1 00:00:10,000 --> 00:00:12,080 I am Uhtred, son of Uhtred. 2 00:00:12,160 --> 00:00:16,600 Defeated at Ethandun, Earl Guthrum was baptized and became. 3 00:00:16,680 --> 00:00:18,760 King Aethelstan of East Anglia. 4 00:00:18,840 --> 00:00:24,080 While in Wessex, Aethelwold still sees himself as the true heir to the throne. 5 00:00:24,160 --> 00:00:25,920 I see it as a king would see it. 6 00:00:26,000 --> 00:00:29,320 - Yet, King Alfred has other plans. - I'm to be married? 7 00:00:29,400 --> 00:00:31,880 A permanent bond between Wessex and Mercia. 8 00:00:31,960 --> 00:00:34,480 Which one of you is Aethelred? 9 00:00:34,560 --> 00:00:37,200 Alfred forced me to renew my allegiance. 10 00:00:37,280 --> 00:00:40,640 He sent me to kill the Northmen brothers, Erik and Sigefrid. 11 00:00:42,000 --> 00:00:44,920 After taking Sigefrid's hand, I banished them. 12 00:00:45,000 --> 00:00:48,440 You will take one ship and you will leave Northumbria. You will not return. 13 00:00:48,520 --> 00:00:50,080 I swear! 14 00:00:50,160 --> 00:00:54,000 And at last, in Northumbria, I took my revenge against Kjarten 15 00:00:54,080 --> 00:00:57,760 and his son, Sven, freeing my enslaved sister, Thyra. 16 00:00:57,840 --> 00:00:59,120 Let me help you. 17 00:00:59,200 --> 00:01:01,000 Having defeated the Danes, 18 00:01:01,080 --> 00:01:04,000 I married my love, Gisela. 19 00:01:04,080 --> 00:01:06,280 And now, all seems quiet. 20 00:01:06,360 --> 00:01:09,000 But for a warrior, there can never be peace. 21 00:01:09,080 --> 00:01:10,920 Destiny is all. 22 00:01:12,000 --> 00:01:18,074 Support us and become VIP member to remove all ads from www.OpenSubtitles.org 23 00:01:29,640 --> 00:01:31,200 We're here. 24 00:01:31,280 --> 00:01:34,800 Grounder ahead. Be ready. 25 00:01:56,760 --> 00:01:58,200 She says she loves me. 26 00:02:01,440 --> 00:02:03,360 - I swear. She says she loves me. - She would. 27 00:02:03,440 --> 00:02:06,680 - Sihtric she's a whore. - No. 28 00:02:06,760 --> 00:02:09,320 - She's past that. - What she loves is your silver. 29 00:02:09,400 --> 00:02:10,880 Is that the name of his cock? 30 00:02:13,320 --> 00:02:14,160 I wish to marry her. 31 00:02:14,240 --> 00:02:17,560 And I wish you to kill Danes and survive the night. 32 00:02:17,640 --> 00:02:19,560 We are the only chance the villagers have. 33 00:02:22,960 --> 00:02:24,920 They have begun. 34 00:02:41,640 --> 00:02:45,440 Elgin. Pass me the flask. 35 00:02:59,200 --> 00:03:03,040 If you wish to live, boy, take your hand away from your sword. 36 00:03:15,480 --> 00:03:17,360 There will be no more than 30 raiders. 37 00:03:19,120 --> 00:03:21,160 We hide and we wait. 38 00:03:22,200 --> 00:03:24,640 We attack on my command, not before. 39 00:03:24,720 --> 00:03:27,840 You all heard the lord, we find cover. 40 00:03:39,320 --> 00:03:41,440 Come on, come on! 41 00:03:43,960 --> 00:03:46,240 - Run and hide. - Elgin! 42 00:03:47,520 --> 00:03:48,840 Elgin, get up! 43 00:03:51,080 --> 00:03:54,400 - We've brought some prisoners. - Keep them quiet! 44 00:03:58,600 --> 00:04:00,560 Elgin! 45 00:04:03,440 --> 00:04:05,240 - Are you drunk? - Now! 46 00:04:07,080 --> 00:04:09,520 We kill every bastard one of them! 47 00:04:12,200 --> 00:04:13,480 - Defend yourselves! - Run! 48 00:04:54,760 --> 00:04:56,000 What's your name? 49 00:05:01,280 --> 00:05:02,800 Her name is Aethelflaed, Lord. 50 00:05:02,880 --> 00:05:04,360 You are her mother? 51 00:05:04,440 --> 00:05:06,040 No, Lord. 52 00:05:15,280 --> 00:05:17,280 The King, Alfred, 53 00:05:17,360 --> 00:05:20,000 he has a daughter named Aethelflaed. 54 00:05:20,080 --> 00:05:22,920 She is strong and brave. 55 00:05:24,760 --> 00:05:26,040 You will need to be the same. 56 00:05:31,800 --> 00:05:34,960 Go back to your village, take care of your dead. 57 00:05:38,480 --> 00:05:42,760 Finan, hang three of the dead from the trees visible from the river! 58 00:05:42,840 --> 00:05:44,320 Lord. 59 00:05:45,680 --> 00:05:49,880 Take back what belongs to you. You are safe now. 60 00:05:51,640 --> 00:05:56,720 You will go back to your rat's nest and tell anyone who cares to listen: 61 00:05:56,800 --> 00:06:00,640 Beyond Lundene the River Temes belongs to Alfred, 62 00:06:02,240 --> 00:06:04,840 and it is guarded by Uhtred of Bebbanburg. 63 00:07:11,560 --> 00:07:13,840 Now there's a welcome sight, 64 00:07:13,920 --> 00:07:15,640 my wife and my boy. 65 00:07:15,720 --> 00:07:17,600 Ooh. 66 00:07:17,680 --> 00:07:19,560 I think we might be feeding him too much. 67 00:07:19,640 --> 00:07:22,120 Don't forget your daughter, she is here too. 68 00:07:24,360 --> 00:07:27,120 - It went well? - It did, not a scratch. 69 00:07:28,040 --> 00:07:29,040 You have a visitor. 70 00:07:31,360 --> 00:07:33,000 He has been here all night. 71 00:07:41,080 --> 00:07:42,360 Aethelwold. 72 00:07:42,440 --> 00:07:44,240 How much of my ale have you drunk? 73 00:07:45,440 --> 00:07:47,160 Not a cup. 74 00:07:47,240 --> 00:07:50,880 Not a drop of ale has passed my lips for 10 days or more. 75 00:07:50,960 --> 00:07:52,240 You have been ill? 76 00:07:52,320 --> 00:07:55,040 Not ill, but... sober, 77 00:07:55,120 --> 00:07:57,520 which, as you know, is unlike me. 78 00:07:58,560 --> 00:08:01,400 But it is important that you accept that I am, sober. 79 00:08:05,600 --> 00:08:09,040 Say what you are here to say, you have waited long enough. 80 00:08:14,400 --> 00:08:15,560 The dead speak. 81 00:08:16,640 --> 00:08:20,600 I have seen it, heard it. The dead speak. 82 00:08:20,680 --> 00:08:23,200 - The dead. - A corpse. 83 00:08:24,520 --> 00:08:27,240 I saw him rise from his grave and speak. 84 00:08:27,320 --> 00:08:28,920 And what did this corpse say? 85 00:08:29,000 --> 00:08:31,640 What he said, concerns us both, us all, 86 00:08:31,720 --> 00:08:34,920 hence my visit and what I tell you are his words not mine, you understand. 87 00:08:35,000 --> 00:08:36,000 What did he say? 88 00:08:38,520 --> 00:08:39,520 That I should be King. 89 00:08:41,160 --> 00:08:42,320 No, believe me, it is true. 90 00:08:43,440 --> 00:08:45,000 He said that I should be King of Wessex 91 00:08:45,040 --> 00:08:47,640 and that you, you should be a King too. 92 00:08:48,040 --> 00:08:51,640 He said that you, Uhtred, will be crowned King of Mercia. 93 00:08:54,880 --> 00:08:56,600 Bjorn heard it through the three spinners. 94 00:08:56,680 --> 00:08:57,920 Bjorn? 95 00:08:58,960 --> 00:09:00,280 That is his name. 96 00:09:05,680 --> 00:09:07,480 He is a Dane? 97 00:09:07,560 --> 00:09:08,360 A dead Dane, yes. 98 00:09:08,440 --> 00:09:10,160 Therefore, a good Dane. 99 00:09:14,160 --> 00:09:15,600 We are royalty, you and I. 100 00:09:16,480 --> 00:09:19,440 I have done my utmost to serve Alfred but with no reward, no response... 101 00:09:19,520 --> 00:09:20,320 Where are you going? 102 00:09:20,400 --> 00:09:22,440 To wash the blood off my hands and then to bed! 103 00:09:22,520 --> 00:09:23,800 Do you not believe me!? 104 00:09:23,880 --> 00:09:25,520 Where did you see this corpse? 105 00:09:27,240 --> 00:09:29,440 Mercia. Beyond Watling Street. 106 00:09:29,520 --> 00:09:30,920 You crossed into Daneland? 107 00:09:31,000 --> 00:09:34,840 I went to the part of Mercia that Alfred gifted to the Danes, yes. 108 00:09:34,920 --> 00:09:37,360 You happened to wander across Watling Street? 109 00:09:37,440 --> 00:09:40,600 I was sent for! I was invited! And the same will happen to you! 110 00:09:47,200 --> 00:09:48,560 I know what I saw. 111 00:09:52,800 --> 00:09:54,320 You will be a queen. 112 00:09:55,200 --> 00:09:57,120 I may not wish to be a queen. 113 00:10:03,160 --> 00:10:06,720 When Bjorn is ready to speak there will be a messenger. 114 00:10:09,600 --> 00:10:11,320 Tell me, 115 00:10:11,400 --> 00:10:13,280 do you wish Alfred harm? 116 00:10:13,360 --> 00:10:15,400 No. No, of course not. 117 00:10:17,720 --> 00:10:20,120 I mean, I wish him dead, but I would not harm him. 118 00:10:27,640 --> 00:10:29,480 I know what I saw. 119 00:10:32,520 --> 00:10:34,600 I will not outstay my welcome. 120 00:10:37,440 --> 00:10:39,200 Thank you for your kindness. 121 00:10:55,200 --> 00:10:57,320 You are sworn to Alfred. 122 00:10:57,400 --> 00:11:01,040 To become King of Mercia, you would need to break that oath. 123 00:11:01,120 --> 00:11:02,960 If that is my fate. 124 00:11:03,040 --> 00:11:05,360 Then you believe he speaks the truth? 125 00:11:05,440 --> 00:11:06,760 No, I do not. 126 00:11:09,760 --> 00:11:12,040 But I know he's not telling lies. 127 00:11:15,000 --> 00:11:17,120 The truth is another matter. 128 00:11:18,880 --> 00:11:21,240 We do not want an enemy such as Alfred. 129 00:11:21,320 --> 00:11:24,280 And Alfred will not want an enemy like me. 130 00:11:26,640 --> 00:11:28,160 Appears to be good progress, Lord. 131 00:11:28,240 --> 00:11:31,720 The people of Cookham seem to be in good spirits. 132 00:11:31,800 --> 00:11:33,240 It would appear so. 133 00:11:34,240 --> 00:11:35,480 We shall see. 134 00:11:36,560 --> 00:11:37,720 Lord King. 135 00:11:40,360 --> 00:11:42,160 Open the gates! 136 00:11:51,360 --> 00:11:53,680 - Finan. - What? 137 00:11:56,520 --> 00:11:59,440 Lord King. Welcome to Coccham. 138 00:11:59,520 --> 00:12:00,560 Finan. 139 00:12:00,640 --> 00:12:03,000 Lord Uhtred is at the fortress, the burh. 140 00:12:03,080 --> 00:12:05,216 Will you fetch him, Finan? We'll be waiting in the hall. 141 00:12:05,240 --> 00:12:06,440 I will, Lord. 142 00:12:09,440 --> 00:12:12,080 The man must have a priest for each day of the year. 143 00:12:13,040 --> 00:12:14,720 God be with you. 144 00:12:24,640 --> 00:12:26,360 Lord, we are crossing into Wessex. 145 00:12:27,200 --> 00:12:29,880 This stretch of river is protected by Lord Uhtred. 146 00:12:29,960 --> 00:12:32,760 - You say you have trade there? - I do, Lord. 147 00:12:35,200 --> 00:12:36,640 Lord, please. 148 00:12:36,720 --> 00:12:38,800 I cannot risk losing my ship. 149 00:12:38,880 --> 00:12:41,120 You will keep your ship. 150 00:12:44,160 --> 00:12:45,840 It is easy enough to say it. 151 00:13:00,480 --> 00:13:02,040 It is a pagan's hall. 152 00:13:03,680 --> 00:13:06,600 Lord, you say the same every time we visit. 153 00:13:06,680 --> 00:13:09,280 Uhtred is a pagan, as is his hall. 154 00:13:09,360 --> 00:13:12,000 I find it annoying that he will not grow, 155 00:13:12,080 --> 00:13:15,520 he insists upon clinging to these ancient beliefs. 156 00:13:15,600 --> 00:13:16,920 The beliefs of our forefathers. 157 00:13:17,000 --> 00:13:18,000 Who knew no better. 158 00:13:19,480 --> 00:13:20,680 Lord King. 159 00:13:21,760 --> 00:13:22,760 Refreshment. 160 00:13:23,480 --> 00:13:24,480 Thank you, Gisela. 161 00:13:26,640 --> 00:13:27,680 I... 162 00:13:28,440 --> 00:13:30,320 - I trust you are well. - I am, Lord. 163 00:13:30,400 --> 00:13:32,440 And better for your visit. 164 00:13:32,520 --> 00:13:33,720 The ale is freshly brewed. 165 00:13:33,800 --> 00:13:35,480 Excellent. 166 00:13:38,480 --> 00:13:41,400 - You are content in Wessex, I hope? - I am, Lord. 167 00:13:41,480 --> 00:13:43,920 I am well, my family are well 168 00:13:44,000 --> 00:13:46,160 and there's peace, this is all I ask. 169 00:13:46,800 --> 00:13:49,200 And what of you? Are you content? 170 00:13:50,440 --> 00:13:54,080 My daughter is now old enough and will soon be gifted in marriage. 171 00:13:54,160 --> 00:13:57,560 I am... apprehensive. 172 00:13:57,640 --> 00:13:59,200 Aethelflaed is a sweet girl. 173 00:13:59,280 --> 00:14:00,120 She is. 174 00:14:00,200 --> 00:14:01,600 You are fond of her suitor, Lord? 175 00:14:01,680 --> 00:14:03,520 Aethelred. 176 00:14:03,600 --> 00:14:05,720 He serves a purpose. He is godly. 177 00:14:06,400 --> 00:14:09,120 Well, we look forward to the wedding celebrations in Winchester. 178 00:14:10,480 --> 00:14:12,640 And I wish her... happiness. 179 00:14:12,720 --> 00:14:16,160 The purpose of marriage is not to be happy, my dear. 180 00:14:16,240 --> 00:14:18,680 Then I am fortunate. 181 00:14:18,760 --> 00:14:21,160 I pray my own wife might say the same. 182 00:14:21,240 --> 00:14:23,920 I imagine she does Odda, as she so rarely sees you. 183 00:14:27,120 --> 00:14:30,240 Lord King. Lord Odda. 184 00:14:30,320 --> 00:14:32,160 Steapa, my friend. 185 00:14:32,240 --> 00:14:36,120 Uhtred, you do not deserve such a charming wife. 186 00:14:36,200 --> 00:14:38,040 I can only agree, Lord. 187 00:14:38,120 --> 00:14:40,880 I was not expecting you, there has been no message. 188 00:14:40,960 --> 00:14:42,400 I am hearing you've hanged a man? 189 00:14:44,920 --> 00:14:46,880 I hanged many men just lately. 190 00:14:46,960 --> 00:14:48,400 Raiders, Danes. 191 00:14:48,480 --> 00:14:51,320 Um, already dead, Lord. 192 00:14:51,400 --> 00:14:54,520 I'm speaking of a Saxon man, a man of Coccham, of Wessex. 193 00:14:54,600 --> 00:14:56,160 That is why you are here? 194 00:14:56,240 --> 00:14:58,320 Amongst other concerns. 195 00:15:00,320 --> 00:15:02,200 That man was a thief, Lord, 196 00:15:02,280 --> 00:15:03,880 simple to the bone. 197 00:15:03,960 --> 00:15:05,520 You hanged him without trial. 198 00:15:06,360 --> 00:15:07,840 He was guilty. 199 00:15:07,920 --> 00:15:09,656 - Three times over. - It is the purpose of a trial 200 00:15:09,680 --> 00:15:12,600 to determine guilt. People must witness justice being done. 201 00:15:13,920 --> 00:15:15,360 Then I shall arrange a trial. 202 00:15:15,440 --> 00:15:17,320 It's a little bit late for that, I fear. 203 00:15:17,400 --> 00:15:18,840 Has there been a complaint, Lord? 204 00:15:20,120 --> 00:15:23,600 There are laws, carefully written laws and if you wish to remain an Ealdorman 205 00:15:23,680 --> 00:15:26,160 you will adhere to them. You shall not impose your pagan ideals 206 00:15:26,200 --> 00:15:27,840 within my Kingdom. 207 00:15:27,920 --> 00:15:30,040 We are west of Watling Street, not east. 208 00:15:31,360 --> 00:15:32,920 Yes, Lord. 209 00:15:33,000 --> 00:15:35,880 We do not cross over into Dane land, we do not cross over into Dane law, 210 00:15:35,960 --> 00:15:38,080 in mind, nor body nor spirit. 211 00:15:38,160 --> 00:15:39,720 No, Lord. 212 00:15:41,520 --> 00:15:44,880 My nephew, Aethelwold. He was... 213 00:15:46,640 --> 00:15:48,720 Well, he was seen doing just that: 214 00:15:48,800 --> 00:15:52,160 Leaving Wessex, crossing through Mercia from west to east. Are you aware of this? 215 00:15:54,760 --> 00:15:55,760 I'm not. 216 00:15:57,720 --> 00:16:00,600 When Aethelwold was here, he mentioned nothing of crossing into Daneland. 217 00:16:00,640 --> 00:16:01,800 What did he mention? 218 00:16:04,120 --> 00:16:06,280 He mentioned you, Lord, and how you took his crown. 219 00:16:06,360 --> 00:16:08,440 Aethelwold is permanently idle. 220 00:16:08,520 --> 00:16:11,480 My advice is the same as it has always been, 221 00:16:11,560 --> 00:16:13,960 you should put him on trial and then kill him. 222 00:16:14,960 --> 00:16:18,680 Should the devil begin to whisper in his ear, then I may have no choice. 223 00:17:15,640 --> 00:17:18,320 Besides the men you strung up, 224 00:17:18,400 --> 00:17:20,040 how many other raiders did you kill? 225 00:17:20,120 --> 00:17:23,560 We killed about 30 men in total, they had sacked a village. 226 00:17:23,640 --> 00:17:25,640 Which was in Mercia. 227 00:17:25,720 --> 00:17:27,720 Lord, we hear the screams at night. 228 00:17:27,800 --> 00:17:29,320 Mercia is weak. 229 00:17:29,400 --> 00:17:31,400 Its people have no protection from the Danes. 230 00:17:31,480 --> 00:17:35,760 Mercia is disorganized and that will change, there will be burhs. 231 00:17:39,600 --> 00:17:42,600 What is that? That structure, there? 232 00:17:42,680 --> 00:17:44,160 It is a place for prayer, Lord. 233 00:17:46,680 --> 00:17:48,000 A church, Uhtred? 234 00:17:48,080 --> 00:17:53,120 Not quite, Lord. It is a shack, with a cross attached. 235 00:17:53,200 --> 00:17:56,240 If it is for the purpose of prayer, then it is a church. 236 00:17:56,320 --> 00:17:58,480 Lord! A ship is near! 237 00:17:59,920 --> 00:18:00,920 Traders! 238 00:18:01,880 --> 00:18:04,200 Perhaps you'd like a moment to pray, Lord? 239 00:18:05,720 --> 00:18:07,600 I'll need to watch the trader. 240 00:18:07,680 --> 00:18:10,440 Yes. Yes, I would like that. 241 00:18:21,360 --> 00:18:22,680 Lord! 242 00:18:22,760 --> 00:18:25,000 I was just thinking about you. 243 00:18:25,080 --> 00:18:27,960 You were in my prayers, is what I mean. 244 00:18:28,040 --> 00:18:29,840 Thank you, Hild. 245 00:18:29,920 --> 00:18:32,880 Please continue, do not let me disturb your peace. 246 00:18:34,040 --> 00:18:36,120 Would you care to sit with me, 247 00:18:36,200 --> 00:18:37,600 in peace, Lord. 248 00:18:37,680 --> 00:18:39,640 I would, Hild. I will. 249 00:18:54,440 --> 00:18:56,080 May I ask... 250 00:18:57,400 --> 00:18:59,760 have you found your lasting peace? 251 00:19:01,440 --> 00:19:03,040 I am near, Lord. 252 00:19:03,920 --> 00:19:07,080 I feel more content here with God, than with my sword. 253 00:19:07,160 --> 00:19:10,320 Courage without the sword is the more difficult path. 254 00:19:11,360 --> 00:19:13,080 It must, in time... 255 00:19:13,800 --> 00:19:15,280 become the only path. 256 00:19:17,520 --> 00:19:20,400 I pray you find your peace sooner than I. 257 00:19:22,000 --> 00:19:24,080 Thank you, Lord. 258 00:19:24,160 --> 00:19:26,040 You, stay with the ship. 259 00:19:30,160 --> 00:19:33,680 Godwine, I was expecting you days ago. 260 00:19:33,760 --> 00:19:36,480 - Are you carrying the axe heads? - I am, Lord. 261 00:19:36,560 --> 00:19:40,360 Frankia made, would split an oak tree. 262 00:19:40,440 --> 00:19:42,960 - How many? - How many do you need? 263 00:19:46,040 --> 00:19:47,920 My man saw warriors aboard your ship. 264 00:19:50,960 --> 00:19:52,760 Is this true? 265 00:19:56,040 --> 00:19:59,160 Three men only, Lord. It is a Northman. 266 00:19:59,240 --> 00:20:02,720 He wishes to speak with you, alone. 267 00:20:03,680 --> 00:20:06,600 - Can I trust this Northman? - He says that you know him. 268 00:20:06,680 --> 00:20:09,880 - His name is Erik. - Sigefrid. 269 00:20:10,800 --> 00:20:14,320 Finan, first sign of trouble, fire the ship. 270 00:20:15,640 --> 00:20:17,120 There'll be no need for fire, Lord. 271 00:20:18,560 --> 00:20:22,360 Sihtric, fetch me a whole bunch of torches. 272 00:20:24,040 --> 00:20:25,960 I like to be prepared. 273 00:20:36,880 --> 00:20:39,000 Uhtred of Bebbanburg. 274 00:20:40,520 --> 00:20:43,200 Here you are, lost in Wessex, once again. 275 00:20:43,280 --> 00:20:47,040 I am sworn to King Alfred... 276 00:20:48,600 --> 00:20:51,280 that is why I am here. 277 00:20:51,360 --> 00:20:52,880 Why are you here? 278 00:20:52,960 --> 00:20:56,120 I am not looking to fight, not yet. 279 00:20:57,320 --> 00:20:59,920 Can you believe I am traveling to meet with a dead man? 280 00:21:00,000 --> 00:21:03,920 - You deal in sorcery now? - It is my fate, or so I'm told. 281 00:21:05,240 --> 00:21:07,521 You have my word that I will make my appointment in Mercia 282 00:21:07,600 --> 00:21:10,120 and then I shall return to Frankia. 283 00:21:10,200 --> 00:21:11,440 Sigefrid is in Frankia? 284 00:21:11,520 --> 00:21:13,000 He is, 285 00:21:13,080 --> 00:21:16,640 but not for much longer, my brother is... restless. 286 00:21:16,720 --> 00:21:19,840 We have grown strong in the years since Northumbria. 287 00:21:19,920 --> 00:21:22,760 We have a fleet now, 19 ships. 288 00:21:24,360 --> 00:21:26,240 Which you will sail to where? 289 00:21:26,320 --> 00:21:28,600 We have no firm plan, 290 00:21:28,680 --> 00:21:30,160 other than to listen to Bjorn. 291 00:21:30,240 --> 00:21:31,480 The dead man. 292 00:21:31,560 --> 00:21:33,520 You say it without surprise, Uhtred. 293 00:21:33,600 --> 00:21:36,080 I think you might have gotten wind of this ghost. 294 00:21:36,160 --> 00:21:39,840 He speaks the words of the three spinners. We cannot ignore him. 295 00:21:40,560 --> 00:21:42,240 - We? - You and I. 296 00:21:43,120 --> 00:21:46,360 After his defeat at Ethandun, the Earl Guthrum rejected our gods 297 00:21:46,440 --> 00:21:47,680 and they are angry. 298 00:21:49,240 --> 00:21:50,680 They want revenge. 299 00:21:51,760 --> 00:21:53,760 I believe we have been chosen. 300 00:21:58,000 --> 00:22:01,400 You will receive your invitation. You shall see for yourself, I'm sure. 301 00:22:01,480 --> 00:22:04,880 What if I refuse to meet with this ghost? 302 00:22:04,960 --> 00:22:07,800 That is a matter for the three spinners and the gods. 303 00:22:09,040 --> 00:22:12,240 And what if I believe this ghost to be a trap... 304 00:22:12,880 --> 00:22:14,920 to be Sigefrid, wanting to kill me? 305 00:22:15,520 --> 00:22:18,120 You have my word that it is not. 306 00:22:18,200 --> 00:22:19,360 I swear... 307 00:22:20,120 --> 00:22:23,360 all that we want is Uhtred of Bebbanburg at our side. 308 00:22:24,880 --> 00:22:28,120 Now am I allowed to pass to keep my own appointment? 309 00:22:29,880 --> 00:22:30,880 You are. 310 00:22:33,040 --> 00:22:34,040 Safe journey... 311 00:22:35,640 --> 00:22:37,880 all the way back to Frankia. 312 00:22:37,960 --> 00:22:39,880 Uhtred Ragnarson. 313 00:22:39,960 --> 00:22:42,320 You will always have my respect. 314 00:22:48,040 --> 00:22:51,520 But do not forget, you were raised as a Dane. 315 00:23:02,840 --> 00:23:06,000 - The broth was suitable, Lord? - The broth was a delight, Gisela. 316 00:23:06,080 --> 00:23:07,200 As is the ale. 317 00:23:07,280 --> 00:23:10,080 You should moderate, Odda, you have a ladder to climb to find your bed. 318 00:23:10,160 --> 00:23:11,560 You can always be carried, Lord. 319 00:23:11,640 --> 00:23:13,440 It wouldn't be the first time. 320 00:23:13,520 --> 00:23:15,160 And I guarantee it won't be the last time. 321 00:23:16,320 --> 00:23:18,880 Lord, you make me out to be drunk. 322 00:23:18,960 --> 00:23:22,680 Though my head will be sore in the morning, I know it. 323 00:23:22,760 --> 00:23:25,680 Well, then it's ale for breakfast, Lord, the only cure. 324 00:23:28,880 --> 00:23:32,840 Was my nephew drunk when he was here last? 325 00:23:35,120 --> 00:23:37,360 Aethelwold is often drunk, Lord, 326 00:23:37,440 --> 00:23:39,960 but this last time, he did not touch a drop. 327 00:23:40,040 --> 00:23:43,480 He mentioned he had been sober for days, which came as a surprise. 328 00:23:43,560 --> 00:23:44,440 That's a miracle. 329 00:23:44,520 --> 00:23:45,640 Not quite. 330 00:23:45,720 --> 00:23:48,360 Aethelwold is not a complete fool, Lord. 331 00:23:48,440 --> 00:23:51,160 If he is idle, then could he not help bring order to Mercia? 332 00:23:52,960 --> 00:23:56,640 - He fought well at Ethandun. - As he is fond of reminding people. 333 00:23:57,800 --> 00:23:59,080 He's as good a man as Aethelred. 334 00:23:59,160 --> 00:24:01,200 Uhtred, you speak of matters you do not understand, 335 00:24:01,280 --> 00:24:02,800 matters that do not concern you. 336 00:24:02,880 --> 00:24:05,040 The safety of Wessex concerns me. 337 00:24:05,120 --> 00:24:06,400 I am happy to hear you say it. 338 00:24:06,480 --> 00:24:08,360 Which is why we killed the raiders, Lord. 339 00:24:08,440 --> 00:24:11,336 - Raiders who belonged to Earl Guthrum. - His name is now King Aethelstan, 340 00:24:11,360 --> 00:24:13,440 that's been his name since he became a Christian. 341 00:24:13,520 --> 00:24:16,640 Regardless of what he is called, it is his men who now break the peace. 342 00:24:16,720 --> 00:24:18,600 - You are sure of this? - I am. 343 00:24:18,680 --> 00:24:21,480 They gather at the mouth of the Temes river at Beamfleot. 344 00:24:21,560 --> 00:24:24,240 It is true, Lord, 200 or more, we've seen it. 345 00:24:24,320 --> 00:24:26,400 And their number grows. 346 00:24:26,480 --> 00:24:29,080 If these rogues are Aethelstan's men, then they are his worry. 347 00:24:29,160 --> 00:24:32,160 Until they decide to blockade the river, Lord. 348 00:24:32,240 --> 00:24:34,680 Then Wessex will be starved of trade. 349 00:24:34,760 --> 00:24:35,976 Aethelstan shall deal with them. 350 00:24:36,000 --> 00:24:36,840 He must kill them. 351 00:24:36,920 --> 00:24:38,320 I believe we must kill them. 352 00:24:38,400 --> 00:24:41,320 What we must do is hold the peace! 353 00:24:41,400 --> 00:24:43,560 War cannot always be the answer! 354 00:24:43,640 --> 00:24:47,480 Lord, forgive me but you speak of matters you do not fully understand. 355 00:24:48,800 --> 00:24:50,960 These men will not listen to Aethelstan 356 00:24:51,040 --> 00:24:53,480 and Aethelstan will not deal with them. 357 00:24:53,560 --> 00:24:56,160 For now, they are rogues, but, should they find a lord to serve, 358 00:24:56,240 --> 00:24:57,440 then they will become an army. 359 00:24:57,480 --> 00:25:00,200 So answer me this. Where might this lord come from? Do I know of him? 360 00:25:01,880 --> 00:25:03,080 Should I fear him? 361 00:25:04,320 --> 00:25:07,480 You can be sure he will not be called Uhtred, Lord, 362 00:25:07,560 --> 00:25:09,400 if that is your meaning. 363 00:25:12,920 --> 00:25:17,040 My advice, Lord, is to send ships and men to Beamfleot. 364 00:25:20,800 --> 00:25:23,840 We shall maintain the peace. 365 00:25:35,480 --> 00:25:37,560 They say it is an honor to have the King stay, 366 00:25:37,640 --> 00:25:41,360 but his men and his priests have eaten almost a winter's worth of food. 367 00:25:41,440 --> 00:25:44,640 Uhtred, how can you serve a man who doesn't see your value? 368 00:25:44,720 --> 00:25:46,440 He sees it. 369 00:25:46,520 --> 00:25:49,040 His God won't allow him to embrace it. 370 00:25:49,120 --> 00:25:51,760 He dislikes me more by the day. 371 00:25:51,840 --> 00:25:54,400 Then you should ask him to release you. 372 00:25:55,600 --> 00:25:59,400 And we will go north, to my brother and to Ragnar. 373 00:25:59,480 --> 00:26:03,960 I am content here, but we cannot become an enemy of Alfred. 374 00:26:09,800 --> 00:26:11,440 Lord. 375 00:26:11,520 --> 00:26:15,080 Hild. You look fearsome. 376 00:26:15,160 --> 00:26:17,120 I think I preferred you with a sword. 377 00:26:17,200 --> 00:26:18,720 My sword has become heavy. 378 00:26:18,800 --> 00:26:20,920 But you could probably kill someone with that, though. 379 00:26:24,360 --> 00:26:26,440 I need to speak to you plainly. 380 00:26:27,760 --> 00:26:31,040 I'd like to build a house, a nunnery, here in Coccham, 381 00:26:31,120 --> 00:26:34,280 but with your permission and that of the Bishop, of course. 382 00:26:35,600 --> 00:26:37,600 The time is the right time. 383 00:26:39,080 --> 00:26:41,960 You have my permission, no question. 384 00:26:42,040 --> 00:26:43,360 Thank you. 385 00:26:43,440 --> 00:26:45,440 And you have my protection... 386 00:26:46,760 --> 00:26:48,160 always... 387 00:26:49,200 --> 00:26:52,400 Abbess Hild. 388 00:26:53,360 --> 00:26:56,240 You will always be too good a woman for God alone. 389 00:27:00,240 --> 00:27:01,480 Alfred will be pleased. 390 00:27:12,360 --> 00:27:15,000 Stow the oars, make her secure! 391 00:27:16,720 --> 00:27:18,440 - And, Haesten! - Lord? 392 00:27:18,520 --> 00:27:21,080 - Ensure the ships are guarded well! - Yes, Lord! 393 00:27:28,760 --> 00:27:30,800 The fortress of Beamfleot. 394 00:27:30,880 --> 00:27:32,520 And all the men inside. 395 00:27:32,600 --> 00:27:34,800 They are ours now. 396 00:27:35,520 --> 00:27:38,040 Even the air is rich here. 397 00:27:38,760 --> 00:27:40,760 Lundene is how far up river? 398 00:27:40,840 --> 00:27:43,000 Half a day, with the tide. 399 00:27:43,080 --> 00:27:45,640 We take it at the earliest. 400 00:27:45,720 --> 00:27:47,840 And Uhtred. 401 00:27:47,920 --> 00:27:49,400 As we planned. 402 00:28:07,840 --> 00:28:10,200 Are you looking forward to the wedding, Father? 403 00:28:10,280 --> 00:28:13,080 I am. I am, Father Beocca. 404 00:28:13,160 --> 00:28:16,080 I enjoy a wedding as much as the next drunkard. 405 00:28:17,120 --> 00:28:19,840 How is your own lady, Father, the Dane? 406 00:28:19,920 --> 00:28:22,320 Thyra? She is not my lady. 407 00:28:23,320 --> 00:28:24,560 She's well. 408 00:28:24,640 --> 00:28:27,120 She is something of a strange beauty. 409 00:28:27,200 --> 00:28:28,880 Yes. 410 00:28:28,960 --> 00:28:32,080 She's... She's... Yes. 411 00:28:32,160 --> 00:28:35,560 I inform God each evening how much I miss the company of a woman. 412 00:28:35,640 --> 00:28:37,400 He sends me nothing. 413 00:28:37,480 --> 00:28:40,520 We talk, Thyra and I. 414 00:28:40,600 --> 00:28:43,240 She is a pleasant woman. 415 00:28:43,320 --> 00:28:45,640 There is no finer sight 416 00:28:45,720 --> 00:28:48,880 than that of a naked woman, arms outstretched. 417 00:28:50,360 --> 00:28:52,000 Almost there. 418 00:28:52,080 --> 00:28:53,120 Lord? 419 00:28:53,200 --> 00:28:54,960 - Lord? - Beocca, come in. 420 00:28:59,320 --> 00:29:01,360 - Father Pyrlig. - Good day, Lord. 421 00:29:01,440 --> 00:29:04,080 I read of nothing but skirmishes and raids. 422 00:29:05,000 --> 00:29:07,000 What kind of a place must Daneland be? 423 00:29:07,080 --> 00:29:09,480 - Sinful, Lord. - Without question. 424 00:29:09,560 --> 00:29:12,040 They aspire only to kill and fornicate. 425 00:29:12,120 --> 00:29:14,840 Lord. Are we to wait? 426 00:29:14,920 --> 00:29:17,400 - For a moment. - Lady Aelswith. 427 00:29:18,240 --> 00:29:21,080 Lady, I'm begging your pardon for my somewhat colorful description 428 00:29:21,160 --> 00:29:22,160 of life as a Dane. 429 00:29:23,480 --> 00:29:24,640 We are prepared, Lord. 430 00:29:29,440 --> 00:29:31,680 - Father Pyrlig, I have a task for you. - Lord. 431 00:29:31,760 --> 00:29:33,600 You are familiar with East Anglia, are you not? 432 00:29:33,680 --> 00:29:36,920 I am, Lord, a land of quite unremarkable beauty. 433 00:29:37,000 --> 00:29:40,280 You are to go to King Aethelstan, he may need help with the reading of this letter. 434 00:29:41,200 --> 00:29:42,000 Aethelstan. 435 00:29:42,080 --> 00:29:44,720 He is to deal with the rogue Danes at Beamfleot and swiftly. 436 00:29:44,800 --> 00:29:46,976 - If you could emphasize "swiftly". - Emphasize swiftly. 437 00:29:47,000 --> 00:29:49,840 You have been allocated a guard. They are waiting for you in the stable. 438 00:29:49,880 --> 00:29:52,760 - I am to leave now, Lord? - Swiftly, Father. 439 00:29:54,040 --> 00:29:57,200 May I say, I was somewhat looking forward to the celebrations, Lord. 440 00:29:57,280 --> 00:30:00,120 The whole of Winchester shall be celebrating. 441 00:30:00,200 --> 00:30:01,680 Swiftly. 442 00:30:02,520 --> 00:30:05,040 - Yes, Lord. I will gather what I need. - Lord. 443 00:30:10,160 --> 00:30:11,160 You are ready? 444 00:30:15,640 --> 00:30:16,920 I am. 445 00:30:17,000 --> 00:30:19,920 There is still a little decorative work to be done. 446 00:30:20,000 --> 00:30:23,280 Now do not touch it, you have ink on your hands. 447 00:30:35,040 --> 00:30:37,280 Say what you think. 448 00:30:37,360 --> 00:30:38,920 Do you like it? 449 00:30:41,440 --> 00:30:43,160 I have not seen anything so beautiful. 450 00:30:46,280 --> 00:30:47,320 He does not deserve you. 451 00:30:47,400 --> 00:30:48,800 Did I not say the same? 452 00:30:48,880 --> 00:30:50,920 I hope that Aethelred says the same. 453 00:30:51,000 --> 00:30:55,160 Aethelred should consider himself a very fortunate young man. 454 00:30:55,240 --> 00:30:57,400 And in time you will grow fond of him, I'm sure. 455 00:30:57,480 --> 00:30:59,720 - I'm already fond of him. - Shush now. 456 00:30:59,800 --> 00:31:03,000 You have barely met him, the last time over a year ago. 457 00:31:03,080 --> 00:31:05,320 Aethelred is a good and godly man. 458 00:31:05,400 --> 00:31:07,920 Who is a little too fond of himself. 459 00:31:08,000 --> 00:31:09,760 Will Uhtred be coming to the wedding? 460 00:31:09,840 --> 00:31:13,280 Sadly, he will. I'm sure. 461 00:31:13,360 --> 00:31:16,440 - I consider him to be our lucky charm. - Now, now there will be no mention 462 00:31:16,520 --> 00:31:19,080 of luck or charms. There is God's will and nothing more. 463 00:31:19,160 --> 00:31:20,160 Praise Him. 464 00:31:25,040 --> 00:31:27,040 Hold the horses. 465 00:31:28,120 --> 00:31:29,320 Get some water. 466 00:31:31,000 --> 00:31:32,720 It is fertile land, Lord. 467 00:31:36,120 --> 00:31:37,200 No greener than Mercia. 468 00:31:38,080 --> 00:31:41,280 Though Wessex does have the advantage of not sharing a border with the Welsh. 469 00:31:42,560 --> 00:31:46,960 The Welsh to the west, the Danes to the east and Alfred to the south. 470 00:31:47,040 --> 00:31:49,880 - We are surrounded. - I would say we are perfectly positioned, 471 00:31:49,960 --> 00:31:54,040 at the very middle of Alfred's idea of an England. 472 00:31:55,280 --> 00:31:58,560 - Pivotal. - Yes. I like that. 473 00:32:01,560 --> 00:32:03,960 Lord? 474 00:32:04,040 --> 00:32:05,600 Lord? 475 00:32:05,680 --> 00:32:08,240 Have you made a decision yet? 476 00:32:09,960 --> 00:32:11,400 Have you given it thought? 477 00:32:11,480 --> 00:32:13,040 Given thought to what? 478 00:32:13,120 --> 00:32:14,720 Uhtred. 479 00:32:15,320 --> 00:32:18,680 My request to marry, Lord. I would like to have a family. 480 00:32:20,720 --> 00:32:22,760 Lord, you will answer the man. 481 00:32:25,240 --> 00:32:28,560 I will speak with her at Winchester and give you my decision. 482 00:32:28,640 --> 00:32:30,400 Thank you, Lord. 483 00:32:31,680 --> 00:32:35,160 But you are to give her no more of your arm-rings nor silver. 484 00:32:55,200 --> 00:32:59,800 If it is not the great Lord Uhtred of the small and little known village of Coccham. 485 00:32:59,880 --> 00:33:01,760 I see you are drinking again, Aethelwold. 486 00:33:01,840 --> 00:33:03,960 It's just a cup or two, nothing more. 487 00:33:04,040 --> 00:33:05,640 I have news for you. 488 00:33:05,720 --> 00:33:07,360 You know where to find me. 489 00:33:11,360 --> 00:33:14,360 Before you take yourself away to an inn, I wish to speak with you. 490 00:33:14,440 --> 00:33:15,440 About what? 491 00:33:16,320 --> 00:33:17,520 Privately. 492 00:33:26,680 --> 00:33:28,440 Uhtred, please. 493 00:33:28,520 --> 00:33:31,240 Let us not rush to make an enemy of Alfred. 494 00:33:31,320 --> 00:33:33,480 And if the dead man and the gods say differently? 495 00:33:33,560 --> 00:33:35,960 They will not, if they are truly gods. 496 00:33:36,720 --> 00:33:38,560 And also... 497 00:33:38,640 --> 00:33:41,600 this girl whom Sihtric loves, you will not belittle her. 498 00:33:42,680 --> 00:33:44,440 She is an alehouse whore. 499 00:33:44,520 --> 00:33:47,840 And what is Aethelflaed? What is a peace-cow if not a whore? 500 00:33:47,920 --> 00:33:50,320 There's a difference, clearly. 501 00:33:50,400 --> 00:33:54,080 She will marry and be humped by a man she does not know and for a price. 502 00:33:54,160 --> 00:33:55,800 Where's the difference? 503 00:33:56,920 --> 00:33:58,160 It's the way. 504 00:33:58,240 --> 00:34:00,240 She is a whore in a wedding gown. 505 00:34:00,320 --> 00:34:03,080 If it is the way, then I belong to your uncle still! 506 00:34:06,760 --> 00:34:07,760 I will say no more. 507 00:34:07,840 --> 00:34:10,400 I am pleased to hear it. 508 00:34:15,800 --> 00:34:16,880 Uhtred. 509 00:34:17,800 --> 00:34:20,840 Uhtred, as always, it begins as a joy to see you. 510 00:34:20,920 --> 00:34:24,600 And you, Father Beocca. You look well. 511 00:34:24,680 --> 00:34:26,080 I am well. 512 00:34:27,280 --> 00:34:29,280 I would like you to meet Father Pyrlig. 513 00:34:29,360 --> 00:34:31,640 Lord Uhtred, I have heard much about you. 514 00:34:31,720 --> 00:34:34,120 Father Pyrlig was once a warrior himself. 515 00:34:34,200 --> 00:34:35,560 Sword and spear, Lord, 516 00:34:35,640 --> 00:34:38,280 but a man tires of sticking ironware into the bellies of other men. 517 00:34:39,160 --> 00:34:42,360 I would have enjoyed a cup of ale with you both, but I must leave you. 518 00:34:42,440 --> 00:34:43,840 You have the letter secure? 519 00:34:43,920 --> 00:34:47,000 I do, Father. I've put it right next to my ball-bag. 520 00:34:48,440 --> 00:34:50,120 Lord Uhtred, it was an honor. 521 00:34:52,480 --> 00:34:54,080 Unusual priest. 522 00:34:54,160 --> 00:34:55,680 Yes. 523 00:34:57,000 --> 00:35:02,080 Uhtred, there is a matter upon which I find myself in need of your advice, 524 00:35:02,160 --> 00:35:03,880 about Thyra. 525 00:35:03,960 --> 00:35:07,240 As I say, she's well, delightful. 526 00:35:08,680 --> 00:35:10,440 But my problem is this. 527 00:35:12,000 --> 00:35:15,000 She... must leave, I feel. 528 00:35:16,360 --> 00:35:18,600 Join you at Coccham or return to Ragnar. 529 00:35:19,880 --> 00:35:21,720 - You don't want her here? - No. 530 00:35:22,520 --> 00:35:26,840 Yes. No, I do want her here, it's just that... 531 00:35:26,920 --> 00:35:29,000 I simply cannot think, 532 00:35:29,080 --> 00:35:31,040 I can't work, I can't sleep. 533 00:35:31,120 --> 00:35:33,560 It has been like this for months. 534 00:35:34,760 --> 00:35:36,720 I can barely pray. 535 00:35:36,800 --> 00:35:38,736 And even when I do I pray, I pray only for myself, 536 00:35:38,760 --> 00:35:40,080 which is wrong, very wrong. 537 00:35:41,080 --> 00:35:43,320 - Sinful. - Wrong. 538 00:35:45,000 --> 00:35:47,200 I didn't realize she had become such a burden, Father. 539 00:35:47,280 --> 00:35:49,240 I mean, she is not a burden. 540 00:35:49,320 --> 00:35:51,280 She could never be a burden. 541 00:35:52,600 --> 00:35:55,240 Then, Father, I'm lost. Why must she leave? 542 00:35:55,320 --> 00:35:57,840 Because I cannot think of anything but her! 543 00:35:59,760 --> 00:36:02,720 It is constant and it is pathetic 544 00:36:02,800 --> 00:36:04,640 and hopeless because... 545 00:36:05,440 --> 00:36:07,600 she is fair and I am... Beocca. 546 00:36:08,520 --> 00:36:11,800 A man old enough to be her much older brother. 547 00:36:12,640 --> 00:36:14,600 You're smiling. 548 00:36:14,680 --> 00:36:17,160 - No. - You're laughing at me. 549 00:36:17,240 --> 00:36:19,880 No, Father, I swear, I am not laughing at you. 550 00:36:19,960 --> 00:36:22,520 - I can see your teeth. - I am sharing your joy! 551 00:36:24,120 --> 00:36:25,120 There is no joy! 552 00:36:25,160 --> 00:36:28,040 I feel I am in a purgatory of sorts. 553 00:36:29,360 --> 00:36:31,080 Thyra will not go to Ragnar. 554 00:36:31,160 --> 00:36:33,800 She is happy here in Winchester with you. 555 00:36:33,880 --> 00:36:34,760 Nonsense. 556 00:36:34,840 --> 00:36:38,520 Beocca, you are her peace. Her happiness. 557 00:36:39,640 --> 00:36:41,080 - Marry her. - Marry her? 558 00:36:42,280 --> 00:36:45,120 You should marry her, Father, and bed her. 559 00:36:48,680 --> 00:36:51,080 And then give thanks to God for giving us such a joy. 560 00:36:52,120 --> 00:36:53,920 Praise him, Father. 561 00:36:54,000 --> 00:36:55,320 Praise Him! 562 00:36:58,280 --> 00:37:00,480 But what if she refuses? 563 00:37:12,120 --> 00:37:13,160 Is that Aethelred? 564 00:37:15,080 --> 00:37:18,640 From what I know, Alfred could not have chosen a bigger turd. 565 00:37:18,720 --> 00:37:21,360 I've never met the man, but by the look of him 566 00:37:21,440 --> 00:37:24,960 he was indeed shat out the arse of a giant. 567 00:37:25,040 --> 00:37:27,120 He is to be King of Mercia, they are saying. 568 00:37:28,920 --> 00:37:30,376 The Ealdormen of the Witan, are saying. 569 00:37:30,400 --> 00:37:32,080 Lord of Mercia, perhaps. 570 00:37:32,640 --> 00:37:36,080 Alfred would never allow another Saxon to be called King. 571 00:37:36,160 --> 00:37:39,240 Nor would a certain dead man called Bjorn. 572 00:37:40,040 --> 00:37:42,120 - He wishes to meet you. - Come with me. 573 00:37:43,360 --> 00:37:45,280 You're pinching my skin, you're pinching my skin. 574 00:37:48,080 --> 00:37:49,080 This was clean! 575 00:37:49,160 --> 00:37:51,856 Why is it that you're being trusted with my business? Who gave you this message? 576 00:37:51,880 --> 00:37:53,800 - A skald! A pagan skald... - His name!? 577 00:37:53,880 --> 00:37:56,840 Eilaf! Eilif! Something Dane, something odd! 578 00:37:56,920 --> 00:37:59,480 Are you any wiser? No, you are not. 579 00:37:59,560 --> 00:38:02,000 I am a messenger, nothing more. 580 00:38:03,720 --> 00:38:05,880 - Like it or not we are bonded, you and I. - Bonded!? 581 00:38:05,960 --> 00:38:07,360 Yes! 582 00:38:07,440 --> 00:38:10,440 Our ancestors were Kings and yet we are barely acknowledged as Ealdormen. 583 00:38:10,520 --> 00:38:12,280 We deserve more. 584 00:38:12,360 --> 00:38:14,680 You especially deserve more. 585 00:38:17,320 --> 00:38:19,256 As for me, I have a chamber in the palace and that is it, 586 00:38:19,280 --> 00:38:21,320 that is the sum of my land. He has given me nothing. 587 00:38:21,360 --> 00:38:24,040 I am no longer part of the Witan, even. 588 00:38:28,120 --> 00:38:30,401 Uhtred, I can see you are torn, but why should we stand by 589 00:38:30,480 --> 00:38:34,600 and watch while power and wealth is given to the likes of Aethelred of Mercia. 590 00:38:36,080 --> 00:38:37,680 You were witness, you saw him just now, 591 00:38:37,760 --> 00:38:39,976 riding through Winchester like a peacock, like he was King... 592 00:38:40,000 --> 00:38:41,760 When? 593 00:38:43,000 --> 00:38:44,320 When am I to meet with Bjorn? 594 00:38:45,760 --> 00:38:49,040 If we leave tonight, we can be back here in two days in time for the wedding. 595 00:38:49,120 --> 00:38:50,560 I am to take you there. 596 00:38:54,320 --> 00:38:58,360 Watch him rise from his grave and you will know that it is all true. 597 00:38:59,640 --> 00:39:01,720 - He will not ask again. - Lord! 598 00:39:02,720 --> 00:39:04,680 Don't speak! Don't move! 599 00:39:08,400 --> 00:39:10,840 We leave as soon as my horses are cooled and fed. 600 00:39:12,880 --> 00:39:14,800 The winds are blowing a change, Lord King. 601 00:39:22,200 --> 00:39:25,640 You will be glad to hear that I have made my decision: 602 00:39:25,720 --> 00:39:27,040 You may marry this girl. 603 00:39:27,120 --> 00:39:29,400 - Lord, thank you... - Upon completion of a task. 604 00:39:29,480 --> 00:39:31,896 You will fetch Clapa, you will go to the stables and wait for me. 605 00:39:31,920 --> 00:39:33,880 Ensure the horses are watered and fed, but ready. 606 00:39:33,960 --> 00:39:35,840 - Yes, Lord. - Go. 607 00:39:36,480 --> 00:39:37,920 Thank you, Lord. 608 00:39:38,000 --> 00:39:40,440 We will name our first son Uhtred, Lord. 609 00:39:40,520 --> 00:39:42,800 - No, you will not! - No, I will not. 610 00:39:59,920 --> 00:40:00,920 Thyra. 611 00:40:02,800 --> 00:40:04,160 Beocca. 612 00:40:05,280 --> 00:40:08,120 - You gave me a fright. - Forgive me. 613 00:40:08,200 --> 00:40:10,040 Are you coming inside? 614 00:40:12,760 --> 00:40:13,760 I have supper. 615 00:40:14,560 --> 00:40:16,720 Something I needed to say, Thyra, 616 00:40:16,800 --> 00:40:18,840 something I need to, to ask. 617 00:40:18,920 --> 00:40:21,720 - You should ask it. Would that - - Marry me! 618 00:40:23,760 --> 00:40:26,160 I-I said... I said marry me. 619 00:40:27,600 --> 00:40:31,440 It was selfish of me to ask, to even mention the word... 620 00:40:33,840 --> 00:40:38,400 but... I fear you have become someone I cannot live without. 621 00:40:39,360 --> 00:40:41,280 You fear? 622 00:40:41,360 --> 00:40:42,360 Life without you... 623 00:40:50,560 --> 00:40:51,560 Fear no more. 624 00:40:55,040 --> 00:40:56,680 I am here... 625 00:40:57,960 --> 00:40:59,160 always. 626 00:41:15,480 --> 00:41:18,560 - Supper? - Praise Him. 627 00:41:22,400 --> 00:41:24,200 This is it. 628 00:41:25,400 --> 00:41:27,200 Skald's Hall. 629 00:41:27,280 --> 00:41:31,120 It was given to Eilaf by his lord, for great service. 630 00:41:31,200 --> 00:41:33,480 Sihtric, you will go no further, 631 00:41:33,560 --> 00:41:36,200 not until we are at the hall and inside. 632 00:41:36,280 --> 00:41:39,200 - At all times you will remain unseen. - Yes, Lord. 633 00:41:39,280 --> 00:41:42,760 If the dead man rises, 634 00:41:42,840 --> 00:41:47,280 when he returns to his grave, you will keep watching. 635 00:41:48,600 --> 00:41:50,200 What if he sees me, Lord? 636 00:41:51,240 --> 00:41:52,600 What if... 637 00:41:53,920 --> 00:41:55,880 What if he knows that I am near? 638 00:41:55,960 --> 00:41:57,000 Then you shit yourself. 639 00:41:58,080 --> 00:42:00,440 You will remain unseen and keep watch. 640 00:42:01,240 --> 00:42:02,240 Yes, Lord. 641 00:42:21,880 --> 00:42:23,920 There are men, warriors. 642 00:42:44,440 --> 00:42:46,760 We are here to see Eilaf, the Skald. 643 00:42:49,880 --> 00:42:51,240 We have an invitation. 644 00:42:52,880 --> 00:42:54,040 Who leads here? 645 00:42:56,960 --> 00:42:58,480 - You? - I do. 646 00:43:00,080 --> 00:43:01,400 I am Haesten, 647 00:43:01,480 --> 00:43:05,640 and you are Uhtred of Bebbanburg. 648 00:43:05,720 --> 00:43:08,400 You spared me at Eoferwic, Lord. 649 00:43:08,480 --> 00:43:11,120 You are expected and welcome. 650 00:43:34,840 --> 00:43:36,200 Go and take a piss. 651 00:43:39,280 --> 00:43:40,680 Who is he? 652 00:43:40,760 --> 00:43:42,560 A thief, Lord. 653 00:43:53,480 --> 00:43:55,160 I serve Erik... 654 00:43:55,960 --> 00:43:57,480 Sigefrid's brother. 655 00:43:58,960 --> 00:44:00,480 He sends you good wishes. 656 00:44:00,560 --> 00:44:01,840 Erik is not here? 657 00:44:03,360 --> 00:44:04,960 He is not. 658 00:44:05,040 --> 00:44:07,520 And if I had my way, I would not be here. 659 00:44:08,720 --> 00:44:10,200 My men... 660 00:44:10,280 --> 00:44:12,040 are afraid. 661 00:44:12,120 --> 00:44:13,600 Of ghosts? 662 00:44:17,040 --> 00:44:19,040 It is not a sight you will forget. 663 00:44:22,200 --> 00:44:27,400 My lord wants you to know that by now he will be at Beamfleot and not Frankia. 664 00:44:27,480 --> 00:44:29,480 With Sigefrid? 665 00:44:29,560 --> 00:44:32,520 With his brother and with the fleet. 666 00:44:33,600 --> 00:44:35,160 He insisted you were told. 667 00:44:35,240 --> 00:44:37,160 And where to after Beamfleot? 668 00:44:39,040 --> 00:44:41,120 I can't say. 669 00:44:41,720 --> 00:44:43,880 But it is hoped that you will join us there. 670 00:44:46,000 --> 00:44:50,880 Eilaf is resting, Lord, in preparation for tonight. You may wish to do the same. 671 00:45:01,240 --> 00:45:03,080 They have a fleet. 672 00:45:03,160 --> 00:45:05,840 - How many I wonder? - Nineteen ships. 673 00:45:05,920 --> 00:45:09,040 That's more than 500 men, plus those already there. 674 00:45:09,120 --> 00:45:10,720 And those who will come. 675 00:45:10,800 --> 00:45:12,040 Then it has started. 676 00:45:13,600 --> 00:45:16,560 - What? - The end of the peace. 677 00:45:33,080 --> 00:45:35,400 You stand too close, girl. 678 00:45:43,000 --> 00:45:45,160 Do not make me speak to you again. 679 00:45:49,440 --> 00:45:52,600 Once the marriage is made, you should consider making Aethelred 680 00:45:52,680 --> 00:45:54,360 earn his privilege. 681 00:45:55,120 --> 00:45:59,640 Skirmishes and raids from the Danes must not be tolerated, not one. 682 00:45:59,720 --> 00:46:01,800 It should be made Aethelred's responsibility. 683 00:46:01,880 --> 00:46:06,480 And the Mercian Ealdormen should be invited to attend a Wessex Witan. 684 00:46:06,560 --> 00:46:07,560 For the purpose of what? 685 00:46:08,440 --> 00:46:10,640 For the purpose of bowing to the King 686 00:46:10,720 --> 00:46:13,760 and watching the Lord of Mercia do the same. 687 00:46:16,240 --> 00:46:20,480 I do not doubt for one moment that Aethelred has dreamt, is dreaming, 688 00:46:20,560 --> 00:46:22,600 of overtaking me. 689 00:46:22,680 --> 00:46:24,760 It would be a simple reminder of his position. 690 00:46:27,560 --> 00:46:30,840 - Excuse me, Lord. - Odda. Come in, join us. 691 00:46:35,720 --> 00:46:38,040 Lord, it is about both something and nothing. 692 00:46:38,120 --> 00:46:39,320 Sit. 693 00:46:44,960 --> 00:46:47,720 Uhtred has left Winchester, last night. 694 00:46:47,800 --> 00:46:49,280 And gone where? 695 00:46:49,360 --> 00:46:50,680 We don't know for certain. 696 00:46:51,640 --> 00:46:54,200 - And what of his current witch? - His wife, dear. 697 00:46:54,280 --> 00:46:57,680 The lady Gisela remains in Winchester. 698 00:46:57,760 --> 00:46:59,320 Well, he can't have gone far. 699 00:46:59,400 --> 00:47:02,040 Aethelwold is with Uhtred. 700 00:47:03,360 --> 00:47:04,920 They went in which direction? 701 00:47:05,000 --> 00:47:06,240 Mercia, Lord. 702 00:47:09,480 --> 00:47:12,440 I think it is something more than nothing, Odda, and I am wholly tired 703 00:47:12,520 --> 00:47:14,000 of never-ending disobedience. 704 00:47:14,080 --> 00:47:17,560 But it will not ruin your appetite, Lord. 705 00:47:19,040 --> 00:47:20,160 It will not. 706 00:47:21,240 --> 00:47:22,120 Put a watch on Gisela. 707 00:47:22,200 --> 00:47:25,200 She must not leave until her husband has returned and explained his absence. 708 00:47:28,640 --> 00:47:29,760 Father Beocca. 709 00:47:29,840 --> 00:47:33,120 Lord, Lord, Lady. 710 00:47:34,240 --> 00:47:35,240 I have news. 711 00:47:35,280 --> 00:47:36,600 Uhtred has returned? 712 00:47:36,680 --> 00:47:37,920 From where, Lord? 713 00:47:38,000 --> 00:47:40,200 What is your news, Father Beocca? 714 00:47:41,480 --> 00:47:43,440 I am to be married. 715 00:47:49,600 --> 00:47:54,240 The once proud and brave Earl Guthrum... 716 00:47:55,400 --> 00:47:58,440 he now calls himself a Christian! 717 00:48:00,120 --> 00:48:03,880 He now calls himself "King Aethelstan", 718 00:48:03,960 --> 00:48:08,040 but he's Nothing but Alfred's hound 719 00:48:08,120 --> 00:48:10,160 and he shamed us all! 720 00:48:11,160 --> 00:48:15,880 He has shamed every warrior that has gone before us! 721 00:48:17,040 --> 00:48:19,400 He has shamed the gods! 722 00:48:20,480 --> 00:48:26,320 And the gods call upon every man gathered here today to avenge them! 723 00:48:27,400 --> 00:48:30,080 And avenge them we will! 724 00:48:32,320 --> 00:48:34,400 By sunrise tomorrow, 725 00:48:34,480 --> 00:48:38,760 Lundene and all of its riches shall be yours. 726 00:48:38,840 --> 00:48:42,720 Believe me when I tell you, 727 00:48:42,800 --> 00:48:45,640 the gods are with us! 728 00:48:45,720 --> 00:48:47,880 The gods are with us! 729 00:50:36,200 --> 00:50:40,440 Forgive me for not being awake to greet you, Lord. 730 00:50:40,520 --> 00:50:45,120 Bjorn has given me little rest these recent times. 731 00:50:48,000 --> 00:50:50,000 We understand. 732 00:50:51,880 --> 00:50:54,600 The gods are wanting true men. 733 00:50:54,680 --> 00:50:59,200 So, I thank you for being here, Uhtred of Bebbanburg. 734 00:51:00,440 --> 00:51:02,400 After tonight... 735 00:51:03,520 --> 00:51:05,080 I hope to sleep. 736 00:51:15,480 --> 00:51:17,440 Fetch the blood. 737 00:51:23,080 --> 00:51:24,520 It is time. 738 00:51:50,440 --> 00:51:51,880 It is a Christian grave yard. 739 00:51:51,960 --> 00:51:54,080 Yes, Lord. 740 00:51:54,160 --> 00:51:56,840 Perhaps that is why Bjorn cannot rest... 741 00:51:57,720 --> 00:51:59,000 nor pass. 742 00:52:14,480 --> 00:52:15,760 Please, no. 743 00:52:15,840 --> 00:52:18,520 Please. Please, please... 744 00:52:20,600 --> 00:52:21,720 To raise the dead, Lord, 745 00:52:21,800 --> 00:52:25,800 we need to send a messenger across the gulf. 746 00:52:25,880 --> 00:52:26,880 He is guilty? 747 00:52:26,920 --> 00:52:29,440 - Twice over. - Please, I beg you, Lord, please. 748 00:52:29,520 --> 00:52:32,200 I have a wife, I have children, please. 749 00:52:32,280 --> 00:52:36,240 - What did you steal? - Just a lamb, Lord, for my family. 750 00:52:36,320 --> 00:52:38,880 - And furs. - For my family, Lord! 751 00:52:38,960 --> 00:52:41,920 I'm sorry, but a thief twice over deserves to die. 752 00:52:42,000 --> 00:52:44,400 - No! Please... - Put it in his mouth. 753 00:52:44,480 --> 00:52:46,320 No, please, Lord. I beg you, please. 754 00:52:46,400 --> 00:52:49,240 I can fight, I can work, I can serve, Lord. Please, I beg of you. 755 00:52:49,320 --> 00:52:50,560 I am on your side, Lord. 756 00:52:50,640 --> 00:52:52,120 What is it, please? 757 00:52:52,200 --> 00:52:53,320 No, Lord, please, no. 758 00:52:56,080 --> 00:52:57,920 Shh. 759 00:53:01,320 --> 00:53:04,400 A harp string, Lord. A bridge from our world to Bjorn's. 760 00:53:04,480 --> 00:53:06,920 - Kill him. - No, please, Lord! 761 00:53:07,000 --> 00:53:08,600 Please, Lord, no, please! 762 00:53:08,680 --> 00:53:11,960 Get the message into his mouth and kill him! 763 00:53:12,040 --> 00:53:15,160 Spare me! Spare me and I will repay you with gratitude! 764 00:53:15,240 --> 00:53:17,600 Please, Lord! No, no, no! 765 00:53:17,680 --> 00:53:19,360 Please, Lord, no! 766 00:53:49,480 --> 00:53:53,400 Bjorn, you have blood. 767 00:53:55,240 --> 00:53:57,920 I have given you life. 768 00:53:58,920 --> 00:54:01,320 I have sent you a message. 769 00:54:01,400 --> 00:54:03,880 If it's peace that you want, 770 00:54:03,960 --> 00:54:07,880 you shall not have it until we hear you speak! 771 00:54:55,320 --> 00:54:57,560 - The harp string. - Welcome, Bjorn. 772 00:54:57,640 --> 00:54:59,560 This is Lord Uhtred, 773 00:54:59,640 --> 00:55:03,040 who has sent a good many Dane to the place where you live. 774 00:55:03,120 --> 00:55:05,200 I do not live. 775 00:55:06,400 --> 00:55:08,600 You have a message for Lord Uhtred. 776 00:55:18,000 --> 00:55:19,320 Lord Uhtred. 777 00:55:19,400 --> 00:55:21,120 I see you now. 778 00:55:22,360 --> 00:55:25,560 The gods have had their sacrifice 779 00:55:25,640 --> 00:55:28,920 and the brothers have tonight 780 00:55:29,000 --> 00:55:32,960 begun that which cannot be stopped. 781 00:55:33,040 --> 00:55:36,280 Lundene's streets are red... 782 00:55:37,720 --> 00:55:39,520 with Saxon blood. 783 00:55:41,960 --> 00:55:46,120 You are to be King. 784 00:55:47,440 --> 00:55:49,120 King of Mercia. 785 00:55:49,200 --> 00:55:52,840 King of Saxon and Dane. 786 00:55:53,800 --> 00:55:57,960 King of other Kings. 787 00:56:01,040 --> 00:56:04,360 You. Lord Uhtred. 788 00:56:15,440 --> 00:56:16,440 Bury him. 789 00:56:19,280 --> 00:56:20,280 Lord King? 790 00:56:22,200 --> 00:56:23,920 It is done. 791 00:57:06,440 --> 00:57:08,280 What we have just witnessed... 792 00:57:09,880 --> 00:57:11,400 do you believe it to be true? 793 00:57:11,480 --> 00:57:13,280 I do. 794 00:57:14,720 --> 00:57:16,360 And me. 795 00:57:17,800 --> 00:57:20,760 It put a shiver through your spine, no doubt. 796 00:57:22,600 --> 00:57:25,760 So, what now? You're sworn to Alfred. 797 00:57:25,840 --> 00:57:28,320 Alfred is nothing compared to the gods. 798 00:57:29,640 --> 00:57:31,480 I would suggest. 799 00:57:33,440 --> 00:57:34,840 Uhtred... 800 00:57:34,920 --> 00:57:38,520 it is our birthright to be called kings. 801 00:57:39,800 --> 00:57:40,800 Haesten. 802 00:57:43,440 --> 00:57:46,520 - Lord? - The brothers Sigefrid and Erik, 803 00:57:46,600 --> 00:57:49,560 is it true what Bjorn says? They're attacking Lundene? 804 00:57:50,800 --> 00:57:53,560 I cannot say for certain, Lord, but that was the plan... 805 00:57:54,480 --> 00:57:56,640 to sail up river and take Lundene, 806 00:57:56,720 --> 00:57:58,960 which would now be your city... 807 00:57:59,600 --> 00:58:01,560 as King of Mercia. 808 00:58:02,305 --> 00:59:02,633 -== [ www.OpenSubtitles.org ] ==-