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<i>I am Uhtred, son of Uhtred.</i>

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<i>Urgent news has reached Eoferwic.</i>

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- Aelfwynn was captured on the road.
- By who?

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We believe them to be hired men.

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We suspect an association
with Lord Aethelhelm.

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<i>And my fate
has altered accordingly.</i>

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Lord Aethelhelm is fomenting rebellion.

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He has made an alliance with Constantin

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and has offered him the hand
of Lady Aelfwynn.

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Where will we find him?

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In a fortress north of here,
name of Bebbanburg.

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<i>My birthright, stolen from me
by my cousin Wihtgar.</i>

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Your name will be forgotten!

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<i>Now I have a chance
to take it back.</i>

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I lead the men of Wessex, and we push
the Scots back over the border.

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Meanwhile, Aethelhelm will be forced
to surrender and Aelfwynn returned.

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<i>But King Edward has
a different plan.</i>

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In exchange for marrying Aelfwynn
and isolating Lord Aethelhelm,

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we will divide Northumbria in two.

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The lands around Bebbanburg
fall to the Scots,

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and Aethelhelm is disposed of.

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<i>Yet he could find no support.</i>

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I gave your sister my word
that I would keep Aelfwynn safe.

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- I stand with Uhtred.
- We stand with Uhtred.

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Aethelstan, my boy, what do you say?

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I will follow Lord Uhtred.

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Not sure things are going your way,
Lord King.

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I will brook no more defiance.

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No one will leave on penalty of execution!

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<i>Destiny is all!</i>

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Come on! Quicken the pace!
Sunrise comes swiftly.

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Hey, perhaps don't kill me
just before departure.

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Move!

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- Any word if the king will relent?
- He has shunned all his advisers.

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He wouldn't turn swords
on Saxons, surely.

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Tell that to the Mercian ealdormen.

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We leave at sunrise.

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Do his men still bar the gate?

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Yes, and the Mercians
seem set on departure.

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I fear neither will back down.

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Another person who cannot sleep?

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I am not in the king's favor tonight.

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I told him he should not turn his back
on Northumbria, and he was not pleased.

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No man enjoys hearing the truth
from the woman he loves.

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Hmm.

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All the same, when it must be delivered,
God is with us.

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My orders are still defied.

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Prepare the men of Wessex.
All must gather at the gate.

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Yes, Lord King.

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Lady.

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Edward, do not turn on other Saxons.

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Eadgifu, you should be returning
to Winchester.

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Now is not the time to become allies.

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We are not allies,
merely the women who love you.

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I swear, I will say the truth as I see it
and then leave.

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Your plan, to forsake Aelfwynn

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and make a bargain with the Scots
is not without merit.

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It could bring peace, yes,

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but at the cost of dividing the Saxons.

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Do not risk sundering Mercia from Wessex.

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You should be advising Lord Aldhelm.

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But I shall not,
for I agree with Lord Aldhelm.

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Aethelflaed would follow Uhtred.

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I am the king. I do not follow.

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You are a king
who is choosing not to lead.

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A choice so strange, I ask myself why.

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And I only have one conclusion.

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Fear.

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- I do not fear Aethelhelm, Constantin or...
- No, but you fear Alfred and his legacy.

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So I will tell you one thing.

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You are strong enough to be the man
to fulfill your father's dream.

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You do not have to leave it
to your descendants.

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You are worthy to live in the chronicles,

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as the one who unified England.

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- It is not fear that holds me back.
- I am your mother...

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and I know when you are afraid.

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So I am here to tell you

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that I believe you are deserving
of this moment.

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You are as good and true

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and faithful a man as your father.

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And for that, God will favor you.

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This is your destiny.

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Seize this moment.

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Leave your posts!
Rejoin the army!

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Wessex have stood down.

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Edward's men
no longer defend these walls.

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We ride.

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- Open the gates.
- Lord. Yes, Lord.

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To Bebbanburg then, Lord Uhtred?

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Let the king have his moment.

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If that is your command.

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I will need someone loyal to hold
the border lands in Northumbria.

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We confront the Scottish king on the road!

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We break his alliance with Lord Aethelhelm

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and make a bargain
for Aethelflaed's daughter.

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We retain Northumbria
for the Saxon people!

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To Bebbanburg!

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Are we expecting to be besieged?

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No, we are expecting to decamp
and go south for battle.

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We shan't avail ourselves of Northumbrian
hospitality any longer than is necessary.

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As soon as Constantin's army arrives

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and the marriage is consummated,

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we will be on our way with our supplies.

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When do they arrive, this army?

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Soon.

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He does not know.

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For all this bluster, he does not know
when these Scotsmen will come.

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He just hopes they do.

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Does your cousin Uhtred still fight
for the king of the Saxons?

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Yes.

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Which is why
we will not be leaving these walls

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whatever promises we have made,
whatever alliance.

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Look who I found
on the road ahead.

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Cynlaef. You're late.

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Lord, I've had a momentous journey,
so much to tell.

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First I found myself lost

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- by the broken bridge in...
- No! No, not the time, Cynlaef.

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What news do you bring?

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Just what was seen
by scouts two nights ago.

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Constantin's men preparing a boat
near his port at Dynbaer.

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One boat will not transport an army.

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It could be an advance guard,
sailing with Constantin himself?

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Constantin is a great king.

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He would not arrive into a fortress
by the sea gate like a trader.

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He could be bringing a gift
for the wedding feast?

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No, this endeavor is a show of strength.

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He will lead as many men on the road
as he can gather.

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I agree. It is unlikely
he will arrive south by sea.

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Constantin is strategic. He will know
how changeable the tides are,

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the risk of summer storms.

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All right, we stay with the plan.

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With luck,
his full army will take days to gather.

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Onward.

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Each man is to report back
three times daily.

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When King Constantin's army appears
on the horizon, set fire to that church.

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Mother.

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This is where you will stay.

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Imagine that is a line you do not cross.

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Oh, Edward, my life is unimportant.

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Your bloodline is safe,
and that is all that matters.

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How far is Bebbanburg?

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Five miles, but our journey is longer.

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At dawn we head west through the woods,
go around the fortress at a distance.

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Make our ambush on the roads above it.

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I am not one to ask military questions,

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but surely word will spread
of a mighty army camping nearby?

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There comes a point
at which we cannot hide.

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We just have to pray that God is with us.

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You will stay here and not foolishly
go out onto the battlefield?

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- If the injured need my help I may...
- She will not.

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We know our role in this.

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Some moments men must face alone,
and this is one.

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Alert our lord.

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It is the king.

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A king would choose a finer ship.

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Except for perhaps this one.

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My men disembark at the sea gate.

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A king arrives at a fortress
through the front.

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Here they come.

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Stand alert
for the king of the Scots!

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Lord King. You are a little in advance
of what we had planned.

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I like to catch people off guard.

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I was hoping your arrival
would be a little more clandestine.

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I did not become a king
to hide in a forest.

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Yet we have on our side
the most precious asset

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one can gain in war,
the element of surprise.

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Squander that
and we risk Edward learning of...

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There are spies everywhere.
He will hear soon enough.

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Indeed, but his weakness
is his impulsiveness.

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When he learns of our alliance he will...

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I will not sit and wait for an attack.

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It is cowardly.

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I thought we had agreed
an attack would be launched

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once you had cemented ties with Mercia.

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And I am a man of my word.

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Is that the boy who'd be
king of the Saxons?

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Indeed. Aelfweard,
come and bow to King Constantin...

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A word of advice from a king
to a future king.

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Trust no one who advises you.

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Understood.

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Well, let's eat.

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Ask Lady Aelfwynn to join us.

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No!

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I should prefer to meet her alone,
after we've dined.

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Never meet a bride on an empty stomach.

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Eh?

187
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Hey, what do you say, Lord?

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Lose the deadwood, jump on some horses,

189
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ride up to the gate, just the three of us,
teach your cousin a lesson?

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Riding up to the gate
is something I've tried before.

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Perhaps better your way than to drag
all of these people to their doom.

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Ah, come on!
They want to join you.

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This is what they've been waiting for.

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They'll tell stories
of this their whole lives.

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"Bebbanburg, my part in its conquest."

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Hey.

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00:18:23,437 --> 00:18:28,442
Lord, the news is heavy.
Our plan to ambush is mistimed.

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Constantin is already within the fortress.

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The spies say he came by sea.

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- I am at fault. I counseled this.
- You're not.

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Much of this is judgment
and we misjudged it.

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How many men were in this boat?

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We think only a household guard.

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As Uhtred predicted.

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Do not assume it is a sign.
We simply make another plan.

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It is a sign we should attack.
Before his army arrives...

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- No.
- Our targets are all in one place.

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Storm the fortress now
and we trap Aethelhelm and Constantin.

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Aelfwynn is within. She will be forced to
this marriage and they will threaten her.

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Yes, they'll try to use her
in a bargain, but...

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But we trust Aethelhelm
to act with reason when he's in a corner?

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If we'd got to Constantin,
then it would be a negotiation,

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but now we give him nothing to lose.

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We have hundreds of men.
Bebbanburg is well defended, yes,

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but we will surely outman them.

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His own daughter died amidst the fury
of his scheming.

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00:19:49,272 --> 00:19:53,777
We cannot risk Aethelflaed's child
in the chaos that will engulf Bebbanburg.

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00:19:55,862 --> 00:19:57,447
There is another way.

219
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I will leave with some of my men.
Wait until you have word from us.

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We shall get Aelfwynn out of the fortress,
then you can attack.

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- How?
- The sea gate, Lord?

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00:20:12,045 --> 00:20:15,674
No. There is a route to Bebbanburg which...

223
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It cannot take an army,
not even half a dozen men.

224
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I had dismissed it as too perilous, but...

225
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with a tiny number, maybe it is possible.

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What happens when this tiny number
meets the Household Guard of Bebbanburg?

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Pyrlig, are you strong enough to join us?

228
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Are you strong enough to stop me?

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00:20:43,368 --> 00:20:45,036
Lord, let me be a part of this.

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Whatever the danger,
I'm man enough to face it.

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Four is a number
that's always served us well in the past.

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Stand the men down.

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Do not attack until I signal.

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00:20:56,214 --> 00:20:58,550
Enough evasion. What is the plan?

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If it works, we will return with Aelfwynn.

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If it does not?

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Then this will be the last time
we speak together.

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We go north, past Bebbanburg,
on to the next cove.

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We will seek the help of someone I know.

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00:21:23,283 --> 00:21:25,160
What if help is not forthcoming?

241
00:21:25,243 --> 00:21:27,704
Then Finan will have to think
of something.

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00:21:27,788 --> 00:21:28,914
What?

243
00:21:58,693 --> 00:22:01,404
We have work to do.
No flirting with the nuns.

244
00:22:01,488 --> 00:22:03,365
We'll leave that to you, Uhtred.

245
00:22:44,781 --> 00:22:47,492
If you had written,
we would have brewed some ale.

246
00:22:47,576 --> 00:22:50,078
- You are here!
- You are lucky.

247
00:22:50,161 --> 00:22:53,331
I've been on the island most of the month.
You should have sent word.

248
00:22:53,415 --> 00:22:54,958
I did not know I was coming.

249
00:22:55,834 --> 00:22:58,962
- But the Gods had other plans.
- Have you come for Aalys?

250
00:22:59,045 --> 00:23:00,672
She's in much better spirits,

251
00:23:00,755 --> 00:23:03,049
though she does still dream
of the queen's death.

252
00:23:03,800 --> 00:23:05,218
I come for Bebbanburg.

253
00:23:06,761 --> 00:23:08,972
Is it the time? Have you the men?

254
00:23:10,015 --> 00:23:11,850
Edward has an army south of here.

255
00:23:11,933 --> 00:23:14,311
Huh. Normally we hear of such things.

256
00:23:14,394 --> 00:23:16,855
First, I must get into the fortress

257
00:23:16,938 --> 00:23:19,482
with a small number of men
to secure the Lady Aelfwynn.

258
00:23:19,566 --> 00:23:21,860
Ah. Have you a plan?

259
00:23:21,943 --> 00:23:24,613
One is forming, yes, but I will need help.

260
00:23:25,780 --> 00:23:27,115
Not yours.

261
00:23:27,198 --> 00:23:28,617
- I will need the help of...
- No!

262
00:23:28,700 --> 00:23:30,994
No, he's too young.

263
00:23:32,579 --> 00:23:35,916
Not his help. No, not his at all.

264
00:23:35,999 --> 00:23:39,294
Is by any piece of luck
the trader Haesten still in these lands?

265
00:23:41,004 --> 00:23:43,840
Uhtred, truly the gods are with you.

266
00:23:43,924 --> 00:23:44,966
Come.

267
00:23:53,934 --> 00:23:57,270
He refuses to leave
because he's making such good coin here.

268
00:23:59,105 --> 00:24:00,982
We've become quite the marketplace.

269
00:24:01,066 --> 00:24:02,108
I will find you.

270
00:24:17,749 --> 00:24:19,709
Steal from me and you'll regret it!

271
00:24:24,589 --> 00:24:27,050
- Uhtred!
- I've come to offer silver not to take it.

272
00:24:27,133 --> 00:24:30,428
I'm not in need
and I have already done your bidding.

273
00:24:30,512 --> 00:24:33,473
Yes, I know, and now I want more.

274
00:24:35,809 --> 00:24:37,227
I am to enter Bebbanburg

275
00:24:37,310 --> 00:24:40,146
and you are to help me
by distracting the Household Guard.

276
00:24:41,189 --> 00:24:46,778
No. No, absolutely not.
Not today, not any day.

277
00:24:48,488 --> 00:24:50,240
It is an unwise choice.

278
00:24:51,533 --> 00:24:53,034
I will retake my lands

279
00:24:53,118 --> 00:24:56,371
and then we will return
to punish you for this refusal.

280
00:25:07,549 --> 00:25:11,136
Threaten me and I shall go to Bebbanburg
tonight and warn them of your attack.

281
00:25:14,014 --> 00:25:15,390
No, you will not.

282
00:25:17,684 --> 00:25:20,103
I'm busy making silver.

283
00:25:21,396 --> 00:25:22,439
Tell me.

284
00:25:23,606 --> 00:25:27,068
Will Valhalla welcome a man
who sells relics to fools?

285
00:25:31,072 --> 00:25:34,659
My ancestors came to these lands
to become rich, Uhtred.

286
00:25:35,618 --> 00:25:37,829
I'm merely living my birthright.

287
00:25:37,912 --> 00:25:40,123
You will not even need
to wield your sword.

288
00:25:40,206 --> 00:25:43,835
All I ask is that you draw the guard
to the shore.

289
00:25:43,918 --> 00:25:47,172
And for that, I will pay you... handsomely.

290
00:25:49,007 --> 00:25:50,425
You do not have the coin.

291
00:25:50,508 --> 00:25:53,344
And yet you know that I will
when I retake Bebbanburg.

292
00:25:57,098 --> 00:26:01,436
And in the contest between Wihtgar and me,
you know who will win.

293
00:26:03,938 --> 00:26:06,566
I'm not known for my loyalty, Uhtred.

294
00:26:07,609 --> 00:26:09,778
It is not wise to put this in my hands.

295
00:26:15,200 --> 00:26:19,162
It is not simple
to lure a guard away from their defenses.

296
00:26:22,874 --> 00:26:25,168
- It will cost you.
- Yes, I know.

297
00:26:27,378 --> 00:26:28,588
Finan is outside.

298
00:26:28,671 --> 00:26:30,131
He will explain the plan.

299
00:26:35,970 --> 00:26:37,931
Pyrlig can borrow our smallest boat.

300
00:26:38,014 --> 00:26:42,227
If they spot him on the water they should
just assume he's part of the pilgrimage.

301
00:26:44,312 --> 00:26:45,855
Make sure you return it.

302
00:26:47,232 --> 00:26:48,566
I will do all I can.

303
00:26:51,486 --> 00:26:52,612
Good luck.

304
00:26:59,452 --> 00:27:02,539
I wonder... Perhaps I should join you.

305
00:27:03,331 --> 00:27:06,376
No, please do not.
You have things to protect here.

306
00:27:11,297 --> 00:27:13,424
I'm never certain Haesten can be trusted.

307
00:27:17,929 --> 00:27:20,056
Am I making the right choice?

308
00:27:21,558 --> 00:27:23,768
It cannot be wrong
to protect the Lady Aelfwynn

309
00:27:23,852 --> 00:27:25,979
or to seek a home for your children.

310
00:27:26,062 --> 00:27:28,815
Whether this is the time
that has been chosen for you,

311
00:27:29,941 --> 00:27:33,111
that I cannot say. I hope it is.

312
00:27:35,947 --> 00:27:40,410
But your motive is pure
and so my God will be with you.

313
00:27:43,997 --> 00:27:45,915
Get it done as dawn rises.

314
00:27:47,083 --> 00:27:51,337
And tomorrow will be the first day
of a new world.

315
00:28:02,891 --> 00:28:06,102
- Does everyone understand the plan?
- Yes!

316
00:28:06,186 --> 00:28:09,314
- Yes.
- Hey, do it for him.

317
00:28:10,523 --> 00:28:13,526
He draws the guards down
to the beaches before the tide turns,

318
00:28:13,610 --> 00:28:16,863
giving you a very small
and frankly slightly reckless opportunity

319
00:28:16,946 --> 00:28:19,741
to get in by the guards' room
before they return.

320
00:28:21,034 --> 00:28:23,786
You're forgetting the bit
where you sit on your ass.

321
00:28:25,246 --> 00:28:27,415
Yeah, I... I sit on my ass in the boat.

322
00:28:27,498 --> 00:28:30,126
- Hmm.
- Get them out when the signal comes.

323
00:28:30,752 --> 00:28:33,546
Excellent, we're all agreed.

324
00:29:03,993 --> 00:29:07,163
Night approaches
and there is still no word from Uhtred.

325
00:29:07,247 --> 00:29:09,916
Lord King, be patient.

326
00:29:12,210 --> 00:29:13,503
He has never let you down.

327
00:29:13,586 --> 00:29:16,047
Never before
was he fighting for his own lands.

328
00:29:16,130 --> 00:29:20,426
As much as he speaks of Saxon
unity, we know what brings him here.

329
00:29:21,261 --> 00:29:23,263
- I do not think that is fair.
- Perhaps not.

330
00:29:23,346 --> 00:29:26,307
But who has the best interests
of the Saxon people at heart,

331
00:29:26,391 --> 00:29:28,935
- Uhtred or me? I will not...
- Lord...

332
00:29:32,897 --> 00:29:37,360
Spies north of here say the Scots have
left a camp and march in this direction.

333
00:29:42,365 --> 00:29:45,368
- How long until they reach Bebbanburg?
- Unclear.

334
00:29:45,994 --> 00:29:48,454
It will depend on whether they stop
to meet reinforcements

335
00:29:48,538 --> 00:29:51,833
- or if that is the full force.
- And what of Uhtred?

336
00:29:55,128 --> 00:29:57,672
No word, no sighting.

337
00:29:59,424 --> 00:30:00,758
We cannot track him.

338
00:30:09,851 --> 00:30:12,687
What is being discussed
that we should know?

339
00:30:13,354 --> 00:30:16,774
- What is being kept from me?
- I fear he is going to attack.

340
00:30:18,359 --> 00:30:19,861
Without Lord Uhtred?

341
00:30:20,611 --> 00:30:24,198
He does not seem to care
if my father lives or dies.

342
00:30:24,866 --> 00:30:29,746
Talking to him of Aelfwynn has no effect
and he has no thought for Lord Aelfweard.

343
00:30:31,539 --> 00:30:32,915
Edward is lost.

344
00:30:33,708 --> 00:30:36,377
To be so enraged
by Aethelhelm's treachery,

345
00:30:37,045 --> 00:30:39,505
he would risk his own son in a siege?

346
00:30:39,589 --> 00:30:40,923
Something has gripped him.

347
00:30:45,553 --> 00:30:47,972
It is as if he now believes
he has divine blessing.

348
00:30:54,145 --> 00:30:55,396
My lady.

349
00:30:56,689 --> 00:30:57,732
Lady.

350
00:31:01,194 --> 00:31:05,740
I may have been too emphatic
in my encouragement of the king.

351
00:31:09,952 --> 00:31:12,622
Come, ride with me south.

352
00:31:12,705 --> 00:31:14,916
No! I will not flee the battle.

353
00:31:14,999 --> 00:31:18,503
I will stay where I may be of use
to injured men.

354
00:31:18,586 --> 00:31:21,047
I am not suggesting we flee,

355
00:31:21,130 --> 00:31:24,425
but if you want to avert a slaughter,
then follow.

356
00:31:40,858 --> 00:31:43,027
Do you plan to jump
and swim away?

357
00:31:44,904 --> 00:31:46,489
Perhaps.

358
00:31:46,572 --> 00:31:48,491
Well, do not be fooled by the calm.

359
00:31:49,325 --> 00:31:52,370
The tides here change quickly.
You'd be dashed on the rock.

360
00:31:52,453 --> 00:31:55,331
I do not care. My life is over.

361
00:31:58,042 --> 00:31:59,794
Are you the king of the Scots?

362
00:31:59,877 --> 00:32:01,379
Are you the bride?

363
00:32:01,462 --> 00:32:02,839
So I'm told.

364
00:32:05,508 --> 00:32:08,302
Why are you not married?
You're older than my father.

365
00:32:08,386 --> 00:32:10,346
Which father would that be?

366
00:32:19,814 --> 00:32:23,192
My apologies, it's an unkind joke.

367
00:32:25,236 --> 00:32:27,905
- You already hate me?
- Yes.

368
00:32:27,989 --> 00:32:29,115
Why?

369
00:32:29,991 --> 00:32:32,285
Because I do not wish to marry you!

370
00:32:33,453 --> 00:32:38,666
It is a simple truth.
This is being forced upon me.

371
00:32:43,337 --> 00:32:46,466
I do not wish to marry you either.

372
00:32:46,549 --> 00:32:49,802
- Then free me from this bargain.
- No.

373
00:32:49,886 --> 00:32:51,721
Because I have given my word.

374
00:32:51,804 --> 00:32:53,598
I am being traded.

375
00:32:57,643 --> 00:32:59,770
That's just the way of things.

376
00:32:59,854 --> 00:33:02,148
You will be rich and well-cared for.

377
00:33:02,231 --> 00:33:06,194
- It is not a terrible curse...
- You have no idea! None!

378
00:33:19,165 --> 00:33:21,542
Who is it that you're fond of?

379
00:33:22,502 --> 00:33:23,544
I'm sorry?

380
00:33:23,628 --> 00:33:26,380
Who has your heart
that fosters so much resentment?

381
00:33:26,464 --> 00:33:28,674
Lord King, I'm pure.

382
00:33:29,383 --> 00:33:31,427
I'm not asking that.

383
00:33:32,637 --> 00:33:35,348
I will not share the content of my heart.

384
00:33:37,391 --> 00:33:38,518
Well, um...

385
00:33:42,688 --> 00:33:45,066
as we... we will be married,

386
00:33:46,984 --> 00:33:49,362
I feel I should offer you my trust.

387
00:33:55,451 --> 00:33:56,786
I am in love.

388
00:33:59,205 --> 00:34:01,666
The woman is married herself.

389
00:34:03,376 --> 00:34:04,627
Yet she is mine.

390
00:34:06,754 --> 00:34:11,551
And I have no wish to betray her
by humping a girl of noble blood.

391
00:34:14,512 --> 00:34:15,846
So...

392
00:34:17,932 --> 00:34:19,433
you will be my wife.

393
00:34:20,518 --> 00:34:24,647
You will live in comfort
in whichever fortress best pleases you.

394
00:34:25,815 --> 00:34:28,568
I shall enjoy the riches of your lands
in Mercia.

395
00:34:28,651 --> 00:34:29,944
I may visit,

396
00:34:30,903 --> 00:34:32,154
but not your chamber.

397
00:34:34,490 --> 00:34:35,908
In short,

398
00:34:36,784 --> 00:34:38,578
the marriage will be barren,

399
00:34:40,371 --> 00:34:41,747
and I will never love you.

400
00:34:49,547 --> 00:34:50,923
Lord King,

401
00:34:52,008 --> 00:34:56,178
that is the first time someone
has been honest with me for quite a while.

402
00:35:14,572 --> 00:35:17,700
Thin fellas were they,
your forebears?

403
00:35:20,620 --> 00:35:22,663
How long will we have to get in and out?

404
00:35:23,789 --> 00:35:26,751
Haesten makes landfall
and all goes to plan,

405
00:35:27,501 --> 00:35:28,836
long enough.

406
00:35:36,177 --> 00:35:37,219
My lord.

407
00:35:41,515 --> 00:35:44,143
The seas have betrayed another ship.

408
00:36:06,874 --> 00:36:09,669
This shore is the land
of Wihtgar of Bebbanburg.

409
00:36:10,586 --> 00:36:11,796
You know this.

410
00:36:11,879 --> 00:36:13,964
We do not seek to trespass,

411
00:36:14,715 --> 00:36:18,219
only to wait for our cargo and salvage it.

412
00:36:19,220 --> 00:36:20,596
Who travels with you, Nun?

413
00:36:20,680 --> 00:36:23,349
A trader bringing relics to Lindisfarne.

414
00:36:24,433 --> 00:36:25,476
Name yourself.

415
00:36:28,270 --> 00:36:31,399
Haesten. Allow us to wait for the tide

416
00:36:32,149 --> 00:36:34,443
and you can have some spoils.

417
00:36:36,570 --> 00:36:39,073
Wait here.

418
00:36:59,218 --> 00:37:01,053
The path has gone.

419
00:37:01,137 --> 00:37:04,348
Is there another way?
Can we go back on ourselves?

420
00:37:04,432 --> 00:37:08,978
There's no time. The tide is turning.
Men will be leaving their posts.

421
00:37:16,944 --> 00:37:18,988
You always wanted to die at Bebbanburg.

422
00:37:21,699 --> 00:37:24,243
Less talk. We climb.

423
00:37:38,466 --> 00:37:44,597
Offer no help. Now is not the time
to be distracted by acts of local charity.

424
00:37:45,723 --> 00:37:49,310
Lord King,
we have extended much hospitality

425
00:37:49,393 --> 00:37:52,605
to you and Lord Aethelhelm.

426
00:37:52,688 --> 00:37:56,233
Allow me to claim the spoils
as recompense.

427
00:37:58,235 --> 00:37:59,361
What's the cargo?

428
00:38:01,572 --> 00:38:02,907
Salt and relics.

429
00:38:03,657 --> 00:38:05,993
When the tide comes in, more may follow.

430
00:38:06,911 --> 00:38:09,997
On my land, I take what washes in.

431
00:38:10,080 --> 00:38:12,958
That is indeed the custom.
You may do as you see fit.

432
00:38:19,215 --> 00:38:20,341
But...

433
00:38:24,178 --> 00:38:26,472
I'd be wary of a ploy.

434
00:38:27,348 --> 00:38:31,185
Danes send men to observe
in the weeks before they attack.

435
00:38:32,770 --> 00:38:35,022
Once we have departed south,

436
00:38:36,023 --> 00:38:38,400
you may be at the mercy of sea raiders.

437
00:38:40,402 --> 00:38:42,279
Then you'll seek to welcome us.

438
00:38:55,251 --> 00:38:57,461
You men, to the shore.

439
00:38:57,545 --> 00:38:59,004
You men, to the courtyard.

440
00:38:59,672 --> 00:39:02,633
You may take your fill as the tide turns.

441
00:39:08,973 --> 00:39:12,268
- Is that the cousin?
- Yes. There's not such a resemblance.

442
00:39:12,351 --> 00:39:14,353
I know a greedy man when I see one.

443
00:39:14,979 --> 00:39:18,482
You should have much in common.
You should be able to keep him talking.

444
00:39:19,859 --> 00:39:23,487
Thank you for allowing us
to gather our treasure.

445
00:39:23,571 --> 00:39:28,158
We will see what else washes up
and leave your land.

446
00:39:28,242 --> 00:39:31,829
Not at all, consider yourself my guests.

447
00:39:33,414 --> 00:39:35,457
Come into the fortress where we have fire.

448
00:39:35,541 --> 00:39:38,210
That is a kindness,
but we have much to do.

449
00:39:38,294 --> 00:39:40,713
I have pilgrims
I need to ferry to the island.

450
00:39:41,630 --> 00:39:44,550
Too many dangers present themselves
to travelers here.

451
00:39:44,633 --> 00:39:46,802
Come into the fortress.

452
00:39:46,886 --> 00:39:51,307
A wedding feast is imminent
and that is a delight we wish to share.

453
00:39:57,855 --> 00:40:02,484
My men will gather your cargo,
though, of course we will take a tribute.

454
00:40:18,042 --> 00:40:20,336
Take your fill
of the riches, men!

455
00:40:20,419 --> 00:40:23,380
Haesten is feeling generous.

456
00:40:35,309 --> 00:40:37,686
Oh, Jesus!

457
00:40:37,770 --> 00:40:40,272
Can you believe that?

458
00:40:46,987 --> 00:40:49,114
Give me your hand! Give me your hand!

459
00:40:49,198 --> 00:40:51,241
Give me your other hand!

460
00:40:51,325 --> 00:40:53,827
Pull! Pull up!

461
00:41:02,002 --> 00:41:04,213
Thank you.

462
00:41:07,841 --> 00:41:10,594
Quickly grab what you can
and return to your posts.

463
00:41:13,472 --> 00:41:16,266
And keep an eye out for more Danish ships!

464
00:41:18,352 --> 00:41:20,396
I'd like somewhere quiet to dress.

465
00:41:20,479 --> 00:41:22,982
Are there ladies' quarters
in the fortress?

466
00:41:23,816 --> 00:41:27,611
You may find your way down to the kitchen.
There are some women there.

467
00:41:56,098 --> 00:41:57,141
This one.

468
00:41:59,226 --> 00:42:02,062
This repair looks weakest.
Try it.

469
00:42:05,107 --> 00:42:06,650
Too fast and too loud.

470
00:42:09,695 --> 00:42:11,071
I cannot hear anyone.

471
00:42:11,905 --> 00:42:14,241
I think Haesten has got them to the shore.

472
00:42:35,679 --> 00:42:37,014
Haesten!

473
00:42:37,848 --> 00:42:42,352
Now that is a face I would not forget.

474
00:42:44,188 --> 00:42:46,899
Are you the poor soul
that was shipwrecked?

475
00:42:47,524 --> 00:42:48,776
- Yes.
- Ah.

476
00:42:50,319 --> 00:42:53,447
I do not recall you, Lord.

477
00:42:54,156 --> 00:42:55,240
No.

478
00:42:56,742 --> 00:42:58,535
No, it seems you do not.

479
00:43:00,204 --> 00:43:02,706
The last time we met,

480
00:43:02,790 --> 00:43:06,752
you imprisoned me in Alfred's tomb.

481
00:43:08,462 --> 00:43:13,634
Siege at Winchester,
it is imprinted on my memory.

482
00:43:13,717 --> 00:43:19,306
And yet you lived and thrived afterwards.

483
00:43:19,389 --> 00:43:21,642
We were both...

484
00:43:23,560 --> 00:43:24,937
younger men.

485
00:43:26,647 --> 00:43:31,401
My grandson barely slept
for years afterwards.

486
00:43:35,697 --> 00:43:41,745
Well, I have removed the icicles
from my balls and will be on my way.

487
00:43:51,713 --> 00:43:53,966
Stay a while, Haesten.

488
00:43:54,049 --> 00:43:56,718
We have such memories to share.

489
00:45:06,079 --> 00:45:07,581
Block the hole.

490
00:45:11,501 --> 00:45:12,753
That's enough.

491
00:45:39,196 --> 00:45:40,489
Lord.

492
00:45:42,324 --> 00:45:43,617
Hey, hey.

493
00:45:45,994 --> 00:45:48,872
Here. You are most likely
to be recognized.

494
00:45:49,706 --> 00:45:51,750
What if one of you two gets spotted?

495
00:45:51,833 --> 00:45:53,377
I've a plan for that.

496
00:45:53,460 --> 00:45:55,837
Come on. Let's find Aelfwynn!

497
00:45:59,883 --> 00:46:03,136
- Lord King, wait for Uhtred's signal.
- We have waited and heard nothing.

498
00:46:03,220 --> 00:46:05,514
The time offered to prevail
is slipping away.

499
00:46:05,597 --> 00:46:08,558
But what of Uhtred or Aelfwynn?
They will be killed!

500
00:46:09,768 --> 00:46:12,187
- This is madness.
- Yes.

501
00:46:14,231 --> 00:46:15,649
But we must follow.

502
00:46:53,854 --> 00:46:55,897
Is that the king of the Scots?

503
00:46:55,981 --> 00:46:57,065
Aye.

504
00:47:06,658 --> 00:47:08,660
Lord! Lord!

505
00:47:09,995 --> 00:47:11,038
Lord!

506
00:47:11,997 --> 00:47:13,206
Lord!

507
00:47:29,431 --> 00:47:30,474
You men!

508
00:47:34,811 --> 00:47:36,605
Stay in the courtyard.

509
00:47:39,691 --> 00:47:42,611
Why does Constantin place his men here?

510
00:47:44,196 --> 00:47:46,656
We do not discuss
what measures we take

511
00:47:46,740 --> 00:47:48,325
to ensure my lord is protected.

512
00:47:48,408 --> 00:47:49,701
Aye!

513
00:47:52,204 --> 00:47:54,122
King Constantin?

514
00:47:55,499 --> 00:47:59,211
Your man strays where he is not wanted.

515
00:48:00,003 --> 00:48:01,338
He's no man of mine.

516
00:48:13,892 --> 00:48:16,144
I think you've been fooled, Lord Wihtgar.

517
00:48:20,774 --> 00:48:22,651
How did you get past my men?

518
00:48:24,486 --> 00:48:26,738
Are you shipwrecked Danes also?

519
00:48:28,073 --> 00:48:29,950
Torture them for answers.

520
00:48:30,617 --> 00:48:32,911
Show them what any sea raider would face.

521
00:48:48,176 --> 00:48:50,137
You do God's work, my friends.

522
00:48:50,220 --> 00:48:52,514
You shall make twice this
on my next cargo.

523
00:49:27,090 --> 00:49:29,468
- Lady Aelfwynn?
- Yes?

524
00:49:32,471 --> 00:49:33,847
- Come.
- No!

525
00:49:33,930 --> 00:49:35,932
Come! I'm trying to rescue you!

526
00:49:36,016 --> 00:49:39,394
I have heard that many times before,
and it's never been true.

527
00:49:39,478 --> 00:49:43,315
Lady Aelfwynn, I am Lord Haesten.

528
00:49:43,398 --> 00:49:46,568
- I was a friend of your true father!
- Lord Haesten?

529
00:49:47,819 --> 00:49:51,072
Tried to kill my mother! Help!

530
00:49:51,156 --> 00:49:54,242
Help me! Help me! Lord King!

531
00:49:54,326 --> 00:49:56,453
This man is trying to seize me.

532
00:49:58,455 --> 00:49:59,664
The girl is mistaken.

533
00:50:04,878 --> 00:50:07,464
If I offended the young lady, I apologize.

534
00:50:07,547 --> 00:50:10,884
Our ways with women
are not the same as yours.

535
00:50:15,639 --> 00:50:19,518
I'm a man of honor.
Perhaps I am misunderstood.

536
00:50:21,186 --> 00:50:22,479
You're a liar.

537
00:50:23,146 --> 00:50:28,235
Your plot is discovered
and your other men captured.

538
00:50:31,530 --> 00:50:35,784
Tell me the truth
of why you came to Bebbanburg

539
00:50:36,493 --> 00:50:38,620
and I shall take only their lives.

540
00:50:48,797 --> 00:50:50,298
I will tell you the truth,

541
00:50:52,217 --> 00:50:54,302
for I serve no one but myself.

542
00:50:59,266 --> 00:51:00,976
I have no allies here,

543
00:51:01,977 --> 00:51:03,687
and I'm part of no plan.

544
00:51:36,678 --> 00:51:37,762
Have rid of this.

545
00:51:37,846 --> 00:51:40,140
And fetch the priest!

546
00:51:40,223 --> 00:51:41,600
Get this marriage over!

547
00:51:57,741 --> 00:51:59,743
Perhaps we have gone the wrong way.

548
00:52:01,536 --> 00:52:04,873
The farmer said this was east,
but now I think it is west.

549
00:52:04,956 --> 00:52:09,377
I was told many have joined her,
here amongst the trees.

550
00:52:21,139 --> 00:52:23,224
We know you are here!

551
00:52:23,308 --> 00:52:26,102
We have seen your scouts!

552
00:52:28,021 --> 00:52:29,939
Lady Aelswith.

553
00:52:36,404 --> 00:52:39,157
Do your worst!
You'll get nothing out of us.

554
00:52:53,421 --> 00:52:55,632
It is very foolish of you to come here.

555
00:52:56,633 --> 00:52:58,510
I'm no friend to Christians.

556
00:52:58,593 --> 00:53:00,637
Perhaps, yes.

557
00:53:01,554 --> 00:53:02,806
But...

558
00:53:05,600 --> 00:53:07,477
we need your help.

559
00:53:13,733 --> 00:53:14,859
Halt!

560
00:53:17,028 --> 00:53:18,822
Let me strike the first blow.

561
00:53:20,281 --> 00:53:22,033
My lord!

562
00:53:22,117 --> 00:53:23,910
Soldiers approach from the south.

563
00:53:23,993 --> 00:53:26,037
- How many?
- Many.

564
00:53:29,666 --> 00:53:31,459
I shall return. Wait.

565
00:53:51,521 --> 00:53:54,149
You, secure the gate! Secure it!

566
00:53:58,945 --> 00:54:00,613
Oh no, no, not yet.

567
00:55:09,015 --> 00:55:11,142
Come no closer!

568
00:55:14,813 --> 00:55:16,022
Speak!

569
00:55:16,689 --> 00:55:18,858
I bring a message from Edward,

570
00:55:18,942 --> 00:55:22,487
king of the Saxons
and king in these lands!

571
00:55:24,072 --> 00:55:28,535
Give us Lord Aethelhelm and Lady Aelfwynn
and we will not attack.

572
00:55:28,618 --> 00:55:33,248
Refuse and we will besiege
and kill you all!

573
00:55:33,331 --> 00:55:35,333
None will survive!