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I am Uhtred, son of Uhtred.
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Defeated at Ethandun,
Earl Guthrum was baptised
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and became King
Aethelstan of East Anglia.
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While in Wessex, Aethelwold still sees
himself as the true heir to the throne.
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I see it as a king would see it.
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Yet, King Alfred has other plans.
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I am 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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Alfred forced me to renew my allegiance.
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He sent me to kill the Northmen
brothers, Erik and Sigefrid.
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Argh! Aah!
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After taking Sigefrid's hand,
I banished them.
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You will take one ship and
you will leave Northumbria.
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You will not return. I swear.
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And at last, in Northumbria,
I took my revenge against Kjartan
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and his son, Sven,
freeing my enslaved sister, Thyra.
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Let me help you.
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Having defeated the Danes,
I married my love, Gisela.
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And now all seems quiet.
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But for a warrior there
can never be peace.
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Destiny is all.
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We're here.
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Ground herahead.
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And 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.
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No! She's past that.
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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And 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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Ah...
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If you wish to live, boy,
take your hand away from your sword.
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Yah! Aah!
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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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Keep them moving.
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Be quiet, woman!
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Don't look at me!
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Come on, come on! Stay together.
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That's enough.
You're alive, girl, be thankful.
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Elgin! Elgin, get up!
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You can help rope the prisoners.
And keep them quiet!
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Elgin!
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Are you drunk?
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Now!
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We kill every bastard one of them!
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To arms! Defend yourselves!
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Run! Argh!
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What's your name?
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Her name is Aethelflaed, Lord.
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You're her mother? No, Lord.
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King Alfred...
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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
and take care of your dead.
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Finan?
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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 rat's nest
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and tell anyone who cares to listen...
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Beyond Lunden,
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! Oh-ho! 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?
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Not ill, but... sober.
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Which, as you know, is unlike me.
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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 have 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.
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And what did this corpse say?
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Well, 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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And 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.
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He is a Dane?
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A dead Dane, yes.
And therefore, a good Dane.
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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 respon...
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.
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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.
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Then you believe he speaks the truth?
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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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There appears to be good progress, Lord.
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The people of Coccham
seem to be in good spirits.
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It would appear so. Welcome, Lord King.
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We shall see.
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Lord King.
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Open the gates!
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Finan. What?
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Lord King! Welcome to Coccham.
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Finan.
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Lord Uhtred is at the fortress,
the burh.
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Would you fetch him, Finan?
We'll be waiting in the hall.
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I will, Lord.
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The man must have a priest
for each day of the year.
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God be with you.
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Lord, we are crossing into Wessex.
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This stretch of river is
protected by Lord Uhtred.
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You say you have trade there?
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I do, Lord.
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Lord, please,
I cannot risk losing my ship.
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You will KEEP your ship.
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It's easy enough to say it.
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It is a pagan's hall.
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Lord,
you say the same every time we visit.
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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.
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He insists upon clinging
to these ancient beliefs.
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The beliefs of our forefathers.
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Who knew no better.
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Lord King.
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Refreshment. Thank you, Gisela.
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I, uh... I trust you are well?
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I am, Lord, and better for your visit.
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The ale is freshly brewed.
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Ah! Excellent.
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You are content in Wessex, I hope?
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I am, Lord.
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I am well, my family are well,
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and there's peace, this is all I ask.
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And what of you? Are you content?
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My daughter is now old enough and
will soon be gifted in marriage,
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I am...
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apprehensive.
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Aethelflaed is a sweet girl.
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She is.
You are fond of her suitor, Lord?
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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.
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I pray my own wife might say the same!
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Oh, I imagine she does,
Odda, she so rarely sees you.
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Lord King. Lord Odda.
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Steapa, my friend.
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Uhtred,
you do not deserve such a charming wife.
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Oh, I can only agree, Lord.
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I was not expecting you,
there's been no message.
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I'm hearing you've hanged a man.
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I hanged many men just lately.
Raiders, Danes...
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And already dead, Lord.
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I'm speaking of a Saxon man,
a man of Coccham, of Wessex.
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That is why you're here?
Amongst other concerns.
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That man was a thief, Lord.
Sinful to the bone.
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You hanged him without trial.
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He was guilty. Three times over.
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It is the purpose of a
trial to determine guilt.
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People must witness justice being done.
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Then I shall arrange a trial.
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It's a little bit late for that, I fear.
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Has there been a complaint, Lord?
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There are laws, carefully written laws.
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If you wish to remain an ealdorman,
you will adhere to them.
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You shall not impose your
pagan ideals within my kingdom.
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We are west of Watling Street, not east.
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Yes, Lord.
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We do not cross over into Daneland,
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we do not cross over into Danelaw,
in mind, nor body, norspirit.
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No, Lord.
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My nephew... Aethelwold, he was, uh...
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Well, he was seen doing just that.
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Leaving Wessex, crossing
through Mercia from west to east.
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Are you aware of this?
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I am not.
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When Aethelwold was here,
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he mentioned nothing of
crossing into Daneland.
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Hm, what did he mention?
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He mentioned you, Lord,
and how you took his crown.
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Aethelwold is permanently idle.
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My advice is the same
as it has always been -
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you should put him on
trial and then kill him.
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Should the devil begin
to whisper in his ear,
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then I may have no choice.
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Besides the man you strung up,
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how many of the raiders did you kill?
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We killed about 30 men in total.
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They had sacked a village.
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Which was in Mercia.
Lord, we hear the screams at night.
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Mercia is weak. Its people have
no protection from the Danes.
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Mercia is disorganised
and that will change.
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There will be burhs.
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What is that?
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That structure there?
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It's a place for prayer, Lord.
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A church, Uhtred?
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Not quite, Lord.
it's... a shack, with a cross attached.
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If it is for the purpose of prayer,
then it is a church.
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Lord! A ship is near.
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Traders.
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Perhaps you'd like a moment to pray,
Lord?
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I'll need to watch the trader.
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Yes. Yes, I would like that.
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Lord!
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I was just thinking about you.
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You were in my prayers, is what I mean.
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Thank you, Hild.
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Please continue,
do not let me disturb your peace.
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Would you care to sit with me?
In peace, Lord?
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I would, Hild. I will.
258
00:19:33,391 --> 00:19:34,423
May I ask...?
259
00:19:36,081 --> 00:19:38,426
Have you found your lasting peace?
260
00:19:40,534 --> 00:19:42,023
I am near, Lord.
261
00:19:43,067 --> 00:19:46,246
I feel more content here
with God than with my sword.
262
00:19:46,247 --> 00:19:49,280
Courage without the sword
is the more difficult path.
263
00:19:50,647 --> 00:19:54,702
It must, in time, become the only path.
264
00:19:57,487 --> 00:19:59,978
I pray you find your
peace sooner than I.
265
00:20:01,845 --> 00:20:03,158
Thank you, Lord.
266
00:20:04,337 --> 00:20:06,338
You, stay with the ship.
267
00:20:10,197 --> 00:20:14,252
Godwine, I was expecting you days ago.
268
00:20:14,253 --> 00:20:16,264
Are you carrying the axe heads?
269
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I am, Lord, Frankia-made.
Would split an oak tree.
270
00:20:20,999 --> 00:20:23,000
How many? How many do you need?
271
00:20:27,015 --> 00:20:29,256
My man saw warriors aboard your ship.
272
00:20:32,343 --> 00:20:33,802
Is this true?
273
00:20:37,567 --> 00:20:41,090
Three men only, Lord. It is a Northman.
274
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He wishes to speak with you. Alone.
275
00:20:45,439 --> 00:20:46,710
Can I trust this Northman?
276
00:20:46,711 --> 00:20:49,056
He says that you know him.
277
00:20:49,057 --> 00:20:51,359
His name is Erik,
he has a brother, Sigefrid.
278
00:20:52,684 --> 00:20:56,051
Finan...
First sign of trouble, fire the ship.
279
00:20:57,616 --> 00:20:59,617
There'll be no need for fire, Lord.
280
00:21:00,796 --> 00:21:04,361
Sihtric,
fetch me a whole bunch of torches.
281
00:21:06,760 --> 00:21:08,855
I like to be prepared.
282
00:21:19,804 --> 00:21:21,471
Uhtred of Bebbanburg.
283
00:21:23,568 --> 00:21:26,799
Here you are, lost in Wessex once again.
284
00:21:26,800 --> 00:21:30,073
I am sworn to King Alfred.
285
00:21:32,764 --> 00:21:34,223
That is why I am here...
286
00:21:35,454 --> 00:21:36,913
Why are you here?
287
00:21:36,914 --> 00:21:39,311
I'm not looking to fight.
288
00:21:39,312 --> 00:21:41,021
Not yet.
289
00:21:41,022 --> 00:21:44,243
Can you believe I'm travelling
to meet with a dead man?
290
00:21:44,244 --> 00:21:45,421
You deal in sorcery now?
291
00:21:45,422 --> 00:21:47,861
It is my fate, or so I'm told.
292
00:21:49,478 --> 00:21:52,021
You have my word that I will
make my appointment in Mercia
293
00:21:52,022 --> 00:21:54,951
and then I shall return to Frankia.
294
00:21:54,952 --> 00:21:56,223
Sigefrid is in Frankia?
295
00:21:56,224 --> 00:22:01,644
He is, but not for much longer.
My brother is... restless.
296
00:22:01,645 --> 00:22:05,023
We have grown strong in
the years since Northumbria.
297
00:22:05,024 --> 00:22:08,046
We have a fleet now. 19 ships.
298
00:22:09,226 --> 00:22:11,425
Which you will sail to where?
299
00:22:11,426 --> 00:22:15,772
Oh, we have no firm plan,
other than to listen to Bjorn.
300
00:22:15,773 --> 00:22:16,992
The dead man.
301
00:22:16,993 --> 00:22:19,630
You say it without surprise, Uhtred.
302
00:22:19,631 --> 00:22:21,935
I think you might have
gotten wind of this ghost.
303
00:22:21,936 --> 00:22:24,280
He speaks the words
of the three spinners,
304
00:22:24,282 --> 00:22:26,376
we cannot ignore him.
305
00:22:26,377 --> 00:22:28,868
"We"? You and I.
306
00:22:28,869 --> 00:22:32,736
After his defeat at Ethandun,
the Earl Guthrum rejected our gods
307
00:22:32,737 --> 00:22:34,008
and they are angry.
308
00:22:35,323 --> 00:22:37,178
They want a revenge.
309
00:22:37,179 --> 00:22:40,358
I believe we have been chosen.
310
00:22:44,707 --> 00:22:46,322
You will receive your invitation,
311
00:22:46,323 --> 00:22:48,324
you shall see for yourself, I'm sure.
312
00:22:48,325 --> 00:22:51,942
What if I refuse to
meet with this ghost?
313
00:22:51,943 --> 00:22:54,976
That is a matter for the
three spinners and the gods.
314
00:22:55,999 --> 00:22:59,762
And what if I believe
this ghost to be a trap?
315
00:22:59,763 --> 00:23:02,650
To be Sigefrid, wanting to kill me?
316
00:23:02,651 --> 00:23:07,050
You have my word that it is not.
I swear.
317
00:23:07,051 --> 00:23:11,148
All that we want is Uhtred
of Bebbanburg at our side.
318
00:23:12,567 --> 00:23:15,548
Now, am I allowed to pass
to keep my own appointment?
319
00:23:17,707 --> 00:23:18,822
You are.
320
00:23:20,543 --> 00:23:22,252
Safe journey.
321
00:23:23,765 --> 00:23:26,331
All the way back to Frankia.
322
00:23:26,332 --> 00:23:27,792
Uhtred Ragnarson...
323
00:23:28,165 --> 00:23:30,510
You will always have my respect.
324
00:23:36,861 --> 00:23:40,092
But do not forget you
were raised as a Dane.
325
00:23:52,115 --> 00:23:53,970
The broth was suitable, Lord?
326
00:23:53,971 --> 00:23:56,556
Mm, the broth was a delight, Gisela.
As is the ale.
327
00:23:56,557 --> 00:23:59,694
You should moderate, Odda, you have
a ladder to climb to find your bed.
328
00:23:59,695 --> 00:24:01,258
You can always be carried, Lord.
329
00:24:01,259 --> 00:24:03,301
It wouldn't be the first time!
330
00:24:03,303 --> 00:24:05,992
And I guarantee it
won't be the last time.
331
00:24:05,993 --> 00:24:09,265
Lord, you make me out to be a drunk.
332
00:24:09,267 --> 00:24:12,790
Though my head will be sore
in the morning, I know it.
333
00:24:12,791 --> 00:24:15,918
Well, then, it's ale for breakfast,
Lord! The only cure!
334
00:24:19,683 --> 00:24:22,862
Was my nephew drunk
when he was here last?
335
00:24:25,939 --> 00:24:28,628
Aethelwold is often drunk, Lord.
336
00:24:28,629 --> 00:24:30,723
But this last time,
he did not touch a drop.
337
00:24:30,724 --> 00:24:33,174
He mentioned he had been sober for days,
338
00:24:33,175 --> 00:24:34,487
which came as a surprise.
339
00:24:34,488 --> 00:24:36,687
That's a miracle! Not quite.
340
00:24:36,688 --> 00:24:39,721
Aethelwold is not a complete fool, Lord.
341
00:24:39,722 --> 00:24:42,756
If he's idle, then could he
not help bring order to Mercia?
342
00:24:44,946 --> 00:24:48,031
He fought well at Ethandun.
As he is fond of reminding people.
343
00:24:49,168 --> 00:24:50,721
He's as good a man as Aethelred.
344
00:24:50,723 --> 00:24:53,067
Uhtred, you speak of matters
you do not understand,
345
00:24:53,068 --> 00:24:54,871
matters that do not concern you.
346
00:24:54,872 --> 00:24:56,925
The safety of Wessex concerns me.
347
00:24:56,926 --> 00:24:58,395
I'm happy to hear you say it.
348
00:24:58,396 --> 00:25:00,199
Which is why we killed the raiders,
Lord.
349
00:25:00,200 --> 00:25:02,253
Raiders who once
belonged to Earl Guthrum.
350
00:25:02,254 --> 00:25:03,619
His name is now King Aethelstan.
351
00:25:03,620 --> 00:25:05,673
That has been his name
since he became a Christian.
352
00:25:05,674 --> 00:25:07,091
Regardless of what he is called,
353
00:25:07,092 --> 00:25:09,145
it's his men who now break the peace.
354
00:25:09,146 --> 00:25:11,439
You are sure of this? I am.
355
00:25:11,440 --> 00:25:14,567
They gather at the mouth of
the Temes river at Beamfleot.
356
00:25:14,568 --> 00:25:17,403
It's true, Lord.
200 or more, we've seen it.
357
00:25:17,404 --> 00:25:19,113
And the number grows.
358
00:25:19,114 --> 00:25:22,241
If these rogues are Aethelstan's men,
then they are his worry.
359
00:25:22,242 --> 00:25:24,441
Until they decide to blockade the river,
Lord.
360
00:25:25,474 --> 00:25:27,673
Then Wessex will be starved of trade.
361
00:25:27,674 --> 00:25:30,061
Aethelstan shall deal with them.
He must kill them.
362
00:25:30,062 --> 00:25:31,677
I believe WE must kill them.
363
00:25:31,678 --> 00:25:33,929
What we must do is hold the peace.
364
00:25:35,244 --> 00:25:37,297
War cannot always be the answer.
365
00:25:37,298 --> 00:25:42,333
Lord, forgive me, but you speak of
matters YOU do not fully understand.
366
00:25:42,334 --> 00:25:44,731
These men will not listen to Aethelstan
367
00:25:44,732 --> 00:25:47,369
and Aethelstan will not deal with them.
368
00:25:47,370 --> 00:25:48,787
For now, they are rogues,
369
00:25:48,788 --> 00:25:50,403
but should they find a lord to serve,
370
00:25:50,404 --> 00:25:51,623
then they will become an army.
371
00:25:51,624 --> 00:25:53,719
So answer me this.
Where might this lord come from?
372
00:25:53,720 --> 00:25:55,825
Do I know of him?
373
00:25:55,826 --> 00:25:57,337
Should I fear him?
374
00:25:58,808 --> 00:26:02,279
You can be sure he will
not be called Uhtred, Lord,
375
00:26:02,280 --> 00:26:03,593
if that is your meaning.
376
00:26:07,900 --> 00:26:11,861
My advice, Lord,
is to send ships and men to Beamfleot.
377
00:26:16,408 --> 00:26:18,899
We shall maintain the peace.
378
00:26:31,266 --> 00:26:33,611
They say it is an honour
to have the King stay,
379
00:26:33,612 --> 00:26:35,665
but his men and his
priests have eaten almost
380
00:26:35,666 --> 00:26:37,615
a winter's worth of food.
381
00:26:37,616 --> 00:26:40,941
Uhtred, how can you serve a
man who doesn't see your value?
382
00:26:40,942 --> 00:26:45,685
Oh, he sees it, but his god
won't allow him to embrace it.
383
00:26:45,686 --> 00:26:47,728
He dislikes me more by the day.
384
00:26:48,908 --> 00:26:51,252
Then you should ask
him to release you...
385
00:26:52,275 --> 00:26:54,182
and we will go north.
386
00:26:54,183 --> 00:26:55,851
To my brother and to Ragnar.
387
00:26:57,124 --> 00:27:00,782
I am content here,
but we cannot become an enemy of Alfred.
388
00:27:06,945 --> 00:27:08,164
Lord!
389
00:27:09,636 --> 00:27:12,804
Hild. You look fearsome.
390
00:27:12,805 --> 00:27:14,618
I think I preferred you with a sword.
391
00:27:14,619 --> 00:27:16,182
Ah, my sword has become heavy.
392
00:27:16,183 --> 00:27:18,768
But you could probably kill
someone with that, though.
393
00:27:22,095 --> 00:27:24,096
I need to speak to you plainly.
394
00:27:25,859 --> 00:27:29,570
I would like to build a house,
a nunnery, here in Coccham,
395
00:27:29,571 --> 00:27:32,844
but with your permission and
that of the bishop, of course.
396
00:27:33,971 --> 00:27:35,534
The time is the right time.
397
00:27:37,151 --> 00:27:40,622
You have my permission, no question.
398
00:27:40,623 --> 00:27:42,186
Thank you.
399
00:27:42,187 --> 00:27:43,896
And you have my protection.
400
00:27:45,461 --> 00:27:46,534
Always.
401
00:27:48,047 --> 00:27:49,422
Abbess Hild.
402
00:27:52,843 --> 00:27:55,720
You will always be too
good a woman for God alone.
403
00:27:59,442 --> 00:28:01,151
Alfred will be pleased.
404
00:28:12,444 --> 00:28:15,279
Stow the oars! Make her secure.
405
00:28:16,750 --> 00:28:18,699
And, Haesten... Lord?
406
00:28:18,700 --> 00:28:21,587
Ensure the ships are guarded well.
Yes, Lord.
407
00:28:29,408 --> 00:28:31,555
The fortress of Beamfleot.
408
00:28:31,556 --> 00:28:33,557
And all the men inside.
409
00:28:33,558 --> 00:28:35,079
They are ours now.
410
00:28:36,540 --> 00:28:38,353
Even the air is rich here.
411
00:28:40,012 --> 00:28:42,315
Lunden is how far up river?
412
00:28:42,316 --> 00:28:44,505
Half a day, with the tide.
413
00:28:45,027 --> 00:28:47,445
We take it at the earliest.
414
00:28:47,446 --> 00:28:48,467
And Uhtred?
415
00:28:49,792 --> 00:28:51,105
As we planned.
416
00:29:10,468 --> 00:29:12,521
Looking forward to the wedding, Father?
417
00:29:12,522 --> 00:29:15,451
I am. I am, Father Beocca.
418
00:29:15,452 --> 00:29:18,287
I enjoy a wedding as
much as the next drunkard.
419
00:29:19,456 --> 00:29:22,635
And how is your own lady,
Father, the Dane?
420
00:29:22,636 --> 00:29:26,054
Thyra? She is not my lady.
421
00:29:26,056 --> 00:29:28,015
She's well.
422
00:29:28,016 --> 00:29:30,945
She is something of a strange beauty.
423
00:29:30,946 --> 00:29:34,761
Yes. She's, uh... She's...
424
00:29:34,762 --> 00:29:35,928
Yes.
425
00:29:35,929 --> 00:29:39,056
I inform God each evening how
much I miss the company of a woman.
426
00:29:39,057 --> 00:29:41,017
He sends me nothing.
427
00:29:41,018 --> 00:29:46,199
We talk, Thyra and I.
She's a pleasant woman.
428
00:29:47,659 --> 00:29:52,548
There is no finer sight than that
of a naked woman, arms outstretched.
429
00:29:54,312 --> 00:29:55,752
Almost there.
430
00:29:56,230 --> 00:29:58,273
Lord? Lord?
431
00:29:58,274 --> 00:29:59,984
Beocca, come in.
432
00:30:03,748 --> 00:30:05,946
Father Pyrlig. Good day, Lord.
433
00:30:05,948 --> 00:30:08,584
I read of nothing but
skirmishes and raids.
434
00:30:09,857 --> 00:30:12,098
What kind of a place must Daneland be?
435
00:30:12,099 --> 00:30:14,444
Sinful, Lord. Without question.
436
00:30:14,445 --> 00:30:17,530
They aspire only to kill and fornicate.
437
00:30:17,531 --> 00:30:20,408
Lord, are we to wait?
438
00:30:20,409 --> 00:30:21,534
For a moment.
439
00:30:21,535 --> 00:30:23,296
Lady Aelswith.
440
00:30:23,297 --> 00:30:25,590
Lady,
I'm begging your pardon for my somewhat
441
00:30:25,591 --> 00:30:27,842
colourful description of life as a Dane.
442
00:30:29,011 --> 00:30:30,574
We are prepared, Lord.
443
00:30:35,027 --> 00:30:37,612
Father Pyrlig, I have a task for you.
Lord.
444
00:30:37,613 --> 00:30:39,812
You are familiar with East Anglia,
are you not?
445
00:30:39,813 --> 00:30:42,940
I am, Lord,
a land of quite unremarkable beauty.
446
00:30:42,941 --> 00:30:44,608
You are to go to King Aethelstan.
447
00:30:44,609 --> 00:30:47,142
He may need help with the
reading of this letter.
448
00:30:47,143 --> 00:30:48,414
Aethelstan.
449
00:30:48,415 --> 00:30:51,104
He is to deal with the rogue
Danes at Beamfleot and swiftly.
450
00:30:51,105 --> 00:30:53,700
If you could emphasise swiftly.
Emphasise swiftly.
451
00:30:53,701 --> 00:30:56,828
You have been allocated a guard.
They are waiting for you in the stable.
452
00:30:56,829 --> 00:30:59,779
I am to leave now, Lord?
Swiftly, Father.
453
00:31:00,687 --> 00:31:04,648
May I say, I was somewhat looking
forward to the celebrations, Lord, the...
454
00:31:04,649 --> 00:31:07,672
The whole of Winchester shall be...
celebrating...
455
00:31:07,673 --> 00:31:09,778
Swiftly.
456
00:31:09,779 --> 00:31:11,686
Yes, Lord. I will gather what I need.
457
00:31:11,687 --> 00:31:12,812
Lord.
458
00:31:17,693 --> 00:31:18,922
You are ready?
459
00:31:23,073 --> 00:31:25,220
I am.
460
00:31:25,221 --> 00:31:28,108
There is still a little
decorative work to be done.
461
00:31:28,109 --> 00:31:30,892
Now, do not touch it,
you have ink on your hands.
462
00:31:43,801 --> 00:31:45,405
Say what you think.
463
00:31:46,637 --> 00:31:47,897
Do you like it?
464
00:31:49,952 --> 00:31:52,297
I have not seen anything so beautiful.
465
00:31:55,134 --> 00:31:58,261
He does not deserve you.
Did I not say the same?
466
00:31:58,262 --> 00:32:00,169
I hope that Aethelred says the same.
467
00:32:00,170 --> 00:32:04,476
Aethelred should consider himself
a very fortunate young man.
468
00:32:04,477 --> 00:32:07,207
And in time,
you will grow fond of him, I'm sure.
469
00:32:07,208 --> 00:32:08,532
I'm already fond of him.
470
00:32:08,533 --> 00:32:10,732
Oh, shush now, you've barely met him!
471
00:32:10,733 --> 00:32:12,932
The last time, over a year ago.
472
00:32:12,933 --> 00:32:15,465
Aethelred is a good and godly man.
473
00:32:15,466 --> 00:32:18,155
Who is a little too fond of himself.
474
00:32:18,156 --> 00:32:20,303
Will Uhtred be coming to the wedding?
475
00:32:20,304 --> 00:32:23,389
Sadly, he will, I'm sure.
476
00:32:23,390 --> 00:32:25,787
I consider him to be our lucky charm.
477
00:32:25,789 --> 00:32:27,935
Now, now, there'll be no
mention of luck or charms.
478
00:32:27,936 --> 00:32:29,791
There is God's will and nothing more.
479
00:32:29,792 --> 00:32:30,917
Praise him.
480
00:32:35,902 --> 00:32:37,319
Hold the horses.
481
00:32:38,686 --> 00:32:40,103
Get some water.
482
00:32:41,668 --> 00:32:43,961
It is fertile land, Lord.
483
00:32:47,392 --> 00:32:48,705
No greener than Mercia.
484
00:32:48,706 --> 00:32:51,301
Though Wessex does have
the advantage of not sharing
485
00:32:51,302 --> 00:32:52,907
a border with the Welsh.
486
00:32:53,982 --> 00:32:56,775
The Welsh to the west,
the Danes to the east
487
00:32:56,776 --> 00:32:58,287
and Alfred to the south.
488
00:32:58,288 --> 00:32:59,507
We're surrounded.
489
00:32:59,508 --> 00:33:01,905
I would say we're perfectly positioned
490
00:33:01,906 --> 00:33:06,253
at the very middle of
Alfred's idea of an England...
491
00:33:07,328 --> 00:33:08,401
Pivotal.
492
00:33:08,402 --> 00:33:10,111
Yes, I like that.
493
00:33:14,126 --> 00:33:17,055
Lord? Lord!
494
00:33:18,328 --> 00:33:20,287
Have you made a decision yet?
495
00:33:22,290 --> 00:33:25,563
Have you given it thought?
Given thought to what?
496
00:33:25,564 --> 00:33:26,585
Uhtred.
497
00:33:27,712 --> 00:33:31,475
Well... my request to marry, Lord.
I... would like to have a family.
498
00:33:33,728 --> 00:33:35,781
Lord, you will answer the man.
499
00:33:38,368 --> 00:33:42,673
I will speak with her at
Winchester and give you my decision.
500
00:33:42,674 --> 00:33:44,133
Thank you, Lord.
501
00:33:45,406 --> 00:33:48,001
But you are to give her no more
of your arm-rings, nor silver!
502
00:34:09,647 --> 00:34:11,992
If it is not the great Lord Uhtred
503
00:34:11,993 --> 00:34:14,787
of the small and little-known
village of Coccham.
504
00:34:14,788 --> 00:34:16,935
I see you're drinking again, Aethelwold.
505
00:34:16,936 --> 00:34:19,135
It's just a cup or two, nothing more.
506
00:34:19,136 --> 00:34:20,938
I have news for you.
507
00:34:20,939 --> 00:34:22,753
You know where to find me.
508
00:34:26,319 --> 00:34:29,978
Before you take yourself away to an inn,
I wish to speak with you.
509
00:34:29,979 --> 00:34:31,740
About what?
510
00:34:31,741 --> 00:34:33,012
Privately.
511
00:34:42,647 --> 00:34:47,380
Uhtred, please. Let us not
rush to make an enemy of Alfred.
512
00:34:47,381 --> 00:34:49,726
And if the dead man and
the gods say differently?
513
00:34:49,727 --> 00:34:52,520
They will not, if they are truly gods.
514
00:34:52,521 --> 00:34:54,762
And also...
515
00:34:54,763 --> 00:34:58,432
This girl whom Sihtric loves,
you will not belittle her.
516
00:34:59,455 --> 00:35:01,018
She's an alehouse whore.
517
00:35:01,019 --> 00:35:04,886
And what is Aethelflaed?
What is a peace cow if not a whore?
518
00:35:04,887 --> 00:35:07,034
There's a difference, clearly.
519
00:35:07,035 --> 00:35:09,672
She will marry and be humped
by a man she does not know
520
00:35:09,673 --> 00:35:11,236
and for a price.
521
00:35:11,237 --> 00:35:12,508
Where's the difference?
522
00:35:14,073 --> 00:35:16,804
It's the way.
She is a whore in a wedding gown.
523
00:35:17,983 --> 00:35:20,766
If it is the way,
then I belong to your uncle still.
524
00:35:24,145 --> 00:35:25,656
I will say no more.
525
00:35:25,657 --> 00:35:27,418
Well, I am pleased to hear it.
526
00:35:33,675 --> 00:35:35,728
Uhtred.
527
00:35:36,000 --> 00:35:39,032
Uhtred, as always,
it begins as a joy to see you.
528
00:35:39,033 --> 00:35:41,153
And you, Father Beocca.
529
00:35:42,517 --> 00:35:44,226
You look well. I am well.
530
00:35:45,791 --> 00:35:47,698
Oh,
I would like you to meet Father Pyrlig.
531
00:35:47,740 --> 00:35:50,534
Lord Uhtred, I've heard much about you.
532
00:35:50,535 --> 00:35:53,172
Father Pyrlig here was
once a warrior himself.
533
00:35:53,173 --> 00:35:54,496
Sword and spear, Lord,
534
00:35:54,497 --> 00:35:57,186
but a man tires of sticking ironware
into the bellies of other men.
535
00:35:57,187 --> 00:35:59,918
I would have enjoyed a
cup of ale with you both,
536
00:35:59,919 --> 00:36:01,429
but I must leave you.
537
00:36:01,431 --> 00:36:03,150
You have the letter secure?
538
00:36:03,151 --> 00:36:06,611
I do, Father.
I've put it right next to my ball bag.
539
00:36:07,739 --> 00:36:09,844
Lord Uhtred, it was an honour.
540
00:36:11,993 --> 00:36:15,610
Unusual priest. Yes.
541
00:36:16,831 --> 00:36:19,666
Uhtred, there is a matter upon which
542
00:36:19,667 --> 00:36:23,044
I find myself in need of your advice...
about Thyra.
543
00:36:24,213 --> 00:36:27,684
Well, as I say, she's-she's well,
she's... delightful.
544
00:36:28,852 --> 00:36:30,374
But my problem is this...
545
00:36:32,668 --> 00:36:35,848
She... must leave, I feel.
546
00:36:35,849 --> 00:36:39,466
Join you at Coccham or return to Ragnar.
547
00:36:40,541 --> 00:36:42,594
You don't want her here?
548
00:36:42,595 --> 00:36:44,345
No. Yes, I mean...
549
00:36:44,346 --> 00:36:49,923
No, I do want her here, it's just
that I... I simply cannot think.
550
00:36:49,924 --> 00:36:53,343
I can't work, I can't sleep.
551
00:36:53,344 --> 00:36:55,929
It has been like this for months.
552
00:36:55,930 --> 00:36:59,453
I mean, I can barely pray,
and even when I do pray,
553
00:36:59,454 --> 00:37:02,873
I pray only for myself,
which is wrong, very wrong.
554
00:37:02,874 --> 00:37:05,469
Sinful. Wrong.
555
00:37:06,732 --> 00:37:09,671
I didn't realise she had
become such a burden, Father.
556
00:37:09,672 --> 00:37:12,799
I mean, she's not a burden.
She could never be a burden.
557
00:37:14,802 --> 00:37:17,585
Then, Father, I'm lost.
Why must she leave?
558
00:37:17,586 --> 00:37:21,151
Because I cannot think
of anything but her.
559
00:37:22,914 --> 00:37:28,439
It is constant and it is
pathetic and hopeless because...
560
00:37:28,440 --> 00:37:30,441
Well, she is fair and I am, Beocca,
561
00:37:30,442 --> 00:37:34,153
a man old enough to be her...
much older brother.
562
00:37:36,020 --> 00:37:39,335
You're smiling. No.
563
00:37:39,336 --> 00:37:41,191
You're laughing at me.
564
00:37:41,192 --> 00:37:43,735
No, Father, I swear,
I'm not laughing at you.
565
00:37:43,736 --> 00:37:46,227
Well, I can see your teeth.
I'm sharing your joy.
566
00:37:47,354 --> 00:37:49,699
There is no joy.
567
00:37:49,700 --> 00:37:52,775
I feel I am in a purgatory of sorts.
568
00:37:52,776 --> 00:37:55,517
Thyra will not go to Ragnar.
569
00:37:55,518 --> 00:37:58,447
She is happy here in
Winchester with you.
570
00:37:58,448 --> 00:38:03,097
Nonsense. Beocca, you are her peace.
Her happiness.
571
00:38:03,481 --> 00:38:06,559
Marry her. Marry her?
572
00:38:06,560 --> 00:38:09,541
You should marry her, Father.
And bed her.
573
00:38:13,160 --> 00:38:16,829
And then give thanks to God
for giving us such a joy.
574
00:38:16,830 --> 00:38:20,213
Praise him, Father. Praise Him!
575
00:38:22,794 --> 00:38:24,993
But what if she refuses?
576
00:38:37,370 --> 00:38:40,685
Is that Aethelred? Hmm.
577
00:38:40,686 --> 00:38:44,553
From what I know, Alfred could
not have chosen a bigger turd.
578
00:38:44,554 --> 00:38:46,503
I've never met the man,
579
00:38:46,504 --> 00:38:50,903
but by the look of him, he was
indeed shat out the arse of a giant.
580
00:38:50,904 --> 00:38:54,427
He is to be King of Mercia,
they are saying.
581
00:38:54,428 --> 00:38:57,013
The Ealdormen of the Witan,
they're saying.
582
00:38:57,014 --> 00:38:59,307
The Lord of Mercia, perhaps.
583
00:38:59,308 --> 00:39:02,977
Alfred would never allow
another Saxon to be called King.
584
00:39:02,978 --> 00:39:05,761
Nor would a certain
dead man called Bjorn.
585
00:39:06,836 --> 00:39:09,629
He wishes to meet you. Come with me.
586
00:39:09,894 --> 00:39:13,049
You're pinching my skin!
You're pinching my skin!
587
00:39:14,562 --> 00:39:15,926
This was clean!
588
00:39:15,928 --> 00:39:18,231
Why is it that you are being
trusted with my business?
589
00:39:18,232 --> 00:39:20,525
Who gave you this message?
A skald. A pagan skald.
590
00:39:20,526 --> 00:39:22,474
His name?! Eilaf? Eilif?
591
00:39:22,475 --> 00:39:26,144
Something Dane, something odd!
Are you any wiser?
592
00:39:26,146 --> 00:39:28,981
No, you are not.
I am a messenger, nothing more.
593
00:39:31,275 --> 00:39:33,287
Like it or not,
we are bonded, you and I.
594
00:39:33,288 --> 00:39:34,607
Bonded? Yes!
595
00:39:35,035 --> 00:39:38,510
Our ancestors were kings and yet we
are barely acknowledged as Ealdormen!
596
00:39:38,511 --> 00:39:42,128
We deserve more.
You especially deserve more.
597
00:39:45,497 --> 00:39:47,748
As for me, I have a chamber
in the palace and that is it.
598
00:39:47,749 --> 00:39:50,094
That is the sum of my land.
He has given me nothing.
599
00:39:50,095 --> 00:39:52,294
I am no longer part of the Witan, even.
600
00:39:56,602 --> 00:39:58,602
Uhtred, I can see you are torn,
601
00:39:58,603 --> 00:40:01,730
but why should we stand by and watch
while power and wealth is given to
602
00:40:01,731 --> 00:40:03,784
the likes of Aethelred of Mercia?
603
00:40:04,953 --> 00:40:07,152
You were witness, you saw him just now,
604
00:40:07,153 --> 00:40:09,790
riding through Winchester like
a peacock, like he was King!
605
00:40:09,791 --> 00:40:11,948
When?
606
00:40:11,949 --> 00:40:13,804
When am I to meet with Bjorn?
607
00:40:14,973 --> 00:40:16,588
If we leave tonight,
608
00:40:16,589 --> 00:40:18,986
we can be back here in two days,
in time for the wedding.
609
00:40:18,987 --> 00:40:21,082
I am to take you there.
610
00:40:24,065 --> 00:40:28,412
Watch him rise from his grave and
you will know that it is all true.
611
00:40:29,831 --> 00:40:31,738
He will not ask again.
612
00:40:31,739 --> 00:40:33,104
Lord!
613
00:40:33,105 --> 00:40:34,970
Don't speak! Don't move!
614
00:40:38,829 --> 00:40:42,154
We leave as soon as my
horses are cooled and fed.
615
00:40:43,719 --> 00:40:45,695
The winds are blowing a change,
Lord King.
616
00:40:53,051 --> 00:40:56,814
You'll be glad to hear that
I have made my decision.
617
00:40:56,815 --> 00:40:58,576
You may marry this girl...
618
00:40:58,577 --> 00:41:00,974
Lord, thank you!
Upon completion of a task.
619
00:41:00,975 --> 00:41:03,508
You'll fetch Clapa, you'll go
to the stables and wait for me.
620
00:41:03,509 --> 00:41:05,915
Ensure the horses are watered and fed,
but ready.
621
00:41:05,916 --> 00:41:07,710
Yes, Lord. Go.
622
00:41:08,837 --> 00:41:12,068
And thank you, Lord.
We will name our first son Uhtred, Lord.
623
00:41:12,069 --> 00:41:15,092
No, you will not! No, I will not.
624
00:41:32,693 --> 00:41:36,018
Thyra?
625
00:41:36,019 --> 00:41:39,677
Beocca. You... you gave me a fright.
626
00:41:39,678 --> 00:41:41,731
Forgive me.
627
00:41:41,732 --> 00:41:44,912
Are you coming inside?
628
00:41:44,913 --> 00:41:47,695
I have supper.
629
00:41:47,696 --> 00:41:52,533
Something I needed to say, Thyra,
something I need to... to ask.
630
00:41:52,534 --> 00:41:55,369
You should ask it... Marry me!
631
00:41:57,331 --> 00:41:59,530
I...I said... I said, marry me.
632
00:42:01,877 --> 00:42:05,587
It was selfish of me to ask,
to even mention the word.
633
00:42:07,882 --> 00:42:13,553
But... I fear you have become
someone I cannot live without.
634
00:42:13,554 --> 00:42:15,899
You fear?
635
00:42:15,900 --> 00:42:17,703
Life without you...
636
00:42:25,232 --> 00:42:28,317
Fear no more.
637
00:42:30,028 --> 00:42:32,081
I am here.
638
00:42:32,812 --> 00:42:34,281
Always.
639
00:42:50,996 --> 00:42:53,195
Supper?
640
00:42:53,196 --> 00:42:55,541
Praise Him.
641
00:42:59,160 --> 00:43:00,525
This is it.
642
00:43:01,850 --> 00:43:04,237
Skalds' Hall.
643
00:43:04,238 --> 00:43:07,709
It was given to Eilaf by his lord,
for great service.
644
00:43:07,710 --> 00:43:13,475
Sihtric, you will go no further,
not until we are at the hall and inside.
645
00:43:13,476 --> 00:43:16,509
At all times, you will remain unseen.
Yes, Lord.
646
00:43:16,510 --> 00:43:20,221
If the dead man rises,
647
00:43:20,222 --> 00:43:25,695
when he returns to his grave,
you will keep watching.
648
00:43:25,696 --> 00:43:27,457
What if he sees me, Lord?
649
00:43:28,532 --> 00:43:33,421
What if...
what if he knows that I'm near?
650
00:43:33,422 --> 00:43:36,006
Then you shit yourself.
651
00:43:36,008 --> 00:43:39,187
You will remain unseen and keep watch.
652
00:43:39,188 --> 00:43:40,751
Yes, Lord.
653
00:44:00,750 --> 00:44:03,428
There are men. Warriors.
654
00:44:23,918 --> 00:44:26,450
We are here to see Eilaf, the Skald.
655
00:44:29,485 --> 00:44:32,612
We have an invitation.
656
00:44:32,613 --> 00:44:35,500
Who leads here?
657
00:44:36,867 --> 00:44:39,452
You? I do.
658
00:44:40,871 --> 00:44:47,084
I am Haesten,
and you are Uhtred of Bebbanburg.
659
00:44:47,085 --> 00:44:49,868
You spared me at Eoferwic, Lord.
660
00:44:49,869 --> 00:44:52,214
You are expected and welcome.
661
00:45:16,758 --> 00:45:19,489
Go take a piss.
662
00:45:21,836 --> 00:45:25,453
Who is he? A thief, Lord.
663
00:45:36,162 --> 00:45:40,947
I serve Erik, Sigefrid's brother.
664
00:45:40,948 --> 00:45:43,783
He sends you good wishes.
665
00:45:43,784 --> 00:45:46,379
Erik is not here?
666
00:45:46,380 --> 00:45:49,361
He is not, and if I had my way,
667
00:45:49,362 --> 00:45:51,603
I would not be here.
668
00:45:51,604 --> 00:45:54,929
My men are afraid.
669
00:45:54,930 --> 00:45:56,785
Of ghosts?
670
00:46:00,894 --> 00:46:03,385
It is not a sight you will forget.
671
00:46:06,274 --> 00:46:08,369
My Lord wants you to know that by now
672
00:46:08,370 --> 00:46:12,279
he will be at Beamfleot and not Frankia.
673
00:46:12,280 --> 00:46:14,135
With Sigefrid?
674
00:46:14,136 --> 00:46:17,461
And his brother and with the fleet.
675
00:46:17,462 --> 00:46:19,421
He insisted you were told.
676
00:46:19,422 --> 00:46:21,517
And where to after Beamfleot?
677
00:46:23,676 --> 00:46:25,625
I can't say.
678
00:46:25,626 --> 00:46:29,295
But it is hoped that
you will join us there.
679
00:46:30,714 --> 00:46:33,591
Eilaf is resting, Lord,
in preparation for tonight.
680
00:46:33,592 --> 00:46:35,791
You may wish to do the same.
681
00:46:46,885 --> 00:46:49,720
They have a fleet. How many, I wonder?
682
00:46:49,721 --> 00:46:51,681
19 ships.
683
00:46:51,682 --> 00:46:55,340
That's more than 500 men,
plus those already there.
684
00:46:55,341 --> 00:46:59,302
And those who will come.
Then, it has started.
685
00:46:59,303 --> 00:47:01,117
What?
686
00:47:01,118 --> 00:47:02,973
The end of the peace.
687
00:47:19,635 --> 00:47:22,084
You stand too close, girl.
688
00:47:30,093 --> 00:47:32,740
Do not make me speak to you again.
689
00:47:36,651 --> 00:47:39,184
Once the marriage is made,
690
00:47:39,185 --> 00:47:43,000
you should consider making
Aethelred earn his privilege.
691
00:47:43,001 --> 00:47:47,744
Skirmishes and raids from the Danes
must not be tolerated, not one.
692
00:47:47,745 --> 00:47:50,090
It should be made
Aethelred's responsibility.
693
00:47:50,091 --> 00:47:54,782
And the Mercian Ealdormen should
be invited to attend a Wessex Witan.
694
00:47:54,783 --> 00:47:56,930
For the purpose of what?
695
00:47:56,931 --> 00:47:59,422
For the purpose of bowing to the King
696
00:47:59,423 --> 00:48:02,456
and watching the Lord
of Mercia do the same.
697
00:48:04,949 --> 00:48:07,044
I do not doubt for a
moment that Aethelred
698
00:48:07,045 --> 00:48:10,766
has dreamt, is dreaming,
of overtaking me.
699
00:48:12,008 --> 00:48:14,332
It would be a simple
reminder of his position.
700
00:48:16,533 --> 00:48:18,388
Excuse me, Lord.
701
00:48:18,389 --> 00:48:20,786
Odda. Come in, join us.
702
00:48:25,229 --> 00:48:27,810
Lord,
it is about both something and nothing.
703
00:48:27,811 --> 00:48:29,271
Sit.
704
00:48:35,207 --> 00:48:38,136
Uhtred has left Winchester, last night.
705
00:48:38,137 --> 00:48:41,608
And gone where?
We don't know for certain.
706
00:48:41,609 --> 00:48:45,226
And what of his current witch?
His wife, dear.
707
00:48:45,227 --> 00:48:48,062
The lady Gisela remains in Winchester.
708
00:48:48,063 --> 00:48:50,210
Well, he can't have gone far.
709
00:48:50,211 --> 00:48:52,504
Aethelwold is with Uhtred.
710
00:48:53,777 --> 00:48:56,997
They went in which direction?
Mercia, Lord.
711
00:49:00,523 --> 00:49:02,669
I think it is something
more than nothing, Odda,
712
00:49:02,670 --> 00:49:05,412
and I am wholly tired at
never-ending disobedience.
713
00:49:05,413 --> 00:49:08,050
But it will not ruin your appetite,
Lord.
714
00:49:10,198 --> 00:49:11,907
It will not.
715
00:49:11,908 --> 00:49:14,066
Put a watch on Gisela.
She must not leave
716
00:49:14,067 --> 00:49:17,287
until her husband has returned
and explained his absence.
717
00:49:20,364 --> 00:49:22,073
Father Beocca.
718
00:49:22,074 --> 00:49:26,911
Lord. Lord, Lady, I have news.
719
00:49:26,912 --> 00:49:28,924
Uhtred has returned?
720
00:49:28,966 --> 00:49:30,727
From where, Lord?
721
00:49:30,728 --> 00:49:32,729
What is your news, Father Beocca?
722
00:49:34,440 --> 00:49:36,201
I am to be married.
723
00:49:42,364 --> 00:49:46,419
The once proud and brave Earl Guthrum.
724
00:49:48,078 --> 00:49:51,351
He now calls himself a Christian!
725
00:49:53,948 --> 00:49:57,711
He now calls himself King Aethelstan,
726
00:49:57,712 --> 00:50:03,873
but he's nothing but Alfred's hound,
and he's shamed us all!
727
00:50:05,584 --> 00:50:09,191
He has shamed every warrior
that has gone before us!
728
00:50:11,246 --> 00:50:13,153
He has shamed the gods!
729
00:50:15,114 --> 00:50:20,149
And the gods call upon every man
gathered here today to avenge them!
730
00:50:21,933 --> 00:50:24,517
And avenge them we will!
731
00:50:27,136 --> 00:50:33,099
By sunrise tomorrow, Lunden and
all of its riches shall be yours!
732
00:50:35,154 --> 00:50:40,721
Believe me when I tell you,
the gods are with us!
733
00:50:40,722 --> 00:50:43,067
The gods are with us!
734
00:52:35,986 --> 00:52:39,749
Forgive me for not being
awake to greet you, Lord.
735
00:52:40,824 --> 00:52:45,275
Bjorn has given me little
rest these recent times.
736
00:52:48,498 --> 00:52:50,937
We understand.
737
00:52:52,210 --> 00:52:55,733
The gods are wanting true men.
738
00:52:55,734 --> 00:52:59,737
So, I thank you for being here,
Uhtred of Bebbanburg.
739
00:53:01,552 --> 00:53:05,847
After tonight, I hope to sleep.
740
00:53:16,754 --> 00:53:18,703
Fetch the blood.
741
00:53:24,814 --> 00:53:27,211
It is time.
742
00:53:53,560 --> 00:53:55,655
It's a Christian graveyard.
743
00:53:55,656 --> 00:53:57,074
Yes, Lord.
744
00:53:57,574 --> 00:54:00,323
Perhaps that is why Bjorn cannot rest...
745
00:54:01,000 --> 00:54:02,494
Nor pass.
746
00:54:18,625 --> 00:54:22,440
Please, no. Please. Please!
747
00:54:24,641 --> 00:54:29,676
To raise the dead, Lord, we need
to send a messenger across the gulf.
748
00:54:30,199 --> 00:54:32,711
He is guilty? Twice over.
749
00:54:32,712 --> 00:54:37,170
Please, I beg you, Lord, please!
I have a wife, I have children! Please!
750
00:54:37,207 --> 00:54:41,167
What did you steal?
Just a lamb, Lord, for my family.
751
00:54:41,168 --> 00:54:44,149
And furs. For my family, Lord!
752
00:54:44,150 --> 00:54:46,974
I'm sorry,
but a thief twice over deserves to die.
753
00:54:46,975 --> 00:54:49,716
No! Please, please! Put it in his mouth.
754
00:54:49,717 --> 00:54:52,010
Please, no, please,
Lord, I beg you, please!
755
00:54:52,011 --> 00:54:54,648
I can fight, I can work, I can serve
you, Lord! Please, I beg of you!
756
00:54:54,649 --> 00:54:56,410
I am on your side, Lord!
757
00:54:56,411 --> 00:54:59,298
What is it? Please!
No, Lord, please, no!
758
00:55:02,177 --> 00:55:05,304
Shhh.
759
00:55:07,463 --> 00:55:10,444
A harp string, Lord.
A bridge from our world to Bjorn's.
760
00:55:10,445 --> 00:55:12,446
Kill him.
761
00:55:12,447 --> 00:55:15,178
No, please, Lord!
Please, Lord, no, please!
762
00:55:15,179 --> 00:55:18,994
Get the message into
his mouth and kill him.
763
00:55:18,995 --> 00:55:22,362
Spare me! Spare me and I
will repay you with gratitude!
764
00:55:22,363 --> 00:55:25,646
Please, Lord! Please, Lord!
765
00:55:57,563 --> 00:56:01,514
Bjorn, you have blood.
766
00:56:03,527 --> 00:56:07,384
I have given you life.
767
00:56:07,385 --> 00:56:09,532
I have sent you a message.
768
00:56:10,607 --> 00:56:12,712
If it's peace that you want,
769
00:56:12,713 --> 00:56:16,382
you shall not have it
until we hear you speak.
770
00:57:04,616 --> 00:57:07,555
The harp string.
771
00:57:07,556 --> 00:57:10,725
Welcome, Bjorn. This is Lord Uhtred,
772
00:57:10,726 --> 00:57:14,301
who has sent a good many Dane
to the place where you live.
773
00:57:14,302 --> 00:57:17,523
I do not live.
774
00:57:17,524 --> 00:57:20,161
You have a message for Lord Uhtred.
775
00:57:30,380 --> 00:57:32,725
Lord Uhtred. I see you now.
776
00:57:34,780 --> 00:57:39,763
The gods have had their
sacrifice and the brothers
777
00:57:39,764 --> 00:57:45,383
have tonight begun that
which cannot be stopped.
778
00:57:45,384 --> 00:57:51,837
Lunden's streets are
red with Saxon blood.
779
00:57:54,674 --> 00:57:59,949
You are to be King.
780
00:57:59,950 --> 00:58:06,497
King of Mercia, King of Saxon and Dane.
781
00:58:06,498 --> 00:58:10,897
King of other kings.
782
00:58:15,694 --> 00:58:18,477
You, Lord Uhtred.
783
00:58:29,770 --> 00:58:31,823
Bury him.
784
00:58:33,774 --> 00:58:38,225
Lord King? It is done.
785
00:59:22,955 --> 00:59:27,844
What we have just witnessed.
Do you believe it to be true?
786
00:59:27,845 --> 00:59:29,554
I do.
787
00:59:31,703 --> 00:59:33,318
And me.
788
00:59:34,778 --> 00:59:37,905
It put a shiver through your spine,
no doubt.
789
00:59:39,429 --> 00:59:43,431
So, what now? You are sworn to Alfred.
790
00:59:43,432 --> 00:59:47,977
Alfred is nothing compared to the gods,
I would suggest.
791
00:59:51,106 --> 00:59:56,141
Uhtred, it is our birth-right
to be called kings.
792
00:59:57,706 --> 00:59:59,363
Haesten!
793
01:00:01,648 --> 01:00:02,444
Lord?
794
01:00:02,481 --> 01:00:07,141
The brothers Sigefrid and Erik,
is it true what Bjorn says?
795
01:00:07,142 --> 01:00:09,143
They're attacking Lunden?
796
01:00:09,144 --> 01:00:12,761
I cannot say for certain,
Lord, but that was the plan,
797
01:00:12,762 --> 01:00:18,767
to sail upriver and take Lunden,
which would now be your city,
798
01:00:18,768 --> 01:00:20,821
as King of Mercia.
799
01:00:21,305 --> 01:01:21,658
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