 00:13:35,862 Ah, Father Hrothweard, we've been waiting for you. I will serve. 146 00:13:42,322 --> 00:13:43,995 We must rise up. 147 00:13:46,701 --> 00:13:50,877 Every day we hear stories of what has happened in Wessex. 148 00:13:52,081 --> 00:13:57,713 The brothers have this very moment taken their army north. 149 00:13:57,837 --> 00:14:01,182 They will be gone for months perhaps. 150 00:14:01,299 --> 00:14:04,473 There is no better time than now. 151 00:14:05,136 --> 00:14:07,605 We must take Alfred's lead 152 00:14:07,722 --> 00:14:12,649 and kill every bastard Dane and Northman in Eoferwic. 153 00:14:13,603 --> 00:14:16,823 In the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. 154 00:14:16,939 --> 00:14:19,192 I'm not saying grace! 155 00:14:19,901 --> 00:14:21,824 It is a battle cry! 156 00:15:02,944 --> 00:15:04,161 Smoke. 157 00:15:06,656 --> 00:15:08,829 Come. 158 00:15:26,300 --> 00:15:27,426 Danes. 159 00:15:34,767 --> 00:15:37,270 Danes would not slaughter Danes like this. 160 00:15:44,527 --> 00:15:47,497 If there is slaughter, lord, and there appears to be slaughter, 161 00:15:47,613 --> 00:15:49,286 why do we ride towards it? 162 00:15:50,992 --> 00:15:52,960 We are curious. 163 00:15:59,959 --> 00:16:03,554 Fight the Dane! Test your sword-craft! 164 00:16:04,088 --> 00:16:09,595 Do battle with a turd, directly from the devil's arse! 165 00:16:11,179 --> 00:16:14,058 You can cut him but you cannot kill him! 166 00:16:14,640 --> 00:16:17,860 And if he kills you, then so be it! 167 00:16:17,977 --> 00:16:20,025 More fool you! 168 00:16:24,358 --> 00:16:26,702 Hit him! Hit him! 169 00:16:28,279 --> 00:16:30,373 Hit him! 170 00:16:41,501 --> 00:16:42,969 Go on! Hit him! 171 00:16:44,253 --> 00:16:45,596 Lord? 172 00:16:46,422 --> 00:16:48,766 Lord, we are Saxons, it's none of our business. 173 00:16:51,969 --> 00:16:53,016 Ohh! 174 00:16:53,137 --> 00:16:55,560 If it is a fight you want, it can be with me. 175 00:16:58,267 --> 00:17:01,612 This is Lord Uhtred of Bebbanburg and of Wessex! 176 00:17:02,313 --> 00:17:04,236 It is sport, lord, a pastime. 177 00:17:04,357 --> 00:17:09,534 Your sport is over. Pick up your sword. Pick it up. 178 00:17:10,238 --> 00:17:14,209 Lord, this man belongs to me. He's my prisoner. 179 00:17:14,325 --> 00:17:16,578 He was left in command. 180 00:17:16,702 --> 00:17:17,874 Is it Valhalla you want? 181 00:17:18,955 --> 00:17:24,177 In time. Lord, freedom would be my first choice. 182 00:17:24,293 --> 00:17:27,968 - Who do you serve? - The brothers, Sigefrid and Erik. 183 00:17:30,216 --> 00:17:31,684 They've gone to fight the Scots. 184 00:17:31,801 --> 00:17:34,145 I beg you, lord, he will be my income. 185 00:17:35,429 --> 00:17:37,898 Halig, give this piece of weasel shit a coin. 186 00:17:38,015 --> 00:17:41,189 A coin, lord? He would be my income for a year... 187 00:17:41,310 --> 00:17:42,732 No more word, I'm warning you! 188 00:17:49,235 --> 00:17:51,283 - Leave now. - What? 189 00:17:52,363 --> 00:17:53,535 Go. 190 00:17:59,203 --> 00:18:01,581 You! You! 191 00:18:02,123 --> 00:18:04,217 State your name and your business. 192 00:18:05,209 --> 00:18:09,214 You keep the company of a nun, yet look every piece of you a Dane! 193 00:18:11,048 --> 00:18:14,097 My business is my own and not that of a priest. 194 00:18:14,218 --> 00:18:16,312 He's Uhtred of Bebbanburg, Father. 195 00:18:17,930 --> 00:18:19,022 Uhtred? 196 00:18:19,724 --> 00:18:24,730 You are the Uhtred who served with Alfred at Ethandun? 197 00:18:24,854 --> 00:18:26,106 I am! 198 00:18:26,230 --> 00:18:28,324 Praise Him. 199 00:18:28,441 --> 00:18:31,411 Praise God. It is a sign. 200 00:18:32,111 --> 00:18:33,533 You know of Ethandun? 201 00:18:33,654 --> 00:18:38,376 Not only do we know of this battle, lord, we have risen because of it. 202 00:18:38,492 --> 00:18:42,588 And just days ago, Alfred has sent his very own priest. 203 00:18:43,581 --> 00:18:45,879 You killed all the Danes that ruled Eoferwic? 204 00:18:46,000 --> 00:18:49,254 We have. All those that did not flee. 205 00:18:51,881 --> 00:18:54,725 The holy city of Eoferwic welcomes you. 206 00:18:55,551 --> 00:19:00,182 We will give you food and shelter and thanks, Lord Uhtred. 207 00:19:02,933 --> 00:19:04,810 God bless you. 208 00:19:11,025 --> 00:19:15,030 We take care of the horses and then I find Alfred's priest. 209 00:19:17,573 --> 00:19:19,291 Huh. 210 00:19:26,290 --> 00:19:27,917 Clear the way. 211 00:19:35,800 --> 00:19:38,519 We carry it all, we must. 212 00:19:38,636 --> 00:19:42,061 But what guarantee do we have that he will not steal Alfred's silver? 213 00:19:42,181 --> 00:19:45,105 None, but that's the risk we have to take. 214 00:19:45,226 --> 00:19:48,230 Have you been stealing from Alfred, Father Beocca? 215 00:19:48,729 --> 00:19:51,403 Uhtred! Oh, my goodness, Uhtred! 216 00:19:51,524 --> 00:19:55,370 Wow! What a joy it is to see you. 217 00:19:55,486 --> 00:19:57,614 And for me to see your hairless head. 218 00:19:58,906 --> 00:20:01,409 I have been praying that our paths would cross! 219 00:20:01,534 --> 00:20:03,662 This is a sign. God's will. 220 00:20:04,328 --> 00:20:08,083 Brother Trew, this is the man I have been speaking about. 221 00:20:08,207 --> 00:20:11,962 And here he is. In our time of need, he is here. 222 00:20:13,254 --> 00:20:17,384 We are travelling north with Alfred's blessing and silver. 223 00:20:17,508 --> 00:20:22,685 It is a ransom to be paid to free a slave, but he is no ordinary slave. 224 00:20:22,805 --> 00:20:25,274 This man is marked to become a king. 225 00:20:25,391 --> 00:20:27,610 - Of Cumbraland. - His name is Guthred. 226 00:20:28,352 --> 00:20:31,071 - A Dane? - But a good man, a man of God. 227 00:20:32,064 --> 00:20:35,694 The spirit of Saint Cuthbert has decreed that Guthred shall be king. 228 00:20:35,818 --> 00:20:38,492 - A prophecy. - Oh, my good lord. 229 00:20:38,612 --> 00:20:41,536 He appeared in a dream to the Abbot Eadred of Cumbraland. 230 00:20:41,657 --> 00:20:44,410 He named Guthred as king of both Saxons and Danes. 231 00:20:46,620 --> 00:20:48,167 How many men is that? 232 00:20:48,289 --> 00:20:49,757 Hundreds. Thousands, perhaps. 233 00:20:49,874 --> 00:20:52,172 - Warriors? - Some, yes. 234 00:20:52,293 --> 00:20:53,340 Of course. 235 00:20:56,005 --> 00:21:01,102 Alfred would not be content with this man being solely king of Cumbraland. 236 00:21:01,218 --> 00:21:04,062 Well, yes, Alfred would wish for Guthred's influence 237 00:21:04,180 --> 00:21:06,228 to spread across the whole of Northumbria. 238 00:21:06,348 --> 00:21:08,692 Including here, in Eoferwic. 239 00:21:10,186 --> 00:21:13,781 Come with us. Help us to free Guthred, 240 00:21:13,898 --> 00:21:15,866 protect the ransom until it is delivered, 241 00:21:15,983 --> 00:21:18,156 and I'm sure there will be a reward. 242 00:21:18,277 --> 00:21:20,826 Your bargain is with whom? 243 00:21:20,946 --> 00:21:22,493 A slave-master. 244 00:21:22,615 --> 00:21:25,038 The village in which we are meeting sits on land 245 00:21:25,159 --> 00:21:27,207 that belongs to someone from your past. 246 00:21:27,328 --> 00:21:28,955 Kjartan. 247 00:21:33,083 --> 00:21:36,678 Kjartan's land will be full of men, warriors? 248 00:21:36,837 --> 00:21:38,885 Father, who's protected you so far? 249 00:21:39,006 --> 00:21:40,223 Do you have no guard? 250 00:21:40,341 --> 00:21:43,766 We have gathered a group of sickly men who suffer with the white riff. 251 00:21:43,886 --> 00:21:45,479 Leprosy is a terrible curse. 252 00:21:45,596 --> 00:21:49,442 Put these poor creatures in a cart and no man dare approach. 253 00:21:49,558 --> 00:21:53,984 No one can imagine the treasure sitting beside the disease. 254 00:21:55,648 --> 00:22:00,199 Your king, Guthred. Kjartan would be his enemy? 255 00:22:00,319 --> 00:22:03,243 He would. It was Kjartan's men killed his father. 256 00:22:03,364 --> 00:22:06,243 Guthred himself was captured and sold as a slave. 257 00:22:08,702 --> 00:22:11,831 Then he would be prepared to raise an army against Kjartan? 258 00:22:11,956 --> 00:22:13,833 He would be an ally, I'm sure. 259 00:22:13,958 --> 00:22:16,177 As I'm sure Uhtred is but one man. 260 00:22:16,293 --> 00:22:17,590 - Against many. - No. 261 00:22:17,711 --> 00:22:22,467 No, Uhtred is more than just one man. And he is here for a reason. 262 00:22:33,394 --> 00:22:36,193 I have come to wish you goodnight, lord. 263 00:22:41,402 --> 00:22:43,496 Rest well. 264 00:22:46,407 --> 00:22:47,750 Stay. 265 00:22:51,495 --> 00:22:52,872 Stay. 266 00:23:11,015 --> 00:23:12,813 I have been thinking of Northumbria. 267 00:23:13,559 --> 00:23:16,062 Eoferwic is the great city of the north. 268 00:23:16,186 --> 00:23:19,110 To make it Saxon once again would bring hope. 269 00:23:19,231 --> 00:23:20,949 It would be a beacon. 270 00:23:21,525 --> 00:23:23,027 Yes. 271 00:23:23,152 --> 00:23:28,875 A fortress from which all Danes of the North could be challenged 272 00:23:28,991 --> 00:23:31,210 and England grows. 273 00:24:01,482 --> 00:24:03,280 Should you not be sleeping, lord? 274 00:24:04,443 --> 00:24:07,413 Yes, I should be sleeping. 275 00:24:13,953 --> 00:24:17,253 I've always intended to ask about the amber on the hilt of your sword. 276 00:24:17,373 --> 00:24:21,219 - Hmm? - Is it decoration or something more? 277 00:24:21,794 --> 00:24:24,547 It was given to me at my birth by my father... 278 00:24:28,133 --> 00:24:29,635 to remind me of who I am. 279 00:24:33,722 --> 00:24:35,975 Who you are, lord... 280 00:24:37,559 --> 00:24:40,233 is defined by what you do, 281 00:24:40,354 --> 00:24:43,073 and what you have done has given you reputation, 282 00:24:45,067 --> 00:24:46,819 but reputation is not a shield. 283 00:24:53,617 --> 00:24:56,291 I think Father Beocca asks too much. 284 00:25:02,126 --> 00:25:03,173 No. 285 00:25:06,171 --> 00:25:08,299 No, it's fate that I am here. 286 00:25:11,468 --> 00:25:16,269 It was fate you drenched me in water, set us on our way. 287 00:25:20,019 --> 00:25:23,023 Kjartan will have men at this village, no doubt. 288 00:25:24,690 --> 00:25:26,658 But he and his one-eyed son Sven, 289 00:25:26,775 --> 00:25:29,369 they murdered my family and they must be faced. 290 00:25:32,072 --> 00:25:34,291 And I have my sister to find. 291 00:25:37,536 --> 00:25:39,789 Are you certain she still lives? 292 00:25:40,706 --> 00:25:42,800 Iseult was certain. 293 00:25:49,673 --> 00:25:51,266 Then you should sleep. 294 00:25:55,512 --> 00:25:56,559 Hild. 295 00:25:58,015 --> 00:26:00,734 I would sleep easier lying next to a woman. 296 00:26:03,270 --> 00:26:05,648 Shall I fetch another bucket, lord? 297 00:26:32,633 --> 00:26:34,260 We move! 298 00:26:59,201 --> 00:27:03,502 Can you smell the northern sea, boy, the Northumbrian air? 299 00:27:03,622 --> 00:27:06,045 I smell it and I feel it, Father. 300 00:27:06,166 --> 00:27:08,260 - It feels like home. - That it does. 301 00:28:04,516 --> 00:28:06,985 I'd prefer you not to look at me, lord. 302 00:28:07,102 --> 00:28:10,151 Is it wrong that I look? You have beauty. 303 00:28:10,272 --> 00:28:12,445 And you have an appetite I do not wish to satisfy. 304 00:28:13,817 --> 00:28:16,115 I'm with you, lord, because I'm safe with you. 305 00:28:23,994 --> 00:28:27,965 I would like you to teach me how to fight. Swordcraft. 306 00:28:28,081 --> 00:28:32,131 Skill. The Danes call it sword skill. 307 00:28:32,252 --> 00:28:35,756 Then I would like you to teach me sword skill. 308 00:28:35,881 --> 00:28:38,725 To help you kill men who stare? 309 00:28:38,842 --> 00:28:42,938 No, lord, to protect myself and those I care for. 310 00:28:44,765 --> 00:28:46,859 Yourself included. 311 00:28:56,485 --> 00:29:00,080 I give to you my heart, my soul, and ask in return... 312 00:29:00,197 --> 00:29:03,542 We are being followed. You are aware of this, I'm sure. 313 00:29:03,659 --> 00:29:05,912 - I am. - We are? 314 00:29:06,912 --> 00:29:08,164 By whom? 315 00:29:08,288 --> 00:29:10,791 Men belonging to Kjartan. 316 00:29:11,708 --> 00:29:13,927 They are the shepherds, we are the sheep. 317 00:29:14,044 --> 00:29:17,093 - Then it is a trap? - It is. 318 00:29:17,214 --> 00:29:19,842 You will enter the slave market alone. 319 00:29:19,967 --> 00:29:21,594 And then what happens? Death? 320 00:29:21,718 --> 00:29:24,722 I will follow. I will be with the lepers. 321 00:29:24,846 --> 00:29:26,814 You will not be at our side? 322 00:29:26,932 --> 00:29:29,811 - No. - Your purpose here is to protect us. 323 00:29:29,935 --> 00:29:31,562 Do they ride? 324 00:29:31,687 --> 00:29:35,032 You wish to know if the lepers can ride? I have no idea. 325 00:29:35,148 --> 00:29:36,650 Beocca, what is this nonsense? 326 00:29:36,775 --> 00:29:39,870 If we are to save Guthred and live to see him crowned king, 327 00:29:39,987 --> 00:29:42,456 then the slaver and whoever sits with him must fear me. 328 00:29:42,572 --> 00:29:44,825 They will not bargain. 329 00:29:44,950 --> 00:29:47,749 And I am but one man, so... 330 00:29:47,869 --> 00:29:50,588 they must fear me and I will choose how. 331 00:29:52,457 --> 00:29:55,677 Beocca, I will need you to play your part. 332 00:29:57,754 --> 00:29:59,848 Move! 333 00:30:02,050 --> 00:30:04,018 Move it! 334 00:30:04,136 --> 00:30:07,106 You like this one, huh? He's fast, very hard working. 335 00:30:07,222 --> 00:30:08,849 - Bring another one. - Over here! 336 00:30:10,142 --> 00:30:12,645 This one, one of my best. 337 00:30:13,353 --> 00:30:15,401 You? You like him? 338 00:30:16,106 --> 00:30:20,282 He's very strong, very young. Something for you, huh? 339 00:30:23,488 --> 00:30:25,582 Horseman approaching! 340 00:30:35,250 --> 00:30:40,427 Hello. It is my friend, the silver monk. 341 00:30:40,547 --> 00:30:42,970 And with guests. 342 00:30:44,760 --> 00:30:47,855 And a woman. How pleasing. 343 00:30:49,765 --> 00:30:51,813 Ah. 344 00:30:51,933 --> 00:30:56,689 I have forgotten your name, silver monk, but not our price. Do you have it? 345 00:30:56,813 --> 00:30:59,032 Do you have our man, Guthred? 346 00:30:59,149 --> 00:31:02,119 I have your man. Of course I have your man. 347 00:31:02,235 --> 00:31:07,958 - Then I will see him. - No. You will give me the silver, now. 348 00:31:12,913 --> 00:31:14,381 She looks strong. 349 00:31:14,998 --> 00:31:17,626 - I like that. - The woman is not part of the price. 350 00:31:17,751 --> 00:31:21,722 Good strong legs to hold on to my arse. 351 00:31:21,838 --> 00:31:25,763 I wish to see Guthred. Guthred! Make yourself known! 352 00:31:25,884 --> 00:31:27,807 Guthred of Cumbraland! 353 00:31:29,096 --> 00:31:31,224 Can you hear me? 354 00:31:31,348 --> 00:31:33,976 I will decide when you see your man. 355 00:31:35,018 --> 00:31:37,988 You will give us the ransom and you will give it now. 356 00:31:39,898 --> 00:31:42,617 You will do everything I say. 357 00:31:53,245 --> 00:31:55,247 You will come down from your horse, girl. 358 00:32:11,888 --> 00:32:13,561 Too old to keep. 359 00:32:13,682 --> 00:32:16,561 - Take off your skirts. - I will not. 360 00:32:20,397 --> 00:32:22,445 Lord, there are horsemen missing. 361 00:32:23,567 --> 00:32:25,911 - What are you saying? - Men are missing. 362 00:32:26,027 --> 00:32:28,746 I counted five more horses than are here. 363 00:32:28,864 --> 00:32:30,457 They must be hiding, lord. 364 00:32:30,574 --> 00:32:35,876 Priest? Is my man correct? There are further horsemen? 365 00:32:35,996 --> 00:32:40,877 He is correct, lord, but these horsemen, they came from nowhere, 366 00:32:41,001 --> 00:32:43,003 asking us to where we were travelling 367 00:32:43,128 --> 00:32:45,927 and we prayed that they would leave us, vanish. 368 00:32:46,047 --> 00:32:47,674 You wanted rid of them? 369 00:32:49,134 --> 00:32:53,059 Believe me when I say this, they were not of this world, lord. 370 00:32:53,180 --> 00:32:54,978 They were not men, like you and I are men. 371 00:32:56,850 --> 00:32:58,818 What do you mean, they're not men? 372 00:32:58,935 --> 00:33:01,529 Well, why are you doing that? 373 00:33:01,771 --> 00:33:04,900 This, signing your god? 374 00:33:05,025 --> 00:33:08,199 We are asking his protection, lord, from the horsemen. 375 00:33:08,320 --> 00:33:12,325 - If they're not men, what are they? - Please! 376 00:33:12,449 --> 00:33:14,076 To speak of them may summon them. 377 00:33:14,201 --> 00:33:16,750 From where? You tell me nothing. 378 00:33:16,870 --> 00:33:19,749 Can we not simply give you the silver and be on our way, lord? Please. 379 00:33:19,873 --> 00:33:24,094 There is nothing to fear but the lies of a priest. 380 00:33:25,337 --> 00:33:27,431 I know it. 381 00:33:30,550 --> 00:33:31,597 Lord? 382 00:33:32,802 --> 00:33:34,896 Oh, dear God in heaven, it is him. 383 00:33:35,013 --> 00:33:37,015 It is who? 384 00:34:02,666 --> 00:34:04,464 We come for your souls! 385 00:34:07,671 --> 00:34:10,015 - Your souls! - Who are you? 386 00:34:10,131 --> 00:34:14,932 I am Odin's messenger to command. I come from Corpse Hall! 387 00:34:15,720 --> 00:34:17,393 You're Sven Kjartanson? 388 00:34:19,182 --> 00:34:20,559 You will answer me! 389 00:34:21,351 --> 00:34:24,025 What do you want with Sven Kjartanson? 390 00:34:24,145 --> 00:34:29,117 I've been sent to take the souls of both Kjartan and his son. 391 00:34:29,234 --> 00:34:30,406 Attack. 392 00:34:30,735 --> 00:34:32,863 Attack! 393 00:34:45,458 --> 00:34:49,713 No man shall move, or Sven Kjartanson will die! 394 00:34:50,380 --> 00:34:54,931 You will all hear me. All of you must leave this place. 395 00:34:55,051 --> 00:34:59,807 Go! Or with one touch of my horsemen, you will be cursed. 396 00:34:59,931 --> 00:35:01,103 Go! 397 00:35:05,145 --> 00:35:08,399 You are going nowhere but to the devil himself. 398 00:35:12,736 --> 00:35:16,536 I should kill you now. I should take you piece by piece. 399 00:35:16,656 --> 00:35:20,081 - No, please, spare me. - Odin would forgive me I'm sure of it. 400 00:35:20,201 --> 00:35:23,045 - I will be a changed man. - You will never change. 401 00:35:23,163 --> 00:35:25,916 - You cannot change! - Lord! 402 00:35:28,126 --> 00:35:32,381 Lord, I beg you. That he fears you is enough. 403 00:35:32,505 --> 00:35:34,849 Let him take that fear to Kjartan. 404 00:35:43,850 --> 00:35:47,946 May we free the prisoners, lord? Search the pens for a friend? A king. 405 00:35:49,356 --> 00:35:51,358 You may. 406 00:35:51,483 --> 00:35:54,157 I have no business with you. 407 00:35:54,277 --> 00:35:55,995 Thank you, lord. 408 00:35:56,112 --> 00:35:59,286 We shall leave this place just as soon as we have found him. 409 00:35:59,407 --> 00:36:01,080 It would be for the best. 410 00:36:07,749 --> 00:36:10,377 Guthred! Guthred? 411 00:36:12,128 --> 00:36:16,178 We are looking for Guthred of Cumbraland. Son of Harthacnut. 412 00:36:16,299 --> 00:36:17,801 I am Guthred. 413 00:36:19,552 --> 00:36:21,304 - How can I help you? - Lord? 414 00:36:23,431 --> 00:36:24,774 Is it you? 415 00:36:25,600 --> 00:36:27,694 We have found you. 416 00:36:28,395 --> 00:36:30,238 You have, it seems. 417 00:36:31,356 --> 00:36:33,074 Who are you? 418 00:36:33,191 --> 00:36:35,239 Find your way home in darkness. 419 00:36:36,695 --> 00:36:38,197 Hear me! 420 00:36:41,032 --> 00:36:42,409 Hear me now! 421 00:36:43,827 --> 00:36:47,548 A silver coin to any man who will untie me! 422 00:36:49,249 --> 00:36:54,506 Two coins! And... And my father's thanks! 423 00:36:57,590 --> 00:36:59,263 Who is there? Name yourself. 424 00:37:03,388 --> 00:37:06,688 If you are on this land, you will know who I am. 425 00:37:06,808 --> 00:37:09,106 You will know not to harm me. 426 00:37:40,925 --> 00:37:44,475 The priest tells me it is you I must thank for my freedom. 427 00:37:45,221 --> 00:37:47,064 I did not raise the ransom. 428 00:37:47,182 --> 00:37:50,732 A ransom was not paid. It goes back to the Church. 429 00:37:51,728 --> 00:37:56,108 Some coins should go to them, the lepers. 430 00:37:56,232 --> 00:37:58,280 Without them, we'd all be dead. 431 00:37:58,401 --> 00:38:02,076 As I am apparently now king, I shall see they are rewarded. 432 00:38:02,864 --> 00:38:04,537 This is for you. 433 00:38:09,037 --> 00:38:11,165 A king brings me food. 434 00:38:11,289 --> 00:38:14,008 - Did Alfred not feed you? - You know of Alfred? 435 00:38:14,125 --> 00:38:19,302 Aye, every Dane in the land knows of Alfred, and while a slave, 436 00:38:19,422 --> 00:38:22,141 some of the men recently captured, they spoke of Ethandun. 437 00:38:22,884 --> 00:38:27,060 They spoke of Uhtred, how he broke a shield wall. 438 00:38:28,181 --> 00:38:30,775 You should pay a skald to write a song. 439 00:38:30,892 --> 00:38:32,986 Huh. I did that, in Mercia. 440 00:38:33,728 --> 00:38:37,278 I was drunk and the song was tuneless. 441 00:38:40,777 --> 00:38:42,279 I am indebted. 442 00:38:43,071 --> 00:38:45,119 My words have no tune, 443 00:38:45,240 --> 00:38:46,958 but they're sincere. 444 00:38:48,451 --> 00:38:50,670 You have brought me back to life. 445 00:38:53,039 --> 00:38:56,543 - Then you owe me. - I do. I do. 446 00:38:57,627 --> 00:38:59,254 Serve me. 447 00:38:59,379 --> 00:39:03,680 - Serve you? - Join me. A king needs a commander. 448 00:39:06,177 --> 00:39:10,102 Think on it, Uhtred of Wessex. 449 00:39:10,223 --> 00:39:12,021 I'm of Bebbanburg. 450 00:39:12,141 --> 00:39:13,859 Yes, you are, you are. 451 00:39:13,977 --> 00:39:16,071 Is it your intention to build an army? 452 00:39:17,856 --> 00:39:21,952 - Last night I was still a slave. - Build an army and I will command it, 453 00:39:22,068 --> 00:39:26,118 but only if it's your intention to go against all the lords of the North. 454 00:39:26,239 --> 00:39:29,834 Kjartan, but also the brothers and the man who stole my land. 455 00:39:30,451 --> 00:39:32,124 My own uncle. 456 00:39:32,245 --> 00:39:34,339 That, I owe you. 457 00:39:35,081 --> 00:39:37,209 Uhtred of Bebbanburg. 458 00:39:39,878 --> 00:39:42,347 Now I must get used to who I am. 459 00:39:44,799 --> 00:39:46,176 Enjoy. 460 00:40:29,844 --> 00:40:32,768 Why would a dead horseman ride with sickly lepers? 461 00:40:33,890 --> 00:40:35,938 - Were they dead too? - I did not ask. 462 00:40:37,936 --> 00:40:40,906 He need ride with no man. 463 00:40:41,022 --> 00:40:44,276 He's dead. Invincible. 464 00:40:44,400 --> 00:40:48,246 Father, it was as I say. I know what I witnessed. 465 00:40:48,363 --> 00:40:51,367 - How are we to kill a dead man? - Cut him into pieces. Tiny... 466 00:40:51,491 --> 00:40:54,711 It's a trick! He's a lie! 467 00:40:54,827 --> 00:40:57,546 Go shut her up! Your bitch! 468 00:41:03,419 --> 00:41:05,387 It did not appear to be a trick. 469 00:41:05,505 --> 00:41:07,974 Everything I've said is true. 470 00:41:11,219 --> 00:41:12,391 You. Fiske. 471 00:41:13,972 --> 00:41:16,646 Do you believe this horseman is back from the dead? 472 00:41:18,101 --> 00:41:20,354 Yes, lord, it seemed that way. 473 00:41:21,437 --> 00:41:24,361 Then you believe he was sent by Odin to take my soul? 474 00:41:29,237 --> 00:41:33,287 Well, he arrived with the priest and a ransom... 475 00:41:34,450 --> 00:41:36,623 - Yes, lord. - But no silver was paid? 476 00:41:36,744 --> 00:41:39,873 - No, lord. - Still, they took their man. 477 00:41:47,130 --> 00:41:48,677 We find the slave, 478 00:41:49,465 --> 00:41:52,844 we find the lepers and we find the priest. 479 00:41:54,762 --> 00:41:57,982 Together they will tell us all we need to know about this horseman. 480 00:41:59,434 --> 00:42:02,358 Dead or otherwise. 481 00:42:19,328 --> 00:42:21,422 You are not welcome here. 482 00:42:24,792 --> 00:42:26,886 You are never welcome here. 483 00:42:27,879 --> 00:42:30,598 My father asks for you to keep the hounds quiet. 484 00:42:33,009 --> 00:42:40,109 Thyra, if you do not comply, he will have them killed, again. 485 00:42:40,224 --> 00:42:42,693 And again, you shall bring me pups. 486 00:42:43,436 --> 00:42:45,109 He will have men hump you. 487 00:42:48,608 --> 00:42:53,159 I tell you every time, you do not need to live like this. 488 00:42:54,489 --> 00:42:58,585 You don't need to eat and sleep with hounds. 489 00:42:58,701 --> 00:43:00,544 It is my wish. 490 00:43:05,625 --> 00:43:08,970 I dream of you, as you were. 491 00:43:11,506 --> 00:43:13,474 I dream of nothing but the fire. 492 00:43:28,689 --> 00:43:32,068 My wedding necklace. Do you like it? 493 00:43:38,866 --> 00:43:41,995 If any love for me remains inside your shrivelled heart, 494 00:43:42,120 --> 00:43:45,090 then take out your knife and kill me. 495 00:44:19,407 --> 00:44:22,126 So you know of the Northmen, Sigefrid and Erik? 496 00:44:22,243 --> 00:44:24,962 They have gone to Alba, to fight the Scots. 497 00:44:26,455 --> 00:44:30,176 - A mistake. - Yes, they will lose numbers. 498 00:44:31,377 --> 00:44:34,426 The men they left at Eoferwic have been slain. 499 00:44:34,922 --> 00:44:36,765 It's open and unguarded. 500 00:44:36,883 --> 00:44:39,261 Only my second day as King of Cumbraland. 501 00:44:39,385 --> 00:44:41,854 Already you wish me to become king of Eoferwic? 502 00:44:41,971 --> 00:44:45,896 Why wait? The brothers will return, weakened or not. 503 00:44:46,809 --> 00:44:49,653 I'd rather they remain outside the walls of Eoferwic. 504 00:44:51,731 --> 00:44:54,701 Lord! Lord, the Roman wall! 505 00:44:57,862 --> 00:45:01,662 We follow the wall all the way to Cumbraland. Home. 506 00:45:04,076 --> 00:45:07,626 And then, Uhtred, we prepare to take Eoferwic. 507 00:45:22,678 --> 00:45:24,430 Your king! 508 00:45:24,555 --> 00:45:27,980 Your king, he is coming! 509 00:45:28,100 --> 00:45:31,479 - Prepare! Your king! - The king's coming! 510 00:45:31,604 --> 00:45:35,575 He will be here soon. Be sure to greet him. 511 00:45:35,691 --> 00:45:37,989 Make him feel welcome. 512 00:45:38,110 --> 00:45:41,034 The abbot. Where is the abbot? 513 00:45:44,659 --> 00:45:47,708 - Brother Trew? - Lady Gisela. 514 00:45:47,828 --> 00:45:51,128 - You appear to have news? - Lady, I do, great news. 515 00:45:51,249 --> 00:45:53,343 - What? - He is here. 516 00:45:53,459 --> 00:45:56,258 - Who? - Your brother, the king. 517 00:45:57,922 --> 00:45:58,969 He lives? 518 00:45:59,090 --> 00:46:01,559 Oh, he is well and he is near, very near. 519 00:46:01,676 --> 00:46:03,428 I must inform Abbot Eadred. 520 00:46:04,136 --> 00:46:06,230 Brother Trew. 521 00:46:22,363 --> 00:46:24,457 Lord Abbot. 522 00:46:25,866 --> 00:46:27,709 He is here. 523 00:46:30,121 --> 00:46:32,465 They believe you to be the king, lord. 524 00:46:33,791 --> 00:46:35,384 Then let him be the king. 525 00:46:36,752 --> 00:46:38,379 King for the day. 526 00:46:38,504 --> 00:46:40,757 - Bless you, King. - Thank you. 527 00:46:40,881 --> 00:46:42,883 Thank you, and may God bless you all. 528 00:46:43,009 --> 00:46:45,603 Uhtred, that is almost blasphemy. 529 00:46:45,720 --> 00:46:49,190 Thank you all for taking the time to greet the king. 530 00:46:49,307 --> 00:46:52,436 You will stop this nonsense. 531 00:46:52,560 --> 00:46:54,312 Beocca, they love me. 532 00:46:54,478 --> 00:46:56,822 Because they have no idea what a fool you are. 533 00:46:56,939 --> 00:46:59,442 Be careful, priest, or he will have your head. 534 00:46:59,817 --> 00:47:01,990 Not before he feels my boot. 535 00:47:03,112 --> 00:47:07,117 And may I present to you Queen Hild of the water bucket, 536 00:47:07,241 --> 00:47:10,336 scourge of slavers and once thrown out of the nunnery. 537 00:47:10,494 --> 00:47:13,998 I was not. The lord tells lies and all too easily. 538 00:47:14,123 --> 00:47:16,467 I will be the first to greet him formally. 539 00:47:16,584 --> 00:47:18,712 - You will all wait upon my word. - Yes, lord. 540 00:47:24,342 --> 00:47:25,764 Lord King! 541 00:47:25,885 --> 00:47:27,979 Lord King! 542 00:47:28,346 --> 00:47:31,941 - Lord King! I am the Abbot Eadred. - Abbot, no. 543 00:47:32,058 --> 00:47:37,155 It is I to whom the blessed St Cuthbert appeared in a dream, 544 00:47:37,271 --> 00:47:39,524 - a glorious dream. - Abbot, please. 545 00:47:39,648 --> 00:47:42,822 He showed me your face. 546 00:47:42,943 --> 00:47:46,243 - And he called you king. - Thank you. 547 00:47:46,989 --> 00:47:50,584 Are you sure that it was not this face here 548 00:47:50,701 --> 00:47:53,295 - that you saw? - What? 549 00:47:59,794 --> 00:48:01,341 Guthred. 550 00:48:04,173 --> 00:48:05,550 It is you. 551 00:48:10,304 --> 00:48:12,056 I didn't dare to believe it. 552 00:48:13,766 --> 00:48:15,564 I didn't dare. 553 00:48:16,852 --> 00:48:19,355 It is the truth, this is Guthred. 554 00:48:19,480 --> 00:48:21,574 Yes, of course. Of course! 555 00:48:22,942 --> 00:48:25,616 Now I see his true likeness. 556 00:48:25,736 --> 00:48:28,740 Huh. Forgive me, lord, 557 00:48:29,615 --> 00:48:31,709 I have the eyes of an old man. 558 00:48:33,285 --> 00:48:36,835 Lord King, I am the Abbot Eadred. 559 00:48:36,956 --> 00:48:39,050 And it is I, to whom the blessed... 560 00:48:39,166 --> 00:48:40,884 - Abbot Eadred! - Saint Cuthbert... 561 00:48:42,670 --> 00:48:44,263 I have been told of your dream. 562 00:48:46,048 --> 00:48:51,430 You... must be a most holy man. You have truly been blessed. 563 00:48:51,595 --> 00:48:54,223 I have, my lord, it is true. 564 00:48:55,433 --> 00:48:59,279 But let us waste no more time. We have waited long enough already. 565 00:48:59,395 --> 00:49:03,275 Lord, you shall be crowned king this very day, this very moment. 566 00:49:03,399 --> 00:49:05,993 The king, whom I promised, 567 00:49:06,110 --> 00:49:08,613 son of the great warrior Harthacnut, 568 00:49:08,737 --> 00:49:10,455 has arrived. 569 00:49:10,573 --> 00:49:13,247 The king who shall lead us all, both Dane and Saxon, 570 00:49:13,367 --> 00:49:18,043 against the evil that resides in Northumbria is here. 571 00:49:24,253 --> 00:49:26,426 With this sword, 572 00:49:26,547 --> 00:49:28,094 the sword of Cumbraland 573 00:49:28,215 --> 00:49:30,684 and with the grace of God, 574 00:49:30,801 --> 00:49:34,931 may you find the strength to lead and inspire all men. 575 00:49:36,599 --> 00:49:39,273 - Amen. - Amen. 576 00:49:39,393 --> 00:49:42,112 And now, lord, we shall enter the church for the royal oath, 577 00:49:42,229 --> 00:49:47,326 which shall be sworn upon the corpse of the blessed Saint Cuthbert himself. 578 00:49:48,486 --> 00:49:49,829 Cuthbert? 579 00:49:51,155 --> 00:49:53,749 He is here? 580 00:49:53,866 --> 00:49:56,619 In his entirety. 581 00:50:18,349 --> 00:50:22,445 God in heaven, I never thought I would see the day. 582 00:50:23,229 --> 00:50:25,982 - Is it him, Father? - It is. 583 00:50:26,607 --> 00:50:30,783 200 years after his death, he remains whole, 584 00:50:30,903 --> 00:50:33,531 a sign of the depth of his holiness. 585 00:50:52,550 --> 00:50:54,348 O most holy Cuthbert, 586 00:50:55,219 --> 00:50:58,564 guide us and lead us and bring us to your glory, 587 00:50:58,681 --> 00:51:01,901 in the name of Him who died for us. 588 00:51:03,269 --> 00:51:05,442 - Amen. - Amen. 589 00:51:29,753 --> 00:51:33,724 See how the flesh is uncorrupted. 590 00:51:33,841 --> 00:51:35,514 A miracle. 591 00:51:45,311 --> 00:51:47,029 You will take his hand, lord, 592 00:51:48,397 --> 00:51:50,070 and swear your oath. 593 00:51:52,526 --> 00:51:56,906 Uhtred, you are the commander of my household troops. 594 00:51:57,031 --> 00:51:59,125 You will be beside me. 595 00:52:19,595 --> 00:52:21,814 Uhtred, you will kneel. 596 00:52:26,268 --> 00:52:27,941 Take his hand, lord. 597 00:52:35,653 --> 00:52:40,204 God and the blessed Saint Cuthbert have given us this day a king. 598 00:52:40,324 --> 00:52:46,047 A king who shall raise an army and that army shall march in His name 599 00:52:46,163 --> 00:52:48,916 and all evil shall be expunged. 600 00:52:50,376 --> 00:52:52,879 This you swear. 601 00:52:53,837 --> 00:52:55,464 I swear. 602 00:52:59,426 --> 00:53:02,350 Vivat Rex Guthred! 603 00:53:04,056 --> 00:53:06,684 Vivat Rex Guthred! 604 00:53:07,309 --> 00:53:09,687 Vivat Rex Guthred! 605 00:53:10,646 --> 00:53:13,149 Vivat Rex Guthred! 606 00:53:13,941 --> 00:53:16,444 Vivat Rex Guthred! 607 00:53:17,319 --> 00:53:19,617 Vivat Rex Guthred! 608 00:53:26,704 --> 00:53:30,584 Guthred, or do I now call you lord? 609 00:53:30,708 --> 00:53:32,506 You can call me whatever pleases you. 610 00:53:33,377 --> 00:53:37,382 Very well. Lord Goose-Shit, lam about to retire. 611 00:53:38,590 --> 00:53:40,263 - Hild will stay with me? - Yes. 612 00:53:40,384 --> 00:53:44,810 It is so good to see your crooked little face again. 613 00:53:44,930 --> 00:53:48,275 It is so good to see that you are still a fool. 614 00:53:49,601 --> 00:53:51,194 - Sleep well. - Good night. 615 00:53:51,311 --> 00:53:53,939 - Sleep well. - Sleep well, lady. 616 00:53:54,064 --> 00:53:58,444 Do not get overly drunk, lord, for tomorrow you teach me sword skills. 617 00:53:58,569 --> 00:54:00,913 And maybe one day I shall save your life. 618 00:54:06,285 --> 00:54:08,379 Your sister is pretty. 619 00:54:08,495 --> 00:54:11,920 Uhtred, I believe you would find a goat in a skirt to be pretty. 620 00:54:12,666 --> 00:54:13,838 Goodnight. 621 00:54:16,879 --> 00:54:19,382 The cocksure long-haired fool over there. 622 00:54:20,466 --> 00:54:22,719 Is he a danger? 623 00:54:23,385 --> 00:54:27,140 - To whom, Abbot? - To each one of us and to our purpose. 624 00:54:28,474 --> 00:54:32,604 Although he lacks humility, Uhtred is the reason we are alive. 625 00:54:32,728 --> 00:54:35,607 Ah, he gave you protection out of the goodness of his heart, did he? 626 00:54:35,731 --> 00:54:39,452 What does he want with Cumbraland and with our king? 627 00:54:41,278 --> 00:54:44,703 He wants Bebbanburg, his ancestral home. 628 00:54:45,407 --> 00:54:47,910 And it's in the king's gift to help him. 629 00:54:48,410 --> 00:54:51,630 Hm. He will need to be watched. 630 00:54:52,915 --> 00:54:54,258 He's a pretender, 631 00:54:54,374 --> 00:54:55,796 I'm sure. 632 00:55:27,407 --> 00:55:28,829 Please... 633 00:55:42,214 --> 00:55:44,262 You have men in Northumbria still? 634 00:55:45,592 --> 00:55:47,185 Some. 635 00:55:47,302 --> 00:55:50,021 Most have settled, but they are mine to call upon, 636 00:55:50,138 --> 00:55:53,142 and I have men in East Anglia with Earl Guthrum. 637 00:55:53,267 --> 00:55:54,985 His name is now Aethelstan. 638 00:55:55,102 --> 00:56:00,859 That may be his Christian name, lord, but to us, he's Guthrum the Weak. 639 00:56:01,024 --> 00:56:03,447 To seek peace is not a weakness. 640 00:56:03,569 --> 00:56:06,038 The battle of Ethandun was ours to win. 641 00:56:06,154 --> 00:56:11,627 Only with peace can you build, only with peace can a people grow. 642 00:56:11,743 --> 00:56:15,338 - Grow fat? - Grow as one, Brida. 643 00:56:15,455 --> 00:56:18,834 It is true that in parts of the North, 644 00:56:18,959 --> 00:56:21,678 Saxon, Dane and Briton now live side by side, do they not? 645 00:56:21,795 --> 00:56:25,675 Oh, they do, but it is the Danes that rule. 646 00:56:26,717 --> 00:56:31,769 Though warlords must now look elsewhere for war, to Ireland and Alba. 647 00:56:31,889 --> 00:56:34,267 War is how a man makes his wealth. 648 00:56:34,391 --> 00:56:35,893 Hmm, I disagree. 649 00:56:36,018 --> 00:56:39,147 War is how a man takes his wealth, Earl Ragnar. 650 00:56:39,271 --> 00:56:41,524 It is the land and trade that makes it. 651 00:56:42,900 --> 00:56:46,325 And for the land and trade to flourish, there must be peace. 652 00:56:47,988 --> 00:56:49,786 To be Viking is a way of life. 653 00:56:49,907 --> 00:56:52,035 To be Viking is a way to die. 654 00:56:53,285 --> 00:56:55,253 And there are many Danes, I believe, 655 00:56:55,370 --> 00:56:57,418 who want more from life than death. 656 00:56:57,539 --> 00:56:58,665 Lord, 657 00:56:58,790 --> 00:57:04,047 you are never more alive than when you sail a ship onto a new shore. 658 00:57:04,171 --> 00:57:06,139 Oh, on that we are agreed. 659 00:57:09,718 --> 00:57:11,015 Father! 660 00:57:12,012 --> 00:57:13,685 Father. 661 00:57:13,805 --> 00:57:15,933 I have news of the slave, Guthred. 662 00:57:16,600 --> 00:57:19,194 He has been made a king, of Cumbraland. 663 00:57:20,812 --> 00:57:21,938 Fiske? 664 00:57:22,064 --> 00:57:24,738 It is true, lord, we heard it from traders. 665 00:57:28,862 --> 00:57:32,241 - Where are these traders? - We heard the same story three times, 666 00:57:32,366 --> 00:57:34,164 - five times... - We heard it three times. 667 00:57:34,284 --> 00:57:36,833 This Guthred is now a king. 668 00:57:36,954 --> 00:57:39,548 - What of the dead horseman? - Lord... 669 00:57:39,665 --> 00:57:43,295 King Guthred is building up an army 670 00:57:44,586 --> 00:57:48,056 made up of both Danes and Saxons. 671 00:57:48,173 --> 00:57:51,928 And the commander of this army is just that. 672 00:57:52,052 --> 00:57:54,225 Both Dane and Saxon. 673 00:57:55,097 --> 00:57:57,441 His name is Uhtred. 674 00:58:03,605 --> 00:58:05,699 - Are you certain of this? - Yes. 675 00:58:08,610 --> 00:58:09,862 Tekil. 676 00:58:11,154 --> 00:58:12,872 Lord? 677 00:58:12,990 --> 00:58:15,789 If the king of Cumbraland is building an army, 678 00:58:15,909 --> 00:58:17,911 you will join him. 679 00:58:19,913 --> 00:58:22,541 If you get the chance, you can kill the king. 680 00:58:23,750 --> 00:58:27,471 But you will bring his commander back here, to me. 681 00:58:27,587 --> 00:58:29,430 - Take his eye. - Yes. 682 00:58:30,757 --> 00:58:36,309 You can take his eye, but I want him here and I want him alive. 683 00:58:37,305 --> 00:58:39,683 I will take him piece by piece. 684 00:58:40,475 --> 00:58:42,273 I will make him suffer. 685 00:58:43,895 --> 00:58:47,024 Uhtred Ragnarson 686 00:58:47,899 --> 00:58:49,617 is mine. 686 00:58:50,305 --> 00:59:50,276 Please rate this subtitle at www.osdb.link/6z9ba Help other users to choose the best subtitles