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I am Uhtred, son of Uhtred. I released the slave Guthred

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and saw him crowned King of Cumbraland.

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I fell in love with his sister while commanding his troops.

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I wish to be seen as Sigefrid's equal.

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I ask that you offer your sister in marriage.

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He behaves as if HE were king!

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To defeat Kjartan the Cruel,

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an alliance was formed with the brothers Erik and Sigefrid.

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Kjartan's land will become your land.

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To peace.

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But Guthred's counsellors saw me as a threat

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and wanted Christian men in the army.

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He believes himself to be above each one of us.

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And so a secret bargain was made with my uncle.

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200 spears.

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In return I shall require the head of Osbert.

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What are you doing?

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Guthred showed clemency, but still betrayed me.

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You will become a slave, Uhtred, and Halig with you.

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King Alfred freed my brother Ragnar to rescue me.

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But he was too late.

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-Argh!

-You belong to me now.

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Destiny is all.

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This programme contains some violent scenes.

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Pull, you bastards!

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Hyah!

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Pull, we need to fly! Pull!

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HE COUGHS

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It's like looking out of a grave.

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That will not be our fate... I swear to you.

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You think these bastards will bother digging a hole for you?

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We are destined to be tossed overboard

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with the rest of the shite.

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I'll tell you, Finan,

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it would be my own bad luck if I got tossed overboard alive.

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I can't swim.

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Never give up, Halig.

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Shut your mouth back there!

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Never give in.

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You don't speak, slave.

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You pull!

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Yes, men! We pull!

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And...

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ALL: Pull! Pull!

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Pull! Pull!

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Pull! Pull! Pull! Pull!

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One day, Osbert, I will kill that bastard and savour it.

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200 spears as promised. A man of his word.

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It would seem.

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We can lay a siege to Dunholm as early as tomorrow.

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The unified armies of Guthred, Aelfric, the two brothers,

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we march on Dunholm.

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We show Kjartan our numbers.

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We stand fast.

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We starve Kjartan of water, food...life itself.

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How did he die?

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Who?

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Uhtred, Lord.

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His name is Osbert.

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Did he shit his britches?

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Did he beg for mercy? I want to know.

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Uhtred would never beg.

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-Your queen?

-No.

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She has a free tongue, Lord Aelfric.

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She will say nothing more.

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Well, I wish to see it.

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My nephew's head. Where is it?

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Where it has always been. On his shoulders.

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Rest assured that Uhtred is as good as dead.

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As good as dead?

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Then he is still alive?

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For the siege of Dunholm, we agreed 200 spears, for his head.

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-That was the bargain.

-Lord, he is a ship's slave.

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In reality, Osbert's been given a fate far, far worse than death.

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You must understand - Uhtred saved my life.

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He was my friend.

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-Your friend?

-Yes.

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Lord, I swear, you shall never hear from him again.

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Perhaps I should make an ally of Kjartan, once again.

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Maybe he will succeed where you have so wilfully failed.

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All I required was a single, lifeless head.

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Lord, may I suggest that you rest?

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Aidan, how many days have we been marching?

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-Six days, Lord.

-And you should rest.

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Six days for no reward!

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Lord, rest. Eat. Drink.

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There must be something we can do or offer to make this right.

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Lord Aelfric, you will have gathered by now that my brother is part fool.

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You should have nothing more to do with him.

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My sister has humour...

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and a tongue!

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-We leave tomorrow.

-Lord, I beg you...

-My business here is over.

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Goodbye, Lord Aelfric, so nice to meet you.

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Enjoy the long walk home to Bebbanburg.

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Guthred, by saving Uhtred,

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what you now have is a chaos of your own making.

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Chaos.

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If Aelfric is not with us then the ground has shifted.

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We'll take no part in the siege of Dunholm.

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Erik, we must! We have an agreement, we have plans.

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That will no longer involve the brothers.

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No Dunholm means we must again fight for our wealth.

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Sigefrid, we do have a peace.

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We DO have a peace!

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Lord, we are in need of an ally.

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You must offer your sister.

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The horses are ready?

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They are, Lady.

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Sihtric, I choose you because you are loyal to Lord Uhtred.

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Always, Lady.

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You will give this note to Hild when she returns.

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She will return.

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How long will you be gone, Lady?

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All I know is that I cannot stay.

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We are Wessex, of course, and to our north lies Mercia, our allies.

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Mm-hmm, and to the east?

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Danelaw. Above is Northumbria and Cumbraland,

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where pagans rule and threaten our Christian brothers.

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And beyond the Great Wall is the kingdom that they call Alba,

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where it is cold and wild.

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Good.

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And what do we call everything south of the wall?

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That will one day be England.

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Aethelflaed, it would cost a great deal of both blood and silver

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to conquer these lands, even more to hold the ground.

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And so alliances must be forged.

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Unions made.

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I am to be married?

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Once a suitable match has been made.

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I am ready to do my duty.

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VILLAGER SCREAMS

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There is a beauty to a burning village.

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It's like you said - chaos.

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SHE PANTS

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SHE SCREAMS

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I wish to be known as Sigefrid...

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..Lord of Chaos.

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Quickly, come on.

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Sister Hild and company,

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what is your purpose?

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We're here on the orders of Alfred of Wessex.

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I want to see King Guthred.

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You are a Dane.

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I am Earl Ragnar Ragnarson.

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This is the warrior Steapa, Alfred's man.

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Alfred sends greeting to King Guthred.

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And Guthred's sister, Lady Gisela.

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Is she here?

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I would like to see her.

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She is not. She did abandon the city.

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-Where to?

-I have yet to find out, but I shall find out.

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You are his brother? You're Uhtred's brother.

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It is Guthred.

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I am, Lord.

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Alfred sent you to do what?

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To find Uhtred.

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He is in Uhtred's debt and will not see him harmed.

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Uhtred is lost.

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I'm truly sorry to say that.

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My apologies to both you and to Alfred.

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There, you've had a wasted journey.

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Rest, please, here, by all means...

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You will tell me the name of the man who took Uhtred.

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I...I need to gather my thoughts.

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Lord, I wish to know the name of the slaver.

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If you are truly sorry,

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you will tell me and where to find him.

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Uhtred is indeed lost.

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Bail, you dogs!

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Release our chains! We'll work faster.

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Bail out or you'll go down with her!

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You want to live? You bail!

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I pray God will keep him safe, Lady.

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HE GRUNTS AND BREATHES HEAVILY

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Osbert, he will not stop bailing.

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Rest.

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You will need your strength.

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I am happy enough to bail.

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Hey!

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COMPETING MEN GRUNT

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Oh. Oh, you think you're better than these men?

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They are property.

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As are you.

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You should let go of your pride.

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It will be the death of you.

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Rest.

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He's right, you should rest.

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We're wasting away, you and I.

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We should be saving what's left of our strength to run.

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But to run we'll need skin on our feet and not rotting flesh.

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Then we should bail.

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These wretches all tell the same story, Lord.

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They flee slaughter at the hands of the brothers.

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We must surely be next.

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And what do I do?

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Do I fight?

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Do I now march against the brothers?

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It is not my place to instruct a king in the ways of war.

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I am asking for your counsel!

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I am without a commander of my guard.

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Then I would say we need first to secure grain enough

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for the winter to feed these wretches.

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And I would say we need Lord Aelfric of Bebbanburg, now more than ever.

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We would appreciate some water, for ourselves and the horses.

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It's yours.

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-You are Jonis?

-I am.

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I've been told that you took a man, a warrior, from Guthred of Eoferwic.

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You sold him as a slave.

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I see the faces of so many creatures.

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-I'm not here to open your belly, Jonis.

-Not yet.

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I'll pay you.

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Here.

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You will not feed the slaves!

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And you will not bark like a great, fat hound!

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You said you will pay?

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Yes, I did.

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A warrior slave,

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called himself Osbert.

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There was another man.

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Smaller, Saxon.

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-A sea trader named Sverri took them both.

-Where is Sverri now?

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Wherever the sea and promise of silver takes him.

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Life at the oar is hard and short.

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Sverri will return, I'm sure, refresh his crew.

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-When?

-Autumn and winter will pass.

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But, come spring, the first full moon after Sigrblot,

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we will gather for business at the beach.

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Sverri will be there, I swear.

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And between that time he sails where?

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His ships plough the roughest sea.

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-He could be any place.

-You tell us nothing.

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I tell you what I know to be true.

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All you can do is watch the beaches and wait.

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Saxon dogs!

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Move it.

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(It's East Anglia.)

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It could well be Frankia.

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Drink water.

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-I need land.

-Yes.

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Lord, I need land. I need to get out.

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-I need land!

-Halig!

-I need land!

-Back at your place!

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He is back in his place.

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Tell them who you are, tell them you have silver!

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-You will be quiet now!

-He is sick with the fever!

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We will hold him!

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I said we will hold him!

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Worthless slaves.

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Halig. Halig.

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-I can't stay on this ship!

-Halig.

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You are a warrior.

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You followed me into battle at Ethandun.

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You fought bravely. Halig!

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You saved me from Kjartan's spies in Cumbraland. Remember that?

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I did.

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You did.

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We are warriors!

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And our time will come.

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Look at me, Halig.

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You have followed every order I've ever given you.

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Now I'm giving you one more.

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You will row.

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You will pull and you will wait and our time will come.

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And then together, we shall win.

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Together.

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(Please tell me he's not here as a suitor.)

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He's Ceolwulf, the father of Mercia.

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He is barely alive.

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Lord Ceolwulf.

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Wessex is honoured to welcome you.

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We welcome all of the ealdormen of Mercia.

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-We do not.

-May our discussions prove to be beneficial and fruitful

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-for both parties.

-Swords, Alfred.

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I shall make my point clear from the outset.

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We demand swords...

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..and the men to carry them.

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To help stem the wave upon wave of raiders, Lord, from the Daneland.

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Forgive my interruption.

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Mercia lost many a warrior at Ethandun, and willingly.

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I expect repayment.

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I hear you, Ceolwulf.

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I consider our lands to be one...

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No, we are not one.

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We are Mercia and you are Wessex.

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Refreshment?

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Swords!

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I will not be silenced.

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Lord Ceolwulf, perhaps a seat? It has been a long journey.

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It has.

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For a purpose.

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I understand completely

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that at times the east of Mercia is overrun with Viking raiders.

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We suffer the same fate along our northern border.

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What of your warrior Uhtred?

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He is a leader of men.

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Dispatch him to our border with Daneland.

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Uhtred and 50 men, I will accept.

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Uhtred was last seen in Northumbria, Lord, the place of his birth.

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Northumbria?

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You can send men to the far north but not to your neighbour?

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Lord Ceolwulf.

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The solution to our problem, I feel, is a bond.

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The solution...

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is swords and men.

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A permanent bond between Wessex and Mercia.

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A union, Lord.

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Swords!

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How many times do I need to say it?!

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How many times am I to be ignored?!

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Lord Ceolwulf, you have read my letters?

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Lord Ceolwulf?

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Yes, of course I have read your letters.

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You're looking for a buck!

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A match, Lord.

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And I have a name for you right here...

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..in a letter of my own.

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A good man, godly man.

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Mercian stock,

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like the lady Aelswith.

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But what guarantee do I have...

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..that Mercia will not become a mere appendage of Wessex?

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A poor cousin?

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We are a kingdom.

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Lord, your first concern should be that you do not become

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an appendage to Daneland.

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And who was it agreed to this thing called Daneland?!

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It was you.

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It was Alfred,

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and now it is Mercia that suffers most.

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-Swords you demand, Lord.

-I do.

-And swords you shall have.

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-How many?

-Wessex could never turn away from Mercia.

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It would be akin to Alfred turning away from Aelswith.

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It could never occur, Lord Ceolwulf. Never.

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What is this?

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Each time I talk of swords and spears and yet you insist

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on speaking of unions...

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..and of ki...

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A cup of water for Lord Ceolwulf.

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A cup of water?

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RASPING WHEEZE

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I think perhaps a hole in the ground.

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He has...

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passed, Lord.

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MURMURING

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Our, erm...

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Our deepest sympathies are with all of you.

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Be assured that I and the priests of Wessex

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shall pray for Lord Ceolwulf's soul.

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I pray eternal light will shine upon him.

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We shall adjourn.

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Which one of you is Aethelred?

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I am Aethelred, Lady.

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Aethelred, if you could ensure that Ceolwulf is returned

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to his family, I would be grateful.

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Yes, Lord. Of course, Lord.

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ICY WIND HOWLS

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Master Sverri and your friend Hakka have good news.

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We're finished now until the spring.

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Winter will be on land.

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Iceland.

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Where there's work to be done.

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Be ready.

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THEY SHIVER

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Hear that, Halig? Land.

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I love land.

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So in place of the head of Osbert,

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you offer me a bride...

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..by your own admission...

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..you have misplaced.

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But we will find her, Lord, and soon.

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You will find her when?

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Before I finish my food?

0:26:360:26:38

Before the end of winter?

0:26:380:26:40

Lord, we have eyes across Northumbria and Cumbraland,

0:26:400:26:43

and we have prayer.

0:26:430:26:45

She will have gone to Cumbraland. I... I know my sister.

0:26:450:26:49

Ah, but I do not.

0:26:490:26:51

And I know she must be very fond of me,

0:26:510:26:55

to hide herself away like this.

0:26:550:26:58

Lord, she would not be the first reluctant bride.

0:26:580:27:01

True.

0:27:010:27:02

It is also a truth that she was very fond of your nephew.

0:27:060:27:12

I have a duty to tell you,

0:27:140:27:17

there was talk of marriage.

0:27:170:27:19

She remains fond of Osbert?

0:27:250:27:27

Oh, I would imagine that he is the reason she is in hiding.

0:27:270:27:31

Then I shall have her.

0:27:400:27:41

You will?

0:27:430:27:44

There are, however, conditions. Not one spear shall belong

0:27:440:27:49

to Eoferwic until Gisela is delivered and is my wife.

0:27:490:27:52

Aidan shall return with you.

0:27:530:27:56

You will treat him well, you will feed him well.

0:27:560:27:58

For the entire winter, should that be necessary.

0:27:580:28:02

I do not eat too much.

0:28:020:28:03

Finally, you will deliver a message, from me to Kjartan.

0:28:030:28:07

-Kjartan?

-Saying what?

0:28:080:28:10

Saying how my nephew may be found and therefore killed.

0:28:100:28:13

Why bark when there are hounds available?

0:28:150:28:18

Are we agreed?

0:28:200:28:22

Yes.

0:28:280:28:29

We are agreed.

0:28:310:28:33

I think we might be getting fed, Lord.

0:28:570:28:59

Call him Osbert.

0:28:590:29:00

SHIVERING AND COUGHING

0:29:070:29:09

More than you deserve.

0:29:240:29:26

Be grateful.

0:29:260:29:27

GROWLING AND GRUNTING

0:29:280:29:30

THUNDER RUMBLES

0:29:500:29:51

Lord, your gift of warriors.

0:29:530:29:55

They have served Mercia well this past winter.

0:29:550:29:58

The raids are not so frequent now.

0:29:580:30:00

It gladdens me to hear it.

0:30:000:30:02

You have done well, Aethelred.

0:30:020:30:04

Thank you, Lord.

0:30:060:30:07

Now, I believe there is other business. Odda?

0:30:070:30:10

Yes, Lord.

0:30:100:30:11

The bride price.

0:30:120:30:14

-Well, we...

-I

-have considered what would be appropriate.

0:30:160:30:21

I propose to gift the Lady Aethelflaed 3,000 pieces.

0:30:230:30:26

4,000 would, perhaps, be more fitting.

0:30:310:30:34

Lord Aethelred, she is the King's daughter, she is not without means.

0:30:340:30:39

Silver, though valuable, does not represent what she will become -

0:30:390:30:44

a Lady of Mercia.

0:30:440:30:45

Perhaps you have a gift with more...

0:30:460:30:49

permanency.

0:30:490:30:51

Ancestry.

0:30:510:30:53

We would, of course, bequeath Aethelflaed titled lands.

0:30:590:31:03

Rich lands, in Mercia...

0:31:030:31:04

..to further the union.

0:31:060:31:08

A fair price, I feel. Excellent.

0:31:100:31:12

Excellent, Lord.

0:31:150:31:17

To permanency.

0:31:170:31:18

Quick, hide yourself.

0:31:250:31:27

How may I serve you, Sven Kjartensson?

0:31:300:31:33

You will not waste my time.

0:31:360:31:38

We will not speak of silver.

0:31:380:31:41

We will talk of a man you know as Osbert.

0:31:410:31:43

Halig.

0:32:060:32:07

Do not move.

0:32:340:32:35

I said...

0:32:550:32:57

do not move.

0:32:570:32:58

Bastards!

0:33:190:33:21

HALIG ROARS

0:33:240:33:26

THEY YELL GLEEFULLY

0:33:360:33:38

Don't just stand there looking idle.

0:33:380:33:41

He has the weight of an ox!

0:33:410:33:43

LAUGHTER

0:33:440:33:46

We must divide, go separate ways.

0:33:520:33:55

-Halig.

-Keep going.

0:34:000:34:03

HOUNDS BARK

0:34:060:34:08

Come on.

0:34:120:34:13

There! A boat!

0:34:440:34:47

-Blessed Jesus, there's a bastard boat!

-Halig.

0:34:470:34:50

BARKING CONTINUES

0:34:530:34:55

HE SCREAMS

0:35:170:35:19

Halig.

0:35:210:35:23

-Leave me!

-Get him in the boat!

0:35:230:35:25

I'm not leaving you.

0:35:250:35:27

Pull!

0:35:420:35:44

Pull!

0:35:460:35:47

Pull!

0:35:500:35:51

Pull!

0:35:540:35:56

Pull, Lord.

0:36:000:36:02

You are alive only because I am curious to know who you are,

0:36:040:36:08

and if you'll fetch a good price.

0:36:080:36:11

Pull.

0:36:110:36:12

DISTANT SCREAM

0:36:120:36:13

Pull and save him the pain!

0:36:130:36:15

Pull!

0:36:170:36:18

Ugh!

0:36:210:36:23

Pull and give him the peace of death!

0:36:290:36:32

Pull!

0:36:330:36:35

Pull!

0:36:470:36:49

Pull!

0:36:520:36:53

Pull!

0:37:010:37:03

Pull!

0:37:130:37:14

Jonis!

0:37:560:37:57

I'm looking for Jonis, the slaver - is he here?

0:38:010:38:03

Who has seen him?

0:38:050:38:07

You will deal with me today.

0:38:070:38:08

You know who I am?

0:38:110:38:13

I do, Lord.

0:38:130:38:14

You have something that I want, Master Sverri.

0:38:140:38:17

Yes, Lord.

0:38:180:38:19

Uhtred Ragnarson.

0:38:460:38:49

Is that you?

0:38:490:38:50

Is it?

0:38:510:38:52

What do you call this man?

0:38:550:38:58

He calls himself Osbert, but I heard another slave call him "Lord".

0:38:580:39:01

It is him.

0:39:030:39:04

I have waited for this moment.

0:39:070:39:09

Give him a sword.

0:39:130:39:14

A sword!

0:39:150:39:16

SWORD UNSHEATHES

0:39:210:39:23

Sven.

0:39:310:39:32

Yes.

0:39:340:39:36

It is me, Sven the One-Eye.

0:39:360:39:38

Pick it up.

0:39:390:39:41

Pick it up!

0:39:420:39:43

He is too weak.

0:39:490:39:51

-WEAKLY:

-I will kill you.

0:39:540:39:56

Uhtred, I am pleased that you will try.

0:39:560:39:59

He's too weak.

0:40:010:40:02

UHTRED RASPS

0:40:040:40:07

I will be forever the man...

0:40:110:40:15

who killed the great warrior, Uhtred.

0:40:150:40:17

Uhtred.

0:40:420:40:43

Uhtred.

0:40:440:40:46

Uhtred. It's me, it's Ragnar.

0:40:520:40:55

-WEAKLY:

-Ragnar.

0:40:560:40:57

UHTRED SOBS

0:41:090:41:11

Did you believe we would abandon you?

0:41:120:41:14

Free them all.

0:41:250:41:27

CHAINS CLANK

0:41:280:41:30

Pull.

0:42:000:42:02

Halig?

0:42:320:42:33

He has been taken down, wrapped and buried...

0:42:370:42:40

..with shield and sword.

0:42:420:42:44

You will say words for him, Hild.

0:42:460:42:48

I have.

0:42:490:42:51

I will, always.

0:42:510:42:52

Northumbria is torn.

0:42:570:42:58

Aelfric did not come to Guthred's side.

0:43:000:43:02

Erik and Sigefrid and Kjartan, they do what they please.

0:43:020:43:06

You haven't asked how I come to be here.

0:43:210:43:24

Alfred.

0:43:260:43:27

Alfred sent us.

0:43:290:43:30

I believe the King of Wessex...

0:43:340:43:36

..cares for you.

0:43:370:43:39

You're Uhtred's brother?

0:43:420:43:45

I am.

0:43:450:43:47

You look nothing like each other.

0:43:470:43:50

CHUCKLING

0:43:500:43:52

Uhtred, you should eat.

0:43:540:43:55

Finan.

0:43:590:44:01

Oh, we will eat, Lady, but our tummies are small and our feet

0:44:010:44:06

have barely touched dry land.

0:44:060:44:09

It'll take a little time to find them.

0:44:090:44:11

Are you his brother?

0:44:130:44:15

We are...

0:44:150:44:17

We are bound, I would say.

0:44:200:44:23

Up.

0:45:170:45:19

You've been asleep for a day or more.

0:45:190:45:21

I can do it.

0:45:240:45:25

HE SIGHS DEEPLY

0:45:320:45:34

Take off your clothes.

0:45:440:45:46

You have not looked me in the eye,

0:46:500:46:53

not once.

0:46:530:46:55

I am ashamed of what I became.

0:46:580:47:00

You are Uhtred, son of Uhtred.

0:47:260:47:29

Lord of Bebbanburg.

0:47:290:47:30

It's time you remembered that.

0:47:320:47:34

You kept the blade sharp.

0:47:370:47:39

I knew you'd return.

0:47:390:47:41

She is heavier than I remember.

0:47:490:47:51

How did Alfred come to know of my fate?

0:47:550:47:57

You?

0:47:590:48:00

I will not forget.

0:48:020:48:04

You will always have my protection.

0:48:080:48:11

I could not ask for more.

0:48:110:48:13

And this...

0:48:140:48:15

This is my gift to you.

0:48:170:48:19

Protection.

0:48:280:48:29

You are too good a woman for God alone.

0:48:440:48:46

Uhtred, it IS you.

0:48:500:48:52

The apples are beginning to fall without...

0:49:130:49:15

-Shh.

-..picking.

0:49:150:49:17

Here we are, Brothers, God's gift.

0:49:240:49:28

Thank you, Mother, most generous.

0:49:280:49:30

You have been to Cumbraland, you say?

0:49:300:49:32

We have, and without luck.

0:49:320:49:34

And you've had no strangers calling to your door, Mother?

0:49:360:49:39

Strangers, yes - traders and wretches, but no ladies.

0:49:390:49:44

Hmm.

0:49:490:49:50

You have an appetite, Lord.

0:49:570:49:59

Mmm. I do.

0:49:590:50:01

It's good.

0:50:010:50:02

I'm pleased.

0:50:040:50:05

Alfred waits...

0:50:090:50:10

..for your return.

0:50:120:50:13

We have business here, Steapa.

0:50:160:50:18

-In the north.

-I gave my word - we go to Wessex.

0:50:190:50:22

But we're here, now.

0:50:240:50:26

I gave my word. We go directly to Wessex.

0:50:260:50:29

Kjartan can wait, and Thyra...

0:50:290:50:31

..must wait.

0:50:320:50:34

And Gisela?

0:50:340:50:35

What of her?

0:50:370:50:39

She's safe.

0:50:390:50:40

She waits for you at the nunnery at Ebchester.

0:50:410:50:45

-No.

-Seize her!

-No.

0:51:080:51:09

No. No!

0:51:090:51:11

No, I will not! No!

0:51:160:51:18

Hold her! Hold her fast.

0:51:180:51:20

Stand beside her and we shall have her married.

0:51:200:51:23

You have no right!

0:51:230:51:24

I have every right, and you will be quiet.

0:51:240:51:27

Aelfric's man, stand beside her.

0:51:270:51:30

We shall have her married to Aelfric right now.

0:51:300:51:33

Without a husband, Lord?

0:51:330:51:34

I will not marry against my will! You cannot...

0:51:340:51:36

Do not strike the poor girl!

0:51:360:51:38

Do as you're told and as God commands!

0:51:380:51:41

Beside her, as proxy.

0:51:410:51:43

You'll stand in for Lord Aelfric.

0:51:430:51:45

We shall dispense with the joining of hands. You may take her arm.

0:51:480:51:53

I will not be party to this.

0:51:570:52:00

I will not marry...

0:52:000:52:01

And we shall dispense with the vows.

0:52:010:52:03

HORSES APPROACH

0:52:060:52:08

I hereby proclaim Lady Gisela of Cumbraland and Lord Aelfric

0:52:170:52:20

of Bebbanburg to be man and wife.

0:52:200:52:22

-Gisela!

-Uhtred?

0:52:220:52:24

Uhtred, I'm here!

0:52:250:52:26

-Uhtred.

-You will let her go.

0:52:290:52:31

-You are too late.

-You will let her go.

0:52:310:52:34

She is married now. She belongs to Aelfric.

0:52:340:52:36

-It is a lie, Uhtred.

-Where is Aelfric?

0:52:360:52:39

If he is not here, then he cannot be married.

0:52:390:52:41

By proxy, you fool.

0:52:410:52:43

This man stood beside her in place of Aelfric.

0:52:430:52:46

Uhtred, in the eyes of God, she is married.

0:52:460:52:48

Did you hump her for Aelfric?

0:52:480:52:50

-He did not.

-Then there's no marriage, it's a lie.

0:52:500:52:52

She is married and it cannot be undone.

0:52:520:52:55

-Make her a widow.

-No!

0:52:550:52:57

Gisela is married to Aelfric. Not to Aidan.

0:52:570:53:00

I have a wife already. A different wife.

0:53:000:53:03

Uhtred, I'm bored with this.

0:53:030:53:05

Kill them all.

0:53:050:53:07

Do as you wish. In sight of God, she's married.

0:53:230:53:26

Say "she's married" again.

0:53:260:53:28

She's married.

0:53:280:53:29

-She's what?

-She is married.

0:53:330:53:36

Uhtred!

0:53:360:53:37

-Is she married?

-Yes!

0:53:370:53:38

He is a man of God!

0:53:400:53:41

Say it one more time, priest, and I swear the devil will take you.

0:53:410:53:45

You're nothing but a heathen and the bitch is married!

0:53:450:53:48

You!

0:54:080:54:09

You will go to my uncle...

0:54:130:54:15

..and when he asks of his wife,

0:54:160:54:19

you will tell him she's in the bed of Uhtred of Bebbanburg.

0:54:190:54:23

I trust you are in health.

0:54:450:54:47

I improve with each passing day.

0:54:480:54:50

-And you, Lord?

-God afflicts me.

0:54:520:54:54

But there is purpose in that, so I must be glad of it.

0:54:550:54:58

Earl Ragnar, he is a good man.

0:55:000:55:03

I should like to free both him and Brida.

0:55:040:55:06

Thank you, Lord...

0:55:090:55:10

-..for all you have done.

-What do you think of my candles?

0:55:110:55:14

I find them to be more effective at night.

0:55:160:55:19

I have missed your childish insolence.

0:55:220:55:24

I'm trying to measure the passing of time.

0:55:260:55:28

I'm hoping to find a candle that burns from midday to midday.

0:55:280:55:32

Lord, why did you have me rescued?

0:55:350:55:37

-Why have you brought me here?

-I had you rescued firstly because

0:55:370:55:40

I was able, and secondly, because it is no more than you deserved.

0:55:400:55:43

Though I admit, I would like you in my service once again.

0:55:450:55:49

I am grateful, of course...

0:55:540:55:56

..but I have my own path to follow.

0:55:590:56:01

-Destiny.

-Destiny, Lord.

0:56:010:56:03

You killed the Abbot Eadred.

0:56:050:56:07

According to the words of Brother Trew and others.

0:56:100:56:13

He was a weasel, Lord.

0:56:130:56:14

-A weasel without a sword, a holy weasel.

-Who deserved to die.

0:56:140:56:17

You killed him on blessed ground.

0:56:170:56:19

He was an abbot.

0:56:190:56:20

However, you were in the company of Earl Ragnar,

0:56:220:56:24

in the charge of Earl Ragnar, who was under my orders and whom

0:56:240:56:27

I hold responsible for the killing of Abbot Eadred.

0:56:270:56:31

No.

0:56:310:56:33

No, Lord, it was me and me alone.

0:56:330:56:34

Why did he not stop you?

0:56:340:56:36

Lord, you cannot blame Ragnar for the Abbot's death.

0:56:360:56:38

Yes, I can, and I do...

0:56:380:56:39

-That is unfair.

-He will stand trial.

0:56:390:56:41

No.

0:56:410:56:42

You are a great warrior, Uhtred.

0:56:510:56:53

You are a Saxon who is also a Dane -

0:56:550:56:57

the very embodiment of the England that must emerge.

0:56:570:57:00

I request that you enter my service.

0:57:020:57:05

Lord.

0:57:080:57:10

I have been a slave.

0:57:110:57:12

I wish to remain a free man.

0:57:140:57:16

What is it that you wish for Earl Ragnar?

0:57:160:57:18

-Lord, please.

-A man of God was slaughtered.

0:57:180:57:21

That cannot be ignored, someone must answer.

0:57:210:57:23

It will be you...

0:57:230:57:25

or it will be Earl Ragnar.

0:57:250:57:27

You may choose.

0:57:280:57:29

Your sword, Uhtred.

0:57:320:57:33

You can be a free man, within my service.

0:57:350:57:38

Ragnar goes free?

0:57:380:57:40

He has earned it.

0:57:400:57:42

Swear.

0:57:440:57:46

I, Uhtred of Bebban...

0:57:510:57:53

It is the custom to kneel.

0:57:530:57:54

I, Uhtred of Bebbanburg, pledge my sword to you, Alfred of Wessex.

0:58:100:58:15

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