1 00:00:01,002 --> 00:00:03,379 I am Uhtred, son of Uhtred. 2 00:00:04,255 --> 00:00:10,094 Aethelflaed, the Lady of Mercia, has died and I am bereft. 3 00:00:11,054 --> 00:00:13,765 Aethelhelm has sought to install his grandson, 4 00:00:13,848 --> 00:00:16,184 Aelfweard, on the Mercian throne. 5 00:00:16,267 --> 00:00:18,394 But Edward was ruthless... 6 00:00:18,978 --> 00:00:20,605 Did you see the ealdormen? 7 00:00:20,688 --> 00:00:22,524 I did. They are dead. 8 00:00:22,607 --> 00:00:24,108 I will do as God wills. 9 00:00:24,192 --> 00:00:27,987 I will be king of the Angles and of the Saxons. 10 00:00:28,530 --> 00:00:31,658 A elswith, fearing for her granddaughter's safety, 11 00:00:31,741 --> 00:00:34,452 took Aelfwynn and fled Mercia. 12 00:00:35,912 --> 00:00:39,874 The distraught Brida has taken Father Pyrlig prisoner, 13 00:00:39,958 --> 00:00:42,544 but his kindness has eased her pain. 14 00:00:42,627 --> 00:00:44,546 Your daughter is at peace now. 15 00:00:45,046 --> 00:00:48,299 Maybe in finding peace of your own, you might repent. 16 00:00:48,383 --> 00:00:52,595 A elflaed has become enthralled by the visionary, Aalys. 17 00:00:52,679 --> 00:00:55,723 Travel with us and do not tell them. 18 00:00:56,266 --> 00:00:58,309 It is a holy tribute. 19 00:00:58,393 --> 00:01:02,438 While her father A ethelhelm, thwarted by Edward once again, 20 00:01:02,522 --> 00:01:06,568 must find new ways to exert his influence. 21 00:01:06,651 --> 00:01:11,406 This is not the way succession is determined! 22 00:01:11,489 --> 00:01:12,991 Destiny is all! 23 00:01:16,953 --> 00:01:21,541 You murderer! You killed my husband! 24 00:01:21,624 --> 00:01:25,670 - You killed our ealdormen! - Oi! Get back here! 25 00:01:25,753 --> 00:01:28,298 - You killed them all! - Ignore threats. Maintain your dignity. 26 00:01:28,381 --> 00:01:30,258 Do not rise to provocation. 27 00:01:31,926 --> 00:01:34,637 What news do you bring? Has Eoferwic located Pyrlig? 28 00:01:34,721 --> 00:01:36,681 No news of Father Pyrlig, Lord King. 29 00:01:36,764 --> 00:01:41,436 But I imagine Sigtryggr will be unsettled by the news from here. 30 00:01:44,147 --> 00:01:45,189 Yes. 31 00:01:45,773 --> 00:01:49,277 Perhaps we should make overtures to reassure them. Scotland too. 32 00:01:49,360 --> 00:01:52,864 Let King Constantin know we are minded to renew the alliance. 33 00:01:52,947 --> 00:01:54,407 My Lord, I do not serve you. 34 00:01:55,199 --> 00:01:57,535 I am here only to say my farewells. 35 00:01:58,286 --> 00:02:01,122 Whilst I understand your reasons, I cannot be a part of this. 36 00:02:09,547 --> 00:02:10,840 Oh, how virtuous. 37 00:02:10,923 --> 00:02:13,092 Aelfwynn would have presided over a civil war. 38 00:02:13,176 --> 00:02:15,511 I loved my sister. I do not dishonor her. 39 00:02:15,595 --> 00:02:18,181 You simply do what is best for Mercia. 40 00:02:21,351 --> 00:02:23,019 Should I have shown more mercy? 41 00:02:23,895 --> 00:02:24,937 Was there another path? 42 00:02:27,315 --> 00:02:29,567 A kingdom is never made without bloodshed. 43 00:02:30,693 --> 00:02:32,987 But it does not need to be ruled by fear. 44 00:02:33,780 --> 00:02:37,784 Show the world that you are just and that you live by the faith. 45 00:02:40,828 --> 00:02:42,789 As a sign of our wish to atone 46 00:02:44,207 --> 00:02:46,834 and reconcile with the sons of Mercia, 47 00:02:48,586 --> 00:02:52,256 we offer our fast until the masses are completed. 48 00:02:52,340 --> 00:02:55,176 Accept these offerings from our table. 49 00:02:55,259 --> 00:02:58,513 Feast here as our guests, even as we refrain. 50 00:02:59,097 --> 00:03:01,683 It is my hope we put this turbulence behind us. 51 00:03:04,185 --> 00:03:05,728 Do you think he's sincere? 52 00:03:06,813 --> 00:03:08,648 I can no longer read his mood. 53 00:03:09,315 --> 00:03:11,109 I feel just sickened with it all. 54 00:03:11,943 --> 00:03:15,571 The brutality, the way he dishonors Mother. 55 00:03:15,655 --> 00:03:18,658 It's because you are a fine and true young man 56 00:03:18,741 --> 00:03:20,535 who, one day, will be a mighty king. 57 00:03:24,664 --> 00:03:25,998 If this is so, then why... 58 00:03:26,791 --> 00:03:28,584 Why does he not name me the aetheling? 59 00:03:28,668 --> 00:03:32,255 Some men cannot think of their own demise. It frightens them. 60 00:03:36,134 --> 00:03:39,929 But with your permission, I will find a way to resolve this. 61 00:03:41,889 --> 00:03:44,976 I need to be certain that nothing can be traced back to me. 62 00:03:45,059 --> 00:03:47,603 The men can bear none of my insignia. 63 00:03:47,687 --> 00:03:51,065 Yes, I understand and they will say they are from King Sigtryggr. 64 00:03:51,149 --> 00:03:52,775 I know what I'm doing. 65 00:03:54,902 --> 00:03:58,281 You do realize this could start a war between Christian and Dane? 66 00:03:59,532 --> 00:04:01,117 Hopefully, yes. 67 00:04:01,826 --> 00:04:04,036 Ideally, the King falls in battle 68 00:04:04,120 --> 00:04:08,499 and Aelfweard inherits a land free of the heathen curse. 69 00:04:11,335 --> 00:04:13,838 Time is running out for my bloodline. 70 00:04:13,921 --> 00:04:15,965 Could you not wield influence another way? 71 00:04:17,216 --> 00:04:20,052 Build a few minsters or declare a miracle? 72 00:04:20,136 --> 00:04:22,722 How charmingly old-fashioned, Bresal. 73 00:04:23,973 --> 00:04:25,975 No, like the King, 74 00:04:26,058 --> 00:04:30,480 I have learned nothing is as effective as the stench of death. 75 00:04:33,524 --> 00:04:34,901 Do not worry. 76 00:04:34,984 --> 00:04:39,363 When we have delivered the tapestry, you may return home from the Holy Isle. 77 00:04:39,447 --> 00:04:42,784 With God's speed, the King may never learn that I have been away. 78 00:04:44,911 --> 00:04:48,581 The light is fading. We shall be forced to sleep under trees. 79 00:04:49,499 --> 00:04:52,168 You must regret traveling with simple folk. 80 00:04:53,002 --> 00:04:57,131 You are not simple folk. You are a gift from the Lord. 81 00:04:57,924 --> 00:05:00,843 The life of a queen can be somewhat lonely. 82 00:05:02,845 --> 00:05:03,888 Please... 83 00:05:05,014 --> 00:05:07,391 Be careful. It could be a trick for thieves. 84 00:05:07,475 --> 00:05:09,727 - Stand back until they are gone. - Lady, please. 85 00:05:10,520 --> 00:05:13,064 - Have pity. - We must help this traveler, my lady. 86 00:05:13,147 --> 00:05:15,066 Do not be softhearted. Stay. 87 00:05:15,149 --> 00:05:16,859 He is a soul in need. 88 00:05:18,820 --> 00:05:20,530 What happened here with you? 89 00:05:24,575 --> 00:05:26,911 Which one of these is the farm girl from Lewes? 90 00:05:29,247 --> 00:05:30,623 I am the visionary. 91 00:05:30,706 --> 00:05:33,626 A visionary, but you did not see us coming. 92 00:05:33,709 --> 00:05:34,752 Whose men are you? 93 00:05:35,294 --> 00:05:37,296 We were sent by King Sigtryggr. 94 00:05:46,180 --> 00:05:48,558 All of Mercia's ealdormen? All of them? 95 00:05:48,641 --> 00:05:50,101 Slaughtered, yes. 96 00:05:50,184 --> 00:05:52,019 With his sister not yet cold. 97 00:05:52,103 --> 00:05:54,689 She must have restrained Edward more than we knew. 98 00:05:56,274 --> 00:05:59,110 I fear we could be next, that he will come to conquer. 99 00:06:00,486 --> 00:06:02,530 Take a band to the border and double the patrol. 100 00:06:02,613 --> 00:06:04,949 - Send a warning to the King himself. - Yes. 101 00:06:05,575 --> 00:06:07,994 Dispatch a warrior to speak this in my name, 102 00:06:08,870 --> 00:06:13,249 "If he chooses to come north, we will be ready." 103 00:06:24,385 --> 00:06:25,761 We are restored! 104 00:06:27,054 --> 00:06:29,181 Remove the Saxon sign! 105 00:06:53,998 --> 00:06:55,041 Burnstone. 106 00:06:56,417 --> 00:06:57,543 Very pretty. 107 00:06:58,502 --> 00:06:59,921 Someone will buy it. 108 00:07:01,797 --> 00:07:04,050 Lord Haesten. Lord Haesten! 109 00:07:06,427 --> 00:07:07,553 You must see this. 110 00:07:41,837 --> 00:07:43,005 Jesus, please... 111 00:07:43,798 --> 00:07:44,840 Who did this? 112 00:07:48,302 --> 00:07:50,763 They were sent from the King of Jorvik. 113 00:07:51,430 --> 00:07:53,975 They said Sigtryggr wanted vengeance. 114 00:07:54,767 --> 00:07:56,852 They spared me to spread the word. 115 00:07:59,188 --> 00:08:00,231 Are you pilgrims? 116 00:08:04,026 --> 00:08:06,362 Travelers with the dead queen. 117 00:08:30,803 --> 00:08:34,557 Take the body down and clear all traces of this. 118 00:08:34,640 --> 00:08:35,683 Now! 119 00:09:31,655 --> 00:09:33,199 How many return to us? 120 00:09:33,908 --> 00:09:34,950 How many? 121 00:09:35,618 --> 00:09:38,996 Warn the alehouse! Osferth's thirsty! 122 00:09:45,461 --> 00:09:48,130 Aethelstan, go straight to the boatman. 123 00:09:49,590 --> 00:09:52,009 Get something fast. We can sail at high tide. 124 00:10:02,645 --> 00:10:03,938 You're still alive. 125 00:10:04,605 --> 00:10:05,648 Just. 126 00:10:06,190 --> 00:10:07,608 Just is enough. 127 00:10:10,903 --> 00:10:13,239 What of Stiorra and her husband? 128 00:10:13,906 --> 00:10:15,074 They are restored, 129 00:10:15,866 --> 00:10:16,909 just. 130 00:10:19,662 --> 00:10:23,082 But Lady Aethelflaed... 131 00:10:24,792 --> 00:10:26,502 She has been taken from us. 132 00:10:29,505 --> 00:10:31,799 That is a cruelty, Father. 133 00:10:32,550 --> 00:10:34,009 But she's at peace. 134 00:10:35,261 --> 00:10:36,554 It is of some comfort. 135 00:10:38,347 --> 00:10:39,849 There has been much cruelty. 136 00:10:48,899 --> 00:10:49,984 Have you... 137 00:10:51,652 --> 00:10:52,695 Um... 138 00:10:54,405 --> 00:10:56,824 - Have you walked at all? - A little. 139 00:10:59,243 --> 00:11:00,870 Many things are difficult, but 140 00:11:02,413 --> 00:11:04,039 my body is strong. 141 00:11:04,665 --> 00:11:06,834 - And my heart... - Will be avenged. 142 00:11:07,459 --> 00:11:11,005 Brida lives. We fear she has Father Pyrlig. 143 00:11:11,088 --> 00:11:13,299 At high tide, we take a boat to track her. 144 00:11:14,800 --> 00:11:18,304 - With that you could come... - The Lord is not calling me to revenge. 145 00:11:20,848 --> 00:11:22,057 No. 146 00:11:24,602 --> 00:11:25,644 Of course. 147 00:11:27,646 --> 00:11:29,732 To kill her might be my destiny alone. 148 00:11:30,316 --> 00:11:32,109 Perhaps it's not your destiny. 149 00:11:33,277 --> 00:11:35,112 You have a good life here, Father. 150 00:11:36,697 --> 00:11:38,824 Now that Lady Aethelflaed is departed, 151 00:11:40,201 --> 00:11:41,535 you could find a wife, 152 00:11:42,536 --> 00:11:43,913 have more children. 153 00:11:43,996 --> 00:11:45,998 One son lost as a babe. 154 00:11:48,209 --> 00:11:49,919 One now lying injured. 155 00:11:52,922 --> 00:11:55,299 A daughter who fought alone for her life. 156 00:11:57,259 --> 00:12:00,596 I would not curse another child with me as a father. 157 00:12:00,679 --> 00:12:03,974 What of the son who was hidden, who does not know his father? 158 00:12:04,058 --> 00:12:05,434 You do not know that. 159 00:12:06,894 --> 00:12:09,230 It is not safe for you to know that. 160 00:12:12,816 --> 00:12:13,859 His time will come. 161 00:12:16,654 --> 00:12:17,738 Besides... 162 00:12:22,243 --> 00:12:23,285 Aethelflaed... 163 00:12:25,037 --> 00:12:26,664 is not departed. 164 00:12:26,747 --> 00:12:28,040 She, uh... 165 00:12:29,500 --> 00:12:30,668 She's with me still. 166 00:12:33,045 --> 00:12:35,881 Then we both must walk with wounds that will not heal. 167 00:12:37,341 --> 00:12:39,969 Here. This way. 168 00:12:44,056 --> 00:12:45,766 We are not here to be seen. 169 00:12:46,308 --> 00:12:47,559 Where is our boat? 170 00:12:48,269 --> 00:12:51,105 - Where is the sea? - There is no sea. 171 00:12:51,188 --> 00:12:54,566 Girl, you have no sense. I have changed the plan. 172 00:12:54,650 --> 00:12:56,652 - In here... - What is happening? 173 00:12:57,236 --> 00:13:00,656 - Is someone planning on having me killed? - No, child. 174 00:13:00,739 --> 00:13:03,909 Someone is planning on giving you life. 175 00:13:03,993 --> 00:13:05,035 What? 176 00:13:05,786 --> 00:13:09,373 I will not have you living in the shadows, waiting for some assassin. 177 00:13:09,456 --> 00:13:11,417 My mother bore that danger every day. 178 00:13:11,500 --> 00:13:15,587 Yes, and living the way she did put a poison in her flesh 179 00:13:15,671 --> 00:13:17,840 and robbed me of my most cherished gift. 180 00:13:20,801 --> 00:13:22,136 What is your plan for me? 181 00:13:23,262 --> 00:13:25,139 I have chosen you a husband. 182 00:13:25,973 --> 00:13:27,016 Someone you know. 183 00:13:27,725 --> 00:13:28,892 I will explain. 184 00:13:39,737 --> 00:13:43,615 I have been asked to convey a message of great seriousness and secrecy. 185 00:13:44,825 --> 00:13:47,995 The Lady Aelswith has noted your affection for her granddaughter 186 00:13:48,078 --> 00:13:51,165 and asks that you convey yourself to Buccstan for Sunday. 187 00:13:52,041 --> 00:13:56,128 There you will meet with Lady Aelfwynn and marry her. 188 00:13:58,422 --> 00:14:00,299 Why have I been selected for this alliance? 189 00:14:03,177 --> 00:14:04,595 Because you're a nobody. 190 00:14:07,056 --> 00:14:09,850 If Aelfwynn marries you, no ealdorman can force her hand. 191 00:14:10,351 --> 00:14:13,020 Then I will be honored to preserve the safety of the princess. 192 00:14:36,585 --> 00:14:37,628 Osferth. 193 00:14:45,761 --> 00:14:48,013 The great warrior Haesten, a man of trade. 194 00:14:48,764 --> 00:14:51,225 I had heard of this, but I did not believe it. 195 00:14:51,308 --> 00:14:54,937 A trader and owner of 30 ships. 196 00:14:55,479 --> 00:14:57,648 You should see my settlement, Uhtred. 197 00:15:00,442 --> 00:15:05,489 Twice the size of this one, fertile farms and fat women. 198 00:15:06,448 --> 00:15:07,491 Not like this... 199 00:15:09,410 --> 00:15:10,536 only fit for... 200 00:15:12,329 --> 00:15:13,372 pigs. 201 00:15:14,790 --> 00:15:18,419 You have plenty of insults for a man who can no longer wield a sword. 202 00:15:19,920 --> 00:15:21,171 I can wield it, Uhtred. 203 00:15:26,385 --> 00:15:27,594 I think you should go. 204 00:15:33,517 --> 00:15:34,560 No. 205 00:15:35,269 --> 00:15:37,396 We must speak, somewhere out of sight. 206 00:15:37,479 --> 00:15:40,357 - There's nothing I want from you. - Believe me, Uhtred. 207 00:15:41,775 --> 00:15:43,610 We must speak. 208 00:15:57,040 --> 00:15:58,959 Where's this visionary now? 209 00:15:59,042 --> 00:16:00,669 I placed her with my kin. 210 00:16:01,128 --> 00:16:02,171 To trade her? 211 00:16:03,881 --> 00:16:05,090 To keep her safe. 212 00:16:05,674 --> 00:16:07,009 War will come from this. 213 00:16:07,092 --> 00:16:09,428 Why would Sigtryggr do something so stupid? 214 00:16:09,511 --> 00:16:10,554 He has not. 215 00:16:11,513 --> 00:16:12,723 This is not his command. 216 00:16:13,307 --> 00:16:15,976 His brother, then? Or Brida? 217 00:16:16,602 --> 00:16:19,313 Perhaps Mercians, seeking revenge. 218 00:16:19,396 --> 00:16:21,064 There's quite a few who hate Edward now. 219 00:16:22,608 --> 00:16:26,028 This is a bad omen, Lord, for all of us. 220 00:16:27,446 --> 00:16:29,865 I fear this death will only deliver more death. 221 00:16:30,949 --> 00:16:32,326 Why did you bring me this? 222 00:16:32,409 --> 00:16:35,078 We both have interest in keeping the peace, Uhtred. 223 00:16:36,163 --> 00:16:38,790 Me to trade and you, well... 224 00:16:39,541 --> 00:16:44,171 ...I cannot think Edward will spare your daughter when he retaliates. 225 00:16:48,008 --> 00:16:50,469 We must make Sigtryggr denounce this act. 226 00:16:50,552 --> 00:16:53,055 Finan, Osferth, remain here. 227 00:16:53,138 --> 00:16:55,557 You must guard the queen's body with all honor. 228 00:16:56,099 --> 00:16:59,353 Sihtric, Aethelstan, go to Aegelesburg, both of you. 229 00:16:59,436 --> 00:17:01,271 If they hear of this, come north to warn me. 230 00:17:01,355 --> 00:17:04,483 No, we cannot hide news of the queen's slaughter. It's wrong. 231 00:17:05,108 --> 00:17:07,110 She has a son who should know, a father. 232 00:17:07,194 --> 00:17:10,614 Aethelhelm will want revenge. He will blame all Daneland for this. 233 00:17:10,697 --> 00:17:12,324 You will not have to hide it for long. 234 00:17:12,407 --> 00:17:16,245 I will be swift and then I will bring the queen's body to Aegelesburg myself. 235 00:17:16,828 --> 00:17:19,831 Haesten, come with me to Eoferwic. Tell them what you've heard. 236 00:17:19,915 --> 00:17:21,750 - Let me come to Eoferwic. - Aethelstan! 237 00:17:21,833 --> 00:17:26,004 - Let him. I will have no part in this. - You are already a part of it. We all are. 238 00:17:26,088 --> 00:17:28,382 If they hear this story of Sigtryggr killing a queen, 239 00:17:28,465 --> 00:17:31,134 there will be a slaughter beyond Brida at her worst. 240 00:17:40,686 --> 00:17:41,937 Does that not get heavy? 241 00:17:45,440 --> 00:17:47,651 You do not have to hold your sword. 242 00:17:47,734 --> 00:17:50,320 You're stronger than me. The sword makes us equal. 243 00:17:55,450 --> 00:17:56,577 How far are we going? 244 00:18:05,502 --> 00:18:06,837 This is where the journey ends. 245 00:18:09,590 --> 00:18:13,010 Head south, eventually you'll reach Winchester. 246 00:18:13,969 --> 00:18:15,345 Hear me on this. 247 00:18:16,430 --> 00:18:19,391 Edward does not want battle with Daneland or with Danes. 248 00:18:19,474 --> 00:18:21,435 Come with me to Winchester and seek a peace. 249 00:18:21,518 --> 00:18:23,520 They will execute me before I'm within the gates. 250 00:18:23,604 --> 00:18:26,440 I will stand for you. You will be under my protection. 251 00:18:27,941 --> 00:18:29,359 The war should end, Brida. 252 00:18:31,111 --> 00:18:32,529 The war you started 253 00:18:33,405 --> 00:18:34,740 and the war within you. 254 00:18:37,993 --> 00:18:39,369 Good luck with the wolves. 255 00:18:55,969 --> 00:18:57,137 Father Pyrlig? 256 00:19:00,140 --> 00:19:02,601 I accept your offer of safe passage and protection. 257 00:19:04,478 --> 00:19:05,771 Take me to Uhtred. 258 00:19:07,481 --> 00:19:09,775 But my offer was to Edward. He is the king. 259 00:19:09,858 --> 00:19:12,319 But Uhtred is the enemy with whom I must reconcile. 260 00:19:13,278 --> 00:19:15,155 If I am to come to peace, he's the one. 261 00:19:16,657 --> 00:19:19,868 What? I thought you believed I was ready for redemption. 262 00:19:22,621 --> 00:19:25,165 We've had no word of the visionary's demise. 263 00:19:25,248 --> 00:19:26,667 Word of this should be spreading! 264 00:19:26,750 --> 00:19:29,753 The bodies will be found. They were left hanging near an open road. 265 00:19:29,836 --> 00:19:30,921 If this has gone wrong... 266 00:19:31,004 --> 00:19:33,006 You'll do what? Send an assassin to kill me? 267 00:19:37,010 --> 00:19:38,553 What's Aethelstan doing here? 268 00:19:40,055 --> 00:19:41,556 The King must've summoned him. 269 00:19:41,640 --> 00:19:45,185 Someone is ahead of me. They're trying to make use of this moment. 270 00:19:45,268 --> 00:19:46,996 Have you found the whereabouts of Lady Aelswith? 271 00:19:47,020 --> 00:19:48,105 Still making inquiries. 272 00:19:48,188 --> 00:19:53,318 We must locate her and the Lady Aelfwynn in case there is a plot forming. 273 00:19:53,402 --> 00:19:55,028 Do not start changing the plan. 274 00:19:55,112 --> 00:19:57,698 In a fight to the death, a man must be nimble. 275 00:19:57,781 --> 00:20:00,867 I jump to escape being pushed. 276 00:20:08,500 --> 00:20:09,626 We will be noticed. 277 00:20:11,586 --> 00:20:14,256 - Sihtric. We will be found. - Not if you stay quiet. 278 00:20:14,339 --> 00:20:15,716 Learn to move by stealth. 279 00:20:17,551 --> 00:20:18,719 Lord King, a moment? 280 00:20:18,802 --> 00:20:20,679 We are leaving to visit some of my new estates. 281 00:20:20,762 --> 00:20:22,806 It cannot wait, Lord King. 282 00:20:23,515 --> 00:20:25,851 An atrocity has occurred against the faith. 283 00:20:31,106 --> 00:20:32,941 Big ride for a small woman. 284 00:20:37,654 --> 00:20:39,114 It belongs to my husband. 285 00:20:39,740 --> 00:20:40,782 Traveling light? 286 00:20:41,992 --> 00:20:43,076 Empty-handed... 287 00:20:47,289 --> 00:20:49,040 I do not know who you are 288 00:20:49,916 --> 00:20:52,127 and I do not need your money. 289 00:20:52,210 --> 00:20:53,879 Did the family reward you, then? 290 00:20:54,838 --> 00:20:57,549 Show gratitude for all you did? 291 00:21:01,928 --> 00:21:05,766 Where are they, Ladies Aelfwynn and Aelswith? 292 00:21:05,849 --> 00:21:07,017 Where have they gone? 293 00:21:08,560 --> 00:21:10,687 I do not owe you an answer. 294 00:21:10,771 --> 00:21:11,813 People are 295 00:21:12,522 --> 00:21:16,443 concerned for Lady Aelfwynn's safety. 296 00:21:19,905 --> 00:21:21,907 So, if you remember where they are... 297 00:21:24,951 --> 00:21:25,994 find me. 298 00:21:31,208 --> 00:21:34,002 - I want the horse I paid for. Go. - All right. 299 00:21:34,628 --> 00:21:37,523 - I need to leave Aegelesburg tonight. - That man is looking for Aelfwynn. 300 00:21:37,547 --> 00:21:38,632 That one. 301 00:21:39,090 --> 00:21:41,426 That is not good. Is he the King's man? 302 00:21:41,510 --> 00:21:42,594 I do not know. 303 00:21:45,013 --> 00:21:46,139 Do you know where they went? 304 00:21:46,223 --> 00:21:48,850 - You do not have to tell me the place... - Yes, I do. 305 00:21:51,019 --> 00:21:53,772 I will travel there to warn them that they are being tracked 306 00:21:55,148 --> 00:21:57,776 if you stay to keep one eye on the King. 307 00:22:04,491 --> 00:22:05,700 Little Aalys 308 00:22:06,785 --> 00:22:12,707 slaughtered as she carried the tapestry on its sacred journey. 309 00:22:14,000 --> 00:22:18,088 Hung from a tree like a piece of rotten meat. 310 00:22:19,673 --> 00:22:20,715 The visionary. 311 00:22:21,842 --> 00:22:25,220 A symbol of your common people, murdered. 312 00:22:26,680 --> 00:22:29,599 Let us join together now 313 00:22:29,683 --> 00:22:34,271 to confront this Dane threat before Sigtryggr 314 00:22:34,354 --> 00:22:38,024 and his brother unite to slaughter us all! 315 00:22:41,403 --> 00:22:42,946 Where did you hear this news? 316 00:22:49,035 --> 00:22:54,082 You know I have friends in every town, but I urge you, Lord King, 317 00:22:54,165 --> 00:22:55,876 you cannot delay a response. 318 00:22:55,959 --> 00:22:58,628 Fury must be met with fury. 319 00:22:59,379 --> 00:23:02,799 Or the common people will act on your behalf. 320 00:23:04,676 --> 00:23:07,053 I would like to have this properly confirmed. 321 00:23:10,098 --> 00:23:14,394 You choose now to act with caution? 322 00:23:14,477 --> 00:23:17,230 When you have shown such boldness of late? 323 00:23:17,314 --> 00:23:21,234 The pilgrims may be resting peacefully in Lindisfarne as we speak. 324 00:23:21,318 --> 00:23:24,779 Or killers maraud your lands without consequence... 325 00:23:24,863 --> 00:23:26,031 Perhaps! 326 00:23:27,157 --> 00:23:30,035 But I will not be moved to retaliate until I am certain. 327 00:23:41,421 --> 00:23:42,714 Is there truth in it? 328 00:23:42,797 --> 00:23:44,090 I can make inquiries. 329 00:23:45,091 --> 00:23:47,552 If he is correct, it will indeed cause dismay. 330 00:23:48,261 --> 00:23:50,972 And great division between Christian and Dane. 331 00:23:53,475 --> 00:23:55,685 I've observed you have not yet left Mercia. 332 00:23:56,978 --> 00:23:59,731 I hope I have reassured you I'm not wholly impulsive. 333 00:24:01,483 --> 00:24:03,109 I need men here I can trust. 334 00:24:07,739 --> 00:24:09,199 Stay here and watch Aethelhelm. 335 00:24:09,282 --> 00:24:12,202 If he has heard this much, he's going to hear much worse. 336 00:24:30,261 --> 00:24:31,972 I am insulted. 337 00:24:37,978 --> 00:24:40,814 Let me assure you, if I were attacking Wessex, 338 00:24:40,897 --> 00:24:43,024 I would do more than strangle a queen. 339 00:24:43,692 --> 00:24:46,194 To be fair, Uhtred said this. 340 00:24:47,153 --> 00:24:48,822 Who do you think is responsible? 341 00:24:49,781 --> 00:24:51,408 - Who acts in your name? - No one. 342 00:24:52,283 --> 00:24:54,160 This is the work of Edward himself. 343 00:24:55,120 --> 00:24:57,288 He hated the Queen, and he hates us. 344 00:24:57,372 --> 00:24:59,374 He has killed her to justify a war. 345 00:24:59,457 --> 00:25:00,959 He does not want a battle. 346 00:25:01,042 --> 00:25:04,087 But when he hears of this, he will have to retaliate. 347 00:25:04,170 --> 00:25:06,464 Which is why we have sent men to our border. 348 00:25:06,548 --> 00:25:08,341 I will go to him with your denial. 349 00:25:09,843 --> 00:25:13,388 Though were you to journey with me, this matter could be settled easily. 350 00:25:13,471 --> 00:25:15,682 And leave Eoferwic undefended once again? 351 00:25:18,059 --> 00:25:19,769 I have given my word. 352 00:25:19,853 --> 00:25:20,979 That is enough. 353 00:25:26,651 --> 00:25:29,112 He suffers from his allies deserting him. 354 00:25:30,071 --> 00:25:31,531 I did not desert you. 355 00:25:32,615 --> 00:25:35,243 I have men this moment preparing to track Brida... 356 00:25:35,326 --> 00:25:36,870 Yet we sit alone in Eoferwic. 357 00:25:36,953 --> 00:25:39,706 I'm trying to save you from a battle you will not win! 358 00:25:40,957 --> 00:25:43,877 Edward has twice the sliver, twice the armies. 359 00:25:44,377 --> 00:25:45,420 Now he has Mercia... 360 00:25:45,503 --> 00:25:48,798 I am not afraid of a man who cannot even protect his own wife. 361 00:25:55,638 --> 00:25:56,973 Take me to the visionary. 362 00:25:57,807 --> 00:25:59,601 I must find out who spread these lies. 363 00:26:10,195 --> 00:26:11,613 There's a rider! 364 00:26:13,114 --> 00:26:14,699 Out of the way, men! 365 00:26:14,783 --> 00:26:15,825 What approaches? 366 00:26:15,909 --> 00:26:18,286 They say a messenger from the Danes. 367 00:26:23,500 --> 00:26:26,753 - What is the word of Sigtryggr? - A declaration. 368 00:26:26,836 --> 00:26:32,217 "If King Edward chooses to come north, we will be ready." 369 00:26:37,263 --> 00:26:40,350 Sigtryggr has, in essence, called for war. 370 00:26:40,433 --> 00:26:43,269 No, he has warned us not to approach. 371 00:26:44,020 --> 00:26:47,565 - It is different. - I do not understand this reluctance. 372 00:26:47,649 --> 00:26:48,691 Aethelstan? 373 00:26:49,609 --> 00:26:50,652 Is Uhtred with you? 374 00:26:51,152 --> 00:26:53,279 No, he is visiting his daughter. 375 00:26:54,197 --> 00:26:59,369 Now your greatest warrior has abandoned his post at Rumcofa to join Sigtryggr! 376 00:26:59,452 --> 00:27:01,496 Lord Uhtred is a man of honor. 377 00:27:01,579 --> 00:27:04,666 He goes only to see his child, so do not inflame the matter. 378 00:27:05,875 --> 00:27:07,252 Be wiser. 379 00:27:13,883 --> 00:27:15,885 Please, Lord Aethelhelm. 380 00:27:17,011 --> 00:27:21,432 Rather than press for battle, I would ask you take a gift to the Scots. 381 00:27:22,475 --> 00:27:24,769 They will be nervous of trouble on their border. 382 00:27:31,860 --> 00:27:34,070 Then, if that is your order, 383 00:27:35,488 --> 00:27:38,074 I shall gladly leave Aegelesburg. 384 00:27:48,418 --> 00:27:49,627 You speak your mind. 385 00:27:51,588 --> 00:27:53,131 I heard you were quite the fighter. 386 00:27:53,631 --> 00:27:56,217 I need a loyal man to lead the Mercian Guard. 387 00:27:57,635 --> 00:28:00,597 Live here alongside them and be my presence here in Aegelesburg. 388 00:28:02,432 --> 00:28:06,394 Perhaps that man could be you in recompense for... 389 00:28:06,477 --> 00:28:07,562 My banishment? 390 00:28:08,771 --> 00:28:11,733 There are worse fates than to be raised by Uhtred. 391 00:28:13,067 --> 00:28:16,362 It'll be a better use of your talent than spying on your father. 392 00:28:27,290 --> 00:28:28,666 I should like to accept. 393 00:28:33,546 --> 00:28:34,797 Do you want my oath? 394 00:28:35,465 --> 00:28:36,925 Do I need it? 395 00:28:37,759 --> 00:28:41,512 If I cannot trust my son, who can I trust? 396 00:28:43,598 --> 00:28:45,308 I'm not sure this is wise, Lord. 397 00:28:46,059 --> 00:28:49,729 If Edward cannot be provoked, perhaps Sigtryggr can. 398 00:28:50,313 --> 00:28:54,484 He's clearly anticipating an attack, so let's give the heathen what he wants. 399 00:28:55,318 --> 00:28:56,611 Come and meet my men. 400 00:28:57,445 --> 00:28:58,738 They are common folk. 401 00:28:59,989 --> 00:29:01,032 You'll like them. 402 00:29:08,957 --> 00:29:11,793 Ignore it. Go to sleep. 403 00:29:11,876 --> 00:29:12,919 I cannot. 404 00:29:13,586 --> 00:29:15,421 I have too much to consider. 405 00:29:17,006 --> 00:29:18,549 What day will he come for us? 406 00:29:19,968 --> 00:29:25,306 I have said Sunday. So, now we must be patient. 407 00:29:27,558 --> 00:29:29,519 What is it like to be married? 408 00:29:33,815 --> 00:29:38,278 When one is married to the right person, 409 00:29:39,445 --> 00:29:42,490 it is the greatest gift the Lord can bestow. 410 00:29:44,409 --> 00:29:46,452 The passions of the flesh 411 00:29:47,161 --> 00:29:52,000 when enacted within loving matrimony are transporting. 412 00:29:54,502 --> 00:29:58,589 When one feels the tremors of male affection... 413 00:29:58,673 --> 00:30:01,968 - Grandmother. - It is but an honest answer. 414 00:30:03,970 --> 00:30:08,349 It is why Alfred and I had such beautiful children. 415 00:30:10,143 --> 00:30:12,770 What if one is married to the wrong person? 416 00:30:12,854 --> 00:30:14,147 I hardly know Cynlaef. 417 00:30:15,565 --> 00:30:17,066 I hardly knew Alfred. 418 00:30:17,984 --> 00:30:19,610 It is the way of things. 419 00:30:22,530 --> 00:30:23,948 With the wrong person 420 00:30:24,657 --> 00:30:27,535 I'm told marriage is a living hell. 421 00:30:30,288 --> 00:30:33,791 Nonetheless, the bond holds fast. 422 00:30:39,714 --> 00:30:44,010 It grieves me to be the bearer of such news. 423 00:30:46,679 --> 00:30:51,351 I know how much the visionary meant to you all. 424 00:30:54,479 --> 00:30:58,149 And to think of that child strangled, 425 00:30:59,525 --> 00:31:02,653 defiled, her body hung from a tree! 426 00:31:04,572 --> 00:31:05,740 It's unbearable. 427 00:31:06,908 --> 00:31:08,451 My man Bresal here... 428 00:31:10,536 --> 00:31:14,791 informs me that the Dane assassins who killed her 429 00:31:14,874 --> 00:31:20,171 now disguise themselves in godless Rumcofa 430 00:31:20,254 --> 00:31:22,924 among the heathen settlers there. 431 00:31:25,551 --> 00:31:27,428 I cannot be seen 432 00:31:28,888 --> 00:31:31,849 to go against my King's command. 433 00:31:32,892 --> 00:31:39,232 But if any of you wishes to avenge this, 434 00:31:40,983 --> 00:31:47,198 there will be warm fires to welcome you in my camp. 435 00:31:49,450 --> 00:31:55,289 For too long we have let the Dane threat live alongside us, 436 00:31:55,873 --> 00:32:02,713 welcomed them into our homes, our food in their mouths 437 00:32:04,132 --> 00:32:07,093 while they plot bloody outrage! 438 00:32:07,176 --> 00:32:13,683 Any man who wishes to avenge themselves is free to go 439 00:32:13,766 --> 00:32:19,147 to seek the justice your King should seek! 440 00:32:20,231 --> 00:32:22,817 - Whose men are you? - We come from the King. 441 00:32:23,860 --> 00:32:27,029 Dane murderers are hiding here and you must hand them over. 442 00:32:33,244 --> 00:32:36,289 Of course, my men will attend to it. 443 00:32:42,962 --> 00:32:47,175 Bresal, no Dane here would kill Queen Aelflaed. They are good people. 444 00:32:48,801 --> 00:32:50,553 Why do you speak of Queen Aelflaed? 445 00:32:52,597 --> 00:32:53,764 Cynlaef! 446 00:32:53,848 --> 00:32:55,433 Get your arse out here! 447 00:32:57,477 --> 00:32:59,020 - No Cynlaef? - No, why? 448 00:32:59,103 --> 00:33:00,605 What's wrong? 449 00:33:00,688 --> 00:33:03,191 I need someone to alert the men downriver. 450 00:33:03,274 --> 00:33:07,111 But quietly, so it doesn't look like we want a fight. Soldiers have arrived. 451 00:33:07,195 --> 00:33:10,031 They say they're from Edward, but I'm not sure I believe it. 452 00:33:10,114 --> 00:33:11,908 - I'll go. - No! 453 00:33:11,991 --> 00:33:13,826 I can raise the men of Rumcofa. 454 00:33:13,910 --> 00:33:16,412 They know me, and no one will notice me leave. 455 00:33:18,998 --> 00:33:20,374 Do that. 456 00:33:20,458 --> 00:33:24,712 Send them up and wait downriver until I say it's safe to return here. 457 00:33:25,421 --> 00:33:26,464 Swear it. 458 00:33:26,547 --> 00:33:29,008 I swear. Go. 459 00:33:48,319 --> 00:33:50,780 What are you doing? These are innocent folk! 460 00:33:50,863 --> 00:33:52,031 Get your hands off her! 461 00:33:54,242 --> 00:33:55,785 Tell your men to stand down! 462 00:33:57,870 --> 00:33:58,955 Who are you? 463 00:34:01,123 --> 00:34:03,417 Finan! These men have been here before! 464 00:34:03,501 --> 00:34:06,712 Danes of Rumcofa have murdered our queen! 465 00:34:06,796 --> 00:34:09,590 Queen killers! Dane-loving scum! 466 00:34:09,674 --> 00:34:13,135 Do your duty and rid the cockles from the wheat! 467 00:34:19,141 --> 00:34:20,184 Stop it! 468 00:34:20,726 --> 00:34:22,853 Danes here! Christian there! 469 00:34:23,771 --> 00:34:25,022 Separate them. 470 00:34:27,650 --> 00:34:29,944 Dane! Saxon! 471 00:34:52,592 --> 00:34:55,386 Danes in here, go! Come on! 472 00:34:55,469 --> 00:34:57,388 Father, declare a sanctuary! Go! 473 00:35:01,267 --> 00:35:02,476 You'll be safe in here. 474 00:35:06,939 --> 00:35:08,816 Bresal, they are good people... 475 00:35:15,823 --> 00:35:16,866 Get off me! 476 00:35:56,656 --> 00:35:59,909 Osferth, Cynlaef! This way! We must get Ingrith! 477 00:36:02,662 --> 00:36:04,997 Check the docks! Check the docks! 478 00:36:06,999 --> 00:36:08,084 Come with me! 479 00:36:12,171 --> 00:36:13,673 Ingrith! 480 00:36:19,428 --> 00:36:21,138 Get out of my way! 481 00:36:23,933 --> 00:36:25,184 Ingrith! 482 00:36:28,229 --> 00:36:29,772 - Ingrith, go! - Come on! 483 00:36:30,481 --> 00:36:31,524 Fight me, boy! 484 00:36:46,497 --> 00:36:47,581 Ingrith! 485 00:36:55,423 --> 00:36:56,841 Ingrith! 486 00:37:08,394 --> 00:37:10,396 - No! - No! 487 00:37:12,690 --> 00:37:15,067 You're all right! You're all right. Hey, hey! 488 00:37:16,277 --> 00:37:17,319 It's all right. 489 00:37:18,612 --> 00:37:20,448 - Help! - Where's the wound? 490 00:37:20,531 --> 00:37:22,825 Where is it? 491 00:37:26,287 --> 00:37:29,790 Oh, my God, Oh, my God, I'm going to die! I'm going to die! 492 00:37:32,835 --> 00:37:36,547 It's all right. 493 00:37:36,630 --> 00:37:38,883 Don't let me die, Finan! 494 00:37:38,966 --> 00:37:45,723 Shh, I'm here with you. 495 00:38:21,801 --> 00:38:24,261 Do not be afraid, Aalys. 496 00:38:24,345 --> 00:38:25,596 Uhtred is no danger. 497 00:38:26,347 --> 00:38:28,224 He seeks only to make this right. 498 00:38:29,475 --> 00:38:33,646 I swear I mean you no harm. I come only to hear your story. 499 00:38:47,868 --> 00:38:49,745 The men that attacked the queen... 500 00:38:51,747 --> 00:38:54,208 they claimed to come from Sigtryggr, yes? 501 00:38:59,171 --> 00:39:01,215 How did they know where to find her? 502 00:39:04,426 --> 00:39:06,720 We told no one the queen rode with us. 503 00:39:07,471 --> 00:39:09,598 Her menfolk would have forbidden it. 504 00:39:12,434 --> 00:39:14,562 Did they say why they wanted the queen? 505 00:39:20,651 --> 00:39:22,152 They did not want her. 506 00:39:25,072 --> 00:39:26,240 They came for me. 507 00:39:27,783 --> 00:39:29,493 They did. They spoke my name. 508 00:39:30,411 --> 00:39:31,787 But the Lord guided her. 509 00:39:32,746 --> 00:39:35,791 She stood for me, claimed my place in the slaughter. 510 00:39:37,001 --> 00:39:39,003 I wanted only to see the Holy Isle. 511 00:39:39,503 --> 00:39:41,463 Why did St. Cuthbert lead me... 512 00:39:43,966 --> 00:39:45,426 then let this happen? 513 00:40:17,207 --> 00:40:18,250 I've got him. 514 00:40:31,305 --> 00:40:32,556 I'm sorry. 515 00:40:35,976 --> 00:40:37,269 It's my fault! 516 00:40:38,187 --> 00:40:39,480 It's all my fault. 517 00:40:42,358 --> 00:40:45,569 Pater noster qui es in caelis... 518 00:40:45,653 --> 00:40:46,695 Do not do that. 519 00:40:48,197 --> 00:40:50,574 Danes, they have other customs. 520 00:40:54,703 --> 00:40:56,372 Take the survivors to Danelaw. 521 00:40:57,665 --> 00:40:59,291 Mercia is no place for us. 522 00:41:07,424 --> 00:41:10,177 We will take Osferth back to the place of his birth. 523 00:41:10,970 --> 00:41:12,513 Let him rest in Wessex. 524 00:41:13,263 --> 00:41:15,432 Take Finan with you to meet Uhtred. 525 00:41:35,744 --> 00:41:38,247 I will meet Sihtric on the road to Aegelesburg. 526 00:41:41,417 --> 00:41:44,962 Take Aalys to Lindisfarne. I have a friend there who will hide her. 527 00:41:45,462 --> 00:41:48,716 Killing a queen, I follow. But who would want to kill a farm girl? 528 00:41:48,799 --> 00:41:50,801 Someone who wishes to stir the people. 529 00:41:51,635 --> 00:41:52,678 Brida? 530 00:41:53,804 --> 00:41:55,055 It is too sly for her. 531 00:41:57,683 --> 00:41:59,977 Whichever, I ride to tell the King. 532 00:42:00,060 --> 00:42:03,355 He can perhaps be restrained if he knows his wife was not the prey. 533 00:42:04,732 --> 00:42:07,317 This is slightly on the light side, Uhtred. 534 00:42:08,152 --> 00:42:12,031 I should be properly compensated for the hospitality I have shown the girl. 535 00:42:12,114 --> 00:42:13,365 You were compensated 536 00:42:14,241 --> 00:42:16,452 by whatever you stole from the dead queen. 537 00:42:20,456 --> 00:42:22,499 People do not entirely change, Haesten. 538 00:42:27,546 --> 00:42:28,839 Let them through! 539 00:42:28,922 --> 00:42:30,382 News from Rumcofa! 540 00:42:32,843 --> 00:42:35,179 - Fetch the guard! - This way? 541 00:42:35,262 --> 00:42:36,388 Lord Aelfweard. 542 00:42:37,598 --> 00:42:39,475 - I'm Aethelstan... - I know who you are. 543 00:42:40,225 --> 00:42:42,770 I cannot forget the boy held hostage with me in Winchester 544 00:42:43,812 --> 00:42:45,439 who offered the Danes his life for mine. 545 00:42:46,607 --> 00:42:48,734 There is talk of an uprising in Rumcofa. 546 00:42:49,985 --> 00:42:52,446 People there found the men that slew the visionary. 547 00:42:52,529 --> 00:42:54,364 You need to go inside immediately. 548 00:42:55,574 --> 00:42:58,243 And you need to fetch the King... now. 549 00:43:19,973 --> 00:43:21,725 We were close in spirit once. 550 00:43:23,560 --> 00:43:26,688 When she was first brought to the palace, I felt... 551 00:43:28,899 --> 00:43:30,984 ...I had found... 552 00:43:32,528 --> 00:43:34,613 not a beloved but at least a friend. 553 00:43:37,658 --> 00:43:40,035 Someone should tell her father. 554 00:43:40,994 --> 00:43:46,500 That falls to me, as penance for ignoring his warnings about the Danes. 555 00:43:48,836 --> 00:43:51,046 Have him brought from the road to Scotland. 556 00:43:52,422 --> 00:43:55,509 She was dishonored in life, so she will be honored in death. 557 00:43:57,845 --> 00:44:01,348 We must ready both armies to extract justice from Sigtryggr. 558 00:44:03,475 --> 00:44:06,186 His wife... for mine. 559 00:44:27,291 --> 00:44:29,334 I have been told the news. 560 00:44:33,255 --> 00:44:34,298 It is... 561 00:44:36,925 --> 00:44:38,677 beyond words. 562 00:44:41,471 --> 00:44:43,515 I did not know her well... 563 00:44:45,184 --> 00:44:48,478 But you humped her husband nonetheless... 564 00:44:50,439 --> 00:44:52,107 ignored the bonds of matrimony, 565 00:44:52,191 --> 00:44:54,943 gave your flesh freely and brought the wrath of God. 566 00:44:56,028 --> 00:44:57,070 Lord... 567 00:44:58,655 --> 00:45:00,616 that is your own guilt speaking. 568 00:45:00,699 --> 00:45:03,368 Do not seek to place this on me for I am blameless... 569 00:45:03,452 --> 00:45:04,703 We are not blameless! 570 00:45:06,747 --> 00:45:09,208 How can this be anything other than judgment? 571 00:45:10,542 --> 00:45:13,545 My God is not vengeful and neither should you be. 572 00:45:14,087 --> 00:45:17,382 This is the work of men, not God. 573 00:45:17,466 --> 00:45:20,636 Find the men that wronged her and have them feel your wrath. 574 00:45:25,682 --> 00:45:26,725 Forgive me. 575 00:45:29,603 --> 00:45:31,146 I'm not myself. 576 00:45:33,649 --> 00:45:38,278 In truth, I feel a burning shame. I did not love her as I vowed to. 577 00:45:38,362 --> 00:45:40,072 I am not... I am not a good man. 578 00:45:43,450 --> 00:45:44,910 You are a good man. 579 00:45:45,869 --> 00:45:48,163 It matters not you did not love her. 580 00:45:49,539 --> 00:45:52,501 Others did. That is enough. 581 00:45:59,091 --> 00:46:00,968 Tell the boy the dreadful news. 582 00:46:06,265 --> 00:46:07,307 Pity him. 583 00:46:09,142 --> 00:46:10,769 Do not pity yourself. 584 00:46:32,165 --> 00:46:33,500 Think of no one but me. 585 00:46:39,798 --> 00:46:41,842 Look at nothing but my eyes. 586 00:46:48,140 --> 00:46:50,309 Feel nothing but my body. 587 00:47:46,406 --> 00:47:48,700 Swear to me this will not destroy you. 588 00:47:49,701 --> 00:47:53,038 Be a good king, not a good man. 589 00:48:00,420 --> 00:48:04,257 Men, women and children herded into my church and slaughtered. 590 00:48:05,217 --> 00:48:07,552 Farm boys wrenched from their loving mothers. 591 00:48:09,221 --> 00:48:13,892 All unprovoked, all taken when they had no sword. 592 00:48:13,975 --> 00:48:16,436 What reason did they give for the King's wrath? 593 00:48:17,396 --> 00:48:19,689 They claimed it was revenge for the death of the queen. 594 00:48:19,773 --> 00:48:24,069 Their reason is to cleanse all Danes from Saxon lands. 595 00:48:24,694 --> 00:48:26,988 Although they have lived alongside them for many years, 596 00:48:27,072 --> 00:48:28,573 they do not want them there. 597 00:48:30,033 --> 00:48:31,910 Your new king and queen will protect you. 598 00:48:31,993 --> 00:48:35,580 You are no longer people of Mercia but live under the shield of Eoferwic. 599 00:48:36,706 --> 00:48:39,876 Christians will not harm you here. 600 00:48:39,960 --> 00:48:41,670 Ordinary Christians do not hate Danes. 601 00:48:41,753 --> 00:48:44,339 And yet Edward will no longer let us thrive here! 602 00:48:47,217 --> 00:48:48,385 We will avenge you. 603 00:48:51,888 --> 00:48:52,931 We will avenge you. 604 00:48:57,269 --> 00:48:58,687 We have to go to war. 605 00:49:10,365 --> 00:49:13,869 We will go north and confront Sigtryggr. 606 00:49:15,328 --> 00:49:19,124 Send word he will pay in blood for this affront to us all. 607 00:49:21,793 --> 00:49:24,087 You fight under one king for the first time. 608 00:49:25,589 --> 00:49:27,757 No longer men of Wessex or Mercia... 609 00:49:29,634 --> 00:49:31,678 but Saxons all. 610 00:49:35,098 --> 00:49:36,141 Come. 611 00:49:36,892 --> 00:49:40,645 Take some guards to find Lord Aethelhelm. Bring him home to us, child. 612 00:49:56,786 --> 00:49:59,539 Sihtric... tell me. 613 00:49:59,623 --> 00:50:01,249 News is being spread in Aegelesburg 614 00:50:01,333 --> 00:50:03,668 with talk of confronting the Danes in battle. 615 00:50:05,337 --> 00:50:07,380 - How did the news come? - Lord Aethelhelm. 616 00:50:08,131 --> 00:50:10,425 He spoke of the dead visionary and pressed for vengeance 617 00:50:10,509 --> 00:50:12,552 but did not speak of the Queen. 618 00:50:12,636 --> 00:50:15,597 He did not know. She journeyed in secret. 619 00:50:20,310 --> 00:50:21,770 What if he planned it? 620 00:50:24,564 --> 00:50:26,250 - The killing... - What? Of his own daughter? 621 00:50:26,274 --> 00:50:27,359 No, of Aalys. 622 00:50:28,401 --> 00:50:31,696 Aethelhelm was unaware his daughter traveled with the pilgrims. 623 00:50:33,198 --> 00:50:38,078 So he arranged to kill the visionary to poison the people against the Danes. 624 00:50:39,996 --> 00:50:41,581 Then I almost pity him. 625 00:50:42,541 --> 00:50:43,875 Do not pity him. 626 00:50:45,085 --> 00:50:48,838 What he has unleashed will throw my daughter against the Saxons. 627 00:50:48,922 --> 00:50:51,841 - We must alert Edward to the enemy within. - Lord! 628 00:50:56,137 --> 00:50:57,472 What are you doing here? 629 00:50:58,890 --> 00:51:00,267 Aelfwynn is in Buccstan. 630 00:51:05,689 --> 00:51:06,815 What news of Rumcofa? 631 00:51:11,027 --> 00:51:12,571 - What of my son? - My family? 632 00:51:12,654 --> 00:51:13,863 Your son lives, Lord. 633 00:51:14,447 --> 00:51:16,283 Your wife and children too, but... 634 00:51:17,617 --> 00:51:19,119 many in Rumcofa... 635 00:51:21,705 --> 00:51:22,747 Where is Osferth? 636 00:51:24,165 --> 00:51:27,210 - Finan, where is Osferth? - Finan! 637 00:51:28,712 --> 00:51:31,631 Tell us. Where is Osferth? 638 00:51:38,054 --> 00:51:39,347 Make way for the king! 639 00:51:42,225 --> 00:51:45,312 Sigtryggr, let me lead a warrior band. 640 00:51:46,187 --> 00:51:48,481 Let me do more than buttress a shield wall. 641 00:51:49,733 --> 00:51:52,444 Let him join the vanguard. Walk out front. 642 00:52:02,537 --> 00:52:05,206 If you ask me to, I will turn back now. 643 00:52:05,290 --> 00:52:06,666 I will not ask. 644 00:52:07,792 --> 00:52:11,546 If the king seeks to threaten us, we retaliate... 645 00:52:13,006 --> 00:52:15,675 even if it means fighting against those that I love. 646 00:52:16,635 --> 00:52:18,970 I never wanted to rend you from your family. 647 00:52:19,596 --> 00:52:22,349 I held the peace so I may hold you, unfractured. 648 00:52:23,725 --> 00:52:25,602 I am not fractured. 649 00:52:26,186 --> 00:52:27,437 And we are united. 650 00:52:46,623 --> 00:52:49,376 We leave to join our men on the border without delay. 651 00:52:50,126 --> 00:52:52,504 We summon the Saxon king! 652 00:52:53,421 --> 00:52:54,714 And in three days... 653 00:52:55,465 --> 00:52:57,133 in three days... 654 00:52:57,217 --> 00:53:00,679 our army will destroy Edward's army upon the high hills. 655 00:53:00,762 --> 00:53:01,805 Yes. 656 00:53:01,888 --> 00:53:07,727 In three days, we slaughter him, his offspring 657 00:53:07,811 --> 00:53:09,688 and those who fight in his name. 658 00:53:13,608 --> 00:53:15,568 Tell the coward boy the battle place. 659 00:53:16,277 --> 00:53:17,821 Tell him Sigtryggr will be waiting. 660 00:53:18,488 --> 00:53:25,488 Sigtryggr! 661 00:53:43,888 --> 00:53:45,181 Lord Aethelhelm. 662 00:53:46,725 --> 00:53:49,018 We have scattered many men in search of you. 663 00:53:49,811 --> 00:53:51,646 And you're the one to find gold. 664 00:53:53,189 --> 00:53:55,275 I've been asked to bring you back to Aegelesburg. 665 00:53:57,402 --> 00:53:58,445 Why? 666 00:54:00,113 --> 00:54:02,115 I do not know the reason, Lord. 667 00:54:03,533 --> 00:54:04,993 Please just return with me. 668 00:54:06,161 --> 00:54:07,287 Not today. 669 00:54:08,413 --> 00:54:09,539 Feed him. 670 00:54:11,750 --> 00:54:12,792 Make him welcome. 671 00:54:12,876 --> 00:54:14,669 This way, Lord Aethelstan. 672 00:54:21,009 --> 00:54:24,095 The little bastard knows something he will not tell me. 673 00:54:25,305 --> 00:54:27,140 Perhaps you'd like to get it out of him. 674 00:54:28,057 --> 00:54:33,021 Come, see the men we have gathered for this adventure. 675 00:54:33,104 --> 00:54:35,315 - The King will need... - Lord, I must speak. 676 00:54:39,360 --> 00:54:43,072 The bastard may be concealing that which I myself learned in Rumcofa. 677 00:54:49,078 --> 00:54:51,414 Your daughter was traveling with the pilgrims 678 00:54:51,498 --> 00:54:52,874 and was also slaughtered. 679 00:55:06,888 --> 00:55:07,931 Lord. 680 00:55:08,807 --> 00:55:09,891 Did you hear that? 681 00:55:12,519 --> 00:55:14,312 I saw her body in Rumcofa, Lord. 682 00:55:16,105 --> 00:55:17,565 It's been taken to her husband. 683 00:55:20,193 --> 00:55:22,278 Forgive me. Had we any idea... 684 00:55:24,113 --> 00:55:25,490 Lord, it's not my fault. 685 00:55:26,241 --> 00:55:27,283 Had you have said... 686 00:55:31,955 --> 00:55:34,666 I think it is quite clear where the blame lies. 687 00:56:09,993 --> 00:56:11,369 Lord, put down the knife. 688 00:56:13,454 --> 00:56:14,539 No. 689 00:56:16,374 --> 00:56:18,376 It is the honorable way. 690 00:56:18,459 --> 00:56:21,212 Since when have we done the honorable thing, Lord? 691 00:56:21,921 --> 00:56:24,048 Your grandson needs you alive. 692 00:56:25,425 --> 00:56:29,554 My grandson's fortunes are ruined. 693 00:56:31,848 --> 00:56:33,308 Without the queen... 694 00:56:34,976 --> 00:56:37,020 ...our influence dies. 695 00:56:38,605 --> 00:56:40,481 Then make them rise again. 696 00:56:41,441 --> 00:56:43,109 Finish what you've started. 697 00:56:46,613 --> 00:56:48,740 I know you can do this, Lord. I know it. 698 00:56:50,742 --> 00:56:51,784 Find yourself. 699 00:56:53,912 --> 00:56:54,954 Find it. 700 00:56:56,497 --> 00:56:57,582 Fight.