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<i>I am Uhtred, son of Uhtred.</i>

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<i>Defeated at Ethandun,
Earl Guthrum was baptized</i>

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<i>and became King
Aethelstan of East Anglia,</i>

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<i>while in Wessex Aethelwold still sees
himself as the true heir to the throne.</i>

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I see it as a king would see it.

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<i>Yet King Alfred has other plans.</i>

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I'm to be married?

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A permanent bond
between Wessex and Mercia.

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Which one of you is Aethelred?

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<i>Alfred forced me to
renew my allegiance.</i>

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<i>He sent me to kill the Northmen
brothers, Erik and Sigefrid.</i>

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<i>After taking Sigefrid's
hand, I banished them.</i>

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You will take one ship and you will
leave Northumbria. You will not return.

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I swear.

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<i>And at last in Northumbria,</i>

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<i>I took my revenge against
Kjartan and his son, Sven,</i>

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<i>freeing my enslaved
sister, Thyra.</i>

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Let me help you.

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<i>Having defeated the Danes,
I married my love, Gisela,</i>

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<i>and now all seems quiet.</i>

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<i>But for a warrior there
can never be peace.</i>

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<i>Destiny is all.</i>

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We're here.

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Ground her ahead. Be ready.

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She says she loves me.

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- I swear. She says she loves me.
- She would.

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Sihtric, she's a whore.

29
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No. She's past that.

30
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What she loves is your silver.

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Is that the name of his cock?

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I wish to marry her.

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I wish you to kill Danes
and survive the night.

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We're the only chance
the villagers have.

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They have begun.

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Elgin! Pass me the flask.

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If you wish to live, boy, take
your hand away from your sword.

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There will be no
more than 30 raiders.

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We hide and we wait.

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We attack on my
command, not before.

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You all heard the
lord. We find cover.

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Come on! Come on!

43
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Stay together.

44
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You're alive, girl.

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Elgin!

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Elgin, get up!

47
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Help rob the prisoners.

48
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Keep them quiet!

49
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Elgin!

50
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- Are you drunk?
- Now!

51
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We kill 'em! Every
bastard one of them!

52
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To arms!

53
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- Defend yourselves!
- Run!

54
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What's your name?

55
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Her name is Aethelflaed, lord.

56
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You're her mother?

57
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No, lord.

58
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The king, Alfred...

59
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He has a daughter
named Aethelflaed.

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She's strong and brave.

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You will need to be the same.

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Go back to your village.
Take care of your dead.

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Finan. Hang three of the dead
from the trees, visible from the river.

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Lord.

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Take back what belongs to you.

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You're safe now.

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You will go back to your rats' nest
and tell anyone who cares to listen,

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"Beyond Lundene the River
Temes belongs to Alfred.

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And it's guarded by
Uhtred of Bebbanburg."

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Now, there's a welcome sight.

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My wife and my boy.

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Whoa!

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I think we might be
feeding you too much.

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Don't forget your
daughter. She's here too.

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- It went well?
- It did. Not a scratch.

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You have a visitor.

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He has been here all night.

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Aethelwold.

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How much of my
ale have you drunk?

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Not a cup.

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Not a drop of ale has passed
my lips for ten days or more.

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You've been ill?

83
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Not ill, but sober,

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which, as you
know, is unlike me.

85
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But it is important that
you accept that I am sober.

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Say what you're here to say.
You've waited long enough.

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The dead speak.

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I have seen it, heard
it. And the dead speak.

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The dead?

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A corpse.

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I saw him rise from
his grave and speak.

92
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And what did this corpse say?

93
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What he said concerns us
both... us all. Hence my visit.

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And what I tell you are his
words, not mine, you understand.

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What did he say?

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That I should be king.

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No, believe me, it is true.

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He said that I should
be king of Wessex

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and that you... you
should be a king too.

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He said that you, Uhtred,
will be crowned king of Mercia.

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Bjorn heard it through
the three spinners.

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Bjorn?

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That is his name.

104
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He is a Dane?

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A dead Dane, yes.
Therefore a good Dane.

106
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We are royalty, you and I.

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I have done my
utmost to serve Alfred

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but with no reward, no
respo... Where are you going?

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To wash the blood off
my hands and then to bed.

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Do you not believe me?

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Where did you see this corpse?

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Mercia. Beyond Watling Street.

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You crossed into Daneland?

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I went to the part of Mercia that
Alfred gifted to the Danes, yes.

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You happened to wander
across Watling Street?

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I was sent for! I was invited!
And the same will happen to you.

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I know what I saw.

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You will be a queen.

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I may not wish to be a queen.

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When Bjorn is ready to speak,
there will be a messenger.

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Tell me.

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Do you wish Alfred harm?

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No. No, of course not.

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I mean, I wish him dead
but I would not harm him.

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I know what I saw.

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I will not outstay my welcome.

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Thank you for your kindness.

128
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You are sworn to Alfred.

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To become king of Mercia you
would need to break that oath.

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If that is my fate.

131
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Then you believe
he speaks the truth?

132
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No, I do not.

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But I know he's
not telling lies.

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The truth is another matter.

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We do not want an
enemy such as Alfred.

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And Alfred will not
want an enemy like me.

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It appears to be
good progress, lord.

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The people of Coccham
seem to be in good spirits.

139
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It would appear so.

140
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We shall see.

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Lord King.

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Open the gates!

143
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- Finan.
- What?

144
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Lord King!

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- Welcome to Coccham.
- Finan.

146
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Lord Uhtred is at
the fortress, the burh.

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If you fetch him, Finan,
we'll be waiting in the hall.

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I will, lord.

149
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The man must have a
priest for each day of the year.

150
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God be with you.

151
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Lord, we are
crossing into Wessex.

152
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This stretch of river is
protected by Lord Uhtred.

153
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- You say you have trade there?
- I do, lord.

154
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Lord, please, I cannot
risk losing my ship.

155
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You will keep your ship.

156
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It's easy enough to say it.

157
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It is a pagan's hall.

158
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Lord, you say the
same every time we visit.

159
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Uhtred is a pagan,
as is his hall.

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I find it annoying
that he will not grow.

161
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He insists upon clinging
to these ancient beliefs.

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- The beliefs of our forefathers.
- Who knew no better.

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Lord King.

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- Refreshment.
- Thank you, Gisela.

165
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I, uh... I trust you are well.

166
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I am, lord, and
better for your visit.

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- The ale is freshly brewed.
- Ah! Excellent.

168
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You are content
in Wessex, I hope.

169
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I am, lord.

170
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I am well, my family are
well, and there's peace.

171
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This is all I ask. And what
of you? Are you content?

172
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My daughter is now old enough
and will soon be gifted in marriage.

173
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I am... apprehensive.

174
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- Aethelflaed is a sweet girl.
- She is.

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- You are fond of her suitor, lord?
- Aethelred.

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He serves a
purpose. He is godly.

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Well, we look forward to the
wedding celebrations in Winchester.

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And I wish her happiness.

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The purpose of marriage
is not to be happy, my dear.

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Then I am fortunate.

181
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I pray my own wife
might say the same.

182
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Oh, I imagine she does,
Odda, as she so rarely sees you.

183
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Lord King. Lord Odda.

184
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Steapa, my friend.

185
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Uhtred, you do not deserve
such a charming wife.

186
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Oh, I can only agree, lord.

187
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I was not expecting you.
There's been no message.

188
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I'm hearing you've hanged a man.

189
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I hanged many men just lately.

190
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Raiders... Danes.

191
00:15:16,983 --> 00:15:19,851
And already dead, lord.

192
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I am speaking of a Saxon man,
a man of Coccham, of Wessex.

193
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That is why you are here?

194
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Amongst other concerns.

195
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That man was a thief,
lord. Sinful to the bone.

196
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You hanged him without trial.

197
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He was guilty. Three times over.

198
00:15:37,870 --> 00:15:39,750
It is the purpose of a
trial to determine guilt.

199
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People must witness
justice being done.

200
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Then I shall arrange a trial.

201
00:15:45,144 --> 00:15:47,010
It's a little bit late
for that, I fear.

202
00:15:47,146 --> 00:15:49,877
Has there been
a complaint, lord?

203
00:15:49,982 --> 00:15:51,678
There are laws,
carefully written laws,

204
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and if you wish to remain an
ealdorman, you will adhere to them.

205
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You shall not impose your
pagan ideals within my kingdom.

206
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We are west of
Watling Street, not east.

207
00:16:02,328 --> 00:16:03,328
Yes, lord.

208
00:16:03,429 --> 00:16:06,524
We do not cross over into Daneland,
we do not cross over into Danelaw,

209
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in mind, nor body nor spirit.

210
00:16:08,835 --> 00:16:09,996
No, lord.

211
00:16:12,538 --> 00:16:14,769
My nephew... Aethelwold.

212
00:16:14,907 --> 00:16:15,907
He was, uh...

213
00:16:17,577 --> 00:16:19,170
Well, he was seen
doing just that.

214
00:16:20,313 --> 00:16:22,748
Leaving Wessex, crossing
through Mercia from west to east.

215
00:16:22,849 --> 00:16:25,114
Are you aware of this?

216
00:16:26,018 --> 00:16:27,018
I'm not.

217
00:16:28,454 --> 00:16:31,652
When Aethelwold was here, he mentioned
nothing of crossing into Daneland.

218
00:16:31,791 --> 00:16:33,521
Hm. What did he mention?

219
00:16:35,595 --> 00:16:38,121
He mentioned you, lord,
and how you took his crown.

220
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Aethelwold is permanently idle.

221
00:16:40,466 --> 00:16:43,436
My advice is the same
as it has always been.

222
00:16:43,569 --> 00:16:45,868
You should put him
on trial and then kill him.

223
00:16:47,206 --> 00:16:51,143
Should the devil begin to whisper
in his ear, then I may have no choice.

224
00:17:50,469 --> 00:17:55,032
Besides the man you strung up,
how many of the raiders did you kill?

225
00:17:55,141 --> 00:17:56,803
We killed about 30 men in total.

226
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They'd sacked a village.

227
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- Which was in Mercia.
- Lord, we hear the screams at night.

228
00:18:03,115 --> 00:18:07,075
Mercia is weak. Its people have
no protection from the Danes.

229
00:18:07,219 --> 00:18:09,279
Mercia is disorganized
and that will change.

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There will be burhs.

231
00:18:15,361 --> 00:18:16,522
What is that?

232
00:18:17,129 --> 00:18:20,258
- That structure, there?
- It's a place for prayer, lord.

233
00:18:22,735 --> 00:18:24,169
A church, Uhtred?

234
00:18:24,303 --> 00:18:29,503
Not quite, lord. It's a
shack... with a cross attached.

235
00:18:29,642 --> 00:18:32,737
If it is for the purpose of
prayer, then it is a church.

236
00:18:32,912 --> 00:18:35,177
Lord! A ship is near.

237
00:18:36,515 --> 00:18:37,574
Traders.

238
00:18:38,517 --> 00:18:40,509
Perhaps you'd like a
moment to pray, lord?

239
00:18:42,555 --> 00:18:44,547
I'll need to watch the trader.

240
00:18:44,690 --> 00:18:45,690
Yes.

241
00:18:46,292 --> 00:18:48,193
Yes, I would like that.

242
00:18:58,771 --> 00:19:00,000
Lord!

243
00:19:01,073 --> 00:19:02,735
I was just thinking about you.

244
00:19:02,908 --> 00:19:05,878
You were in my
prayers... is what I mean.

245
00:19:05,978 --> 00:19:07,503
Thank you, Hild.

246
00:19:08,514 --> 00:19:11,074
Please continue. Do not
let me disturb your peace.

247
00:19:12,118 --> 00:19:15,919
Would you care to sit
with me... in peace, lord?

248
00:19:16,022 --> 00:19:17,991
I would, Hild. I will.

249
00:19:33,406 --> 00:19:39,107
May I ask... have you
found your lasting peace?

250
00:19:40,579 --> 00:19:42,104
I am near, lord.

251
00:19:43,315 --> 00:19:46,547
I feel more content here
with God than with my sword.

252
00:19:46,652 --> 00:19:49,713
Courage without the sword
is the more difficult path.

253
00:19:51,057 --> 00:19:55,256
It must in time
become the only path.

254
00:19:57,563 --> 00:20:00,590
I pray you find your
peace sooner than I.

255
00:20:02,268 --> 00:20:03,600
Thank you, lord.

256
00:20:04,537 --> 00:20:06,506
You, stay with the ship.

257
00:20:10,576 --> 00:20:13,808
Godwin... I was
expecting you days ago.

258
00:20:14,814 --> 00:20:16,248
Are you carrying the axe heads?

259
00:20:16,382 --> 00:20:19,284
I am, lord. Frankia made.

260
00:20:19,418 --> 00:20:21,284
Would split an oak tree.

261
00:20:21,420 --> 00:20:23,446
- How many?
- How many do you need?

262
00:20:27,226 --> 00:20:29,286
My man saw warriors
aboard your ship.

263
00:20:32,431 --> 00:20:33,865
Is this true?

264
00:20:37,570 --> 00:20:38,970
Three men only, lord.

265
00:20:39,505 --> 00:20:41,269
It is a Northman.

266
00:20:41,407 --> 00:20:44,468
He wishes to speak
with you, alone.

267
00:20:45,611 --> 00:20:48,445
- Can I trust this Northman?
- He says that you know him.

268
00:20:49,448 --> 00:20:51,849
His name is Erik. He
has a brother, Sigefrid.

269
00:20:53,018 --> 00:20:54,247
Finan.

270
00:20:54,386 --> 00:20:56,480
First sign of
trouble, fire the ship.

271
00:20:58,023 --> 00:20:59,719
There'll be no
need for fire, lord.

272
00:21:01,093 --> 00:21:04,723
Sihtric, fetch me a
whole bunch of torches.

273
00:21:07,199 --> 00:21:08,997
I like to be prepared.

274
00:21:20,279 --> 00:21:22,612
Uhtred of Bebbanburg.

275
00:21:24,016 --> 00:21:26,850
Here you are, lost in
Wessex once again.

276
00:21:27,019 --> 00:21:28,920
I am sworn...

277
00:21:29,088 --> 00:21:30,920
to King Alfred.

278
00:21:33,025 --> 00:21:34,493
That is why I am here.

279
00:21:35,895 --> 00:21:36,919
Why are you here?

280
00:21:37,096 --> 00:21:40,430
I'm not looking
to fight. Not yet.

281
00:21:41,433 --> 00:21:44,301
Can you believe I'm traveling
to meet with a dead man?

282
00:21:44,436 --> 00:21:48,430
- You deal in sorcery now?
- It is my fate, or so I'm told.

283
00:21:49,742 --> 00:21:52,143
You have my word that I will
make my appointment in Mercia

284
00:21:52,278 --> 00:21:54,907
and then I shall
return to Frankia.

285
00:21:55,080 --> 00:21:56,309
Sigefrid is in Frankia?

286
00:21:56,448 --> 00:21:57,780
He is.

287
00:21:57,917 --> 00:22:01,786
But not for much longer.
My brother is... restless.

288
00:22:02,655 --> 00:22:05,090
We have grown strong in
the years since Northumbria.

289
00:22:05,191 --> 00:22:08,184
We have a fleet now. 19 ships.

290
00:22:09,695 --> 00:22:11,687
Which you will sail to where?

291
00:22:11,797 --> 00:22:15,791
Oh, we have no firm plan,
other than to listen to Bjorn.

292
00:22:15,935 --> 00:22:17,164
The dead man.

293
00:22:17,303 --> 00:22:19,795
You say it without
surprise, Uhtred.

294
00:22:19,939 --> 00:22:22,101
I think you might have
gotten wind of this ghost.

295
00:22:22,875 --> 00:22:25,970
He speaks the words of the three
spinners. We cannot ignore him.

296
00:22:26,545 --> 00:22:29,174
- We?
- You and I.

297
00:22:29,315 --> 00:22:32,683
After his defeat at Ethandun,
the Earl Guthrum rejected our gods

298
00:22:32,785 --> 00:22:34,185
and they are angry.

299
00:22:35,721 --> 00:22:37,314
They want revenge.

300
00:22:38,324 --> 00:22:40,520
I believe we have been chosen.

301
00:22:45,130 --> 00:22:48,430
You will receive your invitation.
You shall see for yourself, I'm sure.

302
00:22:49,168 --> 00:22:51,967
What if I refuse to
meet with this ghost?

303
00:22:52,137 --> 00:22:55,130
That is a matter for the
three spinners and the gods.

304
00:22:56,208 --> 00:22:59,144
And what if I believe
this ghost to be a trap?

305
00:23:00,246 --> 00:23:02,841
To be Sigefrid
wanting to kill me?

306
00:23:02,982 --> 00:23:05,850
You have my word that it is not.

307
00:23:05,985 --> 00:23:11,356
I swear, all that we want is
Uhtred of Bebbanburg at our side.

308
00:23:12,758 --> 00:23:16,195
Now, am I allowed to pass
to keep my own appointment?

309
00:23:17,963 --> 00:23:18,963
You are.

310
00:23:21,233 --> 00:23:22,428
Safe journey.

311
00:23:24,003 --> 00:23:26,234
All the way back to Frankia.

312
00:23:26,372 --> 00:23:28,432
Uhtred Ragnarson.

313
00:23:28,574 --> 00:23:31,567
You will always have my respect.

314
00:23:36,815 --> 00:23:40,547
But do not forget you
were raised as a Dane.

315
00:23:52,398 --> 00:23:55,596
- The broth was suitable, lord?
- The broth was a delight, Gisela.

316
00:23:55,701 --> 00:23:56,828
As is the ale.

317
00:23:56,969 --> 00:23:59,837
You should moderate, Odda. You
have a ladder to climb to find your bed.

318
00:23:59,972 --> 00:24:03,431
- You can always be carried, lord.
- It wouldn't be the first time.

319
00:24:03,575 --> 00:24:05,237
And I guarantee it
won't be the last time.

320
00:24:06,378 --> 00:24:09,007
Lord, you make me
out to be a drunk.

321
00:24:09,114 --> 00:24:12,881
Though my head will be
sore in the morning, I know it.

322
00:24:13,018 --> 00:24:16,045
Well, then it's ale for
breakfast, lord, the only cure.

323
00:24:20,392 --> 00:24:23,658
Was my nephew drunk
when he was here last?

324
00:24:26,332 --> 00:24:28,858
Aethelwold is often drunk, lord.

325
00:24:29,001 --> 00:24:30,993
But this last time he
did not touch a drop.

326
00:24:31,103 --> 00:24:34,665
He mentioned he had been sober
for days, which came as a surprise.

327
00:24:34,807 --> 00:24:36,867
- That's a miracle.
- Not quite.

328
00:24:37,009 --> 00:24:39,740
Aethelwold is not a
complete fool, lord.

329
00:24:39,878 --> 00:24:42,746
If he's idle, then could he
not help bring order to Mercia?

330
00:24:45,017 --> 00:24:46,349
He fought well at Ethandun.

331
00:24:46,485 --> 00:24:48,477
As he is fond of
reminding people.

332
00:24:49,621 --> 00:24:50,901
He's as good a man as Aethelred.

333
00:24:51,023 --> 00:24:53,117
Uhtred, you speak of
matters you do not understand,

334
00:24:53,292 --> 00:24:54,817
matters that do not concern you.

335
00:24:54,927 --> 00:24:57,123
The safety of
Wessex concerns me.

336
00:24:57,296 --> 00:24:58,559
I'm happy to hear you say it.

337
00:24:58,697 --> 00:25:00,632
Which is why we
killed the raiders, lord.

338
00:25:00,733 --> 00:25:02,373
Raiders who once
belonged to Earl Guthrum.

339
00:25:02,468 --> 00:25:03,834
His name is now King Aethelstan.

340
00:25:03,936 --> 00:25:06,030
That has been his name
since he became a Christian.

341
00:25:06,138 --> 00:25:09,267
Regardless of what he's called, it's
his men who now break the peace.

342
00:25:09,375 --> 00:25:11,310
- You are sure of this?
- I am.

343
00:25:11,443 --> 00:25:14,311
They gather at the mouth of
the Temes river at Beamfleot.

344
00:25:14,446 --> 00:25:17,143
It's true, lord. Two hundred
or more, we've seen it.

345
00:25:17,316 --> 00:25:19,512
And their number grows.

346
00:25:19,651 --> 00:25:22,177
If these rogues are Aethelstan's
men, then they are his worry.

347
00:25:22,354 --> 00:25:25,449
Until they decide to
blockade the river, lord.

348
00:25:25,557 --> 00:25:28,049
Then Wessex will
be starved of trade.

349
00:25:28,160 --> 00:25:30,322
- Aethelstan shall deal with them.
- He must kill them.

350
00:25:30,462 --> 00:25:31,862
I believe we must kill them.

351
00:25:31,964 --> 00:25:34,957
What we must do
is hold the peace!

352
00:25:35,100 --> 00:25:37,331
War cannot always be the answer.

353
00:25:37,469 --> 00:25:41,497
Lord, forgive me but you speak of
matters you do not fully understand.

354
00:25:42,808 --> 00:25:47,769
These men will not listen to Aethelstan
and Aethelstan will not deal with them.

355
00:25:47,913 --> 00:25:48,913
For now they are rogues,

356
00:25:49,014 --> 00:25:51,745
but should they find a lord to
serve, then they will become an army.

357
00:25:51,884 --> 00:25:54,604
So answer me this. Where might
this lord come from? Do I know of him?

358
00:25:56,555 --> 00:25:57,818
Should I fear him?

359
00:25:59,124 --> 00:26:02,424
You can be sure he will
not be called Uhtred, lord,

360
00:26:02,628 --> 00:26:04,426
if that is your meaning.

361
00:26:07,966 --> 00:26:12,768
My advice, lord, is to send
ships and men to Beamfleot.

362
00:26:16,809 --> 00:26:19,506
We shall maintain the peace.

363
00:26:31,623 --> 00:26:33,615
They say it is an honor
to have the king stay,

364
00:26:33,759 --> 00:26:37,719
but his men and his priests have
eaten almost a winter's worth of food.

365
00:26:37,830 --> 00:26:41,130
Uhtred, how can you serve a
man who doesn't see your value?

366
00:26:41,233 --> 00:26:43,031
Oh, he sees it.

367
00:26:43,168 --> 00:26:45,660
His God won't allow
him to embrace it.

368
00:26:45,804 --> 00:26:48,000
He dislikes me more by the day.

369
00:26:49,007 --> 00:26:51,340
Then you should ask
him to release you.

370
00:26:52,544 --> 00:26:56,242
And we will go north, to
my brother and to Ragnar.

371
00:26:57,416 --> 00:27:01,183
I am content here, but we
cannot become an enemy of Alfred.

372
00:27:07,426 --> 00:27:09,088
Lord.

373
00:27:09,962 --> 00:27:12,295
Hild. You look fearsome.

374
00:27:13,232 --> 00:27:16,100
- I think I preferred you with a sword.
- My sword has become heavy.

375
00:27:16,235 --> 00:27:18,795
But you could probably kill
someone with that, though.

376
00:27:22,574 --> 00:27:24,304
I need to speak to you plainly.

377
00:27:26,111 --> 00:27:29,843
I would like to build a house,
a nunnery, here in Coccham,

378
00:27:29,982 --> 00:27:32,918
but with your permission and
that of the bishop, of course.

379
00:27:34,086 --> 00:27:35,611
The time is the right time.

380
00:27:37,789 --> 00:27:40,884
You have my
permission. No question.

381
00:27:41,026 --> 00:27:42,619
Thank you.

382
00:27:42,728 --> 00:27:44,390
And you have my protection.

383
00:27:45,931 --> 00:27:49,663
Always... Abbess Hild.

384
00:27:53,305 --> 00:27:55,740
You will always be too
good a woman for God alone.

385
00:28:00,145 --> 00:28:02,114
Alfred will be pleased.

386
00:28:12,624 --> 00:28:15,355
Stow the oars! Make her secure.

387
00:28:17,062 --> 00:28:18,894
- And, Haesten...
- Lord?

388
00:28:19,031 --> 00:28:20,556
Ensure the ships
are guarded well.

389
00:28:20,699 --> 00:28:21,723
Yes, lord.

390
00:28:29,508 --> 00:28:31,773
The fortress of Beamfleot.

391
00:28:31,910 --> 00:28:33,674
And all the men inside.

392
00:28:34,146 --> 00:28:35,637
They're ours now.

393
00:28:36,682 --> 00:28:38,742
Even the air is rich here.

394
00:28:40,118 --> 00:28:42,451
Lundene is how far upriver?

395
00:28:42,588 --> 00:28:44,523
Half a day, with the tide.

396
00:28:45,357 --> 00:28:47,724
We take it at the earliest.

397
00:28:47,859 --> 00:28:48,952
And Uhtred.

398
00:28:49,962 --> 00:28:51,157
As we planned.

399
00:29:10,382 --> 00:29:12,783
Are you looking forward
to the wedding, Father?

400
00:29:12,918 --> 00:29:15,945
I am. I am, Father Beocca.

401
00:29:16,088 --> 00:29:20,025
I enjoy a wedding as
much as the next drunkard.

402
00:29:20,158 --> 00:29:22,957
And how is your own
lady, Father? The Dane.

403
00:29:23,095 --> 00:29:24,358
Thyra?

404
00:29:24,496 --> 00:29:28,092
She is not my lady. She's well.

405
00:29:28,200 --> 00:29:30,897
She is something
of a strange beauty.

406
00:29:31,003 --> 00:29:32,631
Yes.

407
00:29:32,771 --> 00:29:35,900
She's, uh... She's... Yes.

408
00:29:36,008 --> 00:29:39,376
I inform God each evening how
much I miss the company of a woman.

409
00:29:39,511 --> 00:29:41,207
He sends me nothing.

410
00:29:41,346 --> 00:29:45,044
We talk, Thyra and I.

411
00:29:45,183 --> 00:29:46,651
She's a pleasant woman.

412
00:29:48,020 --> 00:29:53,118
There is no finer sight than that of
a naked woman, arms outstretched.

413
00:29:54,793 --> 00:29:56,455
Almost there.

414
00:29:56,628 --> 00:29:58,620
Lord! Lord?

415
00:29:58,764 --> 00:30:00,460
Beocca, come in.

416
00:30:04,136 --> 00:30:06,128
- Father Pyrlig.
- Good day, lord.

417
00:30:06,238 --> 00:30:08,935
I read of nothing but
skirmishes and raids.

418
00:30:10,175 --> 00:30:12,007
What kind of a place
must Daneland be?

419
00:30:12,144 --> 00:30:14,636
- Sinful, lord.
- Without question.

420
00:30:14,780 --> 00:30:18,012
They aspire only
to kill and fornicate.

421
00:30:18,150 --> 00:30:21,018
Lord. Are we to wait?

422
00:30:21,153 --> 00:30:23,679
- For a moment.
- Lady Aelswith.

423
00:30:23,822 --> 00:30:24,881
Lady, I beg your pardon

424
00:30:25,023 --> 00:30:27,891
for my somewhat colorful
description of life as a Dane.

425
00:30:29,227 --> 00:30:30,456
We are prepared, lord.

426
00:30:35,400 --> 00:30:37,801
- Father Pyrlig, I have a task for you.
- Lord.

427
00:30:37,903 --> 00:30:39,769
You are familiar with
East Anglia, are you not?

428
00:30:39,871 --> 00:30:43,069
I am, lord. A land of
quite unremarkable beauty.

429
00:30:43,208 --> 00:30:44,448
You will go to King Aethelstan.

430
00:30:44,509 --> 00:30:47,502
He may need help with
the reading of this letter.

431
00:30:47,679 --> 00:30:48,679
Aethelstan.

432
00:30:48,814 --> 00:30:51,283
He is to deal with the rogue
Danes at Beamfleot and swiftly.

433
00:30:51,416 --> 00:30:53,612
- If you could emphasize swiftly.
- Emphasize swiftly.

434
00:30:53,785 --> 00:30:56,625
You have been allocated a guard.
They are waiting for you in the stable.

435
00:30:56,788 --> 00:30:59,815
- I am to leave now, lord?
- Swiftly, Father.

436
00:31:01,059 --> 00:31:04,791
May I say, I was somewhat looking
forward to the celebrations, lord?

437
00:31:04,896 --> 00:31:07,388
The whole of Winchester
shall be celebrating.

438
00:31:07,499 --> 00:31:09,092
Swiftly.

439
00:31:10,068 --> 00:31:12,594
- Yes, lord. I will gather what I need.
- Lord.

440
00:31:18,143 --> 00:31:20,009
You are ready?

441
00:31:23,615 --> 00:31:25,277
I am.

442
00:31:25,417 --> 00:31:28,046
There's still a little
decorative work to be done.

443
00:31:28,153 --> 00:31:31,089
Now, do not touch it. You
have ink on your hands.

444
00:31:44,469 --> 00:31:47,928
Say what you
think. Do you like it?

445
00:31:50,542 --> 00:31:52,340
I have not seen
anything so beautiful.

446
00:31:55,313 --> 00:31:56,576
He does not deserve you.

447
00:31:56,748 --> 00:31:58,273
Did I not say the same?

448
00:31:58,383 --> 00:32:00,443
I hope that Aethelred
says the same.

449
00:32:00,552 --> 00:32:04,956
Aethelred should consider
himself a very fortunate young man.

450
00:32:05,090 --> 00:32:07,252
And in time, you will
grow fond of him, I'm sure.

451
00:32:07,359 --> 00:32:08,486
I'm already fond of him.

452
00:32:08,593 --> 00:32:10,755
Oh, shush now.
You've barely met him.

453
00:32:10,896 --> 00:32:13,058
The last time over a year ago.

454
00:32:13,165 --> 00:32:15,498
Aethelred is a
good and godly man.

455
00:32:15,600 --> 00:32:18,195
Who is a little too
fond of himself.

456
00:32:18,336 --> 00:32:20,202
Will Uhtred be
coming to the wedding?

457
00:32:20,705 --> 00:32:23,766
Sadly, he will. I'm sure.

458
00:32:23,909 --> 00:32:25,935
I consider him to
be our lucky charm.

459
00:32:26,077 --> 00:32:28,157
Now, now. There will be
no mention of luck or charms.

460
00:32:28,280 --> 00:32:31,079
- There is God's will and nothing more.
- Praise Him.

461
00:32:42,194 --> 00:32:44,163
It is fertile land, lord.

462
00:32:47,532 --> 00:32:48,830
No greener than Mercia.

463
00:32:49,701 --> 00:32:53,103
Though Wessex has the advantage
of not sharing a border with the Welsh.

464
00:32:54,339 --> 00:32:58,800
The Welsh to the west, the Danes
to the east, and Alfred to the south.

465
00:32:58,944 --> 00:33:00,310
We're surrounded.

466
00:33:00,412 --> 00:33:02,540
I would say we're
perfectly positioned,

467
00:33:02,647 --> 00:33:06,379
at the very middle of
Alfred's idea of an England.

468
00:33:07,853 --> 00:33:09,321
Pivotal.

469
00:33:09,421 --> 00:33:10,821
Yes, I like that.

470
00:33:14,960 --> 00:33:15,984
Lord?

471
00:33:16,995 --> 00:33:20,955
Lord! Have you
made a decision yet?

472
00:33:22,734 --> 00:33:24,362
Have you given it thought?

473
00:33:24,469 --> 00:33:26,028
Given thought to what?

474
00:33:26,171 --> 00:33:27,730
Uhtred.

475
00:33:27,873 --> 00:33:31,867
Well, my request to marry,
lord. I would like to have a family.

476
00:33:34,079 --> 00:33:35,877
Lord, you will answer the man.

477
00:33:38,650 --> 00:33:41,984
I will speak with her at Winchester
and give you my decision.

478
00:33:42,988 --> 00:33:44,286
Thank you, lord.

479
00:33:45,590 --> 00:33:48,185
But you're to give her no more
of your arm-rings nor silver!

480
00:34:09,915 --> 00:34:11,975
If it is not the
great Lord Uhtred

481
00:34:12,083 --> 00:34:14,985
of the small and little-known
village of Coccham.

482
00:34:15,086 --> 00:34:16,918
I see you're drinking
again, Aethelwold.

483
00:34:17,055 --> 00:34:19,217
Just a cup or two, nothing more.

484
00:34:19,324 --> 00:34:21,316
I have news for you.

485
00:34:21,459 --> 00:34:23,485
You know where to find me.

486
00:34:26,798 --> 00:34:30,064
Before you take yourself away
to an inn, I wish to speak with you.

487
00:34:30,201 --> 00:34:32,033
About what?

488
00:34:32,137 --> 00:34:33,230
Privately.

489
00:34:42,948 --> 00:34:44,678
Uhtred, please.

490
00:34:44,816 --> 00:34:47,513
Let us not rush to
make an enemy of Alfred.

491
00:34:47,652 --> 00:34:49,951
And if the dead man and
the gods say differently?

492
00:34:50,088 --> 00:34:52,648
They will not, if
they are truly gods.

493
00:34:53,458 --> 00:34:58,522
And also... this girl whom Sihtric
loves, you will not belittle her.

494
00:34:59,631 --> 00:35:01,361
She's an alehouse whore.

495
00:35:01,499 --> 00:35:03,263
And what is Aethelflaed?

496
00:35:03,368 --> 00:35:04,961
What is a peace-cow
if not a whore?

497
00:35:05,103 --> 00:35:07,231
There's a difference, clearly.

498
00:35:07,339 --> 00:35:11,504
She will marry and be humped by a
man she does not know and for a price.

499
00:35:11,643 --> 00:35:13,111
Where's the difference?

500
00:35:14,312 --> 00:35:17,146
- It's the way.
- She is a whore in a wedding gown.

501
00:35:18,183 --> 00:35:20,846
If it is the way, then I
belong to your uncle still.

502
00:35:24,589 --> 00:35:25,716
I will say no more.

503
00:35:26,458 --> 00:35:28,086
I'm pleased to hear it.

504
00:35:33,932 --> 00:35:34,991
Uhtred!

505
00:35:36,134 --> 00:35:39,263
Uhtred, as always it
begins as a joy to see you.

506
00:35:39,371 --> 00:35:41,272
And you, Father Beocca.

507
00:35:42,607 --> 00:35:45,873
- You look well.
- I am well.

508
00:35:46,011 --> 00:35:48,105
Oh, I would like you
to meet Father Pyrlig.

509
00:35:48,213 --> 00:35:50,739
Lord Uhtred. I've
heard much about you.

510
00:35:50,882 --> 00:35:53,147
Father Pyrlig was
once a warrior himself.

511
00:35:53,284 --> 00:35:54,718
Sword and spear, lord,

512
00:35:54,819 --> 00:35:58,312
but a man tires of sticking
ironware into the bellies of other men.

513
00:35:58,423 --> 00:36:01,723
I would have enjoyed a cup of ale
with you both, but I must leave you.

514
00:36:01,826 --> 00:36:03,351
You have the letter secure?

515
00:36:03,495 --> 00:36:07,899
I do, Father. I've put it
right next to my ball-bag.

516
00:36:08,033 --> 00:36:09,899
Lord Uhtred, it was an honor.

517
00:36:12,337 --> 00:36:15,705
- Unusual priest.
- Yes.

518
00:36:16,941 --> 00:36:18,375
Uhtred...

519
00:36:18,510 --> 00:36:22,311
There is a matter upon which I
find myself in need of your advice.

520
00:36:22,414 --> 00:36:24,178
About Thyra.

521
00:36:24,315 --> 00:36:27,752
Oh, as I say, she... she's...
Well, she's... delightful.

522
00:36:29,354 --> 00:36:30,720
But my problem is this.

523
00:36:32,957 --> 00:36:35,825
She, um... must leave, I feel.

524
00:36:36,461 --> 00:36:39,590
Um... Join you at Coccham
or return to Ragnar.

525
00:36:40,832 --> 00:36:42,824
- You don't want her here?
- No.

526
00:36:43,635 --> 00:36:45,069
Yes. I mean, no...

527
00:36:45,203 --> 00:36:48,139
I do want her here.
It's just that, uh...

528
00:36:48,239 --> 00:36:50,401
I simply cannot think.

529
00:36:50,542 --> 00:36:52,636
I can't work, I can't sleep.

530
00:36:53,578 --> 00:36:55,012
It's been like this for months.

531
00:36:56,448 --> 00:36:58,440
I can barely pray.

532
00:36:58,583 --> 00:37:00,543
And even when I do I
pray, I pray only for myself,

533
00:37:00,618 --> 00:37:02,018
which is wrong, very wrong.

534
00:37:02,987 --> 00:37:04,353
Sinful.

535
00:37:04,456 --> 00:37:06,186
Wrong.

536
00:37:07,092 --> 00:37:09,391
I didn't realize she had
become such a burden, Father.

537
00:37:09,494 --> 00:37:13,363
I mean, she's not a burden.
She could never be a burden.

538
00:37:14,966 --> 00:37:17,765
Then, Father, I'm lost.
Why must she leave?

539
00:37:17,869 --> 00:37:20,304
Because I cannot
think of anything but her.

540
00:37:23,308 --> 00:37:26,244
It is constant and it is
pathetic and hopeless,

541
00:37:26,377 --> 00:37:30,781
because... she is
fair and I am Beocca.

542
00:37:31,649 --> 00:37:34,619
A man old enough to be
her much older brother.

543
00:37:36,621 --> 00:37:37,919
You're smiling.

544
00:37:38,056 --> 00:37:39,615
No.

545
00:37:39,724 --> 00:37:41,386
You're laughing at me.

546
00:37:41,493 --> 00:37:43,462
No, Father. I swear
I'm not laughing at you.

547
00:37:43,595 --> 00:37:46,292
- I can see your teeth.
- I'm sharing your joy.

548
00:37:47,732 --> 00:37:48,893
There is no joy.

549
00:37:49,033 --> 00:37:52,299
I feel I am in a
purgatory of sorts.

550
00:37:53,338 --> 00:37:55,136
Thyra will not go to Ragnar.

551
00:37:55,273 --> 00:37:58,402
She's happy here in
Winchester with you.

552
00:37:58,510 --> 00:37:59,739
- Nonsense.
- Beocca...

553
00:38:00,745 --> 00:38:02,646
You are her peace,
her happiness.

554
00:38:04,048 --> 00:38:05,641
- Marry her.
- Marry her?

555
00:38:06,885 --> 00:38:09,855
You should marry her,
Father, and bed her.

556
00:38:13,525 --> 00:38:16,051
And then give thanks to
God for giving us such a joy.

557
00:38:17,262 --> 00:38:19,254
Praise Him, Father.

558
00:38:19,364 --> 00:38:21,424
Praise Him!

559
00:38:23,568 --> 00:38:25,537
But what if she refuses?

560
00:38:37,882 --> 00:38:39,043
Is that Aethelred?

561
00:38:39,184 --> 00:38:45,090
Mm... From what I know, Alfred
could not have chosen a bigger turd.

562
00:38:45,256 --> 00:38:47,589
I've never met the man,
but by the look of him,

563
00:38:47,725 --> 00:38:50,194
he was indeed shat
out the arse of a giant.

564
00:38:51,496 --> 00:38:53,658
He is to be king of
Mercia, they are saying.

565
00:38:55,366 --> 00:38:56,925
The ealdormen of
the Witan are saying.

566
00:38:57,068 --> 00:38:59,299
Lord of Mercia perhaps.

567
00:38:59,404 --> 00:39:03,239
Alfred would never allow
another Saxon to be called king.

568
00:39:03,474 --> 00:39:05,943
Nor would a certain
dead man called Bjorn.

569
00:39:07,111 --> 00:39:09,342
- He wishes to meet you.
- Come with me.

570
00:39:09,747 --> 00:39:12,615
Ow! You're pinching my
skin. You're pinching my skin.

571
00:39:15,386 --> 00:39:16,513
This was clean!

572
00:39:16,621 --> 00:39:19,382
Why are you being trusted with my
business? Who gave you this message?

573
00:39:19,490 --> 00:39:21,083
- A skald. A pagan skald...
- His name!

574
00:39:21,192 --> 00:39:23,991
Uh... Eilaf, Eilif... Something
Dane, something odd.

575
00:39:25,129 --> 00:39:27,564
Are you any wiser?
No, you are not.

576
00:39:27,699 --> 00:39:29,634
I'm a messenger, nothing more.

577
00:39:31,736 --> 00:39:33,398
Like it or not we are
bonded, you and I.

578
00:39:33,538 --> 00:39:35,439
- Bonded?
- Yes!

579
00:39:35,573 --> 00:39:38,509
Our ancestors were kings and yet we
are barely acknowledged as ealdormen.

580
00:39:38,610 --> 00:39:40,101
We deserve more.

581
00:39:41,412 --> 00:39:43,313
You especially deserve more.

582
00:39:45,850 --> 00:39:48,786
As for me, I have a chamber in the
palace and that is the sum of my land.

583
00:39:48,920 --> 00:39:52,755
He has given me nothing. I am
no longer part of the Witan even.

584
00:39:57,128 --> 00:39:59,996
Uhtred, I can see you are torn but
why should we stand by and watch

585
00:40:00,131 --> 00:40:03,863
while power and wealth is given
to the likes of Aethelred of Mercia?

586
00:40:05,403 --> 00:40:06,996
You are witness.
You saw him just now,

587
00:40:07,138 --> 00:40:09,539
riding through Winchester like
a peacock, like he was king...

588
00:40:09,641 --> 00:40:11,542
When?

589
00:40:12,677 --> 00:40:14,168
When am I to meet with Bjorn?

590
00:40:15,613 --> 00:40:19,050
If we leave tonight, we can be back
here in two days, in time for the wedding.

591
00:40:19,183 --> 00:40:20,617
I am to take you there.

592
00:40:24,489 --> 00:40:28,551
Watch him rise from his grave
and you will know that it is all true.

593
00:40:30,495 --> 00:40:31,758
He will not ask again.

594
00:40:31,863 --> 00:40:33,161
Lord!

595
00:40:33,264 --> 00:40:35,426
Don't speak! Don't move!

596
00:40:39,103 --> 00:40:41,834
We leave as soon as my
horses are cooled and fed.

597
00:40:43,775 --> 00:40:45,676
The winds are blowing
a change, Lord King.

598
00:40:53,584 --> 00:40:55,917
You'll be glad to hear
that I've made my decision.

599
00:40:57,288 --> 00:40:58,654
You may marry this girl.

600
00:40:58,790 --> 00:41:01,055
- Lord, thank you...
- Upon completion of a task.

601
00:41:01,192 --> 00:41:03,593
You'll fetch Clapa, you'll go
to the stables and wait for me.

602
00:41:03,695 --> 00:41:05,789
Ensure the horses are
watered and fed, but ready.

603
00:41:05,897 --> 00:41:07,490
- Yes, lord.
- Go.

604
00:41:08,533 --> 00:41:10,058
And thank you, lord.

605
00:41:10,835 --> 00:41:12,633
We will name our
first son Uhtred, lord.

606
00:41:12,737 --> 00:41:15,138
- No, you will not!
- No, we will not.

607
00:41:32,957 --> 00:41:34,425
Thyra..

608
00:41:35,960 --> 00:41:38,293
Beocca...

609
00:41:38,463 --> 00:41:39,863
You... you gave me a fright.

610
00:41:39,964 --> 00:41:41,557
Forgive me.

611
00:41:42,166 --> 00:41:43,566
Are you coming inside?

612
00:41:46,270 --> 00:41:47,294
I have supper.

613
00:41:48,139 --> 00:41:50,472
There's something I
needed to say, Thyra.

614
00:41:50,575 --> 00:41:52,737
Something I needed to ask.

615
00:41:53,578 --> 00:41:55,740
- You should ask it...
- Marry me!

616
00:41:57,715 --> 00:42:00,344
I said... I said marry me.

617
00:42:02,320 --> 00:42:05,449
It was selfish of me to ask,
to even mention the word.

618
00:42:08,092 --> 00:42:09,993
But, uh...

619
00:42:10,128 --> 00:42:13,860
I fear you have become
someone I cannot live without.

620
00:42:13,965 --> 00:42:15,263
You fear?

621
00:42:16,200 --> 00:42:17,259
Life without you...

622
00:42:25,676 --> 00:42:26,676
Fear no more.

623
00:42:30,314 --> 00:42:31,543
I'm here.

624
00:42:33,384 --> 00:42:34,943
Always.

625
00:42:51,302 --> 00:42:52,302
Supper?

626
00:42:53,838 --> 00:42:54,838
Praise Him.

627
00:42:59,510 --> 00:43:00,944
This is it.

628
00:43:02,246 --> 00:43:03,839
The skald's hall.

629
00:43:04,415 --> 00:43:07,852
It was given to Eilaf by
his lord, for great service.

630
00:43:07,985 --> 00:43:10,648
Sihtric, you will go no further.

631
00:43:10,788 --> 00:43:13,781
Not until we are at
the hall and inside.

632
00:43:13,925 --> 00:43:16,258
- At all times you will remain unseen.
- Yes, lord.

633
00:43:16,394 --> 00:43:20,593
If the dead man rises,

634
00:43:20,731 --> 00:43:24,532
when he returns to his
grave, you will keep watching.

635
00:43:26,204 --> 00:43:28,867
What if he sees me, lord?

636
00:43:29,006 --> 00:43:30,235
What if...

637
00:43:32,143 --> 00:43:33,839
What if he knows that I am near?

638
00:43:33,978 --> 00:43:36,413
Then you shit yourself.

639
00:43:36,581 --> 00:43:39,050
You will remain
unseen and keep watch.

640
00:43:39,183 --> 00:43:40,183
Yes, lord.

641
00:44:01,038 --> 00:44:03,007
There are men... warriors.

642
00:44:24,395 --> 00:44:26,830
We are here to
see Eilaf, the skald.

643
00:44:30,334 --> 00:44:31,461
We have an invitation.

644
00:44:33,237 --> 00:44:34,398
Who leads here?

645
00:44:37,475 --> 00:44:39,467
- You?
- I do.

646
00:44:40,811 --> 00:44:42,245
I am Haesten

647
00:44:42,346 --> 00:44:45,874
and you... are
Uhtred of Bebbanburg.

648
00:44:47,251 --> 00:44:49,948
You spared me at Eoferwic, lord.

649
00:44:50,087 --> 00:44:52,215
You're expected and welcome.

650
00:45:16,914 --> 00:45:18,348
Go take a piss.

651
00:45:22,386 --> 00:45:24,981
- Who is he?
- A thief, lord.

652
00:45:36,300 --> 00:45:40,396
I serve Erik,
Sigefrid's brother.

653
00:45:42,106 --> 00:45:43,768
He sends you good wishes.

654
00:45:43,908 --> 00:45:45,274
Erik is not here?

655
00:45:46,944 --> 00:45:48,537
He is not.

656
00:45:48,713 --> 00:45:51,182
And if I had my way,
I would not be here.

657
00:45:52,383 --> 00:45:55,820
My men... are afraid.

658
00:45:55,953 --> 00:45:57,421
Of ghosts?

659
00:46:01,292 --> 00:46:03,193
It is not a sight
you will forget.

660
00:46:06,430 --> 00:46:11,368
My lord wants you to know that by now
he will be at Beamfleot and not Frankia.

661
00:46:12,937 --> 00:46:13,996
With Sigefrid?

662
00:46:14,138 --> 00:46:17,233
With his brother...
and with the fleet.

663
00:46:18,242 --> 00:46:19,437
He insisted you were told.

664
00:46:19,577 --> 00:46:21,978
And where to after Beamfleot?

665
00:46:24,582 --> 00:46:25,777
I can't say.

666
00:46:26,817 --> 00:46:29,116
But it is hoped that
you will join us there.

667
00:46:31,222 --> 00:46:33,453
Eilaf is resting, lord, in
preparation for tonight.

668
00:46:33,591 --> 00:46:36,390
You... may wish to do the same.

669
00:46:47,071 --> 00:46:50,166
They have a fleet.
How many, I wonder.

670
00:46:50,274 --> 00:46:51,936
19 ships.

671
00:46:52,043 --> 00:46:55,241
That's more than 500 men,
plus those already there.

672
00:46:55,379 --> 00:46:57,007
And those who will come.

673
00:46:57,148 --> 00:46:58,446
Then it has started.

674
00:47:00,084 --> 00:47:03,077
- What?
- The end of the peace.

675
00:47:20,304 --> 00:47:22,398
You stand too close, girl.

676
00:47:30,581 --> 00:47:33,016
Do not make me
speak to you again.

677
00:47:37,288 --> 00:47:39,223
Once the marriage is made,

678
00:47:39,323 --> 00:47:43,090
you should consider making
Aethelred earn his privilege.

679
00:47:43,227 --> 00:47:46,527
Skirmishes and raids from
the Danes must not be tolerated.

680
00:47:46,664 --> 00:47:47,996
Not one.

681
00:47:48,099 --> 00:47:50,125
It should be made
Aethelred's responsibility.

682
00:47:50,267 --> 00:47:55,137
And the Mercian ealdormen should
be invited to attend a Wessex Witan.

683
00:47:55,272 --> 00:47:57,036
For the purpose of what?

684
00:47:57,141 --> 00:47:59,940
For the purpose of
bowing to the king

685
00:48:00,077 --> 00:48:02,808
and watching the lord
of Mercia do the same.

686
00:48:05,316 --> 00:48:09,913
I do not doubt for one moment that
Aethelred has dreamt... is dreaming...

687
00:48:10,054 --> 00:48:11,454
of overtaking me.

688
00:48:12,456 --> 00:48:14,288
It would be a simple
reminder of his position.

689
00:48:17,128 --> 00:48:18,892
Excuse me, lord.

690
00:48:19,029 --> 00:48:20,327
Odda. Come in, join us.

691
00:48:25,569 --> 00:48:28,061
Lord, it is about both
something and nothing...

692
00:48:28,172 --> 00:48:29,231
Sit.

693
00:48:35,513 --> 00:48:38,142
Uhtred has left
Winchester, last night.

694
00:48:38,282 --> 00:48:41,309
- And gone where?
- We don't know for certain.

695
00:48:42,253 --> 00:48:44,916
- And what of his current witch?
- His wife, dear.

696
00:48:45,055 --> 00:48:47,251
The Lady Gisela
remains in Winchester.

697
00:48:48,659 --> 00:48:50,252
Well, he can't have gone far.

698
00:48:50,361 --> 00:48:53,160
Aethelwold is with Uhtred.

699
00:48:54,398 --> 00:48:57,527
- They went in which direction?
- Mercia, lord.

700
00:49:00,671 --> 00:49:02,333
I think it is more
than nothing, Odda,

701
00:49:02,473 --> 00:49:05,534
and I am wholly tired of
never-ending disobedience.

702
00:49:05,676 --> 00:49:08,703
But it will not ruin
your appetite, lord.

703
00:49:10,714 --> 00:49:12,080
It will not.

704
00:49:13,117 --> 00:49:14,717
Put a watch on Gisela.
She must not leave

705
00:49:14,819 --> 00:49:17,118
until her husband has returned
and explained his absence.

706
00:49:20,724 --> 00:49:21,748
Father Beocca.

707
00:49:21,892 --> 00:49:22,892
Lord!

708
00:49:23,027 --> 00:49:25,553
Lord... Lady.

709
00:49:26,597 --> 00:49:27,621
I have news.

710
00:49:27,765 --> 00:49:29,131
Uhtred has returned?

711
00:49:29,233 --> 00:49:30,496
From where, lord?

712
00:49:30,601 --> 00:49:32,968
What is your news,
Father Beocca?

713
00:49:34,839 --> 00:49:36,330
I am to be married.

714
00:49:42,713 --> 00:49:46,741
The once proud and
brave Earl Guthrum...

715
00:49:48,752 --> 00:49:52,780
He now calls
himself a Christian!

716
00:49:53,791 --> 00:49:58,161
He now calls himself
King Aethelstan,

717
00:49:58,262 --> 00:50:01,824
but he's nothing
but Alfred's hound,

718
00:50:01,999 --> 00:50:05,128
and he's shamed us all!

719
00:50:05,236 --> 00:50:09,867
He has shamed every
warrior that has gone before us!

720
00:50:11,342 --> 00:50:13,436
He has shamed the gods!

721
00:50:14,845 --> 00:50:21,149
The gods call upon every man
gathered here today to avenge them!

722
00:50:22,152 --> 00:50:26,351
And avenge them we will!

723
00:50:27,191 --> 00:50:29,387
By sunrise tomorrow,

724
00:50:29,493 --> 00:50:33,897
Lundene and all of its
riches shall be yours.

725
00:50:34,064 --> 00:50:38,024
Believe me when I tell you

726
00:50:38,168 --> 00:50:41,104
the gods are with us!

727
00:50:41,238 --> 00:50:44,208
The gods are with us!

728
00:50:45,943 --> 00:50:47,536
Pull!

729
00:50:49,179 --> 00:50:50,704
Pull!

730
00:52:36,320 --> 00:52:40,724
Forgive me for not being
awake to greet you, lord.

731
00:52:41,492 --> 00:52:45,588
Bjorn has given me little
rest these recent times.

732
00:52:48,632 --> 00:52:50,692
We understand.

733
00:52:52,703 --> 00:52:56,003
The gods are wanting true men.

734
00:52:56,140 --> 00:53:00,441
So I thank you for being
here, Uhtred of Bebbanburg.

735
00:53:02,112 --> 00:53:06,413
After tonight...
I hope to sleep.

736
00:53:17,227 --> 00:53:18,855
Fetch the blood.

737
00:53:25,269 --> 00:53:27,170
It is time.

738
00:53:53,864 --> 00:53:55,196
It's a Christian graveyard.

739
00:53:55,899 --> 00:53:57,834
Yes, lord.

740
00:53:57,968 --> 00:54:02,702
Perhaps that is why
Bjorn cannot rest, nor pass.

741
00:54:18,856 --> 00:54:20,085
Please, no.

742
00:54:20,224 --> 00:54:22,455
Please... Please.

743
00:54:25,129 --> 00:54:30,625
To raise the dead, lord, we need to
send a messenger across the gulf.

744
00:54:30,734 --> 00:54:32,464
- He is guilty?
- Twice over.

745
00:54:32,603 --> 00:54:34,435
Please, I beg
you, lord, please...

746
00:54:34,538 --> 00:54:37,303
I have a wife, I have
children. Please...

747
00:54:37,441 --> 00:54:38,704
What did you steal?

748
00:54:38,842 --> 00:54:41,539
Just a lamb,
lord, for my family.

749
00:54:41,678 --> 00:54:44,341
- And furs.
- For my family, lord!

750
00:54:44,481 --> 00:54:47,349
I'm sorry but a thief
twice over deserves to die.

751
00:54:47,484 --> 00:54:50,010
- No! Please...
- Put it in his mouth.

752
00:54:50,120 --> 00:54:51,679
No, please, lord.
I beg you, please.

753
00:54:51,822 --> 00:54:53,916
I can fight, I can
work, I can serve, lord.

754
00:54:54,057 --> 00:54:56,686
Please, I beg of you.
I'm on your side, lord.

755
00:54:56,827 --> 00:54:59,456
What is it? Please,
no, lord. Please, no...

756
00:55:02,266 --> 00:55:04,167
Sh...

757
00:55:07,638 --> 00:55:08,833
A harp string, lord.

758
00:55:08,939 --> 00:55:10,908
A bridge from our
world to Bjorn's.

759
00:55:11,041 --> 00:55:12,703
Kill him.

760
00:55:12,843 --> 00:55:15,278
Please, lord. Please,
lord, no, please!

761
00:55:15,445 --> 00:55:18,779
Get the message into
his mouth and kill him!

762
00:55:18,916 --> 00:55:22,114
Spare me! Spare me and I
will repay you with gratitude.

763
00:55:22,252 --> 00:55:24,187
Please, lord...

764
00:55:57,921 --> 00:55:58,980
Bjorn...

765
00:55:59,923 --> 00:56:01,687
You have blood.

766
00:56:03,961 --> 00:56:06,396
I have given you life.

767
00:56:07,798 --> 00:56:10,233
I have sent you a message.

768
00:56:10,400 --> 00:56:13,393
If it's peace that you want,

769
00:56:13,537 --> 00:56:17,167
you shall not have it
until we hear you speak.

770
00:57:06,156 --> 00:57:07,156
The harp string.

771
00:57:07,257 --> 00:57:10,989
Welcome, Bjorn.
This is Lord Uhtred,

772
00:57:11,094 --> 00:57:14,622
who has sent a good many
Dane to the place where you live.

773
00:57:14,765 --> 00:57:16,961
I do not live.

774
00:57:18,001 --> 00:57:20,493
You have a message
for Lord Uhtred.

775
00:57:30,213 --> 00:57:33,581
Lord Uhtred. I see you now.

776
00:57:34,785 --> 00:57:38,085
The gods have
had their sacrifice

777
00:57:38,221 --> 00:57:45,822
and the brothers have tonight
begun that which cannot be stopped.

778
00:57:45,929 --> 00:57:49,331
Lundene's streets are red...

779
00:57:50,701 --> 00:57:52,727
with Saxon blood.

780
00:57:55,138 --> 00:57:59,633
You... are to be king.

781
00:58:00,877 --> 00:58:02,675
King of Mercia.

782
00:58:02,813 --> 00:58:06,648
King of Saxon and Dane.

783
00:58:07,551 --> 00:58:11,545
King of other kings.

784
00:58:15,125 --> 00:58:18,493
You, Lord Uhtred.

785
00:58:30,140 --> 00:58:32,268
Bury him.

786
00:58:34,111 --> 00:58:35,238
Lord King?

787
00:58:37,247 --> 00:58:39,045
It is done.

788
00:59:23,193 --> 00:59:24,991
What we have just witnessed...

789
00:59:27,197 --> 00:59:28,426
You believe it to be true?

790
00:59:28,565 --> 00:59:30,500
I do.

791
00:59:32,235 --> 00:59:33,430
And me.

792
00:59:35,038 --> 00:59:37,337
It put a shiver through
your spine, no doubt.

793
00:59:40,110 --> 00:59:43,512
So, what now?
You're sworn to Alfred.

794
00:59:43,647 --> 00:59:46,173
Alfred is nothing
compared to the gods...

795
00:59:47,517 --> 00:59:49,452
I would suggest.

796
00:59:51,388 --> 00:59:56,793
Uhtred, it is our birthright
to be called kings.

797
00:59:58,195 --> 01:00:00,027
Haesten!

798
01:00:02,399 --> 01:00:05,130
- Lord?
- The brothers Sigefrid and Erik...

799
01:00:05,235 --> 01:00:08,330
Is it true what Bjorn says?
They're attacking Lundene?

800
01:00:09,539 --> 01:00:13,135
I cannot say for certain,
lord, but that was the plan.

801
01:00:13,243 --> 01:00:15,610
To sail upriver
and take Lundene,

802
01:00:15,779 --> 01:00:18,613
which would now be your city

803
01:00:18,782 --> 01:00:20,842
as king of Mercia.

804
01:00:53,783 --> 01:00:55,775
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805
01:01:02,592 --> 01:01:03,592
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805
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