1 00:00:10,040 --> 00:00:12,120 I am Uhtred, son of Uhtred. 2 00:00:12,200 --> 00:00:16,640 Defeated at Ethandun, Earl Guthrum was baptized and became 3 00:00:16,720 --> 00:00:18,800 King Aethelstan of East Anglia. 4 00:00:18,880 --> 00:00:24,120 While in Wessex, Aethelwold still sees himself as the true heir to the throne. 5 00:00:24,200 --> 00:00:25,960 I see it as a king would see it. 6 00:00:26,040 --> 00:00:29,360 -Yet, King Alfred has other plans. -I'm to be married? 7 00:00:29,440 --> 00:00:31,920 A permanent bond between Wessex and Mercia. 8 00:00:32,000 --> 00:00:34,520 Which one of you is Aethelred? 9 00:00:34,600 --> 00:00:37,240 Alfred forced me to renew my allegiance. 10 00:00:37,320 --> 00:00:40,680 He sent me to kill the Northmen brothers, Erik and Sigefrid. 11 00:00:40,760 --> 00:00:41,960 [grunting] 12 00:00:42,040 --> 00:00:44,960 After taking Sigefrid's hand, I banished them. 13 00:00:45,040 --> 00:00:48,480 You will take one ship and you will leave Northumbria. You will not return. 14 00:00:48,560 --> 00:00:50,120 I swear! 15 00:00:50,200 --> 00:00:54,040 And at last, in Northumbria, I took my revenge against Kjarten 16 00:00:54,120 --> 00:00:57,800 and his son, Sven, freeing my enslaved sister, Thyra. 17 00:00:57,880 --> 00:00:59,160 Let me help you. 18 00:00:59,240 --> 00:01:01,040 Having defeated the Danes, 19 00:01:01,120 --> 00:01:04,040 I married my love, Gisela. 20 00:01:04,120 --> 00:01:06,320 And now, all seems quiet. 21 00:01:06,400 --> 00:01:09,040 But for a warrior, there can never be peace. 22 00:01:09,120 --> 00:01:10,960 Destiny is all. 23 00:01:11,600 --> 00:01:14,800 ♪♪ 24 00:01:29,680 --> 00:01:31,240 We're here. 25 00:01:31,320 --> 00:01:34,840 Grounder ahead. Be ready. 26 00:01:56,800 --> 00:01:58,280 -[Sihtric] She says she loves me. -[chuckles] 27 00:02:01,480 --> 00:02:03,400 -I swear. She says she loves me. -[Finan] She would. 28 00:02:03,480 --> 00:02:06,720 -Sihtric she's a whore. -[Sihtric] No. 29 00:02:06,800 --> 00:02:09,360 -She's past that. -What she loves is your silver. 30 00:02:09,440 --> 00:02:10,919 Is that the name of his cock? 31 00:02:11,000 --> 00:02:12,360 [laughs] 32 00:02:13,360 --> 00:02:14,200 I wish to marry her. 33 00:02:14,280 --> 00:02:17,600 And I wish you to kill Danes and survive the night. 34 00:02:17,680 --> 00:02:19,600 We are the only chance the villagers have. 35 00:02:19,680 --> 00:02:21,320 [villagers screaming] 36 00:02:23,000 --> 00:02:24,480 They have begun. 37 00:02:29,600 --> 00:02:30,600 [sighs] 38 00:02:40,000 --> 00:02:41,600 [grunts] 39 00:02:41,680 --> 00:02:45,480 Elgin. Pass me the flask. 40 00:02:47,600 --> 00:02:48,400 [grunts] 41 00:02:50,440 --> 00:02:52,440 [gulping] 42 00:02:54,040 --> 00:02:55,240 [groans] 43 00:02:59,240 --> 00:03:03,080 If you wish to live, boy, take your hand away from your sword. 44 00:03:09,200 --> 00:03:10,040 [grunts] 45 00:03:10,120 --> 00:03:11,240 [groans] 46 00:03:15,520 --> 00:03:17,400 [Uhtred] There will be no more than 30 raiders. 47 00:03:19,160 --> 00:03:21,200 We hide and we wait. 48 00:03:22,240 --> 00:03:24,680 We attack on my command, not before. 49 00:03:24,760 --> 00:03:27,880 You all heard the lord, we find cover. 50 00:03:29,440 --> 00:03:32,440 [indistinct chatter] 51 00:03:33,760 --> 00:03:35,760 [woman crying] 52 00:03:39,360 --> 00:03:41,480 [Lead Dane] Come on, come on! 53 00:03:41,560 --> 00:03:43,920 [indistinct chatter] 54 00:03:44,000 --> 00:03:46,280 -Run and hide. -[Lead Dane] Elgin! 55 00:03:47,560 --> 00:03:48,880 Elgin, get up! 56 00:03:51,120 --> 00:03:54,440 -[Dane] We've brought some prisoners. -[Lead Dane] Keep them quiet! 57 00:03:58,640 --> 00:04:00,600 Elgin! 58 00:04:03,480 --> 00:04:05,280 -Are you drunk? -Now! 59 00:04:05,360 --> 00:04:07,040 [villagers screaming] 60 00:04:07,120 --> 00:04:09,560 [Finan] We kill every bastard one of them! 61 00:04:09,640 --> 00:04:10,440 [screaming] 62 00:04:10,520 --> 00:04:12,160 [grunts] 63 00:04:12,240 --> 00:04:13,520 -[man] Defend yourselves! -[woman] Run! 64 00:04:13,600 --> 00:04:15,240 [screams] 65 00:04:15,320 --> 00:04:18,120 [grunting] 66 00:04:38,120 --> 00:04:40,120 [panting] 67 00:04:42,600 --> 00:04:44,600 [panting] 68 00:04:54,800 --> 00:04:56,040 What's your name? 69 00:05:01,320 --> 00:05:02,840 Her name is Aethelflaed, Lord. 70 00:05:02,920 --> 00:05:04,400 You are her mother? 71 00:05:04,480 --> 00:05:06,080 No, Lord. 72 00:05:15,320 --> 00:05:17,320 The King, Alfred, 73 00:05:17,400 --> 00:05:20,040 he has a daughter named Aethelflaed. 74 00:05:20,120 --> 00:05:22,960 She is strong and brave. 75 00:05:24,800 --> 00:05:26,080 You will need to be the same. 76 00:05:31,840 --> 00:05:35,000 Go back to your village, take care of your dead. 77 00:05:37,280 --> 00:05:38,440 [grunts] 78 00:05:38,520 --> 00:05:42,800 Finan, hang three of the dead from the trees visible from the river! 79 00:05:42,880 --> 00:05:44,360 Lord. 80 00:05:44,440 --> 00:05:45,640 [whimpers] 81 00:05:45,720 --> 00:05:49,920 Take back what belongs to you. You are safe now. 82 00:05:51,680 --> 00:05:56,760 You will go back to your rat's nest and tell anyone who cares to listen: 83 00:05:56,840 --> 00:06:00,680 Beyond Lundene the River Temes belongs to Alfred, 84 00:06:02,280 --> 00:06:04,880 and it is guarded by Uhtred of Bebbanburg. 85 00:06:11,400 --> 00:06:13,400 ♪♪ 86 00:06:54,680 --> 00:06:57,360 ♪♪ 87 00:07:11,600 --> 00:07:13,880 Now there's a welcome sight, 88 00:07:13,960 --> 00:07:15,680 my wife and my boy. 89 00:07:15,760 --> 00:07:17,640 [grunts] Ooh. 90 00:07:17,720 --> 00:07:19,600 I think we might be feeding him too much. 91 00:07:19,680 --> 00:07:22,160 Don't forget your daughter, she is here too. 92 00:07:24,400 --> 00:07:27,160 -It went well? -It did, not a scratch. 93 00:07:28,080 --> 00:07:28,880 You have a visitor. 94 00:07:31,400 --> 00:07:33,040 He has been here all night. 95 00:07:37,720 --> 00:07:38,720 [door opens] 96 00:07:41,120 --> 00:07:42,400 Aethelwold. 97 00:07:42,480 --> 00:07:44,280 How much of my ale have you drunk? 98 00:07:45,480 --> 00:07:47,200 Not a cup. 99 00:07:47,280 --> 00:07:50,920 Not a drop of ale has passed my lips for 10 days or more. 100 00:07:51,000 --> 00:07:52,280 You have been ill? 101 00:07:52,360 --> 00:07:55,080 Not ill, but... sober, 102 00:07:55,160 --> 00:07:57,560 which, as you know, is unlike me. 103 00:07:58,600 --> 00:08:01,440 But it is important that you accept that I am, sober. 104 00:08:02,440 --> 00:08:03,440 [grunts] 105 00:08:05,640 --> 00:08:09,080 Say what you are here to say, you have waited long enough. 106 00:08:14,440 --> 00:08:15,600 The dead speak. 107 00:08:16,680 --> 00:08:20,640 I have seen it, heard it. The dead speak. 108 00:08:20,720 --> 00:08:23,240 -The dead. -A corpse. 109 00:08:24,560 --> 00:08:27,280 I saw him rise from his grave and speak. 110 00:08:27,360 --> 00:08:28,960 And what did this corpse say? 111 00:08:29,040 --> 00:08:31,680 What he said, concerns us both, us all, 112 00:08:31,760 --> 00:08:34,960 hence my visit and what I tell you are his words not mine, you understand. 113 00:08:35,039 --> 00:08:35,919 What did he say? 114 00:08:38,559 --> 00:08:39,559 That I should be King. 115 00:08:41,200 --> 00:08:42,360 No, believe me, it is true. 116 00:08:43,480 --> 00:08:45,000 He said that I should be King of Wessex 117 00:08:45,080 --> 00:08:47,680 and that you, you should be a King too. 118 00:08:48,080 --> 00:08:51,680 He said that you, Uhtred, will be crowned King of Mercia. 119 00:08:54,920 --> 00:08:56,640 Bjorn heard it through the three spinners. 120 00:08:56,720 --> 00:08:57,960 Bjorn? 121 00:08:59,000 --> 00:09:00,320 That is his name. 122 00:09:05,720 --> 00:09:07,520 He is a Dane? 123 00:09:07,600 --> 00:09:08,400 A dead Dane, yes. 124 00:09:08,480 --> 00:09:10,200 Therefore, a good Dane. [chuckles] 125 00:09:14,200 --> 00:09:15,640 We are royalty, you and I. 126 00:09:16,520 --> 00:09:19,480 I have done my utmost to serve Alfred but with no reward, no response-- 127 00:09:19,560 --> 00:09:20,360 Where are you going? 128 00:09:20,440 --> 00:09:22,480 To wash the blood off my hands and then to bed! 129 00:09:22,560 --> 00:09:23,840 Do you not believe me!? 130 00:09:23,920 --> 00:09:25,560 Where did you see this corpse? 131 00:09:27,280 --> 00:09:29,480 Mercia. Beyond Watling Street. 132 00:09:29,560 --> 00:09:30,960 You crossed into Daneland? 133 00:09:31,040 --> 00:09:34,880 I went to the part of Mercia that Alfred gifted to the Danes, yes. 134 00:09:34,960 --> 00:09:37,400 You happened to wander across Watling Street? 135 00:09:37,480 --> 00:09:40,640 I was sent for! I was invited! And the same will happen to you! 136 00:09:42,480 --> 00:09:44,080 [sighs] 137 00:09:47,240 --> 00:09:48,600 I know what I saw. 138 00:09:52,840 --> 00:09:54,360 You will be a queen. 139 00:09:55,240 --> 00:09:57,160 I may not wish to be a queen. 140 00:10:03,200 --> 00:10:06,760 When Bjorn is ready to speak there will be a messenger. 141 00:10:09,640 --> 00:10:11,360 Tell me, 142 00:10:11,440 --> 00:10:13,320 do you wish Alfred harm? 143 00:10:13,400 --> 00:10:15,440 No. No, of course not. 144 00:10:17,760 --> 00:10:20,160 I mean, I wish him dead, but I would not harm him. 145 00:10:20,240 --> 00:10:21,200 [chuckles] 146 00:10:27,680 --> 00:10:29,520 I know what I saw. 147 00:10:32,560 --> 00:10:34,640 I will not outstay my welcome. 148 00:10:37,480 --> 00:10:39,240 Thank you for your kindness. 149 00:10:55,240 --> 00:10:57,360 You are sworn to Alfred. 150 00:10:57,440 --> 00:11:01,080 To become King of Mercia, you would need to break that oath. 151 00:11:01,160 --> 00:11:03,000 If that is my fate. 152 00:11:03,080 --> 00:11:05,400 Then you believe he speaks the truth? 153 00:11:05,480 --> 00:11:06,800 [chuckles] No, I do not. 154 00:11:09,800 --> 00:11:12,080 But I know he's not telling lies. 155 00:11:15,040 --> 00:11:17,160 The truth is another matter. 156 00:11:18,920 --> 00:11:21,280 We do not want an enemy such as Alfred. 157 00:11:21,360 --> 00:11:24,320 And Alfred will not want an enemy like me. 158 00:11:26,680 --> 00:11:28,200 Appears to be good progress, Lord. 159 00:11:28,280 --> 00:11:31,760 The people of Cookham seem to be in good spirits. 160 00:11:31,840 --> 00:11:33,280 It would appear so. 161 00:11:34,280 --> 00:11:35,520 We shall see. 162 00:11:36,600 --> 00:11:37,760 [man] Lord King. 163 00:11:40,400 --> 00:11:42,200 [man] Open the gates! 164 00:11:51,400 --> 00:11:53,720 -Finan. -What? 165 00:11:56,560 --> 00:11:59,480 Lord King. Welcome to Coccham. 166 00:11:59,560 --> 00:12:00,600 Finan. 167 00:12:00,680 --> 00:12:03,040 Lord Uhtred is at the fortress, the burh. 168 00:12:03,120 --> 00:12:05,200 Will you fetch him, Finan? We'll be waiting in the hall. 169 00:12:05,280 --> 00:12:06,480 I will, Lord. 170 00:12:09,480 --> 00:12:12,120 The man must have a priest for each day of the year. 171 00:12:12,200 --> 00:12:13,000 [chuckles] 172 00:12:13,080 --> 00:12:14,760 [priest] God be with you. 173 00:12:18,040 --> 00:12:21,040 ♪♪ 174 00:12:24,680 --> 00:12:26,400 [Godwine] Lord, we are crossing into Wessex. 175 00:12:27,240 --> 00:12:29,920 This stretch of river is protected by Lord Uhtred. 176 00:12:30,000 --> 00:12:32,800 -You say you have trade there? -I do, Lord. 177 00:12:35,240 --> 00:12:36,680 Lord, please. 178 00:12:36,760 --> 00:12:38,840 I cannot risk losing my ship. 179 00:12:38,920 --> 00:12:41,160 You will keep your ship. 180 00:12:44,200 --> 00:12:45,880 It is easy enough to say it. 181 00:12:45,960 --> 00:12:47,960 ♪♪ 182 00:12:56,440 --> 00:12:58,440 [sighs] 183 00:13:00,520 --> 00:13:02,080 [Alfred] It is a pagan's hall. 184 00:13:03,720 --> 00:13:06,640 Lord, you say the same every time we visit. 185 00:13:06,720 --> 00:13:09,320 Uhtred is a pagan, as is his hall. 186 00:13:09,400 --> 00:13:12,040 I find it annoying that he will not grow, 187 00:13:12,120 --> 00:13:14,720 he insists upon clinging to these ancient beliefs. 188 00:13:15,640 --> 00:13:16,960 The beliefs of our forefathers. 189 00:13:17,040 --> 00:13:17,960 Who knew no better. 190 00:13:19,520 --> 00:13:20,720 Lord King. 191 00:13:21,800 --> 00:13:22,640 [Gisela] Refreshment. 192 00:13:23,520 --> 00:13:24,480 [Alfred] Thank you, Gisela. 193 00:13:26,680 --> 00:13:27,720 I, uh... 194 00:13:28,480 --> 00:13:30,360 -I trust you are well. -[Gisela] I am, Lord. 195 00:13:30,440 --> 00:13:32,480 And better for your visit. 196 00:13:32,560 --> 00:13:33,760 The ale is freshly brewed. 197 00:13:33,840 --> 00:13:35,520 Ah, excellent. 198 00:13:38,520 --> 00:13:41,440 -You are content in Wessex, I hope? -I am, Lord. 199 00:13:41,520 --> 00:13:43,960 I am well, my family are well 200 00:13:44,040 --> 00:13:46,200 and there's peace, this is all I ask. 201 00:13:46,840 --> 00:13:49,240 And what of you? Are you content? 202 00:13:50,480 --> 00:13:54,120 My daughter is now old enough and will soon be gifted in marriage. 203 00:13:54,200 --> 00:13:57,600 I am... apprehensive. 204 00:13:57,680 --> 00:13:59,240 Aethelflaed is a sweet girl. 205 00:13:59,320 --> 00:14:00,160 She is. 206 00:14:00,240 --> 00:14:01,640 You are fond of her suitor, Lord? 207 00:14:01,720 --> 00:14:03,560 Aethelred. 208 00:14:03,640 --> 00:14:05,760 He serves a purpose. He is godly. 209 00:14:06,440 --> 00:14:09,160 [Gisela] Well, we look forward to the wedding celebrations in Winchester. 210 00:14:10,520 --> 00:14:12,680 And I wish her... happiness. 211 00:14:12,760 --> 00:14:16,200 The purpose of marriage is not to be happy, my dear. 212 00:14:16,280 --> 00:14:18,720 Then I am fortunate. 213 00:14:18,800 --> 00:14:21,200 I pray my own wife might say the same. 214 00:14:21,280 --> 00:14:23,960 Oh, I imagine she does Odda, as she so rarely sees you. 215 00:14:24,040 --> 00:14:25,760 [door opens] 216 00:14:27,160 --> 00:14:30,280 Lord King. Lord Odda. 217 00:14:30,360 --> 00:14:32,200 Steapa, my friend. 218 00:14:32,280 --> 00:14:36,160 Uhtred, you do not deserve such a charming wife. 219 00:14:36,240 --> 00:14:38,080 Oh, I can only agree, Lord. 220 00:14:38,160 --> 00:14:40,920 I was not expecting you, there has been no message. 221 00:14:41,000 --> 00:14:42,440 I am hearing you've hanged a man? 222 00:14:44,960 --> 00:14:46,920 I hanged many men just lately. 223 00:14:47,000 --> 00:14:48,440 Raiders, Danes. 224 00:14:48,520 --> 00:14:51,360 Um, already dead, Lord. 225 00:14:51,440 --> 00:14:54,560 I'm speaking of a Saxon man, a man of Coccham, of Wessex. 226 00:14:54,640 --> 00:14:56,200 That is why you are here? 227 00:14:56,280 --> 00:14:58,360 Amongst other concerns. 228 00:15:00,360 --> 00:15:02,240 That man was a thief, Lord, 229 00:15:02,320 --> 00:15:03,920 simple to the bone. 230 00:15:04,000 --> 00:15:05,560 You hanged him without trial. 231 00:15:06,400 --> 00:15:07,880 He was guilty. 232 00:15:07,960 --> 00:15:09,640 -Three times over. -It is the purpose of a trial 233 00:15:09,720 --> 00:15:12,640 to determine guilt. People must witness justice being done. 234 00:15:13,960 --> 00:15:15,400 Then I shall arrange a trial. 235 00:15:15,480 --> 00:15:17,360 It's a little bit late for that, I fear. 236 00:15:17,440 --> 00:15:18,880 [Gisela] Has there been a complaint, Lord? 237 00:15:20,160 --> 00:15:23,640 There are laws, carefully written laws and if you wish to remain an Ealdorman 238 00:15:23,720 --> 00:15:26,160 you will adhere to them. You shall not impose your pagan ideals 239 00:15:26,240 --> 00:15:27,880 within my Kingdom. 240 00:15:27,960 --> 00:15:30,080 We are west of Watling Street, not east. 241 00:15:31,400 --> 00:15:32,960 Yes, Lord. 242 00:15:33,040 --> 00:15:35,920 We do not cross over into Dane land, we do not cross over into Dane law, 243 00:15:36,000 --> 00:15:38,120 in mind, nor body nor spirit. 244 00:15:38,200 --> 00:15:39,760 No, Lord. 245 00:15:41,560 --> 00:15:44,920 [Alfred] My nephew, Aethelwold. He was, uh... 246 00:15:46,680 --> 00:15:48,760 Well, he was seen doing just that: 247 00:15:48,840 --> 00:15:52,200 leaving Wessex, crossing through Mercia from west to east. Are you aware of this? 248 00:15:54,800 --> 00:15:55,600 I'm not. 249 00:15:57,760 --> 00:16:00,600 When Aethelwold was here, he mentioned nothing of crossing into Daneland. 250 00:16:00,680 --> 00:16:01,840 Hmm. What did he mention? 251 00:16:04,160 --> 00:16:06,320 He mentioned you, Lord, and how you took his crown. 252 00:16:06,400 --> 00:16:08,480 [Odda] Aethelwold is permanently idle. 253 00:16:08,560 --> 00:16:11,520 My advice is the same as it has always been, 254 00:16:11,600 --> 00:16:14,000 you should put him on trial and then kill him. 255 00:16:15,000 --> 00:16:18,720 Should the devil begin to whisper in his ear, then I may have no choice. 256 00:16:33,560 --> 00:16:34,720 ♪♪ 257 00:17:11,240 --> 00:17:12,240 [sighs] 258 00:17:15,680 --> 00:17:18,359 Besides the men you strung up, 259 00:17:18,440 --> 00:17:20,079 how many other raiders did you kill? 260 00:17:20,160 --> 00:17:23,599 We killed about 30 men in total, they had sacked a village. 261 00:17:23,680 --> 00:17:25,680 Which was in Mercia. 262 00:17:25,760 --> 00:17:27,760 Lord, we hear the screams at night. 263 00:17:27,839 --> 00:17:29,360 Mercia is weak. 264 00:17:29,440 --> 00:17:31,440 Its people have no protection from the Danes. 265 00:17:31,520 --> 00:17:35,800 Mercia is disorganized and that will change, there will be burhs. 266 00:17:39,640 --> 00:17:42,640 What is that? That structure, there? 267 00:17:42,720 --> 00:17:44,200 It is a place for prayer, Lord. 268 00:17:46,720 --> 00:17:48,040 A church, Uhtred? 269 00:17:48,120 --> 00:17:53,160 Not quite, Lord. It is a shack, with a cross attached. 270 00:17:53,240 --> 00:17:56,280 If it is for the purpose of prayer, then it is a church. 271 00:17:56,360 --> 00:17:58,520 [Clapa] Lord! A ship is near! 272 00:17:59,960 --> 00:18:00,840 Traders! 273 00:18:01,920 --> 00:18:04,240 Perhaps you'd like a moment to pray, Lord? 274 00:18:05,760 --> 00:18:07,640 I'll need to watch the trader. 275 00:18:07,720 --> 00:18:10,480 Yes. Yes, I would like that. 276 00:18:21,400 --> 00:18:22,720 Lord! 277 00:18:22,800 --> 00:18:25,040 I was just thinking about you. 278 00:18:25,120 --> 00:18:28,000 You were in my prayers, is what I mean. 279 00:18:28,080 --> 00:18:29,880 Thank you, Hild. 280 00:18:29,960 --> 00:18:32,920 Please continue, do not let me disturb your peace. 281 00:18:34,080 --> 00:18:36,160 Would you care to sit with me, 282 00:18:36,240 --> 00:18:37,640 in peace, Lord. 283 00:18:37,720 --> 00:18:39,680 I would, Hild. I will. 284 00:18:54,480 --> 00:18:56,120 May I ask... 285 00:18:57,440 --> 00:18:59,800 have you found your lasting peace? 286 00:19:01,480 --> 00:19:03,080 I am near, Lord. 287 00:19:03,960 --> 00:19:07,120 I feel more content here with God, than with my sword. 288 00:19:07,200 --> 00:19:10,360 Courage without the sword is the more difficult path. 289 00:19:11,400 --> 00:19:13,120 It must, in time... 290 00:19:13,840 --> 00:19:15,320 become the only path. 291 00:19:17,560 --> 00:19:20,440 [Alfred] I pray you find your peace sooner than I. 292 00:19:22,040 --> 00:19:24,120 Thank you, Lord. 293 00:19:24,200 --> 00:19:26,080 [Godwine] You, stay with the ship. 294 00:19:30,200 --> 00:19:33,720 Godwine, I was expecting you days ago. 295 00:19:33,800 --> 00:19:36,520 -Are you carrying the axe heads? -[Godwine] I am, Lord. 296 00:19:36,600 --> 00:19:40,400 Frankia made, would split an oak tree. 297 00:19:40,480 --> 00:19:43,000 -How many? -How many do you need? 298 00:19:46,080 --> 00:19:47,960 My man saw warriors aboard your ship. 299 00:19:51,000 --> 00:19:52,800 Is this true? 300 00:19:56,080 --> 00:19:59,200 Three men only, Lord. It is a Northman. 301 00:19:59,280 --> 00:20:02,760 He wishes to speak with you, alone. 302 00:20:03,720 --> 00:20:06,640 -Can I trust this Northman? -He says that you know him. 303 00:20:06,720 --> 00:20:09,920 His name is Erik. He has a brother: Sigefrid. 304 00:20:10,840 --> 00:20:14,360 Finan, first sign of trouble, fire the ship. 305 00:20:15,680 --> 00:20:17,160 There'll be no need for fire, Lord. 306 00:20:18,600 --> 00:20:22,400 Sihtric, fetch me a whole bunch of torches. 307 00:20:24,080 --> 00:20:26,000 I like to be prepared. 308 00:20:28,680 --> 00:20:30,680 ♪♪ 309 00:20:34,840 --> 00:20:35,840 [urinating] 310 00:20:36,920 --> 00:20:39,040 [Erik] Uhtred of Bebbanburg. 311 00:20:40,560 --> 00:20:43,240 Here you are, lost in Wessex, once again. 312 00:20:43,320 --> 00:20:47,080 I am sworn to King Alfred... 313 00:20:48,640 --> 00:20:51,320 that is why I am here. 314 00:20:51,400 --> 00:20:52,920 Why are you here? 315 00:20:53,000 --> 00:20:56,160 I am not looking to fight, not yet. 316 00:20:57,360 --> 00:20:59,960 Can you believe I am traveling to meet with a dead man? 317 00:21:00,040 --> 00:21:03,960 -You deal in sorcery now? -It is my fate, or so I'm told. 318 00:21:05,280 --> 00:21:07,560 You have my word that I will make my appointment in Mercia 319 00:21:07,640 --> 00:21:10,160 and then I shall return to Frankia. 320 00:21:10,240 --> 00:21:11,480 Sigefrid is in Frankia? 321 00:21:11,560 --> 00:21:13,040 He is, 322 00:21:13,120 --> 00:21:16,680 but not for much longer, my brother is... restless. 323 00:21:16,760 --> 00:21:19,880 We have grown strong in the years since Northumbria. 324 00:21:19,960 --> 00:21:22,800 We have a fleet now, 19 ships. 325 00:21:24,400 --> 00:21:26,280 Which you will sail to where? 326 00:21:26,360 --> 00:21:28,640 Oh, we have no firm plan, 327 00:21:28,720 --> 00:21:30,200 other than to listen to Bjorn. 328 00:21:30,280 --> 00:21:31,520 The dead man. 329 00:21:31,600 --> 00:21:33,560 You say it without surprise, Uhtred. 330 00:21:33,640 --> 00:21:36,120 I think you might have gotten wind of this ghost. 331 00:21:36,200 --> 00:21:39,880 He speaks the words of the three spinners. We cannot ignore him. 332 00:21:40,600 --> 00:21:42,280 -We? -You and I. 333 00:21:43,160 --> 00:21:46,400 After his defeat at Ethandun, the Earl Guthrum rejected our gods 334 00:21:46,480 --> 00:21:47,720 and they are angry. 335 00:21:49,280 --> 00:21:50,720 They want revenge. 336 00:21:51,800 --> 00:21:53,800 I believe we have been chosen. 337 00:21:58,040 --> 00:22:01,440 You will receive your invitation. You shall see for yourself, I'm sure. 338 00:22:01,520 --> 00:22:04,920 What if I refuse to meet with this ghost? 339 00:22:05,000 --> 00:22:07,840 That is a matter for the three spinners and the gods. 340 00:22:09,080 --> 00:22:12,280 And what if I believe this ghost to be a trap... 341 00:22:12,920 --> 00:22:14,960 to be Sigefrid, wanting to kill me? 342 00:22:15,560 --> 00:22:18,160 You have my word that it is not. 343 00:22:18,240 --> 00:22:19,400 I swear... 344 00:22:20,160 --> 00:22:23,400 all that we want is Uhtred of Bebbanburg at our side. 345 00:22:24,920 --> 00:22:28,160 Now am I allowed to pass to keep my own appointment? 346 00:22:29,920 --> 00:22:30,720 You are. 347 00:22:33,080 --> 00:22:34,040 Safe journey... 348 00:22:35,680 --> 00:22:37,920 all the way back to Frankia. 349 00:22:38,000 --> 00:22:39,920 Uhtred Ragnarson. 350 00:22:40,000 --> 00:22:42,360 You will always have my respect. 351 00:22:48,080 --> 00:22:51,560 But do not forget, you were raised as a Dane. 352 00:22:55,360 --> 00:23:00,040 [indistinct chatter] 353 00:23:02,880 --> 00:23:06,040 -The broth was suitable, Lord? -Mmm. The broth was a delight, Gisela. 354 00:23:06,120 --> 00:23:07,240 As is the ale. 355 00:23:07,320 --> 00:23:10,120 You should moderate, Odda, you have a ladder to climb to find your bed. 356 00:23:10,200 --> 00:23:11,600 You can always be carried, Lord. 357 00:23:11,680 --> 00:23:13,480 It wouldn't be the first time. [chuckles] 358 00:23:13,560 --> 00:23:15,200 And I guarantee it won't be the last time. 359 00:23:16,360 --> 00:23:18,920 Lord, you make me out to be drunk. 360 00:23:19,000 --> 00:23:22,720 Though my head will be sore in the morning, I know it. 361 00:23:22,800 --> 00:23:25,720 Well, then it's ale for breakfast, Lord, the only cure. 362 00:23:25,800 --> 00:23:28,840 [laughing] 363 00:23:28,920 --> 00:23:32,880 Was my nephew drunk when he was here last? 364 00:23:35,160 --> 00:23:37,400 Aethelwold is often drunk, Lord, 365 00:23:37,480 --> 00:23:40,000 but this last time, he did not touch a drop. 366 00:23:40,080 --> 00:23:43,520 He mentioned he had been sober for days, which came as a surprise. 367 00:23:43,600 --> 00:23:44,480 That's a miracle. 368 00:23:44,560 --> 00:23:45,680 Not quite. 369 00:23:45,760 --> 00:23:48,400 [Uhtred] Aethelwold is not a complete fool, Lord. 370 00:23:48,480 --> 00:23:51,200 If he is idle, then could he not help bring order to Mercia? 371 00:23:53,000 --> 00:23:56,680 -He fought well at Ethandun. -As he is fond of reminding people. 372 00:23:56,760 --> 00:23:57,760 Hmm. 373 00:23:57,840 --> 00:23:59,120 He's as good a man as Aethelred. 374 00:23:59,200 --> 00:24:01,240 Uhtred, you speak of matters you do not understand, 375 00:24:01,320 --> 00:24:02,840 matters that do not concern you. 376 00:24:02,920 --> 00:24:05,080 The safety of Wessex concerns me. 377 00:24:05,160 --> 00:24:06,440 I am happy to hear you say it. 378 00:24:06,520 --> 00:24:08,400 Which is why we killed the raiders, Lord. 379 00:24:08,480 --> 00:24:11,320 -Raiders who belonged to Earl Guthrum. -His name is now King Aethelstan, 380 00:24:11,400 --> 00:24:13,480 that's been his name since he became a Christian. 381 00:24:13,560 --> 00:24:16,680 Regardless of what he is called, it is his men who now break the peace. 382 00:24:16,760 --> 00:24:18,640 -You are sure of this? -[Uhtred] I am. 383 00:24:18,720 --> 00:24:21,520 They gather at the mouth of the Temes river at Beamfleot. 384 00:24:21,600 --> 00:24:24,280 It is true, Lord, 200 or more, we've seen it. 385 00:24:24,360 --> 00:24:26,440 [Uhtred] And their number grows. 386 00:24:26,520 --> 00:24:29,120 If these rogues are Aethelstan's men, then they are his worry. 387 00:24:29,200 --> 00:24:32,200 Until they decide to blockade the river, Lord. 388 00:24:32,280 --> 00:24:34,720 Then Wessex will be starved of trade. 389 00:24:34,800 --> 00:24:35,960 Aethelstan shall deal with them. 390 00:24:36,040 --> 00:24:36,880 He must kill them. 391 00:24:36,960 --> 00:24:38,360 I believe we must kill them. 392 00:24:38,440 --> 00:24:41,360 [Alfred] What we must do is hold the peace! 393 00:24:41,440 --> 00:24:43,600 War cannot always be the answer! 394 00:24:43,680 --> 00:24:47,520 Lord, forgive me but you speak of matters you do not fully understand. 395 00:24:48,840 --> 00:24:51,000 These men will not listen to Aethelstan 396 00:24:51,080 --> 00:24:53,520 and Aethelstan will not deal with them. 397 00:24:53,600 --> 00:24:56,200 For now, they are rogues, but, should they find a lord to serve, 398 00:24:56,280 --> 00:24:57,440 then they will become an army. 399 00:24:57,520 --> 00:25:00,000 So answer me this. Where might this lord come from? Do I know of him? 400 00:25:01,920 --> 00:25:03,120 [Alfred] Should I fear him? 401 00:25:03,200 --> 00:25:04,280 [scoffs] 402 00:25:04,360 --> 00:25:07,520 You can be sure he will not be called Uhtred, Lord, 403 00:25:07,600 --> 00:25:09,440 if that is your meaning. 404 00:25:12,960 --> 00:25:17,080 My advice, Lord, is to send ships and men to Beamfleot. 405 00:25:20,840 --> 00:25:23,880 We shall maintain the peace. 406 00:25:35,520 --> 00:25:37,600 They say it is an honor to have the King stay, 407 00:25:37,680 --> 00:25:41,400 but his men and his priests have eaten almost a winter's worth of food. 408 00:25:41,480 --> 00:25:44,680 Uhtred, how can you serve a man who doesn't see your value? 409 00:25:44,760 --> 00:25:46,480 Oh, he sees it. 410 00:25:46,560 --> 00:25:49,080 His God won't allow him to embrace it. 411 00:25:49,160 --> 00:25:51,800 He dislikes me more by the day. 412 00:25:51,880 --> 00:25:54,440 Then you should ask him to release you. 413 00:25:55,640 --> 00:25:59,440 And we will go north, to my brother and to Ragnar. 414 00:25:59,520 --> 00:26:04,000 I am content here, but we cannot become an enemy of Alfred. 415 00:26:09,840 --> 00:26:11,480 [Hild] Lord. 416 00:26:11,560 --> 00:26:15,120 -Hild. You look fearsome. -[Finan chuckles] 417 00:26:15,200 --> 00:26:17,160 I think I preferred you with a sword. 418 00:26:17,240 --> 00:26:18,760 My sword has become heavy. 419 00:26:18,840 --> 00:26:20,760 But you could probably kill someone with that, though. 420 00:26:20,840 --> 00:26:22,960 [laughs] 421 00:26:24,400 --> 00:26:26,480 I need to speak to you plainly. 422 00:26:27,800 --> 00:26:31,080 I'd like to build a house, a nunnery, here in Coccham, 423 00:26:31,160 --> 00:26:34,320 but with your permission and that of the Bishop, of course. 424 00:26:35,640 --> 00:26:37,640 The time is the right time. 425 00:26:39,120 --> 00:26:42,000 You have my permission, no question. 426 00:26:42,080 --> 00:26:43,400 Thank you. 427 00:26:43,480 --> 00:26:45,480 And you have my protection... 428 00:26:46,800 --> 00:26:48,200 always... 429 00:26:49,240 --> 00:26:51,880 Abbess Hild. [chuckles] 430 00:26:53,840 --> 00:26:56,280 You will always be too good a woman for God alone. 431 00:26:56,360 --> 00:26:57,360 [Hild chuckles] 432 00:27:00,280 --> 00:27:01,520 [Uhtred] Alfred will be pleased. 433 00:27:03,440 --> 00:27:06,440 ♪♪ 434 00:27:12,400 --> 00:27:15,040 [Erik] Stow the oars, make her secure! 435 00:27:16,760 --> 00:27:18,480 -And, Haesten! -Lord? 436 00:27:18,560 --> 00:27:21,120 -Ensure the ships are guarded well! -Yes, Lord! 437 00:27:28,800 --> 00:27:30,840 The fortress of Beamfleot. 438 00:27:30,920 --> 00:27:32,560 And all the men inside. 439 00:27:32,640 --> 00:27:34,320 They are ours now. 440 00:27:35,560 --> 00:27:37,560 Even the air is rich here. 441 00:27:38,800 --> 00:27:40,800 Lundene is how far up river? 442 00:27:40,880 --> 00:27:43,040 Half a day, with the tide. 443 00:27:43,120 --> 00:27:45,680 We take it at the earliest. 444 00:27:45,760 --> 00:27:47,200 And Uhtred. 445 00:27:47,960 --> 00:27:49,440 As we planned. 446 00:27:49,520 --> 00:27:51,920 ♪♪ 447 00:28:07,880 --> 00:28:10,240 [Beocca] Are you looking forward to the wedding, Father? 448 00:28:10,320 --> 00:28:13,120 I am. I am, Father Beocca. 449 00:28:13,200 --> 00:28:16,120 I enjoy a wedding as much as the next drunkard. 450 00:28:17,160 --> 00:28:19,880 How is your own lady, Father, the Dane? 451 00:28:19,960 --> 00:28:22,360 Thyra? She is not my lady. 452 00:28:23,360 --> 00:28:24,600 She's well. 453 00:28:24,680 --> 00:28:27,160 She is something of a strange beauty. 454 00:28:27,240 --> 00:28:28,920 Yes. 455 00:28:29,000 --> 00:28:32,120 She's, uh... She's-- Yes. 456 00:28:32,200 --> 00:28:35,600 I inform God each evening how much I miss the company of a woman. 457 00:28:35,680 --> 00:28:37,440 He sends me nothing. 458 00:28:37,520 --> 00:28:40,560 We talk, Thyra and I. 459 00:28:40,640 --> 00:28:43,280 She is a pleasant woman. 460 00:28:43,360 --> 00:28:45,680 There is no finer sight 461 00:28:45,760 --> 00:28:48,920 than that of a naked woman, arms outstretched. 462 00:28:49,000 --> 00:28:50,320 [chuckles] 463 00:28:50,400 --> 00:28:52,040 Almost there. 464 00:28:52,120 --> 00:28:53,160 Lord? 465 00:28:53,240 --> 00:28:55,000 -Lord? -[Alfred] Beocca, come in. 466 00:28:59,360 --> 00:29:01,400 -Father Pyrlig. -Good day, Lord. 467 00:29:01,480 --> 00:29:04,120 I read of nothing but skirmishes and raids. 468 00:29:05,040 --> 00:29:07,040 What kind of a place must Daneland be? 469 00:29:07,120 --> 00:29:09,520 -Sinful, Lord. -Without question. 470 00:29:09,600 --> 00:29:12,080 They aspire only to kill and fornicate. 471 00:29:12,160 --> 00:29:14,880 [Aelswith] Lord. Are we to wait? 472 00:29:14,960 --> 00:29:17,440 -For a moment. -[Beocca] Lady Aelswith. 473 00:29:18,280 --> 00:29:21,120 Lady, I'm begging your pardon for my somewhat colorful description 474 00:29:21,200 --> 00:29:22,200 of life as a Dane. 475 00:29:23,520 --> 00:29:24,680 We are prepared, Lord. 476 00:29:29,480 --> 00:29:31,720 -Father Pyrlig, I have a task for you. -Lord. 477 00:29:31,800 --> 00:29:33,640 You are familiar with East Anglia, are you not? 478 00:29:33,720 --> 00:29:36,960 I am, Lord, a land of quite unremarkable beauty. 479 00:29:37,040 --> 00:29:40,160 You are to go to King Aethelstan, he may need help with the reading of this letter. 480 00:29:41,240 --> 00:29:42,040 Aethelstan. 481 00:29:42,120 --> 00:29:44,760 He is to deal with the rogue Danes at Beamfleot and swiftly. 482 00:29:44,840 --> 00:29:46,960 -If you could emphasize "swiftly". -Emphasize swiftly. 483 00:29:47,040 --> 00:29:49,840 You have been allocated a guard. They are waiting for you in the stable. 484 00:29:49,920 --> 00:29:52,800 -I am to leave now, Lord? -Swiftly, Father. 485 00:29:54,080 --> 00:29:57,240 May I say, I was somewhat looking forward to the celebrations, Lord. 486 00:29:57,320 --> 00:30:00,160 The whole of Winchester shall be celebrating. 487 00:30:00,240 --> 00:30:01,720 Swiftly. 488 00:30:02,560 --> 00:30:05,080 -Yes, Lord. I will gather what I need. -Lord. 489 00:30:10,200 --> 00:30:11,200 [Aelswith] You are ready? 490 00:30:15,680 --> 00:30:16,960 I am. 491 00:30:17,040 --> 00:30:19,960 There is still a little decorative work to be done. 492 00:30:20,040 --> 00:30:23,320 Now do not touch it, you have ink on your hands. 493 00:30:27,200 --> 00:30:29,200 ♪♪ 494 00:30:35,080 --> 00:30:37,320 Say what you think. 495 00:30:37,400 --> 00:30:38,960 Do you like it? 496 00:30:41,480 --> 00:30:43,200 I have not seen anything so beautiful. 497 00:30:46,320 --> 00:30:47,360 He does not deserve you. 498 00:30:47,440 --> 00:30:48,840 Did I not say the same? 499 00:30:48,920 --> 00:30:50,960 I hope that Aethelred says the same. 500 00:30:51,040 --> 00:30:55,200 Aethelred should consider himself a very fortunate young man. 501 00:30:55,280 --> 00:30:57,440 And in time you will grow fond of him, I'm sure. 502 00:30:57,520 --> 00:30:59,760 -I'm already fond of him. -Oh, shush now. 503 00:30:59,840 --> 00:31:03,040 You have barely met him, the last time over a year ago. 504 00:31:03,120 --> 00:31:05,360 Aethelred is a good and godly man. 505 00:31:05,440 --> 00:31:07,960 Who is a little too fond of himself. 506 00:31:08,040 --> 00:31:09,800 Will Uhtred be coming to the wedding? 507 00:31:09,880 --> 00:31:13,320 Sadly, he will. I'm sure. 508 00:31:13,400 --> 00:31:16,480 -I consider him to be our lucky charm. -Now, now there will be no mention 509 00:31:16,560 --> 00:31:19,120 of luck or charms. There is God's will and nothing more. 510 00:31:19,200 --> 00:31:20,200 Praise Him. 511 00:31:25,080 --> 00:31:27,080 [man] Hold the horses. 512 00:31:28,160 --> 00:31:29,360 [man] Get some water. 513 00:31:31,040 --> 00:31:32,760 [Aldhelm] It is fertile land, Lord. 514 00:31:36,160 --> 00:31:37,240 No greener than Mercia. 515 00:31:38,120 --> 00:31:41,320 Though Wessex does have the advantage of not sharing a border with the Welsh. 516 00:31:41,400 --> 00:31:42,520 [chuckles] 517 00:31:42,600 --> 00:31:47,000 The Welsh to the west, the Danes to the east and Alfred to the south. 518 00:31:47,080 --> 00:31:49,920 -We are surrounded. -I would say we are perfectly positioned, 519 00:31:50,000 --> 00:31:54,080 at the very middle of Alfred's idea of an England. 520 00:31:55,320 --> 00:31:58,600 -Pivotal. -Yes. I like that. 521 00:31:59,280 --> 00:32:00,280 [chuckles] 522 00:32:01,600 --> 00:32:04,000 Lord? 523 00:32:04,080 --> 00:32:05,640 Lord? 524 00:32:05,720 --> 00:32:08,280 Have you made a decision yet? 525 00:32:10,000 --> 00:32:11,440 Have you given it thought? 526 00:32:11,520 --> 00:32:13,080 Given thought to what? 527 00:32:13,160 --> 00:32:14,760 Uhtred. 528 00:32:15,360 --> 00:32:18,720 My request to marry, Lord. I would like to have a family. 529 00:32:20,760 --> 00:32:22,800 Lord, you will answer the man. 530 00:32:25,280 --> 00:32:28,600 I will speak with her at Winchester and give you my decision. 531 00:32:28,680 --> 00:32:30,440 Thank you, Lord. 532 00:32:31,720 --> 00:32:35,200 But you are to give her no more of your arm-rings nor silver. 533 00:32:37,920 --> 00:32:40,520 [indistinct chatter] 534 00:32:55,240 --> 00:32:59,840 If it is not the great Lord Uhtred of the small and little known village of Coccham. 535 00:32:59,920 --> 00:33:01,800 I see you are drinking again, Aethelwold. 536 00:33:01,880 --> 00:33:04,000 It's just a cup or two, nothing more. 537 00:33:04,080 --> 00:33:05,680 I have news for you. 538 00:33:05,760 --> 00:33:07,400 You know where to find me. 539 00:33:11,400 --> 00:33:14,400 Before you take yourself away to an inn, I wish to speak with you. 540 00:33:14,480 --> 00:33:15,280 About what? 541 00:33:16,360 --> 00:33:17,560 Privately. 542 00:33:26,720 --> 00:33:28,480 Uhtred, please. 543 00:33:28,560 --> 00:33:31,280 Let us not rush to make an enemy of Alfred. 544 00:33:31,360 --> 00:33:33,520 And if the dead man and the gods say differently? 545 00:33:33,600 --> 00:33:36,000 They will not, if they are truly gods. 546 00:33:36,760 --> 00:33:38,600 And also... 547 00:33:38,680 --> 00:33:41,640 this girl whom Sihtric loves, you will not belittle her. 548 00:33:42,720 --> 00:33:44,480 She is an alehouse whore. 549 00:33:44,560 --> 00:33:47,880 And what is Aethelflaed? What is a peace-cow if not a whore? 550 00:33:47,960 --> 00:33:50,360 There's a difference, clearly. 551 00:33:50,440 --> 00:33:54,120 She will marry and be humped by a man she does not know and for a price. 552 00:33:54,200 --> 00:33:55,840 Where's the difference? 553 00:33:56,960 --> 00:33:58,200 It's the way. 554 00:33:58,280 --> 00:34:00,280 She is a whore in a wedding gown. 555 00:34:00,360 --> 00:34:03,120 If it is the way, then I belong to your uncle still! 556 00:34:06,800 --> 00:34:07,800 I will say no more. 557 00:34:07,880 --> 00:34:10,440 I am pleased to hear it. 558 00:34:15,840 --> 00:34:16,920 Uhtred. 559 00:34:17,840 --> 00:34:20,880 Uhtred, as always, it begins as a joy to see you. 560 00:34:20,960 --> 00:34:24,639 And you, Father Beocca. You look well. 561 00:34:24,719 --> 00:34:26,120 I am well. 562 00:34:27,320 --> 00:34:29,320 Oh, I would like you to meet Father Pyrlig. 563 00:34:29,400 --> 00:34:31,679 Lord Uhtred, I have heard much about you. 564 00:34:31,760 --> 00:34:34,159 Father Pyrlig was once a warrior himself. 565 00:34:34,239 --> 00:34:35,600 Sword and spear, Lord, 566 00:34:35,679 --> 00:34:38,000 but a man tires of sticking ironware into the bellies of other men. 567 00:34:38,080 --> 00:34:39,120 [chuckles] 568 00:34:39,199 --> 00:34:42,400 I would have enjoyed a cup of ale with you both, but I must leave you. 569 00:34:42,480 --> 00:34:43,880 You have the letter secure? 570 00:34:43,960 --> 00:34:47,040 I do, Father. I've put it right next to my ball-bag. 571 00:34:48,480 --> 00:34:50,159 Lord Uhtred, it was an honor. 572 00:34:52,520 --> 00:34:54,120 Unusual priest. 573 00:34:54,199 --> 00:34:55,719 Yes. 574 00:34:57,040 --> 00:35:02,120 Uhtred, there is a matter upon which I find myself in need of your advice, 575 00:35:02,200 --> 00:35:03,920 about Thyra. 576 00:35:04,000 --> 00:35:07,280 As I say, she's well, delightful. 577 00:35:08,720 --> 00:35:10,480 But my problem is this. 578 00:35:12,040 --> 00:35:15,040 She... must leave, I feel. 579 00:35:15,120 --> 00:35:16,320 Uh... 580 00:35:16,400 --> 00:35:18,640 Join you at Coccham or return to Ragnar. 581 00:35:19,920 --> 00:35:21,760 -You don't want her here? -No. 582 00:35:22,560 --> 00:35:26,880 Yes. No, I do want her here, it's just that... 583 00:35:26,960 --> 00:35:29,040 I simply cannot think, 584 00:35:29,120 --> 00:35:31,080 I can't work, I can't sleep. 585 00:35:31,160 --> 00:35:33,600 It has been like this for months. 586 00:35:34,800 --> 00:35:36,760 I can barely pray. 587 00:35:36,840 --> 00:35:38,720 And even when I do I pray, I pray only for myself, 588 00:35:38,800 --> 00:35:40,120 which is wrong, very wrong. 589 00:35:41,120 --> 00:35:43,360 -Sinful. -Wrong. 590 00:35:45,040 --> 00:35:47,240 I didn't realize she had become such a burden, Father. 591 00:35:47,320 --> 00:35:49,280 I mean, she is not a burden. 592 00:35:49,360 --> 00:35:51,320 She could never be a burden. 593 00:35:52,640 --> 00:35:55,280 Then, Father, I'm lost. Why must she leave? 594 00:35:55,360 --> 00:35:57,880 Because I cannot think of anything but her! 595 00:35:59,800 --> 00:36:02,760 It is constant and it is pathetic 596 00:36:02,840 --> 00:36:04,680 and hopeless because... 597 00:36:05,480 --> 00:36:07,640 she is fair and I am... Beocca. 598 00:36:08,560 --> 00:36:11,840 A man old enough to be her much older brother. 599 00:36:12,680 --> 00:36:14,640 You're smiling. 600 00:36:14,720 --> 00:36:17,200 -No. [chuckles] -You're laughing at me. 601 00:36:17,280 --> 00:36:19,920 No, Father, I swear, I am not laughing at you. 602 00:36:20,000 --> 00:36:22,560 -I can see your teeth. -I am sharing your joy! 603 00:36:24,160 --> 00:36:25,120 There is no joy! 604 00:36:25,200 --> 00:36:28,080 -[people cheering] -I feel I am in a purgatory of sorts. 605 00:36:29,400 --> 00:36:31,120 Thyra will not go to Ragnar. 606 00:36:31,200 --> 00:36:33,840 She is happy here in Winchester with you. 607 00:36:33,920 --> 00:36:34,800 Nonsense. 608 00:36:34,880 --> 00:36:38,560 Beocca, you are her peace. Her happiness. 609 00:36:39,680 --> 00:36:41,120 -Marry her. -Marry her? 610 00:36:42,320 --> 00:36:45,160 You should marry her, Father, and bed her. 611 00:36:48,720 --> 00:36:51,120 And then give thanks to God for giving us such a joy. 612 00:36:52,160 --> 00:36:53,960 Praise him, Father. 613 00:36:54,040 --> 00:36:55,360 Praise Him! 614 00:36:55,440 --> 00:36:56,240 [chuckles] 615 00:36:58,320 --> 00:37:00,520 But what if she refuses? 616 00:37:01,160 --> 00:37:03,160 [crowd cheering] 617 00:37:09,640 --> 00:37:12,080 [indistinct chatter] 618 00:37:12,160 --> 00:37:13,200 [Clapa] Is that Aethelred? 619 00:37:13,320 --> 00:37:15,040 Hmm. 620 00:37:15,120 --> 00:37:18,680 From what I know, Alfred could not have chosen a bigger turd. 621 00:37:18,760 --> 00:37:21,400 I've never met the man, but by the look of him 622 00:37:21,480 --> 00:37:25,000 he was indeed shat out the arse of a giant. 623 00:37:25,080 --> 00:37:27,160 He is to be King of Mercia, they are saying. 624 00:37:28,960 --> 00:37:30,360 The Ealdormen of the Witan, are saying. 625 00:37:30,440 --> 00:37:32,120 [Uhtred] Lord of Mercia, perhaps. 626 00:37:32,680 --> 00:37:36,120 Alfred would never allow another Saxon to be called King. 627 00:37:36,200 --> 00:37:39,280 Nor would a certain dead man called Bjorn. 628 00:37:40,080 --> 00:37:42,160 -He wishes to meet you. -Come with me. 629 00:37:42,240 --> 00:37:43,320 Ow. Ow. 630 00:37:43,400 --> 00:37:45,320 You're pinching my skin, you're pinching my skin. 631 00:37:48,120 --> 00:37:49,120 This was clean! 632 00:37:49,200 --> 00:37:51,840 Why is it that you're being trusted with my business? Who gave you this message? 633 00:37:51,920 --> 00:37:53,840 -A skald! A pagan skald-- -His name!? 634 00:37:53,920 --> 00:37:56,880 Eilaf! Eilif! Something Dane, something odd! 635 00:37:56,960 --> 00:37:59,520 Are you any wiser? No, you are not. 636 00:37:59,600 --> 00:38:02,040 I am a messenger, nothing more. 637 00:38:03,760 --> 00:38:05,920 -Like it or not we are bonded, you and I. -Bonded!? 638 00:38:06,000 --> 00:38:07,400 Yes! 639 00:38:07,480 --> 00:38:10,480 Our ancestors were Kings and yet we are barely acknowledged as Ealdormen. 640 00:38:10,560 --> 00:38:12,320 We deserve more. 641 00:38:12,400 --> 00:38:14,720 You especially deserve more. 642 00:38:17,360 --> 00:38:19,240 As for me, I have a chamber in the palace and that is it, 643 00:38:19,320 --> 00:38:21,320 that is the sum of my land. He has given me nothing. 644 00:38:21,400 --> 00:38:24,080 I am no longer part of the Witan, even. 645 00:38:28,160 --> 00:38:30,440 Uhtred, I can see you are torn, but why should we stand by 646 00:38:30,520 --> 00:38:34,640 and watch while power and wealth is given to the likes of Aethelred of Mercia. 647 00:38:36,120 --> 00:38:37,720 You were witness, you saw him just now, 648 00:38:37,800 --> 00:38:39,960 riding through Winchester like a peacock, like he was King-- 649 00:38:40,040 --> 00:38:41,800 When? 650 00:38:43,040 --> 00:38:44,360 When am I to meet with Bjorn? 651 00:38:45,800 --> 00:38:49,080 If we leave tonight, we can be back here in two days in time for the wedding. 652 00:38:49,160 --> 00:38:50,600 I am to take you there. 653 00:38:50,680 --> 00:38:51,680 [sighs] 654 00:38:54,360 --> 00:38:58,400 Watch him rise from his grave and you will know that it is all true. 655 00:38:59,680 --> 00:39:01,760 -He will not ask again. -[Sihtric] Lord! 656 00:39:02,760 --> 00:39:04,720 Don't speak! Don't move! 657 00:39:08,440 --> 00:39:10,880 We leave as soon as my horses are cooled and fed. 658 00:39:12,920 --> 00:39:14,840 The winds are blowing a change, Lord King. 659 00:39:14,920 --> 00:39:15,920 [grunts] 660 00:39:22,240 --> 00:39:25,680 You will be glad to hear that I have made my decision: 661 00:39:25,760 --> 00:39:27,080 you may marry this girl. 662 00:39:27,160 --> 00:39:29,440 -Lord, thank you-- -Upon completion of a task. 663 00:39:29,520 --> 00:39:31,880 You will fetch Clapa, you will go to the stables and wait for me. 664 00:39:31,960 --> 00:39:33,920 Ensure the horses are watered and fed, but ready. 665 00:39:34,000 --> 00:39:35,880 -Yes, Lord. -Go. 666 00:39:36,520 --> 00:39:37,960 Thank you, Lord. 667 00:39:38,040 --> 00:39:40,480 We will name our first son Uhtred, Lord. 668 00:39:40,560 --> 00:39:42,840 -No, you will not! -No, I will not. 669 00:39:42,920 --> 00:39:44,920 ♪♪ 670 00:39:59,960 --> 00:40:00,960 -Thyra. -[gasps] 671 00:40:01,040 --> 00:40:02,040 [sighs] 672 00:40:02,840 --> 00:40:04,200 Beocca. [clears throat] 673 00:40:05,320 --> 00:40:08,160 -You gave me a fright. -Forgive me. 674 00:40:08,240 --> 00:40:10,080 Are you coming inside? 675 00:40:12,800 --> 00:40:13,680 I have supper. 676 00:40:14,600 --> 00:40:16,760 Something I needed to say, Thyra, 677 00:40:16,840 --> 00:40:18,880 something I need to, to ask. 678 00:40:18,960 --> 00:40:21,760 -You should ask it. Would that - -Marry me! 679 00:40:23,800 --> 00:40:26,200 I-I said... I said marry me. 680 00:40:27,640 --> 00:40:31,480 It was selfish of me to ask, to even mention the word... 681 00:40:33,880 --> 00:40:38,440 but, uh... I fear you have become someone I cannot live without. 682 00:40:39,400 --> 00:40:41,320 You fear? 683 00:40:41,400 --> 00:40:42,400 Life without you... 684 00:40:50,600 --> 00:40:51,560 Fear no more. 685 00:40:55,080 --> 00:40:56,720 I am here... 686 00:40:58,000 --> 00:40:59,200 always. 687 00:41:08,520 --> 00:41:10,760 ♪♪ 688 00:41:15,520 --> 00:41:18,600 -Supper? -Praise Him. 689 00:41:22,440 --> 00:41:24,240 This is it. 690 00:41:25,440 --> 00:41:27,240 Skald's Hall. 691 00:41:27,320 --> 00:41:31,160 It was given to Eilaf by his lord, for great service. 692 00:41:31,240 --> 00:41:33,520 Sihtric, you will go no further, 693 00:41:33,600 --> 00:41:36,240 not until we are at the hall and inside. 694 00:41:36,320 --> 00:41:39,240 -At all times you will remain unseen. -Yes, Lord. 695 00:41:39,320 --> 00:41:42,800 If the dead man rises, 696 00:41:42,880 --> 00:41:47,320 when he returns to his grave, you will keep watching. 697 00:41:48,640 --> 00:41:50,240 What if he sees me, Lord? 698 00:41:51,280 --> 00:41:52,640 What if... 699 00:41:53,960 --> 00:41:55,920 What if he knows that I am near? 700 00:41:56,000 --> 00:41:57,040 [Clapa] Then you shit yourself. 701 00:41:57,120 --> 00:41:58,040 [chuckles] 702 00:41:58,120 --> 00:42:00,480 You will remain unseen and keep watch. 703 00:42:01,280 --> 00:42:02,080 Yes, Lord. 704 00:42:02,160 --> 00:42:04,160 ♪♪ 705 00:42:21,920 --> 00:42:23,960 There are men, warriors. 706 00:42:44,480 --> 00:42:46,800 We are here to see Eilaf, the Skald. 707 00:42:49,920 --> 00:42:51,280 [Aethelwold] We have an invitation. 708 00:42:52,920 --> 00:42:54,080 Who leads here? 709 00:42:57,000 --> 00:42:58,520 -You? -I do. 710 00:43:00,120 --> 00:43:01,440 I am Haesten, 711 00:43:01,520 --> 00:43:05,680 and you are Uhtred of Bebbanburg. 712 00:43:05,760 --> 00:43:08,440 You spared me at Eoferwic, Lord. 713 00:43:08,520 --> 00:43:11,160 You are expected and welcome. 714 00:43:20,400 --> 00:43:22,400 [indistinct chatter] 715 00:43:34,880 --> 00:43:36,240 Go and take a piss. 716 00:43:39,320 --> 00:43:40,720 Who is he? 717 00:43:40,800 --> 00:43:42,600 [Haesten] A thief, Lord. 718 00:43:53,520 --> 00:43:55,200 I serve Erik... 719 00:43:56,000 --> 00:43:57,520 Sigefrid's brother. 720 00:43:59,000 --> 00:44:00,520 He sends you good wishes. 721 00:44:00,600 --> 00:44:01,880 Erik is not here? 722 00:44:03,400 --> 00:44:04,480 He is not. 723 00:44:05,080 --> 00:44:07,560 and if I had my way, I would not be here. 724 00:44:08,760 --> 00:44:09,880 My men... 725 00:44:10,320 --> 00:44:11,600 are afraid. 726 00:44:12,160 --> 00:44:13,640 Of ghosts? 727 00:44:17,080 --> 00:44:19,080 It is not a sight you will forget. 728 00:44:22,240 --> 00:44:27,440 My lord wants you to know that by now he will be at Beamfleot and not Frankia. 729 00:44:27,520 --> 00:44:29,520 With Sigefrid? 730 00:44:29,600 --> 00:44:32,560 With his brother and with the fleet. 731 00:44:33,640 --> 00:44:35,200 He insisted you were told. 732 00:44:35,280 --> 00:44:37,200 And where to after Beamfleot? 733 00:44:39,080 --> 00:44:41,160 I can't say. 734 00:44:41,760 --> 00:44:43,920 But it is hoped that you will join us there. 735 00:44:46,040 --> 00:44:50,920 Eilaf is resting, Lord, in preparation for tonight. You may wish to do the same. 736 00:45:01,280 --> 00:45:03,120 They have a fleet. 737 00:45:03,200 --> 00:45:05,880 -How many I wonder? -Nineteen ships. 738 00:45:05,960 --> 00:45:09,080 That's more than 500 men, plus those already there. 739 00:45:09,160 --> 00:45:10,760 And those who will come. 740 00:45:10,840 --> 00:45:12,080 Then it has started. 741 00:45:13,640 --> 00:45:16,600 -What? -The end of the peace. 742 00:45:33,120 --> 00:45:35,440 You stand too close, girl. 743 00:45:43,040 --> 00:45:45,200 Do not make me speak to you again. 744 00:45:49,480 --> 00:45:52,640 Once the marriage is made, you should consider making Aethelred 745 00:45:52,720 --> 00:45:54,400 earn his privilege. 746 00:45:55,160 --> 00:45:59,680 Skirmishes and raids from the Danes must not be tolerated, not one. 747 00:45:59,760 --> 00:46:01,840 It should be made Aethelred's responsibility. 748 00:46:01,920 --> 00:46:06,520 And the Mercian Ealdormen should be invited to attend a Wessex Witan. 749 00:46:06,600 --> 00:46:07,560 For the purpose of what? 750 00:46:08,480 --> 00:46:10,680 For the purpose of bowing to the King 751 00:46:10,760 --> 00:46:13,800 and watching the Lord of Mercia do the same. 752 00:46:16,280 --> 00:46:20,520 I do not doubt for one moment that Aethelred has dreamt, is dreaming, 753 00:46:20,600 --> 00:46:22,640 of overtaking me. 754 00:46:22,720 --> 00:46:24,800 It would be a simple reminder of his position. 755 00:46:25,440 --> 00:46:26,240 [knock at door] 756 00:46:27,600 --> 00:46:30,880 -Excuse me, Lord. -Odda. Come in, join us. 757 00:46:35,760 --> 00:46:38,080 Lord, it is about both something and nothing. 758 00:46:38,160 --> 00:46:39,360 Sit. 759 00:46:45,000 --> 00:46:47,760 Uhtred has left Winchester, last night. 760 00:46:47,840 --> 00:46:49,320 And gone where? 761 00:46:49,400 --> 00:46:50,720 We don't know for certain. 762 00:46:51,680 --> 00:46:54,240 -And what of his current witch? -His wife, dear. 763 00:46:54,320 --> 00:46:57,720 The lady Gisela remains in Winchester. 764 00:46:57,800 --> 00:46:59,360 Well, he can't have gone far. 765 00:46:59,440 --> 00:47:02,080 Aethelwold is with Uhtred. 766 00:47:03,400 --> 00:47:04,960 They went in which direction? 767 00:47:05,040 --> 00:47:06,280 [Steapa] Mercia, Lord. 768 00:47:09,520 --> 00:47:12,480 I think it is something more than nothing, Odda, and I am wholly tired 769 00:47:12,560 --> 00:47:14,040 of never-ending disobedience. 770 00:47:14,120 --> 00:47:17,600 But it will not ruin your appetite, Lord. 771 00:47:19,080 --> 00:47:20,200 It will not. 772 00:47:21,280 --> 00:47:22,160 Put a watch on Gisela. 773 00:47:22,240 --> 00:47:25,040 She must not leave until her husband has returned and explained his absence. 774 00:47:28,680 --> 00:47:29,800 [Steapa] Father Beocca. 775 00:47:29,880 --> 00:47:33,160 Lord, Lord, Lady. 776 00:47:34,280 --> 00:47:35,240 I have news. 777 00:47:35,320 --> 00:47:36,640 Uhtred has returned? 778 00:47:36,720 --> 00:47:37,960 From where, Lord? 779 00:47:38,040 --> 00:47:40,240 What is your news, Father Beocca? 780 00:47:41,520 --> 00:47:43,480 I am to be married. 781 00:47:49,640 --> 00:47:54,280 The once proud and brave Earl Guthrum... 782 00:47:54,360 --> 00:47:55,360 ♪♪ 783 00:47:55,440 --> 00:47:58,480 he now calls himself a Christian! 784 00:47:58,560 --> 00:48:00,080 [laughter] 785 00:48:00,160 --> 00:48:03,920 He now calls himself "King Aethelstan", 786 00:48:04,000 --> 00:48:08,080 but he's Nothing but Alfred's hound 787 00:48:08,160 --> 00:48:10,200 and he shamed us all! 788 00:48:10,280 --> 00:48:11,120 [Danes cheer] 789 00:48:11,200 --> 00:48:15,920 He has shamed every warrior that has gone before us! 790 00:48:16,000 --> 00:48:17,000 [Danes cheer] 791 00:48:17,080 --> 00:48:19,440 He has shamed the gods! 792 00:48:19,520 --> 00:48:20,440 [Danes cheer] 793 00:48:20,520 --> 00:48:26,360 And the gods call upon every man gathered here today to avenge them! 794 00:48:26,440 --> 00:48:27,360 [Danes cheer] 795 00:48:27,440 --> 00:48:30,120 And avenge them we will! 796 00:48:30,200 --> 00:48:32,280 [Danes cheer] 797 00:48:32,360 --> 00:48:34,440 By sunrise tomorrow, 798 00:48:34,520 --> 00:48:38,800 Lundene and all of its riches shall be yours. 799 00:48:38,880 --> 00:48:42,760 Believe me when I tell you, 800 00:48:42,840 --> 00:48:45,680 the gods are with us! 801 00:48:45,760 --> 00:48:47,920 The gods are with us! 802 00:48:48,000 --> 00:48:50,160 [Danes cheer] 803 00:48:50,240 --> 00:48:52,240 ♪♪ 804 00:48:52,320 --> 00:48:54,280 [men grunting] 805 00:49:11,720 --> 00:49:13,720 [bleating] 806 00:49:25,640 --> 00:49:27,640 [indistinct chatter] 807 00:49:48,600 --> 00:49:50,600 [indistinct chatter] 808 00:49:51,680 --> 00:49:52,680 [door opens] 809 00:49:55,040 --> 00:49:56,040 [door closes] 810 00:50:00,480 --> 00:50:04,200 [footsteps approaching] 811 00:50:36,240 --> 00:50:40,480 Forgive me for not being awake to greet you, Lord. 812 00:50:40,560 --> 00:50:45,160 Bjorn has given me little rest these recent times. 813 00:50:48,040 --> 00:50:50,040 We understand. 814 00:50:51,920 --> 00:50:54,640 The gods are wanting true men. 815 00:50:54,720 --> 00:50:59,240 So, I thank you for being here, Uhtred of Bebbanburg. 816 00:51:00,480 --> 00:51:02,440 After tonight... 817 00:51:03,560 --> 00:51:05,120 I hope to sleep. 818 00:51:15,520 --> 00:51:17,480 Fetch the blood. 819 00:51:20,840 --> 00:51:23,040 [thief whimpering] 820 00:51:23,120 --> 00:51:24,560 [Eilaf] It is time. 821 00:51:50,480 --> 00:51:51,920 It is a Christian grave yard. 822 00:51:52,000 --> 00:51:54,120 [Haesten] Yes, Lord. 823 00:51:54,200 --> 00:51:56,880 Perhaps that is why Bjorn cannot rest... 824 00:51:57,760 --> 00:51:59,040 nor pass. 825 00:52:09,720 --> 00:52:11,920 [thief whimpering] 826 00:52:14,520 --> 00:52:15,800 Please, no. 827 00:52:15,880 --> 00:52:18,560 Please. Please, please... 828 00:52:20,640 --> 00:52:21,760 To raise the dead, Lord, 829 00:52:21,840 --> 00:52:25,840 we need to send a messenger across the gulf. 830 00:52:25,920 --> 00:52:26,880 He is guilty? 831 00:52:26,960 --> 00:52:29,480 -[Haesten] Twice over. -[thief] Please, I beg you, Lord, please. 832 00:52:29,560 --> 00:52:32,240 I have a wife, I have children, please. 833 00:52:32,320 --> 00:52:36,280 -What did you steal? -Just a lamb, Lord, for my family. 834 00:52:36,360 --> 00:52:38,920 -And furs. -For my family, Lord! 835 00:52:39,000 --> 00:52:41,960 I'm sorry, but a thief twice over deserves to die. 836 00:52:42,040 --> 00:52:44,440 -No! Please-- -[Eilaf] Put it in his mouth. 837 00:52:44,520 --> 00:52:46,360 No, please, Lord. I beg you, please. 838 00:52:46,440 --> 00:52:49,280 I can fight, I can work, I can serve, Lord. Please, I beg of you. 839 00:52:49,360 --> 00:52:50,600 I am on your side, Lord. 840 00:52:50,680 --> 00:52:52,160 What is it, please? 841 00:52:52,240 --> 00:52:53,360 No, Lord, please, no. 842 00:52:53,440 --> 00:52:55,440 [muffled screaming] 843 00:52:56,120 --> 00:52:57,960 [Haesten] Shh. 844 00:53:01,360 --> 00:53:04,440 A harp string, Lord. A bridge from our world to Bjorn's. 845 00:53:04,520 --> 00:53:06,960 -Kill him. -No, please, Lord! 846 00:53:07,040 --> 00:53:08,640 Please, Lord, no, please! 847 00:53:08,720 --> 00:53:12,000 Get the message into his mouth and kill him! 848 00:53:12,080 --> 00:53:15,200 Spare me! Spare me and I will repay you with gratitude! 849 00:53:15,280 --> 00:53:17,640 Please, Lord! No, no, no! 850 00:53:17,720 --> 00:53:19,400 Please, Lord, no! 851 00:53:19,480 --> 00:53:22,320 [muffled screaming] 852 00:53:25,520 --> 00:53:30,120 [gurgling] 853 00:53:49,520 --> 00:53:53,440 Bjorn, you have blood. 854 00:53:55,280 --> 00:53:57,960 I have given you life. 855 00:53:58,960 --> 00:54:01,360 I have sent you a message. 856 00:54:01,440 --> 00:54:03,920 If it's peace that you want, 857 00:54:04,000 --> 00:54:07,920 you shall not have it until we hear you speak! 858 00:54:20,640 --> 00:54:22,640 ♪♪ 859 00:54:53,440 --> 00:54:54,240 [spits] 860 00:54:55,360 --> 00:54:57,600 -[Finan] The harp string. -[Eilaf] Welcome, Bjorn. 861 00:54:57,680 --> 00:54:59,600 This is Lord Uhtred, 862 00:54:59,680 --> 00:55:03,080 who has sent a good many Dane to the place where you live. 863 00:55:03,160 --> 00:55:05,240 [Bjorn] I do not live. 864 00:55:06,440 --> 00:55:08,640 [Eilaf] You have a message for Lord Uhtred. 865 00:55:18,040 --> 00:55:19,360 Lord Uhtred. 866 00:55:19,440 --> 00:55:21,160 I see you now. 867 00:55:22,400 --> 00:55:25,600 The gods have had their sacrifice 868 00:55:25,680 --> 00:55:28,960 and the brothers have tonight 869 00:55:29,040 --> 00:55:33,000 begun that which cannot be stopped. 870 00:55:33,080 --> 00:55:36,320 Lundene's streets are red... 871 00:55:37,760 --> 00:55:39,560 with Saxon blood. 872 00:55:42,000 --> 00:55:46,160 You are to be King. 873 00:55:47,480 --> 00:55:49,160 King of Mercia. 874 00:55:49,240 --> 00:55:52,880 King of Saxon and Dane. 875 00:55:53,840 --> 00:55:58,000 King of other Kings. 876 00:56:01,080 --> 00:56:04,400 You. Lord Uhtred. 877 00:56:15,480 --> 00:56:16,480 [Eilaf] Bury him. 878 00:56:19,320 --> 00:56:20,320 Lord King? 879 00:56:22,240 --> 00:56:23,440 [Eilaf] It is done. 880 00:56:32,920 --> 00:56:34,920 ♪♪ 881 00:56:55,840 --> 00:56:57,240 -[moans] -[gasps] 882 00:57:06,480 --> 00:57:08,320 What we have just witnessed... 883 00:57:09,920 --> 00:57:11,440 do you believe it to be true? 884 00:57:11,520 --> 00:57:12,680 I do. 885 00:57:14,760 --> 00:57:16,120 And me. 886 00:57:17,840 --> 00:57:20,200 It put a shiver through your spine, no doubt. 887 00:57:22,640 --> 00:57:25,800 So, what now? You're sworn to Alfred. 888 00:57:25,880 --> 00:57:28,360 [Aethelwold] Alfred is nothing compared to the gods. 889 00:57:29,680 --> 00:57:30,800 I would suggest. 890 00:57:31,600 --> 00:57:32,600 [sighs] 891 00:57:33,480 --> 00:57:34,880 [Aethelwold] Uhtred... 892 00:57:34,960 --> 00:57:38,560 it is our birthright to be called kings. 893 00:57:39,840 --> 00:57:40,640 Haesten. 894 00:57:43,920 --> 00:57:46,560 -Lord? -The brothers Sigefrid and Erik, 895 00:57:46,640 --> 00:57:49,600 is it true what Bjorn says? They're attacking Lundene? 896 00:57:50,840 --> 00:57:53,600 I cannot say for certain, Lord, but that was the plan... 897 00:57:54,520 --> 00:57:56,680 to sail up river and take Lundene, 898 00:57:56,760 --> 00:57:59,000 which would now be your city... 899 00:57:59,640 --> 00:58:01,600 as King of Mercia. 900 00:58:03,840 --> 00:58:05,840 [sighs] 901 00:58:08,160 --> 00:58:10,360 ♪♪