A NETFLIX SERIES
Ride on! Double line!
Proceed!
That way!
Advance!
Watch out for the cave!
Hurry! There's his son!
Go to the left! Down to the bushes!
Quickly!
Shit! Run!
Where is he?
Shit!
Hurry! Look for him!
He must be close by.
There he is!
Saulus?
Show yourself, traitor!
Flavus told me that this is your son!
If you want to save his life, surrender!
Traitor, surrender!
Go back to Tiberius.
This land is ours.
If you don't understand that, a whole lot of Roman blood will be lost.
It's over. Everything's okay.
"Everything's okay"?
Look at yourself!
Roman blood all over your face.
You shame us all!
They tried to kill us.
Kill you!
Because you're a traitor!
I'm taking you home.
To Rome?
Rome is not my home.
This shouldn't have happened.
Runa!
It won't stop bleeding.
You know how to close the wound.
You do it.
Ready?
Dido!
Overpowered by Arminius and two women?
As I said,
there was another man, and who knows how many others assisting outside!
Will you confess to your part in the plot?
You blame me?
To distract from your failure?
Barbarians entered your camp!
Take him to his tent. The barbarian traitor will await his fate.
Arminius' escape benefits me in no way!
I brought him here!
No one wants my brother's head on a pike more than me!
Untie me. Now.
I won't do that.
And speak Latin. I don't understand this crude yelping.
You understand my language.
Anyway, I can't risk you running away from me.
I won't.
I didn't know.
I didn't know Ari had a child in Rome.
You think there's someone else?
A woman?
He could have ten wives and 20 children.
But why is he hiding it from me?
I'm sorry I dragged you both into this.
All this just to rescue a liar.
What else do you want me to say?
That I was right about Ari.
This is your village?
-We live in small villages-- -It smells like shit.
You gave up Rome for this?
To live among barbarian pigs?
The barbarian pigs defeated three Roman legions,
under your father's leadership.
The leader of shit still lives in shit.
Ari!
-Odvulf! -Thank the gods!
Good to have you back.
Talio. Good to see you again.
Thusnelda is already at Runa's.
Odvulf, can you take care of him?
This is Gaius.
My son.
This… barbarian stinks.
Should I translate that for him?
-Alert the reiks. -About what?
Tell them Marbod's no peacemaker, he's a filthy traitor.
I knew it. What happened?
He set a trap and handed me to the Romans.
And he'll do it to all of us. We need to act fast.
He'll pay for his treachery.
You trust this Flavus?
You should see your face when I even say his name.
Flavus.
Stop it.
-Flavus… -Stop it!
A love affair?
This here
and this here
belong only to us Marcomanni,
and we'll defend them with everything we have.
My lord?
We've heard that Ari, the Cheruscan, has escaped from the Roman camp.
What did you say?
Ari has escaped.
What about his brother?
We don't know, my lord.
How's she doing?
Worse than you.
We must take her to the village where she can recover safely.
We're going nowhere with you.
Fine. Then don't go with me.
But if this woman means anything to you,
let us get her out of here.
I suspect there's a whole legion after us now.
-You can't hold them off on your own. -I'll manage.
He's right. She can't stay here.
Do it for her.
The savages in these woods…
will never approach the majesty of our empire…
because they will never know the power that comes from uniting as one.
Rome…
shall…
always…
reign.
But only if we remain strong.
We are only as strong as our weakest link!
No! Have mercy!
I have to, brother.
And what do we do with our weakest link?
We remove it!
-And if there's another? -Tiberius!
Silence, barbarian!
Marbod!
You need me.
We've been best friends since our earliest days.
If he learns you've killed me, he'll team up with Arminius.
I'm sure of it!
I was right about you from the start.
Think of Rome!
A traitor by nature!
Marbod has an army of 70,000!
Our great leader Tiberius
has other plans for this traitorous barbarian.
But be assured
that his punishment will be more horrible
than what my sword could ever accomplish.
Carefully!
Thusnelda.
When you disappeared, I was the only one who believed you were still alive,
who said we had to rescue you.
I was the only one in this tribe who risked everything!
-And I'm grate-- -Shut your mouth.
And what was it for?
To save a cowardly liar?
My past--
Your son is standing outside, Ari. That's not your past.
My life in Rome, my son,
my wife…
Your wife?
I suggest you look for somewhere else to sleep tonight.
Dido!
It's the monsters of the night. Only a dream.
Yesterday… in the Roman camp…
I saw him.
The Roman who killed my father.
You have a fever.
Maybe dreams and reality have… embraced, you know?
It wasn't a dream. It was him.
Go to sleep.
I'm right here.
And you'll sleep here.
This is your bed, and this is my bed.
Simple, but cozy.
And these are my pigs.
Pigs are good.
Nice and warm.
It stinks.
What a filthy…
You're sleeping here.
Sleep.
How is she?
Fine.
Thanks for getting me out.
Despite everything.
You risked your life.
I'll always be grateful.
Fine.
This is an important fight.
We all make sacrifices, we all doing things…
that hurt people we love.
Each of us has to know
what he's willing to give for his ideals.
Fine.
I will always love you as my best friend.
And you should know… that your tribe needs you.
Wash.
Lavore.
Lavare.
Idiot.
No way. This is ice water.
Odvulf? Odvulf! Wait!
Odvulf! What are you doing? Odvulf!
Wait! Odvulf!
You!
Idiot!
Lavore.
Lavare.
Your passion for the empire appears unshaken.
Yes, Commander.
My only love is Rome.
Take this to Marbod.
A token of our ongoing friendship and loyalty.
I pray you succeed.
This is your last chance.
Yes, Commander.
Thank you for your confidence.
Do you think… someone will get killed?
Nothing is certain in life
except uncertainty.
Uncertainty and the empire.
Well? What did the other tribes say?
It's for your ears only.
I have no secrets from Folkwin.
-We spoke to four different reiks. -And?
None will support you.
-They're not taking sides? -They are. Marbod's.
They want to elect him king at the folkmoot.
They think the Romans capturing you is a sign from the gods.
That wasn't the gods, that was Marbod himself.
The dog!
We have to deal with him before the Romans deal with us.
What do you think?
Me?
It's none of my business who will be your king.
Not that long ago… you said you'd kill me if I became king.
You said what?
We're Germani.
We've never had a king, and we don't need one now. But it's nice
that you've realized it was a shitty idea.
You're a true barbarian, Odvulf.
Stupid, uncivilized, crude.
You live in a shithole,
heated by the farts of your pigs.
You infer--
You see?
No…
Again. Come here.
Here… here.
With feeling.
Sensus.
Yes!
Again.
The duck…
You shot it?
Odvulf.
He showed me how hunt with a sling.
Very primitive, of course.
Barbaric.
But a lot of fun?
Gaius.
I have…
I can only apologize to you.
I've wronged you.
Why?
Because I belong here where I was born.
And because these people also have a right to a good life.
A peaceful life.
I chose them instead of Rome and my career in the army.
There's only one thing I'd regret…
Losing you.
You can go if you want.
But I would be happy if you stayed.
Give me one good reason.
Someday we could lead together.
I'm not Cherusci!
Ari.
Are you coming?
What… Where are you going?
We have a problem we need to deal with. Another reik.
A fight?
Can I come with you?
Why?
Barbarians always kill each other.
Good, I think.
Good for Rome.
Don't ask.
You know, actually it was always clear that there were no obligations.
We didn't owe each other anything.
And now you think you owe her something after all?
She saved me.
From myself.
You're riding out against Marbod and the Marcomanni, right?
If you take revenge now, soon his 70,000 men will show up here
and demand Ari's head. You know that, right?
Some battles have to be fought.
Still, right now the tribes should be united.
It doesn't feel right.
I…
I'm afraid.
For the first time.
Well,
now you're also a mother.
You have a child.
As a mother, you're always putting more than one life at risk.
-So why you should probably-- -Nonsense!
Folkwin?
You're Thumelicus' father.
Runa said so.
I had sensed it already.
Does…
Does Ari know?
No.
Thumelicus… is the son of Reik Ari.
Thumelicus will be the next reik.
But he is your child.
I know I have no right to ask anything of you.
Thusnelda, you can't just--
Because we don't owe each other anything either.
But Thumelicus owes you his life.
The gods are playing a game with us.
Folkwin,
if anything happens to me…
protect him.
You know the gods will punish us if we break the folkmoot peace.
You think we should just let Marbod get away with it?
-I just meant that right now… -Are you ready?
-…that the gods… -Apparently the gods don't know Marbod.
No.
You're going to attack us?
Like some mangy bastard?
Because we're defenseless?
Because I thought that you… would abide by the gods' commandments
and keep the folkmoot peace?
This is just between the two of us, Marbod.
You shouldn't have come here, Ari.
Have you forgotten?
I have no fear anymore.
Come on!
You know what distinguishes us from the Romans?
Barbarians
kill each other.
That's good.
Good for Rome.
Do you want me to kneel before you?
Never.
No.
I want you to stand!
Marbod.
King of all tribes in Germania.
Subtitle translation by: Kel Barksdale