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I am Uhtred, son of Uhtred.
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Aethelhelm plotted to unseat King Edward
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and put his grandson Aelfweard
on the throne.
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You are a fine and true young man
who will one day be a mighty king.
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He planned to have the visionary Aalys
killed on her pilgrimage to Lindisfarne.
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And blamed the murder on the Danes.
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You do realize this could start a war
between Christian and Dane.
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Hopefully, yes.
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But unknown to him, his daughter,
Queen Aelflaed, journeyed with Aalys.
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I am the visionary!
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Who did this?
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They were sent from the king of Jorvik.
They said Sigtryggr wanted vengeance.
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Despite Brida taking Father Pyrlig
as her prisoner,
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a bond has formed between them.
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I accept your offer of safe passage
and protection.
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Take me to Uhtred.
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Aelswith has made a new plan
to protect hergranddaughter, Aelfwynn.
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I have chosen you a husband,
someone you know. I will explain.
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Aethelhelm's men marched
on the Danes of Rumcofa in revenge
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for the attack on the pilgrims.
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Osferth was among those
who fell defending them.
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Aethelhelm has discovered
what his plotting has cost him.
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Your daughter was traveling
with the pilgrims.
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And was also slaughtered.
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And now, both King Edward
and Sigtryggr prepare for war.
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His wife... for mine.
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Sigtryggr! Sigtryggr!
Sigtryggr...
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Destiny, is all!
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Edward knows nothing
of what he's unleashed.
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Truly he has stirred the hornet's nest.
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Two days!
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In two days, we mount the heads
of Saxon turds on spikes!
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Brother...
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I have spoken with the men and all agree.
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We should surprise the enemy on the road.
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No. The king has chosen the battle site.
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Sigtryggr, they outnumber us.
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If Edward thinks numbers will win this,
his arrogance will be his undoing.
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- He believes we're at his mercy.
- It is not wise, brother.
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But it is necessary,
Rognvaldr.
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Our people will paint the land
with Saxon blood.
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If you're afraid, you may stand down.
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All who fight as brothers fight as one.
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We attack from the high hill!
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Sigtryggr hopes that by attacking
from high terrain, he can overwhelm us.
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But we will turn his attack
to our advantage.
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We launch our assault here with 300 men.
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Danes attack, yes, but it will give us
the time to move here
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and take out their vanguard.
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Those men will most likely be lost.
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Then they shall be lost with honor.
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It is the price we must pay to protect
our kingdoms from the heathens.
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Ensure Lord Aethelhelm is located
and told of our intentions.
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King Edward is camped 20 miles
from here and the Danes are marching.
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The men grow tired of waiting,
but they remain loyal.
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Good. Then we wait.
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In Edward's hour of need,
we ride to the Saxons' aid.
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We must watch the young Aethelstan.
Keep him close.
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There are those
that have ambitions for the boy.
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You are now Aelfweard's one true ally.
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Yes.
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Let us therefore pray my daughter's
sacrifice may yet bear fruit.
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Keep an eye on Aethelstan.
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Lord, we must rest the horses.
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Eat faster. We have men to kill.
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Edward will have camped north.
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- What if he's already moved on?
- Then we catch up to him.
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We find the king
and then we seize Aethelhelm.
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Each man take a limb
and we tear him into quarters.
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There are only three of us, Lord.
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Osferth's spirit will stand in place.
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His spirit is busy taunting
the fool that got him killed.
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You're not guilty of this, Finan.
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Save your anger for the ones that are.
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Aethelhelm will get what is coming to him.
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But first we must avert this war.
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We cannot linger here.
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Where is Cynlaef?
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Perhaps he resists the offer of my hand.
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Unlikely. You allowed him to touch you.
He will want more.
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That is just the way of young men.
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Besides, he has been given an order.
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Do not pull that face.
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We all want this whole ghastly affair
to be over.
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I'm sure Cynlaef will not let you down.
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My lady,
one of your guard approaches.
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I know this man. He is loyal.
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Redwald, what news do you bring?
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There has been
a massacre in Rumcofa, my lady.
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Countless Danes put to the sword.
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Men and women both,
children and the elderly.
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- Who carried out this attack?
- We cannot be certain.
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But there have been rumors.
Some say war is coming.
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These lands are no longer safe.
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Cynlaef may yet still live.
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We cannot linger here
any longer.
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I must get you to safety.
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Shh, there are men in the trees.
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Warriors.
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They are merely scouts,
resting on their journey.
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- I thought it was an ambush.
- They won't harm us.
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Did you think I intended to murder you?
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The thought did cross my mind.
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- You're no use to me dead.
- So why did you stay just now?
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I need you to speak for me
when I stand before Uhtred.
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Or perhaps you despise me
less than I thought.
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Your company's torturous.
I've had boils I liked better.
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I see.
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I'll go and speak with them.
Perhaps they have news.
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I will not let you lock me away
in a convent!
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It is safe there.
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This morning I was to be wedded
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and now I am being banished to a place
of chastity and prayers at dawn!
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Things have changed.
It is our only option.
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You would not treat my mother
with such torment.
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You are not her.
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You simply wish to be rid of me.
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How can you say such things?
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- I have done my very best to protect you...
- And you have utterly failed me.
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As you did my mother.
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Gather your things.
We depart before the day is ended.
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If we have to travel by darkness,
so be it!
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- Ensure she does not leave this room.
- Yes, my lady.
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I shall not go!
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And you cannot keep me here
against my will!
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It saddens me to hear of this massacre.
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- Rumcofa was a haven for many.
- No longer. We ride now for Aegelesburg.
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We wish to be as far as possible
from this bloodshed.
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- And Edward is coming north?
- He's already on the road.
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The kingdoms are in turmoil.
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The peace that existed between
Saxon and Dane has ended.
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They're at war.
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It is time for us to take our leave,
unless you need any assistance.
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No.
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My companion and I have all we need.
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What news did he offer?
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Nothing of importance,
but we should set out at once.
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What's the hurry?
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Honestly...
I cannot wait to escape this blasted cold.
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Besides, the sooner
we meet with Uhtred the better.
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More sent from the northern burhs.
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We look strong.
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Lord King, we bring grave news.
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Sigtryggr did not kill the queen.
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It was the work of Aethelhelm's men.
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- Send for Sigtryggr.
- Yes, Lord.
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Our scouts say
it's not Edward's camp.
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The banners belong to one of his lords.
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Perhaps the gods are speaking to us.
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Perhaps we can use this.
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Edward's chances dwindle
with fewer allies on the field.
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The king's forces
can afford to lose men.
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Can we?
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They have scouts.
They'll see you coming around the lake.
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We need not go around the lake.
It's frozen.
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We could go over it.
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No Saxon would ever condemn
his daughter to such an end.
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He did not order her death.
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It was the visionary Aalys
he sought to kill.
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When the moment came, the queen
sacrificed herself to save the girl.
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- Do you have proof of this?
- I have spoken to Aalys.
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- I've seen the horror in her eyes.
- And Sigtryggr had no part in this?
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He could not have planned it.
No one knew the queen traveled.
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The country is full of spies.
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What reason would Sigtryggr have to attack
a farm girl and then deny it?
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Lord, Aethelhelm must be hunted down
and brought to justice.
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Aelflaed's blood is on his hands.
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As is Osferth's...
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your father's natural son.
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He was one of my most loyal men.
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He fought at my side for Wessex
through countless battles.
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I'm sorry to hear it.
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Only Aethelhelm benefits from this chaos.
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He wants you to turn
to him and his armies,
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so he may strut again
in the palace in Winchester.
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He must be apprehended.
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A rider was dispatched to find him
and will soon return.
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Send word to Aegelesburg.
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Aelfweard is to be shielded
from his grandfather's influence
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and protected by my personal guard.
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That order should extend to Aethelstan.
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He stands between
Aelfweard and the throne.
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I sent Aethelstan to find Aethelhelm.
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Then he is in danger.
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What of the war with Sigtryggr?
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Tell Sigtryggr our conflict is over.
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My quarrel now is with Aethelhelm.
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Your strategy at Lindcylne was a good one.
Why abandon it for uncertainty?
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Because I hear your words.
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We do not have men to spare.
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This stealth attack could destroy hundreds
of Saxons with little loss of Dane life.
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It is a gift.
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Or a trap! What if the ice doesn't hold?
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It will.
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I can see from here it will.
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I have crossed frozen fjords in Iceland,
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- slept before the ice rivers of Irland...
- This is Mercia.
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The weather of these lands
is as unpredictable
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as the Saxons who live on them.
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That does not change the nature of ice,
my queen.
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But it is, as she says, a risk.
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All is a risk.
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Let me show you I am right.
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I will walk upon the ice
to measure its strength.
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You tested me once.
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I survived.
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Let me show you I can lead in battle.
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Gods offer you this, Sigtryggr.
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Do not slight them by refusing it.
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It is a risk.
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But we will at least test it.
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Once night falls, have him test the ice.
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- I will take word to the Danes.
- We will find you there.
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Aethelhelm shall be found and tried
before Saxons and Danes.
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We can forge a new union with Daneland.
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For that, I am glad.
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I am sorry for Osferth,
even though I did not know him well.
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He was still your blood.
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- You were his true brother.
- Yes. And I will avenge him.
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Lord Aethelhelm.
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As requested, I've stationed men to patrol
the east and the west perimeters.
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With the lake at our backs and ample eyes
to the trees, our camp may rest soundly.
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Look, I wish to inspire my men,
maintain their spirits, but...
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I fear I'm falling short.
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On the contrary,
you are an inspiration to them.
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You are proving yourself a true leader.
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Any minute now he'll pull a miracle
out of his saintly arse.
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He is both righteous and pompous,
just like his father.
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I have news. The ladies Aelswith
and Aelfwynn have been spotted.
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They travel with a personal guard.
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- Where are they?
- South of Buccstan.
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They were seen by Mercian monks.
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Silver is a god all men serve.
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Well,
the ladies will have to be rescued.
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The princess is important to us.
Her safety is our greatest concern.
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We need to get rid of him.
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Accidents can happen.
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Even at night.
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We are leaving for the nunnery
before the sun sets.
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The sooner we move on
from this place the better.
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- Lady Aelswith.
- Eadith?
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00:18:22,144 --> 00:18:26,106
I've come to warn you
and Lady Aelfwynn. You are in danger.
243
00:18:26,189 --> 00:18:27,357
A man is tracking you.
244
00:18:27,441 --> 00:18:31,111
A man who seeks to exchange news
of your whereabouts for coin.
245
00:18:31,194 --> 00:18:32,404
You are certain of this?
246
00:18:32,487 --> 00:18:34,948
I would not have journeyed
all this way if I was not.
247
00:18:36,033 --> 00:18:37,451
Come with me.
248
00:18:37,534 --> 00:18:39,661
We are leaving before the day is over.
249
00:18:39,745 --> 00:18:41,830
You cannot wait even that long.
250
00:18:41,913 --> 00:18:45,584
Go now. Whoever this man is,
you do not want to meet him.
251
00:18:45,667 --> 00:18:47,961
Then we must go where he will not find us.
252
00:18:48,045 --> 00:18:51,590
In truth,
it should comfort Aelfwynn to see you.
253
00:18:58,597 --> 00:19:00,432
Where is Lady Aelfwynn?
254
00:19:01,558 --> 00:19:04,227
- How could you let her leave?
- I did not know.
255
00:19:06,438 --> 00:19:07,689
She has fled.
256
00:19:10,400 --> 00:19:12,611
She has taken her horse.
257
00:19:31,546 --> 00:19:33,715
This assault makes me uneasy.
258
00:19:33,799 --> 00:19:37,761
Is it the assault that troubles you,
my love, or the one I chose to lead it?
259
00:19:38,387 --> 00:19:40,013
You're entrusting him with too much.
260
00:19:40,097 --> 00:19:44,184
He seeks atonement by facing danger,
261
00:19:44,267 --> 00:19:46,561
a danger that will be great, which is why...
262
00:19:48,021 --> 00:19:52,401
I need you to go straight to the safety of
the surrounding trees as soon as we cross.
263
00:19:55,821 --> 00:19:59,491
Your plan is a good one.
You placed your trust in it.
264
00:20:01,034 --> 00:20:02,327
Brother.
265
00:20:03,620 --> 00:20:07,082
- It is as we hoped.
- We may have found a way across the ice.
266
00:20:08,375 --> 00:20:12,129
Then the gods have answered us.
Tell the men.
267
00:20:12,212 --> 00:20:15,465
We rise before dawn and we attack them
in their deepest sleep.
268
00:20:17,718 --> 00:20:20,011
When we cross over,
make for the high ground.
269
00:20:21,263 --> 00:20:23,557
Strike down those Saxons
as they try to flee.
270
00:20:40,699 --> 00:20:43,827
- Lord Uhtred!
- It is one of Edward's scouts.
271
00:20:45,245 --> 00:20:46,496
What news do you bring?
272
00:20:46,580 --> 00:20:49,708
Lord Aethelhelm
is camped in a valley north of here,
273
00:20:49,791 --> 00:20:51,877
on the banks of a frozen lake.
274
00:20:51,960 --> 00:20:55,380
- He has raised a vast army.
- Edward is on the road behind us.
275
00:20:55,464 --> 00:20:58,216
Find him and tell him
where Aethelhelm is camped.
276
00:20:58,300 --> 00:20:59,634
We must get to the lake.
277
00:21:10,812 --> 00:21:12,230
That way.
278
00:21:21,031 --> 00:21:22,157
Let's go.
279
00:26:10,487 --> 00:26:13,990
Help! Help!
280
00:27:12,215 --> 00:27:14,092
This cannot be.
281
00:27:14,175 --> 00:27:15,385
Forget them!
282
00:27:16,094 --> 00:27:19,222
Protect me at all costs!
283
00:27:19,931 --> 00:27:22,559
Shield wall!
284
00:28:05,935 --> 00:28:07,228
Watch out, brother!
285
00:28:13,067 --> 00:28:15,278
Dear God, we're too late.
286
00:28:15,361 --> 00:28:17,447
We must find a way to stop this,
Lord.
287
00:28:17,530 --> 00:28:19,449
Stiorra!
288
00:28:20,491 --> 00:28:23,786
- You must help Sigtryggr.
- No, I must stop him.
289
00:28:23,870 --> 00:28:27,165
Aethelhelm was the one responsible
for the massacre at Rumcofa.
290
00:28:27,957 --> 00:28:31,836
This is his camp. Edward is coming
with 1,000 men to apprehend him.
291
00:28:32,712 --> 00:28:35,798
He sought to restore the peace,
but when he sees this...
292
00:28:35,882 --> 00:28:37,550
We must tell Sigtryggr.
293
00:28:37,634 --> 00:28:39,010
He has seen reason before.
294
00:28:39,093 --> 00:28:40,136
Stay here.
295
00:28:41,596 --> 00:28:44,891
Get Aethelstan to safety
and cut a path to Sigtryggr.
296
00:28:44,974 --> 00:28:46,517
It's the only way to stop this.
297
00:28:47,227 --> 00:28:49,145
And Aethelhelm is to be taken alive!
298
00:29:12,293 --> 00:29:13,628
Aethelstan!
299
00:29:19,050 --> 00:29:20,134
Aethelstan!
300
00:29:35,608 --> 00:29:38,361
Aethelhelm! Why do you not fight?
301
00:29:51,624 --> 00:29:52,917
Aethelstan!
302
00:30:28,494 --> 00:30:30,038
Aethelstan!
303
00:30:46,220 --> 00:30:48,264
Sihtric, get him to safety!
304
00:30:49,015 --> 00:30:51,517
You find Sigtryggr,
I'll deal with Aethelhelm!
305
00:31:15,625 --> 00:31:17,335
I rode for peace.
306
00:31:17,418 --> 00:31:20,546
And Sigtryggr has repaid us
with more bloodshed.
307
00:31:20,630 --> 00:31:22,382
Lord, what would you have us do?
308
00:31:23,549 --> 00:31:27,970
We must trust Uhtred.
There is still time for him to stop this.
309
00:31:36,020 --> 00:31:37,230
Sigtryggr!
310
00:31:39,148 --> 00:31:40,316
Aethelstan.
311
00:31:41,234 --> 00:31:42,360
Where is my father?
312
00:31:42,443 --> 00:31:45,405
He's still searching for Sigtryggr.
313
00:31:49,450 --> 00:31:52,662
Stop fighting me!
314
00:31:55,123 --> 00:31:59,210
I don't want to kill you!
315
00:31:59,293 --> 00:32:01,712
Stop! Sigtryggr!
316
00:32:03,339 --> 00:32:06,175
Many more lives will be lost
if we do not act now.
317
00:32:06,259 --> 00:32:10,763
Those men, your men, they are
Christian souls, the future of England.
318
00:32:11,722 --> 00:32:14,100
That is what Aethelhelm wishes to destroy.
319
00:32:17,186 --> 00:32:18,271
Yes.
320
00:32:19,522 --> 00:32:21,649
Aethelhelm cannot be allowed to succeed.
321
00:32:23,025 --> 00:32:24,485
They must be saved.
322
00:32:43,588 --> 00:32:45,006
Edward is coming!
323
00:33:02,482 --> 00:33:04,650
Men! With me!
324
00:33:05,318 --> 00:33:06,402
Hold them!
325
00:33:10,531 --> 00:33:13,868
Men! With me!
326
00:33:30,801 --> 00:33:33,304
Aethelhelm, I'm coming for you!
327
00:33:33,387 --> 00:33:34,805
You're a dead man!
328
00:33:34,889 --> 00:33:36,682
Fight me!
329
00:33:36,766 --> 00:33:39,060
I'll kill you! I'll kill you!
330
00:33:39,143 --> 00:33:40,603
Get me away from here!
331
00:33:40,686 --> 00:33:42,605
- Fight me!
- Pull back!
332
00:33:42,688 --> 00:33:44,232
Too many protect him!
333
00:34:07,129 --> 00:34:08,422
Now surrender!
334
00:34:34,240 --> 00:34:35,783
Sigtryggr!
335
00:34:44,709 --> 00:34:45,709
Get back!
336
00:34:47,169 --> 00:34:49,463
Retreat! Get back!
337
00:34:51,257 --> 00:34:54,885
Retreat! Fall back!
338
00:35:04,854 --> 00:35:06,314
Hold on!
339
00:35:06,397 --> 00:35:07,481
Sigtryggr!
340
00:35:35,635 --> 00:35:37,762
Rognvaldr! Rognvaldr!
341
00:35:44,560 --> 00:35:46,729
Sigtryggr!
342
00:35:46,812 --> 00:35:48,439
Sigtryggr!
343
00:35:48,522 --> 00:35:51,067
Stop! No more slaughter!
344
00:35:52,610 --> 00:35:54,987
No more slaughter!
Put down your swords!
345
00:36:00,409 --> 00:36:02,912
- Sigtryggr must not be harmed!
- Look around!
346
00:36:02,995 --> 00:36:06,791
- Look at what his anger has wrought!
- Aethelhelm is to blame!
347
00:36:08,000 --> 00:36:09,210
Put down your swords!
348
00:36:09,293 --> 00:36:10,836
It is over!
349
00:36:19,220 --> 00:36:21,097
- No, Stiorra!
- Let me go!
350
00:36:21,180 --> 00:36:22,431
You cannot save them.
351
00:36:23,891 --> 00:36:25,017
It's done.
352
00:36:25,101 --> 00:36:26,977
No.
353
00:36:34,360 --> 00:36:35,528
Stiorra!
354
00:36:38,447 --> 00:36:41,367
A king should always heed the good counsel
of his queen.
355
00:36:42,535 --> 00:36:45,996
- I should not have forgotten this.
- You have time to make it up to me still.
356
00:36:48,290 --> 00:36:53,045
Aethelhelm provoked this.
The massacre in Rumcofa was his doing.
357
00:36:54,338 --> 00:36:56,048
Edward was never your enemy.
358
00:36:56,882 --> 00:36:59,802
I was riding to tell you
he was calling for a truce.
359
00:37:00,386 --> 00:37:03,931
In the midst of battle,
Aethelhelm escaped.
360
00:37:04,014 --> 00:37:05,474
It is over for us, then.
361
00:37:09,854 --> 00:37:11,063
No. It is not.
362
00:37:13,941 --> 00:37:15,109
Lord King.
363
00:37:18,738 --> 00:37:20,364
I've come to speak for Stiorra.
364
00:37:21,323 --> 00:37:23,409
She has killed no Saxons in this fight.
365
00:37:25,202 --> 00:37:27,079
Lord, I appeal to you as her father.
366
00:37:29,123 --> 00:37:30,166
Spare her.
367
00:37:36,338 --> 00:37:37,381
Then she is spared.
368
00:37:38,424 --> 00:37:39,467
You have my word.
369
00:37:41,594 --> 00:37:42,678
Thank you, Lord.
370
00:37:44,388 --> 00:37:45,431
Thank you.
371
00:37:47,850 --> 00:37:48,934
What of Sigtryggr?
372
00:37:49,852 --> 00:37:51,312
His fate is to be decided.
373
00:37:56,066 --> 00:37:57,651
Swear a new alliance with him.
374
00:37:57,735 --> 00:38:01,822
You would have me pardon a man who
slaughtered so many innocent Christians?
375
00:38:01,906 --> 00:38:04,366
You have won some favor
with the Lords here today.
376
00:38:04,992 --> 00:38:07,828
- Do not risk it.
- Favor is not only won with the sword.
377
00:38:08,579 --> 00:38:10,456
Your men know that you can fight.
378
00:38:10,539 --> 00:38:12,458
Show them that you also know mercy.
379
00:38:12,541 --> 00:38:14,627
Our people must be assured
of your leadership.
380
00:38:14,710 --> 00:38:18,798
They are not the only ones, Lord.
The Danes are also your people now.
381
00:38:18,881 --> 00:38:22,259
You must unite them all,
ensure that this does not happen again.
382
00:38:28,390 --> 00:38:29,475
Do not despair.
383
00:38:30,559 --> 00:38:32,853
There is still much for our kin
to sing of.
384
00:38:55,209 --> 00:38:58,254
For many years, there was peace
between Saxon and Dane...
385
00:38:59,004 --> 00:39:03,300
until one emerged who has sown hatred
between our God and yours.
386
00:39:04,176 --> 00:39:06,011
This battle shattered that peace.
387
00:39:09,223 --> 00:39:10,891
I have decided to restore it.
388
00:39:12,601 --> 00:39:16,188
I give you my word
as King of all the Saxons.
389
00:39:19,024 --> 00:39:20,109
In exchange...
390
00:39:21,527 --> 00:39:23,571
you must accept the gift of baptism.
391
00:39:25,114 --> 00:39:27,950
All shall be welcomed
into the family of Christ.
392
00:39:28,909 --> 00:39:31,579
Never again
will our people face such division.
393
00:39:34,456 --> 00:39:35,624
We will be united.
394
00:39:36,500 --> 00:39:39,420
You ask to strip them of their gods,
of who they are.
395
00:39:40,337 --> 00:39:41,422
It is too much.
396
00:39:42,131 --> 00:39:43,591
It is an offer of peace.
397
00:39:50,055 --> 00:39:52,725
A Dane stripped of his gods
is no longer a Dane.
398
00:39:52,808 --> 00:39:57,563
Your people will be safe,
but under the rule of a Christian king.
399
00:39:59,481 --> 00:40:00,900
We must do it.
400
00:40:07,031 --> 00:40:08,532
It is over, brother.
401
00:40:11,785 --> 00:40:13,245
Stiorra was right.
402
00:40:16,165 --> 00:40:17,583
You are a coward.
403
00:40:24,048 --> 00:40:25,466
I will not swear.
404
00:40:27,051 --> 00:40:28,135
I cannot.
405
00:40:36,894 --> 00:40:37,937
So be it.
406
00:40:42,024 --> 00:40:43,442
It does not have to come to this.
407
00:40:43,525 --> 00:40:47,237
He has chosen, Uhtred,
and I cannot go back on my word.
408
00:40:54,203 --> 00:40:57,915
- He is not the one to blame.
- Aethelhelm is responsible.
409
00:40:57,998 --> 00:40:59,541
And yet he has fled the battlefield.
410
00:40:59,625 --> 00:41:02,711
Aethelhelm worked
to destroy the peace you created.
411
00:41:03,504 --> 00:41:06,340
If Sigtryggr dies, he has won.
412
00:41:07,549 --> 00:41:08,717
Do not let him.
413
00:41:25,109 --> 00:41:26,276
What did the king say?
414
00:41:30,531 --> 00:41:31,699
You have been spared.
415
00:41:35,661 --> 00:41:38,330
But Edward is to be Overlord of Eoferwic.
416
00:41:41,667 --> 00:41:44,128
And Sigtryggr is sentenced to death.
417
00:41:57,391 --> 00:41:58,434
I am to die.
418
00:42:00,519 --> 00:42:01,562
I'm sorry.
419
00:42:04,606 --> 00:42:07,359
I'm sorry. I'm sorry.
420
00:42:07,443 --> 00:42:08,485
Do not be.
421
00:42:09,695 --> 00:42:10,738
I have failed.
422
00:42:12,448 --> 00:42:14,324
I let them take everything.
423
00:42:14,408 --> 00:42:15,659
You have not failed.
424
00:42:17,453 --> 00:42:18,996
I will take back Eoferwic.
425
00:42:20,414 --> 00:42:23,333
Danes will live there in peace
for countless generations.
426
00:42:36,388 --> 00:42:37,931
You must be the one to do it.
427
00:42:43,937 --> 00:42:46,982
- Do not ask me to do this.
- Uhtred.
428
00:42:49,068 --> 00:42:51,904
I only wish for an honorable death...
429
00:42:53,572 --> 00:42:55,199
at the hands of a great warrior.
430
00:42:59,536 --> 00:43:01,997
I wish to the gods we were not here.
431
00:43:03,874 --> 00:43:05,125
Perhaps we would not be.
432
00:43:08,629 --> 00:43:10,255
You brought Edward here.
433
00:43:10,339 --> 00:43:12,549
If you had done nothing,
we would have won.
434
00:43:20,974 --> 00:43:23,102
They will cheer for you in Valhalla.
435
00:43:24,937 --> 00:43:27,022
And I will sing for you here on earth.
436
00:43:29,149 --> 00:43:32,528
I will wait for you
in the halls of our ancestors.
437
00:43:33,737 --> 00:43:34,822
Will you find me?
438
00:44:02,015 --> 00:44:04,017
They may butcher our bodies...
439
00:44:06,937 --> 00:44:09,189
our souls are Odin's own.
440
00:46:09,851 --> 00:46:11,728
- We should stop to rest soon.
- Wait.
441
00:46:13,021 --> 00:46:14,064
Stand back.
442
00:46:17,693 --> 00:46:19,695
Do not be afraid. We mean you no harm.
443
00:46:19,778 --> 00:46:22,698
You're one of Sigtryggr's men.
444
00:46:23,490 --> 00:46:24,616
Who did this?
445
00:46:24,700 --> 00:46:27,869
Saxons. They slaughtered us.
446
00:46:27,953 --> 00:46:31,248
We fought only
to avenge our people.
447
00:46:31,331 --> 00:46:34,293
Was Uhtred Ragnarson
at the battle? Uhtred Ragnarson?
448
00:46:34,376 --> 00:46:38,505
He fought with the Saxons.
449
00:46:54,688 --> 00:46:57,691
- Brida.
- You promised me a path to forgiveness.
450
00:46:59,901 --> 00:47:01,737
Is this the peace you speak of?
451
00:47:03,030 --> 00:47:05,032
- What you have with Uhtred...
- Is worse!
452
00:47:06,325 --> 00:47:09,202
The Danes lived with the Saxons
in harmony for years.
453
00:47:09,703 --> 00:47:11,163
Uhtred's daughter was their queen
454
00:47:11,246 --> 00:47:14,207
and yet they slaughtered them like dogs.
What will they do to me?
455
00:47:14,291 --> 00:47:17,711
The conflict between Edward and Sigtryggr
is entirely separate.
456
00:47:20,422 --> 00:47:21,506
Conflict?
457
00:47:23,759 --> 00:47:26,887
What conflict?
Did you know that this would happen?
458
00:47:26,970 --> 00:47:30,515
The scout mentioned
that Edward was riding north. That is all.
459
00:47:34,770 --> 00:47:36,605
- You lied to me.
- No.
460
00:47:36,688 --> 00:47:38,607
You used my grief for Vibeke to disarm me?
461
00:47:38,690 --> 00:47:41,401
- No, that is not true...
- You're leading me into a trap!
462
00:47:42,527 --> 00:47:44,738
I only sought to help you find redemption.
463
00:47:45,364 --> 00:47:46,615
Redemption?
464
00:47:47,282 --> 00:47:48,325
Peace?
465
00:47:49,368 --> 00:47:52,120
Mere words used to mask your true motives.
466
00:47:53,413 --> 00:47:55,290
There can be no reconciliation.
467
00:47:57,000 --> 00:47:59,669
You wish to help me, Father Pyrlig?
468
00:47:59,753 --> 00:48:01,838
Then give Uhtred a message if you live.
469
00:48:03,924 --> 00:48:05,384
Tell him I'm coming for him.
470
00:48:36,581 --> 00:48:38,542
We should not
have left Rumcofa.
471
00:48:40,669 --> 00:48:42,963
Perhaps then Osferth may still be with us.
472
00:48:47,676 --> 00:48:50,220
I wish to go back to my old life, Uhtred.
473
00:48:51,638 --> 00:48:52,848
That time is over.
474
00:48:54,558 --> 00:48:56,393
Men look to you now as a leader.
475
00:48:58,812 --> 00:48:59,938
I wish they did not.
476
00:49:08,780 --> 00:49:11,241
I wish
that this had not come to pass.
477
00:49:13,285 --> 00:49:16,663
Yet there is hope,
even in all this despair.
478
00:49:18,331 --> 00:49:20,417
Eoferwic is yours, Lord King.
479
00:49:21,501 --> 00:49:24,045
The dream of England
has never been closer.
480
00:49:40,687 --> 00:49:43,356
- I will ensure you're safe in Eoferwic.
- How?
481
00:49:44,191 --> 00:49:48,570
You have broken the spirits
of my kin. It is no longer a refuge.
482
00:49:50,780 --> 00:49:52,157
You still have family.
483
00:49:53,033 --> 00:49:54,284
I'm also your kin.
484
00:49:55,202 --> 00:49:56,453
We can build a new home.
485
00:49:57,537 --> 00:49:58,914
I knew love, Father.
486
00:49:59,831 --> 00:50:02,584
I left a queen and now I have nothing.
487
00:50:04,085 --> 00:50:06,213
Edward's victory has been my undoing.
488
00:50:29,528 --> 00:50:32,822
We can lie low here,
set out at first light.
489
00:50:32,906 --> 00:50:36,117
Find the nearest port town and bribe
our way in a ship bound for Frankia.
490
00:50:36,201 --> 00:50:39,955
I have no intention
of slinking off into the shadows.
491
00:50:40,914 --> 00:50:43,750
Lord, you have lost your army...
492
00:50:44,584 --> 00:50:46,670
your reputation with the king.
493
00:50:46,753 --> 00:50:49,881
My grandson now stands alone.
494
00:50:49,965 --> 00:50:53,510
Securing his legacy
has never been more urgent.
495
00:50:56,429 --> 00:50:59,307
- What about you?
- Complete the task I was set.
496
00:50:59,391 --> 00:51:04,354
I was sent to secure an alliance
with the King of Scotia.
497
00:51:04,437 --> 00:51:06,690
I intend to turn it to my advantage.
498
00:51:06,773 --> 00:51:12,821
Only Constantin of Scotia,
the true Christian king,
499
00:51:12,904 --> 00:51:16,199
has power to end Edward's tyranny.
500
00:51:18,243 --> 00:51:22,163
King Constantin will be expecting a gift.
501
00:51:23,582 --> 00:51:25,208
We shall give him one.
502
00:51:27,335 --> 00:51:30,630
The Lady Aelfwynn is without allies.
503
00:51:32,090 --> 00:51:33,592
You must retrieve her.
504
00:51:54,988 --> 00:51:58,116
The Northumbrians share much news,
Lord King.
505
00:51:58,199 --> 00:52:01,161
The Saxon Edward has routed Sigtryggr.
506
00:52:01,244 --> 00:52:04,789
Then we were wise to invite
the Northumbrians as our guests.
507
00:52:05,957 --> 00:52:07,959
Will we be executing any of them?
508
00:52:09,544 --> 00:52:12,589
We'll make one an example
and the other lords will swear.
509
00:52:15,884 --> 00:52:18,845
All stand for King Constantin of Scotland!
510
00:52:23,600 --> 00:52:26,728
Welcome, Lords of Northumbria...
511
00:52:27,646 --> 00:52:29,773
to this feast of friendship.
512
00:52:30,774 --> 00:52:36,571
Whilst our ale is strong and plentiful,
the day comes with sobering news.
513
00:52:36,655 --> 00:52:42,452
Edward turned on his greatest ealdormen
and he turned on his ally Sigtryggr.
514
00:52:43,244 --> 00:52:47,540
From this we assume
we must prepare for hostilities.
515
00:52:49,042 --> 00:52:52,379
We fear he will turn his gaze northward
516
00:52:52,462 --> 00:52:57,133
and add Northumbria and Alba
to his conquests.
517
00:52:58,635 --> 00:53:04,307
This is a moment to join as one
518
00:53:05,266 --> 00:53:08,770
and confront the threat
from over-mighty Wessex
519
00:53:08,853 --> 00:53:14,484
before our lands are swallowed
by this dream of England.
520
00:53:17,487 --> 00:53:20,365
- What say you, Lord Edmund of Jarrow?
- Aye.
521
00:53:20,448 --> 00:53:23,368
- Aelfgar of Berwick?
- I will swear also.
522
00:53:25,495 --> 00:53:26,538
What's your name?
523
00:53:28,790 --> 00:53:30,709
Wihtgar, my lord.
524
00:53:31,793 --> 00:53:33,086
Wihtgar of Bebbanburg.