1 00:00:01,120 --> 00:00:02,742 Previously on "Vikings..." 2 00:00:02,767 --> 00:00:04,675 - Attack! - Hali! No! Get back! 3 00:00:05,834 --> 00:00:07,101 No! 4 00:00:07,117 --> 00:00:08,817 I had a dream. I saw women dying. 5 00:00:08,852 --> 00:00:10,146 It might have been Lagertha's village. 6 00:00:10,180 --> 00:00:13,489 It is time to elect a king for all Norway! 7 00:00:13,523 --> 00:00:15,124 You, Bjorn Ironside. 8 00:00:15,158 --> 00:00:16,417 Where's Hvitserk? 9 00:00:16,452 --> 00:00:18,060 You have just betrayed me for the second time. 10 00:00:18,094 --> 00:00:19,295 And I have nothing left to say to you. 11 00:00:21,739 --> 00:00:24,633 Your fate is to be killed by me. 12 00:00:24,668 --> 00:00:26,869 The bandits who attacked us will come back. 13 00:00:26,903 --> 00:00:30,539 We must all prepare to fight and defend what is ours. 14 00:00:30,573 --> 00:00:32,675 You will be the king! That should be enough for you! 15 00:00:32,709 --> 00:00:34,510 But don't ever betray me! 16 00:00:34,544 --> 00:00:37,079 If you help me, I can give you everything you want. 17 00:00:37,113 --> 00:00:39,214 I would just like to overthrow Prince Oleg. 18 00:00:39,249 --> 00:00:40,642 We agree to your plan. 19 00:00:40,676 --> 00:00:43,052 Send word out to all the kings and Jarls to gather here. 20 00:00:43,086 --> 00:00:46,277 To elect Bjorn Ironside King of all Norway! 21 00:01:29,462 --> 00:01:36,145 Corrected by -robtor- | Resync by th3bucch www.addic7ed.com 22 00:02:01,197 --> 00:02:02,865 Jarl Thorkell! 23 00:02:02,899 --> 00:02:04,733 - King Olaf. - Greetings! 24 00:02:04,768 --> 00:02:06,635 - Welcome. - I was surprised 25 00:02:06,669 --> 00:02:08,203 to receive your summons. 26 00:02:08,238 --> 00:02:09,432 Is it really true 27 00:02:09,466 --> 00:02:12,574 that you want us all to vote for a king of all Norway? 28 00:02:13,743 --> 00:02:15,242 If it wasn't true 29 00:02:15,276 --> 00:02:19,515 I wouldn't have wasted your time by summoning you here. 30 00:02:19,549 --> 00:02:23,085 You are asking us all to renounce 31 00:02:23,119 --> 00:02:25,921 that which is most dear and precious to us. 32 00:02:27,190 --> 00:02:28,724 Our power. 33 00:02:28,758 --> 00:02:31,126 Oh, Thorkell, 34 00:02:31,161 --> 00:02:36,198 your power resides in your prestige. 35 00:02:36,232 --> 00:02:39,468 In the willingness of your warriors to fight 36 00:02:39,502 --> 00:02:40,903 and die for you. 37 00:02:40,937 --> 00:02:42,638 That will not change. 38 00:02:42,672 --> 00:02:46,742 All I am asking, that there should be an overlord, 39 00:02:46,776 --> 00:02:50,612 to whom we could all owe our allegiance. 40 00:02:50,647 --> 00:02:54,650 A king of all Norway who will defend us 41 00:02:54,684 --> 00:02:57,653 from all external forces. 42 00:02:57,687 --> 00:03:00,055 That is my dream. 43 00:03:00,090 --> 00:03:04,123 Surely that's not too much to ask, is it? 44 00:03:31,454 --> 00:03:33,122 Thank the gods! 45 00:03:33,156 --> 00:03:34,456 You're here. 46 00:03:41,130 --> 00:03:42,263 But why? 47 00:03:43,879 --> 00:03:45,346 I had a dream, Lagertha. 48 00:03:46,536 --> 00:03:49,304 And in my dream, your village was attacked. 49 00:03:49,339 --> 00:03:51,173 So, I wanted to be with you. 50 00:03:51,207 --> 00:03:53,364 You and Torvi's children. 51 00:03:53,743 --> 00:03:55,944 I was afraid that something had happened. 52 00:03:58,181 --> 00:03:59,548 Hali is dead. 53 00:04:02,218 --> 00:04:03,452 It was my fault. 54 00:04:03,486 --> 00:04:05,154 I did not protect him. 55 00:04:05,528 --> 00:04:06,795 I failed. 56 00:04:08,458 --> 00:04:10,959 He's buried not far from a village 57 00:04:10,994 --> 00:04:13,134 which he tried to protect. 58 00:04:13,530 --> 00:04:15,898 With all the others who also died in the raid. 59 00:04:15,932 --> 00:04:17,366 So it's true? 60 00:04:17,400 --> 00:04:20,836 Your dream? Yes. We were attacked by bandits. 61 00:04:20,870 --> 00:04:23,172 The same bandits that Bjorn branded and released. 62 00:04:23,206 --> 00:04:25,007 Then, perhaps Bjorn made a mistake? 63 00:04:25,041 --> 00:04:26,291 He should never have released them. 64 00:04:26,326 --> 00:04:28,544 Don't talk of mistakes! We all make mistakes, 65 00:04:28,578 --> 00:04:32,236 sometimes for bad reasons and sometimes for good ones. 66 00:04:32,945 --> 00:04:34,783 In any case, 67 00:04:34,817 --> 00:04:36,885 it is not important anymore. 68 00:04:36,920 --> 00:04:39,054 What's important is that I am certain, 69 00:04:39,088 --> 00:04:41,223 since they did not manage to steal our grain, 70 00:04:41,257 --> 00:04:42,958 that they will attack again soon. 71 00:04:44,761 --> 00:04:46,528 It is a good thing that we are here. 72 00:04:47,763 --> 00:04:48,896 We have to make plans. 73 00:04:50,066 --> 00:04:51,967 Even with your shield-maidens, 74 00:04:52,001 --> 00:04:54,536 I'm not sure we can resist White Hair and his bandits, 75 00:04:54,571 --> 00:04:56,385 not a second time. 76 00:04:59,008 --> 00:05:02,678 Those are not words I ever expected to hear from Lagertha, 77 00:05:02,712 --> 00:05:04,246 the famous shield-maiden. 78 00:05:07,183 --> 00:05:10,650 Perhaps that Lagertha is already dead. 79 00:05:12,622 --> 00:05:14,195 I buried her myself. 80 00:05:15,758 --> 00:05:17,615 Then I had to dig her up again. 81 00:05:18,894 --> 00:05:20,461 But she is not the same. 82 00:05:21,464 --> 00:05:23,538 She can never be the same. 83 00:05:48,458 --> 00:05:49,925 Come here! Come on! 84 00:05:52,295 --> 00:05:54,029 Yes, yes! Come on! 85 00:05:54,063 --> 00:05:55,597 Push! 86 00:05:55,632 --> 00:05:59,668 Push and push and push! Here! 87 00:06:01,871 --> 00:06:04,940 Come on! Help me out! Come on! 88 00:06:04,974 --> 00:06:08,277 Come on, guys! Come on! Go on! Help me! 89 00:06:08,311 --> 00:06:11,280 Come on! Come on! Help me! 90 00:06:11,314 --> 00:06:15,350 Yes! Well done! You! You push! You! You push! 91 00:06:15,385 --> 00:06:16,485 Push! Come on! 92 00:06:19,656 --> 00:06:21,089 Push! Come on, help push! 93 00:06:21,124 --> 00:06:23,325 Hvitserk! What is this? 94 00:06:23,359 --> 00:06:27,060 This is one of the iron gates that Ivar made to protect the town. 95 00:06:28,364 --> 00:06:29,965 But what do you want it for? 96 00:06:31,167 --> 00:06:34,136 I need it for my own protection! 97 00:06:34,170 --> 00:06:36,335 It's the only way to keep out the ghosts! 98 00:06:38,775 --> 00:06:42,711 Go on! Push it! Come on! 99 00:06:42,745 --> 00:06:46,871 Come on! Yes! Go on! 100 00:06:56,926 --> 00:06:58,060 Heh! 101 00:06:58,094 --> 00:06:59,695 Inge has them. 102 00:06:59,729 --> 00:07:02,831 Come, Inge. Come. Bring some more! 103 00:07:02,865 --> 00:07:04,513 Who did this? 104 00:07:07,470 --> 00:07:08,570 Hi! 105 00:07:18,314 --> 00:07:19,815 Gunnhild. 106 00:07:19,849 --> 00:07:21,683 Yeah. Keep going. Yeah. One more. 107 00:07:21,718 --> 00:07:23,251 Bring it over here. 108 00:07:25,722 --> 00:07:29,330 Good, huh? It's finished. Next one. 109 00:07:40,036 --> 00:07:41,236 They won't expect this. 110 00:07:43,039 --> 00:07:44,539 No. 111 00:07:44,574 --> 00:07:46,208 But who knows if it's enough? 112 00:07:52,715 --> 00:07:54,397 Have you heard anything from Bjorn? 113 00:07:58,554 --> 00:07:59,944 I know he will return. 114 00:08:02,625 --> 00:08:04,573 Yes. 115 00:08:05,161 --> 00:08:07,529 Yes, push against it. That's it. Good. 116 00:08:08,917 --> 00:08:09,951 Look! 117 00:08:18,708 --> 00:08:22,110 Fasten it more! Not with that... Not with that rope, 118 00:08:22,145 --> 00:08:23,445 with the good rope. 119 00:08:23,479 --> 00:08:25,013 Yes, that's right. 120 00:08:26,616 --> 00:08:28,016 Hard work. 121 00:08:28,050 --> 00:08:29,518 Oh, I'm tired. 122 00:08:40,496 --> 00:08:41,663 Poor Asa. 123 00:08:44,901 --> 00:08:46,048 Smells good. 124 00:08:47,703 --> 00:08:49,237 I cannot wait for that. 125 00:08:49,272 --> 00:08:50,972 - I was so thirsty. - Yes. 126 00:08:51,007 --> 00:08:52,441 Too much. 127 00:08:52,475 --> 00:08:54,609 It will be. Worth the wait. 128 00:08:56,212 --> 00:08:57,312 Who does she think she is? 129 00:08:59,949 --> 00:09:01,917 Of course. It's a long way. 130 00:09:04,120 --> 00:09:05,320 What is it that you see? 131 00:09:07,190 --> 00:09:09,558 I see myself, Lagertha. 132 00:09:09,592 --> 00:09:11,893 That's how I was, all those years ago. 133 00:09:11,928 --> 00:09:14,262 That's how we all were. 134 00:09:14,297 --> 00:09:16,103 It's like seeing ghosts. 135 00:09:19,068 --> 00:09:21,603 For some reason, I want to weep. 136 00:09:21,637 --> 00:09:24,904 But for as much joy to see myself again. 137 00:09:25,675 --> 00:09:28,477 Come. Join our feast. 138 00:09:28,511 --> 00:09:30,445 We will be shield-maidens together. 139 00:09:31,147 --> 00:09:32,314 Yes! 140 00:09:40,523 --> 00:09:41,690 Skol! 141 00:09:41,724 --> 00:09:43,358 Skol! 142 00:10:07,517 --> 00:10:10,218 Go away! Leave me alone! Go away! 143 00:10:24,300 --> 00:10:25,934 Look at me, Hvitserk. 144 00:10:25,968 --> 00:10:27,736 Go away! Go away! 145 00:10:27,770 --> 00:10:29,504 Ivar did this to me. 146 00:10:30,940 --> 00:10:32,107 Look at me! 147 00:10:33,242 --> 00:10:34,709 Don't be afraid. 148 00:10:41,684 --> 00:10:43,607 Why have you come back here? 149 00:10:44,487 --> 00:10:45,887 Why do you want to haunt me? 150 00:10:45,922 --> 00:10:48,957 I want revenge. 151 00:10:48,991 --> 00:10:53,595 The only person who can avenge my death, Hvitserk, is you! 152 00:10:53,629 --> 00:10:56,031 Tell me! Tell me how! 153 00:10:56,065 --> 00:10:58,934 You have to kill Ivar. 154 00:10:58,968 --> 00:11:00,302 Ivar killed me. 155 00:11:01,203 --> 00:11:02,835 He killed my family. 156 00:11:04,607 --> 00:11:06,255 You will do it, won't you? 157 00:11:07,410 --> 00:11:08,977 You will avenge me? 158 00:11:09,011 --> 00:11:11,218 - Yes. - Promise. 159 00:11:12,915 --> 00:11:14,889 Swear on your sacred arm ring. 160 00:11:22,825 --> 00:11:23,858 I swear. 161 00:11:27,630 --> 00:11:30,565 I swear. I swear. 162 00:11:30,600 --> 00:11:32,300 I... I told you, I swear! 163 00:11:48,624 --> 00:11:50,258 Pull! 164 00:11:50,283 --> 00:11:51,717 Keep pulling! 165 00:11:51,742 --> 00:11:53,272 Oars! 166 00:11:53,297 --> 00:11:55,713 Prepare for the approach. We are almost there! 167 00:12:28,947 --> 00:12:32,083 I, uh... I would like to propose a toast 168 00:12:33,151 --> 00:12:35,219 to Bjorn Ironside. 169 00:12:35,254 --> 00:12:36,826 This is our first meeting, 170 00:12:36,827 --> 00:12:39,895 but over the years I've heard all about your exploits 171 00:12:39,930 --> 00:12:42,198 from the wanderers and poets in my Great Hall. 172 00:12:42,232 --> 00:12:44,667 It's a great honor to meet you in person at last 173 00:12:44,701 --> 00:12:45,901 Skol. 174 00:12:45,936 --> 00:12:47,303 Skol. 175 00:12:47,337 --> 00:12:48,971 Skol. 176 00:12:49,005 --> 00:12:50,906 You are too kind. 177 00:12:50,941 --> 00:12:53,709 But I too have heard stories of Thorkell the Tall 178 00:12:53,744 --> 00:12:56,545 and his brothers Herring and Earl Sigvald. 179 00:12:56,580 --> 00:12:59,749 In a country such as ours, as small as ours, 180 00:12:59,783 --> 00:13:01,005 fame spreads easily. 181 00:13:01,039 --> 00:13:02,918 So they say, Bjorn Ironside. 182 00:13:02,953 --> 00:13:04,387 So, the plan 183 00:13:04,421 --> 00:13:08,124 is for all of us to appoint you as king? 184 00:13:08,158 --> 00:13:11,394 Elect him as king, elect. 185 00:13:11,428 --> 00:13:13,036 That is our way. 186 00:13:13,071 --> 00:13:16,632 In which case, King Olaf, I insist that it must be a real election. 187 00:13:16,666 --> 00:13:20,803 And that anyone else, be he a king or even a simple Jarl like me, 188 00:13:20,837 --> 00:13:22,575 can also stand, if they wish. 189 00:13:23,974 --> 00:13:25,941 Oh, in principle, yes. 190 00:13:26,610 --> 00:13:28,277 But you know 191 00:13:28,311 --> 00:13:31,414 how we Norwegians are. 192 00:13:31,448 --> 00:13:34,583 You give them a chance to quarrel and to fight, 193 00:13:34,618 --> 00:13:38,521 and then they will quarrel and fight. 194 00:13:38,555 --> 00:13:41,123 Still, Jarl Thorkell has a point. 195 00:13:41,158 --> 00:13:43,359 Yes. And I agree with him. 196 00:13:43,393 --> 00:13:46,682 Personally, I would never want to be made king in an uncontested election. 197 00:13:48,732 --> 00:13:50,466 I have no desire to wear a hollow crown. 198 00:13:54,671 --> 00:13:57,106 As you wish, Bjorn Ironside. 199 00:13:58,208 --> 00:13:59,408 As you wish. 200 00:14:24,401 --> 00:14:26,035 Bjorn Ironside. 201 00:14:29,439 --> 00:14:31,207 Jarl Hrolf. 202 00:14:34,978 --> 00:14:36,315 Welcome. 203 00:14:37,514 --> 00:14:39,882 I hope we have the opportunity to talk. 204 00:14:39,916 --> 00:14:41,946 I hope so too, Bjorn Ironside. 205 00:14:42,886 --> 00:14:45,491 Really, I do. 206 00:14:51,962 --> 00:14:53,529 Ah, King Hakon! 207 00:14:53,563 --> 00:14:55,564 Bjorn Ironside. 208 00:14:55,599 --> 00:14:57,094 You don't know this, 209 00:14:57,129 --> 00:14:59,869 but I fought beside you and your father at the gates of Paris. 210 00:14:59,894 --> 00:15:00,903 Ah! 211 00:15:01,464 --> 00:15:03,105 I was a young man then, 212 00:15:03,139 --> 00:15:05,207 and I still had a right hand. 213 00:15:05,242 --> 00:15:06,742 What happened to your hand? 214 00:15:06,776 --> 00:15:09,378 In a sea battle against him... 215 00:15:09,412 --> 00:15:11,247 Thorkell the Tall. 216 00:15:11,281 --> 00:15:13,315 I was boarding his ship. 217 00:15:13,350 --> 00:15:14,817 The deck was slippery. 218 00:15:14,851 --> 00:15:17,486 I put out my hand to steady myself 219 00:15:17,521 --> 00:15:19,692 and somebody took the opportunity to remove it. 220 00:15:21,791 --> 00:15:24,226 But now it seems we never have to fight again. 221 00:15:24,261 --> 00:15:26,028 Not against each other. 222 00:15:26,062 --> 00:15:28,097 Why fight our own countrymen? 223 00:15:28,131 --> 00:15:29,532 It's what we've always done. 224 00:15:29,566 --> 00:15:31,567 That doesn't make it right or sensible. 225 00:15:31,601 --> 00:15:34,370 The fact is, we need to unify Norway 226 00:15:34,404 --> 00:15:37,339 to withstand possible attacks from our larger neighbors, 227 00:15:37,374 --> 00:15:38,874 like Sweden or Denmark. 228 00:15:38,909 --> 00:15:42,011 I agree, it does make some sort of sense. 229 00:15:42,045 --> 00:15:45,381 And to have a figurehead like you, Bjorn Ironside, huh? 230 00:15:45,415 --> 00:15:47,116 Son of Ragnar, 231 00:15:47,150 --> 00:15:49,639 who is known and respected throughout our Viking world. 232 00:15:50,153 --> 00:15:51,954 Makes even more sense, I have to say. 233 00:15:53,623 --> 00:15:55,424 You have my vote, 234 00:15:55,458 --> 00:15:56,859 Bjorn Ironside. 235 00:16:02,032 --> 00:16:04,667 Two more ships have just arrived. 236 00:16:04,701 --> 00:16:08,270 Who knew there were so many kings and earls in Norway? 237 00:16:08,305 --> 00:16:11,106 It seems that they grow on trees. 238 00:16:11,141 --> 00:16:13,509 Yes. Let me greet the newcomers. 239 00:16:13,543 --> 00:16:16,624 I can explain our purpose as well as you do. 240 00:16:17,280 --> 00:16:18,414 Thank you, my friend. 241 00:16:37,367 --> 00:16:38,767 My prince. 242 00:16:38,802 --> 00:16:40,936 I'm sure you can hear me. 243 00:16:40,971 --> 00:16:43,388 But you are probably counting all the furrows 244 00:16:43,413 --> 00:16:46,737 in the lands and the clouds in the sky that belong to you. 245 00:16:47,844 --> 00:16:50,512 But I want to talk of something else. 246 00:16:50,547 --> 00:16:55,246 I want to ask you if you would like to play a trick on poor Dir. 247 00:16:58,021 --> 00:17:01,023 What kind of trick, my dear Boneless? 248 00:17:01,057 --> 00:17:04,059 Something that will amuse you, I hope. 249 00:17:04,094 --> 00:17:06,028 I like to be amused. 250 00:17:06,062 --> 00:17:08,263 Is it a magic trick? 251 00:17:08,298 --> 00:17:10,232 I like magic tricks. 252 00:17:10,266 --> 00:17:12,067 Yes. It's a magic trick. 253 00:17:12,102 --> 00:17:13,435 What do you say? 254 00:17:13,470 --> 00:17:15,683 Would you like to help me do it? 255 00:17:18,487 --> 00:17:20,604 What are we going to do, my fellow king? 256 00:17:37,266 --> 00:17:38,466 Guards! 257 00:17:45,001 --> 00:17:46,630 Don't just stand there gawping. 258 00:17:47,704 --> 00:17:49,371 Let's see what she's up to! 259 00:17:49,406 --> 00:17:50,606 Who is she? 260 00:18:05,455 --> 00:18:06,855 Help me. 261 00:18:48,431 --> 00:18:49,431 Go, go! 262 00:19:31,174 --> 00:19:33,142 Guards! Guards! 263 00:20:00,470 --> 00:20:03,100 - Psst! Take him! Take him. - Dir! 264 00:20:21,191 --> 00:20:24,593 This is not the last time, Ivar Lothbrok. 265 00:20:24,627 --> 00:20:25,994 We shall meet again soon. 266 00:20:27,764 --> 00:20:30,628 But for now, good night. 267 00:20:31,467 --> 00:20:32,601 Good night. 268 00:20:34,003 --> 00:20:35,537 Go. 269 00:20:47,116 --> 00:20:49,251 Did we really do that? 270 00:20:52,221 --> 00:20:53,221 Huh? 271 00:21:05,739 --> 00:21:07,188 I want to show you these. 272 00:21:08,875 --> 00:21:10,642 I know you cannot read them 273 00:21:10,677 --> 00:21:12,193 but let me explain what they are. 274 00:21:13,179 --> 00:21:14,713 These are legal documents, 275 00:21:14,748 --> 00:21:17,149 giving the Rus ancient legal title 276 00:21:17,183 --> 00:21:19,533 to our Scandinavian homelands. 277 00:21:21,121 --> 00:21:24,023 So that our invasion has legitimate cause. 278 00:21:24,057 --> 00:21:26,582 No. They are forgeries, of course. 279 00:21:27,594 --> 00:21:29,228 But a forged title, my friend, 280 00:21:29,262 --> 00:21:30,963 is better than no title at all. 281 00:21:30,997 --> 00:21:32,931 Oh, our food! 282 00:21:53,953 --> 00:21:55,554 Who are these? 283 00:21:55,588 --> 00:21:57,656 The guards who allowed my brother to escape. 284 00:21:59,392 --> 00:22:00,926 We tortured them, of course. 285 00:22:02,128 --> 00:22:03,262 What did they say? 286 00:22:03,296 --> 00:22:05,029 They said... 287 00:22:05,063 --> 00:22:09,141 they were deliberately distracted by a naked woman and left their posts. 288 00:22:10,703 --> 00:22:11,770 They saw nothing else. 289 00:22:13,940 --> 00:22:15,374 And now they never will. 290 00:22:22,782 --> 00:22:25,784 I suppose you know nothing about Dir's escape, do you? 291 00:22:29,055 --> 00:22:30,155 Igor? 292 00:22:30,824 --> 00:22:31,857 No. 293 00:22:38,498 --> 00:22:41,633 You understand that with Dir free, you are in more danger 294 00:22:41,668 --> 00:22:43,836 of being kidnapped than ever, 295 00:22:45,364 --> 00:22:46,497 hmm? 296 00:22:51,811 --> 00:22:53,712 Now I have a more pleasant duty. 297 00:22:55,115 --> 00:22:56,515 I am to be married again. 298 00:22:58,618 --> 00:23:01,353 I want to introduce you to my intended bride. 299 00:23:02,856 --> 00:23:04,490 This is Princess Katia. 300 00:23:12,932 --> 00:23:14,633 My dear Katia, may I present to you 301 00:23:14,667 --> 00:23:17,803 my cousin and ward, Prince Igor. 302 00:23:22,775 --> 00:23:23,976 Prince. 303 00:23:28,681 --> 00:23:31,617 And this is the Viking king I told you about. 304 00:23:31,651 --> 00:23:33,303 This is Ivar. 305 00:23:33,820 --> 00:23:36,221 The famous Ivar the Boneless. 306 00:23:39,717 --> 00:23:41,185 Princess. 307 00:23:43,163 --> 00:23:44,363 King Ivar. 308 00:23:46,332 --> 00:23:47,432 Let's eat. 309 00:23:50,570 --> 00:23:52,504 You look as though you have seen a ghost. 310 00:23:55,775 --> 00:23:56,808 Believe me, I have. 311 00:23:59,412 --> 00:24:00,979 Leave us. 312 00:24:01,014 --> 00:24:02,404 Please, enjoy your food. 313 00:24:06,085 --> 00:24:07,352 Make sure it's tight. 314 00:24:13,960 --> 00:24:15,827 It has been a while, Lagertha. 315 00:24:15,862 --> 00:24:17,878 Perhaps they are not coming back after all? 316 00:24:20,166 --> 00:24:21,340 I hope you're right. 317 00:24:22,769 --> 00:24:24,051 But you don't believe it. 318 00:24:24,771 --> 00:24:26,205 No. 319 00:24:26,239 --> 00:24:27,673 I think they will come. 320 00:24:43,456 --> 00:24:47,793 Hmm. I want to consider it. Yes, we'll talk. 321 00:24:52,699 --> 00:24:56,134 Ah, King Hakon. Speaking of a warrior. Welcome. 322 00:24:57,103 --> 00:24:58,136 Good to see you here. 323 00:24:58,171 --> 00:24:59,805 Jarl Hrolf. 324 00:24:59,839 --> 00:25:01,006 Good to see you. 325 00:25:31,590 --> 00:25:32,557 The gate! 326 00:25:40,146 --> 00:25:43,749 Move along! Move along! Move along! 327 00:25:43,783 --> 00:25:45,350 Move along. Move along. 328 00:25:45,385 --> 00:25:48,787 Hurry up. Hurry. Hurry up. Hurry up! 329 00:25:48,821 --> 00:25:50,522 Go! Go! 330 00:26:27,193 --> 00:26:29,009 Princess. 331 00:26:30,663 --> 00:26:34,666 I've been waiting for the opportunity to talk to you privately. 332 00:26:37,036 --> 00:26:41,146 Surely you understand why I need to talk to you. 333 00:26:44,477 --> 00:26:47,846 Oleg is playing games with me. 334 00:26:47,880 --> 00:26:50,649 And why do you say so, Ivar the Boneless? 335 00:26:50,683 --> 00:26:52,184 You are Freydis. 336 00:26:52,218 --> 00:26:54,119 Freydis? 337 00:26:54,153 --> 00:26:55,554 I don't understand. 338 00:26:55,588 --> 00:26:57,189 Neither do I. 339 00:26:57,223 --> 00:27:00,659 But it is true. And you and I... 340 00:27:00,693 --> 00:27:02,060 were once married. 341 00:27:03,509 --> 00:27:04,809 Were we really? 342 00:27:05,832 --> 00:27:08,882 And what happened to us? 343 00:27:56,698 --> 00:27:58,065 Give me. 344 00:27:59,001 --> 00:28:00,768 How do you pay? 345 00:28:00,802 --> 00:28:03,271 You have not paid for days. 346 00:28:03,305 --> 00:28:05,106 I do not give for free. 347 00:28:05,140 --> 00:28:06,874 Give me. 348 00:28:12,681 --> 00:28:14,282 Come on. 349 00:28:14,316 --> 00:28:15,650 You must pay. 350 00:28:15,684 --> 00:28:16,951 Later. 351 00:28:16,985 --> 00:28:18,619 I'll ask my brother, Ubbe. 352 00:28:18,654 --> 00:28:20,454 You know Ubbe, right? You trust him? 353 00:28:20,489 --> 00:28:22,356 - Yes. - Good. 354 00:28:22,391 --> 00:28:24,625 But I don't trust you. 355 00:28:24,660 --> 00:28:26,360 So, I give you nothing. 356 00:28:27,729 --> 00:28:31,732 Ale. And mushrooms. Now. 357 00:28:34,403 --> 00:28:36,103 I'll take that. 358 00:28:37,306 --> 00:28:38,539 No. 359 00:28:38,573 --> 00:28:40,374 Then you get nothing. 360 00:28:40,409 --> 00:28:41,676 Only to suffer. 361 00:28:53,588 --> 00:28:54,722 Come on. 362 00:29:07,936 --> 00:29:09,737 More. More 363 00:29:50,812 --> 00:29:53,647 If you came this way, 364 00:29:53,682 --> 00:29:55,916 taking any route, 365 00:29:55,951 --> 00:29:58,085 starting from anywhere, 366 00:29:58,120 --> 00:30:01,856 at any time or at any season, 367 00:30:01,890 --> 00:30:04,792 it would always be the same. 368 00:30:04,826 --> 00:30:06,827 Is that really you? 369 00:30:06,862 --> 00:30:08,963 Could that be you, O Wise One? 370 00:30:08,997 --> 00:30:12,700 We are anyway where we are supposed to be. 371 00:30:12,734 --> 00:30:15,035 I'm not supposed to be here. 372 00:30:15,070 --> 00:30:16,504 Not now, not here. 373 00:30:18,607 --> 00:30:21,876 I had things to do. I had things to do. 374 00:30:21,910 --> 00:30:26,847 Perhaps what you thought you came here for is only a shell, 375 00:30:26,882 --> 00:30:30,251 a husk of meaning from which the purpose breaks 376 00:30:30,285 --> 00:30:34,688 only when it is fulfilled, if at all. 377 00:30:34,723 --> 00:30:37,525 Either you had no purpose 378 00:30:37,559 --> 00:30:42,569 or the purpose is beyond the end you figured. 379 00:30:42,604 --> 00:30:44,908 I have a purpose. It's just... 380 00:30:47,102 --> 00:30:53,607 at this time, at this place, I tend to forget. I tend to forget. 381 00:30:55,377 --> 00:30:59,780 Do not weep, Hvitserk, son of Ragnar. 382 00:30:59,815 --> 00:31:05,186 There are other places also at the world's end, 383 00:31:05,220 --> 00:31:07,721 some at the sea jaws, 384 00:31:07,756 --> 00:31:12,493 or over a dark lake, in a desert or city. 385 00:31:12,527 --> 00:31:14,762 You're driving me mad! 386 00:31:14,796 --> 00:31:18,532 I drive you mad, if it makes any difference... 387 00:31:18,567 --> 00:31:21,502 because you are not yet fit for your purpose. 388 00:31:21,536 --> 00:31:24,238 Your life resembles death. 389 00:31:24,272 --> 00:31:26,241 I am dead. 390 00:31:27,275 --> 00:31:32,680 No. Let me repeat, so you can understand. 391 00:31:32,714 --> 00:31:40,254 Either you had no purpose or the purpose is beyond the end you figured. 392 00:31:40,288 --> 00:31:43,123 Altered in fulfillment. 393 00:31:43,158 --> 00:31:47,061 Altered in fulfillment, Hvitserk. 394 00:31:48,396 --> 00:31:50,798 Altered in fulfillment. 395 00:31:52,634 --> 00:31:54,635 Altered in fulfillment? 396 00:32:04,880 --> 00:32:07,815 Altered in fulfillment? 397 00:32:30,705 --> 00:32:32,640 An amazing sight, King Olaf. 398 00:32:33,675 --> 00:32:35,242 So it should be. 399 00:32:35,277 --> 00:32:39,013 For this is an amazing occasion. 400 00:32:39,047 --> 00:32:44,652 Never before have we voted for a king of all Norway. 401 00:32:46,688 --> 00:32:53,160 It's been a dream of many. Now, now brought to fruition. 402 00:32:53,194 --> 00:32:55,529 I hope that things will proceed smoothly. 403 00:32:58,700 --> 00:33:01,602 Do you know any reason why it should not? 404 00:33:42,585 --> 00:33:44,652 You are waiting for someone to return? 405 00:33:48,157 --> 00:33:49,758 Yes. 406 00:33:49,792 --> 00:33:51,126 Your lover? 407 00:33:54,377 --> 00:33:56,044 Did he go with Bjorn? 408 00:33:58,060 --> 00:33:59,294 Yes. 409 00:34:00,363 --> 00:34:02,163 I know how you are feeling. 410 00:34:02,198 --> 00:34:03,665 You can't! 411 00:34:03,699 --> 00:34:06,701 You're the wife of Ubbe, and I am a servant. 412 00:34:06,736 --> 00:34:09,037 - Even if Bjorn survives... - Bjorn? 413 00:34:10,940 --> 00:34:12,140 You are in love with Bjorn? 414 00:34:17,246 --> 00:34:19,314 Then, believe me, I do know. 415 00:34:21,050 --> 00:34:24,338 I stared out to sea and waited for Bjorn many times. 416 00:34:24,887 --> 00:34:27,422 And each time he came back, he was always further away. 417 00:34:31,861 --> 00:34:33,628 It will be different with me. 418 00:34:35,097 --> 00:34:36,431 Yes. 419 00:35:21,510 --> 00:35:23,011 Bjorn. 420 00:35:24,614 --> 00:35:25,647 What? 421 00:35:27,950 --> 00:35:29,150 Nothing. 422 00:35:29,185 --> 00:35:30,852 But may the gods be with you. 423 00:36:59,608 --> 00:37:03,712 Today is an extraordinary 424 00:37:04,680 --> 00:37:06,748 and a unique day 425 00:37:06,782 --> 00:37:12,053 in the history and saga of our country. 426 00:37:12,088 --> 00:37:15,890 Never before have our rulers 427 00:37:15,925 --> 00:37:20,895 willingly gathered together to elect one of their numbers 428 00:37:20,930 --> 00:37:24,232 as King of Kings. 429 00:37:24,266 --> 00:37:28,397 King of all Norway! 430 00:37:29,171 --> 00:37:33,918 Many have said that such a thing is impossible! 431 00:37:33,952 --> 00:37:37,579 That our rulers have never been able 432 00:37:37,613 --> 00:37:42,450 to see beyond their own self-interest! 433 00:37:42,485 --> 00:37:45,253 Yet, now, with your own eyes, 434 00:37:45,287 --> 00:37:52,237 you will see the impossible begin to happen! 435 00:37:52,272 --> 00:37:58,810 When all our votes are cast into the sea, 436 00:37:58,844 --> 00:38:02,437 we will know the identity of the man 437 00:38:02,471 --> 00:38:07,709 always fated to be the king of all Norway! 438 00:38:10,119 --> 00:38:15,590 Each of these runes represents an earl or a king. 439 00:38:17,753 --> 00:38:20,021 You shall know them by their color. 440 00:38:21,257 --> 00:38:22,891 For example, 441 00:38:22,925 --> 00:38:27,962 Earl Thorkell is represented by a blue rune. 442 00:38:29,531 --> 00:38:33,462 King Hakon by a green. 443 00:38:34,570 --> 00:38:38,773 Bjorn Ironside by a red. 444 00:38:38,808 --> 00:38:42,143 King Harald by a yellow. 445 00:38:42,178 --> 00:38:46,214 It falls to me to cast the first vote. 446 00:38:48,350 --> 00:38:49,751 I vote... 447 00:38:50,820 --> 00:38:53,922 for Bjorn Ironside 448 00:38:54,896 --> 00:38:56,464 as king 449 00:38:57,626 --> 00:39:01,262 of all Norway! 450 00:39:46,474 --> 00:39:47,908 And I... 451 00:39:50,612 --> 00:39:57,691 will also vote for Bjorn Ironside to be king of all Norway. 452 00:40:23,011 --> 00:40:24,152 Go on. 453 00:40:24,186 --> 00:40:26,072 We were traveling along the Silk Road. 454 00:40:26,106 --> 00:40:27,333 We had gone many rost and 455 00:40:27,358 --> 00:40:29,583 talked to many traders from different countries, 456 00:40:29,617 --> 00:40:31,251 when we came to the kingdom of Rus. 457 00:40:31,286 --> 00:40:33,687 I have heard of it. It was founded by Rus Vikings. 458 00:40:33,721 --> 00:40:36,657 Yes. Some of them could still speak our language. 459 00:40:36,691 --> 00:40:40,127 We were invited into one of their principal towns, called Novgorod. 460 00:40:40,161 --> 00:40:41,571 Novgorod is a rich place, 461 00:40:41,606 --> 00:40:44,965 for these Rus are very successful warriors, hunters, and traders. 462 00:40:44,999 --> 00:40:47,434 And they were anxious to do deals with us, 463 00:40:47,468 --> 00:40:49,670 for they said that we have many things which they wanted. 464 00:40:49,704 --> 00:40:51,738 But I don't understand. 465 00:40:51,773 --> 00:40:56,143 If you were so successful, then why did you come back so early? 466 00:40:56,177 --> 00:40:58,512 Surely your mission is not yet concluded. 467 00:40:58,546 --> 00:41:00,034 No. 468 00:41:00,069 --> 00:41:02,249 But we all felt that someone should return here at once. 469 00:41:02,283 --> 00:41:04,051 To report your success? 470 00:41:04,085 --> 00:41:07,077 No. To report something else. 471 00:41:07,112 --> 00:41:08,444 For while we were in Novgorod, 472 00:41:08,469 --> 00:41:11,024 we learned that someone else was staying with the Rus. 473 00:41:11,059 --> 00:41:13,060 Indeed, living at the palace 474 00:41:13,094 --> 00:41:16,630 in another town called Kiev with their leader, Prince Oleg. 475 00:41:16,664 --> 00:41:17,998 Ivar? 476 00:41:18,032 --> 00:41:19,600 Yes. 477 00:41:19,634 --> 00:41:21,802 They told us that King Ivar the Boneless, 478 00:41:21,836 --> 00:41:24,905 son of Ragnar Lothbrok, was their guest. 479 00:41:26,908 --> 00:41:29,176 You have done well to bring us this news. 480 00:41:31,946 --> 00:41:36,083 I am not surprised to hear that my little brother is still alive. 481 00:41:36,851 --> 00:41:38,185 Go, and drink. 482 00:41:38,219 --> 00:41:39,686 Thank you, Ubbe. 483 00:41:42,056 --> 00:41:43,323 What did you see? 484 00:41:49,831 --> 00:41:51,632 You must tell Hvitserk. 485 00:41:51,666 --> 00:41:53,634 For better or worse, he needs to know. 486 00:41:56,604 --> 00:41:57,938 Tighter! 487 00:41:59,140 --> 00:42:00,474 Hvitserk! 488 00:42:02,310 --> 00:42:03,677 Hvitserk! 489 00:42:26,901 --> 00:42:28,969 I'm here, Brother! 490 00:42:53,261 --> 00:42:55,128 Is it true? 491 00:42:55,163 --> 00:42:57,664 Did you jump ship to be near me? 492 00:43:02,070 --> 00:43:04,104 Not because you loved me. 493 00:43:09,277 --> 00:43:12,579 But because you needed to be close enough to kill me?