1 00:01:27,230 --> 00:01:28,059 Freydis! 2 00:01:36,489 --> 00:01:38,659 Where is Freydis? Where is she? 3 00:01:38,740 --> 00:01:42,001 - Freydis! Where is she? 4 00:01:45,206 --> 00:01:47,326 - I don't know! - Traitor! 5 00:01:47,416 --> 00:01:48,537 She's not here! 6 00:01:55,340 --> 00:01:57,511 - Where is she hiding? - She's not here. 7 00:01:59,846 --> 00:02:00,675 Please. 8 00:02:00,763 --> 00:02:02,972 It does no good looking for her here. 9 00:02:12,775 --> 00:02:14,184 Where else would she be? 10 00:02:15,820 --> 00:02:16,820 I don't know. 11 00:02:19,490 --> 00:02:20,329 I do. 12 00:02:44,014 --> 00:02:45,514 Where exactly did you see her? 13 00:02:46,434 --> 00:02:47,603 She was over there. 14 00:02:51,564 --> 00:02:53,573 - Cover the west side. Let's move forward. 15 00:02:53,649 --> 00:02:54,649 - Nobody's here. 16 00:03:08,498 --> 00:03:10,037 We found something. 17 00:03:10,124 --> 00:03:11,043 Here! 18 00:03:18,006 --> 00:03:19,256 What about the body? 19 00:03:19,925 --> 00:03:22,215 No. But there are wolf tracks. 20 00:04:08,891 --> 00:04:11,520 I've never known a woman to laugh so much. 21 00:04:13,687 --> 00:04:14,727 How can I not? 22 00:04:16,524 --> 00:04:17,573 I'm free! 23 00:04:24,781 --> 00:04:27,082 Batu! Come join us. 24 00:04:37,211 --> 00:04:38,461 Allfather. 25 00:05:19,337 --> 00:05:20,837 Pechenegs. 26 00:05:20,921 --> 00:05:22,471 If we survive the falls, 27 00:05:23,507 --> 00:05:25,007 then we have to survive them. 28 00:05:29,889 --> 00:05:31,639 Pack up. We're moving on. 29 00:05:32,558 --> 00:05:34,598 You have seen the falls? 30 00:05:34,685 --> 00:05:35,555 We have. 31 00:05:37,354 --> 00:05:39,065 I'm not going to lie to you. 32 00:05:39,147 --> 00:05:40,728 It will be a challenge. 33 00:05:40,815 --> 00:05:43,065 We'll have to prepare ourselves to go down it. 34 00:05:43,819 --> 00:05:45,108 When do we leave? 35 00:05:45,195 --> 00:05:47,276 - Tomorrow. - What? 36 00:05:47,365 --> 00:05:50,075 No! Why so soon? 37 00:05:50,159 --> 00:05:51,868 The water level is dropping. 38 00:05:51,952 --> 00:05:55,002 If we wait longer, the boat will not make it over the falls. 39 00:05:55,080 --> 00:05:56,921 And we will all be trapped here. 40 00:05:56,998 --> 00:05:58,288 Is that such a bad thing? 41 00:05:59,252 --> 00:06:01,462 Batu, the longer we stay here, 42 00:06:01,546 --> 00:06:03,875 the greater the chance the Pechenegs will find us. 43 00:06:04,464 --> 00:06:06,045 Then we portage. 44 00:06:06,132 --> 00:06:09,103 The Varangian said the Pechenegs have moved east. 45 00:06:09,178 --> 00:06:10,007 He lied. 46 00:06:10,096 --> 00:06:12,266 There are many camps visible from the falls. 47 00:06:13,641 --> 00:06:15,141 Could see fires on the plains below. 48 00:06:15,226 --> 00:06:18,055 We've risked enough camping here the last few nights. 49 00:06:18,144 --> 00:06:19,894 The sooner we move, the better. 50 00:06:20,481 --> 00:06:23,031 Then I am not sure we'll be joining you. 51 00:06:24,110 --> 00:06:24,940 What? 52 00:06:29,949 --> 00:06:30,779 Why not? 53 00:06:31,742 --> 00:06:33,582 I am not ready to die. 54 00:06:38,623 --> 00:06:41,173 You would all rather risk the Pechenegs? 55 00:06:44,755 --> 00:06:46,084 They haven't found us yet. 56 00:06:46,882 --> 00:06:49,471 And you can't tell us the fall is without risk. 57 00:06:49,551 --> 00:06:51,051 Nothing is without risk! 58 00:06:52,096 --> 00:06:55,016 All we have done for the last two moons has been with risk. 59 00:06:55,099 --> 00:06:57,389 But before, we had no choice. Now, we do. 60 00:06:58,603 --> 00:06:59,483 I choose to stay. 61 00:07:02,188 --> 00:07:03,019 I do too. 62 00:07:09,322 --> 00:07:10,452 Batu? 63 00:07:12,240 --> 00:07:13,080 I'm not sure. 64 00:07:15,077 --> 00:07:15,906 Elena? 65 00:07:16,579 --> 00:07:18,409 I share their feelings. 66 00:07:21,750 --> 00:07:22,841 What is all this? 67 00:07:23,586 --> 00:07:26,296 We have known for months this day will come. 68 00:07:27,548 --> 00:07:30,548 And now, when it is finally here, 69 00:07:31,676 --> 00:07:34,216 you are not willing to meet the challenge? 70 00:07:35,680 --> 00:07:36,680 I will not wait here 71 00:07:36,765 --> 00:07:40,805 and let the Pechenegs make a flute out of my coward's bones! 72 00:07:41,603 --> 00:07:43,113 I'll go by myself if I must. 73 00:07:43,188 --> 00:07:44,019 You can't. 74 00:07:46,442 --> 00:07:47,742 What do you mean I can't? 75 00:07:48,486 --> 00:07:51,986 - I have no fear of going by myself. - It is not about your fear, Harald. 76 00:07:52,947 --> 00:07:54,368 We need at least six rowers, 77 00:07:55,825 --> 00:07:58,195 and we must lessen the weight of the boat by 50 skippund 78 00:07:58,286 --> 00:08:00,457 or it'll not clear the base of the falls. 79 00:08:03,834 --> 00:08:05,003 Fifty skippund? 80 00:08:06,378 --> 00:08:07,628 So we lose the mast. 81 00:08:08,714 --> 00:08:10,883 The mast weighs maybe 15 skippund. 82 00:08:17,055 --> 00:08:20,765 No. If I lose my furs, I have no reason to go on. 83 00:08:23,144 --> 00:08:24,935 Then you are just like everyone else. 84 00:08:48,503 --> 00:08:49,844 The trial will start soon. 85 00:08:50,922 --> 00:08:52,552 Where I will be found guilty. 86 00:08:52,632 --> 00:08:53,632 You are guilty. 87 00:08:55,594 --> 00:08:57,263 What were you thinking? 88 00:08:57,345 --> 00:08:58,845 And what are you thinking? 89 00:08:59,556 --> 00:09:02,227 Following a monster who massacres people while they pray, 90 00:09:02,309 --> 00:09:04,939 instead of the gods you've trusted all your life? 91 00:09:05,020 --> 00:09:06,060 Things have changed. 92 00:09:08,273 --> 00:09:12,363 No, not things, Mother. 93 00:09:14,070 --> 00:09:15,360 We have changed. 94 00:09:15,948 --> 00:09:17,318 Ready the prisoner. 95 00:09:20,326 --> 00:09:21,786 Please, Jorundr! 96 00:09:21,871 --> 00:09:23,001 Beg for leniency. 97 00:09:23,830 --> 00:09:24,671 For me. 98 00:09:25,623 --> 00:09:26,794 It is your only chance. 99 00:09:27,626 --> 00:09:29,585 Jorundr, please. 100 00:09:30,211 --> 00:09:32,472 Would my father have begged? Hmm? 101 00:09:51,608 --> 00:09:55,278 She is burning with fever. Get hot water and rags, quickly. 102 00:09:57,071 --> 00:09:59,411 My son. I must get my son… 103 00:09:59,992 --> 00:10:01,492 You must be quiet, Freydis. 104 00:10:02,243 --> 00:10:04,753 You are very ill and Harekr is looking for you. 105 00:10:05,330 --> 00:10:08,080 He has my son. In Jomsborg. 106 00:10:08,166 --> 00:10:10,086 - I must go back. I must get him… 107 00:10:10,752 --> 00:10:12,252 I am going to help you. 108 00:10:13,922 --> 00:10:17,382 You must bite on this and try to remain silent. 109 00:10:22,388 --> 00:10:23,638 All right. 110 00:10:29,479 --> 00:10:31,400 Thank you. You may go. 111 00:10:34,484 --> 00:10:35,435 Princess Gytha. 112 00:10:37,988 --> 00:10:41,578 - Earl Godwin. - Do you know where I might find the queen? 113 00:10:43,493 --> 00:10:45,544 In Winchester, I believe. 114 00:10:45,621 --> 00:10:48,001 She has gone to attend to one of her properties. 115 00:10:48,791 --> 00:10:51,460 - When was this trip planned? - I would not know. 116 00:10:52,002 --> 00:10:54,592 I offered to accompany her, but she refused. 117 00:10:55,547 --> 00:10:58,007 She only took a small group of guards and Agnarr. 118 00:10:59,259 --> 00:11:00,089 Agnarr? 119 00:11:15,025 --> 00:11:16,145 Are you lost? 120 00:11:22,449 --> 00:11:23,488 Do I look lost? 121 00:11:25,994 --> 00:11:26,994 Not at all. 122 00:11:27,997 --> 00:11:30,456 I am, uh, looking for someone. 123 00:11:39,049 --> 00:11:39,969 Nothing. 124 00:11:53,022 --> 00:11:55,272 - Are these edible? - No! 125 00:11:56,816 --> 00:11:57,647 It's poisonous. 126 00:12:01,488 --> 00:12:02,988 Then why are you picking them? 127 00:12:04,199 --> 00:12:06,909 I am preparing to face a new enemy. 128 00:12:09,579 --> 00:12:10,540 Pain. 129 00:12:11,581 --> 00:12:12,421 Hmm. 130 00:12:12,916 --> 00:12:13,916 How bad is it? 131 00:12:14,627 --> 00:12:16,666 I am still able to manage it. 132 00:12:18,839 --> 00:12:20,169 But one day I may not. 133 00:12:26,472 --> 00:12:28,772 - What are these called? - Atropa. 134 00:12:29,557 --> 00:12:32,267 Atropa? Like the goddess of fate? 135 00:12:32,978 --> 00:12:34,188 The oldest one. 136 00:12:35,605 --> 00:12:37,896 - The inflexible one. - Hmm. 137 00:12:38,651 --> 00:12:42,070 It was Atropos who chose the way a mortal dies. 138 00:12:44,031 --> 00:12:45,991 And cuts the thread of life. 139 00:12:50,036 --> 00:12:53,497 Do not worry about me, Leif Eriksson. 140 00:12:54,499 --> 00:12:57,499 - I know what is coming. - No, you don't. 141 00:12:57,585 --> 00:12:58,455 I do. 142 00:13:00,421 --> 00:13:02,012 Nothing surprises me. 143 00:13:44,842 --> 00:13:46,012 Friends. 144 00:13:46,719 --> 00:13:50,849 We are gathered here for the trial of Jorundr Torvilsson, 145 00:13:53,474 --> 00:13:56,805 who is charged with the most terrible crime of murder. 146 00:13:59,272 --> 00:14:01,823 He's summoned here before the gods to speak the truth. 147 00:14:02,776 --> 00:14:04,185 I'm not afraid of the truth. 148 00:14:04,777 --> 00:14:07,777 Did you take food to Freydis the night of her disappearance? 149 00:14:09,365 --> 00:14:10,445 You know I did. 150 00:14:11,701 --> 00:14:15,711 And later, did you remove her body from the temple, 151 00:14:16,205 --> 00:14:19,376 wrapping it in a blanket, placing it in a cart? 152 00:14:20,544 --> 00:14:23,174 - I did, but she was not dead. 153 00:14:25,507 --> 00:14:28,507 Is this the blanket you used to take her away from us? 154 00:14:35,809 --> 00:14:37,349 That is from the child birth. 155 00:14:39,021 --> 00:14:40,611 Auor. Come, child. 156 00:14:47,445 --> 00:14:50,115 In the morning after Freydis disappeared, 157 00:14:50,199 --> 00:14:51,829 what did you find in the temple? 158 00:14:52,659 --> 00:14:57,079 The priestess was gone, but I found a knife on the ground 159 00:14:57,830 --> 00:14:59,881 with blood on it. 160 00:15:00,459 --> 00:15:02,709 Freydis was given a knife for the childbirth. 161 00:15:06,839 --> 00:15:08,680 Is this the knife you found? 162 00:15:10,344 --> 00:15:11,184 Yes. 163 00:15:12,679 --> 00:15:13,508 Good. 164 00:15:18,435 --> 00:15:19,685 Is this your knife? 165 00:15:21,438 --> 00:15:22,267 It is. 166 00:15:24,023 --> 00:15:26,493 But I didn't use it on Freydis and you know it. 167 00:15:27,401 --> 00:15:30,492 No, I do not know it. 168 00:15:30,571 --> 00:15:32,951 - I didn't kill her. - You did kill her! 169 00:15:33,032 --> 00:15:36,662 And then you took her body to the boneyard where we found this! 170 00:15:43,502 --> 00:15:47,171 Oh, wise ones, we have a killer in our midst! 171 00:15:48,172 --> 00:15:51,093 If he strikes once, he will strike again! 172 00:15:52,386 --> 00:15:56,425 We must rid ourselves of this evil. 173 00:16:03,939 --> 00:16:05,069 I await your judgment. 174 00:16:07,651 --> 00:16:08,861 Mother, don't. 175 00:16:10,362 --> 00:16:11,281 Please. 176 00:16:11,363 --> 00:16:12,823 Have mercy on him. 177 00:16:13,949 --> 00:16:17,118 I'm begging you. He's my only child! 178 00:16:23,499 --> 00:16:24,329 Please. 179 00:16:33,134 --> 00:16:34,295 We have decided. 180 00:16:36,095 --> 00:16:37,465 He is guilty. 181 00:16:42,227 --> 00:16:43,186 His hand. 182 00:16:45,647 --> 00:16:47,107 His necklace. 183 00:16:48,650 --> 00:16:50,190 And exile. 184 00:18:14,611 --> 00:18:15,530 Row! 185 00:18:40,845 --> 00:18:43,176 Explain to me this science 186 00:18:43,265 --> 00:18:46,805 that requires the weight of the boat to be reduced 187 00:18:46,892 --> 00:18:49,023 in order to make it over the falls. 188 00:18:52,690 --> 00:18:54,440 It is a science of the mind. 189 00:18:57,069 --> 00:18:58,200 Really? 190 00:18:59,448 --> 00:19:04,077 Mmm-hmm. No one wants to die. 191 00:19:06,330 --> 00:19:09,420 But we are loathe to risk death in order to survive, 192 00:19:11,418 --> 00:19:13,297 until we have no choice. 193 00:19:16,172 --> 00:19:17,972 Harald doesn't understand this. 194 00:19:19,843 --> 00:19:21,932 I presented him with a situation… 195 00:19:24,890 --> 00:19:28,229 for him to feel what he's asking others to do. 196 00:19:30,687 --> 00:19:31,727 Sacrifice. 197 00:19:34,065 --> 00:19:35,855 Everybody has to risk something. 198 00:19:38,152 --> 00:19:38,992 Why not Harald? 199 00:19:44,910 --> 00:19:45,950 Will he do it? 200 00:19:47,036 --> 00:19:48,207 That I don't know. 201 00:20:11,519 --> 00:20:12,400 Leif? 202 00:20:13,688 --> 00:20:14,688 Hmm. 203 00:20:19,111 --> 00:20:20,321 I don't want to die. 204 00:20:42,676 --> 00:20:45,385 I did not think you would be one of those to desert me. 205 00:20:48,347 --> 00:20:51,267 I'd have thought you'd be faithful to your father's wishes. 206 00:20:51,934 --> 00:20:53,225 I did not say I wouldn't. 207 00:20:55,647 --> 00:20:57,147 I said I can understand 208 00:20:58,775 --> 00:21:00,394 why the others are reluctant. 209 00:21:10,411 --> 00:21:14,082 Freedom and love are strong emotions to overcome, 210 00:21:16,209 --> 00:21:18,209 especially when you've never known them. 211 00:21:19,086 --> 00:21:21,757 I would've thought the threat of savagery and torture 212 00:21:21,840 --> 00:21:23,759 would help make their decision easier. 213 00:21:24,468 --> 00:21:25,587 It would. 214 00:21:27,636 --> 00:21:29,306 But not till it shows itself. 215 00:21:30,891 --> 00:21:34,480 When your father came to me, he knew about the Pechenegs. 216 00:21:36,228 --> 00:21:38,768 And yet he was brave enough to make the journey. 217 00:21:39,482 --> 00:21:42,613 That is because he feared something else more. 218 00:21:51,161 --> 00:21:54,790 When I was a girl, raiders invaded Chude from Novgorod… 219 00:21:56,917 --> 00:21:58,126 and killed hundreds. 220 00:21:59,376 --> 00:22:02,917 My aunts and cousins fled to the rivers with their belongings 221 00:22:03,006 --> 00:22:05,256 to avoid robbery and rape. 222 00:22:08,344 --> 00:22:09,634 Many drowned. 223 00:22:11,014 --> 00:22:12,223 To stop the suffering, 224 00:22:13,141 --> 00:22:15,270 my father journeyed to Constantinople 225 00:22:15,352 --> 00:22:16,771 and met with the emperor. 226 00:22:19,980 --> 00:22:22,651 He negotiated an end to the raids 227 00:22:23,401 --> 00:22:25,361 in return for a great tribute. 228 00:22:28,573 --> 00:22:31,083 That is why he was returning to Constantinople, 229 00:22:33,077 --> 00:22:34,198 to pay for that peace. 230 00:22:39,084 --> 00:22:41,173 This pendant must be extremely valuable 231 00:22:42,128 --> 00:22:44,047 if it's enough to save a kingdom. 232 00:22:46,341 --> 00:22:47,180 It is. 233 00:22:48,093 --> 00:22:51,892 And you are a very strong woman 234 00:22:53,014 --> 00:22:54,853 to deliver on your father's promise. 235 00:23:06,277 --> 00:23:08,777 I'm looking for a man called the Bear. 236 00:23:10,614 --> 00:23:11,694 Are you now? 237 00:23:13,367 --> 00:23:14,617 Do you know where he is? 238 00:23:14,702 --> 00:23:17,293 That depends. 239 00:23:28,173 --> 00:23:29,133 Not on that. 240 00:23:31,385 --> 00:23:32,385 Then on what? 241 00:23:33,430 --> 00:23:36,269 On who exactly is asking. 242 00:23:45,025 --> 00:23:47,604 - The ale-wife knows something. - Yes? 243 00:23:47,693 --> 00:23:49,453 She would not tell me. 244 00:23:50,113 --> 00:23:51,113 Why not? 245 00:23:51,197 --> 00:23:54,076 I said I was inquiring on behalf of the Queen of England. 246 00:23:54,159 --> 00:23:57,449 She laughed. Said she would only tell the queen herself. 247 00:24:09,298 --> 00:24:11,719 I present to you Her Royal Highness, 248 00:24:11,801 --> 00:24:14,351 - the Queen of England. 249 00:24:15,388 --> 00:24:16,257 Do you now? 250 00:24:17,140 --> 00:24:18,309 He does. 251 00:24:22,728 --> 00:24:24,189 I understand you can help me. 252 00:24:27,525 --> 00:24:29,394 I knew Godwin as a child. 253 00:24:30,236 --> 00:24:33,155 The large family house was only two miles from here. 254 00:24:34,074 --> 00:24:35,084 It was grand. 255 00:24:36,785 --> 00:24:40,245 Back then, all the children played in the fields together. 256 00:24:41,538 --> 00:24:42,619 He was a sweet boy. 257 00:24:45,000 --> 00:24:47,551 His father's betrayal changed everything. 258 00:24:47,629 --> 00:24:51,929 Losing his home, his title, his wealth, 259 00:24:52,676 --> 00:24:56,506 dealing with the shame of it, it made him angry and bitter. 260 00:24:58,931 --> 00:25:01,022 But the Bear was always loyal to him. 261 00:25:02,142 --> 00:25:03,402 The Bear knew Godwin? 262 00:25:04,019 --> 00:25:05,650 He was Godwin's guardian. 263 00:25:09,401 --> 00:25:12,200 His mother died shortly after his father's imprisonment, 264 00:25:12,277 --> 00:25:13,658 so the Bear took him in. 265 00:25:14,698 --> 00:25:17,488 He was all he had, after all was lost. 266 00:25:18,325 --> 00:25:21,075 What is his real name? The Bear? 267 00:25:22,622 --> 00:25:23,711 John Fletcher. 268 00:25:24,289 --> 00:25:26,130 He was the old ealdorman's retainer. 269 00:25:27,209 --> 00:25:28,880 He would do anything for the boy. 270 00:25:38,971 --> 00:25:40,431 Ealdorman Wulfhaere! 271 00:25:42,267 --> 00:25:43,596 What brings you to London? 272 00:25:43,684 --> 00:25:45,434 You, Earl Godwin. 273 00:25:48,731 --> 00:25:52,491 - Should I be worried about my estate? - I don't know. Should you be? 274 00:25:53,111 --> 00:25:54,700 I saw the queen in Sussex. 275 00:25:56,029 --> 00:25:59,910 I trust she is not planning on taking some or all of it from me 276 00:26:00,492 --> 00:26:01,702 and giving it to a Viking? 277 00:26:05,873 --> 00:26:07,544 Earl Godwin, I speak in jest. 278 00:26:08,250 --> 00:26:11,210 I trust that if the queen was about to depose me, 279 00:26:11,296 --> 00:26:13,625 you would have at least given me some warning. 280 00:26:14,798 --> 00:26:16,508 And I jest with you. Fear not. 281 00:26:16,593 --> 00:26:19,513 The queen has other business in Sussex. 282 00:26:30,273 --> 00:26:31,482 A good try, King Svein. 283 00:26:32,776 --> 00:26:34,186 We'll find you another deer. 284 00:26:42,367 --> 00:26:43,787 They left before the thaw? 285 00:26:45,287 --> 00:26:46,918 On a boat on a sled. 286 00:26:47,707 --> 00:26:50,917 Filled with furs to sell in Constantinople? 287 00:26:51,627 --> 00:26:52,998 I think you're lying to me. 288 00:26:53,962 --> 00:26:54,922 If I was lying, 289 00:26:55,006 --> 00:26:57,176 I would have made the story more believable. 290 00:26:58,551 --> 00:26:59,591 Extraordinary. 291 00:27:00,303 --> 00:27:02,472 My brother, the great Viking berserker, 292 00:27:02,555 --> 00:27:04,215 now a fur trader. 293 00:27:04,306 --> 00:27:06,806 No less amazing than the great Olaf Haraldsson, 294 00:27:06,892 --> 00:27:09,023 architect of King Canute's London invasion, 295 00:27:09,103 --> 00:27:10,732 now the guardian of his son. 296 00:27:11,480 --> 00:27:12,730 We have an arrangement. 297 00:27:13,900 --> 00:27:16,190 I look after his northern empire and Svein, 298 00:27:16,276 --> 00:27:19,026 in exchange for the life of my own son, Magnus, 299 00:27:19,697 --> 00:27:21,066 who he raises in his court. 300 00:27:21,658 --> 00:27:22,488 Brilliant. 301 00:27:24,994 --> 00:27:26,413 That depends on who you ask. 302 00:27:32,960 --> 00:27:35,460 With the southern trade routes closed, 303 00:27:35,546 --> 00:27:38,376 it is important that you keep the Baltic open for trade. 304 00:27:39,049 --> 00:27:43,049 That means controlling the Jomsvikings who are now raiding our ships. 305 00:27:44,180 --> 00:27:45,850 I ran into them a few months ago. 306 00:27:46,682 --> 00:27:49,853 Trust me. I will find them and get rid of them once and for all. 307 00:27:53,480 --> 00:27:57,940 Was there a woman with Harald or did he mention one to you? 308 00:27:59,403 --> 00:28:00,244 A woman? 309 00:28:01,864 --> 00:28:03,275 Not to me. Why? 310 00:28:05,951 --> 00:28:06,792 Nothing. 311 00:28:18,672 --> 00:28:19,513 Freydis. 312 00:28:23,844 --> 00:28:27,305 - Where is my son? - Freydis. You are all right. 313 00:28:27,390 --> 00:28:28,729 It is me, Valgerda. 314 00:28:31,059 --> 00:28:32,190 How did I get here? 315 00:28:32,769 --> 00:28:34,519 Hrefna found you in the boneyard. 316 00:28:46,825 --> 00:28:49,696 Some of the afterbirth was still in your body, 317 00:28:50,622 --> 00:28:52,211 and I was able to remove it. 318 00:28:54,124 --> 00:28:55,414 And you will be fine, 319 00:28:57,127 --> 00:28:59,547 but you will never be able to have another child. 320 00:29:47,428 --> 00:29:49,847 I cannot guarantee anyone's survival. 321 00:29:52,557 --> 00:29:55,267 What is over the falls, I do not know. 322 00:29:57,604 --> 00:30:00,265 I can only guarantee my best efforts to keep us alive. 323 00:30:02,401 --> 00:30:04,362 And I cannot do that if we remain here. 324 00:31:00,751 --> 00:31:03,501 Ready! And up! 325 00:31:07,174 --> 00:31:08,295 Now heave! 326 00:32:03,980 --> 00:32:05,901 He's not dead long. 327 00:32:06,859 --> 00:32:08,859 There is no sign of a wound. 328 00:32:13,282 --> 00:32:14,491 A grand ring… 329 00:32:16,285 --> 00:32:17,114 for a farmer. 330 00:32:37,765 --> 00:32:38,975 From your mother. 331 00:32:41,602 --> 00:32:44,151 Jorundr, why would you do this? 332 00:32:44,939 --> 00:32:46,439 I didn't kill her. 333 00:32:48,567 --> 00:32:52,908 I was trying to save her. 334 00:32:53,573 --> 00:32:55,583 Think about it, Kolr! 335 00:32:56,159 --> 00:32:58,199 Harekr wanted her dead. 336 00:33:00,621 --> 00:33:01,790 She threatened him. 337 00:33:01,873 --> 00:33:02,833 So did I. 338 00:33:04,124 --> 00:33:06,624 So he used me to get rid of us both. 339 00:33:10,922 --> 00:33:14,053 And he will kill anyone to maintain his power. 340 00:33:15,428 --> 00:33:16,347 Today, it is me. 341 00:33:17,680 --> 00:33:21,100 Tomorrow, it can be any of you. 342 00:33:31,651 --> 00:33:32,491 I'm sorry. 343 00:33:40,161 --> 00:33:41,161 Move out. 344 00:33:45,082 --> 00:33:45,921 To your oars! 345 00:33:47,000 --> 00:33:47,841 Pull! 346 00:34:00,597 --> 00:34:02,017 The massacre was my fault. 347 00:34:03,934 --> 00:34:05,684 I'm sorry. And I'm leaving. 348 00:34:06,269 --> 00:34:09,019 - Where are you going? - To get my son. 349 00:34:09,731 --> 00:34:11,572 Harekr will never let you have him. 350 00:34:11,651 --> 00:34:14,030 Then I will kill him or he will have to kill me. 351 00:34:16,529 --> 00:34:18,069 It is the best I could find. 352 00:34:25,665 --> 00:34:27,455 It is good enough for my needs. 353 00:35:46,786 --> 00:35:47,957 Leave us. 354 00:35:59,382 --> 00:36:00,223 Surprise. 355 00:36:17,359 --> 00:36:18,279 This man, 356 00:36:20,196 --> 00:36:21,065 the Bear. 357 00:36:22,239 --> 00:36:24,578 Were there signs that he had been murdered? 358 00:36:30,080 --> 00:36:30,921 No. 359 00:36:34,085 --> 00:36:36,205 But I'm sure Godwin was behind it 360 00:36:36,294 --> 00:36:38,415 as well as the false assassination attempt 361 00:36:38,506 --> 00:36:39,665 to gain your gratitude. 362 00:36:40,966 --> 00:36:44,256 I do not put such things beyond the imagination of Godwin. 363 00:36:45,678 --> 00:36:46,718 What about Aelfwynn? 364 00:36:48,431 --> 00:36:51,482 He wrote me to ask my permission to wed her. 365 00:36:51,560 --> 00:36:52,649 I said yes. 366 00:36:53,812 --> 00:36:55,522 Why would he create a situation 367 00:36:55,605 --> 00:36:59,105 that would lead to his betrothed being tortured to death? 368 00:37:00,611 --> 00:37:02,531 What could he possibly gain from that? 369 00:37:03,239 --> 00:37:04,448 I do not know. 370 00:37:06,616 --> 00:37:08,236 But I'm sure there was a reason. 371 00:37:10,703 --> 00:37:13,873 Were you sure when you had her killed? 372 00:37:16,335 --> 00:37:17,165 No. 373 00:37:19,254 --> 00:37:21,585 I am not saying that you are wrong, my love. 374 00:37:23,676 --> 00:37:25,796 But Godwin is a complex man 375 00:37:26,846 --> 00:37:28,806 who has endured great losses 376 00:37:29,640 --> 00:37:31,350 and found a way to survive. 377 00:37:34,812 --> 00:37:37,861 This is not proof of the crimes that you accuse him of. 378 00:37:38,732 --> 00:37:42,361 And now he has lost something much greater, 379 00:37:42,444 --> 00:37:44,404 which cannot be returned. 380 00:37:50,785 --> 00:37:51,616 Love. 381 00:38:00,421 --> 00:38:02,471 - King Canute. - Sire. 382 00:38:03,424 --> 00:38:06,763 Your Highness, welcome home. 383 00:38:06,843 --> 00:38:08,053 I heard from your soldiers 384 00:38:08,136 --> 00:38:10,556 just how resounding your victory was against the Wends. 385 00:38:11,181 --> 00:38:13,931 I am not the only one who has been keeping England safe. 386 00:38:14,893 --> 00:38:18,024 The queen tells me that you saved her life while I was away. 387 00:38:19,772 --> 00:38:20,732 I am grateful. 388 00:38:22,567 --> 00:38:24,488 She also told me about your betrothed. 389 00:38:26,279 --> 00:38:27,109 Aelfwynn. 390 00:38:28,156 --> 00:38:30,946 The queen had no choice, but to act the way she did. 391 00:38:31,035 --> 00:38:34,864 I acknowledge that. But it does not ease my pain. 392 00:38:36,122 --> 00:38:37,212 I understand. 393 00:38:38,167 --> 00:38:39,286 In my experience, 394 00:38:40,419 --> 00:38:42,669 the best way to forget about a great woman 395 00:38:43,297 --> 00:38:45,756 is to find another who is superior. 396 00:38:47,676 --> 00:38:48,926 You should be married. 397 00:38:49,428 --> 00:38:52,468 If it pleases the king, I shall try to find a suitable bride. 398 00:38:53,056 --> 00:38:54,477 I already have. 399 00:38:55,893 --> 00:39:00,113 I have decided that you should become part of my family. 400 00:39:02,107 --> 00:39:06,567 Gytha, my niece, would make a most wonderful wife. 401 00:39:08,113 --> 00:39:09,033 Your Highness… 402 00:39:12,408 --> 00:39:13,698 words escape me. 403 00:39:13,785 --> 00:39:14,906 Then say nothing. 404 00:39:16,747 --> 00:39:17,957 You have my blessing. 405 00:39:21,919 --> 00:39:25,379 My queen, we have cause for celebration. 406 00:39:27,174 --> 00:39:29,553 Godwin is to marry Gytha. 407 00:39:33,638 --> 00:39:34,808 Gytha… 408 00:39:35,975 --> 00:39:37,344 I am so sorry. 409 00:39:38,310 --> 00:39:40,020 Why are you sorry, Your Highness? 410 00:39:40,603 --> 00:39:42,904 - You're glad? - How could I not be? 411 00:39:44,399 --> 00:39:48,109 I'm going to marry the kindest, most loving man in all of England. 412 00:39:48,194 --> 00:39:50,024 How can you think that? 413 00:39:50,114 --> 00:39:51,323 Aelfwynn told me. 414 00:39:52,950 --> 00:39:55,830 If he could love me even half as much as he loved her, 415 00:39:55,910 --> 00:39:57,790 I would be a lucky woman. 416 00:39:58,830 --> 00:40:01,381 But Gytha, you are of a royal line. 417 00:40:03,042 --> 00:40:04,002 You're right. 418 00:40:04,085 --> 00:40:07,165 At least there is one thing I can give him that she could not. 419 00:40:07,964 --> 00:40:09,004 And what is that? 420 00:40:09,091 --> 00:40:12,761 Aelfwynn said it was Godwin's dream to have a son who would be king. 421 00:40:14,178 --> 00:40:16,768 She could not. But I can. 422 00:40:19,018 --> 00:40:20,768 Gytha! Where are you? 423 00:40:21,603 --> 00:40:22,524 Coming. 424 00:40:37,995 --> 00:40:39,864 Harekr! 425 00:40:43,125 --> 00:40:44,165 Harekr! 426 00:40:48,087 --> 00:40:48,917 Freydis. 427 00:40:52,176 --> 00:40:53,756 Harekr! 428 00:40:56,013 --> 00:40:57,223 She wants her baby. 429 00:40:59,767 --> 00:41:00,846 But she's dead. 430 00:41:02,310 --> 00:41:03,600 You said she's dead. 431 00:41:03,687 --> 00:41:04,607 Harekr! 432 00:41:04,687 --> 00:41:07,187 Maybe it's her spirit. Pray to her. 433 00:41:07,274 --> 00:41:10,323 - No, no, this is a trick. 434 00:41:11,111 --> 00:41:13,321 We must find who is doing it and punish them. 435 00:41:13,404 --> 00:41:15,364 - Harekr! - She is here! 436 00:41:15,991 --> 00:41:18,701 She is outside the gates. Open them. 437 00:41:19,911 --> 00:41:22,212 The gates! Open the gates! 438 00:41:33,716 --> 00:41:34,636 It's her! 439 00:41:35,134 --> 00:41:37,174 It is! It is Freydis! 440 00:41:37,261 --> 00:41:38,471 It's Freydis! 441 00:41:54,654 --> 00:41:55,605 Freydis, 442 00:41:57,156 --> 00:41:58,486 we thought you were dead! 443 00:41:59,701 --> 00:42:01,252 Come. Let us help you. 444 00:42:01,328 --> 00:42:03,247 You cannot help me, Harekr. 445 00:42:04,872 --> 00:42:06,632 You are the cause of my pain. 446 00:42:08,335 --> 00:42:11,294 You have taken my son and I want him back! 447 00:42:12,172 --> 00:42:15,301 We are taking care of him, Freydis. We only want what's best for him. 448 00:42:15,384 --> 00:42:17,303 I am what's best for him! 449 00:42:17,386 --> 00:42:19,096 Any mother will tell you that. 450 00:42:20,346 --> 00:42:21,596 I'm taking him back. 451 00:42:22,890 --> 00:42:24,890 That's not going to happen. 452 00:42:28,855 --> 00:42:30,145 Are you challenging me? 453 00:42:31,567 --> 00:42:32,437 No. 454 00:42:33,944 --> 00:42:37,203 It would not be fair in your condition. Come to the temple to recover. 455 00:42:39,323 --> 00:42:42,413 Let the gods decide what is fair and unfair. 456 00:42:45,497 --> 00:42:48,076 Yes, let the gods decide. 457 00:42:48,792 --> 00:42:52,761 - We must trust in the gods! - You have Odin on your side. 458 00:42:52,837 --> 00:42:53,667 All right. 459 00:42:56,591 --> 00:42:58,261 If you wish to fight me, Freydis, 460 00:43:00,428 --> 00:43:01,348 I am ready. 461 00:43:21,491 --> 00:43:23,991 Take her to the temple. 462 00:43:25,370 --> 00:43:26,410 No. 463 00:43:32,669 --> 00:43:34,299 I will kill you if I must. 464 00:43:34,879 --> 00:43:35,919 Then do it. 465 00:43:37,131 --> 00:43:38,721 I will not give up my son. 466 00:44:24,721 --> 00:44:25,600 No! 467 00:44:34,939 --> 00:44:35,770 No. 468 00:44:47,493 --> 00:44:49,413 - Stop it. I order— 469 00:44:52,790 --> 00:44:55,710 - Stop! 470 00:45:05,928 --> 00:45:07,848 - Evil one! - Traitor! 471 00:45:11,518 --> 00:45:12,687 He stole a child! 472 00:45:16,857 --> 00:45:18,067 - Kill him! - Yes! 473 00:45:19,942 --> 00:45:21,613 - Kill him! - Kill him! 474 00:45:22,446 --> 00:45:23,526 Kill him! 475 00:46:27,969 --> 00:46:28,850 Here. 476 00:46:30,888 --> 00:46:32,768 - All right. - What about you? 477 00:46:33,600 --> 00:46:34,430 Don't worry. 478 00:46:36,770 --> 00:46:38,109 We're doing this together. 479 00:46:48,864 --> 00:46:49,864 Ropes ready. 480 00:46:50,741 --> 00:46:51,582 Push off! 481 00:47:11,138 --> 00:47:13,768 Row! And row! 482 00:47:15,433 --> 00:47:16,643 Row! 483 00:47:16,727 --> 00:47:21,056 And row! Row! 484 00:47:32,576 --> 00:47:34,116 And faster! 485 00:47:54,346 --> 00:47:55,676 Oars in!