1 00:00:06,006 --> 00:00:08,007 [foreboding music playing] 2 00:00:33,408 --> 00:00:34,367 [sighs] 3 00:00:44,419 --> 00:00:45,670 [grunts softly] 4 00:01:05,648 --> 00:01:09,319 [people chattering indistinctly] 5 00:01:24,417 --> 00:01:25,585 You lost the boat. 6 00:01:26,920 --> 00:01:28,129 The waves came up. 7 00:01:29,339 --> 00:01:30,924 We could barely save ourselves. 8 00:01:31,508 --> 00:01:33,259 [man 1] The fish are too far out. 9 00:01:33,343 --> 00:01:36,888 The water too deep for the boats we have left. 10 00:01:37,430 --> 00:01:39,641 [man 2] Forgive my son, Erik. 11 00:01:39,724 --> 00:01:43,394 His best friend, Trygve, was on the boat when we lost them. 12 00:01:45,939 --> 00:01:47,440 It was all we could catch. 13 00:01:50,860 --> 00:01:52,612 Please, take. 14 00:01:57,367 --> 00:01:58,201 No. 15 00:01:59,786 --> 00:02:01,079 Share with the others. 16 00:02:01,996 --> 00:02:02,831 Thank you. 17 00:02:19,097 --> 00:02:21,182 [people chattering indistinctly] 18 00:02:27,188 --> 00:02:30,108 There is talk among women that when the traders come again, 19 00:02:30,191 --> 00:02:32,527 a few will try and return to Norway. 20 00:02:33,278 --> 00:02:35,697 There is always talk. 21 00:02:36,489 --> 00:02:37,991 We have had hard times before. 22 00:02:38,074 --> 00:02:39,659 Not like this. 23 00:02:40,493 --> 00:02:42,162 No fish close to shore 24 00:02:42,245 --> 00:02:45,290 and no wood to repair the boats so we can reach them. 25 00:02:45,373 --> 00:02:47,792 They think the gods have forsaken them. 26 00:02:48,418 --> 00:02:50,128 What do you think? 27 00:02:50,920 --> 00:02:53,882 The gods like to taunt me. 28 00:02:53,965 --> 00:02:58,094 They know I cannot return to Norway or Iceland. 29 00:02:59,721 --> 00:03:01,681 And I cannot remain here alone. 30 00:03:03,474 --> 00:03:04,684 They test me... 31 00:03:05,768 --> 00:03:07,270 but they never abandon me. 32 00:03:13,568 --> 00:03:14,819 When the traders come, 33 00:03:16,988 --> 00:03:18,031 we will be ready. 34 00:03:36,966 --> 00:03:39,385 [villagers, in Norse] Hail Ægir! 35 00:03:39,469 --> 00:03:44,641 May our lost sea-farers 36 00:03:44,724 --> 00:03:50,688 be welcomed to Your golden hall by your daughters... 37 00:03:50,772 --> 00:03:52,148 [horn blowing in distance] 38 00:03:52,732 --> 00:03:53,566 [man] Traders! 39 00:04:18,132 --> 00:04:19,133 Is this your home? 40 00:04:20,718 --> 00:04:21,636 It used to be. 41 00:04:26,474 --> 00:04:28,226 [Freydis] Father! 42 00:04:28,935 --> 00:04:30,561 It is Freydis! 43 00:04:30,645 --> 00:04:32,230 Our daughter returns! 44 00:04:32,313 --> 00:04:34,649 [villagers laughing and cheering] 45 00:04:38,444 --> 00:04:39,946 Father! [laughs] 46 00:04:41,197 --> 00:04:42,615 [exclaims and laughs] 47 00:04:46,494 --> 00:04:47,829 Let me look at you. 48 00:04:49,247 --> 00:04:50,081 Freydis! 49 00:04:50,665 --> 00:04:51,749 -Mother! -[exclaims] 50 00:04:52,500 --> 00:04:53,876 Oh! 51 00:04:53,960 --> 00:04:57,839 I had given up hope of ever seeing you again. 52 00:04:57,922 --> 00:04:59,424 Who are all these people? 53 00:04:59,507 --> 00:05:00,883 [Freydis panting] 54 00:05:02,593 --> 00:05:03,761 They are my people. 55 00:05:04,721 --> 00:05:08,224 We have come from Jomsborg to find a new home. I am their leader. 56 00:05:09,767 --> 00:05:12,103 [chuckles] My little girl... 57 00:05:13,396 --> 00:05:14,564 is a leader. 58 00:05:15,565 --> 00:05:17,859 My mother's not a little girl. 59 00:05:17,942 --> 00:05:20,486 She is a great warrior and a shield-maiden. 60 00:05:21,112 --> 00:05:22,905 And who says this, huh? 61 00:05:22,989 --> 00:05:24,741 A ferocious bear cub? 62 00:05:24,824 --> 00:05:27,160 No, I am Harald Haraldsson. 63 00:05:28,411 --> 00:05:29,662 Your grandson. 64 00:05:30,997 --> 00:05:35,126 So this is where all the red from my beard went, huh? 65 00:05:35,209 --> 00:05:37,462 [villagers laughing] 66 00:05:37,545 --> 00:05:40,214 I am pleased to meet you, Harald Haraldsson. 67 00:05:40,298 --> 00:05:41,549 My name is Erik. 68 00:05:43,885 --> 00:05:45,094 Is this the father? 69 00:05:45,178 --> 00:05:47,305 No. My name is Stígr. 70 00:05:47,972 --> 00:05:51,309 He is my partner. Harald's father is not with us. 71 00:05:53,311 --> 00:05:56,314 Thank the gods you have returned. 72 00:05:56,397 --> 00:05:59,776 Yes. Thank the gods. 73 00:06:01,110 --> 00:06:05,281 People of Jomsborg, I am Erik the Red! Welcome to Greenland! 74 00:06:05,364 --> 00:06:08,534 [all cheering, laughing] 75 00:06:15,708 --> 00:06:16,709 [man 1] No boat today. 76 00:06:16,793 --> 00:06:19,170 [people chattering indistinctly] 77 00:06:19,253 --> 00:06:21,130 [woman] How am I to believe that? 78 00:06:21,214 --> 00:06:22,840 [women giggling] 79 00:06:29,514 --> 00:06:31,641 [men muttering indistinctly] 80 00:06:36,521 --> 00:06:39,357 [indistinct chatter in Greek] 81 00:06:40,233 --> 00:06:41,234 [in Greek] No, thanks. 82 00:06:43,277 --> 00:06:45,238 [man 2] You are about to see something amazing... 83 00:06:46,864 --> 00:06:48,699 [both exclaiming] 84 00:06:48,783 --> 00:06:51,035 [man 3] You roll that again 85 00:06:51,119 --> 00:06:55,540 and we will all believe you are in league with the devil. 86 00:06:55,623 --> 00:06:59,210 Not me, Father! The Lord simply appreciates my style. 87 00:06:59,293 --> 00:07:01,003 [all chuckling] 88 00:07:03,673 --> 00:07:05,299 Welcome, stranger. 89 00:07:06,425 --> 00:07:07,468 Can we help you? 90 00:07:07,552 --> 00:07:10,096 I am looking for someone from this town. 91 00:07:10,972 --> 00:07:11,848 A mapmaker. 92 00:07:12,682 --> 00:07:15,643 [in English] That would be me. My name is Calinicus. 93 00:07:17,061 --> 00:07:19,939 I'm Leif. I believe I have a map of yours. 94 00:07:20,440 --> 00:07:22,650 I was hoping to speak to you about it. 95 00:07:28,489 --> 00:07:30,992 You are mistaken. This is not one of mine. 96 00:07:32,410 --> 00:07:34,328 -Are you sure? -I know my maps. 97 00:07:35,705 --> 00:07:38,875 I am sorry. Where are my manners? Come. 98 00:07:40,001 --> 00:07:41,252 You have traveled far. 99 00:07:41,335 --> 00:07:43,379 Join me and my family for a meal. Yes? 100 00:07:43,963 --> 00:07:44,797 Yes. 101 00:07:56,684 --> 00:07:58,978 [woman speaking Greek] 102 00:07:59,061 --> 00:08:00,605 You can leave your bags here. 103 00:08:01,481 --> 00:08:02,899 We will be having one more. 104 00:08:08,362 --> 00:08:10,865 [children speaking Greek] 105 00:08:16,662 --> 00:08:19,040 [children continue speaking Greek] 106 00:08:21,375 --> 00:08:23,252 [in English] You have been to all these places? 107 00:08:23,336 --> 00:08:24,170 [Calinicus] No. 108 00:08:24,921 --> 00:08:26,297 That headland, 109 00:08:27,048 --> 00:08:30,092 that is the furthest from home I have been by boat. 110 00:08:31,385 --> 00:08:35,097 But thankfully, I have a doorstep on which the entire world washes up. 111 00:08:43,272 --> 00:08:47,401 A Viking who speaks Greek, who can operate an Arab astrolabe. 112 00:08:48,110 --> 00:08:49,529 And now he's in my workshop. 113 00:08:50,196 --> 00:08:51,364 [children speaking Greek] 114 00:08:54,659 --> 00:08:55,493 Leif. 115 00:08:56,953 --> 00:08:59,705 [in English] The children are not as dangerous as they look. 116 00:09:01,123 --> 00:09:02,124 Oh. 117 00:09:04,001 --> 00:09:04,835 Sorry. 118 00:09:06,629 --> 00:09:08,089 [speaking Greek] 119 00:09:10,216 --> 00:09:12,927 [continues speaking Greek] 120 00:09:17,807 --> 00:09:19,433 [in English] Do you recognize it? 121 00:09:19,517 --> 00:09:20,935 It is a cold water fish. 122 00:09:22,019 --> 00:09:23,729 I'd catch it when I was young. 123 00:09:26,983 --> 00:09:27,984 [Calinicus] Lionfish. 124 00:09:29,235 --> 00:09:30,069 Deadly. 125 00:09:31,529 --> 00:09:33,531 Now, let's have a look at my map. 126 00:09:34,115 --> 00:09:35,575 I thought it wasn't yours. 127 00:09:36,325 --> 00:09:39,954 I claim them when it is safe to do so and lie when it is not. 128 00:09:43,291 --> 00:09:45,960 Yes. It is mine. 129 00:09:47,169 --> 00:09:48,129 Or a part of it. 130 00:09:49,255 --> 00:09:53,301 I gave it to a mariner many years ago. Where did you find it? 131 00:09:53,384 --> 00:09:56,095 In Sicily, in The Book of the Unknown. 132 00:09:58,639 --> 00:10:00,182 A fitting home for it. 133 00:10:00,891 --> 00:10:01,726 So, 134 00:10:03,311 --> 00:10:04,729 what do you want to know? 135 00:10:04,812 --> 00:10:06,105 What it is a map of. 136 00:10:06,731 --> 00:10:08,441 You tell me. 137 00:10:10,484 --> 00:10:11,861 Well, I think... 138 00:10:12,945 --> 00:10:15,114 this is the southern coast of Greenland. 139 00:10:16,657 --> 00:10:18,826 This is a little settlement where I am from. 140 00:10:20,286 --> 00:10:24,665 And this is a land I believe I saw when I was young. 141 00:10:27,293 --> 00:10:28,753 I want to know if it exists. 142 00:10:30,046 --> 00:10:32,548 I am sorry. I cannot answer that. 143 00:10:35,092 --> 00:10:36,177 But you drew it. 144 00:10:36,260 --> 00:10:37,803 I draw many things. 145 00:10:37,887 --> 00:10:40,514 You must've heard of it from someone who saw it. 146 00:10:40,598 --> 00:10:41,766 No. 147 00:10:42,558 --> 00:10:44,560 Well, then what are your maps based on? 148 00:10:45,936 --> 00:10:47,563 -[knocks on door] -[speaking Greek] 149 00:10:49,857 --> 00:10:51,859 Come. We will eat. 150 00:10:59,492 --> 00:11:04,288 [people chattering indistinctly] 151 00:11:09,001 --> 00:11:11,087 Some food. Food and drink, please! 152 00:11:11,629 --> 00:11:12,838 [man] Gentle with that. 153 00:11:18,260 --> 00:11:19,095 Here. 154 00:11:21,597 --> 00:11:23,224 There must have been a famine. 155 00:11:24,308 --> 00:11:25,476 This is a hard place. 156 00:11:26,352 --> 00:11:27,186 [woman] Thank you. 157 00:11:29,522 --> 00:11:31,023 [locks door] 158 00:11:32,691 --> 00:11:36,153 That is not necessary. Erik has asked us to watch it for you. 159 00:11:39,657 --> 00:11:41,409 We would feel better with our lock. 160 00:11:45,955 --> 00:11:48,958 [people murmuring indistinctly] 161 00:11:49,041 --> 00:11:51,460 Leif brought down London Bridge? 162 00:11:51,544 --> 00:11:52,503 [laughs] Yeah. 163 00:11:52,586 --> 00:11:55,798 And a Viking is the King of England? 164 00:11:55,881 --> 00:11:59,510 And you, a shield-maiden of Kattegat. 165 00:11:59,593 --> 00:12:00,428 A warrior. 166 00:12:00,511 --> 00:12:05,015 And where is Leif? Is he returning soon? 167 00:12:05,724 --> 00:12:07,560 We parted ways... 168 00:12:08,269 --> 00:12:09,437 seven years ago. 169 00:12:09,520 --> 00:12:10,771 I have lost track of him. 170 00:12:11,814 --> 00:12:13,816 You parted with your family? 171 00:12:13,899 --> 00:12:14,817 Yes. 172 00:12:16,026 --> 00:12:18,112 He sought his future in the Rus 173 00:12:18,195 --> 00:12:21,907 with Prince Harald Sigurdsson, my Harald's father. 174 00:12:23,117 --> 00:12:24,618 A prince of Norway. 175 00:12:25,786 --> 00:12:26,871 And a Christian. 176 00:12:28,622 --> 00:12:32,042 -You did not wish to accompany them? -No. 177 00:12:32,126 --> 00:12:34,420 I met a seer in Uppsala and was given... 178 00:12:35,254 --> 00:12:36,881 a vision and my destiny. 179 00:12:36,964 --> 00:12:39,884 It took me to Jomsborg to be the keeper of the old faith. 180 00:12:39,967 --> 00:12:42,595 What do you mean, "the old faith"? 181 00:12:43,179 --> 00:12:46,140 Much has changed since you were last in Norway, Father. 182 00:12:46,223 --> 00:12:47,725 It is a Christian world now. 183 00:12:47,808 --> 00:12:49,810 No places left for believers in the gods. 184 00:12:50,811 --> 00:12:53,647 That is why we are here, to find a new home. 185 00:12:58,360 --> 00:13:01,197 Stígr saved our lives after a Christian poisoned us. 186 00:13:02,031 --> 00:13:04,533 Ah, a healer. 187 00:13:04,617 --> 00:13:06,327 And a great fighter. 188 00:13:06,410 --> 00:13:09,663 So many stories, I cannot keep up. 189 00:13:11,957 --> 00:13:13,667 But now that you're here, 190 00:13:14,376 --> 00:13:16,128 we have plenty of time to catch up. 191 00:13:16,795 --> 00:13:17,838 [Stígr] Did you tell him? 192 00:13:19,715 --> 00:13:21,717 We need to leave before the summer ends. 193 00:13:22,760 --> 00:13:24,011 Leave? 194 00:13:27,723 --> 00:13:28,557 Yes. 195 00:13:29,225 --> 00:13:31,060 Greenland is not our destination. 196 00:13:32,353 --> 00:13:34,271 We are going further west 197 00:13:34,355 --> 00:13:36,524 to the Golden Land Leif told us of as a child. 198 00:13:38,025 --> 00:13:39,109 The "Golden Land"? 199 00:13:39,193 --> 00:13:40,027 Yes. 200 00:13:42,780 --> 00:13:45,241 And you have come a long way on a childhood story. 201 00:13:48,369 --> 00:13:51,580 I am convinced it is the same place I saw in my vision. 202 00:13:52,581 --> 00:13:54,708 It is my destiny and I'm going to find it. 203 00:13:59,380 --> 00:14:05,344 Well, first, we must celebrate your return with a feast. 204 00:14:06,428 --> 00:14:09,056 Oh, merciful and compassionate God, 205 00:14:09,139 --> 00:14:11,642 we thank you for this meal and our many blessings, 206 00:14:11,725 --> 00:14:14,812 and for gracing us with a guest to share it with. 207 00:14:14,895 --> 00:14:15,729 Amen. 208 00:14:15,813 --> 00:14:17,314 [all] Amen. 209 00:14:17,398 --> 00:14:18,566 Amen. 210 00:14:18,649 --> 00:14:19,900 [children speaking Greek] 211 00:14:19,984 --> 00:14:23,571 [in English] Please. It is caught today, right outside our door. 212 00:14:26,824 --> 00:14:27,992 Do you recognize it? 213 00:14:28,826 --> 00:14:30,703 It tastes like a fish from Greenland. 214 00:14:31,745 --> 00:14:33,289 The fish that is in your workshop. 215 00:14:34,456 --> 00:14:36,083 Because it is the same fish. 216 00:14:37,084 --> 00:14:38,002 Impossible. 217 00:14:39,503 --> 00:14:40,671 It is native of the North. 218 00:14:40,754 --> 00:14:41,964 Are you sure? 219 00:14:42,047 --> 00:14:42,882 Mmm. 220 00:14:43,424 --> 00:14:47,094 Perhaps it is a native of Greece and only likes to travel. 221 00:14:47,761 --> 00:14:51,724 Well, let's say you're right. How would it get from here to Greenland? 222 00:14:52,308 --> 00:14:53,183 Currents. 223 00:14:54,101 --> 00:14:58,022 Great rivers in the sea that run from east to west. 224 00:14:58,105 --> 00:15:01,692 Unfortunately, the currents in Greenland run from west to east. 225 00:15:03,068 --> 00:15:05,613 Yet proof that one does is stuck in your beard. 226 00:15:05,696 --> 00:15:06,530 [children giggle] 227 00:15:06,614 --> 00:15:08,198 -Where is it? -[child speaks in Greek] 228 00:15:08,282 --> 00:15:11,160 [all chuckling] 229 00:15:13,412 --> 00:15:15,372 {\an8}[bells tolling in the distance] 230 00:15:18,417 --> 00:15:20,002 [Canute, in English] A piece of wood... 231 00:15:20,920 --> 00:15:24,173 from the cross Our Lord, Jesus Christ, died on. 232 00:15:24,256 --> 00:15:26,008 A most sacred relic indeed. 233 00:15:26,675 --> 00:15:29,428 How did you secure such a blessed object, Your Highness? 234 00:15:29,511 --> 00:15:33,057 I helped His Holiness with a private problem. 235 00:15:34,892 --> 00:15:36,060 The King's visit to Rome 236 00:15:36,143 --> 00:15:39,229 confirms England's importance in the Christian world. 237 00:15:39,313 --> 00:15:41,440 And we're in your debt, Your Highness. 238 00:15:42,566 --> 00:15:44,693 The Empire has never looked more secure. 239 00:15:46,070 --> 00:15:47,363 [man] Your Highness, 240 00:15:48,405 --> 00:15:51,408 I've taken the liberty of composing a charter for land. 241 00:15:52,701 --> 00:15:53,869 To build a great church 242 00:15:55,037 --> 00:15:57,039 so we may mark your visit to Rome. 243 00:15:58,165 --> 00:16:02,211 A place where people can give thanks for the Pope's blessings. 244 00:16:06,757 --> 00:16:07,716 An excellent idea. 245 00:16:09,635 --> 00:16:11,512 And I will ensure the King reads it. 246 00:16:16,100 --> 00:16:19,645 As my empire grows stronger, 247 00:16:22,648 --> 00:16:24,066 I become weaker. 248 00:16:27,194 --> 00:16:28,112 Before, 249 00:16:29,530 --> 00:16:32,700 I could cut a man's head off with one swipe of my axe. 250 00:16:35,911 --> 00:16:38,080 Now, I struggle to hold papers. 251 00:16:44,336 --> 00:16:46,505 Anyone can hold an axe, my love. 252 00:16:47,798 --> 00:16:49,550 But only the great can rule. 253 00:16:55,472 --> 00:16:58,308 Your strength does not rest in your hands. 254 00:17:00,185 --> 00:17:02,396 It encompasses your entire being. 255 00:17:06,900 --> 00:17:09,236 When I took England and became King, 256 00:17:10,362 --> 00:17:12,531 I promised that I would keep you safe. 257 00:17:14,033 --> 00:17:17,244 That I would never leave you exposed as Æthelred did. 258 00:17:17,327 --> 00:17:18,245 And you have. 259 00:17:21,790 --> 00:17:23,709 But I will not be here much longer. 260 00:17:25,461 --> 00:17:27,337 -Come. -Don't. Don't speak of it. 261 00:17:40,768 --> 00:17:42,144 His Holiness was right. 262 00:17:44,521 --> 00:17:46,106 I must think of my legacy. 263 00:17:49,693 --> 00:17:52,071 My sons are each like their father, 264 00:17:54,239 --> 00:17:55,157 quarrelsome, 265 00:17:57,159 --> 00:17:58,035 strong, 266 00:18:00,079 --> 00:18:01,080 and vicious. 267 00:18:06,251 --> 00:18:09,755 I have decided to go to Kattegat, 268 00:18:11,340 --> 00:18:14,176 and I want all of my sons and yours 269 00:18:15,594 --> 00:18:16,595 to meet me there. 270 00:18:20,891 --> 00:18:24,019 {\an8}-[men speaking indistinctly] -[horse whinnies] 271 00:18:26,814 --> 00:18:27,898 [man] Halt, whoa. 272 00:18:30,359 --> 00:18:31,443 [man 2] Keep watch there. 273 00:18:35,364 --> 00:18:36,448 Earl Godwin. 274 00:18:38,951 --> 00:18:41,370 -I need your help. -Of course, Your Highness. 275 00:18:42,037 --> 00:18:45,415 My men around Canute inform me that my son's health is failing. 276 00:18:46,834 --> 00:18:49,628 It's my opinion that neither of his sons with Aelfgifu 277 00:18:49,711 --> 00:18:51,338 will be the next King of England. 278 00:18:52,589 --> 00:18:53,841 What are you talking about? 279 00:18:53,924 --> 00:18:57,427 Canute wouldn't pass the crown to Emma's sons, if that's your concern. 280 00:18:57,511 --> 00:18:58,345 No. 281 00:19:00,514 --> 00:19:01,723 I agree. 282 00:19:01,807 --> 00:19:04,434 You can't be suggesting that it goes to Harthacanute? 283 00:19:05,144 --> 00:19:06,061 He's a child. 284 00:19:06,145 --> 00:19:08,981 That's not what your grandfather's suggesting, Prince Harefoot. 285 00:19:11,275 --> 00:19:14,361 He's saying that the next King of England is himself. 286 00:19:17,865 --> 00:19:18,824 That is absurd. 287 00:19:19,950 --> 00:19:23,370 Grandfather, you're a great Viking, but you are an old man. 288 00:19:27,541 --> 00:19:29,960 [laughs heartily] 289 00:19:31,587 --> 00:19:33,672 Tell him, Godwin. It is a joke. 290 00:19:35,716 --> 00:19:37,968 I think it's an excellent idea, Your Highness. 291 00:19:40,637 --> 00:19:41,847 How may I be of service? 292 00:19:45,267 --> 00:19:46,643 What? You can't be serious. 293 00:19:46,727 --> 00:19:48,020 I most certainly am. 294 00:19:50,105 --> 00:19:52,357 You are too inexperienced to assume the crown, 295 00:19:52,441 --> 00:19:55,944 as are Emma's sons and Harthacanute, and Svein will remain in Norway, 296 00:19:56,028 --> 00:19:59,406 whereas your grandfather has ruled England in your father's absence 297 00:19:59,489 --> 00:20:01,867 and the nobles there, they respect him. 298 00:20:03,452 --> 00:20:04,995 You promised me your help. 299 00:20:06,872 --> 00:20:08,999 I only promised that when your time comes, 300 00:20:09,082 --> 00:20:11,752 I would offer you the same loyalty and council 301 00:20:11,835 --> 00:20:14,338 that I offer your father and grandfather. 302 00:20:17,883 --> 00:20:19,676 It's a question of timing. 303 00:20:25,224 --> 00:20:26,225 [scoffs] 304 00:20:32,981 --> 00:20:34,399 I knew I could count on you. 305 00:20:39,905 --> 00:20:42,032 [children speaking Greek] 306 00:20:45,285 --> 00:20:47,704 [in English] My family is really important to me. 307 00:20:49,039 --> 00:20:50,165 I can see that. 308 00:20:51,583 --> 00:20:52,417 Good. 309 00:20:53,168 --> 00:20:55,587 There is something else I want to share with you. 310 00:20:57,422 --> 00:20:59,466 While these maps feed my family, 311 00:21:01,301 --> 00:21:02,219 this... 312 00:21:04,096 --> 00:21:05,472 is what feeds my mind. 313 00:21:09,434 --> 00:21:10,852 The known world. 314 00:21:22,823 --> 00:21:24,408 [chuckles in disbelief] 315 00:21:27,369 --> 00:21:29,621 [Calinicus] And a world not so well-known. 316 00:21:34,793 --> 00:21:36,211 Why do you hide this? 317 00:21:36,295 --> 00:21:41,008 Because much of what you see here is considered heresy by the Church. 318 00:21:43,051 --> 00:21:47,597 There is no Garden of Eden, for instance, and you will notice its shape is round. 319 00:21:49,725 --> 00:21:51,560 It is not heresy if it is true. 320 00:21:51,643 --> 00:21:54,021 Truth can still make my children orphans. 321 00:22:15,667 --> 00:22:16,960 [Leif] I traveled this river. 322 00:22:29,681 --> 00:22:32,059 You were right. This is Greenland. 323 00:22:33,643 --> 00:22:35,312 And the lines are currents. 324 00:22:35,395 --> 00:22:36,772 Rivers in the sea. 325 00:22:38,398 --> 00:22:39,775 But like I said, 326 00:22:41,068 --> 00:22:43,153 the currents run west to east, past Greenland. 327 00:22:43,236 --> 00:22:49,117 Yes, but you are assuming that those are two different currents. 328 00:22:49,201 --> 00:22:53,371 What if it is not two, but the same one that carries our fish? 329 00:22:53,455 --> 00:22:57,209 Only something large could turn a current that powerful. 330 00:22:57,292 --> 00:22:58,919 Something, perhaps... 331 00:23:00,504 --> 00:23:01,379 like this? 332 00:23:11,348 --> 00:23:12,349 So, it is true. 333 00:23:14,392 --> 00:23:15,602 I saw this. 334 00:23:16,645 --> 00:23:18,438 I saw another world. 335 00:23:18,522 --> 00:23:19,648 Maybe. 336 00:23:22,984 --> 00:23:24,736 What do you mean? This is proof. 337 00:23:25,445 --> 00:23:27,656 No, that is parchment. 338 00:23:28,657 --> 00:23:30,700 For proof, someone must find it. 339 00:23:33,286 --> 00:23:35,664 {\an8}[bells tolling in the distance] 340 00:23:37,541 --> 00:23:38,667 [distant thudding] 341 00:23:42,087 --> 00:23:43,213 [Maniakes] All hail 342 00:23:44,005 --> 00:23:46,341 the Viking Emperor. 343 00:23:48,260 --> 00:23:51,596 You of all people know my desires lie elsewhere. 344 00:23:52,639 --> 00:23:53,640 'Tis a good thing. 345 00:23:54,474 --> 00:23:57,978 An emperor's reign can be all too fleeting. 346 00:23:58,061 --> 00:24:01,648 Constantine barely lasted a year on that throne. 347 00:24:01,731 --> 00:24:04,943 Romanos has held power for almost a decade. 348 00:24:05,902 --> 00:24:07,904 It's an impressive achievement. 349 00:24:09,531 --> 00:24:11,032 He's an impressive leader. 350 00:24:12,033 --> 00:24:13,368 I've learned much from him 351 00:24:14,161 --> 00:24:15,745 and have much still to learn. 352 00:24:17,747 --> 00:24:21,251 That sounds like you are in no hurry to leave. 353 00:24:24,421 --> 00:24:26,673 I will leave Constantinople when I'm ready. 354 00:24:27,799 --> 00:24:28,758 Not before. 355 00:24:30,719 --> 00:24:31,887 [sighs] 356 00:24:56,036 --> 00:24:58,455 Everything feels so much smaller. 357 00:25:00,415 --> 00:25:02,834 The beach, the long house. 358 00:25:04,878 --> 00:25:06,087 Even my mother. 359 00:25:06,755 --> 00:25:08,173 It is you that is different. 360 00:25:09,507 --> 00:25:13,345 Since you left, you traveled, fought, became a leader. 361 00:25:16,223 --> 00:25:18,975 Greenland's the same. It's you who has grown. 362 00:25:20,310 --> 00:25:23,104 -[all clamoring] -Welcome. Welcome, Jomspeople, 363 00:25:23,188 --> 00:25:26,650 exhausted after your journey and ordeal. 364 00:25:27,567 --> 00:25:30,695 To have lost your home and loved ones. 365 00:25:31,655 --> 00:25:33,740 The cruel sting of exile. 366 00:25:35,659 --> 00:25:37,410 This, I know. 367 00:25:39,037 --> 00:25:40,288 This, I understand. 368 00:25:41,581 --> 00:25:45,293 But you are safe here, you're welcome in our community 369 00:25:45,377 --> 00:25:48,630 built to provide shelter for those seeking freedom 370 00:25:49,214 --> 00:25:50,257 from persecution. 371 00:25:51,383 --> 00:25:54,344 And tonight, I command you... 372 00:25:54,928 --> 00:25:56,721 to eat your fill and relax. 373 00:25:56,805 --> 00:25:59,849 Tonight, what is mine is yours 374 00:25:59,933 --> 00:26:04,938 and it would seem what is yours is mine. 375 00:26:05,021 --> 00:26:05,897 [all chuckling] 376 00:26:05,981 --> 00:26:08,316 [Erik] Thank you for sharing your provisions. 377 00:26:08,984 --> 00:26:09,943 Tonight, 378 00:26:10,986 --> 00:26:15,240 we also celebrate my daughter's return to her home! 379 00:26:15,323 --> 00:26:17,325 [all cheering] 380 00:26:21,121 --> 00:26:24,958 I have been thinking about this journey of yours. 381 00:26:25,875 --> 00:26:26,793 This plan. 382 00:26:28,044 --> 00:26:29,170 Look at your people. 383 00:26:30,046 --> 00:26:31,965 Have they not been through enough? 384 00:26:32,048 --> 00:26:34,968 That is why I wish to take them someplace they are safe. 385 00:26:35,051 --> 00:26:36,261 Well, why not here? 386 00:26:37,220 --> 00:26:41,266 There are farms standing empty, earth waiting to be tilled. 387 00:26:42,058 --> 00:26:45,186 It has been a tough winter, but you know about those. 388 00:26:45,270 --> 00:26:46,521 You have seed, supplies. 389 00:26:46,604 --> 00:26:49,357 You could rebuild the entire Western settlement. 390 00:26:49,983 --> 00:26:51,693 Call it Freydis-fjord. 391 00:26:51,776 --> 00:26:56,614 Father, this isn't only for me. I'm doing this for my people. 392 00:26:57,198 --> 00:26:59,743 Let me show you the farms tomorrow. 393 00:27:03,288 --> 00:27:05,749 -Especially... -Would you like some company tonight? 394 00:27:06,583 --> 00:27:07,417 No. 395 00:27:07,500 --> 00:27:09,085 You heard what our leader said, 396 00:27:09,711 --> 00:27:11,963 what's yours is mine. 397 00:27:13,548 --> 00:27:16,051 If you come any closer, I'll stab you in the heart. 398 00:27:17,594 --> 00:27:21,264 You will find it hard to stab him when I'm holding you down. 399 00:27:21,348 --> 00:27:22,223 [Hrefna grunts] 400 00:27:22,307 --> 00:27:23,683 Go back to your own table. 401 00:27:24,559 --> 00:27:27,145 -What was that you said? -You heard me. 402 00:27:27,228 --> 00:27:28,229 Tell them to stop. 403 00:27:28,313 --> 00:27:31,232 He's a grown man. He can look after himself. 404 00:27:31,316 --> 00:27:34,069 I'm not worried about Stígr. I'm worried about your men. 405 00:27:34,152 --> 00:27:35,987 Who do you think you are talking to? 406 00:27:36,071 --> 00:27:38,865 You're drunk. I do not want to hurt you. 407 00:27:38,948 --> 00:27:41,993 -[all grunting] -[people exclaiming] 408 00:27:51,461 --> 00:27:53,129 [roaring] What is this? 409 00:28:19,989 --> 00:28:21,157 You come to my home 410 00:28:21,950 --> 00:28:23,618 and humiliate my men. 411 00:28:24,452 --> 00:28:26,246 No. Wait. 412 00:28:34,295 --> 00:28:37,215 And now I know why my daughter likes you so much! 413 00:28:37,298 --> 00:28:39,551 -[laughs heartily] -[all laughing] 414 00:28:51,271 --> 00:28:52,564 You are disappointed. 415 00:28:57,444 --> 00:28:59,112 I came here looking for answers. 416 00:29:00,947 --> 00:29:02,490 You have given me questions. 417 00:29:04,367 --> 00:29:05,618 I saw you pray today. 418 00:29:06,536 --> 00:29:07,662 Do you believe in God? 419 00:29:09,122 --> 00:29:11,124 There are times that I have doubted Him. 420 00:29:13,668 --> 00:29:15,754 But I have seen enough evidence of His power 421 00:29:15,837 --> 00:29:17,297 to believe He exists. 422 00:29:17,380 --> 00:29:19,215 It is the same with my maps. 423 00:29:20,467 --> 00:29:24,137 They are an accumulation of evidence, of science 424 00:29:24,220 --> 00:29:27,724 that point to the existence of something I believe to be real. 425 00:29:29,225 --> 00:29:32,187 If you want physical proof, however, you will not find it here. 426 00:29:33,521 --> 00:29:35,064 It is out there. 427 00:29:37,358 --> 00:29:38,443 Beyond the headline. 428 00:29:41,154 --> 00:29:44,783 It is waiting for someone with your skills to discover it. 429 00:29:54,834 --> 00:29:56,127 [grunts] 430 00:30:08,598 --> 00:30:10,183 -[grunts] -[rock clatters] 431 00:30:11,142 --> 00:30:12,852 -[laughs] -Oh! 432 00:30:12,936 --> 00:30:15,146 [Erik chuckles] 433 00:30:22,654 --> 00:30:24,739 You answered many questions today, 434 00:30:25,865 --> 00:30:27,200 but not an important one. 435 00:30:28,409 --> 00:30:30,328 The one that sent you to Norway. 436 00:30:32,664 --> 00:30:33,998 Did you kill him? 437 00:30:36,376 --> 00:30:37,252 Yes. 438 00:30:38,169 --> 00:30:40,255 And I carved a cross on his chest. 439 00:30:44,592 --> 00:30:46,845 Of all your stories, that is my favorite. 440 00:30:48,847 --> 00:30:50,139 It was a long time ago. 441 00:30:51,474 --> 00:30:52,809 I have changed since then. 442 00:30:54,519 --> 00:30:57,063 No matter what you say, I am the leader of these people. 443 00:30:57,146 --> 00:30:58,147 That will not change. 444 00:30:58,231 --> 00:31:01,067 Some things are hard to accept. 445 00:31:01,150 --> 00:31:04,362 I know how proud you are to have built this place, 446 00:31:04,445 --> 00:31:06,739 to have survived here beyond expectations, but... 447 00:31:06,823 --> 00:31:08,491 Surviving is how we win. 448 00:31:08,575 --> 00:31:10,243 But can you call this winning? 449 00:31:12,495 --> 00:31:15,248 Much has changed since you've been gone, daughter. 450 00:31:16,916 --> 00:31:17,750 First, 451 00:31:18,543 --> 00:31:22,672 the fish moved far to the South and with them went the narwhal and walrus 452 00:31:23,256 --> 00:31:25,341 whose ivory brought in the traders. 453 00:31:25,425 --> 00:31:28,595 Without trees to repair our boats, we had no way to follow them. 454 00:31:29,304 --> 00:31:32,181 And then winters began to take their toll. 455 00:31:33,099 --> 00:31:35,476 The Golden Land can be good for both our people. 456 00:31:35,560 --> 00:31:37,061 -It won't. -Why do you say that? 457 00:31:37,145 --> 00:31:38,146 Because... 458 00:31:41,190 --> 00:31:46,195 Because I spent years trying to find it and I couldn't. 459 00:31:48,990 --> 00:31:50,241 I'm not blind, Freydis. 460 00:31:50,325 --> 00:31:53,411 Do you think I cannot see what is happening to my people? 461 00:31:53,995 --> 00:31:55,872 After you and Leif left, 462 00:31:55,955 --> 00:32:00,335 I sailed again and again to where he thought he had seen it, 463 00:32:00,418 --> 00:32:04,631 if it was out there, we would be there instead of here, 464 00:32:04,714 --> 00:32:08,259 where the wind never stops and the gods laugh at me. 465 00:32:13,389 --> 00:32:15,141 Leif's Golden Land 466 00:32:15,975 --> 00:32:16,976 is a fantasy. 467 00:32:19,520 --> 00:32:20,688 I trust my vision 468 00:32:21,814 --> 00:32:22,982 and you cannot stop me. 469 00:32:25,318 --> 00:32:26,152 Stubborn. 470 00:32:28,196 --> 00:32:29,822 Where did I get that from? 471 00:32:32,033 --> 00:32:33,660 [both laughing] 472 00:32:35,078 --> 00:32:35,954 [Freydis sighs] 473 00:32:40,291 --> 00:32:43,962 At least let us use one of your boats for fishing before you leave. 474 00:32:45,088 --> 00:32:45,922 Of course. 475 00:32:48,841 --> 00:32:51,719 Now, go get some sleep. I'm still your father. 476 00:33:55,575 --> 00:33:56,909 [exclaims softly] 477 00:34:01,414 --> 00:34:03,583 You don't have the courage to do it. 478 00:34:11,591 --> 00:34:12,425 Godwin? 479 00:34:15,470 --> 00:34:16,804 [exclaims] 480 00:34:16,888 --> 00:34:18,723 [both grunting] 481 00:34:22,560 --> 00:34:24,353 [Forkbeard straining] 482 00:34:25,021 --> 00:34:26,189 [grunts] 483 00:34:47,251 --> 00:34:49,378 -[straining weakens] -[grunts] 484 00:34:54,801 --> 00:34:56,552 [both grunting] 485 00:34:59,597 --> 00:35:01,557 [straining stops] 486 00:35:05,061 --> 00:35:06,521 [exhales] 487 00:35:56,904 --> 00:35:58,531 Good night, Your Highness. 488 00:36:07,874 --> 00:36:09,834 [Kaysan and Dorn chuckling] 489 00:36:09,917 --> 00:36:11,752 [Kaysan] We will meet you up at the house. 490 00:36:12,962 --> 00:36:14,255 [Harald] I'll be there shortly. 491 00:36:53,294 --> 00:36:56,172 [people laughing and chattering indistinctly] 492 00:37:04,805 --> 00:37:06,641 [people chattering excitedly] 493 00:37:19,195 --> 00:37:21,364 [soft festive music playing] 494 00:37:31,707 --> 00:37:33,376 [performers exclaiming] 495 00:37:35,086 --> 00:37:36,504 [all cheering] 496 00:37:41,634 --> 00:37:43,094 [people cheering] 497 00:37:59,193 --> 00:38:01,279 [festive music intensifies] 498 00:38:07,868 --> 00:38:10,204 [people chattering indistinctly] 499 00:38:21,173 --> 00:38:23,509 [men and women laughing] 500 00:38:31,225 --> 00:38:34,061 Zoe, I need to talk with you. 501 00:38:35,646 --> 00:38:36,814 [sighs] 502 00:38:56,334 --> 00:38:57,793 [women chuckling] 503 00:39:06,093 --> 00:39:07,011 Harald. 504 00:39:14,018 --> 00:39:15,144 Is that you? 505 00:39:18,481 --> 00:39:21,150 Emperor. I apologize. 506 00:39:22,276 --> 00:39:24,445 I did not realize it was you who summoned me. 507 00:39:24,528 --> 00:39:28,324 [chuckles] I did not summon you, but I am glad you are here. 508 00:39:29,658 --> 00:39:30,868 I want to talk to you. 509 00:39:44,173 --> 00:39:45,716 [panting] Over the years, 510 00:39:47,426 --> 00:39:48,511 we've grown close. 511 00:39:51,347 --> 00:39:53,265 You are like a brother to me. 512 00:39:53,974 --> 00:39:55,893 And you to me, Emperor. 513 00:39:56,977 --> 00:40:00,314 And as a brother, I know you well. 514 00:40:01,774 --> 00:40:02,733 Your strengths 515 00:40:04,735 --> 00:40:06,278 and your weaknesses. 516 00:40:09,865 --> 00:40:11,450 -Emperor... -Shh, shh, shh. 517 00:40:12,118 --> 00:40:16,372 You think I would not know if you were sleeping with my wife? 518 00:40:19,083 --> 00:40:20,501 I knew if I asked you, 519 00:40:21,961 --> 00:40:24,130 it would make things awkward between us. 520 00:40:27,091 --> 00:40:27,967 So... 521 00:40:30,594 --> 00:40:32,513 I let my wife seduce you. 522 00:40:35,349 --> 00:40:36,475 Why? 523 00:40:38,853 --> 00:40:40,729 Because I cannot give her a child. 524 00:40:44,692 --> 00:40:46,944 So, who better to provide an heir 525 00:40:48,696 --> 00:40:51,157 than my beloved brother? 526 00:40:55,202 --> 00:40:56,412 No! 527 00:40:57,913 --> 00:40:58,873 [gurgling] 528 00:40:59,915 --> 00:41:01,459 Emperor! Stop her! 529 00:41:01,542 --> 00:41:03,919 No, no! No! 530 00:41:06,213 --> 00:41:07,047 No! 531 00:41:10,801 --> 00:41:12,178 [man] He's killed the Emperor! 532 00:41:13,137 --> 00:41:15,222 No! It was a trap! 533 00:41:15,347 --> 00:41:16,640 [panicked murmuring] 534 00:41:18,934 --> 00:41:19,935 Arrest him. 535 00:41:20,853 --> 00:41:21,729 Hey! 536 00:41:31,113 --> 00:41:33,240 [panicked murmuring continues]