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00:19To be continued...
00:32What are you doing here?
01:00I will see you in Valhalla.
01:05Stura!
01:13Stura!
01:16Stura!
01:17Why will you not speak with me?
01:19I have freed you from her curse. There is nothing more for us to say.
01:22She did not curse me. She was coming back to me.
01:25She could have been saved.
01:27Citrigger did not have the chance to be saved.
01:29I will never understand why you were granting it to her.
01:32You could have stopped her, but you never did.
01:34You let this happen many times.
01:37It is done. It is over now.
01:39Stura, please come with me.
01:41We can go home.
01:43You have no home.
01:45You have nothing to offer me.
01:48Stura, you have suffered too much.
01:50No.
01:51Those who have hurt me have suffered too little.
01:54No one has felt pain like I have endured. Not yet.
01:57Your life is not over.
01:59Yes, you have lost, but you will find new purpose.
02:02We carry our losses, but we journey onward.
02:06I will journey onward, yes.
02:07But not with you.
02:09We will build here.
02:10There is wood and fresh water and loyalty.
02:14Other Danes are coming.
02:15We will live as Danes and we will die as Danes.
02:17You will not find peace here.
02:18Then I will find it in Citrigger's dead embrace.
02:21No, do not say that.
02:22That path is not meant for you.
02:23That is not what the gods want.
02:25I no longer believe in destiny.
02:39You have always spoken as though every action is part of some plan.
02:43Everything you have done has been excused because it was not your choice.
02:47This is not true.
02:48I have not walked blindly.
02:49All your battles.
02:50All those you have killed.
02:52You chose them over your family and called it fate.
02:55What your destiny has brought me is pain and grief.
03:00So now my choice is to turn my back on me.
03:05Yeah!
03:25To be continued.
03:44Lord Æthelhelm, you have visitors.
03:52Lady Elfwynn is here.
03:55No.
03:55Then kindly tell them I will attend when I am ready.
04:02I am not your lackey.
04:05You may be an ally of King Constantine, but you're a guest in my fortress.
04:09I am ready.
04:10Who is here for me?
04:13Your grandson.
04:14Elfwynn.
04:15How did you not say?
04:25Now this, this is a mercy.
04:29Oh, beloved child of my child.
04:32At last we are reunited.
04:35Oh, no.
04:37Oh, no.
04:38Whatever is the matter.
04:40You have been told about your mother's death.
04:44Oh, of course.
04:47Though my heart is broken, having you here is some reprieve from the unending sadness.
04:55My father is already remarried.
04:57The new queen is with child.
05:01It will likely be a boy before the seed is strong.
05:04Should he view you as a threat to the succession, then your life will be in danger.
05:08My worst fears come to pass.
05:12I do not think he would harm me.
05:13The king can be most unforgiving.
05:17Indeed, in my darkest hours, I imagine your mother's death was on his command.
05:23No.
05:24It was the days.
05:25He may not have loved her as we did, but that he would not do.
05:31Of course.
05:33I'm sure you were right.
05:35But everything we do hence is to honour our hopes for you.
05:40Are we united?
05:41Always.
05:43With our whole heart.
05:51And Father Benedict, welcome to Bebemba.
05:57My everlasting thanks for bringing the boy.
06:02All debt to me is pay.
06:09Ply's over.
06:16Now come.
06:17Tonight we celebrate your arrival.
06:24Drink well.
06:25Feast well all.
06:28Great energy will be required for the times ahead.
06:31Eat.
06:39How are we to proceed?
06:42Well, first...
06:48A wedding.
06:51King Constantine of Scotland travels here to be married to Lady Alfwyn.
06:59My cousin is here.
07:00May I see her?
07:01She has not yet arrived, despite your grandfather's promises.
07:04She will be here.
07:05She's simply taking her time.
07:07Like all women, she rides slowly.
07:10And she wishes to marry this King Constantine?
07:12I would not want her to be forced.
07:14She will understand that it is for the best, my boy.
07:17It seals your alliance with the Scottish King and gives him reason to support our rebellion.
07:22It will provoke your father to war.
07:25A war?
07:26I thought you said we could do this without bloodshed.
07:28Not war.
07:32Confrontation, which we will win.
07:34Some blood may be spilled, some villages burned, but...
07:45We will present the King with our superior strength, and he will concede defeat.
07:50And in return for that concession, you will be declared the next King.
07:56Then it will be an end.
07:58Or your father will be killed.
08:03Grandfather, reassure me to kill my father is not part of the plan.
08:07I am a man of peace.
08:09All I do is for the good of the Saxons.
08:13Edward is grown tyrannical.
08:16Tell that to the Danes of Romkofer killed on your order.
08:20Each one complicit in the murder of my daughter.
08:26Do not doubt me on this, Benedict.
08:29Benedict, I have proved many times that I am righteous in word and deed.
08:36Then I would hate for you to meet that which you dread.
08:45I should like to pray, alone.
08:49I have verses I must study.
08:51Perhaps there are some wise words in the book about the sort of man I am.
08:57Perhaps you do not know me as you think.
09:27Lord King, word has returned from the south.
09:29Elfwood is not in Winchester, nor anywhere in Wessex.
09:35Do you think he went there for home?
09:38It would seem likely, though we know not where.
09:42The ingratitude.
09:44The dishonor of it.
09:45How could the boy be so foolish?
09:48He is still in grief for his mother, and our marriage was quite hasty.
09:58Do not attempt to dilute my anger.
10:00He is a boy.
10:01As my child will be a boy, no mother wants to see a man reject his son.
10:05As ever you speak with reason, I am wounded by his betrayal.
10:09As you should be.
10:10It is a grievous offence.
10:11I thought I had more mastery of things.
10:13But now I find myself reacting yet again to Ethelhelm's provocation, unable to gain the momentum.
10:19Dragging myself on horseback to chase him.
10:21The momentum brought you Ethelwich.
10:23And your boldness against Sigtryga won you a kingdom that eluded your father.
10:27And whose arrangements?
10:29Ethelhelm's.
10:30That is a cruel irony, yes, but it...
10:32I fear it is more than that.
10:36What does this mean?
10:39All of it.
10:40Why does it occur?
10:43In unreasonable haste, I win Mercia and Ethelwich.
10:47Two conquests that evaded kings greater than I.
10:50You deserve your success.
10:51Do I?
10:52Perhaps God tests me.
10:55Or perhaps the devil tempts me to overplay my hand.
10:58This...
11:00humiliation.
11:02This...
11:04betrayal...
11:05by my son.
11:12It is a moment that challenges my pride, and I must think clearly.
11:22Alfred is lost to me.
11:24Were we to find him this, I would struggle to forgive, to flee the palace and ally with a man
11:30who has done so much wrong to me and to Wessex.
11:32I do not think I can forgive it.
11:39We have another son in your belly.
11:47Perhaps I should accept Alfred as forfeit and allow him to range like a fugitive with Ethelhelm.
12:03That will mean he is always a threat.
12:05Better a threat away from Winchester than within the palace.
12:07Well, it would take great strength to ignore such an offense.
12:10I know.
12:11And I struggle with it.
12:12But my heart tells me to not once again take the bait Ethelhelm has cast upon the waters.
12:21I ignore provocation.
12:24Fortify enough to rebuff them, but do not chase them down and walk into a trap.
12:29Am I foolish?
12:30Is that the devil's cause?
12:35Well, I would never try to guess the mind of the devil.
12:42Just as I would never suggest you forfeit your son for my child.
12:47But as one who counsels you, I would say it is a wise strategy to settle for these gains.
12:54You control three of the four kingdoms.
12:57In time, our son can fight for the last.
13:02There is no dishonor in this path, if you choose it with a clean heart.
13:05If I do not play, Ethelhelm cannot win.
13:09He then dances to my song, and I prevail.
13:18After the fight is over, when we agree a truce,
13:25we build a new palace.
13:31It stands between Mercia and Wessex.
13:34It's a well-placed for trade.
13:35It should be at the heart of your new kingdom.
13:39This is all very ambitious, Grandfather.
13:42I only hope I'm worthy of your faith in me.
13:44It is not mere faith.
13:46It is your blood.
13:48With the right advice, your people will sing of you as Elfweird the Great.
13:56Your reign will hold in the same esteem as Charlemagne.
14:03And we will raise a minster to your dear mother.
14:09Under your rule, never again will a heathen harm any of our people.
14:16Never will a boy lose his mother as you did.
14:24Is he drunk?
14:26He has not been on the echen.
14:28I think perhaps he really believes he can unseat the Saxon king.
14:34Maybe it's time to kiss his arse.
14:37I am a man of low principles.
14:40I prefer to call you pragmatic, Lord.
14:45Yet even I would not stoop to seek the favor of that Wessex turd.
14:57I am not certain that our host welcomes your ambition.
15:03Then you will learn what happens when you cross men like us.
15:11You, boy, fetch me ale.
15:14Fetch ale for your king.
15:16Yes, Lord.
15:25Watch this back hoof.
15:27He's tired.
15:29Now the beast is good nature.
15:41She failed to kill me.
15:44What a joy to see you well, Pionic.
15:49Did you find her?
15:52Yes, I found her.
15:53Where is she now?
15:55She's with the gods.
15:57You decided to kill her?
15:58No.
15:59You were right.
16:05I will tell you all.
16:07For now, I want you to go to your sister.
16:10She's secluded herself in the forest.
16:11I want you to find her, speak with her, and...
16:15Make her come to her own coffer.
16:17Why has she gone to the forest?
16:18She believes there's no place for her, but she's wrong.
16:21She's suffered much, Utrina.
16:23Perhaps if his wives are to let her be, rather than to command her.
16:26No, I shall not abandon her again.
16:27I will prove there is a place for her in Rumkofer.
16:31And that I can be a true father.
16:33Father, the sentiment is truly noble, but...
16:37Stiora has been a queen.
16:39She cannot live in Rumkofer as a traitor's wife.
16:42Besides, too much has happened there for it to be a place of sanctuary.
16:46Nevertheless, that's all we have.
16:54Lord!
16:58Are you alive?
16:59I am.
17:01I'm a breeder.
17:03No.
17:05I know you did what you could.
17:07At least it's over now.
17:08Hmm?
17:11Well, we know you would have chosen the right path, Utrina.
17:14You should take some time.
17:16Rest yourself.
17:18Indeed.
17:19I was thinking...
17:22It is time we go back to the peace of Rumkofer.
17:25I promised I'd return you to your families.
17:27The danger's over now.
17:28We can stop running for Wessex.
17:30Make some coin from the toll on the Trey River.
17:33Father, I just...
17:34Go back to our things, well.
17:39Lord, no.
17:40Our families have fled to Wessex, Lord.
17:42They have settled.
17:43They are waiting for us.
17:45My lives are on cover.
17:46Destroy it.
17:47Let the dead rest in peace, eh?
17:49But it can be a home.
17:51A real home.
17:52For us, for our families.
17:56Ethelstan, you loved it, though.
17:57I did.
17:59I do wish to be alone, sorry.
18:01I don't want you there.
18:02I also wish to serve my father.
18:05He needs loyalty, and I need...
18:07I understand.
18:08He'll come visit us, I'm sure.
18:10Lord.
18:12Ultras.
18:13We are brothers for life.
18:15Thick and thin.
18:16We ride with you to death, you know that.
18:18But this is not the right choice, Lord.
18:20Our time in Rumkofer has passed.
18:22There are too many things there to remind us of what we have lost.
18:25But we cannot roam forever.
18:27We cannot leave our children without a place to find comfort.
18:30Ultras, come on.
18:32I've lost your aunt till I can offer her hope.
18:36I need you to agree.
18:42If your command from Kofa will follow you.
18:45But I ask,
18:46is there another path?
19:06The lesson for you.
19:08Act with confidence and providence smiles.
19:16Lady Elf.
19:19Will you come down from your horse?
19:22Do I have any choice in the matter?
19:23Do not be afraid.
19:25I do not intend violence, merely to bring peace.
19:34Where's Bressel?
19:35There was a fight.
19:36He did not survive.
19:38I'm sorry, Lord.
19:39I know he's a good friend to him.
19:43The men I truly count as friends do not die so easily.
19:49The men I truly count as friends do not die so easily.
20:11One moment.
20:14One moment.
20:27my king whatever's the matter prepare for a new attack the danes or ethelon neither
20:36shorter and more vicious
20:40my dearest son mother what happened to your plan to spirit elf went away from mercia
20:45it went awry and so i bring grave news elfin was captured on the road by who we are not
20:53certain
20:53but one at least did not survive my wrath we believe them to be hired men we suspect an
21:00association with lord ethelhelm
21:10rousalord aldhelm tell him i come imminently to discuss the matter
21:13send a command to search for her now what is there to discuss
21:19she is your blood and she is in danger and that is to say nothing of her value to your
21:25enemies
21:28edward why do you hesitate i'm not hesitating i'm simply not rushing blindly to action
21:33edward please do not argue with me mother she is ethelflaed's child i am aware of her bloodline
21:39but i am also aware of lord ethelhelm i will not react with haste to this provocation or chase
21:45him blindly we do not even know where he is so allow me to follow what i know to be
21:50the right path
21:59oh you have not had the chance to meet properly
22:03mother this is your i will not acknowledge whichever harlot you've decided to bed i was going to say
22:08this is your new queen i agatha and i are wed she's with child
22:22well a baby will be a blessing thank you
22:30i i did not mean to call you uh i would kneel but my bones are stiff from
22:37no i i quite understand you are no longer young
22:39from slaughtering a man with my bare hands
22:44a slight exaggeration
22:46i drove a knife through his neck i was not wearing gloves
22:59it has been an eventful time
23:04then you have surely earned a good rest
23:08i will ensure you are given the grandest chamber in air for which the king and i can sleep elsewhere
23:16it is my honor to honor you
23:18i hope in time you deem me worthy of your son
23:29what has changed within my son i wonder that he has no appetite to fight for his niece
23:35and against lord ethelhelm no less his new bride perhaps no i do not think the king so easily
23:42distracted then he maneuvers in ways i simply cannot understand
23:49lady elsewith there is another possibility you have silver you could easily buy the men to find her
23:56silver for the honor of saving the blood of alpha i merely
24:00men should be paying me for the privilege of fighting in her name
24:07as ever
24:10the lord provides
24:11i have a job for you
24:28lord utred is he dead yes
24:36i thought you had left for frankia
24:39and i forgot said other ideas
24:41it has been quite the journey
24:43it is a relief to see you
24:45not be too hasty
24:46i bring only trouble
24:50i have spoken with your men
24:52they say you are returning to rimkofer
24:54i am
24:56you're welcome to join us should you wish
24:59that is kind
25:01are you set on this path
25:04yes
25:04i know the men have suffered though but
25:10i have to take stiora away from her for which and the lands she has lost
25:16darkness has found her
25:19what has happened to her
25:25i did not stop it
25:32i did not protect her
25:36well perhaps i could talk with her
25:39find a way to cure her heart
25:43i've heard it's already too late
25:47for many years i was not there when she needed me i gave my life to wessex and the saxons
25:52it's this feeling i know
25:56my children have suffered
25:59i never gave them a chance to live as a family after they lost their mother
26:03i thought that to be absent was to protect them from the dangers i faced but
26:09it was not a father
26:11not as they deserved
26:18stiora is being swallowed by a dread
26:22i've seen it before and brita i've seen what it can do
26:27she needs a place to heal
26:29to become herself again
26:32and that place is from cover
26:34i do not know
26:36it is all i've got
26:40what do you ask me of this
26:45elfwin has been taken by ethelhelm
26:48the king is reluctant to act so lady elfsworth and i were wondering if perhaps you might gather your
26:54men
26:54no edith
26:55i cannot
26:56she's lady ethelpled's daughter you swore to protect her
26:59i cannot give myself to others when my daughter needs me
27:08lady elfsworth has silver i've tried to persuade her to buy men but she will not she's
27:13the king should look to his duty not me not you the king the king is deaf to it
27:21i'm sorry i have to take care of my daughter
27:30so what shall i do
27:38what
27:39is
27:39what
27:39whatever you need for this pursuit mercy will supply
27:44I will not be leaving to seek Elfwin
27:48But you must
27:48Edward has refused
27:50And yet I cannot tell mercy with this
27:53In time the king will come to his senses
27:57Trust that I have my reasons
27:58Of course
27:59But please speak with the king on this matter
28:01You will not heed me on it
28:02Despite himself he listens to you
28:05Lord Althelm
28:06Not today
28:07Will you ask for me to speak with the king?
28:10I will summon you when the time is right
28:11My business is urgent
28:13Lord Althelm is fomenting rebellion
28:15We know this
28:17He will be stopped
28:18I am not so certain
28:20He has the Scottish army on his side
28:23He has made an alliance with Constantine
28:25And has offered him the hand of Lady Elfwin
28:28Of course
28:30She is to be used in a bargain
28:33How do you know this?
28:34I have heard Althelm speak of it himself
28:39I escorted Lord Elfwin
28:41Where to find his grandfather
28:45Then you are an enemy of the king
28:46I know
28:47And I will accept what punishments may come
28:51But the threat from Aethel
28:53He has seemed too great to ignore
28:55He is set on war with the king
28:56And the Scots follow him
28:57When Christian realms turn on each other
29:01I fear all is lost
29:03You should leave here
29:04Protect yourself
29:05I will report your message
29:11Lord Aethelhelm
29:12Where will we find him?
29:14In the fortress north of here
29:15Name of Bebanburg
29:17He is the guest of Lord Whitaker
29:36I trust you slept well?
29:38I did not sleep at all
29:40The howling of the wind
29:43Can unsettle those
29:44Soften to such things
29:45Please eat
29:46You will find the food is not what you are used to
29:51It is the food of my lands
29:52And what a bounty your lands provide
29:58Why have you brought me here?
29:59For your protection, child
30:02From the king
30:03He would never harm me
30:04I am his blood
30:05He has remarried
30:07The new queen is with child
30:08He is creating a new bloodline
30:12History has proven
30:13Time and again
30:15A new regime once rid of remnants of the old
30:20We are kin
30:21I do not need this protection
30:23The king has denied you the throne
30:25Your mother left you
30:26Murdered the elderman to seat himself
30:29His disregard for you is apparent
30:32If you were not here
30:33You would surely already be dead by his hand
30:36And to secure your protection
30:38As your mother would have wished
30:41We have found you a husband
30:44I am already betrothed
30:46To Kinlaf of Runkofer
30:49A boy
30:50From Runkofer
30:52It is hardly a match
30:53For a granddaughter of Alfred
30:55No
30:55You will marry a king
30:59Not him
31:00Too much kinship
31:02Is bad for a bloodline
31:04It creates weak men
31:06And weak men
31:07Make for weaker kings
31:12I speak of
31:14Constantine of Scotland
31:16An alliance with him
31:17Will leave Saxon land safe
31:19I do not wish to be traded like cattle
31:22I do not see any other purpose for you
31:27You are not a queen
31:29You are not a warrior
31:31You are by your own admission
31:33Barely a lady
31:35It is a good marriage
31:38You should be grateful
31:41Please cousin
31:42If you have any remaining loyalty to your family
31:45It is not I who has been disloyal to my family
31:48It is my family who has been disloyal to me
31:56I will throw myself from the walls sooner than marry this man
32:00Then do it
32:00It will just be one less thing
32:03For me to be concerned with
32:08I thought so
32:09Do not make promises you cannot keep
32:40What is it that you want of me?
32:42Are you talking to yourself, Bootred?
32:44Or is this you at prayer?
32:47I think I am cursed
32:49Then consider me the cursed slayer
32:53Call me a foolish old priest
32:54But I sent you to trouble
32:56Aethelhelm has joined with the Scots
32:58To take Northumbria
32:59And he is launching his rebellion from Bevan
33:01That is a strange twist to be
33:11It is not strange at all
33:15My gods are doing it to taunt me
33:17To tempt me from my duty to my family
33:19Why would they do that?
33:21What have you done?
33:22Well, that I never understand
33:24All I know is that for most of my life
33:25I have given my sword to Wessex
33:27And it drew me away from my family
33:30Stuart thinks it was my choice
33:32But I am not so sure
33:37Sometimes I think that my fate is to wander
33:39And to never arrive
33:40You have served the house of Wessex
33:42With much honor
33:44I have worked out for Alfred's ambition, yes
33:47But my own kin suffered for it
33:48They brought you Aethelflaed
33:51And then she was taken
33:53The gods are cruel
33:55And now they are for this
33:57All life is a test, true
34:00But my god does not want you to fail
34:04Perhaps there is design in this
34:05That is benevolent
34:07Then perhaps you are not meant to choose
34:09Between your fate and Alfred's ambition
34:12Between your children and his
34:14Perhaps you are meant to serve both
34:16How can I serve two masters?
34:18But what if there is only one master?
34:21One god, one destiny, many branches
34:24Yes, yes
34:24One tree
34:26This is where our beliefs differ
34:27This is where I will insist
34:30Think about it
34:31You retake Bebbanburg
34:33And ensure Northumbria does not fall to the Scots
34:35In that act
34:36You find a home for your bloodline
34:41You are saying that
34:43It is my destiny to make England for Edward
34:49Let all this wait for Bebbanburg served a purpose
34:52Maybe
34:55You've got us a sense of humor
34:57It seems he does
35:01And do you want to accept this calling?
35:03Yes, I want to accept
35:04But is it a path of destiny or of arrogance?
35:08Am I being tempted for a fool?
35:11Perhaps the threads my guts have woven
35:14Perhaps they make a net to snare me
35:16When I failed the first time
35:18That was the sign that I ignored
35:20When Father Beocca was taken
35:22It was a sign that Beocca believed in your mission
35:25But perhaps you were not ready
35:26I felt as ready then as I feel now
35:28What if I fail again?
35:30And what if you don't?
35:32And what if you do?
35:34If you died in the doing of it, what would happen?
35:37My reputation lost all bloodline
35:39Left to roam without protection
35:42The shame would be heavy in Valhalla
35:45But there is no shame in heaven
35:47That is the beauty of it
35:49So my advice would be
35:50Believe my God is on your side
35:52And that you do not walk alone
35:57There is no God
35:59Only the Gods
36:05Thank you for your kindness
36:09You could be right
36:11Maybe they are on my side
36:18Have you heard from Lord Ethelhelm?
36:20Has he taken possession of the Mercian girl?
36:24Last night, I hear
36:26I'm impressed
36:28Thought perhaps he'd overplayed his hand
36:31I still think it is unwise
36:33To trust a man who betrays his king
36:36True
36:39But what he offers is sound
36:40So we move our soldiers closer to the border
36:46It may take a while
36:47There have been floods in Cumberland
36:49Then we do not alert Edward to our presence
36:51Until all our numbers are gathered
36:54When we are as one
36:55We shall face him down
36:59What if he will not be cowed?
37:01Then he will face a battle he shall lose
37:04And in the face of defeat
37:06He will make us a better offer
37:08What, us being the Scots?
37:10Or us being the alliance with Lord Ethelhelm?
37:14I will stand by my word
37:17For as long as is necessary
37:24We will be ready to move out by the morning
37:26Lord King
37:27I have been informed of Father Benedict's news
37:29But not of my plan
37:30Which will return Elfwin and deliver Ethelhelm
37:32And as I already told my mother
37:33This situation requires restraint
37:35We are returning to Wessex
37:36Listen to me
37:38I know how to end this
37:40There is no ending to this that is satisfactory
37:43Ethelhelm will be expecting me to lead an army into battle
37:45It is surely a trap
37:46I know but we have the advantage
37:48Father Benedict told us of their plan
37:50We have a moment to strike whilst they are unprepared
37:52It would be foolish not to use it
37:54I can assure you I am not foolish
37:56Only unwilling to behave as my enemies dictate
37:59So we divide those enemies
38:00We leave immediately
38:02We cut off Constantine before he even reaches Bebbanburg
38:04If I can intercept him and stop the incursion then
38:07Ethelhelm would be without allies at Bebbanburg
38:09He may control the household guard but there would be no match for the Mercian army
38:13It would not be easy to breach the fortress
38:14But it is possible if we are our full number
38:16I lead the men of Wessex and we push the Scots back over the border
38:19Meanwhile Ethelhelm will be forced to surrender and Elfwyn return
38:22But what will stop Constantine from making another incursion in years to come?
38:26You fortify the lands north of Bebbanburg and I hold them for you
38:35You tread lord of Bebbanburg just as you always wanted
38:38And you hold it alone?
38:39Not alone
38:41Take it you are not heading to Rome Cofa after all lords
38:45We heard from Lady Elsweth that they may be something you might need our help with
38:48You have found the men I sought to return Elfwyn when you refused, I see
38:53Yes, thank you very much for this
38:56So then when you are dead who holds the north after you?
39:00Your seedless son or a child of Steero the Dane?
39:03I cannot speak for my daughter
39:04No you cannot
39:08Lutrid's plan has much to commend it but still this is not the correct course of action
39:11You're going to allow the marriage to take place, Edward!
39:14I'm going to make Constantine an offer in exchange for Ethelhelm's head
39:17He is the greater threat to our kingdom
39:21Northumbria is a land much disputed between us and the Scots
39:24Until a settlement is made there will be no peace
39:27And those that will suffer are not those in this room but farmers, fishermen, families
39:31I'm a king for all Saxons, not king to one man
39:34And though I owe that man a debt
39:36I cannot put that debt nor that man's ambition above the lives of my people
39:42Constantine's reputation is that of a man who seeks to protect Scotland at all costs above all else
39:48So, I will come to an agreement with him
39:51In exchange for marrying Elfwin and isolating Lord Ethelhelm
39:54We will divide Northumbria in two to create an area of fortification around the Scottish border
40:00You would split Northumbria
40:02This a land my forebears died for, Saxon lands
40:05Now, finally, you're a Saxon
40:07The people there speak your language
40:09There were once two kingdoms, there has been thus before
40:12The lands around Bevamur fall to the Scots and Ethelhelm is disposed of
40:16With Elfwin, sacrifice alongside him
40:19Not a palatable choice, but a sensible one
40:21If Northumbria is divided, you forfeit any chance to create the kingdom your father hoped for
40:25Yes, but in return, I will bring peace to land larger and more unified than he ever achieved
40:31I have ended the tyranny of bloody succession the people endured
40:34Now, they thrive under the protection of a man who does not take their deaths lightly
40:38Your king, your choice has no honor
40:41No honor
40:42To forego my chance to unify all of these lands for the sake of my people
40:47To put aside my father's dream, the dream of my family, to ensure that we prosper
40:52That is not honor, that is martyrdom
40:54If the people wish to reward me in their prayers, that is their will
40:57If my father's ambition failed them in the end, I do not have his feelings
41:00It was not ambition, it was vision
41:03Visions are nothing more than dreams, only a fool would chase them
41:07I think that you are afraid
41:10Of war, of death
41:12You are afraid
41:17If only a fool would not be
41:20Then I am not a fool
41:26No
41:29Lord King, this is callous
41:31To Elfwyn and to all those in Northumbria who are Saxon
41:33Mercia owes both a debt of loyalty
41:35Mercia is best served when the South is secure
41:38Not at the expense of the North
41:40Hethelflaed would listen to Uhtred now
41:44As must we
41:45And I gave your sister my word
41:47That I will keep helping safe
41:50I will not sacrifice her as you do now
41:55And nor will the Mercian army
42:07I stand with Uhtred
42:09Well, there we have it
42:11Not only Lord Ethelhelm seeks to rebel
42:13With respect, Lord King
42:18And it is not only Lord Ethelhelm who believes you to be wrong
42:22There are good people in Northumbria
42:24They are your people
42:26You owe them your protection
42:30We stand with Uhtred
42:34It is not that you are wrong, my son
42:36It is that you are simply mistaken on this occasion
42:41Whilst your arguments are considered
42:43I would urge you to follow the counsel of Lord Uhtred
42:48Your father trusted his judgment
42:51As should you
43:22Ethelstan, my boy
43:23What do you say?
43:27Should we take a fight to the Scots
43:29Risking decades of conflict
43:30Or seek a solution that profits both sides
43:33Yet deny Uhtred his ancestral home
43:35You do not have chance, Ethelstan
43:37And yet he should
43:40Since Elfroyd has shown himself disloyal
43:43Ethelstan could be the king to face the Scots
43:49What do you say, Ethelstan?
44:04Our faith teaches us to speak the truth
44:08Teaches us to seek peace
44:12And that all Christians must unite
44:23To abandon those in your kingdom
44:26To divide their lands
44:29That is not unity
44:37I will follow Lord Uhtred
44:46Not sure if things are going your way, Lord King
44:49As I told you, Uhtred
44:51You do not walk alone
45:02I will work no more defiance
45:08I am a just king
45:09But think on those who I have crushed
45:11Think on the aldermen
45:12Think of Sigtrigan
45:20The gates will be closed to all
45:21No one will leave on penalty of execution
45:28Then the Mercian guard will be ordered to run the gate down
45:31You can try to fight us, Lord King
45:33But we will fight back
45:34You delay
45:35And we lose the advantage
45:38So you can join our mission
45:39Or you can flounder here
45:40But we will be gone by some place
45:44Choose
45:45Choose
45:45Choose
45:45Choose
45:45Choose
45:46Choose