1 00:00:07,509 --> 00:00:11,513 More, give me more Give me more 2 00:00:12,806 --> 00:00:17,811 If I had a heart I could love you 3 00:00:18,395 --> 00:00:22,024 If I had a voice I would sing 4 00:00:24,067 --> 00:00:28,071 After the night When I wake up 5 00:00:29,281 --> 00:00:33,744 I'll see What tomorrow brings 6 00:00:40,918 --> 00:00:44,922 If I had a voice I would sing 7 00:01:16,703 --> 00:01:18,288 Jarl Thorkell. 8 00:01:18,372 --> 00:01:19,873 - King Olaf. - Greetings. 9 00:01:20,415 --> 00:01:22,209 - Welcome. - I was surprised 10 00:01:22,292 --> 00:01:23,460 to receive your summons. 11 00:01:23,710 --> 00:01:24,753 Is it really true 12 00:01:24,836 --> 00:01:27,965 that you want us all to vote for a king of all Norway? 13 00:01:29,258 --> 00:01:30,676 If it wasn't true, 14 00:01:30,759 --> 00:01:34,429 I wouldn't have wasted your time by summoning you here. 15 00:01:35,180 --> 00:01:38,684 You are asking us all to renounce 16 00:01:38,767 --> 00:01:41,561 that which is most dear and precious to us... 17 00:01:42,729 --> 00:01:43,855 our power. 18 00:01:44,314 --> 00:01:46,650 Oh, Thorkell, 19 00:01:46,984 --> 00:01:51,613 your power resides in your prestige, 20 00:01:51,697 --> 00:01:54,908 in the willingness of your warriors to fight 21 00:01:54,992 --> 00:01:56,326 and die for you. 22 00:01:56,410 --> 00:01:57,744 That will not change. 23 00:01:58,078 --> 00:02:01,873 All I am asking, that there should be an overlord, 24 00:02:02,249 --> 00:02:05,544 to whom we could all owe our allegiance. 25 00:02:06,169 --> 00:02:09,965 A king of all Norway who will defend us 26 00:02:10,215 --> 00:02:12,467 from all external forces. 27 00:02:13,218 --> 00:02:14,803 That is my dream. 28 00:02:15,595 --> 00:02:19,266 Surely, that's not too much to ask, is it? 29 00:02:47,002 --> 00:02:48,378 Thank the gods. 30 00:02:48,712 --> 00:02:50,005 You're here. 31 00:02:56,720 --> 00:02:57,846 But why? 32 00:02:59,431 --> 00:03:00,891 I had a dream, Lagertha. 33 00:03:02,059 --> 00:03:04,019 And in my dream, your village was attacked. 34 00:03:04,853 --> 00:03:06,146 So, I wanted to be with you. 35 00:03:06,730 --> 00:03:08,315 You and Torvi's children. 36 00:03:09,274 --> 00:03:11,693 I was afraid that something had happened. 37 00:03:13,695 --> 00:03:15,072 Hali is dead. 38 00:03:17,824 --> 00:03:18,867 It was my fault. 39 00:03:19,076 --> 00:03:20,702 I did not protect him. 40 00:03:20,786 --> 00:03:21,787 I failed. 41 00:03:24,039 --> 00:03:28,085 He's buried not far from a village which he tried to protect. 42 00:03:29,086 --> 00:03:31,296 With all the others who also died in the raid. 43 00:03:31,380 --> 00:03:32,756 So it's true? 44 00:03:32,839 --> 00:03:35,717 Your dream? Yes. We were attacked by bandits. 45 00:03:36,635 --> 00:03:38,678 The same bandits that Bjorn branded and released. 46 00:03:38,762 --> 00:03:40,514 Then perhaps Bjorn made a mistake? 47 00:03:40,597 --> 00:03:41,699 He should never have released them. 48 00:03:41,723 --> 00:03:43,683 Don't talk of mistakes! We all make mistakes, 49 00:03:44,142 --> 00:03:47,479 sometimes for bad reasons and sometimes for good ones. 50 00:03:48,730 --> 00:03:50,273 In any case, 51 00:03:50,357 --> 00:03:52,067 it is not important anymore. 52 00:03:52,401 --> 00:03:54,569 What's important is that I am certain, 53 00:03:54,653 --> 00:03:56,738 since they did not manage to steal our grain, 54 00:03:56,822 --> 00:03:58,532 that they will attack again soon. 55 00:04:00,283 --> 00:04:02,035 It is a good thing that we are here. 56 00:04:03,036 --> 00:04:04,162 We have to make plans. 57 00:04:05,580 --> 00:04:07,457 Even with your shield-maidens, 58 00:04:07,541 --> 00:04:10,001 I'm not sure we can resist White Hair and his bandits, 59 00:04:10,085 --> 00:04:11,586 not a second time. 60 00:04:14,548 --> 00:04:17,676 Those are not words I ever expected to hear from Lagertha, 61 00:04:18,301 --> 00:04:19,845 the famous shield-maiden. 62 00:04:22,764 --> 00:04:25,642 Perhaps that Lagertha is already dead. 63 00:04:28,145 --> 00:04:29,563 I buried her myself. 64 00:04:31,356 --> 00:04:32,983 Then I had to dig her up again. 65 00:04:34,359 --> 00:04:35,902 But she is not the same. 66 00:04:37,028 --> 00:04:38,488 She can never be the same. 67 00:05:04,014 --> 00:05:07,017 Come here! Come on! 68 00:05:07,809 --> 00:05:09,519 Yes, yes! Come on! 69 00:05:09,603 --> 00:05:10,645 Push! 70 00:05:11,146 --> 00:05:15,192 Push and push and push! Here! 71 00:05:17,319 --> 00:05:19,404 Come on! Help me out! Come on! 72 00:05:20,572 --> 00:05:23,825 Come on, guys! Come on! Go on! Help me! 73 00:05:23,909 --> 00:05:26,286 Come on! Come on! Help me! 74 00:05:26,912 --> 00:05:30,874 Yes! Well done! You! You push! You! You push! 75 00:05:30,957 --> 00:05:32,083 Push! Come on! 76 00:05:35,253 --> 00:05:36,588 Push! Come on, help push! 77 00:05:36,713 --> 00:05:38,882 Hvitserk! What is this? 78 00:05:38,965 --> 00:05:42,385 This is one of the iron gates that Ivar made to protect the town. 79 00:05:43,929 --> 00:05:45,347 But what do you want it for? 80 00:05:46,723 --> 00:05:48,433 I need it for my own protection. 81 00:05:49,726 --> 00:05:51,394 It's the only way to keep out the ghosts. 82 00:05:54,189 --> 00:05:58,235 Go on! Push it! Come on! 83 00:05:58,318 --> 00:06:02,155 Come on! Yes! Go on! 84 00:06:13,625 --> 00:06:14,751 Inge has them. 85 00:06:15,210 --> 00:06:17,963 Come, Inge. Come. Bring some more! 86 00:06:18,463 --> 00:06:19,714 Who did this? 87 00:06:23,051 --> 00:06:24,177 Hey! 88 00:06:33,895 --> 00:06:34,938 Gunnhild. 89 00:06:35,021 --> 00:06:37,232 Yeah. Keep going. Yeah. One more. 90 00:06:37,315 --> 00:06:38,567 Bring it over here. 91 00:06:41,319 --> 00:06:44,698 Good, huh? It's finished. Next one. 92 00:06:55,584 --> 00:06:56,793 They won't expect this. 93 00:06:58,712 --> 00:06:59,712 No. 94 00:07:00,171 --> 00:07:01,798 But who knows if it's enough? 95 00:07:08,263 --> 00:07:09,681 Have you heard anything from Bjorn? 96 00:07:14,102 --> 00:07:15,353 I know he will return. 97 00:07:18,690 --> 00:07:19,691 Yes. 98 00:07:24,404 --> 00:07:25,447 Look. 99 00:07:45,717 --> 00:07:47,510 Aw. Oh. 100 00:07:56,061 --> 00:07:57,228 Poor Asa. 101 00:08:00,440 --> 00:08:01,440 Smells good. 102 00:08:03,485 --> 00:08:05,153 I cannot wait for that. 103 00:08:05,362 --> 00:08:06,488 I was so thirsty. Yes. 104 00:08:06,571 --> 00:08:07,947 Too much. 105 00:08:08,031 --> 00:08:10,158 It will be. Worth the wait. 106 00:08:11,785 --> 00:08:12,869 Who does she think she is? 107 00:08:15,497 --> 00:08:17,540 Of course. It's a long way. 108 00:08:19,751 --> 00:08:20,960 What is it that you see? 109 00:08:22,796 --> 00:08:24,172 I see myself, Lagertha. 110 00:08:25,215 --> 00:08:26,925 That's how I was, all those years ago. 111 00:08:27,550 --> 00:08:28,927 That's how we all were. 112 00:08:29,886 --> 00:08:31,513 Now it's like seeing ghosts. 113 00:08:34,641 --> 00:08:36,059 For some reason, I want to weep. 114 00:08:37,227 --> 00:08:40,271 But for as much joy to see myself again. 115 00:08:41,272 --> 00:08:43,525 Come. Join our feast. 116 00:08:44,109 --> 00:08:46,027 We will be shield-maidens together. 117 00:08:46,736 --> 00:08:47,904 Yes! 118 00:08:56,121 --> 00:08:57,163 Skol! 119 00:08:57,247 --> 00:08:58,873 Skol! 120 00:09:23,064 --> 00:09:25,775 Go away! Leave me alone! Go away! 121 00:09:39,831 --> 00:09:41,291 Look at me, Hvitserk. 122 00:09:41,499 --> 00:09:43,209 Go away! Go away! 123 00:09:43,293 --> 00:09:45,044 Ivar did this to me. 124 00:09:46,463 --> 00:09:47,630 Look at me! 125 00:09:48,757 --> 00:09:50,216 Don't be afraid. 126 00:09:57,515 --> 00:09:58,850 Why have you come back here? 127 00:10:00,018 --> 00:10:01,352 Why do you want to haunt me? 128 00:10:01,436 --> 00:10:03,480 I want revenge. 129 00:10:04,522 --> 00:10:08,610 The only person who can avenge my death, Hvitserk, is you. 130 00:10:09,277 --> 00:10:11,196 Tell me. Tell me how. 131 00:10:11,571 --> 00:10:13,740 You have to kill Ivar. 132 00:10:14,449 --> 00:10:15,784 Ivar killed me. 133 00:10:16,743 --> 00:10:18,244 He killed my family. 134 00:10:20,163 --> 00:10:21,623 You will do it, won't you? 135 00:10:22,957 --> 00:10:24,334 You will avenge me? 136 00:10:24,584 --> 00:10:26,669 - Yes. - Promise. 137 00:10:28,463 --> 00:10:30,131 Swear on your sacred arm ring. 138 00:10:38,348 --> 00:10:39,390 I swear. 139 00:10:43,144 --> 00:10:45,939 I swear. I swear. 140 00:10:46,523 --> 00:10:47,816 I told you, I swear! 141 00:11:42,662 --> 00:11:45,331 I, uh... I would like to propose a toast... 142 00:11:46,749 --> 00:11:48,585 to Bjorn Ironside. 143 00:11:48,960 --> 00:11:50,086 This is our first meeting, 144 00:11:50,169 --> 00:11:53,464 but over the years I've heard all about your exploits 145 00:11:53,548 --> 00:11:55,758 from the wanderers and poets in my Great Hall. 146 00:11:55,842 --> 00:11:58,511 It's a great honor to meet you in person at last. 147 00:11:58,595 --> 00:11:59,721 Skol. 148 00:11:59,804 --> 00:12:00,805 Skol. 149 00:12:01,014 --> 00:12:02,223 - Skol. - Skol. 150 00:12:02,891 --> 00:12:04,058 You are too kind. 151 00:12:04,809 --> 00:12:07,520 But I too have heard stories of Thorkell the Tall 152 00:12:07,604 --> 00:12:09,397 and his brothers Herring and Earl Sigvald. 153 00:12:10,356 --> 00:12:12,859 In a country such as ours, as small as ours, 154 00:12:13,651 --> 00:12:14,694 fame spreads easily. 155 00:12:14,777 --> 00:12:16,362 So they say, Bjorn Ironside. 156 00:12:16,863 --> 00:12:21,784 So, the plan is for all of us to appoint you as king? 157 00:12:22,035 --> 00:12:24,871 Elect him as king, elect. 158 00:12:25,288 --> 00:12:26,623 That is our way. 159 00:12:26,706 --> 00:12:29,876 In which case, King Olaf, I insist that it must be a real election. 160 00:12:30,543 --> 00:12:34,631 And that anyone else, be he a king, or even a simple Jarl like me, 161 00:12:34,714 --> 00:12:36,257 can also stand, if they wish. 162 00:12:37,342 --> 00:12:39,802 In principle, yes. 163 00:12:40,470 --> 00:12:44,641 But you know how we Norwegians are. 164 00:12:45,308 --> 00:12:48,394 You give them a chance to quarrel and to fight, 165 00:12:48,478 --> 00:12:51,481 and then they will quarrel and fight. 166 00:12:52,398 --> 00:12:54,484 Still, Jarl Thorkell has a point. 167 00:12:54,984 --> 00:12:56,277 Yes. And I agree with him. 168 00:12:56,945 --> 00:13:00,198 Personally, I would never want to be made king in an uncontested election. 169 00:13:02,367 --> 00:13:04,077 I have no desire to wear a hollow crown. 170 00:13:08,498 --> 00:13:10,959 As you wish, Bjorn Ironside. 171 00:13:12,043 --> 00:13:13,252 As you wish. 172 00:13:38,277 --> 00:13:39,904 Bjorn Ironside. 173 00:13:43,324 --> 00:13:45,076 Jarl Hrolf. 174 00:13:48,746 --> 00:13:50,039 Welcome. 175 00:13:51,374 --> 00:13:53,584 I hope we have the opportunity to talk. 176 00:13:53,793 --> 00:13:55,670 I hope so too, Bjorn Ironside. 177 00:13:56,713 --> 00:13:59,048 Really, I do. 178 00:14:05,805 --> 00:14:07,223 Ah, King Hakon! 179 00:14:07,390 --> 00:14:09,225 Bjorn Ironside. 180 00:14:09,434 --> 00:14:10,560 You don't know this, 181 00:14:10,643 --> 00:14:13,354 but I fought beside you and your father at the gates of Paris. 182 00:14:13,521 --> 00:14:14,772 Ah! 183 00:14:15,356 --> 00:14:16,356 I was a young man then, 184 00:14:17,025 --> 00:14:18,401 and I still had a right hand. 185 00:14:19,152 --> 00:14:20,570 Yeah, what happened to your hand? 186 00:14:20,695 --> 00:14:23,072 In a sea battle against him... 187 00:14:23,322 --> 00:14:24,657 Thorkell the Tall. 188 00:14:25,199 --> 00:14:26,534 I was boarding his ship. 189 00:14:27,243 --> 00:14:28,619 The deck was slippery. 190 00:14:28,703 --> 00:14:30,371 I put out my hand to steady myself, 191 00:14:31,372 --> 00:14:33,291 and somebody took the opportunity to remove it. 192 00:14:35,585 --> 00:14:37,920 But now it seems we never have to fight again. 193 00:14:38,129 --> 00:14:39,464 Not against each other. 194 00:14:39,922 --> 00:14:41,424 Why fight our own countrymen? 195 00:14:41,841 --> 00:14:43,134 It's what we've always done. 196 00:14:43,259 --> 00:14:45,261 That doesn't make it right or sensible. 197 00:14:45,470 --> 00:14:47,430 The fact is, we need to unify Norway 198 00:14:48,264 --> 00:14:50,683 to withstand possible attacks from our larger neighbors, 199 00:14:50,767 --> 00:14:52,351 like Sweden or Denmark. 200 00:14:52,769 --> 00:14:55,563 I agree, it does make some sort of sense. 201 00:14:55,897 --> 00:14:59,192 And to have a figurehead like you, Bjorn Ironside, huh? 202 00:14:59,275 --> 00:15:00,526 Son of Ragnar, 203 00:15:00,610 --> 00:15:02,862 who is known and respected throughout our Viking world. 204 00:15:03,988 --> 00:15:05,573 Makes even more sense, I have to say. 205 00:15:07,450 --> 00:15:08,534 You have my vote, 206 00:15:09,285 --> 00:15:10,703 Bjorn Ironside. 207 00:15:15,917 --> 00:15:17,919 Two more ships have just arrived. 208 00:15:18,586 --> 00:15:21,756 Who knew there were so many kings and earls in Norway? 209 00:15:22,215 --> 00:15:24,842 It seems that they... they grow on trees. 210 00:15:25,051 --> 00:15:27,345 Yes. Let me greet the newcomers. 211 00:15:27,428 --> 00:15:30,223 I can explain our purpose as well as you do. 212 00:15:31,182 --> 00:15:32,308 Thank you, my friend. 213 00:15:51,244 --> 00:15:52,453 My prince. 214 00:15:52,662 --> 00:15:54,038 I'm sure you can hear me. 215 00:15:54,831 --> 00:15:57,125 But you are probably counting all the furrows 216 00:15:57,208 --> 00:16:00,253 in the lands and the clouds in the sky that belong to you. 217 00:16:01,712 --> 00:16:03,422 But I want to talk of something else. 218 00:16:04,423 --> 00:16:09,053 I want to ask you if you would like to play a trick on poor Dir. 219 00:16:11,848 --> 00:16:14,267 What kind of trick, my dear Boneless? 220 00:16:14,851 --> 00:16:17,353 Something that will amuse you, I hope. 221 00:16:17,979 --> 00:16:19,480 I like to be amused. 222 00:16:19,981 --> 00:16:21,440 Is it a magic trick? 223 00:16:22,191 --> 00:16:23,860 I like magic tricks. 224 00:16:24,152 --> 00:16:25,528 Yes. It's a magic trick. 225 00:16:25,987 --> 00:16:26,987 What do you say? 226 00:16:27,363 --> 00:16:29,323 Would you like to help me do it? 227 00:16:32,201 --> 00:16:34,453 What are we going to do, my fellow king? 228 00:16:50,928 --> 00:16:52,180 Guards. 229 00:16:58,728 --> 00:17:00,855 Don't just stand there gawking. 230 00:17:01,272 --> 00:17:02,773 Let's see what she's up to. 231 00:17:03,399 --> 00:17:04,609 Who is she? 232 00:17:19,707 --> 00:17:20,750 Help me. 233 00:18:03,876 --> 00:18:04,877 Go. 234 00:18:46,544 --> 00:18:48,421 - Guards! - Guards! 235 00:19:16,324 --> 00:19:17,950 - Take him! Take him. - Dir! 236 00:19:36,802 --> 00:19:39,347 This is not the last time, Ivar Lothbrok. 237 00:19:39,930 --> 00:19:41,307 We shall meet again soon. 238 00:19:43,351 --> 00:19:45,770 But for now, good night. 239 00:19:46,896 --> 00:19:48,022 Good night. 240 00:19:49,899 --> 00:19:50,900 Go. 241 00:20:02,578 --> 00:20:04,246 Did we really do that? 242 00:20:07,625 --> 00:20:08,625 Huh? 243 00:20:15,758 --> 00:20:17,051 I want to show you these. 244 00:20:18,969 --> 00:20:22,181 I know you cannot read them, but let me explain what they are. 245 00:20:23,265 --> 00:20:24,767 These are legal documents, 246 00:20:24,850 --> 00:20:29,313 giving the Rus ancient legal title to our Scandinavian homelands. 247 00:20:31,190 --> 00:20:33,651 So that our invasion has legitimate cause? 248 00:20:34,110 --> 00:20:36,487 No. They are forgeries, of course. 249 00:20:37,655 --> 00:20:40,991 But a forged title, my friend, is better than no title at all. 250 00:20:41,075 --> 00:20:42,993 Oh, our food. 251 00:21:04,098 --> 00:21:05,266 Who are these? 252 00:21:05,599 --> 00:21:07,685 The guards who allowed my brother to escape. 253 00:21:09,311 --> 00:21:10,813 We tortured them, of course. 254 00:21:12,231 --> 00:21:13,315 What did they say? 255 00:21:13,399 --> 00:21:14,399 They said... 256 00:21:15,109 --> 00:21:18,696 they were deliberately distracted by a naked woman and left their posts. 257 00:21:20,781 --> 00:21:21,866 They saw nothing else. 258 00:21:24,034 --> 00:21:25,453 And now they never will. 259 00:21:32,877 --> 00:21:35,880 I suppose you know nothing about Dir's escape, do you? 260 00:21:39,133 --> 00:21:40,217 Igor? 261 00:21:40,885 --> 00:21:41,927 No. 262 00:21:48,559 --> 00:21:51,645 You understand that with Dir free, you are in more danger 263 00:21:51,729 --> 00:21:53,898 of being kidnapped than ever? 264 00:21:55,399 --> 00:21:56,399 Hmm? 265 00:22:01,822 --> 00:22:03,741 Now I have a more pleasant duty. 266 00:22:05,159 --> 00:22:06,577 I am to be married again. 267 00:22:08,662 --> 00:22:11,499 I want to introduce you to my intended bride. 268 00:22:12,958 --> 00:22:14,585 This is Princess Katia. 269 00:22:23,010 --> 00:22:27,890 My dear Katia, may I present to you my cousin and ward, Prince Igor. 270 00:22:32,853 --> 00:22:34,855 Prince. 271 00:22:38,776 --> 00:22:41,070 And this is the Viking king I told you about. 272 00:22:41,737 --> 00:22:42,905 This is Ivar. 273 00:22:43,864 --> 00:22:46,283 The famous Ivar the Boneless. 274 00:22:49,870 --> 00:22:51,330 Princess. 275 00:22:53,207 --> 00:22:54,416 King Ivar. 276 00:22:56,585 --> 00:22:57,711 Let's eat. 277 00:23:00,631 --> 00:23:02,671 You look as though you have seen a ghost. 278 00:23:05,761 --> 00:23:06,971 Believe me, I have. 279 00:23:09,473 --> 00:23:10,558 Leave us. 280 00:23:11,058 --> 00:23:12,268 Please, enjoy your food. 281 00:23:15,813 --> 00:23:17,093 Make sure it's tight. 282 00:23:24,071 --> 00:23:25,614 It has been a while, Lagertha. 283 00:23:25,948 --> 00:23:27,741 Perhaps they are not coming back after all? 284 00:23:30,244 --> 00:23:31,328 I hope you're right. 285 00:23:32,871 --> 00:23:33,998 But you don't believe it. 286 00:23:34,873 --> 00:23:35,958 No. 287 00:23:36,709 --> 00:23:38,127 I think they will come. 288 00:23:53,809 --> 00:23:57,688 I want to consider it. Yes, we'll talk. 289 00:24:02,067 --> 00:24:06,030 Yes. King Hakon. Speaking of a warrior. Welcome. 290 00:24:07,156 --> 00:24:08,157 Good to see you here. 291 00:24:08,240 --> 00:24:09,450 Jarl Hrolf. 292 00:24:09,908 --> 00:24:11,076 Good to see you. 293 00:24:41,565 --> 00:24:42,565 The gate! 294 00:24:50,240 --> 00:24:53,786 Move along! Move along! Move along! 295 00:24:53,869 --> 00:24:55,371 Move along. Move along. 296 00:24:55,454 --> 00:24:58,791 Hurry up. Hurry. Hurry up. Hurry up! 297 00:24:58,874 --> 00:25:00,584 Go! Go! 298 00:25:37,454 --> 00:25:39,081 Princess. 299 00:25:41,376 --> 00:25:44,754 I've been waiting for the opportunity to talk to you privately. 300 00:25:47,381 --> 00:25:50,968 Surely you understand why I need to talk to you. 301 00:25:54,555 --> 00:25:56,598 Oleg is playing games with me. 302 00:25:57,975 --> 00:26:00,394 And why do you say so, Ivar the Boneless? 303 00:26:00,769 --> 00:26:02,187 You are Freydis. 304 00:26:02,604 --> 00:26:03,981 Freydis? 305 00:26:04,273 --> 00:26:05,566 I don't understand. 306 00:26:05,649 --> 00:26:07,025 Neither do I. 307 00:26:07,484 --> 00:26:10,279 But it is true. And you and I... 308 00:26:10,738 --> 00:26:12,197 were once married. 309 00:26:13,490 --> 00:26:14,783 Were we really? 310 00:26:15,951 --> 00:26:18,829 And what happened to us? 311 00:27:04,917 --> 00:27:06,293 Give me. 312 00:27:07,085 --> 00:27:08,629 How do you pay? 313 00:27:09,046 --> 00:27:10,839 You have not paid for days. 314 00:27:11,465 --> 00:27:13,217 I do not give for free. 315 00:27:13,300 --> 00:27:14,760 Give me. 316 00:27:20,766 --> 00:27:21,767 Come on. 317 00:27:22,476 --> 00:27:23,769 You must pay. 318 00:27:23,852 --> 00:27:25,062 Later. 319 00:27:25,145 --> 00:27:26,730 I'll ask my brother, Ubbe. 320 00:27:26,814 --> 00:27:28,565 You know Ubbe, right? You trust him? 321 00:27:29,066 --> 00:27:30,275 - Yes. - Good. 322 00:27:30,567 --> 00:27:32,152 But I don't trust you. 323 00:27:32,820 --> 00:27:34,363 So, I give you nothing. 324 00:27:35,906 --> 00:27:39,576 Ale. And mushrooms. Now. 325 00:27:42,538 --> 00:27:44,248 I'll take that. 326 00:27:45,332 --> 00:27:46,375 No. 327 00:27:46,708 --> 00:27:48,043 Then you get nothing. 328 00:27:48,544 --> 00:27:49,628 Only to suffer. 329 00:28:01,723 --> 00:28:02,723 Come on. 330 00:28:15,904 --> 00:28:17,698 More. More. 331 00:28:58,947 --> 00:29:01,199 If you came this way, 332 00:29:01,742 --> 00:29:03,452 taking any route, 333 00:29:03,744 --> 00:29:05,579 starting from anywhere, 334 00:29:06,121 --> 00:29:09,458 at any time or at any season, 335 00:29:09,958 --> 00:29:12,252 it would always be the same. 336 00:29:12,961 --> 00:29:14,922 Is that really you? 337 00:29:15,005 --> 00:29:16,757 Could that be you, O Wise One? 338 00:29:16,965 --> 00:29:20,761 We are anyway where we are supposed to be. 339 00:29:20,844 --> 00:29:22,095 I'm not supposed to be here. 340 00:29:22,179 --> 00:29:24,389 Not now, not here. 341 00:29:26,725 --> 00:29:29,394 I had things to do. I had things to do. 342 00:29:30,020 --> 00:29:34,399 Perhaps what you thought you came here for is only a shell, 343 00:29:34,900 --> 00:29:38,236 a husk of meaning from which the purpose breaks 344 00:29:38,320 --> 00:29:42,115 only when it is fulfilled, if at all. 345 00:29:42,824 --> 00:29:44,993 Either you had no purpose, 346 00:29:45,452 --> 00:29:49,998 or the purpose is beyond the end you figured. 347 00:29:50,457 --> 00:29:52,918 I have a purpose. It's just... 348 00:29:55,170 --> 00:30:01,677 at this time, at this place, I... I tend to forget. I tend to forget. 349 00:30:03,261 --> 00:30:07,641 Do not weep, Hvitserk, son of Ragnar. 350 00:30:07,724 --> 00:30:12,312 There are other places also at the world's end, 351 00:30:13,230 --> 00:30:15,524 some at the sea jaws, 352 00:30:15,899 --> 00:30:20,320 or over a dark lake, in a desert or city. 353 00:30:20,862 --> 00:30:22,864 You're driving me mad! 354 00:30:22,948 --> 00:30:26,410 I drive you mad, if it makes any difference, 355 00:30:26,493 --> 00:30:29,538 because you are not yet fit for your purpose. 356 00:30:29,621 --> 00:30:31,957 Your life resembles death. 357 00:30:32,374 --> 00:30:34,334 I am dead! 358 00:30:35,377 --> 00:30:40,674 No. Let me repeat, so you can understand. 359 00:30:40,799 --> 00:30:43,802 Either you had no purpose, 360 00:30:43,885 --> 00:30:47,723 or the purpose is beyond the end you figured. 361 00:30:48,306 --> 00:30:50,392 Altered in fulfillment. 362 00:30:51,143 --> 00:30:55,022 Altered in fulfillment, Hvitserk. 363 00:30:56,189 --> 00:30:59,234 Altered in fulfillment. 364 00:31:00,694 --> 00:31:02,404 Altered in fulfillment? 365 00:31:12,831 --> 00:31:15,917 Altered in fulfillment? 366 00:31:38,815 --> 00:31:40,734 An amazing sight, King Olaf. 367 00:31:41,568 --> 00:31:42,944 So it should be. 368 00:31:43,278 --> 00:31:46,865 For this is an amazing occasion. 369 00:31:47,157 --> 00:31:52,621 Never before have we voted for a king of all Norway. 370 00:31:54,790 --> 00:31:56,708 It's been a dream of many. 371 00:31:56,792 --> 00:32:00,295 Now... Now, brought to fruition. 372 00:32:01,296 --> 00:32:03,465 I hope that things will proceed smoothly. 373 00:32:06,635 --> 00:32:09,721 Do you know any reason why it should not? 374 00:32:54,307 --> 00:32:55,809 Bjorn. 375 00:32:57,394 --> 00:32:58,436 What? 376 00:33:00,730 --> 00:33:01,898 Nothing. 377 00:33:02,232 --> 00:33:03,650 But may the gods be with you. 378 00:34:32,364 --> 00:34:36,534 Today is an extraordinary 379 00:34:37,494 --> 00:34:39,537 and a unique day 380 00:34:39,621 --> 00:34:44,834 in the history and saga of our country. 381 00:34:44,918 --> 00:34:48,630 Never before have our rulers 382 00:34:48,713 --> 00:34:50,840 willingly gathered together 383 00:34:50,924 --> 00:34:56,554 to elect one of their numbers as King of Kings. 384 00:34:57,055 --> 00:35:00,642 King of all Norway! 385 00:35:02,227 --> 00:35:06,147 Many have said that such a thing is impossible. 386 00:35:07,023 --> 00:35:10,318 That our rulers have never been able 387 00:35:10,402 --> 00:35:14,447 to see beyond their own self-interest. 388 00:35:15,282 --> 00:35:18,159 Yet now, with your own eyes, 389 00:35:18,243 --> 00:35:24,457 you will see the impossible begin to happen! 390 00:35:25,375 --> 00:35:31,381 When all our votes are cast into the sea, 391 00:35:31,756 --> 00:35:34,968 we will know the identity of the man 392 00:35:35,468 --> 00:35:40,682 always fated to be the King of all Norway! 393 00:35:43,059 --> 00:35:48,523 Each of these runes represents an earl or a king. 394 00:35:50,650 --> 00:35:52,944 You shall know them by their color. 395 00:35:54,070 --> 00:35:55,530 For example, 396 00:35:55,739 --> 00:36:00,785 Earl Thorkell is represented by a blue rune. 397 00:36:02,329 --> 00:36:06,124 King Hakon by a green. 398 00:36:07,417 --> 00:36:10,795 Bjorn Ironside by a red. 399 00:36:11,421 --> 00:36:14,090 King Harald by a yellow. 400 00:36:15,050 --> 00:36:19,012 It falls to me to cast the first vote. 401 00:36:21,139 --> 00:36:22,557 I vote... 402 00:36:23,600 --> 00:36:26,394 for Bjorn Ironside... 403 00:36:27,604 --> 00:36:28,855 as King... 404 00:36:30,398 --> 00:36:33,443 of all Norway! 405 00:37:22,450 --> 00:37:24,285 You are waiting for someone to return? 406 00:37:27,997 --> 00:37:30,708 - Yes. - Your lover? 407 00:37:34,170 --> 00:37:35,547 Did he go with Bjorn? 408 00:37:37,966 --> 00:37:39,008 Yes. 409 00:37:40,301 --> 00:37:41,381 I know how you are feeling. 410 00:37:42,095 --> 00:37:43,304 You can't. 411 00:37:43,388 --> 00:37:46,266 You're the wife of Ubbe, and I am a servant. 412 00:37:46,641 --> 00:37:47,851 Even if Bjorn survives... 413 00:37:47,934 --> 00:37:49,018 Bjorn? 414 00:37:50,770 --> 00:37:52,105 You are in love with Bjorn? 415 00:37:57,152 --> 00:37:59,237 Then, believe me, I do know. 416 00:38:01,030 --> 00:38:03,867 I stared out to sea and waited for Bjorn many times. 417 00:38:04,951 --> 00:38:07,328 And each time he came back, he was always further away. 418 00:38:11,833 --> 00:38:13,668 It will be different with me. 419 00:38:15,295 --> 00:38:16,504 Yes. 420 00:38:50,497 --> 00:38:51,915 And I... 421 00:38:54,501 --> 00:39:01,341 will also vote for Bjorn Ironside to be King of all Norway. 422 00:39:26,908 --> 00:39:27,992 Go on. 423 00:39:28,076 --> 00:39:29,720 We were traveling along the Silk Road. 424 00:39:29,744 --> 00:39:33,081 We had gone many rast and talked to many traders from different countries, 425 00:39:33,456 --> 00:39:34,958 when we came to the Kingdom of Rus. 426 00:39:35,041 --> 00:39:37,710 I have heard of it. It was founded by Rus Vikings. 427 00:39:37,794 --> 00:39:40,672 Yes. Some of them could still speak our language. 428 00:39:40,755 --> 00:39:43,925 We were invited into one of their principal towns, called Novgorod. 429 00:39:44,175 --> 00:39:45,343 Novgorod is a rich place, 430 00:39:45,426 --> 00:39:48,721 for these Rus are very successful warriors, hunters, and traders. 431 00:39:49,222 --> 00:39:51,307 And they were anxious to do deals with us, 432 00:39:51,391 --> 00:39:53,619 for they said that we have many things which they wanted. 433 00:39:53,643 --> 00:39:55,144 But I don't understand. 434 00:39:55,687 --> 00:39:59,607 If you were so successful, then why did you come back so early? 435 00:40:00,108 --> 00:40:01,859 Surely your mission is not yet concluded. 436 00:40:02,318 --> 00:40:03,318 No. 437 00:40:03,861 --> 00:40:06,061 But we all felt that someone should return here at once. 438 00:40:06,239 --> 00:40:07,907 To report your success? 439 00:40:07,991 --> 00:40:10,326 No. To report something else. 440 00:40:10,994 --> 00:40:12,245 For while we were in Novgorod, 441 00:40:12,328 --> 00:40:14,914 we learned that someone else was staying with the Rus. 442 00:40:14,998 --> 00:40:16,874 Indeed, living at the palace 443 00:40:16,958 --> 00:40:20,545 in another town called Kiev with their leader, Prince Oleg. 444 00:40:20,628 --> 00:40:21,879 Ivar? 445 00:40:21,963 --> 00:40:23,089 Yes. 446 00:40:23,715 --> 00:40:25,758 They told us that King Ivar the Boneless, 447 00:40:25,842 --> 00:40:28,928 son of Ragnar Lothbrok, was their guest. 448 00:40:30,930 --> 00:40:33,182 You have done well to bring us this news. 449 00:40:35,977 --> 00:40:39,439 I am not surprised to hear that my little brother is still alive. 450 00:40:40,773 --> 00:40:41,983 Go, and drink. 451 00:40:42,233 --> 00:40:43,693 Thank you, Ubbe. 452 00:40:46,070 --> 00:40:47,322 What did you see? 453 00:40:53,745 --> 00:40:55,330 You must tell Hvitserk. 454 00:40:55,663 --> 00:40:57,624 For better or worse, he needs to know. 455 00:41:02,962 --> 00:41:04,297 Hvitserk! 456 00:41:06,341 --> 00:41:07,717 Hvitserk! 457 00:41:30,907 --> 00:41:32,992 I'm here, brother! 458 00:41:57,558 --> 00:42:01,646 Is it true? Did you jump ship to be near me? 459 00:42:13,616 --> 00:42:15,868 Not because you loved me... 460 00:42:21,249 --> 00:42:24,627 ...but because you needed to be close enough to kill me?