0:00:02 > 0:00:05This programme contains some violent scenes and some scenes of a sexual nature.
0:00:05 > 0:00:07'I, Uhtred, son of Uhtred, travelled to Cumbraland, where a holy man
0:00:07 > 0:00:11- 'dreamed of a slave who would be king.'- Is it you?- I am Guthred.
0:00:11 > 0:00:14'I visited the Danes in the guise of a dead horseman,
0:00:14 > 0:00:17'and ensured Guthred's release.
0:00:18 > 0:00:22'Over the remains of a blessed saint, he was crowned king.'
0:00:22 > 0:00:24Build an army and I will command it.
0:00:24 > 0:00:27- Sleep well.- Good night.- Sleep well.
0:00:27 > 0:00:28Your sister is pretty.
0:00:28 > 0:00:33The cocksure, long-haired fool there, he's a pretender, I'm sure.
0:00:33 > 0:00:38'In Eoferwic, the Saxon people rose up against their invaders,
0:00:38 > 0:00:41'the brothers Erik and Sigefrid.
0:00:41 > 0:00:44'I know the brothers will seek revenge for what they lost,
0:00:44 > 0:00:48'and that Kjartan the Cruel will not rest
0:00:48 > 0:00:50'in his search for the dead horseman.'
0:00:50 > 0:00:54Uhtred Ragnarson...is mine.
0:00:54 > 0:00:56'Destiny is all.'
0:02:03 > 0:02:05I see the new king is keeping you busy.
0:02:05 > 0:02:07He is. I do not know you.
0:02:07 > 0:02:11Where will I find the man Uhtred?
0:02:11 > 0:02:13Lord Uhtred will be that way,
0:02:13 > 0:02:16with the king's guard, and the king,
0:02:16 > 0:02:18and half the townsfolk starved of interest.
0:02:33 > 0:02:35Argh!
0:02:35 > 0:02:37CROWD GROAN
0:02:39 > 0:02:42Clapa's a bear.
0:02:42 > 0:02:44A big, angry bear. Should we call a halt?
0:02:44 > 0:02:47Not at all. With a little luck, a blow will land.
0:02:50 > 0:02:52All he's doing is showing off his feathers.
0:02:55 > 0:02:58I believe the lady feels the same.
0:02:58 > 0:03:00They usually do.
0:03:00 > 0:03:02Even his scars are handsome.
0:03:06 > 0:03:08Yargh!
0:03:08 > 0:03:10CROWD CHEER
0:03:14 > 0:03:16Ha-ha-ha!
0:03:16 > 0:03:19Not every sword stroke is a kill!
0:03:19 > 0:03:23A kill is something you must fashion.
0:03:23 > 0:03:25Whether man against man, or within a shield wall.
0:03:25 > 0:03:28Anything below the knee is vulnerable.
0:03:28 > 0:03:31A strike to the ankle won't kill you,
0:03:31 > 0:03:33but it'll open the door.
0:03:33 > 0:03:35And Death himself will step through that door.
0:03:35 > 0:03:37So don't do what Clapa has done, don't overreach.
0:03:37 > 0:03:40Do not make almost half of your body a target.
0:03:45 > 0:03:47Fetch me water.
0:03:48 > 0:03:49Forgive me.
0:03:49 > 0:03:53We're looking for Uhtred, the commander of the king's army.
0:04:01 > 0:04:03We're here to offer our swords.
0:04:05 > 0:04:07Excellent! Excellent!
0:04:07 > 0:04:09To whom do you belong?
0:04:09 > 0:04:10We serve the Dane, Earl Brynjar.
0:04:10 > 0:04:12We're settled north and east of here.
0:04:12 > 0:04:13I know of Brynjar.
0:04:13 > 0:04:17Well, I am Guthred, I'm King of Cumbraland.
0:04:17 > 0:04:18Lord...forgive me.
0:04:18 > 0:04:22No, no, no! If you are here to join me, there's nothing to forgive.
0:04:22 > 0:04:24Brynjar's not with you?
0:04:24 > 0:04:26My lord is an old man now.
0:04:26 > 0:04:28He sends you here, why?
0:04:28 > 0:04:31He's worried the like of Kjartan will take his land.
0:04:31 > 0:04:35If King Guthred is against Kjartan, then we're with him.
0:04:36 > 0:04:39Excellent. Truly excellent.
0:04:41 > 0:04:43- You must be Uhtred.- I am.
0:04:43 > 0:04:46There's ale and food on the cart, if you're hungry.
0:04:46 > 0:04:48- Welcome.- Lord.
0:04:49 > 0:04:51Welcome!
0:04:51 > 0:04:53We must eat, Father, before the food disappears.
0:04:53 > 0:04:55Indeed.
0:04:55 > 0:04:59They look like good men. Fighting men.
0:05:01 > 0:05:03You should bring them into your household guards.
0:05:08 > 0:05:10Fill your bellies.
0:05:10 > 0:05:12You've come far?
0:05:13 > 0:05:14We have.
0:05:14 > 0:05:16I'm Halig.
0:05:16 > 0:05:18I'm hungry.
0:05:23 > 0:05:25I am to become a Christian.
0:05:26 > 0:05:29Like my father before me, I am to be baptised.
0:05:29 > 0:05:33It does you no harm, Lord. I've been baptised twice.
0:05:33 > 0:05:35- It's water and words.- Hm!
0:05:35 > 0:05:39Also, I was thinking that I should marry a Saxon.
0:05:40 > 0:05:44Well, to show that Cumbraland and Northumbria are for both people.
0:05:44 > 0:05:46That is good. Good thinking.
0:05:46 > 0:05:48I would choose Hild.
0:05:50 > 0:05:51I like her.
0:05:52 > 0:05:54But I need someone younger.
0:05:54 > 0:05:56Somebody who's ready to pup.
0:05:57 > 0:05:59You should be with Hild.
0:05:59 > 0:06:03No. I should not.
0:06:03 > 0:06:04THEY CHUCKLE
0:06:07 > 0:06:09I've seen you look at my sister.
0:06:10 > 0:06:12UHTRED CHUCKLES
0:06:12 > 0:06:15Well, she attracts the eye. What can I say?
0:06:15 > 0:06:17Gisela has value.
0:06:17 > 0:06:19As do I.
0:06:22 > 0:06:24Lord, we should march on Eoferwic as soon as we're ready.
0:06:24 > 0:06:28While it's still in Saxon hands and before the brothers return.
0:06:28 > 0:06:33Hm. I will speak with the abbot.
0:06:33 > 0:06:35Lord, the abbot is an abbot.
0:06:35 > 0:06:37I am a warrior, you're a king.
0:06:37 > 0:06:40The abbot and his dream is the reason I am king.
0:06:40 > 0:06:43I will speak to the abbot,
0:06:43 > 0:06:46and my sister shall do her duty.
0:07:02 > 0:07:04Finish this for me, Clapa.
0:07:04 > 0:07:05Lord.
0:07:06 > 0:07:08ANIMATED CHATTER
0:07:20 > 0:07:21SHE WHISPERS
0:07:36 > 0:07:38- Lady Gisela.- Lord Uhtred.
0:07:40 > 0:07:42May I sit?
0:07:42 > 0:07:44Please.
0:07:47 > 0:07:50- Are you a Christian?- No, I'm not.
0:07:50 > 0:07:52I would sit here to please the abbot, but...
0:07:54 > 0:07:58..now I find there's...there's peace here.
0:08:00 > 0:08:02- I am disturbing you.- No.
0:08:05 > 0:08:06You're not.
0:08:09 > 0:08:11I was thinking about my brother,
0:08:11 > 0:08:14and how he now believes he is my father.
0:08:16 > 0:08:19- He is the king. - I do not belong to him.
0:08:19 > 0:08:22He thinks otherwise, but I will not be his gift.
0:08:22 > 0:08:25And you believe you will have a choice?
0:08:25 > 0:08:27I will...not...be his gift.
0:08:29 > 0:08:30I have my own mind.
0:08:36 > 0:08:39The Abbot Eadred dreamt my brother to be king,
0:08:39 > 0:08:41but it was not his idea to offer a ransom.
0:08:41 > 0:08:44It was not his idea that we should go to Alfred for silver.
0:08:46 > 0:08:47- It was you?- It was.
0:08:47 > 0:08:49Hm!
0:08:51 > 0:08:55That all said, without you, Lord,
0:08:55 > 0:08:57my brother would not be free.
0:08:59 > 0:09:00THEY CHUCKLE
0:09:02 > 0:09:03It's my fate.
0:09:09 > 0:09:11You should call me Uhtred.
0:09:20 > 0:09:22The abbot and your brother will hear of us sitting alone together.
0:09:25 > 0:09:27May I ask...
0:09:28 > 0:09:31..should you hear that I am to be offered as a bride,
0:09:31 > 0:09:33please advise me?
0:09:34 > 0:09:36I will.
0:09:37 > 0:09:39What will you do?
0:09:39 > 0:09:43I will decide...whether to stay or to leave.
0:09:43 > 0:09:44And go where?
0:09:47 > 0:09:49I have perhaps said too much.
0:09:51 > 0:09:52Uhtred.
0:09:52 > 0:09:54Lady.
0:10:00 > 0:10:01You may call me Gisela.
0:10:11 > 0:10:13Lord?
0:10:13 > 0:10:15I am to tell you your horse is sickly, lord.
0:10:27 > 0:10:29HE BELCHES
0:10:53 > 0:10:54One cry and you're dead.
0:10:57 > 0:11:02My lords Kjartan and Sven send their greetings, Uhtred Ragnarson.
0:11:03 > 0:11:05We have a long journey ahead of us.
0:11:09 > 0:11:10And you will only see half of it.
0:11:13 > 0:11:15Clapa.
0:11:15 > 0:11:16Clapa!
0:11:16 > 0:11:19The Danes - the ugly Danes who were sat there, when did they leave?
0:11:22 > 0:11:24I'm allowed to take an eye.
0:11:27 > 0:11:29Which one would you like to keep?
0:11:30 > 0:11:31The blue one.
0:11:33 > 0:11:37I swear I'll kill you before we reach Kjartan.
0:11:37 > 0:11:38I look forward to seeing you try.
0:11:52 > 0:11:54No! I need one of them alive!
0:11:56 > 0:11:57Not you.
0:12:03 > 0:12:06BOISTEROUS CHEERING
0:12:12 > 0:12:17This night, evil did visit Cumbraland
0:12:17 > 0:12:19and it was defeated!
0:12:19 > 0:12:23By men who have now proven themselves to be warriors!
0:12:23 > 0:12:24CHEERING
0:12:24 > 0:12:28This is our first victory
0:12:28 > 0:12:30and it will not be our last!
0:12:30 > 0:12:32CHEERING
0:12:32 > 0:12:37It will NOT be our last!
0:12:37 > 0:12:39So let's celebrate!
0:12:39 > 0:12:42CHEERING
0:12:50 > 0:12:52Clapa! Halig!
0:12:52 > 0:12:55Cut off their heads, put them in a sack and keep them safe.
0:12:55 > 0:12:58I shall make a present of them to Kjartan.
0:12:58 > 0:12:59Yes, lord.
0:12:59 > 0:13:04Right, you are far from what I would call warriors,
0:13:04 > 0:13:06but you did well.
0:13:07 > 0:13:08I am grateful.
0:13:09 > 0:13:10Thank you.
0:13:15 > 0:13:17I would like to speak to Lord Uhtred.
0:13:17 > 0:13:19You cannot.
0:13:19 > 0:13:21I would like to serve him.
0:13:21 > 0:13:22You cannot!
0:13:22 > 0:13:26Now shut your mouth, before I fill it, with my boot!
0:13:40 > 0:13:42SHE CLEARS HER THROAT
0:13:44 > 0:13:47When do you plan to begin?
0:13:47 > 0:13:48When I am drunk.
0:13:52 > 0:13:53Have you done this before?
0:13:53 > 0:13:56Never, but I know it's best to wait, for the blood to thicken.
0:14:03 > 0:14:06I would like to have some of their mail, or leather.
0:14:08 > 0:14:09I will earn it...
0:14:11 > 0:14:12..by taking the first head.
0:14:14 > 0:14:16You can take what you want. Just take it.
0:14:16 > 0:14:17No, I will earn it.
0:14:17 > 0:14:20- You earned it at the stables... - I need to become accustomed...
0:14:21 > 0:14:24..to how it feels.
0:14:38 > 0:14:40Hild!
0:14:40 > 0:14:41We'll be using an axe.
0:15:09 > 0:15:10SHE GASPS
0:15:16 > 0:15:19SHE ROARS
0:15:38 > 0:15:40SHE RETCHES
0:16:21 > 0:16:25Lords and Earls of Cumbraland, I thank you for showing this
0:16:25 > 0:16:27great unity.
0:16:28 > 0:16:31Cumbraland has, over the years,
0:16:31 > 0:16:35become a land for both Dane and Saxon.
0:16:35 > 0:16:39Together, with the power of the Christian God,
0:16:39 > 0:16:42we can achieve great things.
0:16:42 > 0:16:43Amen.
0:16:43 > 0:16:44ALL: Amen.
0:16:44 > 0:16:48As your King, I have decided
0:16:48 > 0:16:50that it's time for our army to march!
0:16:51 > 0:16:53To Eoferwic!
0:16:53 > 0:16:55MURMURING
0:17:00 > 0:17:03Lord, I am Ulf.
0:17:03 > 0:17:08Ulf? My father spoke very well of you.
0:17:08 > 0:17:09Do you have something to say?
0:17:09 > 0:17:12I say we have no enemies in Eoferwic.
0:17:13 > 0:17:17Yet there are many foes who will attack our lands when we are gone.
0:17:17 > 0:17:21I gave you men to protect my land and the land of my neighbours,
0:17:21 > 0:17:22not to abandon it.
0:17:24 > 0:17:28I have news brought to me from all over Northumbria.
0:17:28 > 0:17:30Our enemies are otherwise occupied.
0:17:30 > 0:17:32Is this news or hearsay?
0:17:32 > 0:17:34The Brothers are beyond the Tuede.
0:17:34 > 0:17:39Kjartan the Cruel is locked within his fortress and Aelfric,
0:17:39 > 0:17:42Lord of Bebbanburg, dare never attack an army
0:17:42 > 0:17:45that carries the blessed Saint Cuthbert before it.
0:17:45 > 0:17:48What of the Irish? What of the Scots?
0:17:48 > 0:17:49MURMURS OF ASSENT
0:17:49 > 0:17:51What of rogues and raiders?
0:17:51 > 0:17:54What of crops in the fields and livestock in the hills?
0:17:54 > 0:17:58Lord Ulf, I have recently come from Eoferwic and I tell you there
0:17:58 > 0:18:00is great wealth there.
0:18:00 > 0:18:03Silver and the rewards of war - horses, swords. Land, even.
0:18:03 > 0:18:04And women.
0:18:04 > 0:18:05LAUGHTER
0:18:05 > 0:18:11Oh, indeed, women indeed! Eoferwic is a sink of corruption,
0:18:11 > 0:18:15riddled with sin and lascivious women.
0:18:15 > 0:18:18It is a city that will need to be scoured.
0:18:18 > 0:18:23Scoured by this holy army! We have the numbers!
0:18:23 > 0:18:24God is with us!
0:18:25 > 0:18:29We shall become richer in body and soul.
0:18:29 > 0:18:32We shall become the masters of Northumbria!
0:18:32 > 0:18:33Onward!
0:18:33 > 0:18:34Yeah!
0:18:34 > 0:18:36Onward!
0:18:36 > 0:18:37To Eoferwic!
0:18:41 > 0:18:43Would you share a jug of ale with me?
0:18:43 > 0:18:45Tomorrow, I must return to Wessex.
0:18:57 > 0:19:00You should stay. Northumbria is your home.
0:19:01 > 0:19:02And Alfred is my King.
0:19:07 > 0:19:13You will be safe, travelling? Who will you be riding with?
0:19:13 > 0:19:14Two men.
0:19:14 > 0:19:15- Warriors?- Monks.
0:19:16 > 0:19:20But they will each be carrying a heavy cross.
0:19:20 > 0:19:23I will be safe. I have these.
0:19:30 > 0:19:34They are teeth belonging to Saint Cuthbert.
0:19:35 > 0:19:39They are a gift for Alfred and my most holy protection.
0:19:40 > 0:19:42Do you believe they still bite?
0:19:42 > 0:19:46No, Uhtred, I simply believe. Faith is a great comfort.
0:19:51 > 0:19:53Promise me you won't do anything stupid.
0:19:54 > 0:19:57How can I make a promise that I cannot keep?
0:19:57 > 0:19:59Stupid, it's in my nature.
0:20:02 > 0:20:05You must be tired of hearing my lessons but here's one more.
0:20:08 > 0:20:12You are guided by your heart and it is a good heart,
0:20:12 > 0:20:13I pray it never darkens.
0:20:15 > 0:20:19The lady Gisela, like Alfred's daughter, Aethelflaed,
0:20:19 > 0:20:25has a purpose - a higher purpose than need or want or even love.
0:20:27 > 0:20:30I have seen what others have seen, the attraction.
0:20:30 > 0:20:32She has her own mind.
0:20:32 > 0:20:34King Guthred may consider you a friend,
0:20:34 > 0:20:36but the men close to him do not.
0:20:37 > 0:20:39Well, that is no hardship.
0:20:39 > 0:20:42You may have one ear of the King but they will most certainly have
0:20:42 > 0:20:43the other.
0:20:43 > 0:20:47And as you have witnessed just today, they speak well -
0:20:47 > 0:20:49their words have effect.
0:20:50 > 0:20:53So, go carefully.
0:21:02 > 0:21:03I will say no more.
0:21:08 > 0:21:14Do not change. But try to use the mind inside this head.
0:21:21 > 0:21:22Stay.
0:21:24 > 0:21:27You can be my priest, at Bebbanburg?
0:21:27 > 0:21:29You are in need of a priest, are you?
0:21:32 > 0:21:34Only if he is Beocca.
0:21:42 > 0:21:43Go carefully!
0:22:33 > 0:22:34Are the heads are bagged and loaded?
0:22:34 > 0:22:37Getting stinking and attracting flies.
0:22:39 > 0:22:40Lord.
0:22:43 > 0:22:46Where is Hild the nun? Has she left us?
0:22:46 > 0:22:47She is here still.
0:22:50 > 0:22:52The body of Saint Cuthbert is coming with us, Lord?
0:22:52 > 0:22:55He is to lead...
0:22:55 > 0:22:57on the shoulders of the monks.
0:23:25 > 0:23:27How are the brave men of Cumbraland?
0:23:27 > 0:23:28CHEERING
0:23:28 > 0:23:31I won't forget how you came to my aid.
0:23:31 > 0:23:33Each of you shall have silver!
0:23:33 > 0:23:35CHEERING
0:23:35 > 0:23:37But more than that, you have my sword!
0:23:37 > 0:23:39LOUD CHEERING
0:23:40 > 0:23:45He enjoys adoration - such vanity is sinful.
0:23:45 > 0:23:47Lord - you should know,
0:23:47 > 0:23:50he and the lady Gisela have shared time together.
0:23:50 > 0:23:51Alone.
0:23:53 > 0:23:57Where? A field, a barn?
0:23:57 > 0:23:59In the chapel, lord.
0:24:00 > 0:24:02Keep watch.
0:24:02 > 0:24:06Should his cock wander and her virginity decide to join it.
0:24:07 > 0:24:08Yes, lord.
0:24:20 > 0:24:23WOMAN SHOUTS
0:24:24 > 0:24:26Again. Louder.
0:24:26 > 0:24:27SHE SHOUTS
0:24:27 > 0:24:28Louder.
0:24:28 > 0:24:30Why? Why not put all of my effort into...
0:24:30 > 0:24:32HE YELLS LOUDLY
0:24:36 > 0:24:37Now do you see, lady?
0:24:39 > 0:24:40I do. Yes. Thank you.
0:24:42 > 0:24:44I do not wish to see her married.
0:24:45 > 0:24:47She must.
0:24:47 > 0:24:49Time has passed so quickly.
0:24:49 > 0:24:54Take comfort that Steapa would kill any man who dared to harm her,
0:24:54 > 0:24:55husbands included.
0:24:56 > 0:24:58He's as much her man, as he is yours.
0:25:01 > 0:25:02Yes, he is.
0:25:03 > 0:25:05Should I have him beheaded as a traitor?
0:25:17 > 0:25:19You! Girl!
0:25:19 > 0:25:21Woman!
0:25:22 > 0:25:23Warrior!
0:25:27 > 0:25:29I need to go into the woods there.
0:25:30 > 0:25:31I need to shit!
0:25:34 > 0:25:36I do not wish to fill my breeches!
0:25:36 > 0:25:39Halig. Our prisoner requires attention.
0:25:52 > 0:25:56I believe Lord Uhtred is hoping you can tell him about Kjartan's fortress.
0:25:56 > 0:25:58It is tall.
0:25:58 > 0:26:00Tell him that and you're a dead man.
0:26:00 > 0:26:02Then let me speak to him.
0:26:02 > 0:26:04He will speak to you when he is ready!
0:26:06 > 0:26:07He's a good man.
0:26:19 > 0:26:20HE GRUNTS
0:26:29 > 0:26:30Drop your sword!
0:26:32 > 0:26:35You will fetch Lord Uhtred, tell him I have his man.
0:26:35 > 0:26:37Kill me and we are both dead!
0:26:37 > 0:26:38Now!
0:26:38 > 0:26:40Lord Uhtred! Lord Uhtred!
0:26:40 > 0:26:41With luck we shall both live.
0:26:45 > 0:26:48I could have killed him, lord, made good my escape.
0:26:48 > 0:26:50Kill him and you will die slowly.
0:26:50 > 0:26:51Told you.
0:26:51 > 0:26:54I asked your man to fetch you, lord!
0:26:54 > 0:26:56I do not murder. I wish to bargain.
0:26:58 > 0:27:00A life for a life, is it?
0:27:00 > 0:27:03My life for my sword. I wish to serve you, lord.
0:27:03 > 0:27:06I could have killed both, but I wish to serve you.
0:27:07 > 0:27:08You are Kjartan's man.
0:27:09 > 0:27:11No.
0:27:11 > 0:27:14I'm Kjartan's bastard son who whelped on a slave girl.
0:27:14 > 0:27:17And you are Uhtred Ragnarson
0:27:17 > 0:27:20and I wish to serve a warrior and a lord, a true lord.
0:27:22 > 0:27:26If you believe me to be these things, then put down your sword.
0:27:30 > 0:27:32You guarantee my life?
0:27:32 > 0:27:33Put down your sword.
0:27:33 > 0:27:35- Kill him!- No!
0:27:36 > 0:27:37Put down your sword.
0:27:48 > 0:27:50I can be of use to you, lord.
0:27:50 > 0:27:52He's nothing but a heathen - kill him!
0:27:52 > 0:27:54No-one is to move!
0:27:54 > 0:27:56- Kill him NOW! - I say no-one is to move!
0:27:56 > 0:27:58And no-one is to speak but me! No-one!
0:28:21 > 0:28:22What is your name?
0:28:22 > 0:28:24I'm called Sihtric, lord.
0:28:24 > 0:28:27Please, I'm not loyal to Kjartan and never can be.
0:28:28 > 0:28:30You swear your sword is mine?
0:28:31 > 0:28:34On Thor's hammer, I do, Lord.
0:28:39 > 0:28:40I swear.
0:28:43 > 0:28:45Then you have my protection.
0:28:45 > 0:28:48Lord. Thank you. Thank you.
0:28:56 > 0:28:59Sihtric is with us now. He serves in King Guthred's army.
0:29:01 > 0:29:03He behaves as if HE were King!
0:29:10 > 0:29:13So do you need to shit or not?
0:29:13 > 0:29:15BOISTEROUS CHEERING
0:29:17 > 0:29:19CHEERS
0:29:22 > 0:29:26Tomorrow, lord, I shall ask Halig and three of our snails
0:29:26 > 0:29:29to go on ahead, ensure the road is safe.
0:29:29 > 0:29:32The road ahead will be both safe and clear.
0:29:32 > 0:29:35The blessed Saint Cuthbert's path shall not be blocked.
0:29:35 > 0:29:39We are either an army or a church procession, we cannot be both.
0:29:39 > 0:29:44We can be both and we are both, we are a holy army.
0:29:44 > 0:29:48Unity, Uhtred, shall bring reward. I promise.
0:29:56 > 0:30:00He believes himself to be above the church,
0:30:00 > 0:30:02above God, even.
0:30:02 > 0:30:06Lord Abbot, he is pagan - we do not recognise your God.
0:30:06 > 0:30:10He's a lord without land nor men - that makes him dangerous.
0:30:10 > 0:30:13Uhtred has shown himself to be loyal.
0:30:13 > 0:30:16Are you forgetting how my brother was freed from slavery?
0:30:18 > 0:30:20You are flushed, my dear.
0:30:21 > 0:30:23A little lovesick, perhaps?
0:30:23 > 0:30:25Abbot Eadred, you speak too plainly!
0:30:25 > 0:30:27Forgive me.
0:30:30 > 0:30:34Uhtred is an ealdorman. He has land, in Wessex.
0:30:34 > 0:30:37But he's born of Northumbria,
0:30:37 > 0:30:40a deposed ealdorman whose ancestors were indeed kings.
0:30:42 > 0:30:44He believes himself to be your equal, lord.
0:30:46 > 0:30:47Perhaps more than equal.
0:31:10 > 0:31:12I will leave if you wish.
0:31:14 > 0:31:18I do not wish, but you cannot stay.
0:31:20 > 0:31:21And if I'm quiet?
0:31:25 > 0:31:26We could both be quiet.
0:31:40 > 0:31:42HEAVY BREATHING
0:32:12 > 0:32:14WHISPERED PRAYERS
0:32:34 > 0:32:37< MUFFLED MOANS
0:32:42 > 0:32:44Do you need assistance, Brother Trew?
0:32:44 > 0:32:47No. I do not. Thank you.
0:32:51 > 0:32:53Sleep well.
0:33:01 > 0:33:04Lord Abbot, the most holy Saint is safe and covered.
0:33:04 > 0:33:06Thank you, Brother.
0:33:09 > 0:33:11Well, I will bid you good night.
0:33:13 > 0:33:14One other small matter.
0:33:29 > 0:33:34I would like you to make a journey, to Bebbanburg -
0:33:34 > 0:33:35to Lord Aelfric.
0:33:38 > 0:33:40Is Aelfric not our enemy?
0:33:40 > 0:33:41Hmm.
0:33:41 > 0:33:44He is our enemy solely because he is Uhtred's enemy
0:33:44 > 0:33:46and yet he is a Christian.
0:33:48 > 0:33:51Can we say the same of the long-haired peacock?
0:33:53 > 0:33:56To face the Northmen, to face Kjartan the Dane,
0:33:56 > 0:33:58we will need men, God-fearing men.
0:34:00 > 0:34:03Lord Aelfric could well provide those men.
0:34:06 > 0:34:10I have offered him a bargain, in this letter.
0:34:14 > 0:34:17You will bring me an answer.
0:34:19 > 0:34:20I will, lord.
0:34:22 > 0:34:24May God be with you.
0:34:30 > 0:34:32They're coming from the north -
0:34:32 > 0:34:34it can only be the brothers, Sigefrid and Erik.
0:34:34 > 0:34:36Not Kjartan?
0:34:36 > 0:34:37No.
0:34:37 > 0:34:38Would you say if it was?
0:34:41 > 0:34:43Two of us should remain here and watch.
0:34:43 > 0:34:45Two of us should return to Uhtred.
0:34:45 > 0:34:47It is not your place to decide what we do.
0:34:47 > 0:34:49Lord Uhtred put me in command.
0:34:49 > 0:34:51Oh, yes, lord(!)
0:34:51 > 0:34:52HE SNIGGERS
0:34:52 > 0:34:55Hild, you will return to Uhtred.
0:34:55 > 0:34:57Alone?
0:34:57 > 0:34:59With Sihtric.
0:34:59 > 0:35:00The two of us?
0:35:03 > 0:35:04HE SNIGGERS
0:35:04 > 0:35:06Clapa, shut your ugly Dane mouth.
0:35:28 > 0:35:29Lord, there.
0:35:30 > 0:35:31That is Erik.
0:35:38 > 0:35:39And there is Sigefrid.
0:35:39 > 0:35:44I was right, this is not an army. We could attack tonight.
0:35:44 > 0:35:47Surprise them in their sleep.
0:35:47 > 0:35:49They will know Eoferwic is lost.
0:35:49 > 0:35:51Will they?
0:35:51 > 0:35:53Yes. That is the man I set free.
0:35:56 > 0:35:58They must have been marching for days.
0:35:58 > 0:35:59Now's a good time.
0:36:01 > 0:36:04An attack is an option, yes.
0:36:04 > 0:36:06It's the only option, lord.
0:36:07 > 0:36:09They are waiting to be slaughtered.
0:36:09 > 0:36:10Lord?
0:36:12 > 0:36:15There will be no better time to fight than now.
0:36:15 > 0:36:16Uhtred, I'm thinking...
0:36:16 > 0:36:17We must attack.
0:36:20 > 0:36:23Lord, what I'm saying is good advice. We must attack tonight.
0:36:23 > 0:36:25Do you not hear me? I'm thinking!
0:36:37 > 0:36:38Come.
0:36:51 > 0:36:54I need to wash away the taste of defeat.
0:36:54 > 0:36:57Sigefrid, we are not finished.
0:36:59 > 0:37:00Men will come.
0:37:02 > 0:37:04We will take Eoferwic back.
0:37:16 > 0:37:20The facts are these - Sigefrid and his army is not beyond the Tuede.
0:37:20 > 0:37:23It stands between us and Eoferwic.
0:37:23 > 0:37:25But it is not an army.
0:37:25 > 0:37:28We are more than three times their number.
0:37:28 > 0:37:29So we kill them.
0:37:29 > 0:37:31No, we do not kill them.
0:37:31 > 0:37:34We must consider the battles that lie ahead.
0:37:34 > 0:37:38Beyond Sigefrid is Kjartan, beyond Kjartan is Aelfric.
0:37:38 > 0:37:41And what you must do, Lord, is win the first and this could be done
0:37:41 > 0:37:42this very night.
0:37:42 > 0:37:45I have decided that we shall negotiate.
0:37:45 > 0:37:48We bargain? With an army so small?
0:37:48 > 0:37:49The brothers and their men,
0:37:49 > 0:37:52they are a useful addition to our own numbers.
0:37:52 > 0:37:55Why do you insist on inviting strangers into the household guard?
0:37:55 > 0:37:56And what of the silver?
0:37:56 > 0:37:58I have made my decision!
0:38:00 > 0:38:01A message has been sent.
0:38:04 > 0:38:06It will mean less silver.
0:38:06 > 0:38:10Ulf, it will mean more silver - from Eoferwic, Kjartan and Bebbanburg.
0:38:10 > 0:38:14Bebbanburg and what lies within it belongs to no man but me.
0:38:14 > 0:38:16You are for yourself, it would appear.
0:38:16 > 0:38:20Gisela, I would like you beside me at the negotiation.
0:38:22 > 0:38:26Uhtred, mine is the only voice that the brothers shall hear.
0:38:53 > 0:38:56We should be fighting, not talking.
0:39:06 > 0:39:09I'm Erik, this is my brother Sigefrid.
0:39:09 > 0:39:12I am King Guthred.
0:39:12 > 0:39:17How did you enjoy your war with the Scots? You look tired.
0:39:17 > 0:39:19You have a name?
0:39:19 > 0:39:23I'm Uhtred, of Bebbanburg. The Danes know me as Uhtred Ragnarson.
0:39:23 > 0:39:25You are the man who killed Ubba?
0:39:25 > 0:39:26I am.
0:39:26 > 0:39:29Thank you. We have benefitted greatly from Ubba's death.
0:39:29 > 0:39:30He has not been mourned.
0:39:30 > 0:39:33Danes, Northmen and Saxons.
0:39:33 > 0:39:36Priests, pagans - a strange mix.
0:39:36 > 0:39:40You might not know this, but, in your absence,
0:39:40 > 0:39:44all Danes and Northmen in Eoferwic have either been killed or fled.
0:39:46 > 0:39:47Eoferwic will be mine.
0:39:49 > 0:39:51There will be no fight - none.
0:39:51 > 0:39:54Unless it's with Sigefrid and Erik.
0:39:56 > 0:40:00I will fight you and I will win.
0:40:00 > 0:40:03Then why are you talking?
0:40:03 > 0:40:06The King is a man of the one true God -
0:40:06 > 0:40:09his preference is that we come to an agreement.
0:40:09 > 0:40:12It will need to be a handsome agreement.
0:40:12 > 0:40:14Make your offer.
0:40:14 > 0:40:18In exchange for peace, in compensation for the loss of Eoferwic,
0:40:18 > 0:40:23I will offer you a fortress, at Dunholm.
0:40:23 > 0:40:25Kjartan is at Dunholm.
0:40:25 > 0:40:28Yes. We will join together and we will take it.
0:40:28 > 0:40:30Kjartan's land will become your land.
0:40:30 > 0:40:32You offer nothing.
0:40:32 > 0:40:34Dunholm is too strong, it cannot be taken.
0:40:34 > 0:40:39What I am offering you, Sigefrid, is life, life as an Earl!
0:40:39 > 0:40:43The only way to defeat Kjartan is to deny him food and freedom.
0:40:43 > 0:40:46We, my brother and I, have considered this often.
0:40:46 > 0:40:50You would need to surround him with men, with defences,
0:40:50 > 0:40:51and deny him what he needs to live.
0:40:51 > 0:40:57Yes, all your men would need to be fed and remain sober, for months.
0:40:57 > 0:41:00It would take too much time and too many men, some hundreds of men.
0:41:01 > 0:41:03But it can be done?
0:41:03 > 0:41:04There are other ways.
0:41:04 > 0:41:06It CAN be done, yes.
0:41:11 > 0:41:13Then that is what we do.
0:41:13 > 0:41:16Lord, this is not a plan that can be decided upon quickly.
0:41:16 > 0:41:18There are other ways!
0:41:18 > 0:41:21Uhtred, as the King explained earlier, you do not have a voice...
0:41:21 > 0:41:23I will say what's on my mind and clearly!
0:41:25 > 0:41:28This plan can never work - there are other ways to defeat Kjartan.
0:41:28 > 0:41:32It seems everyone is wrong but you, Uhtred Ragnarson.
0:41:34 > 0:41:37Do we have a plan, KING Guthred?
0:41:38 > 0:41:40Yes,
0:41:40 > 0:41:45we have a plan and we have an agreement, do we not?
0:41:47 > 0:41:48We do.
0:41:48 > 0:41:49Excellent.
0:41:49 > 0:41:54In addition to Dunholm, how many women will you be offering?
0:41:56 > 0:41:59None. Most definitely, none.
0:41:59 > 0:42:04Your hair is unbound, lady. You do not have a husband?
0:42:05 > 0:42:08My sister will marry when appropriate.
0:42:09 > 0:42:10HE CHUCKLES
0:42:10 > 0:42:16Excellent. Well, hopefully, we will be bonded for a long, long time.
0:42:22 > 0:42:24To peace.
0:42:24 > 0:42:25To peace.
0:42:51 > 0:42:53Once we are settled, Lord,
0:42:53 > 0:42:56there are matters I would like to discuss, privately.
0:42:56 > 0:42:59Of course - just as soon as we're settled.
0:43:00 > 0:43:04See the power of the blessed Saint, Lord.
0:43:04 > 0:43:05In carrying him before you,
0:43:05 > 0:43:10he has given you this city without a single drop of blood being shed.
0:43:10 > 0:43:15All that is required now is that we praise him.
0:43:15 > 0:43:17Will you join me in prayer, my Lord?
0:43:17 > 0:43:20I will, Abbot Eadred. I will.
0:43:35 > 0:43:37Sihtric?
0:43:41 > 0:43:43Yes, Lord?
0:43:43 > 0:43:47Kjartan's fortress at Dunholm - you will tell me of the weaknesses.
0:43:47 > 0:43:49There are none, Lord.
0:43:52 > 0:43:55Lord, there are no weaknesses.
0:43:55 > 0:43:57There are always weaknesses.
0:44:05 > 0:44:06I will see for myself.
0:44:13 > 0:44:15Uhtred, I believe, is a threat to your crown -
0:44:15 > 0:44:18a threat even greater than the brothers.
0:44:18 > 0:44:21No! No, I do not see that.
0:44:23 > 0:44:26I am indebted to Uhtred.
0:44:26 > 0:44:29Lord, we are all in his debt.
0:44:30 > 0:44:34But in helping to free you, did he not also act for himself?
0:44:36 > 0:44:39He believes himself to be above each one of us
0:44:39 > 0:44:42and he is loved by the men - they will follow him.
0:44:46 > 0:44:49I have to say, I worry that Bebbanburg
0:44:49 > 0:44:51will not be enough for such a man.
0:44:51 > 0:44:54He's a warrior. Warriors crave war.
0:44:57 > 0:45:02Whereas we know that Bebbanburg is quite enough for his uncle.
0:45:05 > 0:45:10If it were not for Uhtred, we would have no quarrel with Aelfric.
0:45:10 > 0:45:15None. The opposite would apply - he would be an ally.
0:45:17 > 0:45:21As for the plan to lay siege to Dunholm - I do believe it to
0:45:21 > 0:45:27be sound, but it will require many further men, and they must be
0:45:27 > 0:45:31men who will not be tempted to join either Sigefrid or Uhtred.
0:45:31 > 0:45:36- Yes.- May I suggest, Lord, that you summon Christian men?
0:45:36 > 0:45:40Christian men, yes, of course. But from where?
0:45:45 > 0:45:47Allow me to think on it, Lord.
0:45:49 > 0:45:52Let us both think on it.
0:46:17 > 0:46:20He is a warrior now - my nephew?
0:46:20 > 0:46:24He is, Lord, with reputation. Fearsome reputation.
0:46:27 > 0:46:29- He talks of me? - Often, Lord.
0:46:29 > 0:46:32- Oh? - Without affection.
0:46:34 > 0:46:37Wants to tear me apart, no doubt?
0:46:37 > 0:46:39That is the impression he gives, Lord, yes.
0:46:43 > 0:46:46Your King's intention regarding Bebbanburg is what?
0:46:46 > 0:46:50The Abbot Eadred, who advises the King, is for peace.
0:46:50 > 0:46:53- Mm-hm?- However, the abbot is on one shoulder,
0:46:53 > 0:46:56- your nephew is on the other. - And Uhtred wishes me dead.
0:46:58 > 0:47:04He will not rest. I know it. I've always known it.
0:47:07 > 0:47:11We fear he covets not just Bebbanburg, Lord,
0:47:11 > 0:47:13but the whole of Northumbria.
0:47:13 > 0:47:15As is the way with Danes.
0:47:15 > 0:47:17It is.
0:47:20 > 0:47:21200 spears?
0:47:26 > 0:47:32Tell your King, tell the Abbot - I am open to an alliance.
0:47:32 > 0:47:35If King Guthred were to raise an army against Kjartan, I would
0:47:35 > 0:47:39be prepared to add to that army. My business with the Danes
0:47:39 > 0:47:41has long since finished.
0:47:42 > 0:47:48In return, I shall require the head of Osbert.
0:47:48 > 0:47:50Osbert, Lord?
0:47:50 > 0:47:52My nephew's name is Osbert.
0:47:52 > 0:47:55There shall be no more talk of Uhtred. He's not the heir -
0:47:55 > 0:47:57he's nothing.
0:48:00 > 0:48:02The head of Osbert.
0:48:04 > 0:48:05Thank you, Lord.
0:49:07 > 0:49:09It is one of ours, Lord.
0:49:10 > 0:49:13The flesh is rotten, but I know it, I'm sure.
0:49:13 > 0:49:15Go to the others!
0:49:28 > 0:49:31It seems they're all men we know, my Lord!
0:49:31 > 0:49:33Tekil! Is he amongst them?
0:49:36 > 0:49:38Go on!
0:49:44 > 0:49:46There are only seven heads.
0:49:46 > 0:49:50There are only seven heads - who is missing? Fiske!
0:49:57 > 0:49:59The last one is Tekil!
0:49:59 > 0:50:01WHINNYING
0:50:03 > 0:50:06It's him. It's the Dead Horseman.
0:50:11 > 0:50:13Do you believe you deceive me?!
0:50:13 > 0:50:18I know who you are - I know exactly who you are!
0:50:18 > 0:50:20Uhtred Ragnarson!
0:50:21 > 0:50:24I will have your soul, Kjartan!
0:50:24 > 0:50:28Face me! Face me like a man!
0:50:28 > 0:50:30Uhtred!
0:50:36 > 0:50:40You asked to speak and then you disappear.
0:50:40 > 0:50:42To breathe, Lord, nothing more.
0:50:44 > 0:50:49We have had a disagreement. That is past now, I hope.
0:50:49 > 0:50:53You command my army and you are my friend.
0:50:53 > 0:50:55But I am King.
0:50:55 > 0:50:58Yes, but you cannot be a friend to all men.
0:50:58 > 0:51:01There are times, Lord, when you must be ruthless.
0:51:01 > 0:51:03You speak of Sigefrid and Erik.
0:51:03 > 0:51:06I do. They should have been dispatched to Corpse Hall.
0:51:06 > 0:51:09Now they think you're weak. Men must fear you.
0:51:13 > 0:51:16Do men fear Alfred? He is a good man.
0:51:16 > 0:51:18They fear his displeasure, yes.
0:51:24 > 0:51:25You're right.
0:51:25 > 0:51:28Fear is a beast I must use.
0:51:29 > 0:51:36During my incarceration as a slave, fear lived within me. Often.
0:51:36 > 0:51:40It is a feeling that never leaves you. It scars.
0:51:40 > 0:51:42It humbles a man.
0:51:45 > 0:51:47I do hear you, Uhtred.
0:51:50 > 0:51:51May I say more, Lord?
0:51:51 > 0:51:53Of course!
0:51:58 > 0:52:02I, er, I wish to be seen as Sigefrid's equal.
0:52:03 > 0:52:07- His equal?- Like the brothers, I am a Lord of the north.
0:52:09 > 0:52:11I could easily become your rival.
0:52:14 > 0:52:15Yes.
0:52:15 > 0:52:18I ask that you make peace with me.
0:52:18 > 0:52:22I ask that you offer your sister in marriage.
0:52:29 > 0:52:34The attraction, it is reciprocated, I expect?
0:52:34 > 0:52:37She feels the same?
0:52:37 > 0:52:40She does, I believe.
0:52:42 > 0:52:45You have been spending time with her?
0:52:45 > 0:52:47We've spoken, yes.
0:52:51 > 0:52:54Then, there can be no argument.
0:52:54 > 0:52:58I hereby officially now see you as a rival.
0:52:59 > 0:53:00A threat to my crown.
0:53:00 > 0:53:05- HE CHUCKLES - Thank you, Lord. Thank you.
0:53:37 > 0:53:39GRUNTING AND YELLING
0:53:42 > 0:53:44That's enough! Hold them fast!
0:53:44 > 0:53:47- Follow me!- What are you doing?
0:53:47 > 0:53:49I wish to see the King!
0:53:54 > 0:53:57- Hild, no!- No, Hild, put down your sword! Put it down now!
0:53:57 > 0:54:00- What shall I do, Lord? - You do nothing.
0:54:00 > 0:54:04Hild! My sword! And find Gisela!
0:54:10 > 0:54:12- Lady Gisela? - Is it true they have taken Uhtred?
0:54:12 > 0:54:14Out of the way, this is God's work.
0:54:14 > 0:54:18- It is!- Then you must help him! you are his only hope!
0:54:21 > 0:54:25Guthred! Guthred, whatever your plans, change them.
0:54:25 > 0:54:27You are to be sold.
0:54:27 > 0:54:32We're to be sold?! Why? Lord, we are YOUR army! We saved you!
0:54:32 > 0:54:35It's not lost on me that while you gave me my freedom,
0:54:35 > 0:54:36I am now taking yours.
0:54:38 > 0:54:41- You will become a slave, Uhtred. - No!
0:54:41 > 0:54:44- And Halig with you.- No! No, you have no argument with Halig,
0:54:44 > 0:54:46- let him go free. - No, Lord. I will stay beside you.
0:54:46 > 0:54:48Guthred, let him go free. I beg you!
0:54:51 > 0:54:55You see? This is the reason why you're being caged.
0:54:55 > 0:54:59You inspire loyalty. You inspire loyalty from my men.
0:54:59 > 0:55:02Guthred, I gave you my word, my sword.
0:55:02 > 0:55:05But what I need is 200 swords!
0:55:05 > 0:55:09I need 200 men, and that is your worth.
0:55:09 > 0:55:11200 Christian men of Bebbanburg!
0:55:13 > 0:55:15My Uncle Aelfric?
0:55:15 > 0:55:20He asked for your head, but slavery will be enough, I'm sure.
0:55:20 > 0:55:25It would be better to kill me, but you lack the courage.
0:55:25 > 0:55:27Kill me. Sword in hand.
0:55:27 > 0:55:30- My sister would never forgive me. - KILL ME!
0:55:31 > 0:55:34Goodbye...Osbert.
0:55:36 > 0:55:41Guthred, you should kill me, or I will return, I swear!
0:55:41 > 0:55:43Guthred!
0:55:44 > 0:55:46Guthred! You should kill me!
0:55:47 > 0:55:49HE YELLS
0:56:22 > 0:56:26He is lost, Hild. I do not readily see how I can help him.
0:56:26 > 0:56:30- You cannot.- But, Lord...- Hild, he could be across the seas by now.
0:56:30 > 0:56:32It cannot be true - he is Uhtred.
0:56:34 > 0:56:36Lord, I will search for him.
0:56:36 > 0:56:38For how long, Beocca?
0:56:38 > 0:56:42For as long as is necessary. For a lifetime. Why not?
0:56:42 > 0:56:47Beocca, the task is near impossible, and with respect, it is beyond you.
0:56:47 > 0:56:49- He is lost, Father.- No!
0:56:49 > 0:56:53Father, it is Uhtred. He kept us safe in the...
0:56:53 > 0:56:55Aethelflaed, shush.
0:56:55 > 0:56:58He did not abandon us and we should not abandon...
0:56:58 > 0:56:59You will be silent now!
0:57:01 > 0:57:04My dear, it is not that I wish to abandon him,
0:57:04 > 0:57:06it is how do I find him?
0:57:07 > 0:57:11Lord, what of his brother, Ragnar?
0:57:11 > 0:57:13Would he not wish to find Uhtred?
0:57:13 > 0:57:17And he is more capable than Father Beocca.
0:57:17 > 0:57:18Yes.
0:57:18 > 0:57:20Yes.
0:57:20 > 0:57:24- Ragnar is a hostage! - And a man of his word.
0:57:24 > 0:57:29Could he not remain a hostage whilst outside of Winchester?
0:57:46 > 0:57:50Earl Ragnar. I have a task for you.
0:57:53 > 0:57:54And you alone.
0:58:01 > 0:58:04Move it! Move!
0:58:20 > 0:58:22You are no longer a warrior.
0:58:23 > 0:58:25You belong to me now.