1 00:00:11,000 --> 00:00:13,400 I am Uhtred, son of Uhtred. 2 00:00:14,800 --> 00:00:17,560 Urgent news has reached Eoferwic. 3 00:00:17,640 --> 00:00:20,000 -Aelfwynn was captured on the road. -By who? 4 00:00:20,080 --> 00:00:21,800 We believe them to be hired men. 5 00:00:21,880 --> 00:00:24,600 We suspect an association with Lord Aethelhelm. 6 00:00:24,680 --> 00:00:27,240 [Uhtred] And my fate has altered accordingly. 7 00:00:27,320 --> 00:00:28,840 Lord Aethelhelm is fomenting rebellion. 8 00:00:28,920 --> 00:00:31,320 He has made an alliance with Constantine 9 00:00:31,400 --> 00:00:34,040 and has offered him the hand of Lady Aelfwynn. 10 00:00:34,600 --> 00:00:35,560 Where will we find him? 11 00:00:35,640 --> 00:00:39,000 In a fortress north of here, name of Bebbanburg. 12 00:00:39,080 --> 00:00:43,360 [Uhtred] My birthright, stolen from me by my cousin Wihtgar. 13 00:00:43,440 --> 00:00:44,640 Your name will be forgotten! 14 00:00:44,720 --> 00:00:46,440 -[arrows whoosh] -[groans] 15 00:00:48,360 --> 00:00:50,640 [Uhtred] Now I have a chance to take it back. 16 00:00:50,720 --> 00:00:53,920 I lead the men of Wessex and we push the Scots back over the border. 17 00:00:54,000 --> 00:00:56,760 Meanwhile, Aethelhelm will be forced to surrender and Aelfwynn returned. 18 00:00:56,840 --> 00:00:59,080 [Uhtred] But King Edward has a different plan. 19 00:00:59,160 --> 00:01:02,680 In exchange for marrying Aelfwynn and isolating Lord Aethelhelm, 20 00:01:02,760 --> 00:01:04,320 we will divide Northumbria in two. 21 00:01:04,400 --> 00:01:07,080 The lands around Bebbanburg fall to the Scots 22 00:01:07,160 --> 00:01:09,160 and Aethelhelm is disposed of. 23 00:01:09,239 --> 00:01:11,240 [Uhtred] Yet he could find no support. 24 00:01:11,840 --> 00:01:14,800 [Aldhelm] I gave your sister my word that I would keep Aelfwynn safe. 25 00:01:14,880 --> 00:01:18,080 -I stand with Uhtred. -We stand with Uhtred. 26 00:01:18,160 --> 00:01:20,520 Aethelstan, my boy, what do you say? 27 00:01:21,200 --> 00:01:22,760 I will follow Lord Uhtred. 28 00:01:23,520 --> 00:01:26,000 Not sure things are going your way, Lord King. 29 00:01:26,080 --> 00:01:28,040 -[clang of swords unsheathing] -[groans] 30 00:01:28,120 --> 00:01:30,280 [Edward] I will brook no more defiance. 31 00:01:30,360 --> 00:01:33,080 No one will leave on penalty of execution! 32 00:01:34,160 --> 00:01:35,960 [Uhtred] Destiny is all! 33 00:01:39,120 --> 00:01:41,920 [metal scraping] 34 00:01:46,640 --> 00:01:50,440 Come on! Quicken the pace! Sunrise comes swiftly. 35 00:01:50,520 --> 00:01:54,000 Hey, perhaps don't kill me just before departure. 36 00:01:54,080 --> 00:01:54,960 Move! 37 00:01:56,400 --> 00:01:59,760 -Any word if the king will relent? -He has shunned all his advisers. 38 00:02:00,280 --> 00:02:02,240 [Finan] He wouldn't turn swords on Saxons, surely. 39 00:02:03,080 --> 00:02:05,440 Tell that to the Mercian Ealdormen. 40 00:02:08,320 --> 00:02:09,760 We leave at sunrise. 41 00:02:18,280 --> 00:02:20,280 Do his men still bar the gate? 42 00:02:20,360 --> 00:02:23,640 Yes, and the Mercians seem set on departure. 43 00:02:24,520 --> 00:02:26,200 I fear neither will back down. 44 00:02:36,320 --> 00:02:39,120 Another person who cannot sleep? 45 00:02:39,960 --> 00:02:40,920 [sighs] 46 00:02:42,840 --> 00:02:46,000 I am not in the king's favor tonight. 47 00:02:47,600 --> 00:02:52,440 I told him he should not turn his back on Northumbria and he was not pleased. 48 00:02:52,520 --> 00:02:58,880 No man enjoys hearing the truth from the woman he loves. 49 00:02:59,640 --> 00:03:00,680 Hm. 50 00:03:03,560 --> 00:03:09,680 All the same, when it must be delivered, God is with us. 51 00:03:24,080 --> 00:03:25,880 [Edward] My orders are still defied. 52 00:03:27,120 --> 00:03:30,080 Prepare the men of Wessex. All must gather at the gate. 53 00:03:30,160 --> 00:03:31,840 Yes, Lord King. 54 00:03:33,160 --> 00:03:34,160 Lady. 55 00:03:35,000 --> 00:03:40,040 Edward, do not turn on other Saxons. 56 00:03:40,120 --> 00:03:43,880 Eadgifu, you should be returning to Winchester. 57 00:03:45,080 --> 00:03:47,200 Now is not the time to become allies. 58 00:03:47,280 --> 00:03:50,400 We are not allies, merely the women who love you. 59 00:03:51,520 --> 00:03:57,240 I swear, I will say the truth as I see it and then leave. 60 00:03:58,120 --> 00:04:01,360 Your plan, to forsake Aelfwynn 61 00:04:01,440 --> 00:04:05,880 and make a bargain with the Scots is not without merit. 62 00:04:05,960 --> 00:04:09,520 It could bring peace, yes, 63 00:04:09,600 --> 00:04:13,400 but at the cost of dividing the Saxons. 64 00:04:13,480 --> 00:04:18,160 Do not risk sundering Mercia from Wessex. 65 00:04:18,240 --> 00:04:20,040 You should be advising Lord Aldhelm. 66 00:04:20,120 --> 00:04:25,000 But I shall not, for I agree with Lord Aldhelm. 67 00:04:27,800 --> 00:04:31,360 Aethelflaed would follow Uhtred. 68 00:04:31,440 --> 00:04:35,000 I am the king. I do not follow. 69 00:04:42,160 --> 00:04:46,120 You are a king who is choosing not to lead. 70 00:04:46,200 --> 00:04:52,000 A choice so strange, I ask myself why. 71 00:04:53,240 --> 00:04:55,720 And I only have one conclusion. 72 00:04:57,760 --> 00:04:59,000 Fear. 73 00:04:59,600 --> 00:05:05,600 -I do not fear Aethelhelm, Constantin or-- -No, but you fear Alfred and his legacy. 74 00:05:15,440 --> 00:05:17,840 So I will tell you one thing. 75 00:05:17,920 --> 00:05:23,880 You are strong enough to be the man to fulfill your father's dream. 76 00:05:24,440 --> 00:05:27,760 You do not have to leave it to your descendants. 77 00:05:27,840 --> 00:05:32,880 You are worthy to live in the chronicles, 78 00:05:32,960 --> 00:05:36,240 as the one who unified England. 79 00:05:36,320 --> 00:05:40,120 -It is not fear that holds me back. -I am your mother 80 00:05:42,560 --> 00:05:45,480 and I know when you are afraid. 81 00:05:46,680 --> 00:05:48,680 So I am here to tell you 82 00:05:48,760 --> 00:05:53,040 that I believe you are deserving of this moment. 83 00:05:53,120 --> 00:05:56,840 You are as good and true 84 00:05:56,920 --> 00:05:59,840 and faithful a man as your father. 85 00:06:00,840 --> 00:06:05,920 And for that, God will favor you. 86 00:06:14,120 --> 00:06:16,520 This is your destiny. 87 00:06:17,760 --> 00:06:20,520 Seize this moment. 88 00:06:37,400 --> 00:06:40,200 [captain] Leave your posts! Rejoin the army! 89 00:06:46,920 --> 00:06:48,080 Wessex have stood down. 90 00:06:48,680 --> 00:06:51,280 [Finan] Edward's men no longer defend these walls. 91 00:07:11,080 --> 00:07:12,040 We ride. 92 00:07:12,880 --> 00:07:14,520 -Open the gates. -[guard] Lord. Yes, Lord. 93 00:07:44,840 --> 00:07:46,440 To Bebbanburg then, Lord Uhtred? 94 00:07:47,280 --> 00:07:49,200 Let the king have his moment. 95 00:07:53,480 --> 00:07:55,400 If that is your command. 96 00:07:55,480 --> 00:07:59,040 I will need someone loyal to hold the border lands in Northumbria. 97 00:08:06,440 --> 00:08:08,920 We confront the Scottish king on the road! 98 00:08:09,000 --> 00:08:11,360 We break his alliance with Lord Aethelhelm 99 00:08:11,440 --> 00:08:14,080 and make a bargain for Aethelflaed's daughter. 100 00:08:15,800 --> 00:08:18,840 We retain Northumbria for the Saxon people! 101 00:08:21,760 --> 00:08:23,760 [cheering] 102 00:08:31,040 --> 00:08:34,520 -To Bebbanburg! -[roar of men cheering] 103 00:08:38,720 --> 00:08:42,799 [triumphant music plays] 104 00:08:56,320 --> 00:09:01,520 [opening theme plays] 105 00:09:37,920 --> 00:09:41,320 [seagulls cawing] 106 00:09:43,960 --> 00:09:46,120 [chicken clucking] 107 00:09:50,320 --> 00:09:53,040 Are we expecting to be besieged? 108 00:09:53,800 --> 00:09:57,240 No, we are expecting to decamp and go south for battle. 109 00:09:57,320 --> 00:10:02,720 We shan't avail ourselves of Northumbrian hospitality any longer than is necessary. 110 00:10:04,200 --> 00:10:06,640 As soon as Constantin's army arrives 111 00:10:06,720 --> 00:10:10,200 and the marriage is consummated, 112 00:10:11,200 --> 00:10:14,680 we will be on our way with our supplies. 113 00:10:14,760 --> 00:10:18,960 When do they arrive, this army? 114 00:10:22,440 --> 00:10:23,640 Soon. 115 00:10:29,520 --> 00:10:30,920 [Wihtgar] He does not know. 116 00:10:31,720 --> 00:10:36,200 For all this bluster, he does not know when these Scotsmen will come. 117 00:10:36,280 --> 00:10:37,600 He just hopes they do. 118 00:10:38,920 --> 00:10:42,320 Does your cousin Uhtred still fight for the King of the Saxons? 119 00:10:42,400 --> 00:10:43,480 Yes. 120 00:10:44,360 --> 00:10:46,560 Which is why we will not be leaving these walls 121 00:10:46,640 --> 00:10:50,440 whatever promises we have made, whatever alliance. 122 00:10:58,520 --> 00:11:00,720 [Sihtric] Look who I found on the road ahead. 123 00:11:00,800 --> 00:11:02,480 Cynlaef. You're late. 124 00:11:02,560 --> 00:11:05,320 Lord, I've had a momentous journey, so much to tell. 125 00:11:06,000 --> 00:11:07,280 First I found myself lost 126 00:11:07,360 --> 00:11:10,440 -by the broken bridge in-- -No! No, not the time, Cynlaef. 127 00:11:12,320 --> 00:11:13,480 What news do you bring? 128 00:11:15,440 --> 00:11:17,920 Just what was seen by scouts two nights ago. 129 00:11:18,000 --> 00:11:21,400 Constantin's men preparing a boat near his port at Dynbaer. 130 00:11:22,480 --> 00:11:24,280 One boat will not transport an army. 131 00:11:24,360 --> 00:11:28,320 It could be an advance guard, sailing with Constantin himself? 132 00:11:28,400 --> 00:11:30,560 Constantin is a great king. 133 00:11:30,640 --> 00:11:34,040 He would not arrive into a fortress by the sea gate like a trader. 134 00:11:34,120 --> 00:11:38,000 He could be bringing a gift for the wedding feast? 135 00:11:38,600 --> 00:11:41,160 No, this endeavor is a show of strength. 136 00:11:41,720 --> 00:11:43,920 He will lead as many men on the road as he can gather. 137 00:11:44,000 --> 00:11:46,800 I agree. It is unlikely he will arrive south by sea. 138 00:11:47,480 --> 00:11:50,640 Constantin is strategic. He will know how changeable the tides are, 139 00:11:50,720 --> 00:11:52,320 the risk of summer storms. 140 00:11:52,400 --> 00:11:54,480 All right, we stay with the plan. 141 00:11:54,560 --> 00:11:57,360 With luck, his full army will take days to gather. 142 00:11:57,440 --> 00:11:58,440 Onward. 143 00:12:07,640 --> 00:12:10,920 [Yahya] Each man is to report back three times daily. 144 00:12:11,000 --> 00:12:16,280 When King Constantin's army appears on the horizon, set fire to that church. 145 00:12:24,560 --> 00:12:25,520 Mother. 146 00:12:27,600 --> 00:12:28,720 [grunts] 147 00:12:28,800 --> 00:12:30,560 This is where you will stay. 148 00:12:30,640 --> 00:12:32,680 Imagine that is a line you do not cross. 149 00:12:32,760 --> 00:12:36,880 Oh, Edward, my life is unimportant. 150 00:12:36,960 --> 00:12:40,960 Your bloodline is safe... and that is all that matters. 151 00:12:45,480 --> 00:12:47,080 How far is Bebbanburg? 152 00:12:49,000 --> 00:12:52,720 Five miles, but our journey is longer. 153 00:12:52,800 --> 00:12:56,640 At dawn we head west through the woods, go around the fortress at a distance. 154 00:12:56,720 --> 00:12:58,560 Make our ambush on the roads above it. 155 00:12:58,640 --> 00:13:02,960 I am not one to ask military questions, 156 00:13:03,040 --> 00:13:07,600 but surely word will spread of a mighty army camping nearby? 157 00:13:09,800 --> 00:13:12,080 There comes a point at which we cannot hide. 158 00:13:13,240 --> 00:13:15,160 We just have to pray that God is with us. 159 00:13:17,440 --> 00:13:20,880 You will stay here and not foolishly go out onto the battlefield? 160 00:13:22,160 --> 00:13:24,960 -If the injured need my help I may-- -She will not. 161 00:13:25,800 --> 00:13:27,640 We know our role in this. 162 00:13:27,720 --> 00:13:31,800 Some moments men must face alone, and this is one. 163 00:13:36,080 --> 00:13:41,520 [men chanting, shouting] 164 00:13:50,320 --> 00:13:51,560 Alert our lord. 165 00:14:03,080 --> 00:14:04,360 [Yahya] It is the king. 166 00:14:04,440 --> 00:14:06,600 A king would choose a finer ship. 167 00:14:09,200 --> 00:14:10,680 Except for perhaps this one. 168 00:14:11,320 --> 00:14:13,480 My men disembark at the sea gate. 169 00:14:13,560 --> 00:14:16,720 A king arrives at a fortress through the front. 170 00:14:16,800 --> 00:14:18,400 [laughs heartily] 171 00:14:27,080 --> 00:14:28,480 [man] Here they come. 172 00:14:28,560 --> 00:14:30,640 [murmuring] 173 00:14:34,920 --> 00:14:37,720 [Yahya] Stand alert for the King of the Scots! 174 00:14:39,760 --> 00:14:42,600 Lord King. You are a little in advance of what we had planned. 175 00:14:42,680 --> 00:14:45,920 I like to catch people off guard. [chuckles] 176 00:14:49,160 --> 00:14:55,080 I was hoping your arrival would be a little more clandestine. 177 00:14:55,920 --> 00:14:58,600 I did not become a king to hide in a forest. 178 00:14:59,080 --> 00:15:03,720 [Aethelhelm] Yet we have on our side the most precious asset 179 00:15:03,800 --> 00:15:08,000 one can gain in war, the element of surprise. 180 00:15:08,080 --> 00:15:12,200 Squander that and we risk Edward learning of-- 181 00:15:12,280 --> 00:15:16,200 [groans] There are spies everywhere. He will hear soon enough. 182 00:15:16,280 --> 00:15:21,280 Indeed, but his weakness is his impulsiveness. 183 00:15:21,360 --> 00:15:27,440 -When he learns of our alliance he will-- -I will not sit and wait for an attack. 184 00:15:28,920 --> 00:15:30,520 It is cowardly. 185 00:15:32,840 --> 00:15:36,640 I thought we had agreed an attack would be launched 186 00:15:36,720 --> 00:15:39,120 once you had cemented ties with Mercia. 187 00:15:39,200 --> 00:15:41,560 And I am a man of my word. 188 00:15:43,320 --> 00:15:44,480 [approaching footsteps] 189 00:15:47,480 --> 00:15:49,640 Is that the boy who'd be King of the Saxons? 190 00:15:49,720 --> 00:15:53,560 Indeed. Aelfweard, come and bow to King Constantin-- 191 00:15:53,640 --> 00:15:56,920 A word of advice from a king to a future king. 192 00:15:58,760 --> 00:16:01,400 Trust no one who advises you. 193 00:16:03,880 --> 00:16:06,200 [laughs heartily] 194 00:16:06,280 --> 00:16:08,960 -Understood. -[laughing] Well, let's eat. 195 00:16:09,040 --> 00:16:10,400 [Constantin chuckles] 196 00:16:10,480 --> 00:16:12,680 Ask Lady Aelfwynn to join us. 197 00:16:19,920 --> 00:16:21,200 No! 198 00:16:23,920 --> 00:16:27,200 I should prefer to meet her alone, after we've dined. 199 00:16:29,880 --> 00:16:33,280 Never meet a bride on an empty stomach. [laughs heartily] 200 00:16:35,440 --> 00:16:37,920 Eh? [laughing merrily] 201 00:16:38,000 --> 00:16:40,960 [Constantin continues chuckling] 202 00:16:44,400 --> 00:16:47,120 -[wind blowing] -[waves crashing] 203 00:17:04,280 --> 00:17:06,960 Hey, what do you say, Lord? 204 00:17:07,760 --> 00:17:10,560 Lose the deadwood, jump on some horses, 205 00:17:10,640 --> 00:17:14,480 ride up to the gate, just the three of us, teach your cousin a lesson? 206 00:17:15,839 --> 00:17:19,160 Riding up to the gate is something I've tried before. 207 00:17:23,440 --> 00:17:27,920 Perhaps better your way than to drag all of these people to their doom. 208 00:17:31,200 --> 00:17:34,240 [Finan] Ah, come on! They want to join you. 209 00:17:34,320 --> 00:17:36,640 This is what they've been waiting for. 210 00:17:36,720 --> 00:17:39,200 They'll tell stories of this their whole lives. 211 00:17:39,280 --> 00:17:42,600 "Bebbanburg, my part in its conquest." 212 00:17:46,160 --> 00:17:47,160 [Sihtric] Hey. 213 00:17:48,280 --> 00:17:53,080 Lord, the news is heavy. Our plan to ambush is mistimed. 214 00:17:53,160 --> 00:17:56,040 Constantin is already within the fortress. 215 00:18:03,720 --> 00:18:05,640 The spies say he came by sea. 216 00:18:08,760 --> 00:18:12,040 -I am at fault. I counseled this. -[Uhtred] You're not. 217 00:18:12,120 --> 00:18:15,400 Much of this is judgment and we misjudged it. 218 00:18:21,240 --> 00:18:23,200 How many men were in this boat? 219 00:18:24,120 --> 00:18:26,520 We think only a household guard. 220 00:18:28,120 --> 00:18:30,040 As Uhtred predicted. 221 00:18:30,960 --> 00:18:33,840 Do not assume it is a sign. We simply make another plan. 222 00:18:33,920 --> 00:18:36,720 It is a sign we should attack. Before his army arrives-- 223 00:18:36,800 --> 00:18:39,600 -No. -Our targets are all in one place. 224 00:18:39,680 --> 00:18:42,920 Storm the fortress now and we trap Aethelhelm and Constantin. 225 00:18:43,000 --> 00:18:47,120 Aelfwynn is within. She will be forced to this marriage and they will threaten her. 226 00:18:47,200 --> 00:18:49,560 Yes, they'll try to use her in a bargain, but-- 227 00:18:49,640 --> 00:18:52,520 But we trust Aethelhelm to act with reason when he's in a corner? 228 00:18:57,320 --> 00:19:00,000 If we'd got to Constantin, then it would be a negotiation, 229 00:19:00,080 --> 00:19:01,760 but now we give him nothing to lose. 230 00:19:01,840 --> 00:19:05,040 We have hundreds of men. Bebbanburg is well defended, yes, 231 00:19:05,120 --> 00:19:06,760 but we will surely outman them. 232 00:19:06,840 --> 00:19:09,960 His own daughter died amidst the fury of his scheming. 233 00:19:10,600 --> 00:19:14,920 We cannot risk Aethelflaed's child in the chaos that will engulf Bebbanburg. 234 00:19:16,920 --> 00:19:18,440 [Uhtred] There is another way. 235 00:19:21,080 --> 00:19:22,040 [sighs] 236 00:19:22,120 --> 00:19:26,280 I will leave with some of my men. Wait until you have word from us. 237 00:19:26,360 --> 00:19:29,320 We shall get Aelfwynn out of the fortress, then you can attack. 238 00:19:29,400 --> 00:19:32,360 -How? -The sea gate, Lord? 239 00:19:32,440 --> 00:19:35,920 No. There is a route to Bebbanburg which… 240 00:19:37,840 --> 00:19:41,240 [sighs] it cannot take an army, not even half a dozen men. 241 00:19:42,080 --> 00:19:47,280 I had dismissed it as too perilous, but... with a tiny number, 242 00:19:48,040 --> 00:19:49,120 maybe it is possible. 243 00:19:49,200 --> 00:19:52,800 What happens when this tiny number meets the Household Guard of Bebbanburg? 244 00:19:55,760 --> 00:19:57,600 Pyrlig, are you strong enough to join us? 245 00:19:59,560 --> 00:20:01,160 Are you strong enough to stop me? 246 00:20:02,480 --> 00:20:03,840 Lord, let me be a part of this. 247 00:20:04,720 --> 00:20:06,520 Whatever the danger, I'm man enough to face it. 248 00:20:06,600 --> 00:20:08,920 Four is a number that's always served us well in the past. 249 00:20:10,000 --> 00:20:14,720 Stand the men down. Do not attack until I signal. 250 00:20:14,800 --> 00:20:16,520 Enough evasion. What is the plan? 251 00:20:18,120 --> 00:20:20,440 If it works, we will return with Aelfwynn. 252 00:20:21,560 --> 00:20:22,520 If it does not? 253 00:20:24,720 --> 00:20:27,080 Then this will be the last time we speak together. 254 00:20:32,920 --> 00:20:36,040 We go north, past Bebbanburg, on to the next cove. 255 00:20:38,280 --> 00:20:40,040 We will seek the help of someone I know. 256 00:20:40,760 --> 00:20:42,560 What if help is not forthcoming? 257 00:20:42,640 --> 00:20:45,000 Then Finan will have to think of something. 258 00:20:45,080 --> 00:20:46,160 What? 259 00:21:08,240 --> 00:21:12,680 [chattering, chuckling lightly] 260 00:21:14,720 --> 00:21:17,320 We have work to do. No flirting with the nuns. 261 00:21:17,400 --> 00:21:19,200 We'll leave that to you, Uhtred. 262 00:21:19,280 --> 00:21:21,240 [laughs] 263 00:21:58,920 --> 00:22:01,480 If you had written, we would have brewed some ale. 264 00:22:01,560 --> 00:22:04,040 -[Uhtred] You are here! -[chuckles] You are lucky. 265 00:22:04,120 --> 00:22:07,120 I've been on the island most of the month. You should have sent word. 266 00:22:07,200 --> 00:22:08,680 I did not know I was coming. 267 00:22:09,520 --> 00:22:12,520 -But the Gods had other plans. -Have you come for Aalys? 268 00:22:12,600 --> 00:22:14,160 She's in much better spirits, 269 00:22:14,240 --> 00:22:17,080 though she does still dream of the queen's death. 270 00:22:17,160 --> 00:22:18,520 I come for Bebbanburg. 271 00:22:20,000 --> 00:22:22,120 Is it the time? Have you the men? 272 00:22:23,120 --> 00:22:24,880 Edward has an army south of here. 273 00:22:24,960 --> 00:22:27,760 Huh. Normally we hear of such things. 274 00:22:27,840 --> 00:22:29,800 First, I must get into the fortress 275 00:22:29,880 --> 00:22:32,200 with a small number of men to secure the Lady Aelfwynn. 276 00:22:32,280 --> 00:22:34,480 Ah. Have you a plan? 277 00:22:34,560 --> 00:22:37,120 One is forming, yes, but I will need help. 278 00:22:38,240 --> 00:22:43,240 -Not yours, I will need the help of-- -No! No, he's too young. 279 00:22:44,760 --> 00:22:47,960 Not his help. No, not his at all. 280 00:22:48,040 --> 00:22:51,200 Is by any piece of luck the trader Haesten still in these lands? 281 00:22:51,280 --> 00:22:52,760 [chuckles lightly] 282 00:22:52,840 --> 00:22:56,640 Uhtred, truly the Gods are with you. Come. 283 00:23:05,240 --> 00:23:08,440 He refuses to leave because he's making such good coin here. 284 00:23:10,200 --> 00:23:13,080 -We've become quite the marketplace. -I will find you. 285 00:23:28,080 --> 00:23:29,960 Steal from me and you'll regret it! 286 00:23:30,040 --> 00:23:31,320 [chuckles] 287 00:23:31,400 --> 00:23:32,680 [Haesten groans] 288 00:23:34,640 --> 00:23:37,560 -Uhtred! -I've come to offer silver not to take it. 289 00:23:37,640 --> 00:23:40,240 I'm not in need and I have already done your bidding. 290 00:23:40,320 --> 00:23:43,160 -Yes, I know, and now I want more. -[scoffs] 291 00:23:45,400 --> 00:23:46,760 I am to enter Bebbanburg 292 00:23:46,840 --> 00:23:49,560 and you are to help me by distracting the Household Guard. 293 00:23:50,560 --> 00:23:55,920 No. [laughs] No, absolutely not. Not today, not any day. 294 00:23:57,560 --> 00:23:59,240 It is an unwise choice. 295 00:24:00,480 --> 00:24:01,920 I will retake my lands 296 00:24:02,000 --> 00:24:05,120 and then we will return to punish you for this refusal. 297 00:24:12,920 --> 00:24:13,880 [sighs] 298 00:24:15,840 --> 00:24:19,280 Threaten me and I shall go to Bebbanburg tonight and warn them of your attack. 299 00:24:22,040 --> 00:24:23,360 No, you will not. 300 00:24:25,560 --> 00:24:27,840 I'm busy making silver. 301 00:24:29,120 --> 00:24:30,120 Tell me. 302 00:24:31,240 --> 00:24:34,560 Will Valhalla welcome a man who sells relics to fools? 303 00:24:38,400 --> 00:24:41,840 My ancestors came to these lands to become rich, Uhtred. 304 00:24:42,760 --> 00:24:44,880 I'm merely living my birthright. 305 00:24:44,960 --> 00:24:47,080 You will not even need to wield your sword. 306 00:24:47,640 --> 00:24:50,640 All I ask is that you draw the guard to the shore. 307 00:24:50,720 --> 00:24:53,840 And for that, I will pay you… handsomely. 308 00:24:54,440 --> 00:24:55,520 [scoffs] 309 00:24:55,600 --> 00:24:56,960 You do not have the coin. 310 00:24:57,040 --> 00:24:59,760 And yet you know that I will when I retake Bebbanburg. 311 00:25:03,360 --> 00:25:07,520 And in the contest between Wihtgar and me, you know who will win. 312 00:25:07,600 --> 00:25:08,520 [scoffs] 313 00:25:09,920 --> 00:25:12,440 I'm not known for my loyalty, Uhtred. 314 00:25:13,440 --> 00:25:15,520 It is not wise to put this in my hands. 315 00:25:19,400 --> 00:25:20,640 [inhales sharply] 316 00:25:20,720 --> 00:25:24,520 It is not simple to lure a guard away from their defenses. 317 00:25:28,080 --> 00:25:30,280 -It will cost you. -Yes, I know. 318 00:25:32,400 --> 00:25:33,560 Finan is outside. 319 00:25:33,640 --> 00:25:35,040 He will explain the plan. 320 00:25:40,640 --> 00:25:42,520 Pyrlig can borrow our smallest boat. 321 00:25:42,600 --> 00:25:46,640 If they spot him on the water they should just assume he's part of the pilgrimage. 322 00:25:48,640 --> 00:25:50,120 Make sure you return it. 323 00:25:51,440 --> 00:25:52,720 I will do all I can. 324 00:25:55,520 --> 00:25:56,600 Good luck. 325 00:26:01,560 --> 00:26:02,400 [sighs lightly] 326 00:26:03,160 --> 00:26:06,120 I wonder… perhaps I should join you. 327 00:26:06,880 --> 00:26:09,800 No, please do not. You have things to protect here. 328 00:26:14,640 --> 00:26:16,560 I'm never certain Haesten can be trusted. 329 00:26:20,880 --> 00:26:22,920 Am I making the right choice? 330 00:26:24,360 --> 00:26:26,480 It cannot be wrong to protect the Lady Aelfwynn 331 00:26:26,560 --> 00:26:28,600 or to seek a home for your children. 332 00:26:28,680 --> 00:26:31,320 Whether this is the time that has been chosen for you, 333 00:26:32,400 --> 00:26:35,440 that I cannot say. I hope it is. 334 00:26:38,160 --> 00:26:42,440 But your motive is pure and so my God will be with you. 335 00:26:46,200 --> 00:26:47,720 Get it done as dawn rises. 336 00:26:48,840 --> 00:26:52,920 And tomorrow will be the first day of a new world. 337 00:27:04,000 --> 00:27:07,080 -Does everyone understand the plan? -Yes! 338 00:27:07,160 --> 00:27:10,160 -Yes. -Hey, do it for him. 339 00:27:11,320 --> 00:27:14,200 He draws the guards down to the beaches before the tide turns, 340 00:27:14,280 --> 00:27:17,400 giving you a very small and frankly slightly reckless opportunity 341 00:27:17,480 --> 00:27:20,160 to get in by the guards' room before they return. 342 00:27:21,480 --> 00:27:23,760 You're forgetting the bit where you sit on your ass. 343 00:27:25,440 --> 00:27:27,520 Yeah, I... I sit on my ass in the boat. 344 00:27:27,600 --> 00:27:30,120 -Hm. -Get them out when the signal comes. 345 00:27:30,720 --> 00:27:33,400 Excellent, we're all agreed. 346 00:28:02,600 --> 00:28:05,640 Night approaches and there is still no word from Uhtred. 347 00:28:05,720 --> 00:28:08,280 Lord King, be patient. 348 00:28:10,480 --> 00:28:11,720 He has never let you down. 349 00:28:11,800 --> 00:28:14,160 Never before was he fighting for his own lands. 350 00:28:14,240 --> 00:28:18,360 [sighs] As much as he speaks of Saxon unity, we know what brings him here. 351 00:28:19,160 --> 00:28:21,080 -I do not think that is fair. -Perhaps not. 352 00:28:21,160 --> 00:28:24,000 But who has the best interests of the Saxon people at heart, 353 00:28:24,080 --> 00:28:26,520 -Uhtred or me? I will not-- -Lord… 354 00:28:30,320 --> 00:28:34,600 Spies north of here say the Scots have left a camp and march in this direction. 355 00:28:39,400 --> 00:28:42,040 -How long until they reach Bebbanburg? -[Cynlaef] Unclear. 356 00:28:42,880 --> 00:28:45,240 It will depend on whether they stop to meet reinforcements 357 00:28:45,320 --> 00:28:48,480 -or if that is the full force. -And what of Uhtred? 358 00:28:51,640 --> 00:28:54,080 [sighs] No word, no sighting. 359 00:28:55,760 --> 00:28:57,040 We cannot track him. 360 00:29:05,760 --> 00:29:08,480 What is being discussed that we should know? 361 00:29:08,960 --> 00:29:10,720 What is being kept from me? 362 00:29:11,200 --> 00:29:12,400 I fear he is going to attack. 363 00:29:13,920 --> 00:29:15,360 Without Lord Uhtred? 364 00:29:16,080 --> 00:29:19,520 He does not seem to care if my father lives or dies. 365 00:29:20,160 --> 00:29:24,840 Talking to him of Aelfwynn has no effect and he has no thought for Lord Aelfweard. 366 00:29:26,560 --> 00:29:27,880 Edward is lost. 367 00:29:28,640 --> 00:29:31,760 To be so enraged by Aethelhelm's treachery, 368 00:29:31,840 --> 00:29:34,200 he would risk his own son in a siege? 369 00:29:34,280 --> 00:29:35,560 Something has gripped him. 370 00:29:40,000 --> 00:29:42,320 It is as if he now believes he has divine blessing. 371 00:29:43,760 --> 00:29:46,360 [sighs] 372 00:29:48,240 --> 00:29:49,440 My lady. 373 00:29:50,680 --> 00:29:51,560 Lady. 374 00:29:55,000 --> 00:29:59,360 I may have been too emphatic in my encouragement of the king. 375 00:30:03,400 --> 00:30:05,960 Come, ride with me south. 376 00:30:06,040 --> 00:30:08,160 No! I will not flee the battle. 377 00:30:08,240 --> 00:30:11,600 I will stay where I may be of use to injured men. 378 00:30:11,680 --> 00:30:14,040 I am not suggesting we flee, 379 00:30:14,120 --> 00:30:17,280 but if you want to avert a slaughter, then follow. 380 00:30:22,800 --> 00:30:23,880 [sighs] 381 00:30:31,240 --> 00:30:32,960 [door clatters, unlatches] 382 00:30:33,040 --> 00:30:35,400 [Constantin] Do you plan to jump and swim away? 383 00:30:36,920 --> 00:30:38,360 Perhaps. 384 00:30:38,440 --> 00:30:40,240 Well, do not be fooled by the calm. 385 00:30:41,160 --> 00:30:44,080 The tides here change quickly. You'd be dashed on the rock. 386 00:30:44,160 --> 00:30:46,920 I do not care. My life is over. 387 00:30:49,520 --> 00:30:51,200 Are you the King of the Scots? 388 00:30:51,280 --> 00:30:52,720 Are you the bride? 389 00:30:52,800 --> 00:30:54,120 So I'm told. 390 00:30:56,680 --> 00:30:59,360 Why are you not married? You're older than my father. 391 00:30:59,840 --> 00:31:01,320 Which father would that be? 392 00:31:02,920 --> 00:31:04,360 [distant laughter] 393 00:31:10,400 --> 00:31:13,640 My apologies, it's an unkind joke. 394 00:31:15,600 --> 00:31:18,160 -You already hate me? -Yes. 395 00:31:18,240 --> 00:31:19,320 Why? 396 00:31:20,160 --> 00:31:22,360 Because I do not wish to marry you! 397 00:31:23,480 --> 00:31:28,600 It is a simple truth. This is being forced upon me. 398 00:31:32,960 --> 00:31:35,960 I do not wish to marry you either. 399 00:31:36,040 --> 00:31:39,160 -Then free me from this bargain. -No. 400 00:31:39,240 --> 00:31:41,000 Because I have given my word. 401 00:31:41,080 --> 00:31:42,800 I am being traded. 402 00:31:44,680 --> 00:31:45,560 [sighs] 403 00:31:46,680 --> 00:31:48,720 -That's just the way of things. -[scoffs] 404 00:31:48,800 --> 00:31:51,000 You will be rich and well-cared for. 405 00:31:51,080 --> 00:31:54,880 -It is not a terrible curse-- -You have no idea! None! 406 00:32:07,320 --> 00:32:09,600 Who is it that you're fond of? 407 00:32:10,680 --> 00:32:11,520 I'm sorry? 408 00:32:11,600 --> 00:32:14,240 Who has your heart that fosters so much resentment? 409 00:32:14,680 --> 00:32:16,440 Lord King, I'm pure. 410 00:32:17,120 --> 00:32:18,640 I'm not asking that. 411 00:32:20,240 --> 00:32:22,840 I will not share the content of my heart. 412 00:32:24,800 --> 00:32:25,880 Well, um… 413 00:32:29,880 --> 00:32:32,160 as we… we will be married, 414 00:32:34,000 --> 00:32:36,280 I feel I should offer you my trust. 415 00:32:42,120 --> 00:32:43,400 I am in love. 416 00:32:45,720 --> 00:32:48,080 The woman is married herself… [chuckles] 417 00:32:49,720 --> 00:32:50,920 Yet she is mine. 418 00:32:52,960 --> 00:32:57,560 And I have no wish to betray her by humping a girl of noble blood. 419 00:33:00,400 --> 00:33:01,320 So… 420 00:33:03,680 --> 00:33:05,120 you will be my wife. 421 00:33:06,160 --> 00:33:10,120 You will live in comfort in whichever fortress best pleases you. 422 00:33:11,240 --> 00:33:13,880 I shall enjoy the riches of your lands in Mercia. 423 00:33:13,960 --> 00:33:15,200 I may visit… 424 00:33:16,120 --> 00:33:17,320 but not your chamber. 425 00:33:19,560 --> 00:33:20,920 In short, 426 00:33:21,760 --> 00:33:23,480 the marriage will be barren 427 00:33:25,200 --> 00:33:26,520 and I will never love you. 428 00:33:34,000 --> 00:33:35,280 Lord King… 429 00:33:36,360 --> 00:33:40,360 that is the first time someone has been honest with me for quite a while. 430 00:33:42,240 --> 00:33:43,440 [both chuckle] 431 00:33:49,200 --> 00:33:51,880 [door rattles, closes] 432 00:33:51,960 --> 00:33:52,800 [sighs] 433 00:33:58,000 --> 00:34:01,000 [Finan] Thin fellas were they, your forebears? 434 00:34:01,560 --> 00:34:02,560 [grunting] 435 00:34:03,800 --> 00:34:05,760 [Sihtric] How long will we have to get in and out? 436 00:34:06,840 --> 00:34:09,680 [Uhtred] Haesten makes landfall and all goes to plan, 437 00:34:10,400 --> 00:34:11,680 long enough. 438 00:34:18,719 --> 00:34:19,719 My lord. 439 00:34:23,840 --> 00:34:26,360 The seas have betrayed another ship. 440 00:34:35,000 --> 00:34:37,040 [grunting] 441 00:34:43,600 --> 00:34:45,000 [panting] 442 00:34:48,159 --> 00:34:50,840 This shore is the land of Wihtgar of Bebbanburg. 443 00:34:51,719 --> 00:34:52,880 You know this. 444 00:34:52,960 --> 00:34:55,600 We do not seek to trespass, 445 00:34:55,679 --> 00:34:59,040 only to wait for our cargo and salvage it. 446 00:35:00,000 --> 00:35:01,320 Who travels with you, Nun? 447 00:35:01,400 --> 00:35:03,960 A trader bringing relics to Lindisfarne. 448 00:35:05,080 --> 00:35:06,000 Name yourself. 449 00:35:08,680 --> 00:35:11,680 Haesten. Allow us to wait for the tide 450 00:35:12,400 --> 00:35:14,080 and you can have some spoils. 451 00:35:16,640 --> 00:35:17,560 [sighs] 452 00:35:18,320 --> 00:35:19,600 Wait here. 453 00:35:38,360 --> 00:35:40,120 [Uhtred] The path has gone. 454 00:35:40,200 --> 00:35:43,280 [Finan] Is there another way? Can we go back on ourselves? 455 00:35:43,360 --> 00:35:47,720 There's no time. The tide is turning. Men will be leaving their posts. 456 00:35:48,320 --> 00:35:49,760 [exhales deeply] 457 00:35:49,840 --> 00:35:50,880 [sighs] 458 00:35:55,360 --> 00:35:57,320 You always wanted to die at Bebbanburg. 459 00:35:59,920 --> 00:36:02,360 [Uhtred] Less talk. We climb. 460 00:36:16,000 --> 00:36:21,880 Offer no help. Now is not the time to be distracted by acts of local charity. 461 00:36:22,960 --> 00:36:26,400 Lord King, we have extended much hospitality 462 00:36:26,480 --> 00:36:29,560 to you and Lord Aethelhelm. 463 00:36:29,640 --> 00:36:33,040 Allow me to claim the spoils as recompense. 464 00:36:34,960 --> 00:36:36,040 What's the cargo? 465 00:36:38,160 --> 00:36:39,320 Salt and relics. 466 00:36:40,160 --> 00:36:42,400 When the tide comes in, more may follow. 467 00:36:43,280 --> 00:36:46,240 On my land, I take what washes in. 468 00:36:46,320 --> 00:36:49,080 That is indeed the custom. You may do as you see fit. 469 00:36:55,080 --> 00:36:56,160 But… 470 00:36:59,880 --> 00:37:02,040 I'd be wary of a ploy. 471 00:37:02,880 --> 00:37:06,560 Danes send men to observe in the weeks before they attack. 472 00:37:08,080 --> 00:37:10,240 Once we have departed south, 473 00:37:11,200 --> 00:37:13,480 you may be at the mercy of sea raiders. 474 00:37:15,400 --> 00:37:17,040 Then you'll seek to welcome us. 475 00:37:29,640 --> 00:37:31,760 You men, to the shore. 476 00:37:31,840 --> 00:37:33,240 You men, to the courtyard. 477 00:37:34,360 --> 00:37:36,720 You may take your fill as the tide turns. 478 00:37:42,800 --> 00:37:45,960 -[Haesten] Is that the cousin? -Yes. There's not such a resemblance. 479 00:37:46,040 --> 00:37:47,960 I know a greedy man when I see one. 480 00:37:48,560 --> 00:37:51,560 You should have much in common. You should be able to keep him talking. 481 00:37:53,240 --> 00:37:56,720 [Haesten] Thank you for allowing us to gather our treasure. 482 00:37:56,800 --> 00:38:01,200 We will see what else washes up and leave your land. 483 00:38:01,280 --> 00:38:04,720 Not at all, consider yourself my guests. 484 00:38:06,240 --> 00:38:08,200 Come into the fortress where we have fire. 485 00:38:08,280 --> 00:38:10,840 That is a kindness, but we have much to do. 486 00:38:10,920 --> 00:38:13,240 I have pilgrims I need to ferry to the island. 487 00:38:14,120 --> 00:38:16,920 Too many dangers present themselves to travelers here. 488 00:38:17,000 --> 00:38:19,080 Come into the fortress. 489 00:38:19,160 --> 00:38:23,400 A wedding feast is imminent and that is a delight we wish to share. 490 00:38:29,720 --> 00:38:34,120 My men will gather your cargo, though, of course we will take a tribute. 491 00:38:35,960 --> 00:38:36,800 [chuckles] 492 00:38:49,040 --> 00:38:51,240 [Wihtgar] Take your fill of the riches, men! 493 00:38:51,320 --> 00:38:54,160 Haesten is feeling generous. 494 00:39:03,800 --> 00:39:05,520 [grunts] 495 00:39:05,600 --> 00:39:07,880 Oh, Jesus! 496 00:39:07,960 --> 00:39:10,360 -[laughs] -Can you believe that? 497 00:39:11,440 --> 00:39:13,720 -[seagull caws] -[Finan screams] 498 00:39:13,800 --> 00:39:15,800 [Finan yells] 499 00:39:16,800 --> 00:39:18,840 Give me your hand! Give me your hand! 500 00:39:18,920 --> 00:39:20,880 Give me your other hand! 501 00:39:20,960 --> 00:39:23,360 Pull! Pull up! 502 00:39:27,240 --> 00:39:28,360 [grunting] 503 00:39:28,440 --> 00:39:31,120 [yells, laughs] 504 00:39:31,200 --> 00:39:33,320 Thank you. 505 00:39:34,960 --> 00:39:36,000 [sighs with relief] 506 00:39:36,800 --> 00:39:39,440 Quickly grab what you can and return to your posts. 507 00:39:42,200 --> 00:39:44,880 And keep an eye out for more Danish ships! 508 00:39:46,880 --> 00:39:48,840 I'd like somewhere quiet to dress. 509 00:39:48,920 --> 00:39:51,320 Are there ladies' quarters in the fortress? 510 00:39:52,120 --> 00:39:55,760 You may find your way down to the kitchen. There are some women there. 511 00:40:03,880 --> 00:40:06,640 [panting] 512 00:40:23,080 --> 00:40:24,000 This one. 513 00:40:26,080 --> 00:40:28,800 [Uhtred] This repair looks weakest. Try it. 514 00:40:29,680 --> 00:40:31,640 [grunting] 515 00:40:31,720 --> 00:40:33,200 Too fast and too loud! 516 00:40:36,120 --> 00:40:37,440 I cannot hear anyone. 517 00:40:38,240 --> 00:40:40,480 I think Haesten has got them to the shore. 518 00:41:01,040 --> 00:41:02,120 [Aethelhelm] Haesten! 519 00:41:03,120 --> 00:41:07,440 Now that is a face I would not forget. 520 00:41:09,200 --> 00:41:11,760 Are you the poor soul that was shipwrecked? 521 00:41:12,400 --> 00:41:13,600 -Yes. -Ah. 522 00:41:15,080 --> 00:41:18,080 I do not recall you, Lord. 523 00:41:18,760 --> 00:41:19,800 No. 524 00:41:21,240 --> 00:41:22,960 No, it seems you do not. 525 00:41:23,040 --> 00:41:24,480 [laughs nervously] 526 00:41:24,560 --> 00:41:26,960 The last time we met, 527 00:41:27,040 --> 00:41:30,840 you imprisoned me in Alfred's tomb. 528 00:41:32,520 --> 00:41:37,440 Siege at Winchester, it is imprinted on my memory. 529 00:41:37,520 --> 00:41:42,880 [chuckles softly] And yet you lived and thrived afterwards. 530 00:41:42,960 --> 00:41:45,120 -[scoffs] -We were both… 531 00:41:46,960 --> 00:41:48,280 younger men. 532 00:41:49,920 --> 00:41:54,480 My grandson barely slept for years afterwards. 533 00:41:58,600 --> 00:42:02,160 Well, I have removed the icicles from my balls 534 00:42:02,240 --> 00:42:04,400 and will be on my way. 535 00:42:07,960 --> 00:42:08,800 [sighs] 536 00:42:13,960 --> 00:42:16,120 Stay a while, Haesten. 537 00:42:16,200 --> 00:42:18,760 We have such memories to share. 538 00:42:23,280 --> 00:42:26,600 [whispering] 539 00:42:52,160 --> 00:42:57,800 [thudding] 540 00:43:01,280 --> 00:43:02,560 [grunting] 541 00:43:02,640 --> 00:43:04,120 [pants] 542 00:43:17,000 --> 00:43:18,080 [sighs] 543 00:43:25,280 --> 00:43:26,720 Block the hole. 544 00:43:30,480 --> 00:43:31,680 That's enough. 545 00:43:57,040 --> 00:43:58,280 [Sihtric whispers] Lord. 546 00:44:00,040 --> 00:44:01,280 [Finan whispers] Hey, hey. 547 00:44:03,560 --> 00:44:06,320 Here, you are most likely to be recognized. 548 00:44:07,120 --> 00:44:09,080 What if one of you two gets spotted? 549 00:44:09,160 --> 00:44:10,640 I've a plan for that. 550 00:44:10,720 --> 00:44:13,000 Come on. Let's find Aelfwynn! 551 00:44:13,880 --> 00:44:15,360 [Finan laughs] 552 00:44:16,920 --> 00:44:19,960 -Lord King, wait for Uhtred's signal. -We have waited and heard nothing. 553 00:44:20,040 --> 00:44:22,280 The time offered to prevail is slipping away. 554 00:44:22,360 --> 00:44:25,200 But what of Uhtred or Aelfwynn? They will be killed! 555 00:44:26,360 --> 00:44:28,680 -This is madness. -Yes. 556 00:44:30,640 --> 00:44:32,000 But we must follow. 557 00:44:40,960 --> 00:44:46,120 [dramatic music plays] 558 00:45:08,640 --> 00:45:10,200 Is that the King of the Scots? 559 00:45:10,680 --> 00:45:11,720 Aye. 560 00:45:20,920 --> 00:45:22,840 Lord! 561 00:45:24,160 --> 00:45:25,120 Lord! 562 00:45:26,040 --> 00:45:27,200 Lord! 563 00:45:27,280 --> 00:45:30,160 [mutter of nearby voices] 564 00:45:42,920 --> 00:45:43,760 You men! 565 00:45:47,920 --> 00:45:49,640 Stay in the courtyard. 566 00:45:52,600 --> 00:45:55,400 Why does Constantin place his men here? 567 00:45:56,920 --> 00:46:00,880 [in Scottish accent] We do not discuss what measures we take. 568 00:46:01,520 --> 00:46:02,920 Aye! 569 00:46:03,000 --> 00:46:03,840 [clears throat] 570 00:46:04,600 --> 00:46:06,440 King Constantin? 571 00:46:07,760 --> 00:46:11,320 Your man strays where he is not wanted. 572 00:46:12,080 --> 00:46:13,360 He's no man of mine. 573 00:46:22,480 --> 00:46:24,800 [clang of swords unsheathing] 574 00:46:25,400 --> 00:46:27,560 I think you've been fooled, Lord Wihtgar. 575 00:46:32,000 --> 00:46:33,800 How did you get past my men? 576 00:46:35,600 --> 00:46:37,720 Are you shipwrecked Danes also? 577 00:46:39,000 --> 00:46:40,800 [Wihtgar] Torture them for answers. 578 00:46:41,440 --> 00:46:43,640 Show them what any sea raider would face. 579 00:46:44,920 --> 00:46:46,680 [grunts] 580 00:46:58,280 --> 00:47:00,160 You do God's work, my friends. 581 00:47:00,240 --> 00:47:02,440 You shall make twice this on my next cargo. 582 00:47:14,440 --> 00:47:16,200 [mutter of nearby voices] 583 00:47:21,200 --> 00:47:22,680 [door slams] 584 00:47:35,600 --> 00:47:37,880 -Lady Aelfwynn? -Yes? 585 00:47:40,760 --> 00:47:42,080 -Come. -No! 586 00:47:42,160 --> 00:47:44,080 Come! I'm trying to rescue you! 587 00:47:44,160 --> 00:47:47,400 I have heard that many times before and it's never been true. 588 00:47:47,480 --> 00:47:51,160 Lady Aelfwynn, I am Lord Haesten. 589 00:47:51,240 --> 00:47:54,280 -I was a friend of your true father! -Lord Haesten? 590 00:47:55,480 --> 00:47:58,600 Tried to kill my mother! Help! 591 00:47:58,680 --> 00:48:01,640 Help me! Lord King! 592 00:48:01,720 --> 00:48:03,760 This man is trying to seize me. 593 00:48:05,680 --> 00:48:06,840 The girl is mistaken. 594 00:48:11,840 --> 00:48:14,240 If I offended the young lady, I apologize. 595 00:48:14,320 --> 00:48:17,600 Our ways with women are not the same as yours. 596 00:48:17,680 --> 00:48:20,240 [Haesten pants] 597 00:48:22,160 --> 00:48:25,880 I'm a man of honor. Perhaps I am misunderstood. 598 00:48:27,480 --> 00:48:28,720 You're a liar. 599 00:48:28,800 --> 00:48:33,920 Your plot is discovered and your other men captured. 600 00:48:37,800 --> 00:48:41,480 Tell me the truth of why you came to Bebbanburg 601 00:48:42,160 --> 00:48:44,200 and I shall take only their lives. 602 00:48:47,240 --> 00:48:48,240 [sighs] 603 00:48:53,960 --> 00:48:55,400 I will tell you the truth, 604 00:48:57,240 --> 00:48:59,240 for I serve no one but myself. 605 00:49:04,000 --> 00:49:05,640 I have no allies here 606 00:49:06,600 --> 00:49:08,240 and I'm part of no plan. 607 00:49:16,960 --> 00:49:18,600 [Haesten groans] 608 00:49:37,280 --> 00:49:38,520 -[groans] -[clattering] 609 00:49:39,880 --> 00:49:40,920 Have rid of this. 610 00:49:41,000 --> 00:49:43,200 And fetch the priest! 611 00:49:43,280 --> 00:49:44,600 Get this marriage over! 612 00:50:00,080 --> 00:50:02,000 Perhaps we have gone the wrong way. 613 00:50:03,720 --> 00:50:06,920 The farmer said this was east, but now I think it is west. 614 00:50:07,000 --> 00:50:11,240 I was told many have joined her, here amongst the trees. 615 00:50:22,520 --> 00:50:24,520 We know you are here! 616 00:50:24,600 --> 00:50:27,280 We have seen your scouts! 617 00:50:29,120 --> 00:50:30,960 [Stiorra] Lady Aelswith. 618 00:50:37,160 --> 00:50:39,800 [Finan] Do your worst! You'll get nothing out of us. 619 00:50:41,920 --> 00:50:43,080 [grunts] 620 00:50:53,480 --> 00:50:55,600 It is very foolish of you to come here. 621 00:50:56,560 --> 00:50:58,360 I'm no friend to Christians. 622 00:50:58,440 --> 00:51:00,400 Perhaps, yes. 623 00:51:01,280 --> 00:51:02,480 But… 624 00:51:05,160 --> 00:51:06,960 we need your help. 625 00:51:11,120 --> 00:51:12,960 [groans] 626 00:51:13,040 --> 00:51:14,040 Halt! 627 00:51:16,120 --> 00:51:19,160 -Let me strike the first blow. -[Finan spits] 628 00:51:19,600 --> 00:51:20,480 [Yahya] My lord! 629 00:51:21,000 --> 00:51:22,720 Soldiers approach from the south. 630 00:51:22,800 --> 00:51:24,760 -How many? -Many. 631 00:51:28,560 --> 00:51:29,960 I shall return. Wait. 632 00:51:31,040 --> 00:51:35,680 -[grunting] -[shackles clattering] 633 00:51:43,680 --> 00:51:45,560 [bell ringing] 634 00:51:45,640 --> 00:51:48,000 [guards shouting] 635 00:51:49,200 --> 00:51:51,720 [guard] You, secure the gate! Secure it! 636 00:51:56,320 --> 00:51:57,920 [Uhtred] Oh no, no, not yet. 637 00:52:29,640 --> 00:52:32,600 [horn blows] 638 00:52:33,680 --> 00:52:37,320 [men shouting] 639 00:53:03,520 --> 00:53:05,560 Come no closer! 640 00:53:09,080 --> 00:53:10,240 Speak! 641 00:53:10,960 --> 00:53:12,960 I bring a message from Edward, 642 00:53:13,040 --> 00:53:16,440 King of the Saxons and king in these lands! 643 00:53:17,960 --> 00:53:22,240 Give us Lord Aethelhelm and Lady Aelfwynn and we will not attack. 644 00:53:22,320 --> 00:53:26,760 Refuse and we will besiege and kill you all! 645 00:53:27,160 --> 00:53:28,760 None will survive!