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00:14To be continued...
00:34Your father stole these lands from me when I was a boy, and he allowed the Scots to ravage them.
00:39You aren't meant to call you the true Lord of Babenburg.
00:43Earn it! Come down and fight me like a man.
00:47I hold the fortress.
00:51I have no need to fight you.
00:58Quicker! Lord!
01:01You do not know me. I was your father's priest.
01:05I knew his strength and his flaws.
01:10This enmity was of his making. You have settled that.
01:15Now let us make peace.
01:17You are cousins. Let this be a new beginning.
01:20Unite against your common foe.
01:22Together you can defeat the Scots to cure your land for the sake of your children and of all Saxons.
01:32You have spent too long in Winchester, priest, and you have forgotten the North.
01:37We do not seek peace.
01:39You are a stranger here, Uhtred Ragnar, son.
01:42But I am wiser than my father.
01:44I will not leave a rival alive to challenge my birthright or my bloodline.
01:49No! I will kill you, Uhtred, but first you will watch the death of your boy and all the fingers
01:57who followed you to your doom.
01:58Don't!
01:59Did you drop your swords?
02:00Now!
02:01This is the end, Uhtred.
02:04Your name will be forgotten.
02:09No!
02:10No!
02:45Right from the ship!
02:47They came to the Seagate.
02:49Destroy this ship!
03:06Width has gone to the walls!
03:07They will try to sink the ship!
03:08God!
03:09No, no!
03:10No!
03:11We cannot take it!
03:13All the men who died do not go now!
03:15Uhtred, please!
03:18Watch out!
03:42Thornton, we must go!
03:43Thornton, he's gone!
03:44Come on!
03:46Oh!
03:48Oh!
03:51Go!
03:58Aim for relationship!
04:01Untie the ship!
04:03Wartlet!
04:03Untie the ship!
04:05Release!
04:09Trevor!
04:10We need police!
04:11Get in the mall!
04:12Take him!
04:17We need to get away!
04:18Bossman's not ready!
04:19Where is Ultran?
04:22We need to go, Dad!
04:23Get going!
04:25Go!
04:26Take the boat!
04:32Lord, we don't have time!
04:34Ultran, hurry!
04:35Lord!
04:36They'll drive just like the bossman's boat!
04:38Come on, Father!
04:39Drag in the arms!
04:41I'm so easy!
04:41Go!
04:50Do we follow him?
04:51No.
04:52He has failed!
04:54He will not last in light.
04:57No!
05:04No!
05:05No!
05:08No!
05:09No!
05:10No!
05:10No!
05:11No!
05:11No!
05:12No!
05:13No!
05:14No!
05:16No!
05:17No!
05:21No!
05:23No!
05:24No!
05:28I don't stand a chance against Knut.
05:34Father Purely, you have news from Mercia.
05:36Does Knut march on Wessex?
05:37Knut has left Ellsberg and his camp near Tamaworthy.
05:40And Ethelred? Do we know where he's gone?
05:42Ethelred has ridden into Daneland and ravages East Anglia.
05:46He's left his lands undefended and allowed Knut to shatter the peace.
05:50His ambition is madness.
05:51And Christian men and women in Mercia are dying for it.
05:53With Ethelred gone, I expect your aid, Lord King.
05:59Knut has not set a camp at Tamaworthy to pillage.
06:05He's cleverer than we imagined.
06:07For years he has watched us building boroughs in Wessex.
06:10This assault is a provocation to draw us out into the open.
06:14And Knut has chosen the place where he means to fight.
06:17There is high ground near Tamaworthy.
06:20If he waits there and we come to him, he will defeat us.
06:23We must fight him, Lord King.
06:26Mercia burns like a lighted fire.
06:27That is Ethelred's responsibility.
06:30Lord King, we have delayed too long already.
06:34When do you ride?
06:35My people suffer, Edward.
06:37Men who have fought alongside Wessex many times.
06:39I know it.
06:39But you ask me to risk ten sons of Wessex to save ten sons of Mercia.
06:44These are my people.
06:45I will not send them to be slaughtered while Knut sets the terms of the battle.
06:50And your duty to your allies, my lord?
06:51I am King of Wessex.
06:52I am sworn to protect it.
06:54Your father was crowned King of Wessex.
06:56But he always sought to unite the Christian peoples.
06:59In spirit, he was king of all Saxons.
07:03My father is not here.
07:09Ethelred must return.
07:11Father Pjolig, you'll dispatch messengers to find him.
07:14As the Apple will ready our guards.
07:15When our armies are united, we'll face Knut together.
07:18By the time Ethelred returns, there will be no Mercia to defend.
07:23This is your decision.
07:25It is.
07:26You will not oppose it.
07:28Edward.
07:30Edward.
07:39The Eldermen remain in Aylersbur.
07:41Any that were not killed in the attack.
07:43Ethelred.
07:50Edward betrays his father's memory.
07:53He acts in the interest of Wessex.
07:55Perhaps my father would have done the same.
07:57Never.
07:57I am Mercia.
07:58I was married to Alfred to knit the two kingdoms together.
08:02As you were to Ethelred.
08:04If Mercia falls,
08:07then Wessex stands alone against the Danes.
08:10My duty is now to Mercia.
08:12Not Wessex.
08:13If there is anything I can do, I must do it.
08:17I must go to Aylersbur to summon the Mercian feuds.
08:20Edward will see this as defiance.
08:22Betrayal.
08:23Edward is not my king.
08:25And you will throw yourself into the path of the Danes.
08:28Ethelred, you are a target.
08:30You will be killed.
08:32Or held for ransom and not for the first time.
08:35There is no one else to go.
08:37You must not tell Edward I am gone until I've left Winchester.
08:41Promise me.
08:48Then you must choose a place for the Fjords to assemble.
08:52There is a valley in Tentenhall where lesser numbers might stand a chance.
08:57This is where you must force the Danes to fight.
09:00The Fjords will not be enough.
09:02I will need Edward's aid.
09:04When you are gone,
09:06I will speak to him.
09:08Your brother will not abandon you.
09:11Edward will be there.
09:13Mhmm.
09:17Ay.
09:17Mhmm.
09:37Maria.
09:37Go.
09:38Ma.
09:38Hum.
09:39Mhmm.
09:39Ma.
09:39Ma, message.
09:39Juss.
09:40La.
09:40What is this?
10:11I'm not going to miss the house.
10:14I'm not going to miss the house.
10:49What do you have for me, Bjargulf?
10:51The head of a Saxon turd.
10:54So, another village burns in Mercia.
11:00The smell of Saxon blood!
11:02Stiff as our warriors will battle!
11:04But I hope not your cock.
11:32I have no choice here but to act the part of his whore.
11:35He tries to dress me to make me his property.
11:38I swear I detest the man.
11:40Come with me. I have news that will put the king in better spirits.
11:55I gave you a gift. Why are you not wearing it?
11:59Am I not beautiful enough without it?
12:01On the surface. What do you want?
12:05For you, Lord King.
12:09Ripped from the hands of an ugly Dane named Ulf, we've taken Linkilna.
12:14Well will spread.
12:17And Edward will hear of it.
12:18He will hear that your kingdom grows greater than Wessex.
12:21That you have taken what Alfred never could.
12:23While Edward looks like a weak and timid boy.
12:28You have done well, Eardwulf.
12:30You will be rewarded.
12:32I only ask that I retain command of your armies, Lord King.
12:35And to restore my family's name.
12:37To lift your decree that every generation be born into disgrace.
12:42Take all of East Anglia and I shall consider it.
12:47You are generous, Lord King.
12:50My brother and I will withdraw to pray for your swift victory.
12:54You may go.
12:56For now.
13:16Lord.
13:21Uhtred.
13:22The men are tight and hungry.
13:24There's nothing here.
13:25We must move on.
13:27Where shall we go?
13:30Somewhere with a fire.
13:32An alehouse or a whorehouse that would raise the spirits.
13:34If I must go back, I must retrieve his body.
13:37Uhtred, you cannot.
13:40Retrieving his body means nothing now.
13:42His journey in this world is endless.
13:44He's left with thieves and traitors.
13:46He should lie beside Tura where his friends can grieve.
13:56Instead I led him to die amongst strangers.
14:06I've lost every family I've had.
14:12He'll kill us all this time.
14:15The only constant.
14:20Without Baelke have no harm.
14:30His death is on my hands.
14:31I've failed him.
14:32No.
14:40Bless you, Cedric.
14:42Blessings.
14:50Where's Uhtred?
14:52He walks alone.
14:54I fear his spirit is broken.
14:56The day Uhtred is broken is the day you grow hair down there, Arsworth.
14:59He'll never come.
15:01No, he lost a friend in Griefson.
15:05As we all do.
15:09He told me we must return south.
15:13Well, come on.
15:14We'll need horses and provisions for the journey.
15:23Buy what you can.
15:25There's a village beyond the ridge.
15:27Try not to stay in the hall of women.
15:49Frigga, tell me I'm not deceived.
15:53That the curse is lifted.
16:08He crawls inside me.
16:19Any word of the Saxon armies?
16:21Not yet.
16:24It will burn every village in Mercia until Edward comes to fight.
16:28There's a limit to the suffering the boy king can allow his fellow Christians to bear.
16:33And we will exceed it.
16:38Your sons should be here to see this.
16:40Heston will keep them safe.
16:42My children will inherit everything.
16:47And I will slaughter Edward and Ethelred's armies here.
16:51When the kings are dead, we will sit together on Elfrid's throne.
16:56That is my promise to you.
17:01Do it for Ragnar.
17:02We do this in his memory.
17:06For Ragnar.
17:22Where do you answer with?
17:24Lord Ethelhelm.
17:35You've heard.
17:37Canute burns villages from Tothje Aster to Varenford.
17:41He defiles our holy places and slaughters our priests.
17:45Because I wait for the right moment, it does not mean I do not care.
17:51Edward, I must...
17:53Lady.
17:57Yes?
17:58My daughter called at the nunnery today.
18:02You said the lady Ethelred had withdrawn there for reflection?
18:08She had.
18:11Then she misled you.
18:14She's not there.
18:17Concerned for your sister, I asked stay upper to make further inquiries.
18:24The lady was seen leaving Winchester.
18:33Where is Ethelred?
18:38Mother!
18:41Where has she gone?
18:46She has gone to Mercia.
18:55This cannot be true.
18:57I am sorry, Edward, but what was I to do?
19:00I am of Mercia, and by marriage so is Ethelflaed.
19:04We could not leave the people to die.
19:06She defied me, and you defy me.
19:09I only wish to counsel you to follow the Christian path as I did your father.
19:14You think I do not fear my god?
19:16I know you have true faith, but the burden of kingship is heavy.
19:22I have experience, Edward.
19:24I have given instructions that we will fight Canute on our terms when we are prepared and
19:30have the best chance of victory.
19:31Now, Ethelflaed has walked directly into Canute's trap.
19:36She puts the men of Wessex and all the Christian kingdoms at risk.
19:41I demand you call her back.
19:43I demand you call her back.
19:43You will show loyalty to your king.
19:46I cannot swear loyalty to a plan that is misguided.
19:51Ethelflaed will summon the Mercian Fjords to Tetanhall.
19:54Ernie...
19:54You must join her.
19:57You must join her.
19:57Come in.
20:00Bon.
20:10Who?
20:13Shawn?
20:16ERNIEinkles
20:17flawed
20:21human
20:23Jefferson
20:24tähänragen
20:28Lord, forgive my sins, for they are all very brave, whoever fears you, Lord God, knows
20:35that it's a will, and you will show that man the death of God.
20:38Stop this nonsense.
20:40I pray for Father Beocca.
20:43Please allow the soul of Father Beocca to unite.
20:45Shut up.
20:47Do you think he needs your words?
20:49Do you think I need them?
20:51I know you blame me for his death.
20:55I'm told your God gives mercy.
20:58Where is he?
21:00Where is he?
21:04I've never seen him.
21:06It is not my God that you hate, but the fact that I am not you.
21:35You alright?
21:36He does not want me.
21:38You know, I will return to the church.
21:40And that's what you want, is it?
21:41To run away?
21:42I remind him of his defeat.
21:45And if Father Beocca's sacrifice...
21:47Oh, the blindness of youth.
21:49Uhtred is a warrior and a father.
21:51It's his job to save you and he could not.
21:52That's what eats it.
21:53As a warrior, perhaps.
21:55But not as a father.
21:58He has never been a father.
21:59Because he was absent?
22:01Do you know how many battles he's fought?
22:02How many times he's sworn oaths and risked his life for your Christian kings at the cost of his own
22:07hopes and comfort?
22:08I met your father as a slave.
22:10And we had nothing.
22:13Now you look at what you lack.
22:16Not what he has given to others.
22:19And he fights for bed and burn, not for himself, but for you.
22:23To give you the legacy he never had.
22:29I swear, he is a great man.
22:33And his blood runs in your veins.
22:38You should be proud to follow him.
22:58A man can no longer go on wandering in the wilderness like this.
23:01There will need silver.
23:02There will be opportunities, Ernest.
23:04But warriors, there's always battles to fight.
23:06To fight, men need a lord who can lead them into battle without fear.
23:13I'm tired.
23:14My reputation is waning.
23:16These men depend on you.
23:23I know what you do, Finn, and I know what you say to them.
23:28I'm finished with battles.
23:31I thought that my destiny was to return to my home.
23:37I have not.
23:38I have lost my lands.
23:41I've lost my name.
23:43I can no longer call myself.
23:45I can no longer call myself Richard of Bebbanburg.
23:49I'm nothing.
23:56If men want to leave me, you should let them go.
24:00I can no longer be their lord.
24:26I can no longer be their lord.
24:28I can no longer be their lord.
24:33She forces my hand.
24:37This is not the vision of England that I swore to protect.
24:40Yet these events could work to your advantage and serve your father's vision.
24:46Let the Lord of Mercia return to defend his wife and lands.
24:53They say Aethelred has 400 men in East Anglia.
24:56No match for Canute.
24:59So the battle will remove the problem of King Aethelred.
25:06Once Aethelred is gone, you will defeat Canute and unite the kingdoms.
25:13Edward will fulfill Alfred's dream.
25:20By sacrificing Mercia.
25:23My sister.
25:26Your father knew that uniting the kingdoms could not come without a cost.
25:34And your sister has chosen her own fate.
26:10His son saw her own fate.
26:11When I was a mother, I had no fear of God.
27:02Bianca would not want you to starve or stay destroyed by grief.
27:13He held me on the ramparts when Al Ragnar rode to Babinburg with the head of my brother.
27:21When my father named Miltret in his stead and told me to die for Babinburg,
27:28Erko set my sight.
27:31He put me into the water to baptize Miltret.
27:35He held me underneath it for so long and nearly drowned while he prayed it to his god.
27:44He saved my life as a boy.
27:46And as a man.
27:48Many times.
27:53He was like a father.
28:14It's all right.
28:15You will have no grave.
28:17No place blessed by his god.
28:20He is with God now.
28:22And with your sister.
28:24He is in peace.
28:29I'm sure he'd be touched how you mourn for him.
28:31We are stuck in the middle of nowhere.
28:32But if he were here now, he would tell you this is not the end.
28:37We will gather more men.
28:39We will return with an army and batter down the gates.
29:06What brings you here?
29:07I arrived from Wessex with a message from King Edward.
29:10You may tell it to me.
29:12I have instructions to deliver it to Lord Æthelwed and him only.
29:15I command the King's guard.
29:18I doubt you've heard stories about the King.
29:19About his delicate temperament.
29:21And I'm telling you he does not wish to be disturbed.
29:23So if you want to test it.
29:27Gnut's armies have attacked Mercia.
29:29The Lord's estate has fallen.
29:31The heart of Mercia is gone.
29:45They've taken everything.
29:46The mind of Mercia.
29:46It's me.
29:47The most important thing is me.
29:53What if I can see you?
30:09The most important thing is me.
30:10The most important thing is me.
30:14Where is he going? He's with his kinfolk. The last one to fight.
30:20Uhtred Raglarsson! I thought I could smell something rotten on the air.
30:24We should kill him now, Lord. Well, we have the chance.
30:28I've had enough of fighting dance even whistles like Heston.
30:31Uhtred and his pretty boys. Looking so sad and far from home. Why?
30:38There's none of your concern, Heston. Let us pass and I will not cut off your head.
30:42I suppose once more you ride out to save the Lady Aethelflaed.
30:50Continue if you like, Uhtred. It seems fate has brought us together again.
30:57Your men look like ragged dogs in need of meat and we have plenty.
31:01We camp here tonight. Join us!
31:19Eston's men say Canute and Breda have attacked Mercia.
31:22I knew they did not sail for Ireland.
31:25I heard what an Aethelflaed will need us now.
31:27I owe them nothing.
31:30An Aethelflaed?
31:34It is true, I fear for her.
31:36Uhtred!
31:39Join me.
31:56There was a rumor you had gone north to regain your lands. Are you here with your tail between your
32:01legs?
32:01Your men say the Danes have gone to war, yet you are here playing nursemaid?
32:07What happened, Heston, if they cut off your balls?
32:10What can I say? I am a family man.
32:15Did you not see a fat wife?
32:18She died.
32:19Oh, did she?
32:24As you know, I once had the desire to claim Mercia and Wessex for my own.
32:30But that did not go well for me.
32:32And now, like Uhtred, I only want a woman to hump and a piece of land to call my own.
32:38I had both, in Skade and Biamfriot, until you took them away from me.
32:49How is Aethelflaed?
32:51In my experience, the bitch has never known when to lie down.
32:55No doubt she will be riding into battle with Gnut, with her silly husband and her pretty brother.
33:02And you have always been there to save her, Uhtred.
33:05But not now.
33:07She does not need me.
33:11That's not what I heard.
33:15How is she?
33:18To bed.
33:20I imagine she squeals, like a big fat pig.
33:33Come on, each of you are having a nice dinner.
33:48Of course.
33:50I would slit her throat after she had been ridden.
33:55Wait, Uhtred is too well used to fight over.
33:58Now I will kill you.
33:59Ascend!
34:08Wait, wait, wait.
34:10There is something I can give you.
34:12The name of the man that killed Ragnar.
34:15Huh?
34:16That's a lot.
34:17I can't help.
34:18No.
34:18No!
34:19No!
34:20He held the dagger.
34:21Put another whispered poison into his ear!
34:24Ah!
34:25Ah!
34:27Ah!
34:28Ah!
34:30Ah!
34:31Ah!
34:31Ah!
34:33Let me live.
34:35And I'll tell you who gave the command.
34:40Ragnar.
34:43Speak.
34:46Knut.
34:48He wanted to lead the dames, and he wanted Ragnar's woman who used to be yours.
34:54He told Ethelwald that Ragnar would kill him.
34:57He guided the blade into Ragnar's heart.
35:09This is Knut's sense.
35:12Hmm?
35:17She can go.
35:22You will leave Knut's bastards behind.
35:25I'm tired of the red-headed runes.
35:27You can take them.
35:41Of course, Knut will hear of this.
35:42I said go!
35:48Finan.
35:50Lord?
35:50Tighten him up.
35:58Come on.
35:59Come on.
36:02No, no, no, no, no, no, no.
36:03Where are you going?
36:04Where are you going?
36:08You can make sons.
36:10I thought you did not want to be a part of this war.
36:34Brother?
36:36What have you done?
36:38I had to, or all is lost.
36:40The writer came from Wessex.
36:42Edward sends word to Ethelred.
36:45Canoe did not sail to Ireland.
36:47The Danes have sacked Ailesburg and taken mercy.
36:50Then you were tricked.
36:51Yes, the Dane Heston gave me false information.
36:54And Ethelred left Mercia undefended upon my advice.
36:57You see now why he cannot receive this message?
36:58But if Ethelred loses Mercia, then we lose our position.
37:01You think I do not see that?
37:02You think I can bear to return to nothing?
37:06But there is benefit in delaying our return.
37:09If the lady Ethelfled throws herself into the path of the Danes,
37:12it will leave a path open for you.
37:14I have no need of a husband who used to be king.
37:19You must tell Ethelred the truth,
37:21and persuade him to defend his kingdom.
37:23If I tell him the truth, he will kill me.
37:30I will do all I can to soften the blow.
37:43So please, please, thank you!
37:45I know your question.
37:45I love you so much.
37:48I love you so much.
37:49I love you so much so much.
37:54I love you so much.
38:12ORCHESTRA PLAYS
38:44LEAVE US
38:54Be careful, lady
39:00Thank you
39:03I'm tired of caution
39:04I'm tired of caution
39:19I'm tired of caution
39:58What will you do with the boys?
40:00We'll take them to Athelflet and Mercia.
40:08I remember watching you ride out from Winchester, before you fought at the Battle of Thay Arnhem.
40:15I remember.
40:18Your mother was there.
40:25It was the last time I saw her.
40:36I still see her.
40:41My dreams.
40:44Kisela.
40:49Then I wakened, she's gone again.
40:54I feel her loss also.
40:58Every day.
41:09That day I asked her why you left us, and she said you fought because you believed in a cause,
41:15not for God, or the gods, or for Saxons, or for Danes, but to keep safe the people that you
41:23love.
41:25She said that is why you will always have the strength to stand up when others fall, and to go
41:29on when those around you say it is hopeless.
41:32It is why these men love you, and will follow you wherever you go.
41:41As will I.
41:42Oh, my God.
42:24Oh, my God.
42:42How many remain here?
42:44Where's the King?
42:48We will find you food.
42:52Search for survivors and bring them here.
42:55We should not delay here.
42:56The days can return.
42:58I know.
43:02I have summoned the Mercian Fjords.
43:04They are marching to Teton Hall.
43:07Knut will pay for this bloodshed.
43:12My husband valued loyalty.
43:15I have been loyal.
43:17At least as far as I can remember.
43:18But he was also practical.
43:20If he saw a person make the wrong decision, he took action to correct it.
43:30Edward's rule in Wessex is vulnerable.
43:33And Mercia has been left undefended by its king.
43:36Wessex needs our protection and the support of all our Christian allies.
43:42You will take a message to the Welsh King, Howell.
43:47Lady, you are Edward's kin.
43:49If I disobey him, he will string me up in the marketplace.
43:52I know what I ask.
43:55But you have sworn an oath to God, Father.
43:59What use is your mortal life if you disobey your conscience for fear of man's vengeance?
44:06You and I must protect the faith, Father Pulik.
44:11I feel fled is expecting an army.
44:13We must deliver one.
44:29So the Lady Æthelflaed has returned to Mercia.
44:32You think she's alone?
44:34If she is, the rest of the Saxons will not be far behind.
44:43Take her, and they are in your power.
44:47You will find Æthelflaed, and you will bring her to me.
45:00Horsemen!
45:02Wait till Lady Æthelflaed now.
45:03No, no, no.
45:15Uhtred!
45:16What are you doing here?
45:18You two.
45:19Get those boys off the horses.
45:20Why are you not at Bebombo?
45:23What happened?
45:26Where are the guards?
45:28You see all we have.
45:30Uhtred, who are those boys?
45:32You should not be here without a guard.
45:34Where should I be?
45:34Decorating Edward's palace?
45:36My place is in Mercia.
45:39What have you done, Uhtred?
45:42They're Knut's heirs.
45:45Then Knut will hear of this, and he will come for you.
45:48So you must get the boys to your armies.
45:51Where are they?
45:52Æthelflaed is in East Anglia with his men.
45:54I have ordered the Mercian Fjord to Tetenhall, and I believe Edward will meet us there.
45:59Then we will summon Knut to fight.
46:01So you have put yourself in danger.
46:04I do not know if Everett is coming, and I had to force Edward's hand.
46:12You should not be here undefended.
46:14Finan.
46:15Lord.
46:15We leave at first light.
46:17Aldhelm.
46:18Prepare the survivors.
46:20We march to Tetenhall at dawn.
46:21Every man must be put to watch.
46:24Positions.
46:26Every man to the ramparts.
46:29You should know what happened to Bevanbo.
46:34Bevanbo.
46:39Bevanbo.
46:40Bevanbo.
46:44Bevanbo.
46:51Bevanbo.
46:53Bevanbo.
46:55Bevanbo.
46:59Bevanbo.
47:05Bevanbo.
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47:21Bevanbo.
47:22Bevanbo.
47:23Bevanbo.
47:24Bevanbo.
47:25Bevanbo.
47:25Bevanbo.
47:26Bevanbo.
47:26Bevanbo.
47:26Bevanbo.
47:26Ah, yeah, ah, oh, oh.
47:33Uh, oh, oh.
47:35Uh, oh, oh, oh.
47:36Uh, oh, oh, oh, oh.
48:03You