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0:00:06 > 0:00:10'I am Uhtred. Defeated at Ethandun, Earl Guthrum was baptised and became King Aethelstan of East Anglia.
0:00:10 > 0:00:13'While in Wessex, Aethelwold still sees himself as the true heir
0:00:13 > 0:00:14'to the throne.'
0:00:14 > 0:00:15I see it as a king would see it.
0:00:15 > 0:00:18'Yet, King Alfred has other plans.'
0:00:18 > 0:00:19I am to be married?
0:00:19 > 0:00:21A permanent bond between Wessex and Mercia.
0:00:21 > 0:00:24Which one of you is Aethelred?
0:00:24 > 0:00:27'Alfred forced me to renew my allegiance.
0:00:27 > 0:00:30'He sent me to kill the Northmen brothers, Erik and Sigefrid.'
0:00:30 > 0:00:32- Argh!- Aah!
0:00:32 > 0:00:34'After taking Sigefrid's hand, I banished them.'
0:00:34 > 0:00:37You will take one ship and you will leave Northumbria.
0:00:37 > 0:00:39- You will not return.- I swear.
0:00:39 > 0:00:43'And at last, in Northumbria, I took my revenge against Kjartan
0:00:43 > 0:00:47'and his son, Sven, freeing my enslaved sister, Thyra.'
0:00:47 > 0:00:49Let me help you.
0:00:49 > 0:00:53'Having defeated the Danes, I married my love, Gisela.
0:00:53 > 0:00:56'And now all seems quiet.
0:00:56 > 0:00:58'But for a warrior there can never be peace.
0:00:58 > 0:01:01'Destiny is all.'
0:01:19 > 0:01:20We're here.
0:01:21 > 0:01:22Ground her ahead.
0:01:23 > 0:01:24And be ready.
0:01:46 > 0:01:48- She says she loves me. - MAN SCOFFS
0:01:51 > 0:01:53- I swear! She says she loves me. - FINAN:- She would.
0:01:53 > 0:01:55Sihtric, she's a whore.
0:01:55 > 0:01:59- No! She's past that. - What she loves is your silver.
0:01:59 > 0:02:02Is that the name of his cock? LAUGHTER
0:02:02 > 0:02:04I wish to marry her.
0:02:04 > 0:02:07And I wish you to kill Danes and survive the night.
0:02:07 > 0:02:09We're the only chance the villagers have.
0:02:09 > 0:02:13SCREAMS AND SHOUTS ECHO FROM VILLAGE
0:02:13 > 0:02:14They have begun.
0:02:19 > 0:02:20HE EXHALES
0:02:26 > 0:02:28SCREAMS AND SHOUTS GROW CLOSER
0:02:31 > 0:02:34Elgin, pass me the flask.
0:02:37 > 0:02:38Ah...
0:02:40 > 0:02:42HE GULPS LOUDLY
0:02:44 > 0:02:45HE GROANS
0:02:49 > 0:02:52If you wish to live, boy, take your hand away from your sword.
0:02:59 > 0:03:00- Yah!- Aah!
0:03:05 > 0:03:07There will be no more than 30 raiders.
0:03:08 > 0:03:10We hide and we wait.
0:03:12 > 0:03:14We attack on my command, not before.
0:03:14 > 0:03:17You all heard the Lord - we find cover.
0:03:19 > 0:03:21MAN: Keep them moving.
0:03:21 > 0:03:22Be quiet, woman!
0:03:22 > 0:03:25WOMAN SOBS AND WHIMPERS
0:03:26 > 0:03:28Don't look at me!
0:03:29 > 0:03:32Come on, come on! Stay together.
0:03:32 > 0:03:35That's enough. You're alive, girl, be thankful.
0:03:35 > 0:03:38Elgin! Elgin, get up!
0:03:41 > 0:03:44You can help rope the prisoners. And keep them quiet!
0:03:46 > 0:03:48HE INHALES DEEPLY
0:03:48 > 0:03:49Elgin!
0:03:49 > 0:03:52WOMEN WHIMPER
0:03:52 > 0:03:54Are you drunk?
0:03:54 > 0:03:57- Now! - PRISONERS SCREAM AND YELL
0:03:57 > 0:04:00- FINAN:- We kill every bastard one of them!
0:04:00 > 0:04:02- MAN:- To arms! Defend yourselves!
0:04:02 > 0:04:04- WOMAN: Run! - Argh!
0:04:26 > 0:04:28HE GRUNTS AND PANTS
0:04:32 > 0:04:34HE PANTS
0:04:44 > 0:04:45What's your name?
0:04:51 > 0:04:53Her name is Aethelflaed, Lord.
0:04:53 > 0:04:55- You're her mother?- No, Lord.
0:05:04 > 0:05:06King Alfred...
0:05:07 > 0:05:10He has a daughter named Aethelflaed.
0:05:10 > 0:05:12She's strong and brave.
0:05:14 > 0:05:15You will need to be the same.
0:05:21 > 0:05:24Go back to your village and take care of your dead.
0:05:27 > 0:05:29- FINAN MUTTERS - Finan?
0:05:29 > 0:05:32Hang three of the dead from the trees...visible from the river.
0:05:32 > 0:05:33Lord.
0:05:34 > 0:05:37- MAN GROANS - Take back what belongs to you.
0:05:37 > 0:05:39You're safe now.
0:05:41 > 0:05:43You will go back to your rat's nest
0:05:43 > 0:05:46and tell anyone who cares to listen...
0:05:46 > 0:05:49Beyond Lunden, the River Temes belongs to Alfred.
0:05:52 > 0:05:54And it's guarded by Uhtred of Bebbanburg.
0:07:01 > 0:07:04Now there's a welcome sight...
0:07:04 > 0:07:05My wife and my boy!
0:07:05 > 0:07:09Whoa! Oh-ho! I think we might be feeding you too much.
0:07:09 > 0:07:11Don't forget your daughter, she's here too.
0:07:14 > 0:07:16- It went well?- It did, not a scratch.
0:07:17 > 0:07:18You have a visitor.
0:07:21 > 0:07:23He has been here all night.
0:07:27 > 0:07:29DOOR CREAKS OPEN
0:07:30 > 0:07:32Aethelwold.
0:07:32 > 0:07:35How much of my ale have you drunk?
0:07:35 > 0:07:36Not a cup.
0:07:37 > 0:07:40Not a drop of ale has passed my lips for ten days or more.
0:07:40 > 0:07:42You've been ill?
0:07:42 > 0:07:44Not ill, but...sober.
0:07:45 > 0:07:46Which, as you know, is unlike me.
0:07:48 > 0:07:52But it is important that you accept that I am sober.
0:07:52 > 0:07:54HE GROANS
0:07:55 > 0:07:58Say what you're here to say, you have waited long enough.
0:08:04 > 0:08:05The dead speak.
0:08:06 > 0:08:10I have seen it, heard it and the dead speak.
0:08:10 > 0:08:11The dead?
0:08:11 > 0:08:12A corpse.
0:08:14 > 0:08:17I saw him rise from his grave and speak.
0:08:17 > 0:08:19And what did this corpse say?
0:08:19 > 0:08:22Well, what he said concerns us both, us all - hence my visit -
0:08:22 > 0:08:24and what I tell you are his words, not mine, you understand?
0:08:24 > 0:08:26And what did he say?
0:08:28 > 0:08:29That I should be King.
0:08:30 > 0:08:33No, believe me, it is true.
0:08:33 > 0:08:35He said that I should be King of Wessex
0:08:35 > 0:08:38and that you, you should be a king too.
0:08:38 > 0:08:41He said that you, Uhtred, will be crowned King of Mercia.
0:08:44 > 0:08:47- Bjorn heard it through the three spinners.- Bjorn?
0:08:48 > 0:08:50That is his name.
0:08:55 > 0:08:57He is a Dane?
0:08:57 > 0:09:00A dead Dane, yes. And therefore, a good Dane.
0:09:03 > 0:09:06We are royalty, you and I.
0:09:06 > 0:09:08I have done my utmost to serve Alfred,
0:09:08 > 0:09:10but with no reward, no respon... Where are you going?
0:09:10 > 0:09:12To wash the blood off my hands and then to bed!
0:09:12 > 0:09:14Do you not believe me?
0:09:14 > 0:09:16Where did you see this corpse?
0:09:17 > 0:09:19Mercia. Beyond Watling Street.
0:09:19 > 0:09:20You crossed into Daneland?
0:09:20 > 0:09:24I went to the part of Mercia that Alfred GIFTED to the Danes, yes.
0:09:24 > 0:09:27You happened to wander across Watling Street?
0:09:27 > 0:09:30I was sent for! I was invited! And the same will happen to you.
0:09:32 > 0:09:34HE SIGHS
0:09:36 > 0:09:38I know what I saw.
0:09:43 > 0:09:44You will be a queen.
0:09:44 > 0:09:46I may not wish to be a queen.
0:09:53 > 0:09:56When Bjorn is ready to speak, there will be a messenger.
0:09:59 > 0:10:00Tell me...
0:10:01 > 0:10:03Do you wish Alfred harm?
0:10:03 > 0:10:04No. No, of course not.
0:10:07 > 0:10:10I mean, I wish him dead, but I would not harm him.
0:10:17 > 0:10:18I know what I saw.
0:10:22 > 0:10:24I will not outstay my welcome.
0:10:27 > 0:10:28Thank you for your kindness.
0:10:45 > 0:10:46You are sworn to Alfred.
0:10:47 > 0:10:51To become King of Mercia you would need to break that oath.
0:10:51 > 0:10:52If that is my fate.
0:10:53 > 0:10:55Then you believe he speaks the truth?
0:10:55 > 0:10:56No, I do not.
0:10:59 > 0:11:01But I know he's not telling lies.
0:11:05 > 0:11:06The truth is another matter.
0:11:08 > 0:11:11We do not want an enemy such as Alfred.
0:11:11 > 0:11:13And Alfred will not want an enemy like me.
0:11:14 > 0:11:16HORSE SNORTS
0:11:16 > 0:11:18There appears to be good progress, Lord.
0:11:18 > 0:11:21The people of Coccham seem to be in good spirits.
0:11:21 > 0:11:23- It would appear so. WOMAN:- Welcome, Lord King.
0:11:23 > 0:11:25We shall see.
0:11:26 > 0:11:27- VILLAGER:- Lord King.
0:11:30 > 0:11:31- GUARD:- Open the gates!
0:11:41 > 0:11:43- Finan.- What?
0:11:46 > 0:11:49Lord King! Welcome to Coccham.
0:11:49 > 0:11:50Finan.
0:11:50 > 0:11:53Lord Uhtred is at the fortress, the burh.
0:11:53 > 0:11:55Would you fetch him, Finan? We'll be waiting in the hall.
0:11:55 > 0:11:56I will, Lord.
0:11:59 > 0:12:02The man must have a priest for each day of the year.
0:12:02 > 0:12:04- PRIEST:- God be with you.
0:12:14 > 0:12:16Lord, we are crossing into Wessex.
0:12:16 > 0:12:19This stretch of river is protected by Lord Uhtred.
0:12:19 > 0:12:21You say you have trade there?
0:12:21 > 0:12:22I do, Lord.
0:12:25 > 0:12:28Lord, please, I cannot risk losing my ship.
0:12:28 > 0:12:30You will KEEP your ship.
0:12:33 > 0:12:35It's easy enough to say it.
0:12:50 > 0:12:52It is a pagan's hall.
0:12:53 > 0:12:56Lord, you say the same every time we visit.
0:12:56 > 0:12:59Uhtred IS a pagan, as is his hall.
0:12:59 > 0:13:02I find it annoying that he will not grow.
0:13:02 > 0:13:05He insists upon clinging to these ancient beliefs.
0:13:05 > 0:13:06The beliefs of our forefathers.
0:13:06 > 0:13:08Who knew no better.
0:13:09 > 0:13:10Lord King.
0:13:11 > 0:13:14- Refreshment.- Thank you, Gisela.
0:13:16 > 0:13:19I, uh... I trust you are well?
0:13:19 > 0:13:22I am, Lord, and better for your visit.
0:13:22 > 0:13:23The ale is freshly brewed.
0:13:23 > 0:13:25Ah! Excellent.
0:13:28 > 0:13:30You are content in Wessex, I hope?
0:13:30 > 0:13:31I am, Lord.
0:13:31 > 0:13:34I am well, my family are well,
0:13:34 > 0:13:36and there's peace - this is all I ask.
0:13:36 > 0:13:40And what of you? Are you content?
0:13:40 > 0:13:43My daughter is now old enough and will soon be gifted in marriage,
0:13:43 > 0:13:44I am...
0:13:46 > 0:13:47..apprehensive.
0:13:47 > 0:13:49Aethelflaed is a sweet girl.
0:13:49 > 0:13:51- She is. - You are fond of her suitor, Lord?
0:13:51 > 0:13:54Aethelred.
0:13:54 > 0:13:56He serves a purpose. He is godly.
0:13:56 > 0:13:59Well, we look forward to the wedding celebrations in Winchester.
0:13:59 > 0:14:02And I wish her...happiness.
0:14:02 > 0:14:06The purpose of marriage is not to be happy, my dear.
0:14:06 > 0:14:07Then I am fortunate.
0:14:08 > 0:14:11I pray my own wife might say the same!
0:14:11 > 0:14:13Oh, I imagine she does, Odda - she so rarely sees you.
0:14:13 > 0:14:15DOOR RATTLES, OPENS
0:14:16 > 0:14:19Lord King. Lord Odda.
0:14:20 > 0:14:22Steapa, my friend.
0:14:22 > 0:14:26Uhtred, you do not deserve such a charming wife.
0:14:26 > 0:14:28Oh, I can only agree, Lord.
0:14:28 > 0:14:30I was not expecting you, there's been no message.
0:14:30 > 0:14:32I'm hearing you've hanged a man.
0:14:34 > 0:14:38I hanged many men just lately - raiders, Danes...
0:14:38 > 0:14:41And already dead, Lord.
0:14:41 > 0:14:44I'm speaking of a Saxon man, a man of Coccham, of Wessex.
0:14:44 > 0:14:47- That is why you're here? - Amongst other concerns.
0:14:50 > 0:14:53That man was a thief, Lord. Sinful to the bone.
0:14:53 > 0:14:55You hanged him without trial.
0:14:56 > 0:14:58He was guilty. Three times over.
0:14:58 > 0:15:00It is the purpose of a trial to determine guilt.
0:15:00 > 0:15:02People must witness justice being done.
0:15:03 > 0:15:05Then I shall arrange a trial.
0:15:05 > 0:15:07It's a little bit late for that, I fear.
0:15:07 > 0:15:09Has there been a complaint, Lord?
0:15:09 > 0:15:12There are laws, carefully written laws.
0:15:12 > 0:15:14If you wish to remain an ealdorman, you will adhere to them.
0:15:14 > 0:15:17You shall not impose your pagan ideals within my kingdom.
0:15:17 > 0:15:20We are west of Watling Street, not east.
0:15:21 > 0:15:23Yes, Lord.
0:15:23 > 0:15:24We do not cross over into Daneland,
0:15:24 > 0:15:27we do not cross over into Danelaw, in mind, nor body, nor spirit.
0:15:27 > 0:15:29No, Lord.
0:15:31 > 0:15:34My nephew...Aethelwold, he was, uh...
0:15:36 > 0:15:38Well, he was seen doing just that.
0:15:38 > 0:15:41Leaving Wessex, crossing through Mercia from west to east.
0:15:41 > 0:15:42Are you aware of this?
0:15:44 > 0:15:45I am not.
0:15:47 > 0:15:48When Aethelwold was here,
0:15:48 > 0:15:50he mentioned nothing of crossing into Daneland.
0:15:50 > 0:15:51Hm - what did he mention?
0:15:53 > 0:15:56He mentioned you, Lord, and how you took his crown.
0:15:56 > 0:15:58Aethelwold is permanently idle.
0:15:58 > 0:16:00My advice is the same as it has always been -
0:16:00 > 0:16:03you should put him on trial and then kill him.
0:16:04 > 0:16:06Should the devil begin to whisper in his ear,
0:16:06 > 0:16:08then I may have no choice.
0:17:01 > 0:17:03SHE EXHALES
0:17:05 > 0:17:07Besides the man you strung up,
0:17:07 > 0:17:10how many of the raiders did you kill?
0:17:10 > 0:17:12We killed about 30 men in total.
0:17:12 > 0:17:13They had sacked a village.
0:17:13 > 0:17:17- Which was in Mercia. - Lord, we hear the screams at night.
0:17:17 > 0:17:21Mercia is weak. Its people have no protection from the Danes.
0:17:21 > 0:17:23Mercia is disorganised and that will change.
0:17:23 > 0:17:25There will be burhs.
0:17:29 > 0:17:30What is that?
0:17:30 > 0:17:32That structure there?
0:17:32 > 0:17:34It's a place for prayer, Lord.
0:17:36 > 0:17:38A church, Uhtred?
0:17:38 > 0:17:43Not quite, Lord. It's...a shack, with a cross attached.
0:17:43 > 0:17:46If it is for the purpose of prayer, then it is a church.
0:17:46 > 0:17:48- CLAPA:- Lord! A ship is near.
0:17:49 > 0:17:50Traders.
0:17:51 > 0:17:54Perhaps you'd like a moment to pray, Lord?
0:17:55 > 0:17:57I'll need to watch the trader.
0:17:57 > 0:18:00Yes. Yes, I would like that.
0:18:11 > 0:18:12Lord!
0:18:13 > 0:18:15I was just thinking about you.
0:18:15 > 0:18:18You were in my prayers, is what I mean.
0:18:18 > 0:18:19Thank you, Hild.
0:18:20 > 0:18:23Please continue, do not let me disturb your peace.
0:18:23 > 0:18:27Would you care to sit with me? In peace, Lord?
0:18:27 > 0:18:29I would, Hild. I will.
0:18:44 > 0:18:45May I ask...?
0:18:47 > 0:18:49Have you found your lasting peace?
0:18:51 > 0:18:52I am near, Lord.
0:18:53 > 0:18:56I feel more content here with God than with my sword.
0:18:56 > 0:18:59Courage without the sword is the more difficult path.
0:19:01 > 0:19:04It must, in time, become the only path.
0:19:07 > 0:19:10I pray you find your peace sooner than I.
0:19:11 > 0:19:12Thank you, Lord.
0:19:14 > 0:19:16GODWINE: You, stay with the ship.
0:19:19 > 0:19:23Godwine, I was expecting you days ago.
0:19:23 > 0:19:25Are you carrying the axe heads?
0:19:25 > 0:19:30I am, Lord, Frankia-made. Would split an oak tree.
0:19:30 > 0:19:32- How many?- How many do you need?
0:19:35 > 0:19:38My man saw warriors aboard your ship.
0:19:41 > 0:19:42Is this true?
0:19:46 > 0:19:49Three men only, Lord. It is a Northman.
0:19:49 > 0:19:53He wishes to speak with you. Alone.
0:19:53 > 0:19:54Can I trust this Northman?
0:19:54 > 0:19:57He says that you know him.
0:19:57 > 0:19:59His name is Erik, he has a brother, Sigefrid.
0:20:00 > 0:20:03Finan... First sign of trouble, fire the ship.
0:20:05 > 0:20:07There'll be no need for fire, Lord.
0:20:08 > 0:20:11Sihtric, fetch me a whole bunch of torches.
0:20:14 > 0:20:16I like to be prepared.
0:20:26 > 0:20:28Uhtred of Bebbanburg.
0:20:30 > 0:20:33Here you are, lost in Wessex once again.
0:20:33 > 0:20:36I am sworn to King Alfred.
0:20:39 > 0:20:40That is why I am here...
0:20:41 > 0:20:43Why are you here?
0:20:43 > 0:20:45I'm not looking to fight.
0:20:45 > 0:20:46Not yet.
0:20:46 > 0:20:50Can you believe I'm travelling to meet with a dead man?
0:20:50 > 0:20:51You deal in sorcery now?
0:20:51 > 0:20:53It is my fate, or so I'm told.
0:20:55 > 0:20:57You have my word that I will make my appointment in Mercia
0:20:57 > 0:21:00and then I shall return to Frankia.
0:21:00 > 0:21:01Sigefrid is in Frankia?
0:21:01 > 0:21:06He is, but not for much longer. My brother is...restless.
0:21:06 > 0:21:09We have grown strong in the years since Northumbria.
0:21:09 > 0:21:12We have a fleet now. 19 ships.
0:21:14 > 0:21:16Which you will sail to where?
0:21:16 > 0:21:20Oh, we have no firm plan, other than to listen to Bjorn.
0:21:20 > 0:21:21The dead man.
0:21:21 > 0:21:23You say it without surprise, Uhtred.
0:21:23 > 0:21:26I think you might have gotten wind of this ghost.
0:21:26 > 0:21:28He speaks the words of the three spinners,
0:21:28 > 0:21:30we cannot ignore him.
0:21:30 > 0:21:32- "We"?- You and I.
0:21:32 > 0:21:36After his defeat at Ethandun, the Earl Guthrum rejected our gods
0:21:36 > 0:21:37and they are angry.
0:21:39 > 0:21:40They want a revenge.
0:21:40 > 0:21:43I believe we have been chosen.
0:21:48 > 0:21:49You will receive your invitation,
0:21:49 > 0:21:51you shall see for yourself, I'm sure.
0:21:51 > 0:21:54What if I refuse to meet with this ghost?
0:21:54 > 0:21:57That is a matter for the three spinners and the gods.
0:21:58 > 0:22:02And what if I believe this ghost to be a trap?
0:22:02 > 0:22:05To be Sigefrid, wanting to kill me?
0:22:05 > 0:22:09You have my word that it is not. I swear.
0:22:09 > 0:22:13All that we want is Uhtred of Bebbanburg at our side.
0:22:14 > 0:22:17Now, am I allowed to pass to keep my own appointment?
0:22:19 > 0:22:20You are.
0:22:22 > 0:22:24Safe journey.
0:22:25 > 0:22:29- All the way back to Frankia. - Uhtred Ragnarson...
0:22:29 > 0:22:32You will always have my respect.
0:22:38 > 0:22:41But do not forget you were raised as a Dane.
0:22:45 > 0:22:48LAUGHTER AND CHATTER
0:22:52 > 0:22:54The broth was suitable, Lord?
0:22:54 > 0:22:56- Mm, the broth was a delight, Gisela. - As is the ale.
0:22:56 > 0:22:59You should moderate, Odda, you have a ladder to climb to find your bed.
0:22:59 > 0:23:01You can always be carried, Lord.
0:23:01 > 0:23:03- It wouldn't be the first time! - LAUGHTER
0:23:03 > 0:23:06And I guarantee it won't be the last time.
0:23:06 > 0:23:09Lord, you make me out to be a drunk.
0:23:09 > 0:23:12Though my head will be sore in the morning, I know it.
0:23:12 > 0:23:15Well, then, it's ale for breakfast, Lord! The only cure!
0:23:19 > 0:23:22Was my nephew drunk when he was here last?
0:23:25 > 0:23:27Aethelwold is often drunk, Lord.
0:23:27 > 0:23:29But this last time, he did not touch a drop.
0:23:29 > 0:23:32Mm - he mentioned he had been sober for days,
0:23:32 > 0:23:33which came as a surprise.
0:23:33 > 0:23:35- That's a miracle!- Not quite.
0:23:35 > 0:23:38Aethelwold is not a complete fool, Lord.
0:23:38 > 0:23:41If he's idle, then could he not help bring order to Mercia?
0:23:43 > 0:23:46- He fought well at Ethandun. - As he is fond of reminding people.
0:23:46 > 0:23:48Hm! He's as good a man as Aethelred.
0:23:48 > 0:23:51Uhtred, you speak of matters you do not understand,
0:23:51 > 0:23:52matters that do not concern you.
0:23:52 > 0:23:54The safety of Wessex concerns me.
0:23:54 > 0:23:56I'm happy to hear you say it.
0:23:56 > 0:23:57Which is why we killed the raiders, Lord.
0:23:57 > 0:23:59Raiders who once belonged to Earl Guthrum.
0:23:59 > 0:24:01His name is now King Aethelstan.
0:24:01 > 0:24:03That has been his name since he became a Christian.
0:24:03 > 0:24:04Regardless of what he is called,
0:24:04 > 0:24:06it's his men who now break the peace.
0:24:06 > 0:24:08- You are sure of this?- I am.
0:24:08 > 0:24:11They gather at the mouth of the Temes river at Beamfleot.
0:24:11 > 0:24:14It's true, Lord. 200 or more, we've seen it.
0:24:14 > 0:24:16And the number grows.
0:24:16 > 0:24:19If these rogues are Aethelstan's men, then they are his worry.
0:24:19 > 0:24:21Until they decide to blockade the river, Lord.
0:24:22 > 0:24:24Then Wessex will be starved of trade.
0:24:24 > 0:24:26- Aethelstan shall deal with them. - He must kill them.
0:24:26 > 0:24:28I believe WE must kill them.
0:24:28 > 0:24:30What we must do is hold the peace.
0:24:31 > 0:24:33War cannot always be the answer.
0:24:33 > 0:24:38Lord, forgive me, but you speak of matters YOU do not fully understand.
0:24:38 > 0:24:40These men will not listen to Aethelstan
0:24:40 > 0:24:43and Aethelstan will not deal with them.
0:24:43 > 0:24:44For now, they are rogues,
0:24:44 > 0:24:46but should they find a lord to serve,
0:24:46 > 0:24:47then they will become an army.
0:24:47 > 0:24:49So answer me this - where might this lord come from?
0:24:49 > 0:24:51Do I know of him?
0:24:51 > 0:24:52Should I fear him?
0:24:54 > 0:24:57You can be sure he will not be called Uhtred, Lord,
0:24:57 > 0:24:58if that is your meaning.
0:25:02 > 0:25:06My advice, Lord, is to send ships and men to Beamfleot.
0:25:11 > 0:25:13We shall maintain the peace.
0:25:25 > 0:25:27They say it is an honour to have the King stay,
0:25:27 > 0:25:29but his men and his priests have eaten almost
0:25:29 > 0:25:31a winter's worth of food.
0:25:31 > 0:25:34Uhtred, how can you serve a man who doesn't see your value?
0:25:34 > 0:25:39Oh, he sees it, but his god won't allow him to embrace it.
0:25:39 > 0:25:41He dislikes me more by the day.
0:25:42 > 0:25:44Then you should ask him to release you...
0:25:45 > 0:25:47..and we will go north.
0:25:47 > 0:25:48To my brother and to Ragnar.
0:25:50 > 0:25:53I am content here, but we cannot become an enemy of Alfred.
0:25:59 > 0:26:00< Lord!
0:26:02 > 0:26:05- Hild. You look fearsome(!) - FINAN LAUGHS
0:26:05 > 0:26:06I think I preferred you with a sword.
0:26:06 > 0:26:08Ah, my sword has become heavy.
0:26:08 > 0:26:10But you could probably kill someone with that, though.
0:26:14 > 0:26:16I need to speak to you plainly.
0:26:17 > 0:26:21I would like to build a house, a nunnery, here in Coccham,
0:26:21 > 0:26:24but with your permission and that of the bishop, of course.
0:26:25 > 0:26:26The time is the right time.
0:26:28 > 0:26:31You have my permission, no question.
0:26:31 > 0:26:33Thank you.
0:26:33 > 0:26:35And you have my protection.
0:26:36 > 0:26:37Always.
0:26:38 > 0:26:40Abbess Hild.
0:26:43 > 0:26:46You will always be too good a woman for God alone.
0:26:46 > 0:26:48SHE LAUGHS
0:26:49 > 0:26:51Alfred will be pleased.
0:27:02 > 0:27:05ERIK: Stow the oars! Make her secure.
0:27:06 > 0:27:08- And, Haesten...- Lord?
0:27:08 > 0:27:11- Ensure the ships are guarded well. - Yes, Lord.
0:27:18 > 0:27:20The fortress of Beamfleot.
0:27:20 > 0:27:22And all the men inside.
0:27:22 > 0:27:24They are ours now.
0:27:25 > 0:27:27Even the air is rich here.
0:27:28 > 0:27:30Lunden is how far upriver?
0:27:30 > 0:27:33Half a day, with the tide.
0:27:33 > 0:27:35We take it at the earliest.
0:27:35 > 0:27:36And Uhtred?
0:27:38 > 0:27:39As we planned.
0:27:57 > 0:27:59Looking forward to the wedding, Father?
0:27:59 > 0:28:02I am. I am, Father Beocca.
0:28:02 > 0:28:05I enjoy a wedding as much as the next drunkard.
0:28:06 > 0:28:09And how is your own lady, Father, the Dane?
0:28:09 > 0:28:12Thyra? She is not my lady.
0:28:12 > 0:28:14She's well.
0:28:14 > 0:28:17She is something of a strange beauty.
0:28:17 > 0:28:21Yes. She's, uh... She's...
0:28:21 > 0:28:22Yes.
0:28:22 > 0:28:25I inform God each evening how much I miss the company of a woman.
0:28:25 > 0:28:27He sends me nothing.
0:28:27 > 0:28:32We talk, Thyra and I. She's a pleasant woman.
0:28:33 > 0:28:38There is no finer sight than that of a naked woman, arms outstretched.
0:28:40 > 0:28:42Almost there. Lord?
0:28:42 > 0:28:43Lord?
0:28:43 > 0:28:45ALFRED: 'Beocca, come in.'
0:28:49 > 0:28:51- Father Pyrlig.- Good day, Lord.
0:28:51 > 0:28:53I read of nothing but skirmishes and raids.
0:28:54 > 0:28:57What kind of a place must Daneland be?
0:28:57 > 0:28:59- Sinful, Lord.- Without question.
0:28:59 > 0:29:02They aspire only to kill and fornicate.
0:29:02 > 0:29:05Lord, are we to wait? >
0:29:05 > 0:29:06For a moment.
0:29:06 > 0:29:07Lady Aelswith.
0:29:07 > 0:29:10Lady, I'm begging your pardon for my somewhat
0:29:10 > 0:29:12colourful description of life as a Dane.
0:29:13 > 0:29:14We are prepared, Lord.
0:29:19 > 0:29:21- Father Pyrlig, I have a task for you.- Lord.
0:29:21 > 0:29:23You are familiar with East Anglia, are you not?
0:29:23 > 0:29:26I am, Lord, a land of quite unremarkable beauty.
0:29:26 > 0:29:28You are to go to King Aethelstan.
0:29:28 > 0:29:30He may need help with the reading of this letter.
0:29:30 > 0:29:31Aethelstan.
0:29:31 > 0:29:34He is to deal with the rogue Danes at Beamfleot and swiftly.
0:29:34 > 0:29:37- If you could emphasise swiftly. - Emphasise swiftly.
0:29:37 > 0:29:40You have been allocated a guard. They are waiting for you in the stable.
0:29:40 > 0:29:42- I am to leave now, Lord? - Swiftly, Father.
0:29:43 > 0:29:45May I say, I was somewhat
0:29:45 > 0:29:47looking forward to the celebrations, Lord, the...
0:29:47 > 0:29:50The whole of Winchester shall be...celebrating...
0:29:50 > 0:29:52Swiftly.
0:29:52 > 0:29:54Yes, Lord. I will gather what I need.
0:29:54 > 0:29:55Lord.
0:30:00 > 0:30:01You are ready?
0:30:05 > 0:30:07I am.
0:30:07 > 0:30:10There is still a little decorative work to be done.
0:30:10 > 0:30:12Now, do not touch it, you have ink on your hands.
0:30:25 > 0:30:26Say what you think.
0:30:27 > 0:30:29Do you like it?
0:30:30 > 0:30:33I have not seen anything so beautiful.
0:30:35 > 0:30:38- He does not deserve you. - Did I not say the same?
0:30:38 > 0:30:40I hope that Aethelred says the same.
0:30:40 > 0:30:44Aethelred should consider himself a very fortunate young man.
0:30:44 > 0:30:47And in time, you will grow fond of him, I'm sure.
0:30:47 > 0:30:48I'm already fond of him.
0:30:48 > 0:30:50Oh, shush now, you've barely met him!
0:30:50 > 0:30:52The last time, over a year ago.
0:30:52 > 0:30:55Aethelred is a good and godly man.
0:30:55 > 0:30:58Who is a little too fond of himself.
0:30:58 > 0:31:00Will Uhtred be coming to the wedding?
0:31:00 > 0:31:03Sadly, he will, I'm sure.
0:31:03 > 0:31:05I consider him to be our lucky charm.
0:31:05 > 0:31:07Now, now, there'll be no mention of luck or charms.
0:31:07 > 0:31:09There is God's will and nothing more.
0:31:09 > 0:31:10Praise him.
0:31:15 > 0:31:16- MAN:- Hold the horses.
0:31:17 > 0:31:19- GUARD:- Get some water.
0:31:20 > 0:31:22- ALDHELM:- It is fertile land, Lord.
0:31:26 > 0:31:27No greener than Mercia.
0:31:27 > 0:31:29Though Wessex does have the advantage of not sharing
0:31:29 > 0:31:31a border with the Welsh.
0:31:32 > 0:31:34The Welsh to the west, the Danes to the east
0:31:34 > 0:31:36and Alfred to the south.
0:31:36 > 0:31:37We're surrounded.
0:31:37 > 0:31:39I would say we're perfectly positioned -
0:31:39 > 0:31:44at the very middle of Alfred's idea of an England...
0:31:45 > 0:31:46Pivotal.
0:31:46 > 0:31:47Yes, I like that.
0:31:51 > 0:31:54Lord? Lord!
0:31:55 > 0:31:57Have you made a decision yet?
0:31:59 > 0:32:02- Have you given it thought? - Given thought to what?
0:32:02 > 0:32:03Uhtred.
0:32:04 > 0:32:08Well...my request to marry, Lord. I...would like to have a family.
0:32:10 > 0:32:12Lord, you will answer the man.
0:32:14 > 0:32:19I will speak with her at Winchester and give you my decision.
0:32:19 > 0:32:20Thank you, Lord.
0:32:21 > 0:32:24But you are to give her no more of your arm-rings, nor silver!
0:32:44 > 0:32:47If it is not the great Lord Uhtred
0:32:47 > 0:32:49of the small and little-known village of Coccham.
0:32:49 > 0:32:51I see you're drinking again, Aethelwold.
0:32:51 > 0:32:54It's just a cup or two, nothing more.
0:32:54 > 0:32:55I have news for you.
0:32:55 > 0:32:57You know where to find me.
0:33:00 > 0:33:04Before you take yourself away to an inn, I wish to speak with you.
0:33:04 > 0:33:06About what?
0:33:06 > 0:33:07Privately.
0:33:16 > 0:33:21Uhtred, please. Let us not rush to make an enemy of Alfred.
0:33:21 > 0:33:23And if the dead man and the gods say differently?
0:33:23 > 0:33:26They will not, if they are truly gods.
0:33:26 > 0:33:28And also...
0:33:28 > 0:33:31This girl whom Sihtric loves - you will not belittle her.
0:33:32 > 0:33:34She's an alehouse whore.
0:33:34 > 0:33:37And what is Aethelflaed? What is a peace cow if not a whore?
0:33:37 > 0:33:39There's a difference, clearly.
0:33:39 > 0:33:42She will marry and be humped by a man she does not know
0:33:42 > 0:33:43and for a price.
0:33:43 > 0:33:45Where's the difference?
0:33:46 > 0:33:49- It's the way. - She is a whore in a wedding gown.
0:33:50 > 0:33:53If it is the way, then I belong to your uncle still.
0:33:56 > 0:33:57I will say no more.
0:33:57 > 0:33:59Well, I am pleased to hear it.
0:34:05 > 0:34:07Uhtred.
0:34:07 > 0:34:10- Hey!- Uhtred, as always, it begins as a joy to see you.
0:34:10 > 0:34:12And you, Father Beocca.
0:34:13 > 0:34:15- You look well.- I am well.
0:34:16 > 0:34:18Oh, I would like you to meet Father Pyrlig.
0:34:18 > 0:34:21Lord Uhtred, I've heard much about you.
0:34:21 > 0:34:24Father Pyrlig here was once a warrior himself.
0:34:24 > 0:34:25Sword and spear, Lord,
0:34:25 > 0:34:28but a man tires of sticking ironware into the bellies of other men.
0:34:28 > 0:34:30- Ha!- I would have enjoyed a cup of ale with you both,
0:34:30 > 0:34:32but I must leave you.
0:34:32 > 0:34:33You have the letter secure?
0:34:33 > 0:34:37I do, Father. I've put it right next to my ball bag.
0:34:38 > 0:34:40Lord Uhtred, it was an honour.
0:34:42 > 0:34:45- Unusual priest.- Yes.
0:34:46 > 0:34:49Uhtred, there is a matter upon which
0:34:49 > 0:34:52I find myself in need of your advice...about Thyra.
0:34:53 > 0:34:57Well, as I say, she's-she's well, she's...delightful.
0:34:58 > 0:34:59But my problem is this...
0:35:02 > 0:35:05She...must leave, I feel.
0:35:05 > 0:35:08Join you at Coccham or return to Ragnar.
0:35:09 > 0:35:11You don't want her here?
0:35:11 > 0:35:13No. Yes, I mean...
0:35:13 > 0:35:18No, I do want her here, it's just that I...I simply cannot think.
0:35:18 > 0:35:21I can't work, I can't sleep.
0:35:21 > 0:35:24It has been like this for months.
0:35:24 > 0:35:27I mean, I can barely pray, and even when I do pray,
0:35:27 > 0:35:31I pray only for myself, which is wrong, very wrong.
0:35:31 > 0:35:33- Sinful(!)- Wrong.
0:35:34 > 0:35:37I didn't realise she had become such a burden, Father.
0:35:37 > 0:35:40I mean, she's not a burden. She could never be a burden.
0:35:42 > 0:35:45Then, Father, I'm lost. Why must she leave?
0:35:45 > 0:35:48Because I cannot think of anything but her.
0:35:50 > 0:35:55It is constant and it is pathetic and hopeless because...
0:35:55 > 0:35:57Well, she is fair and I am, Beocca,
0:35:57 > 0:36:01a man old enough to be her...much older brother.
0:36:02 > 0:36:06- You're smiling.- No. - UHTRED CHUCKLES
0:36:06 > 0:36:07You're laughing at me.
0:36:07 > 0:36:10No, Father, I swear, I'm not laughing at you.
0:36:10 > 0:36:12- Well, I can see your teeth. - I'm sharing your joy.
0:36:13 > 0:36:15There is no joy.
0:36:15 > 0:36:18I feel I am in a purgatory of sorts.
0:36:18 > 0:36:21Thyra will not go to Ragnar.
0:36:21 > 0:36:24She is happy here in Winchester with you.
0:36:24 > 0:36:28- Nonsense.- Beocca, you are her peace. Her happiness.
0:36:28 > 0:36:32- Marry her.- Marry her?
0:36:32 > 0:36:35You should marry her, Father. And bed her.
0:36:38 > 0:36:41And then give thanks to God for giving us such a joy.
0:36:41 > 0:36:45- Praise him, Father. Praise Him! - BEOCCA LAUGHS
0:36:47 > 0:36:49But what if she refuses?
0:36:53 > 0:36:56ENTHUSIASTIC CHATTER
0:37:01 > 0:37:04- Is that Aethelred?- Hmm.
0:37:04 > 0:37:08From what I know, Alfred could not have chosen a bigger turd.
0:37:08 > 0:37:10I've never met the man,
0:37:10 > 0:37:14but by the look of him, he was indeed shat out the arse of a giant.
0:37:14 > 0:37:18He is to be King of Mercia, they are saying.
0:37:18 > 0:37:20The Ealdormen of the Witan, they're saying.
0:37:20 > 0:37:22The Lord of Mercia, perhaps.
0:37:22 > 0:37:26Alfred would never allow another Saxon to be called King.
0:37:26 > 0:37:28Nor would a certain dead man called Bjorn.
0:37:29 > 0:37:32- He wishes to meet you. - Come with me.
0:37:32 > 0:37:35Ow! Ow! You're pinching my skin! You're pinching my skin!
0:37:37 > 0:37:38This was clean!
0:37:38 > 0:37:40Why is it that you are being trusted with my business?
0:37:40 > 0:37:43- Who gave you this message? - A skald. A pagan skald.
0:37:43 > 0:37:44- His name?!- Eilaf? Eilif?
0:37:44 > 0:37:48Something Dane, something odd! Are you any wiser?
0:37:48 > 0:37:51No, you are not. I am a messenger, nothing more.
0:37:53 > 0:37:56- Like it or not, we are bonded, you and I.- Bonded?- Yes!
0:37:56 > 0:37:58Our ancestors were kings
0:37:58 > 0:38:00and yet we are barely acknowledged as Ealdormen!
0:38:00 > 0:38:03We deserve more. You especially deserve more.
0:38:07 > 0:38:09As for me, I have a chamber in the palace and that is it.
0:38:09 > 0:38:11That is the sum of my land. He has given me nothing.
0:38:11 > 0:38:13I am no longer part of the Witan, even.
0:38:17 > 0:38:19Uhtred, I can see you are torn,
0:38:19 > 0:38:22but why should we stand by and watch while power and wealth is given to
0:38:22 > 0:38:24the likes of Aethelred of Mercia?
0:38:25 > 0:38:27You were witness, you saw him just now,
0:38:27 > 0:38:30riding through Winchester like a peacock, like he was King!
0:38:30 > 0:38:32When?
0:38:32 > 0:38:34When am I to meet with Bjorn?
0:38:35 > 0:38:36If we leave tonight,
0:38:36 > 0:38:39we can be back here in two days, in time for the wedding.
0:38:39 > 0:38:41I am to take you there.
0:38:44 > 0:38:48Watch him rise from his grave and you will know that it is all true.
0:38:49 > 0:38:51He will not ask again.
0:38:51 > 0:38:52Lord!
0:38:52 > 0:38:54Don't speak! Don't move!
0:38:58 > 0:39:01We leave as soon as my horses are cooled and fed.
0:39:02 > 0:39:06- The winds are blowing a change, Lord King. - UHTRED GRUMBLES
0:39:11 > 0:39:15You'll be glad to hear that I have made my decision.
0:39:15 > 0:39:17You may marry this girl...
0:39:17 > 0:39:19- Lord, thank you! - ..upon completion of a task.
0:39:19 > 0:39:21You'll fetch Clapa, you'll go to the stables and wait for me.
0:39:21 > 0:39:24- Ensure the horses are watered and fed, but ready.- Yes, Lord.
0:39:24 > 0:39:25Go.
0:39:26 > 0:39:30And thank you, Lord. We will name our first son Uhtred, Lord.
0:39:30 > 0:39:32- No, you will not! - No, I will not.
0:39:49 > 0:39:53- Thyra? - SHE GASPS
0:39:53 > 0:39:56Beocca. You...you gave me a fright.
0:39:56 > 0:39:58Forgive me.
0:39:58 > 0:40:01Are you coming inside?
0:40:01 > 0:40:04I have supper.
0:40:04 > 0:40:08Something I needed to say, Thyra, something I need to...to ask.
0:40:08 > 0:40:11- You should ask it...- Marry me!
0:40:13 > 0:40:15I...I said...I said, marry me.
0:40:17 > 0:40:21It was selfish of me to ask, to even mention the word.
0:40:23 > 0:40:28But...I fear you have become someone I cannot live without.
0:40:28 > 0:40:31You fear?
0:40:31 > 0:40:33Life without you...
0:40:40 > 0:40:43Fear no more.
0:40:44 > 0:40:46I am here.
0:40:46 > 0:40:48Always.
0:41:04 > 0:41:07Supper?
0:41:07 > 0:41:09(Praise Him.)
0:41:12 > 0:41:14This is it.
0:41:15 > 0:41:17Skalds' Hall.
0:41:17 > 0:41:20It was given to Eilaf by his lord, for great service.
0:41:20 > 0:41:26Sihtric, you will go no further, not until we are at the hall and inside.
0:41:26 > 0:41:29- At all times, you will remain unseen.- Yes, Lord.
0:41:29 > 0:41:32If the dead man rises,
0:41:32 > 0:41:38when he returns to his grave, you will keep watching.
0:41:38 > 0:41:39What if he sees me, Lord?
0:41:40 > 0:41:45What if...what if he knows that I'm near?
0:41:45 > 0:41:48- Then you shit yourself. - HE CHUCKLES
0:41:48 > 0:41:51You will remain unseen and keep watch.
0:41:51 > 0:41:52Yes, Lord.
0:42:11 > 0:42:14There are men. Warriors.
0:42:34 > 0:42:36We are here to see Eilaf, the Skald.
0:42:39 > 0:42:42We have an invitation.
0:42:42 > 0:42:45Who leads here?
0:42:46 > 0:42:48- You?- I do.
0:42:50 > 0:42:56I am Haesten, and you are Uhtred of Bebbanburg.
0:42:56 > 0:42:58You spared me at Eoferwic, Lord.
0:42:58 > 0:43:01You are expected and welcome.
0:43:10 > 0:43:14VOICES CHATTER AND REVEL IN BACKGROUND
0:43:24 > 0:43:27Go take a piss.
0:43:29 > 0:43:33- Who is he?- A thief, Lord.
0:43:43 > 0:43:47I serve Erik, Sigefrid's brother.
0:43:47 > 0:43:50He sends you good wishes.
0:43:50 > 0:43:53Erik is not here?
0:43:53 > 0:43:56He is not, and if I had my way,
0:43:56 > 0:43:58I would not be here.
0:43:58 > 0:44:01My men are afraid.
0:44:01 > 0:44:03Of ghosts?
0:44:07 > 0:44:09It is not a sight you will forget.
0:44:12 > 0:44:14My Lord wants you to know that by now
0:44:14 > 0:44:18he will be at Beamfleot and not Frankia.
0:44:18 > 0:44:19With Sigefrid?
0:44:19 > 0:44:22And his brother and with the fleet.
0:44:22 > 0:44:24He insisted you were told.
0:44:24 > 0:44:26And where to after Beamfleot?
0:44:28 > 0:44:30I can't say.
0:44:30 > 0:44:34But it is hoped that you will join us there.
0:44:35 > 0:44:38Eilaf is resting, Lord, in preparation for tonight.
0:44:38 > 0:44:40You may wish to do the same.
0:44:51 > 0:44:53They have a fleet. How many, I wonder?
0:44:53 > 0:44:5519 ships.
0:44:55 > 0:44:59That's more than 500 men, plus those already there.
0:44:59 > 0:45:03- And those who will come. - Then, it has started.
0:45:03 > 0:45:04What?
0:45:04 > 0:45:06The end of the peace.
0:45:22 > 0:45:24You stand too close, girl.
0:45:32 > 0:45:35Do not make me speak to you again.
0:45:38 > 0:45:41Once the marriage is made,
0:45:41 > 0:45:44you should consider making Aethelred earn his privilege.
0:45:44 > 0:45:49Skirmishes and raids from the Danes must not be tolerated, not one.
0:45:49 > 0:45:51It should be made Aethelred's responsibility.
0:45:51 > 0:45:56And the Mercian Ealdormen should be invited to attend a Wessex Witan.
0:45:56 > 0:45:58For the purpose of what?
0:45:58 > 0:46:00For the purpose of bowing to the King
0:46:00 > 0:46:03and watching the Lord of Mercia do the same.
0:46:06 > 0:46:08I do not doubt for a moment that Aethelred
0:46:08 > 0:46:11has dreamt, is dreaming, of overtaking me.
0:46:13 > 0:46:15It would be a simple reminder of his position.
0:46:15 > 0:46:17KNOCKING AT DOOR
0:46:17 > 0:46:18Excuse me, Lord.
0:46:18 > 0:46:21Odda. Come in, join us.
0:46:25 > 0:46:29- Lord, it is about both something and nothing.- Sit.
0:46:35 > 0:46:37Uhtred has left Winchester, last night?
0:46:37 > 0:46:41- And gone where? - We don't know for certain.
0:46:41 > 0:46:44- And what of his current witch? - His wife, dear.
0:46:44 > 0:46:47The lady Gisela remains in Winchester.
0:46:47 > 0:46:49Well, he can't have gone far.
0:46:49 > 0:46:51Aethelwold is with Uhtred.
0:46:52 > 0:46:56- They went in which direction? - Mercia, Lord.
0:46:59 > 0:47:01I think it is something more than nothing, Odda,
0:47:01 > 0:47:04and I am wholly tired at never-ending disobedience.
0:47:04 > 0:47:06But it will not ruin your appetite, Lord.
0:47:08 > 0:47:10It will not.
0:47:10 > 0:47:12Put a watch on Gisela. She must not leave
0:47:12 > 0:47:15until her husband has returned and explained his absence.
0:47:18 > 0:47:20Father Beocca.
0:47:20 > 0:47:24Lord. Lord, Lady, I have news.
0:47:24 > 0:47:26Uhtred has returned?
0:47:26 > 0:47:28From where, Lord?
0:47:28 > 0:47:30What is your news, Father Beocca?
0:47:31 > 0:47:33I am to be married.
0:47:39 > 0:47:43The once proud and brave Earl Guthrum.
0:47:44 > 0:47:48He now calls himself a Christian!
0:47:48 > 0:47:50LAUGHTER
0:47:50 > 0:47:54He now calls himself King Aethelstan,
0:47:54 > 0:48:00but he's nothing but Alfred's hound, and he's shamed us all!
0:48:00 > 0:48:01CHEERING
0:48:01 > 0:48:05He has shamed every warrior that has gone before us!
0:48:05 > 0:48:07CHEERING
0:48:07 > 0:48:08He has shamed the gods!
0:48:08 > 0:48:10CHEERING
0:48:10 > 0:48:15And the gods call upon every man gathered here today to avenge them!
0:48:15 > 0:48:19CHEERING And avenge them we will!
0:48:22 > 0:48:28By sunrise tomorrow, Lunden and all of its riches shall be yours!
0:48:28 > 0:48:30CHEERING
0:48:30 > 0:48:35Believe me when I tell you, the gods are with us!
0:48:35 > 0:48:37The gods are with us!
0:48:37 > 0:48:40LOUD CHEERING
0:49:03 > 0:49:05GOAT BLEATS
0:49:45 > 0:49:50DOOR OPENS AND FOOTSTEPS APPROACH
0:50:26 > 0:50:29Forgive me for not being awake to greet you, Lord.
0:50:30 > 0:50:34Bjorn has given me little rest these recent times.
0:50:37 > 0:50:40We understand.
0:50:41 > 0:50:44The gods are wanting true men.
0:50:44 > 0:50:48So, I thank you for being here, Uhtred of Bebbanburg.
0:50:50 > 0:50:54After tonight, I hope to sleep.
0:51:05 > 0:51:06Fetch the blood.
0:51:08 > 0:51:11THIEF WHIMPERS
0:51:12 > 0:51:15It is time.
0:51:40 > 0:51:42It's a Christian graveyard.
0:51:42 > 0:51:47Yes, Lord. Perhaps that is why Bjorn cannot rest...
0:51:47 > 0:51:49nor pass.
0:51:51 > 0:51:54THIEF WHIMPERS
0:52:04 > 0:52:08Please, no. Please. Please!
0:52:10 > 0:52:15To raise the dead, Lord, we need to send a messenger across the gulf.
0:52:15 > 0:52:17- He is guilty?- Twice over.
0:52:17 > 0:52:21Please, I beg you, Lord, please! I have a wife, I have children!
0:52:21 > 0:52:26- Please!- What did you steal? - Just a lamb, Lord, for my family.
0:52:26 > 0:52:28- And furs.- For my family, Lord!
0:52:28 > 0:52:31I'm sorry, but a thief twice over deserves to die.
0:52:31 > 0:52:34- No! Please, please! - Put it in his mouth.
0:52:34 > 0:52:36Please, no, please, Lord, I beg you, please!
0:52:36 > 0:52:39I can fight, I can work, I can serve you, Lord! Please, I beg of you!
0:52:39 > 0:52:40I am on your side, Lord!
0:52:40 > 0:52:43What is it? Please! No, Lord, please, no!
0:52:43 > 0:52:46HIS VOICE BECOMES MUFFLED
0:52:46 > 0:52:49Shhh.
0:52:51 > 0:52:54A harp string, Lord. A bridge from our world to Bjorn's.
0:52:54 > 0:52:56Kill him.
0:52:56 > 0:52:58No, please, Lord! Please, Lord, no, please!
0:52:58 > 0:53:02Get the message into his mouth and kill him.
0:53:02 > 0:53:05Spare me! Spare me and I will repay you with gratitude!
0:53:05 > 0:53:08Please, Lord! Please, Lord!
0:53:21 > 0:53:26HE CHOKES AND GURGLES
0:53:39 > 0:53:43Bjorn, you have blood.
0:53:45 > 0:53:48I have given you life.
0:53:48 > 0:53:50I have sent you a message.
0:53:51 > 0:53:53If it's peace that you want,
0:53:53 > 0:53:57you shall not have it until we hear you speak.
0:54:43 > 0:54:46- BJORN SPITS - The harp string.
0:54:46 > 0:54:49Welcome, Bjorn. This is Lord Uhtred,
0:54:49 > 0:54:52who has sent a good many Dane to the place where you live.
0:54:52 > 0:54:56I do not live.
0:54:56 > 0:54:58You have a message for Lord Uhtred.
0:55:08 > 0:55:10Lord Uhtred. I see you now.
0:55:12 > 0:55:17The gods have had their sacrifice and the brothers
0:55:17 > 0:55:22have tonight begun that which cannot be stopped.
0:55:22 > 0:55:28Lunden's streets are red with Saxon blood.
0:55:31 > 0:55:36You are to be King.
0:55:36 > 0:55:42King of Mercia, King of Saxon and Dane.
0:55:42 > 0:55:47King of other kings.
0:55:51 > 0:55:54You, Lord Uhtred.
0:55:59 > 0:56:02BJORN COLLAPSES
0:56:05 > 0:56:07Bury him.
0:56:09 > 0:56:13Lord King? It is done.
0:56:36 > 0:56:40GHOSTLY VOICES MURMUR
0:56:46 > 0:56:48HE GASPS IN FRIGHT
0:56:56 > 0:57:01- What we have just witnessed. - Do you believe it to be true?
0:57:01 > 0:57:02I do.
0:57:04 > 0:57:06And me.
0:57:07 > 0:57:10It put a shiver through your spine, no doubt.
0:57:12 > 0:57:15So, what now? You are sworn to Alfred.
0:57:15 > 0:57:20Alfred is nothing compared to the gods, I would suggest.
0:57:23 > 0:57:28Uhtred, it is our birth-right to be called kings.
0:57:29 > 0:57:31Haesten!
0:57:33 > 0:57:35Lord?
0:57:35 > 0:57:38The brothers Sigefrid and Erik, is it true what Bjorn says?
0:57:38 > 0:57:40They're attacking Lunden?
0:57:40 > 0:57:44I cannot say for certain, Lord, but that was the plan,
0:57:44 > 0:57:49to sail upriver and take Lunden, which would now be your city,
0:57:49 > 0:57:51as King of Mercia.