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His wounds will heal.
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You saved my life.
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Thank you.
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But if I had not spared your life,
you would now be in heaven.
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I believe you are
a Christian priest.
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Isn't that where you
would prefer to be?
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I am a priest.
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But I am also a man.
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I love God.
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I also love life.
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And what is it about life
that you love so much?
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Its joy.
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Its pain.
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And do you love human beings?
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Our Lord loved
all human beings.
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His love was...
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Agape, not eros.
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A great, embracing love.
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And do you have that same
embracing love, priest?
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Do you love men and women
just the same?
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I am not our Lord.
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Agape is too hard for me.
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I love women...
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Not just spiritually.
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We have no problems
loving the spirit
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and the flesh.
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Our gods encourage it.
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Then you have no guilt?
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No remorse?
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No.
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I envy you.
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I have spent many years
of my life living sinfully,
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even in my thoughts.
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You're funny.
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Your thoughts
are your thoughts.
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But if you do terrible things,
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that is different.
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Why didn't you kill me?
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I don't know.
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Perhaps, we'll find out.
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You were too clever
for your own good, Ivar.
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We had the advantage,
and we lost.
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As I remember,
you approved the plan.
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Up until that moment,
you proved yourself a good tactician.
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I believed in you.
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I might not be so quick to
endorse your plans next time.
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You do as you see fit,
King Harald.
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Ivar, Uncle Rollo once told me
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on his ship on our way back
from the Mediterranean...
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He said that if I ever needed his support,
all I had to do,
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was ask.
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What do you think?
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Come on. What do you think?
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Do you want the Franks
to help us?
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I think you ought to leave
at first light tomorrow.
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Yes, come on!
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- Steady!
- Here, I have it!
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You have to
let me through!
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I have been
thinking about Eyvind.
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- About his behavior.
- What about it?
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You told him that if he
did not like it here,
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he could always go back home.
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And he said that we had
burned all our bridges,
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and can never
return home again.
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But that's not true.
He could always sail home.
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What really is to stop him?
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- Nothing.
- No.
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No, he has a reason to stay.
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Far from wanting
to leave this island,
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he wants to stay because
he wants to be king of it.
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He could never be king
in Kattegat.
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But here, an uninhabited land,
a new world,
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harsh or not,
he could be king of it all.
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But first,
he has to undermine your authority.
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He has to turn people
against you.
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That's what he's been trying to do.
Can you not see?
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I have watched Eyvind from the start,
and the truth is,
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he is trying
to provoke a reaction.
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He wants us all to fall
into violence and chaos,
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from which
he can rise to power.
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But we mustn't give him
that satisfaction.
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We must remain calm.
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Mother.
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Aud, what do you want?
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Just to talk.
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The men can't help
making mistakes.
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It's in their nature.
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They are all fire or all ice.
I know you understand that.
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Perhaps.
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But which men
are you talking about?
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Ketill and Eyvind.
Both great men.
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Both from prominent families,
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with nothing to prove in terms
of courage or responsibility.
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If only we could
persuade them,
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forget their differences,
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to find accord
to live in peace.
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As women, surely,
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we can agree on that?
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I would agree with you.
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- Except for one thing.
- Mother.
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Ketill's father
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killed my brother.
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They argued about some land.
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Ketill's father shattered
his skull with an ax.
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What are you thinking?
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Are you thinking
about our child?
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Of course, I am.
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Then I'm glad.
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If we go to war again,
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don't tell me I cannot fight.
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Don't tell me to go away.
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Let me do what I have to do,
what I want to do.
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I want our child
to hear the cries of battle.
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I want him to be a warrior.
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You should
be so happy,
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but you're not.
You're not happy.
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We just lost a battle.
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So many died.
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Do you really think
I should be happy?
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Pull!
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Good.
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Pull!
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Hold there!
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Hey, Bul!
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Come and help us!
Thor is heavy!
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We don't want anything to do
with your temple, Thorgrim.
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It's your business.
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And we won't be paying
any taxes for it, either.
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The way you talk,
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you don't sound like a bull.
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You sound like a dog.
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So, that's what
I'm going to call you,
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"Bul, the dog."
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Say that again!
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Do yourself a favor, Bul.
Step back.
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Say it again.
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Bul, the dog!
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Bul, stop! No, brother!
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Stop him! Get him off!
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- No!
- Stop it!
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Get him off!
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Ketill, let him go.
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Father! Father, stop!
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Stop it!
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Put your weapons down.
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Come away, Bul.
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The boy
has learned his lesson.
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Come away, Bul!
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You are sure
they were Frankish soldiers?
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Yes. I'm sure.
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And there are lots of them.
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I saw many, many ships.
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Too many to count.
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Why would Rollo send soldiers
to fight for Hvitserk and Ivar?
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I don't know.
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Maybe he is there.
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Maybe I could go talk to him.
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I'll go with you.
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No. Ivar would kill you.
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I'll go alone.
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Maybe we can negotiate
some sort of agreement.
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Perhaps King Harald
and Rollo will see sense.
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I wouldn't count on it.
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They are
in a position of strength now.
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Where is Rollo?
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Rollo couldn't come.
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He had
too many responsibilities.
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Mmm-hmm.
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But he also told me that
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he would come back and
celebrate with us afterwards.
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Mmm-hmm.
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He only asked for one thing.
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And what was that?
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That we spare Bjorn's life.
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Mmm-hmm.
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Perhaps, we will.
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This temple
is dedicated to old man Thor.
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Thor, the Hurler.
Thor, the wide wanderer.
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Odin's son.
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- Odin's son.
- God of farmers.
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The god who fished out and
fought the world's serpent.
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The god who fought a giant,
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and who was left with a piece of
stone forever lodged in his head.
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God of the thunder,
god of ordinary folk,
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hear our prayer!
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Hear our prayer.
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And bless our temple and receive
our sacrifice in your name.
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Return the bowl.
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This is sacred.
Thor is here.
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Give me the bowl.
Give me the blood.
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All right. Have it!
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Floki!
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Floki, no!
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I want to dance
with the Christian!
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Down in the mud,
Christian!
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Get up, Christian!
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What are you doing?
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I wanted to talk to you.
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What did you want
to talk to me about?
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Everything.
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The gods. Life and death.
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My soul. The hanged man.
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Despair.
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Hope.
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Eternal life.
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Why with me?
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I think you may know
some of the answers.
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What gave you that idea?
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Do you believe in fate?
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Of course.
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Then fate
has brought us together.
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Don't flatter yourself.
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No.
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I think we are equals.
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I think you know that, too.
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I'm interested in you.
Fascinated.
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I want to know more.
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I think we have more in
common than you know.
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And there is some urgency
to this conversation.
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What is so urgent, priest?
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I know we're going
to fight again, and soon.
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You don't have
to fight for us.
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Of course, I do.
That's why you saved my life.
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You hoped that I would
take up my sword,
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and fight for you,
against Ivar.
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Will you?
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I will fight
for you, Lagertha.
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I will die for you.
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Even though
you don't know me.
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Oh, I know you.
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I've known you my whole life.
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You really want to sin again?
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I shouldn't have married her.
I was too young.
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She is not what I thought she was.
She has such ambitions.
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Unfortunately, I have left my young
children in Margrethe's care.
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She will not hurt them.
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It seems
we'll do battle again soon.
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Either of us could die.
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It is almost certain
that one of us will.
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I don't want to die without saying I
wish it was you who carried my child.
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I want Mommy.
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Margrethe.
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Margrethe, what is wrong?
We were calling you.
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Mommy.
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How stupid you are.
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What do you think
your mother is doing now?
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Perhaps, she is
getting ready to fight.
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Or maybe she's dead.
Maybe she has already died in battle?
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She's not dead!
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My advice to you is to forget
about your mother.
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Don't think of her.
252
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Don't imagine
she's ever coming back!
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Except as a ghost.
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But where is Rollo?
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Where is my uncle?
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I went to meet him.
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He sends his love to you,
Bjorn Ironside,
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and hopes you're not willing
to fight against his forces.
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Then why would he
commit his forces to you?
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He didn't tell.
That's the truth.
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Only that he was
prepared to do so.
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I can tell you.
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Rollo sees justice
in our cause.
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Lagertha murdered our mother
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and usurped her kingdom.
266
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All that is in
the past now, Ivar.
267
00:23:35,789 --> 00:23:38,827
I must avenge
my mother's murder,
268
00:23:40,377 --> 00:23:44,087
and I think you would do
the same if it was you.
269
00:23:50,387 --> 00:23:51,844
For the sake of our father,
270
00:23:54,683 --> 00:23:58,176
for the sake of our father's legacy
and everything he believed in,
271
00:23:58,520 --> 00:24:00,227
I am asking you, Ivar,
272
00:24:01,732 --> 00:24:04,440
do not put
our people's lives at risk.
273
00:24:09,198 --> 00:24:11,360
The only reason
why you are saying this
274
00:24:11,450 --> 00:24:16,036
is because you see all the
might gathering against you.
275
00:24:17,456 --> 00:24:20,574
If you still thought you could win,
you would not be here, Bjorn.
276
00:24:23,045 --> 00:24:24,877
The fact is, you are afraid.
277
00:24:24,964 --> 00:24:26,421
I'm not afraid.
278
00:24:30,094 --> 00:24:32,051
This changes nothing.
279
00:24:33,722 --> 00:24:34,712
Well.
280
00:24:37,267 --> 00:24:38,974
What is this?
281
00:24:41,981 --> 00:24:47,568
You know as well as I do
that this is not our way.
282
00:24:47,653 --> 00:24:48,939
It's not our way!
283
00:24:58,872 --> 00:25:00,238
It was worth a try.
284
00:25:09,341 --> 00:25:13,005
I am sorry Rollo had to involve
himself in our quarrel.
285
00:25:19,768 --> 00:25:21,976
Doesn't he have worlds
enough to conquer?
286
00:25:28,986 --> 00:25:29,976
Your Highness.
287
00:25:37,036 --> 00:25:38,243
My lords.
288
00:25:38,495 --> 00:25:42,079
I have summoned this witan
because it is now imperative
289
00:25:42,207 --> 00:25:46,167
that all of us recognize the
new and urgent dangers we face.
290
00:25:46,336 --> 00:25:51,377
After the depredations brought to this
island by the Great Heathen Army,
291
00:25:51,467 --> 00:25:54,710
we might well have thought
that the storm had passed.
292
00:25:54,887 --> 00:25:59,177
That Great Heathen Army has proved to
be just the precursor of more attacks.
293
00:25:59,266 --> 00:26:03,226
Now their raiding parties, their fleets,
their armies, come from everywhere.
294
00:26:03,520 --> 00:26:07,434
They attack Scotland and Ireland
with impunity, and they attack us,
295
00:26:08,317 --> 00:26:12,106
like so many mad wolves,
like stinging hornets,
296
00:26:12,196 --> 00:26:14,904
swarming from north to south,
east to west!
297
00:26:18,619 --> 00:26:22,078
They are now a threat
to every English kingdom.
298
00:26:23,499 --> 00:26:28,369
Once, they would sting us and quickly
leave again. But now, they stay!
299
00:26:28,462 --> 00:26:30,249
They winter on this island!
300
00:26:30,339 --> 00:26:33,423
They refuse to leave,
unless they are paid to do so.
301
00:26:33,509 --> 00:26:35,421
York has a Viking stronghold.
302
00:26:35,511 --> 00:26:40,597
How much longer before more towns and
kingdoms have fallen before them?
303
00:26:42,101 --> 00:26:46,015
Our land and our faith are
together in the greatest peril.
304
00:26:47,689 --> 00:26:50,102
That is why
I have summoned you.
305
00:26:52,611 --> 00:26:53,692
Tomorrow,
306
00:26:54,154 --> 00:26:57,943
we will discuss the best ways
of dealing with this threat.
307
00:26:58,033 --> 00:26:59,569
We must make plans.
308
00:26:59,952 --> 00:27:02,615
We must be strong
and resolute.
309
00:27:02,871 --> 00:27:03,987
And in that undertaking,
310
00:27:04,081 --> 00:27:08,325
I know that our Lord and Savior,
Jesus Christ, will be with us.
311
00:27:08,418 --> 00:27:12,412
And if He is with us,
then we shall not fail.
312
00:28:39,092 --> 00:28:40,879
I've brought
you Alfred.
313
00:28:47,142 --> 00:28:51,637
All our sins are washed away
in the blood of Christ.
314
00:28:53,649 --> 00:28:56,517
Love one another.
315
00:28:56,610 --> 00:28:59,102
Do what is best for Wessex,
316
00:28:59,905 --> 00:29:01,191
and nothing more.
317
00:29:03,742 --> 00:29:05,028
My son.
318
00:29:30,018 --> 00:29:31,884
My son.
319
00:29:32,771 --> 00:29:34,387
Father.
320
00:29:39,695 --> 00:29:42,062
Come here. Come here.
321
00:29:43,949 --> 00:29:45,485
I never knew my own mother.
322
00:29:47,119 --> 00:29:48,985
She died when I was born.
323
00:29:50,414 --> 00:29:55,000
But you boys, you have
a care for your mother.
324
00:29:56,461 --> 00:29:57,793
Listen to her.
325
00:29:58,839 --> 00:29:59,829
Yeah?
326
00:30:00,882 --> 00:30:02,464
She is wiser than both of you.
327
00:30:12,811 --> 00:30:14,268
Oh, sweet Judith.
328
00:30:17,607 --> 00:30:19,189
Don't weep for me.
329
00:30:20,986 --> 00:30:23,694
The angels are already here.
330
00:30:25,365 --> 00:30:26,776
Can't you see them?
331
00:30:29,703 --> 00:30:31,114
Can't you see them?
332
00:31:19,961 --> 00:31:22,328
They won't make a deal.
333
00:31:24,049 --> 00:31:25,290
We have to fight.
334
00:31:26,301 --> 00:31:27,633
We have to fight.
335
00:31:29,179 --> 00:31:31,762
In the end,
we are all fighting for my father's legacy.
336
00:31:32,891 --> 00:31:34,132
We've all believed in it.
337
00:31:35,519 --> 00:31:39,388
And we've all come to understand
how a young farmer from Norway
338
00:31:39,773 --> 00:31:42,516
risked his life
to explore the world,
339
00:31:43,068 --> 00:31:44,684
so that our people could farm.
340
00:31:45,987 --> 00:31:47,478
That was his life's purpose.
341
00:31:48,532 --> 00:31:50,068
That was his life's ambition.
342
00:31:52,369 --> 00:31:54,235
I want us to achieve that.
343
00:31:59,418 --> 00:32:00,625
If Ivar wins,
344
00:32:04,172 --> 00:32:05,788
Ragnar's dreams are lost.
345
00:32:09,719 --> 00:32:10,926
Let us prepare.
346
00:32:12,639 --> 00:32:15,552
There is something to be said
for simple choices, no?
347
00:32:17,144 --> 00:32:19,978
We cannot leave Kattegat
totally exposed.
348
00:32:21,314 --> 00:32:23,101
We don't know Ivar's plans.
349
00:32:24,151 --> 00:32:27,064
I think we should send a
significant number of warriors
350
00:32:27,154 --> 00:32:29,146
back to defend the town.
351
00:32:29,239 --> 00:32:32,858
No, you don't know what I saw.
The number of Franks.
352
00:32:32,951 --> 00:32:33,941
The gods
353
00:32:35,036 --> 00:32:37,494
have already decided
the outcome of this battle.
354
00:32:46,006 --> 00:32:47,838
The witan
will reconvene tomorrow.
355
00:32:56,516 --> 00:32:59,179
They must select a new king.
356
00:33:04,149 --> 00:33:05,265
They will offer you
the throne.
357
00:33:07,110 --> 00:33:09,022
Are you sure?
358
00:33:12,449 --> 00:33:13,690
Yes.
359
00:33:13,783 --> 00:33:16,821
Not only are you
Aethelwulf's eldest son,
360
00:33:18,038 --> 00:33:21,748
but they know how he has been
training you for kingship.
361
00:33:25,212 --> 00:33:30,332
Moreover, there are none among them,
not even Cuthred,
362
00:33:30,425 --> 00:33:33,338
who has the power to claim it.
363
00:33:34,596 --> 00:33:37,805
Then in all humility,
I will accept.
364
00:33:40,101 --> 00:33:41,091
No.
365
00:33:43,438 --> 00:33:45,270
You will refuse the crown.
366
00:33:47,901 --> 00:33:49,437
But why on earth should I?
367
00:33:50,028 --> 00:33:51,985
You said yourself that my
father had prepared me.
368
00:33:52,072 --> 00:33:54,860
Yes, yes, Aethelred.
369
00:33:55,033 --> 00:33:58,447
He has prepared you
to be a king in his own image.
370
00:33:59,663 --> 00:34:01,120
A warrior king.
371
00:34:02,457 --> 00:34:05,450
But these times demand
a different kind of ruler.
372
00:34:05,544 --> 00:34:07,536
Your grandfather
made that very plain.
373
00:34:07,629 --> 00:34:10,121
What could Ecbert know
of these times?
374
00:34:10,215 --> 00:34:11,501
- Everything.
- No.
375
00:34:12,050 --> 00:34:15,009
You only invoke his name
because you were his mistress!
376
00:34:15,428 --> 00:34:17,761
Which goes against
all Christian conscience!
377
00:34:17,847 --> 00:34:19,884
- Brother.
- Don't you speak!
378
00:34:19,975 --> 00:34:22,308
On the contrary,
he must speak!
379
00:34:22,519 --> 00:34:25,057
Whatever the circumstances
of his birth,
380
00:34:25,146 --> 00:34:26,557
Ecbert saw in Alfred
381
00:34:26,648 --> 00:34:29,140
the future ruler of the
country he was creating!
382
00:34:29,234 --> 00:34:30,770
Yes!
383
00:34:30,860 --> 00:34:34,695
That is why he sent Alfred to Rome.
Not you, Aethelred.
384
00:34:35,574 --> 00:34:37,531
He sent Alfred.
385
00:34:38,451 --> 00:34:41,285
The Pope blessed him
386
00:34:41,371 --> 00:34:44,955
and crowned him
because he knew.
387
00:34:45,208 --> 00:34:48,076
No! He didn't know.
388
00:34:48,169 --> 00:34:49,705
It could just as well
have been me!
389
00:34:53,967 --> 00:34:55,583
But it wasn't you.
390
00:35:01,266 --> 00:35:03,428
Ecbert saw in Alfred
391
00:35:04,019 --> 00:35:07,433
gifts you didn't have.
392
00:35:09,149 --> 00:35:13,234
Abilities you didn't have.
393
00:35:14,112 --> 00:35:17,196
He educated him
in ways of statecraft.
394
00:35:18,033 --> 00:35:20,275
He equipped him to be
395
00:35:21,328 --> 00:35:22,944
the future king.
396
00:35:40,388 --> 00:35:41,879
But they will still
ask me to be king.
397
00:35:42,223 --> 00:35:43,213
Yes.
398
00:35:44,142 --> 00:35:45,633
I am certain they will.
399
00:35:46,853 --> 00:35:48,264
Well, then.
400
00:35:57,072 --> 00:36:01,407
So, tomorrow, the witan
will decide upon our new king.
401
00:36:05,080 --> 00:36:07,914
It must decide
for Prince Alfred.
402
00:36:09,668 --> 00:36:11,955
- My Lady, this is not...
- It must,
403
00:36:12,128 --> 00:36:15,292
and it will decide for Alfred.
404
00:36:15,382 --> 00:36:16,918
And you, Lord Cuthred,
405
00:36:17,008 --> 00:36:20,126
you will be the first
among its supporters.
406
00:36:20,720 --> 00:36:24,009
No. I cannot,
in all conscience, agree.
407
00:36:24,099 --> 00:36:27,342
But let us say
you were able to.
408
00:36:28,603 --> 00:36:32,893
Would your conscience
allow you, as a reward,
409
00:36:33,066 --> 00:36:36,025
to accept the vacant bishopric
at Sherborne?
410
00:36:38,196 --> 00:36:40,028
As you know,
411
00:36:40,115 --> 00:36:44,530
such a high role confers
much more power and prestige
412
00:36:44,619 --> 00:36:47,737
than anything enjoyed
by the temporal lords.
413
00:36:48,957 --> 00:36:51,324
And surely, My Lord,
414
00:36:51,418 --> 00:36:55,833
you have long aspired
to be Prince
415
00:36:56,756 --> 00:36:58,748
of our Holy Church?
416
00:37:17,152 --> 00:37:19,064
As we know,
417
00:37:20,822 --> 00:37:22,108
King Aethelwulf,
418
00:37:23,533 --> 00:37:26,901
King of Wessex and Mercia,
Bretwalda,
419
00:37:26,995 --> 00:37:28,486
and my beloved father,
420
00:37:30,582 --> 00:37:34,041
is dead, and is now at peace
with his maker.
421
00:37:38,923 --> 00:37:41,415
We still don't know
the cause of his death.
422
00:37:41,509 --> 00:37:44,092
It was so sudden.
So calamitous.
423
00:37:44,429 --> 00:37:47,137
How such a mighty warrior
could be taken away from us,
424
00:37:47,223 --> 00:37:50,557
at such an hour of need,
is beyond understanding.
425
00:37:51,686 --> 00:37:53,848
Our Lord surely works
in mysterious ways.
426
00:37:54,773 --> 00:37:58,187
But now, we must choose
a new king.
427
00:37:59,444 --> 00:38:02,027
For that is our solemn
and sacred duty.
428
00:38:03,907 --> 00:38:08,652
And I have no hesitation in
nominating the King's eldest son,
429
00:38:09,662 --> 00:38:11,745
Prince Aethelred!
430
00:38:13,333 --> 00:38:16,747
May he be anointed
as our new ruler!
431
00:38:17,170 --> 00:38:20,129
Fit to face the terrible
challenges ahead of us!
432
00:38:20,965 --> 00:38:25,801
I say, let us elect Aethelred
as our king!
433
00:38:37,190 --> 00:38:40,934
Thank you, my Lord Cuthred,
for my nomination.
434
00:38:42,403 --> 00:38:44,941
To be your king would be the
greatest honor of my life.
435
00:38:46,950 --> 00:38:49,237
Even in these times
of great danger.
436
00:38:57,710 --> 00:38:58,951
Unfortunately,
437
00:39:01,005 --> 00:39:02,496
I must decline the honor.
438
00:39:04,175 --> 00:39:06,087
I am not fit to be your king.
439
00:39:08,471 --> 00:39:09,803
You must choose someone else.
440
00:39:12,851 --> 00:39:14,308
My lords, be quiet!
441
00:39:15,103 --> 00:39:17,766
Silence, my lords, please!
442
00:39:17,897 --> 00:39:21,015
We have a great decision
to make. Please!
443
00:39:22,235 --> 00:39:23,897
In view to the fact that
444
00:39:23,987 --> 00:39:27,480
King Aethelwulf's eldest son
has refused the crown,
445
00:39:29,075 --> 00:39:34,571
then I think we must offer it
to his younger son,
446
00:39:35,081 --> 00:39:36,197
Prince Alfred.
447
00:39:36,332 --> 00:39:38,540
All those in favor?
448
00:39:40,503 --> 00:39:42,210
He's no warrior!
449
00:39:42,297 --> 00:39:45,085
He's too sickly.
He's not fit to be king!
450
00:39:49,512 --> 00:39:51,925
My lords! My lords!
451
00:39:52,015 --> 00:39:54,883
Silence, my lords, please.
Silence.
452
00:39:56,436 --> 00:39:58,177
For the sake
of Wessex and England,
453
00:40:00,023 --> 00:40:02,356
in the name of my father,
King Aethelwulf,
454
00:40:03,234 --> 00:40:05,100
and my grandfather,
King Ecbert,
455
00:40:09,616 --> 00:40:15,203
I do nominate my brother,
Alfred, to be king.
456
00:40:15,663 --> 00:40:18,155
All those
who agree say, "Aye."
457
00:40:18,541 --> 00:40:19,531
Aye.
458
00:40:20,418 --> 00:40:22,250
- Aye.
- Aye.
459
00:40:22,337 --> 00:40:24,124
- Aye.
- Aye.
460
00:40:24,213 --> 00:40:25,420
Aye.
461
00:40:27,133 --> 00:40:28,169
Aye.
462
00:41:01,793 --> 00:41:04,331
There's a fire! A fire!
Come quickly!
463
00:41:04,462 --> 00:41:06,294
A fire at the temple!
All of you, quickly!
464
00:41:08,257 --> 00:41:11,125
The temple is on fire!
Thor is burning!
465
00:43:04,665 --> 00:43:08,454
I've come to offer you
my fealty, Queen Lagertha.
466
00:43:08,711 --> 00:43:11,419
My sword is at your service,
467
00:43:11,506 --> 00:43:14,169
now and forever.
468
00:43:33,194 --> 00:43:34,810
Hey, Bul!
469
00:43:35,113 --> 00:43:37,105
Bul, the dog, you did this!
470
00:43:41,452 --> 00:43:43,865
Long live the King!
471
00:43:43,996 --> 00:43:45,612
Long live the King!
472
00:43:46,207 --> 00:43:48,119
Long live the King!
473
00:43:48,459 --> 00:43:50,621
Long live the King!
474
00:43:50,962 --> 00:43:55,457
Long live the King!
Long live the King!
475
00:43:55,591 --> 00:43:57,583
Long live the King!
476
00:44:11,816 --> 00:44:12,977
Burning the gods?
477
00:44:13,192 --> 00:44:14,854
You've gone too far, Bul.
478
00:44:15,570 --> 00:44:17,812
- I don't think so.
- Bul! No!
479
00:44:18,197 --> 00:44:19,358
Thorgrim, watch out!
480
00:44:20,074 --> 00:44:21,064
Stop!
481
00:44:29,333 --> 00:44:31,245
Long live the King!
482
00:44:32,003 --> 00:44:33,619
Long live the King!
483
00:44:34,255 --> 00:44:36,247
Long live the King!
484
00:44:39,969 --> 00:44:42,131
No!
485
00:44:43,347 --> 00:44:44,508
No!
486
00:44:47,768 --> 00:44:48,758
No!