1 00:00:11,000 --> 00:00:13,880 [Uhtred] I am Uhtred, son of Uhtred. 2 00:00:13,960 --> 00:00:16,760 After the shocking death of her daughter… 3 00:00:16,840 --> 00:00:19,480 -I will catch you! -[Uhtred] No! 4 00:00:19,560 --> 00:00:21,720 …Brida fled Eoferwic in defeat. 5 00:00:21,800 --> 00:00:22,960 Retreat! 6 00:00:23,720 --> 00:00:25,240 [Brida sobs] 7 00:00:25,320 --> 00:00:29,760 [Uhtred] Aethelstan yearns to know his true father, the King of Wessex, 8 00:00:29,840 --> 00:00:34,320 but Edward's attention turns towards his new love, the Lady Eadgifu. 9 00:00:34,400 --> 00:00:40,040 For all its strangeness, I did find our time together enjoyable. 10 00:00:40,120 --> 00:00:43,280 [Uhtred] And Aelflaed, the Queen he no longer loves, 11 00:00:43,360 --> 00:00:46,520 looks to Christ to salve her humiliation. 12 00:00:46,600 --> 00:00:48,760 God knows your heart. 13 00:00:48,840 --> 00:00:50,280 I will pray for you. 14 00:00:51,080 --> 00:00:53,400 [Uhtred] My beloved Aethelflaed is dying. 15 00:00:53,480 --> 00:00:57,280 -[Finan] She will not see the spring. -You must be mistaken in this, Finan. 16 00:00:57,880 --> 00:00:59,480 She does not have long. 17 00:01:00,320 --> 00:01:02,960 [Uhtred] She has chosen Aelfwynn to succeed her. 18 00:01:03,040 --> 00:01:07,720 Knowing my daughter will be Lady of Mercia in my stead, it is all I wish. 19 00:01:07,800 --> 00:01:12,240 [Uhtred] But as ever in Mercia, the succession is not straightforward. 20 00:01:12,320 --> 00:01:15,680 The young Lady Aelfwynn is not fit to rule. 21 00:01:15,760 --> 00:01:18,200 Does your master propose an alternative? 22 00:01:18,840 --> 00:01:21,280 -[thuds heavily] -He does indeed, Lord Burgred. 23 00:01:21,360 --> 00:01:23,680 [Uhtred] Now I ride to be with my love. 24 00:01:24,320 --> 00:01:28,160 I pray that I reach her before it is too late. 25 00:01:29,040 --> 00:01:30,960 Destiny is all! 26 00:01:32,240 --> 00:01:34,040 [crowd cheering] 27 00:01:35,120 --> 00:01:36,600 [strained grunting] 28 00:01:36,680 --> 00:01:40,240 -[Rognvaldr roars in pain] -[crowd cheering] 29 00:01:42,760 --> 00:01:44,440 [groans in pain] 30 00:01:47,800 --> 00:01:49,280 [crowd chants in unison] One! 31 00:01:53,760 --> 00:01:54,800 [crowd chants] Two! 32 00:01:54,880 --> 00:01:58,080 -[man] He will not survive. -This is not about survival. 33 00:01:58,160 --> 00:01:59,600 It is about pain. 34 00:01:59,680 --> 00:02:00,640 [crowd chants] Three! 35 00:02:00,720 --> 00:02:03,440 [Wolland] An agony of burning that the flesh never forgets. 36 00:02:04,360 --> 00:02:07,320 -Then we wait to see if the blood sickens. -[crowd chants in unison] Four! 37 00:02:07,400 --> 00:02:08,800 [Rognvaldr screams in pain] 38 00:02:08,880 --> 00:02:11,320 [strained groaning] 39 00:02:11,400 --> 00:02:12,720 [crowd chants in unison] Five! 40 00:02:16,039 --> 00:02:19,040 -[crowd chants in unison] Six! -[Rognvaldr screams in agony] 41 00:02:21,920 --> 00:02:24,840 [crowd murmuring] 42 00:02:32,240 --> 00:02:34,640 [groans with effort] 43 00:02:36,560 --> 00:02:39,400 [Rognvaldr shouts] 44 00:02:42,040 --> 00:02:43,560 [Rognvaldr groaning in pain] 45 00:02:43,640 --> 00:02:44,960 [crowd chants in unison] Seven! 46 00:02:47,400 --> 00:02:48,440 [crowd chants] Eight! 47 00:02:48,520 --> 00:02:49,640 [groaning in agony] 48 00:02:51,480 --> 00:02:52,880 [panting] 49 00:02:55,160 --> 00:02:56,200 [crowd chants] Nine! 50 00:02:56,280 --> 00:02:59,160 -[bar clatters] -[groans] 51 00:02:59,240 --> 00:03:01,360 [Rognvaldr wails] 52 00:03:02,200 --> 00:03:04,560 [gasping, groans] 53 00:03:08,320 --> 00:03:10,880 [groaning in pain] 54 00:03:10,960 --> 00:03:14,080 If the gods have not healed you by the third sunrise, 55 00:03:14,160 --> 00:03:16,120 they have abandoned you to die. 56 00:03:17,040 --> 00:03:17,920 As will I. 57 00:03:18,000 --> 00:03:20,440 [screams] 58 00:03:20,520 --> 00:03:23,440 [opening theme plays] 59 00:04:17,680 --> 00:04:18,720 [Sihtric] Go, Lord. 60 00:04:23,680 --> 00:04:24,720 Where is she? 61 00:04:33,600 --> 00:04:36,120 I was wondering when you might grace us. 62 00:04:37,240 --> 00:04:38,120 You’re not resting? 63 00:04:38,200 --> 00:04:40,840 She's the Lady of Mercia. She can do as she chooses. 64 00:04:40,920 --> 00:04:42,680 As she has repeatedly reminded me. 65 00:04:42,760 --> 00:04:44,360 [inhales sharply in pain] 66 00:04:45,280 --> 00:04:47,040 [Eadith] I have told her that she is sick. 67 00:04:47,120 --> 00:04:49,920 As I have told you that I do not wish to lie still. 68 00:04:50,840 --> 00:04:52,920 There will be time enough for that. 69 00:04:55,840 --> 00:04:57,680 There, I am ready. 70 00:05:01,080 --> 00:05:06,240 -[Aethelflaed] Will you escort me? -To go where? 71 00:05:06,320 --> 00:05:08,960 I have some obligations I must attend to. 72 00:05:11,640 --> 00:05:12,600 Let us go. 73 00:05:20,160 --> 00:05:23,000 You knew she was sick and you did not tell me? 74 00:05:23,080 --> 00:05:26,240 She asked for my help and my silence. I gave her both. 75 00:05:27,720 --> 00:05:29,400 She is dying, Uhtred. 76 00:05:31,640 --> 00:05:34,120 I have seen this before in those whose time is close. 77 00:05:34,200 --> 00:05:37,040 They feel suddenly alive before… 78 00:05:41,840 --> 00:05:44,960 But do not be fooled, she has little time left. 79 00:06:07,640 --> 00:06:11,200 Your nailed god cheated death, yes? 80 00:06:15,560 --> 00:06:18,600 After three days suffering all the torments of hell. 81 00:06:19,280 --> 00:06:22,600 [Brida] You believe that He will raise you from the dead on the day of judgement? 82 00:06:23,720 --> 00:06:26,080 It is a tenet of our faith, yes. 83 00:06:28,640 --> 00:06:30,520 He was your god as well, Brida. 84 00:06:30,600 --> 00:06:35,040 Do not forget where your life began with Him, not the Danes. 85 00:06:35,120 --> 00:06:40,400 -You are His child, just like we all are-- -Tell me then, why did He abandon me? 86 00:06:41,560 --> 00:06:42,720 [Brida shouts] Why? 87 00:06:43,920 --> 00:06:48,880 If Vibeke was His child, why did He let her die? Why? 88 00:06:48,960 --> 00:06:51,240 [Brida gasping frantically] 89 00:06:52,240 --> 00:06:56,920 Will He protect you, Father, hm? Will He save you in this moment? Tell me. 90 00:06:57,000 --> 00:07:00,440 If He has decided that this is my time, then so be it. 91 00:07:02,040 --> 00:07:06,600 Do not be so eager to believe that He has any control over how your life ends. 92 00:07:06,680 --> 00:07:10,760 This will not be quick. This is just beginning. 93 00:07:10,840 --> 00:07:12,720 [Pyrlig cries out in pain] 94 00:07:12,800 --> 00:07:14,600 Help him! Help! 95 00:07:14,680 --> 00:07:19,240 Where is He, Father? Is He coming? Is He on his way? 96 00:07:19,320 --> 00:07:22,880 [Brida] Help him! [cackles madly] 97 00:07:29,360 --> 00:07:32,240 [Aelfwynn] It is strange to see it so empty. 98 00:07:32,320 --> 00:07:33,600 [Aldhelm] It is not empty. 99 00:07:35,640 --> 00:07:36,560 Not yet. 100 00:07:36,640 --> 00:07:38,880 No. Not yet. 101 00:07:42,800 --> 00:07:44,920 You will not have to do this alone. 102 00:07:46,640 --> 00:07:49,920 -I will remain with you. -And I am so grateful for that. 103 00:07:51,760 --> 00:07:56,600 I only hope that I might find her strength when the time comes. 104 00:07:57,280 --> 00:08:00,000 I have served your mother for many years. 105 00:08:02,080 --> 00:08:05,320 You are her daughter. I can see much of her in you. 106 00:08:08,480 --> 00:08:11,280 [Aethelflaed] I always thought that rule would mean conflict, 107 00:08:11,360 --> 00:08:14,080 but the truth is the people simply want peace. 108 00:08:15,320 --> 00:08:20,480 If they are well fed, if they have homes, if they are warm, 109 00:08:20,560 --> 00:08:22,920 then they will soon come to respect you. 110 00:08:26,680 --> 00:08:28,240 Where are we going? 111 00:08:28,320 --> 00:08:31,880 I have some business with one of the Ealdormen that I must attend to. 112 00:08:31,960 --> 00:08:35,760 -Surely this is not the time? -Oh, so do tell me, what time is it? 113 00:08:35,840 --> 00:08:37,960 It is time to fight what is happening to you. 114 00:08:38,039 --> 00:08:41,640 Do not be naive, Uhtred. The battle is done. 115 00:08:42,320 --> 00:08:45,559 -Why are you giving up so easily? -I am not giving up! 116 00:08:47,159 --> 00:08:50,960 I did not choose this. This is the path that God has given to me. 117 00:08:55,240 --> 00:08:56,360 [knocking] 118 00:09:00,960 --> 00:09:03,120 -My Lady. -[Aethelflaed] Ealdorman Burgred. 119 00:09:03,200 --> 00:09:05,960 I have completed the letter that we spoke of. 120 00:09:14,960 --> 00:09:19,440 -This… this is too much. -It is barely enough. 121 00:09:20,120 --> 00:09:24,440 Mercia needs to be protected and I am sure you will do what needs to be done. 122 00:09:28,320 --> 00:09:32,440 My Lady, you have been good to us. 123 00:09:33,920 --> 00:09:35,320 Just and fair. 124 00:09:45,000 --> 00:09:48,800 I remember when he was terrified at the thought of you on the throne. 125 00:09:48,880 --> 00:09:50,800 People change, given time. 126 00:09:53,640 --> 00:09:54,960 What did you give him? 127 00:09:55,960 --> 00:09:59,560 I have land in my name that I wanted to give to the people to ensure 128 00:09:59,640 --> 00:10:01,880 that it remains theirs when I am gone. 129 00:10:02,840 --> 00:10:05,240 -And who will take the throne? -Aelfwynn. 130 00:10:07,600 --> 00:10:11,400 She is not the girl you once knew. She understands her duty. 131 00:10:13,320 --> 00:10:16,720 If Edward and I can maintain our alliance through our successors 132 00:10:16,800 --> 00:10:20,720 and they in theirs, our peace and unity could last for generations. 133 00:10:21,560 --> 00:10:26,560 Aldhelm will remain with her to guide her and she will have an army for protection. 134 00:10:29,760 --> 00:10:32,160 I do not wish to ask more favors of you. 135 00:10:32,240 --> 00:10:33,560 -Aethelflaed. -Please. 136 00:10:34,840 --> 00:10:35,840 Let me speak. 137 00:10:38,040 --> 00:10:40,240 I would feel happier to leave her if I knew 138 00:10:40,320 --> 00:10:42,280 that you would ensure her safety. 139 00:10:42,360 --> 00:10:44,360 -You do not even have to ask. -I do. 140 00:10:45,960 --> 00:10:47,760 Your life is not here with me. 141 00:10:49,480 --> 00:10:50,960 Aelfwynn is not your kin. 142 00:10:52,880 --> 00:10:55,680 -I did not help you when you came to me-- -[Uhtred] Stop. 143 00:10:57,120 --> 00:11:00,080 I will protect Aelfwynn and Mercia as best I can. 144 00:11:03,960 --> 00:11:09,160 Come. Let us find somewhere quiet to sit or some may think I am breaking my oath. 145 00:11:11,360 --> 00:11:12,640 The gate is this way. 146 00:11:13,160 --> 00:11:17,120 There are other gates, ones that are not so fiercely guarded. 147 00:11:31,880 --> 00:11:35,800 So, all these years I could have been sneaking in here to hump you? 148 00:11:47,720 --> 00:11:50,800 I should send word to my husband that it is finished. 149 00:11:51,480 --> 00:11:54,520 That he might ride to Lindisfarne and see it. 150 00:11:54,600 --> 00:11:57,320 I am sure that both the Lord our God and the King 151 00:11:57,400 --> 00:11:59,560 will be impressed with your tribute. 152 00:12:02,800 --> 00:12:04,560 You awake early, do you not? 153 00:12:05,240 --> 00:12:09,600 I pray every day to our Lord God in the light of a new dawning sun. 154 00:12:11,280 --> 00:12:13,600 The King departed this morning. 155 00:12:13,680 --> 00:12:15,440 Did you happen to witness it? 156 00:12:18,400 --> 00:12:19,960 Did anybody accompany him? 157 00:12:22,440 --> 00:12:26,040 I think perhaps the Lady Eadgifu rode with him. 158 00:12:30,680 --> 00:12:32,360 Come with us to Lindisfarne. 159 00:12:36,760 --> 00:12:38,800 The King has warned me that my presence there 160 00:12:38,880 --> 00:12:41,520 could be seen as a claim to the land itself 161 00:12:41,600 --> 00:12:44,040 and my father would surely take his side. 162 00:12:45,160 --> 00:12:48,160 No, I should remain here. 163 00:12:48,240 --> 00:12:51,600 Travel with us and do not tell them. 164 00:12:52,840 --> 00:12:54,160 It is not provocation. 165 00:12:55,200 --> 00:12:57,000 It is a holy tribute. 166 00:12:57,800 --> 00:12:59,200 Nothing is more pure. 167 00:13:02,640 --> 00:13:05,200 [Aelflaed] I should like to witness its glory myself. 168 00:13:05,920 --> 00:13:09,960 [Aalys] As I am certain, the King would also witness yours. 169 00:13:23,400 --> 00:13:25,240 [thuds] 170 00:13:26,040 --> 00:13:27,800 [Brida] Do you wish a chance to pray? 171 00:13:29,400 --> 00:13:31,480 What prayer would you have me make? 172 00:13:31,560 --> 00:13:36,080 I don’t know. What prayer would be best to beg your god for your life? 173 00:13:36,160 --> 00:13:39,320 My life is in your hands, not His. 174 00:13:41,240 --> 00:13:43,280 Think that there is somewhere after this? 175 00:13:43,360 --> 00:13:47,600 I think that we will join Him in life everlasting. 176 00:13:50,360 --> 00:13:53,480 Your god came back to life while my daughter is cold. 177 00:13:53,560 --> 00:13:55,960 She will live with Him in eternal life. 178 00:14:01,880 --> 00:14:03,440 Tell Him to give her back. 179 00:14:06,120 --> 00:14:11,000 Give her back? That is not something that my god does. 180 00:14:11,080 --> 00:14:12,520 A life for a life, then. 181 00:14:13,400 --> 00:14:16,080 Orvar! Orvar, will you give yourself to me for Vibeke? 182 00:14:16,160 --> 00:14:18,560 No, there is no trading lives! 183 00:14:19,800 --> 00:14:23,480 Consider it a threat. Return her to me, or this one's death will be on your hands. 184 00:14:23,560 --> 00:14:25,480 -I cannot do that. -[Brida] But your god can. 185 00:14:25,560 --> 00:14:28,040 You’re His voice! So speak! Give her back! 186 00:14:28,120 --> 00:14:30,600 -[Brida] Give her back! -Dear God, spare her! 187 00:14:30,680 --> 00:14:32,920 Put no more blood on her hands! 188 00:14:34,560 --> 00:14:37,560 [Pyrlig] She was born your servant. She need not die in torment. 189 00:14:37,640 --> 00:14:42,120 She can still repent and join her daughter in paradise. 190 00:14:42,200 --> 00:14:44,440 [panting weakly] 191 00:14:56,880 --> 00:14:58,000 [sighs] 192 00:15:04,400 --> 00:15:05,720 My daughter’s dead. 193 00:15:15,640 --> 00:15:18,600 My daughter’s dead. I’m lost. 194 00:15:20,720 --> 00:15:22,200 We’re never truly lost. 195 00:15:23,880 --> 00:15:27,720 God will find you. You were born a Christian. 196 00:15:27,800 --> 00:15:31,400 He has seen the good that was passed on through you to your daughter's heart. 197 00:15:31,480 --> 00:15:34,760 [Brida] Your god did not save Vibeke, He let her die. 198 00:15:35,760 --> 00:15:37,880 There is no life after this for her. 199 00:15:42,080 --> 00:15:43,160 She’s alone. 200 00:15:46,000 --> 00:15:46,960 [sobbing] 201 00:15:48,640 --> 00:15:50,280 [sobbing] She’s alone. 202 00:15:54,240 --> 00:15:56,320 [sobbing] I am alone! 203 00:15:58,240 --> 00:15:59,320 [Brida sobbing] 204 00:16:01,080 --> 00:16:02,280 No, you are not. 205 00:16:03,040 --> 00:16:04,040 [Brida cries] 206 00:16:17,120 --> 00:16:21,000 -Perhaps we should rest here. -For a short while. 207 00:16:28,040 --> 00:16:31,920 Is it cold? I feel so cold. 208 00:16:32,000 --> 00:16:34,240 [panting lightly] 209 00:16:35,440 --> 00:16:36,600 It is cold enough. 210 00:16:47,120 --> 00:16:48,680 [sighs] 211 00:16:55,240 --> 00:16:56,680 You should have told me. 212 00:16:57,800 --> 00:17:01,160 I did not owe you a share of my pain. 213 00:17:08,080 --> 00:17:10,160 I have not stopped wondering… 214 00:17:12,079 --> 00:17:14,079 about what we gave up… 215 00:17:15,720 --> 00:17:17,160 to become who we are. 216 00:17:19,160 --> 00:17:20,480 [Uhtred] Do you regret it? 217 00:17:22,280 --> 00:17:23,359 [Aethelflaed] On occasion. 218 00:17:25,920 --> 00:17:30,760 Then when I do, it is with every part of my being. 219 00:17:37,360 --> 00:17:38,440 [Aethelflaed] What of you? 220 00:17:40,960 --> 00:17:45,800 Would you have begged fate for a different path over these years? 221 00:18:04,000 --> 00:18:07,000 Mercia's people are contented. They’re safe. 222 00:18:09,600 --> 00:18:12,000 How could I deny them all you have done? 223 00:18:17,360 --> 00:18:19,360 That does not answer my question. 224 00:18:24,600 --> 00:18:26,200 I have dreamed of us. 225 00:18:31,240 --> 00:18:32,400 As a family. 226 00:18:37,400 --> 00:18:38,760 And a happy one. 227 00:18:41,160 --> 00:18:44,600 But even through that happiness, even in my dreams… 228 00:18:49,800 --> 00:18:53,240 we never cease worrying that we have made the wrong choice. 229 00:18:54,880 --> 00:18:58,040 [Uhtred] That's the curse of life, to think of what might have been. 230 00:18:59,200 --> 00:19:04,760 Your path was to bring peace to Mercia, to protect it. 231 00:19:06,520 --> 00:19:10,640 Who will protect you, Uhtred of Bebbanburg? 232 00:19:11,880 --> 00:19:14,040 I do not need protection. 233 00:19:14,120 --> 00:19:15,040 You do. 234 00:19:16,760 --> 00:19:17,600 You do. 235 00:19:19,080 --> 00:19:21,200 You are carrying so much pain. 236 00:19:24,840 --> 00:19:26,160 I would have told you… 237 00:19:59,560 --> 00:20:02,720 My daughter committed the greatest of all your god's sins. 238 00:20:04,560 --> 00:20:08,960 [Brida] If He does exist, she will have been sent to the flames. 239 00:20:10,160 --> 00:20:13,560 [Pyrlig] That part of the Holy Book has never much felt true to me. 240 00:20:14,640 --> 00:20:18,320 It seems to me there’s not much separating Heaven and Valhalla. 241 00:20:19,080 --> 00:20:23,400 That if we are right in our beliefs, there is something better after this. 242 00:20:26,760 --> 00:20:30,960 -No, your daughter had no chance to sin. -She made others kill for her. 243 00:20:33,320 --> 00:20:35,680 That’s the same as if the knife was in her hand. 244 00:20:35,760 --> 00:20:40,520 [Pyrlig] And as our parents teach us, she was trying to please you. That is all. 245 00:20:42,920 --> 00:20:44,920 It is not her sin to repent for. 246 00:20:48,200 --> 00:20:50,680 It’s not too late to believe in Him, Brida. 247 00:20:52,000 --> 00:20:53,240 It is never too late. 248 00:20:53,320 --> 00:20:55,560 Believing in your god made the Danes weak. 249 00:20:56,640 --> 00:21:00,480 They lost their souls. My daughter lost her life. 250 00:21:02,560 --> 00:21:03,400 I blame you. 251 00:21:06,280 --> 00:21:09,240 [Brida] I blame your church, your kings and your queens. 252 00:21:11,240 --> 00:21:13,880 And most of all, I blame every so-called Dane who bowed to them 253 00:21:13,960 --> 00:21:16,760 and sucked at their teats and who took their baptism rites. 254 00:21:23,880 --> 00:21:25,000 You should eat. 255 00:21:32,240 --> 00:21:34,200 I cannot help to end your pain. 256 00:21:35,040 --> 00:21:36,040 Nothing can. 257 00:21:38,120 --> 00:21:40,160 But your daughter is at peace now. 258 00:21:41,800 --> 00:21:44,960 Maybe in finding peace of your own, you might repent. 259 00:21:50,080 --> 00:21:51,360 [Brida] I don’t want your bread. 260 00:21:52,640 --> 00:21:54,840 I believe it was your bread to begin with. 261 00:21:58,400 --> 00:22:00,080 [Pyrlig] Should you change your mind. 262 00:22:19,720 --> 00:22:23,600 [Rognvaldr shivering, panting] 263 00:22:29,000 --> 00:22:32,000 [Sigtryggr] There is no honor in him freezing to death. 264 00:22:32,080 --> 00:22:33,800 There is no honor in what he did to us 265 00:22:33,880 --> 00:22:36,400 -and yet you would forgive him. -The gods have forgiven him. 266 00:22:36,480 --> 00:22:38,760 He passed their trial. He must be in their favor. 267 00:22:38,840 --> 00:22:40,480 [Stiorra] If his flesh begins to heal, 268 00:22:40,560 --> 00:22:43,280 then we can talk about allowing him back into the city. 269 00:22:43,360 --> 00:22:46,480 -Listen to me! He is my brother! -And I am your wife! 270 00:22:50,120 --> 00:22:52,920 His fate is set. It’s in the hands of the gods now. 271 00:22:53,000 --> 00:22:54,920 He will die or he will survive. 272 00:22:56,280 --> 00:22:58,920 We will not know until his hands are unbound. 273 00:23:06,000 --> 00:23:07,520 -Here you go. -[Sihtric] Thank you. 274 00:23:09,440 --> 00:23:11,680 -[horse neighs] -[man shouting] 275 00:23:12,400 --> 00:23:13,360 What was that? 276 00:23:17,000 --> 00:23:18,000 [Finan] King's men. 277 00:23:24,280 --> 00:23:26,320 When was the last time you saw your father? 278 00:23:31,680 --> 00:23:33,080 A long time ago. 279 00:23:33,160 --> 00:23:36,480 Well, you'll be a fair bit taller than him now, I'll bet. 280 00:23:37,560 --> 00:23:38,480 [chuckles] 281 00:23:55,200 --> 00:23:56,760 -Uncle? -Aelfwynn. 282 00:23:58,360 --> 00:24:01,080 -[Edward] Am I too late? Where is she? -She… She’s not here. 283 00:24:01,160 --> 00:24:03,600 -[Edward] Where is she? -[Aelfwynn] She is with Uhtred. 284 00:24:05,640 --> 00:24:08,200 -Of course. -She wanted to see him before… 285 00:24:11,680 --> 00:24:14,960 I do not understand why she is being taken from us now. 286 00:24:15,040 --> 00:24:18,240 Time robs us, over and over again. 287 00:24:20,440 --> 00:24:23,480 Your mother is the best of us. 288 00:24:25,360 --> 00:24:27,280 If I could keep her here, you know I would. 289 00:24:27,360 --> 00:24:28,200 I know. 290 00:24:29,560 --> 00:24:32,480 The… the Ealdormen have been told to prepare. 291 00:24:32,560 --> 00:24:36,000 I’m concerned that they will not honor Mother's wishes. 292 00:24:36,080 --> 00:24:38,840 The Ealdormen will be taken care of. Do not fear. 293 00:24:40,000 --> 00:24:43,800 [Edward] Your mother and I had a shared wish… 294 00:24:44,720 --> 00:24:47,240 to honor our father's desire for unity. 295 00:24:49,000 --> 00:24:51,640 I swear to you and to her… 296 00:24:53,960 --> 00:24:56,800 I will do all I can to ensure that comes to pass. 297 00:25:03,280 --> 00:25:06,960 [Aelswith] Please, let my Lord King listen to the words of this servant. 298 00:25:09,440 --> 00:25:12,680 Please, let my Lord listen to the words of this servant. 299 00:25:13,720 --> 00:25:18,440 [somber music plays] 300 00:26:51,960 --> 00:26:53,920 [Edward] I did not get to speak with you… 301 00:26:57,200 --> 00:26:58,120 I love you. 302 00:27:03,200 --> 00:27:06,360 [Edward] I will protect all that we have achieved, sister. 303 00:27:07,120 --> 00:27:08,640 This I swear to you. 304 00:27:15,800 --> 00:27:22,280 [praying in Latin] 305 00:27:22,360 --> 00:27:23,960 Receive your servant Vibeke 306 00:27:24,720 --> 00:27:28,200 into the ranks of your devout saints and most bright angels. 307 00:27:29,920 --> 00:27:31,440 She is a child of God. 308 00:27:39,560 --> 00:27:42,960 [Aelswith] Please let my Lord listen to the words of this servant… 309 00:27:47,520 --> 00:27:48,680 [Uhred] Lady Aelswith… 310 00:27:48,760 --> 00:27:52,240 [Aelswith] You do not need to say anything, Lord Uhtred. 311 00:27:56,440 --> 00:27:57,840 I would ask you… 312 00:27:59,600 --> 00:28:01,520 Do you hear anything? 313 00:28:03,760 --> 00:28:04,720 [Uhtred] Erm… 314 00:28:06,080 --> 00:28:08,080 [Uhtred] It is night. The town is asleep. 315 00:28:08,160 --> 00:28:09,360 [Aelswith] Not out there. 316 00:28:10,240 --> 00:28:13,400 In here. In this room. 317 00:28:13,480 --> 00:28:14,880 Do you hear anything? 318 00:28:16,360 --> 00:28:18,360 [Uhtred] No, nothing but our own voices. 319 00:28:19,880 --> 00:28:24,160 Mere mortals. I do not care for our voices. 320 00:28:28,120 --> 00:28:31,840 He is not speaking. 321 00:28:34,880 --> 00:28:37,240 I thought that He would speak to me now. 322 00:28:38,760 --> 00:28:41,240 Is it not clear that I need Him? 323 00:28:42,080 --> 00:28:44,960 All I have ever asked of Him… 324 00:28:45,920 --> 00:28:49,080 is His voice when I needed it. 325 00:28:53,040 --> 00:28:57,520 Perhaps His silence is Him offering you solace in-- 326 00:28:57,600 --> 00:28:59,960 I do not need His solace. 327 00:29:00,640 --> 00:29:02,240 I need Him to speak to me. 328 00:29:04,480 --> 00:29:07,320 [Aelswith] My life, I have given to Him. 329 00:29:10,320 --> 00:29:16,400 I have prayed for so many hours, Lord Uhtred. 330 00:29:18,640 --> 00:29:22,640 [Aelswith] I have begged Him to save her. 331 00:29:24,520 --> 00:29:27,040 I need to know that He is listening. 332 00:29:34,720 --> 00:29:36,160 [sighs] 333 00:29:43,400 --> 00:29:45,960 I fear your prayers have been wasted. 334 00:29:46,040 --> 00:29:49,280 Please, let my Lord the King listen to the words of His servant. 335 00:29:49,360 --> 00:29:51,400 Please, let my Lord listen to the words of… 336 00:29:51,480 --> 00:29:55,600 -Lady Aelswith… -I am trying to make Him hear me! 337 00:30:01,520 --> 00:30:02,440 [sobs] 338 00:30:06,320 --> 00:30:07,840 Do not say it. 339 00:30:11,080 --> 00:30:12,920 Do not say the words. 340 00:30:16,320 --> 00:30:17,400 [Lady Aelswith gasping] 341 00:30:18,760 --> 00:30:20,320 [Aelswith] He has forsaken me. 342 00:30:22,760 --> 00:30:25,000 He has forsaken her. 343 00:30:27,320 --> 00:30:31,200 I have given Him the entirety of my life. 344 00:30:32,880 --> 00:30:34,960 And I am left with nothing. 345 00:30:38,440 --> 00:30:42,000 [Lady Aelswith cries] 346 00:30:46,040 --> 00:30:47,880 [sobbing, gasping] 347 00:30:55,880 --> 00:30:57,520 [sniffing] 348 00:31:06,440 --> 00:31:07,760 Where is Aelfwynn? 349 00:31:12,080 --> 00:31:13,240 [sniffs] 350 00:31:13,320 --> 00:31:15,080 [Uhtred] She is waiting for the Witan. 351 00:31:16,880 --> 00:31:19,560 They will take advantage of her. 352 00:31:19,640 --> 00:31:24,200 They respected Aethelflaed. Surely they will accept her choice of successor. 353 00:31:24,280 --> 00:31:28,720 Aelfwynn is too young and she is not worldly. 354 00:31:30,240 --> 00:31:31,680 They will turn on her. 355 00:31:34,320 --> 00:31:37,960 She can gain their respect just as Aethelflaed did. 356 00:31:39,200 --> 00:31:41,240 As wise as she had become… 357 00:31:43,120 --> 00:31:46,640 Aethelflaed still wished to believe the best in people. 358 00:31:48,480 --> 00:31:49,920 But she was wrong. 359 00:31:51,920 --> 00:31:56,640 There has already been so much death, Uhtred. 360 00:31:59,080 --> 00:32:00,760 I could not bear more of it. 361 00:32:06,400 --> 00:32:08,640 [Finan groans] I’ve had too much… oh… 362 00:32:08,720 --> 00:32:11,240 -[Finan] Leave me here. -[Sihtric] You’re all right. 363 00:32:11,320 --> 00:32:13,680 -[Finan] Oh, God. -[Sihtric] Come on. Up the stairs. 364 00:32:13,760 --> 00:32:16,440 -[Finan mumbling drunkenly] -[Sihtric grunts] 365 00:32:25,360 --> 00:32:28,480 -[Edward] Are the men ready? -[man] They’re waiting for your signal. 366 00:32:29,160 --> 00:32:31,360 [Edward] And is there word from Father Pyrlig? 367 00:32:31,440 --> 00:32:33,800 A scout reported seeing him with the Danish witch. 368 00:32:34,800 --> 00:32:36,520 [Edward] Then he is likely dead. 369 00:32:37,840 --> 00:32:40,040 [Edward] Return to your position. It will not be long. 370 00:32:52,640 --> 00:32:53,880 Aethelstan? 371 00:32:55,760 --> 00:32:56,760 What are you…? 372 00:32:58,080 --> 00:32:59,320 You came with Uhtred. 373 00:33:00,600 --> 00:33:04,120 He wanted the chance to say goodbye to Lady Aethelflaed. 374 00:33:04,200 --> 00:33:05,880 A chance that his presence here denied me. 375 00:33:05,960 --> 00:33:10,120 Well, it seems he’s taken many things from you over time. 376 00:33:14,840 --> 00:33:16,680 I have often wondered of you. 377 00:33:16,760 --> 00:33:19,760 Surely I would not have been hard to find. 378 00:33:20,640 --> 00:33:22,760 We have found each other now, it seems. 379 00:33:24,920 --> 00:33:26,920 There are matters to be attended to. We… 380 00:33:28,360 --> 00:33:30,560 I should like to talk further with you. 381 00:33:30,640 --> 00:33:33,800 [Edward] Much has changed in both of our lives, but now is not the time. 382 00:33:35,720 --> 00:33:37,320 It is good to see you, Aethelstan. 383 00:33:50,000 --> 00:33:54,000 You were much favored by my mother. She would have been glad to have you here. 384 00:33:56,920 --> 00:33:58,000 [Aldhelm] You look like her. 385 00:34:01,800 --> 00:34:03,560 Have the Ealdormen been told? 386 00:34:04,400 --> 00:34:07,160 We will ring the bells when it is time for the Witan to meet. 387 00:34:07,240 --> 00:34:09,600 They’ll be terrified to leave Mercia without a ruler 388 00:34:09,680 --> 00:34:11,320 for even a moment's breath. 389 00:34:11,400 --> 00:34:15,280 The Ealdormen respected your mother. They will similarly respect her wishes. 390 00:34:16,440 --> 00:34:18,360 And Lord Aethelhelm has arrived. 391 00:34:19,320 --> 00:34:21,520 As much as his intentions will be self-serving, 392 00:34:21,600 --> 00:34:23,480 his presence might help to delay matters. 393 00:34:23,560 --> 00:34:27,480 My mother has been dead a matter of hours and already he seeks to undermine her. 394 00:34:28,360 --> 00:34:32,600 No, she would not have delayed it and neither will I. 395 00:34:32,679 --> 00:34:34,639 You are in mourning. You would be forgiven-- 396 00:34:34,719 --> 00:34:36,560 My mother would not forgive me. 397 00:34:38,960 --> 00:34:43,440 I will not deny this land or its people what she wanted for them. 398 00:34:46,320 --> 00:34:48,199 [Uhtred] I should have been here sooner. 399 00:34:50,239 --> 00:34:53,679 [Eadith] What matters is that you were here for her when she needed you to be. 400 00:34:55,880 --> 00:34:57,480 Will you be remaining here? 401 00:34:59,159 --> 00:35:03,360 -Until Aelfwynn takes the throne. -Should her grandmother allow it. 402 00:35:05,440 --> 00:35:08,280 Lady Aelswith is afraid it is the wrong decision. 403 00:35:10,600 --> 00:35:13,680 Bitter old women rarely want more for their descendants. 404 00:35:14,440 --> 00:35:15,880 She might be right. 405 00:35:18,840 --> 00:35:21,800 Why do we attach ourselves to these people, Uhtred? 406 00:35:23,760 --> 00:35:26,120 I do not think it is our choice. 407 00:35:26,200 --> 00:35:27,760 Because it is our destiny? 408 00:35:31,120 --> 00:35:32,520 Then destiny is cruel. 409 00:35:33,480 --> 00:35:36,960 All it seems to do is cause us sorrow and pain. 410 00:35:39,960 --> 00:35:42,120 If that is the path it sees for us. 411 00:35:43,080 --> 00:35:46,800 I wonder if destiny lost its hold on me when I left these lands. 412 00:35:48,960 --> 00:35:52,400 I have been free of pain for a while now and better for it. 413 00:35:53,800 --> 00:35:57,600 Perhaps pain is our choice, not destiny’s. 414 00:36:02,640 --> 00:36:04,200 So tell me, Uhtred. 415 00:36:07,600 --> 00:36:10,720 What would finally allow you to be free of your pain? 416 00:36:16,520 --> 00:36:20,280 [low muttering] 417 00:36:23,320 --> 00:36:26,480 -[Eadith] What are they speaking of? -I do not know. 418 00:36:28,000 --> 00:36:29,960 [Uhtred] But I’m sure no good can come of it. 419 00:36:31,640 --> 00:36:33,640 We should head back to the palace. 420 00:36:56,840 --> 00:36:58,040 [Edward] You served her well. 421 00:36:59,560 --> 00:37:03,600 I tried. All she wanted was to keep the people safe. 422 00:37:05,480 --> 00:37:09,520 She could think of no way to make it more simple to rule? 423 00:37:10,280 --> 00:37:11,480 She tried. 424 00:37:12,040 --> 00:37:15,520 But the Ealdormen, even as they came to respect her, were stubborn. 425 00:37:15,600 --> 00:37:17,960 The old ways appealed to them more than the new. 426 00:37:19,000 --> 00:37:22,600 I think you could yet be of great use to Mercia, Lord Aldhelm. 427 00:37:25,320 --> 00:37:26,880 You do not have to be here this early. 428 00:37:26,960 --> 00:37:28,760 -We’ve not yet begun. -Yes, I do. 429 00:37:34,640 --> 00:37:36,000 [Aethelhelm] Stay yourself! 430 00:37:37,240 --> 00:37:40,400 The throne is taken after the Witan meets, not before. 431 00:37:42,880 --> 00:37:44,840 I did not expect to see you here. 432 00:37:45,600 --> 00:37:48,960 -[Aethelhelm] I am here to show respect. -Oh, I doubt that. 433 00:37:49,040 --> 00:37:52,480 A man who has no respect cannot show it, surely. Lord King. 434 00:37:52,560 --> 00:37:54,000 [Aethelhelm] This is taking too long. 435 00:37:54,080 --> 00:37:57,360 -We must announce her death. -I would think it were the King's decision 436 00:37:57,440 --> 00:37:59,640 as to when the bells should be rung, my Lord. 437 00:37:59,720 --> 00:38:02,880 -I was merely suggesting-- -That you understood the King's grief 438 00:38:02,960 --> 00:38:06,000 -better than he himself? -Who are you to speak to me this way? 439 00:38:06,080 --> 00:38:07,560 You would watch your tongue! 440 00:38:09,000 --> 00:38:10,960 The bells will ring in good time. 441 00:38:13,920 --> 00:38:17,200 It is nearly dawn. Let us see the day in with the saddest news. 442 00:38:29,720 --> 00:38:30,880 [sighs] 443 00:38:36,200 --> 00:38:39,080 [Sihtric] Shut that door! My balls are freezing to nothing! 444 00:38:43,280 --> 00:38:45,640 -Something’s wrong. -[Osferth groans] Just go back to bed. 445 00:38:45,720 --> 00:38:48,360 [Osferth] Get some sleep. Lord Uhtred might need us in the morning. 446 00:38:49,000 --> 00:38:51,480 [Aethelstan] There, did you see that? Wake up. 447 00:38:51,560 --> 00:38:56,400 [Sihtric] No, no, it's the ale. Your eyes are playing tricks on you. Just… 448 00:38:56,480 --> 00:38:57,840 [panting] 449 00:39:04,640 --> 00:39:05,760 [gasps] 450 00:39:05,840 --> 00:39:09,160 -Think about where you're pointing that. -[Aethelstan] There are soldiers here. 451 00:39:11,200 --> 00:39:12,680 You think it's an attack? 452 00:39:13,600 --> 00:39:16,320 The King is here and undefended. 453 00:39:18,440 --> 00:39:19,920 [sighs] Piss. 454 00:39:20,800 --> 00:39:22,880 Go and find Uhtred. I’ll get the others. 455 00:39:22,960 --> 00:39:24,560 Do not do anything stupid. 456 00:39:25,600 --> 00:39:27,560 -Do you hear me? -[Aethelstan] Yeah. 457 00:39:40,160 --> 00:39:41,120 It is time. 458 00:39:43,680 --> 00:39:46,800 Ring the bell. Let my sister's death be known. 459 00:39:51,360 --> 00:39:52,520 You seem troubled. 460 00:39:54,200 --> 00:39:56,160 I don’t like black. It’s so cold. 461 00:39:56,960 --> 00:39:59,080 It would be a strange man who does. 462 00:39:59,160 --> 00:40:01,800 [bell ringing] 463 00:40:01,880 --> 00:40:02,880 It is time. 464 00:40:09,360 --> 00:40:11,760 She asked that you protect Mercia. 465 00:40:11,840 --> 00:40:14,480 You have only done as you saw right and good. 466 00:40:18,880 --> 00:40:19,840 Perhaps. 467 00:40:23,640 --> 00:40:27,240 [bell continues ringing slowly] 468 00:40:50,080 --> 00:40:51,240 [Sihtric] Aethelstan! 469 00:40:51,320 --> 00:40:52,400 Shit! 470 00:41:04,520 --> 00:41:07,760 [Burgred gags, gasps] 471 00:41:09,840 --> 00:41:12,160 [grunts] 472 00:41:12,240 --> 00:41:15,040 [grunting] 473 00:41:15,120 --> 00:41:16,720 -Uhtred! -[bell continues ringing slowly] 474 00:41:21,080 --> 00:41:22,080 [Aethelstan] Uhtred! 475 00:41:25,520 --> 00:41:26,360 [Aethelstan] Uhtred! 476 00:41:26,440 --> 00:41:29,720 [grunting] 477 00:41:38,320 --> 00:41:39,600 [groans] 478 00:41:40,720 --> 00:41:42,880 -[wails] -[grunts] 479 00:41:45,120 --> 00:41:47,600 [groans weakly] 480 00:41:47,680 --> 00:41:50,920 [grunting] 481 00:41:57,880 --> 00:41:58,920 [groans] 482 00:42:11,640 --> 00:42:13,400 [grunts] 483 00:42:18,760 --> 00:42:20,600 [Uhtred panting] Leave him. 484 00:42:22,360 --> 00:42:24,120 [Uhtred] What happened? Are you all right? 485 00:42:24,920 --> 00:42:27,440 Lord, I think you need to see this. 486 00:42:31,920 --> 00:42:34,560 -[Sihtric] Who are they? -The Ealdormen. 487 00:42:39,800 --> 00:42:40,640 [Sihtric] Come! 488 00:42:41,560 --> 00:42:44,560 -Who gave your orders? -[Sihtric] Come on. Tell us! 489 00:42:46,240 --> 00:42:47,360 Uhtred, I know him. 490 00:42:47,440 --> 00:42:49,640 [Aethelstan] I saw him talking with the King last night. 491 00:42:55,520 --> 00:42:56,640 [door creaks open] 492 00:43:01,760 --> 00:43:03,280 [Aethelhelm] Did you see them? 493 00:43:04,000 --> 00:43:06,280 -Did you see the Ealdormen? -[Uhtred] I did. 494 00:43:06,360 --> 00:43:09,120 -So, where are they? -They are dead. 495 00:43:10,120 --> 00:43:13,000 [Aethelhelm] Dead? That cannot be. 496 00:43:17,400 --> 00:43:19,760 You… What did you do? 497 00:43:19,840 --> 00:43:22,320 You overstep your bounds, Lord Aethelhelm! 498 00:43:23,200 --> 00:43:26,600 [Edward] The only explanation I need offer is the example of our past. 499 00:43:26,680 --> 00:43:29,000 The strength of Wessex and Mercia both only improved 500 00:43:29,080 --> 00:43:30,680 under the alliance with my sister. 501 00:43:31,760 --> 00:43:34,080 I could not see that strength fade now. 502 00:43:34,160 --> 00:43:36,680 Lady Aethelflaed's choice of successor is her daughter. 503 00:43:36,760 --> 00:43:39,640 -She has her mother's strength. -I have not seen it. 504 00:43:40,840 --> 00:43:43,040 [Edward] My sister's strength came with time. 505 00:43:43,680 --> 00:43:45,640 [Edward] To leave my niece to find her own strength 506 00:43:45,720 --> 00:43:48,800 would leave Mercia vulnerable. She will not take the throne. 507 00:43:48,880 --> 00:43:53,080 Then there are others who could rule whilst staying within the family's line. 508 00:43:53,160 --> 00:43:54,480 Father's hopes were of unity. 509 00:43:54,560 --> 00:43:59,040 It was a dream my sister and I bore from him and shared, but now she is dead. 510 00:44:00,760 --> 00:44:03,160 Had she known it were possible to unite the kingdoms-- 511 00:44:03,240 --> 00:44:05,920 She would not have done it with the blood of innocents on her hands! 512 00:44:06,000 --> 00:44:09,960 Her hands are unsullied. The choice was mine alone and I was forced to act. 513 00:44:10,040 --> 00:44:11,960 The Ealdormen had already accepted bribes 514 00:44:12,040 --> 00:44:14,600 to sway their minds away from my sister's wishes. 515 00:44:15,440 --> 00:44:18,240 [Edward] These men were standing in the way of progress. 516 00:44:18,320 --> 00:44:24,040 -I merely acted to remove the corruption. -This is not how succession is determined! 517 00:44:24,120 --> 00:44:28,240 Until my sister's rule, succession was always determined by bloodshed. 518 00:44:30,000 --> 00:44:32,280 I did not want it to be so again. 519 00:44:35,120 --> 00:44:37,840 Better the blood of the few, than the blood of the many. 520 00:44:39,240 --> 00:44:42,680 [Aldhelm] You have murdered Mercia’s Ealdormen. 521 00:44:43,520 --> 00:44:46,560 And in doing so, I have ensured Mercia's protection. 522 00:44:59,160 --> 00:45:00,680 I will do as God wills. 523 00:45:02,160 --> 00:45:05,720 I will be King of the Angles and of the Saxons. 524 00:45:54,200 --> 00:45:55,760 [Sigtryggr] You are still alive, then? 525 00:45:57,360 --> 00:45:58,680 [Rognvaldr] That’s because of you. 526 00:46:05,960 --> 00:46:07,200 [Rognvaldr] Will you look? 527 00:46:17,600 --> 00:46:19,760 [inhales sharply in pain] 528 00:46:20,880 --> 00:46:23,400 [Rognvaldr grunts in pain] 529 00:46:25,160 --> 00:46:26,840 The flesh has begun to heal. 530 00:46:28,160 --> 00:46:30,320 [Rognvaldr sighs] 531 00:46:33,080 --> 00:46:34,680 The gods have forgiven you. 532 00:46:38,600 --> 00:46:39,840 What of you, brother? 533 00:46:41,800 --> 00:46:43,120 Have you forgiven me? 534 00:46:44,360 --> 00:46:47,800 If it were Stiorra's choice, you would be left to fend for yourself. 535 00:46:49,640 --> 00:46:51,600 Then I am lucky that it is not. 536 00:46:53,840 --> 00:46:55,200 She is not a true Dane. 537 00:46:55,280 --> 00:46:59,280 A true Dane would not betray their family as you did. 538 00:47:08,800 --> 00:47:10,400 You are my blood. 539 00:47:11,360 --> 00:47:13,520 Do you understand? You are my blood. 540 00:47:17,560 --> 00:47:19,160 The rest will come in time. 541 00:47:47,080 --> 00:47:48,200 [gasps] 542 00:47:53,760 --> 00:47:57,000 -Have you seen Lady Aelswith? -Yes, she came through here with Aelfwynn. 543 00:47:57,080 --> 00:47:59,600 -They left for-- -Don’t say it out loud. 544 00:47:59,680 --> 00:48:02,520 You should leave this place. It is not safe here. 545 00:48:09,200 --> 00:48:13,840 Ah, it’s just a scratch. It’ll heal. You might get a good scar out of it. 546 00:48:14,560 --> 00:48:16,520 It did not bleed like a scratch. 547 00:48:18,680 --> 00:48:20,440 [Finan] All right lads, at the ready. 548 00:48:21,600 --> 00:48:24,760 My men are merely seeking their horses. There's to be no trouble here. 549 00:48:27,720 --> 00:48:29,200 You killed the Ealdormen. 550 00:48:30,800 --> 00:48:33,480 -It is only what needed to be done. -[Aethelstan] They were old men. 551 00:48:34,760 --> 00:48:35,880 Defenseless. 552 00:48:38,400 --> 00:48:41,160 Uhtred has taught you his strong sense of morality, then. 553 00:48:44,520 --> 00:48:47,920 Surely he has also taught it is better to strike first 554 00:48:48,000 --> 00:48:50,000 if it might prevent more violence. 555 00:48:51,040 --> 00:48:54,880 [Edward] Yet it was not my intention for you to be caught in this. 556 00:48:57,720 --> 00:48:59,320 My man tells me you fought well. 557 00:49:00,320 --> 00:49:03,800 Not well enough, or he would not be here to tell you of it. 558 00:49:04,800 --> 00:49:08,360 -Your blood is strong. -My skill comes only from my training. 559 00:49:11,880 --> 00:49:14,080 I must ready myself for the ceremony. 560 00:49:15,360 --> 00:49:16,480 Will you attend? 561 00:49:18,880 --> 00:49:20,200 I will be with Uhtred. 562 00:49:23,040 --> 00:49:25,440 Well, you’d be welcome should you change your mind. 563 00:49:29,120 --> 00:49:33,480 Aethelflaed was your blood… as am I. 564 00:50:09,880 --> 00:50:10,880 [Brida] It’s done. 565 00:50:16,320 --> 00:50:17,440 She gave me peace. 566 00:50:21,840 --> 00:50:23,720 When I was with her, I felt it. 567 00:50:27,920 --> 00:50:30,480 I’m sure she would want you to find that feeling again. 568 00:50:31,640 --> 00:50:33,360 I can think of no better tribute. 569 00:50:34,600 --> 00:50:39,560 [somber music plays] 570 00:51:31,800 --> 00:51:33,920 [Aethelstan] It looks to be a worthy procession. 571 00:51:35,120 --> 00:51:36,040 [Uhtred] It is. 572 00:51:39,880 --> 00:51:45,040 -Are you going to retaliate? -[Uhtred] He did what kings always do. 573 00:51:45,120 --> 00:51:49,080 No king has ever ruled bloodlessly. It is not in their nature. 574 00:51:49,160 --> 00:51:51,560 It is no way to become a king, Uhtred. 575 00:51:51,640 --> 00:51:53,920 I think it might be the only way. 576 00:51:57,040 --> 00:51:57,960 It is over now. 577 00:51:59,280 --> 00:52:01,840 Edward's rule will not be challenged. 578 00:52:01,920 --> 00:52:05,480 His line will watch the throne until it becomes their turn… 579 00:52:07,920 --> 00:52:09,600 just as King Alfred wanted. 580 00:52:13,160 --> 00:52:15,360 [somber music plays]