00:27To be continued...
00:30To be continued...
01:09To be continued...
01:36Every nine years, we travel to the temple at Uppsala...
01:43To give thanks to the gods and to offer them sacrifices for all they do for us.
01:48For protecting us, for the success in battle, for the rains that they bring that grow our crops.
01:55And of course, for our children.
02:03This year I was not going to go, for there is too much to do around here.
02:11Then my unborn son is cruelly taken from me.
02:21And it made me wonder what I had done to anger the gods.
02:36What do Christians do about such pain?
02:42In the Bible it says that all sorrows will pass.
02:48In any case, I've decided to go.
02:54I'm going to take the children for the first time.
02:57For it's important that they go.
03:00What about you?
03:04Me?
03:06What about me?
03:07Will you come with us?
03:12Perhaps you would prefer to stay here and worship your own god.
03:23No.
03:25I'll gladly come with you.
03:27Good.
03:29I would have taken you anyway.
03:37A gift for the gods.
03:39For the children.
04:02I ask their blessings for my son.
04:11Gita, you take the offerings.
04:14For the gods and thanks of my new baby.
04:23Wagner.
04:27Are you not happy that we're going to Uppsala?
04:30Of course I'm happy.
04:33Why should I not be happy?
04:38When we reach Uppsala, we shall ask the gods.
04:42Why they give with one hand, but take away with the other?
04:47Why they make me your own?
04:49Yet, kill my son.
04:53We can have more sons.
04:56Have we not tried?
04:57I have...
04:58I have...
04:59You're sorry.
05:00I am sorry.
05:03I don't know.
05:39I don't know.
06:08I don't know.
06:09Step up.
06:11Be careful.
06:12Ragnar.
06:13I don't know.
06:21I don't know.
06:34I don't know.
06:35I don't know.
06:54Come on.
07:08Okay.
07:35Here's the sacred grove.
07:38Go and hang all their people's offerings from his spouse.
08:07Does he know?
08:11No.
08:45No, no, no, no, no.
09:18No, no, no, no, no, no.
09:38No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no.
09:54Don't you?
09:55Of course.
09:57This is Thor holding his hammer, Mjölni.
10:01Who hasn't heard him beating his anvil in the storm?
10:05Who doesn't believe in mighty Thor, slayer of frost and fire?
10:28Frey, Lord, fill me with seed and give me a son.
10:36Do as you will with me.
10:38Make me blind or deaf if you want to, but give me a son.
10:47Accept the sacrifices of blood we make to you, the honor we offer you, the Lord.
10:59Make me conceive again before it's too late.
11:18Lord, I have come to ask for your love.
11:22I want to grow, I want to grow, I want to prosper.
11:25We can hunt people.
11:27Amen.
11:28Lord, I hate you.
11:40Lord of lords.
11:45Father, hear my prayer.
11:49Let me understand your will.
11:52Is it true that I shall have more sons, like Darceus says?
12:00Accept the sacrifice I plan to offer you.
12:06Then answer me.
12:18Who will bear me, my son?
12:34How good is this, Rolo?
12:36Well, especially because we're here together.
12:39Yes.
12:41Well, we're in Absala.
12:42Let us enjoy and revel in every moment.
12:53Have you been here before, Helga?
12:55No.
12:57Do you know what happens here?
12:59I've heard some stories.
13:01And they're all true.
13:03They still don't prepare you for what really happens here.
13:09I can't wait to find out.
13:12When is the food ready, Helga?
13:16I'm hungry.
13:18You're always hungry.
13:20Of course I am.
13:22But not always for food.
13:33Can you feel it, kid?
13:36Can you sense the presence of the gods?
13:40Gathering here.
13:41They've left their bright halls to see us.
13:44They are here for sure.
13:46They walk among us.
13:48And make their judgments on us.
13:50So when do we offer our sacrifices?
13:54At the end of the festival.
13:56And in the meantime, we celebrate the gods
13:58and enjoy their presence in any way we can.
14:03Give Alfa's down a drink.
14:08Priest, your cup.
14:16Mother, you came here before?
14:19Once.
14:20And did you ask the gods for anything?
14:23Yes.
14:25And they granted my every desire.
14:28No.
14:30No.
15:01What is this?
15:04Those will all be killed as sacrifices.
15:08Yes.
15:10Six, seven, eight, nine.
15:12Seven, eight, nine.
15:14And nine goats and nine pigs.
15:16There's nine of everything.
15:18Yes.
15:19Nine of every kind.
15:24And this?
15:27It's for the humans that have been chosen.
15:35All right.
15:37And this?
15:43Fuck.
15:44Fuck.
15:47Fuck.
15:48Fuck.
15:50Fuck.
15:51Fuck.
15:52Fuck.
16:23Come join us, priest.
16:32Drink.
16:34Drink through the knights and to the gods.
16:42And, uh...
16:43Eat this.
16:54Eat this.
16:57Eat this.
17:12Eat this.
17:16Eat this.
17:18Eat this.
17:41I heard a rumour today that King Horak himself may attend the festival.
17:49This is not a rumour. I desire to meet him. There are great stories and legends told about him.
18:20You want to go out there, don't you?
18:27Please stay. Why can't you stay?
18:55Why can't you stay?
19:19Why can't you stay?
19:21Why can't you stay?
19:32Why can't you stay a bit off?
19:36What do you think?
19:39I don't know.
19:40I know, I know.
19:43It's too late.
19:45I know, I know.
19:47There's...
19:54I turned into the voice.
19:58Okay?
20:01Oh!
20:01I can't.
20:27Oh, my God.
20:47Oh, my God.
21:20You're surely not tired, Athelstan.
21:24Not on this great journey you have begun.
21:27I must finish.
21:35Liv.
21:38If you let me go, I will fall again.
21:41No.
21:42The guards will hold you.
21:44Go on.
21:51Come on.
21:53Come on.
22:04Good Lord.
22:07Go on.
22:08Go on.
22:09Go on.
22:10Go on.
22:10Go on.
22:12Go on.
22:13discontinue crime modeling.
22:14I have been waiting for you.
23:06I have been waiting for you.
23:18Kida, what is a child?
23:21I am bleeding.
23:25Then you are no longer a child, forgive me.
23:30You are a woman.
23:37Let me pray to you in my arms the last time, as I always used to do.
23:47Now, it is hard for me to let go of you.
23:57Let me pray to you in my arms.
24:24Why do you do this, Terry?
24:27Don't you understand? I have to.
25:22Don't you understand?
25:24Don't you understand?
25:27Don't you understand?
25:29Get out of the temple.
25:35If you value your lives, stop this at once.
25:38Fools, this is King Horek.
25:55Don't you understand?
26:07Fools, I want you to meet someone.
26:11I want you to meet someone.
26:41So many have told me how you killed Earl Haraldson and then built a new kind of ship with the
26:48first to sail west and defeated a king of England.
26:51In fact, I can hardly believe my eyes that you are standing right here in front of me.
27:00Please, please.
27:05Travelers and storytellers have described how you came to your throne by defeating one by one the six uncles that
27:12killed your father.
27:13And my mother and all my sisters and brothers.
27:19I also know how you favor the poets at your court.
27:24And your people respect your law making your justice and your rule.
27:28And as consequence, here, on this site, in the living presence of the gods, I offer you my fealty.
27:43And my service.
27:52I accept your pledge with a glad heart.
27:57What can I do for you in return?
27:59Hmm.
28:02You could join forces with me.
28:05I'm not satisfied with what I have achieved so far.
28:09I want to send bigger raiding parties to the west.
28:14Yes, to plunder, but also to explore new lands.
28:18There are other lands to the west.
28:20There is a kingdom called Francia.
28:23A kingdom far larger, far richer.
28:26And far more powerful than England.
28:30Athos then, come.
28:34Come.
28:37This man has seen it.
28:40I was a Christian monk in England.
28:43I traveled to other lands as a missionary.
28:47I have heard of Christians.
28:49And of their god.
28:52And are you still a Christian?
28:56No.
28:58Of course not.
28:59How could you be a Christian and walk among our gods?
29:02I share your appetite for new adventure, Ragnar Lothbrok.
29:06And I will gladly join forces with you.
29:09Since, as king, I'm naturally not in favor of individual enterprise.
29:13By my earls or anyone else.
29:18But believe me, I will be happy enough just to have my name linked with yours.
29:22When the poets tell the story of how we Norsemen sailed west and discovered new worlds.
29:32Please, come.
29:34Eat.
29:34Eat.
29:43Why did you bother to come back?
29:47I was hungry.
29:54How many women have you been with?
29:59I don't suppose you know.
30:00I do what I want here.
30:03I thought we came here together.
30:05We came here together.
30:06We came here with Al Ragnar.
30:08I thought we came here together, but...
30:10We did come here together.
30:13We are together.
30:17Why do you keep pestering me?
30:22I am who I am.
30:25And I won't change.
30:28Not for you.
30:29Not for my brother.
30:31Not for anyone.
30:35So leave if you want to.
30:42But one day...
30:44I will be a great man.
30:47And you regret leaving me just because I sleep with other women.
31:07If you really want to be a great man...
31:11Should you not be meeting with King Horak now?
31:15What do you mean?
31:16Well, that's where your brother is now.
31:22No doubt he's already boasting about how he sailed west alone and all he has achieved alone.
31:31If you weren't so stubborn and so drunk, you would be there too, but you weren't invited.
31:36And you didn't even know about it.
31:41I could have told you.
31:45You see, Rolo...
31:47You need me as much as I need you.
31:52That is, if you really want to be something.
32:10Ragnar Lothbrok, I drink to your good fortune.
32:14May the gods continue to favor you and increase your fame.
32:19And may they do the same to you, King Horak.
32:23You have done me the honor of pledging your fealty as earl to me.
32:27Forgive me, then, if I seem anxious to make use of your skills and reputation as soon as possible.
32:38To do what?
32:40There is a Jarl in Jotaland.
32:42Jarl Burg.
32:44He is an important fellow, but he continues to claim he has legal rights over some of my land.
32:50He threatens me.
32:51He nearly invaded my territory a year ago, but at the last moment he drew back.
32:56And now, once again, he is making threatening noises.
33:07And how can I be of hope in such a matter?
33:14Would you be prepared to travel to Jotaland as my emissary?
33:19I can think of no one who I would rather represent my case for your fame.
33:24It's widespread.
33:26If the issue is settled, I shall be forever in your debt.
33:34What do you say?
34:04Come.
34:07Come.
34:08Come invor.
34:11Come.
34:22You're straight.
34:23Holy Ow.
34:25Come, man.
34:26Come, man.
34:29Right?
34:34That's better.
34:35You. I
34:38do anything. Man, I
34:38wouldn't leave. So, y
34:56Have you come here of your own free will?
35:06Yes.
35:10At first I was suspicious of you, I sensed something, so I spoke to Lord Ragnar.
35:20He told me your story, that you were a priest, that you were a Christian, and worshipped the
35:29God called Jesus Christ.
35:32Is that true?
35:35Yes.
35:37And do you still worship this God?
35:40Are you still in your heart a Christian?
35:44No.
35:48Say again.
35:52No.
35:55And a third time.
35:59Say it.
36:05No.
36:15You know why you're here, don't you?
36:20You have been brought here as a sacrifice to the gods.
36:40I have come to tell you.
36:40I have come to tell you.
36:46I have come to tell you.
36:53you that the sacrifice of this man will not please the gods. He is neither willing nor
37:01is his faith acceptable to Odin. His heart is corrupt. He has not renounced his false
37:10god. Looks like your god finally came through for you. Instead, one amongst you must agree
37:24to take his place tomorrow at the sacrifice. If not, then all shall fail. The gods in their
37:35anger will punish everyone and withdraw their protection from all of us.
37:50No, not you.
38:12Before anyone else can claim this honor, I desire to be sacrificed for the sake of my family,
38:26for the sake of all of you. My friends. But even more for the sake of all humans in Midgard.
38:43I trust that the gods will find my sacrifice acceptable, in which case I look forward to it joyfully.
38:50No way.
38:51No way.
38:52No way.
39:07No way.
39:10No way.
39:16No way.
39:16No way.
39:16No way.
39:22No way.
39:23No way.
39:23No way.
39:23So,.
39:41But here I am.
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