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Previously on "Vikings":

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Hail, Earl Ragnar!

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All: Hail, Earl Ragnar!

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The seer prophesized

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that your father
would have many sons.

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I'm with child again.

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I know you're a boy - my son.

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Leif: Lord Ragnar, I have come
to swear my allegiance to you

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and your family.

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Leif, you are my friend.

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Athelstan: I would
like to be a free man.

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Does it matter?

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Athelstan: Everyone else in your
world is subject to the law.

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Why do you say, "your world"?

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<i>You live here now.</i>
<i>This is your world.</i>

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Rollo: You were once
married to an Earl,

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would you not like to be married
to another one?

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Who? Me.

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Ancient seer: The gods desire
you to have a great future,

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<i>but they can withdraw</i>
<i>their good will at any time.</i>

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<i>Lagertha: Our lives are fated,
we all have to accept that.</i>

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♪

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♪ more, give me more ♪

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♪ give me more

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♪ if I had a heart
I could love you ♪

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♪ if I had a voice
I would sing ♪

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♪ after the night
when I wake up ♪

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♪ I'll see
what tomorrow brings ♪

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♪ I... I... I...

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♪ If I had a voice
I would sing ♪

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♪

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♪

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(approaching footsteps)

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(Deep inhale and exhale)

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Ragnar: Every nine years,

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we travel to the temple
at Uppsala,

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to give thanks to the gods

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and to offer them sacrifices
for all they do for us.

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For protecting us,
for the success in battle,

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<i>for the rains that they bring</i>
<i>that grow our crops</i>

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and, of course,
for our children.

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<i>This year</i>
<i>I was not going to go,</i>

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for there is too much to do
around here.

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Then my unborn son
was cruelly taken from me,

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and it made me wonder
what I had done

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<i>to anger the gods.</i>

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What do christians do
about such pain?

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In the Bible, it says that
all sorrows will pass.

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In any case,
I've decided to go.

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I'm going to take the children
for the first time,

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for it's important
that they go.

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What about you?

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Me? What about me?

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Will you come with us?

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<i>Perhaps you would prefer</i>
<i>to stay here</i>

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and worship your own God.

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No, I'll gladly come with you.

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Good.

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I would have taken you anyway.

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(Metallic clanking)

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Woman: A gift for the
gods, for the children.

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<i>Woman 2: Pray for my
daughter's recovery.</i>

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Older woman:
A gift for the gods.

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Pray for health and prosperity.

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<i>Woman 3: My gift for the gods.</i>

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<i>I ask their blessings</i>
<i>for my son.</i>

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(Whispering)
Gyda, you take the offerings.

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Girl 1: For the gods in
thanks for my new baby.

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Girl 2: Thank you.

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Lagertha: Ragnar...

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Are you not happy
that we're going to Uppsala?

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Of course I'm happy.

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Why should I not be happy?

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When we reach Uppsala,

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we shall ask the gods
why they give with one hand,

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but take away with the other?

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Why they make me Earl,
yet kill my son?

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We can have more sons.

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Have we not tried?

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(Floorboard scrapes
as it's pulled back)

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(Paper rustles)

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(Papers rustle as they fall)

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♪

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Leif: Arne.

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(Grunts with effort)

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<i>Bjorn: Gyda, step up.</i>

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<i>Careful.</i>

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Floki: Ragnar.

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(Waterfall roars)

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(Hooves thunder)

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(Grunts of effort, panting)

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(Bird cries)

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(Panting,
footsteps squelch in the mud)

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Uppsala!

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(Water flowing)

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(Waterfall roars)

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(Bell tolling,
children laughing)

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Leif: (Laughing) Floki!

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(Bell tolling)

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(Excited buzz of chatter)

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(Goats bleating)

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(Bell tolling)

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(Footsteps thump heavily
on wooden floor)

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Does he know?

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No.

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(Bell tolling)

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(Low hum of chatter)

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Priest: Hail to the
Aesir and the Vanir.

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Hail to the gods and goddesses.

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Hail to Odin, Thor, and frey.

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Hail to Vali, Sif,
and Heimdall.

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Hail to Balder, Bragi, and Eir.

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Hail to Freja, Loki, and Frigg.

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Hail to Lin, Ifon, and Mimir.

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<i>Hail to Njord, Ran, and Tyr.</i>

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Hail to Odin's spear,
Thor's hammer.

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Hail to the mighty
fecund earth.

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All...

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All hail.

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<i>Lothbrok family: All hail.</i>

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All hail.

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Bjorn: You know who
that is, don't you?

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Athelstan: Of course.

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This is Thor,
holding his hammer, Mjollnir.

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Who hasn't heard him beating
his anvil in the storm?

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Who doesn't believe in
mighty Thor,

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slayer of frost and fire?

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<i>Priest: Freja, Loki, and Frigg.</i>

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<i>Hail to Lin, Ifon, and Mimir.</i>

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<i>Hail to Njord, Ran, and Tyr.</i>

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<i>Hail to Odin...</i>

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Lagertha: (Whispering)
Frey, lord,

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fill me with seed
and give me a son.

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Do as you will with me,

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make me blind
or deaf if you want to,

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but give me a son
before it's too late.

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<i>Priest: Hail to...</i>
<i>Crowd: All hail.</i>

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<i>Priest: Hail to Freja,
loki, and Frigg.</i>

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Bjorn: Odin, father.

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<i>I have come to ask</i>
<i>for your love.</i>

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<i>I want to grow and to prosper,</i>

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<i>to quicken and be wise.</i>
<i>Hear me, lord.</i>

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<i>Crowd: All hail.</i>

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<i>Priest: Hail to the
Aesir and the Vanir.</i>

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<i>Hail to the gods</i>
<i>and goddesses...</i>

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<i>Ragnar: Lord of lords,</i>

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father, hear my prayer.

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Let me understand your will.

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<i>Is it true that I shall</i>
<i>have more sons</i>

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like the seer says?

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Accept the sacrifice
I plan to offer you...

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And then answer me.

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<i>Priest: Hail to the Aesir
and the Vanir.</i>

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<i>Hail to the gods</i>
<i>and goddesses...</i>

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<i>Hail to Odin, Thor...</i>

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Who will bear me my son?

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<i>Priest: Sif, and Heimdall.</i>

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<i>Hail to Balder, Bragi, and Eir.</i>

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<i>Hail to Freja, loki, and Frigg.</i>

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(Sharp thump)

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How good is this, rollo?

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Especially because
we're here together.

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Yes, while we're here
in Uppsala

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let us enjoy and revel
in every moment.

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(Water sloshes in bucket)

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Have you been here before,
Helga?

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Helga: No.

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Do you know what happens here?

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I've heard some stories.

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<i>Rollo: And they're all true.</i>

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But they still don't
prepare you

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for what really happens here.

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(Men chuckle)

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I can't wait to find out.

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When is the food ready, Helga?

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I'm hungry.

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You're always hungry.

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Of course I am...
But not always for food.

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<i>Men:</i>
<i>(Howling, barking and laughing)</i>

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Ragnar: Can you feel it, Gyda?

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Can you sense the presence
of the gods gathering here?

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They have left
their bright halls to see us.

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Torstein:
They are here for sure.

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<i>They walk among us.</i>

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Leif:
And make their judgments on us.

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So when do we offer
our sacrifices?

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Arne:
At the end of the festival.

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<i>Torstein: And in the meantime,
we celebrate the gods</i>

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<i>and enjoy their presence</i>
<i>in any way we can.</i>

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Arne and Torstein: (Chuckles)

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Ragnar: Give Athelstan a drink.

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Arne: Priest... your cup.

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(Exhales)

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(Cups clunk)

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<i>Gyda:</i>
<i>Mother, you came here before?</i>

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Once.

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And did you ask the gods
for anything?

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Yes. And they granted
my every desire.

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(Bjorn laughs,
Ragnar growls playfully)

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♪

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(Goats bleat)

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(Foliage crunches underfoot)

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(Flames crackle)

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(Goats bleat)

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What is this?

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These will all be killed
as sacrifices.

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Six, seven, eight, nine.

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<i>Seven, eight, nine.</i>

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And nine goats, and nine pigs.

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There's nine of everything!

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Yes, nine of every kind.

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Athelstan: And this?

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It's for all the humans
that have been chosen.

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Rollo: Come join us, priest.

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Helga: Drink.

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All: (Laughing)

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And, uh, eat these.

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(Giggling and laughing)

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(Laughing)

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(Giggling)

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All: (Laughing)

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<i>(Drumming and lively chatter)</i>

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(Laughing)

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(Forest buzzes with chatter,
laughter, and music)

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Lagertha: I heard a rumor
today that King Horik himself

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may attend the festival.

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Ragnar: It is not a rumor.

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I desire to meet him.

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There are great stories
and legends told about him.

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Thank you.

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(Blowing to cool food)

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<i>(Rowdy cheering and shouting</i>
<i>outside)</i>

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You want to go out there,
don't you?

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Please stay.

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Why can't you stay?

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(Rowdy laughter, cheering,
and shouting)

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(Drumming gets louder
and more distorted)

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(Exotic sounding music plays)

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(Forest buzzes with chatter,
laughter, and music)

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♪

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(Echoed laughter)

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♪

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(Echoed laughter and shouting)

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<i>(Chanting)</i>

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(Moans and sighs of pleasure)

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<i>(Sigh of pleasure)</i>

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(Moaning and grunting)

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(Flames crackles)

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(Rattling)

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<i>(Chanting)</i>

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<i>(Chanting)</i>

252
00:18:54,439 --> 00:18:57,942
(Music and drumming continues)

253
00:18:59,545 --> 00:19:02,079
(Torches whoosh
through the air)

254
00:19:02,181 --> 00:19:03,781
♪

255
00:19:07,252 --> 00:19:10,054
(Echoed laughter)

256
00:19:10,155 --> 00:19:11,755
♪

257
00:19:25,404 --> 00:19:27,004
♪

258
00:19:31,210 --> 00:19:33,277
<i>(High-pitched laughter)</i>

259
00:19:34,413 --> 00:19:37,215
<i>(High-pitched laughter)</i>

260
00:19:38,217 --> 00:19:40,218
(Laughing)

261
00:19:45,290 --> 00:19:47,291
(Hitched breath)

262
00:19:48,660 --> 00:19:50,428
<i>Woman: (Whispered) Priest...</i>

263
00:19:50,529 --> 00:19:53,531
(Athelstan gasps
and exhales sharply)

264
00:19:57,469 --> 00:20:01,372
(Rowdy laughter, shouting,
and talking all around)

265
00:20:01,473 --> 00:20:03,107
(Woman giggles)

266
00:20:04,376 --> 00:20:06,377
(Grunts)

267
00:20:08,480 --> 00:20:12,783
Leif: You are surely
not tired, Athelstan.

268
00:20:12,885 --> 00:20:15,653
<i>Not on this great journey</i>
<i>you have begun,</i>

269
00:20:15,754 --> 00:20:17,922
and must finish.

270
00:20:19,892 --> 00:20:21,158
(Grunts with effort)

271
00:20:23,161 --> 00:20:25,296
Athelstan: Leif...

272
00:20:26,298 --> 00:20:29,300
If you let me go
I will fall again.

273
00:20:29,368 --> 00:20:32,370
No, the gods will hold you.

274
00:20:34,206 --> 00:20:39,176
(Forest buzzes with music,
chatter and laughter)

275
00:20:45,918 --> 00:20:48,920
(Drumming and music continues)

276
00:21:00,632 --> 00:21:04,535
Thyri: Priest, I have
been waiting for you.

277
00:21:17,182 --> 00:21:19,183
(Kissing)

278
00:21:25,524 --> 00:21:28,526
(Athelstan moans softly)

279
00:21:33,899 --> 00:21:37,501
(Rowdy chatter and laughter
over music and drumming)

280
00:21:41,807 --> 00:21:44,809
(Floorboards creak softly)

281
00:21:49,681 --> 00:21:52,616
Gyda, what is it, child?

282
00:21:52,718 --> 00:21:54,719
I am bleeding.

283
00:21:57,522 --> 00:21:59,423
Then you are no longer a child.

284
00:21:59,524 --> 00:22:00,958
Forgive me.

285
00:22:01,893 --> 00:22:03,894
You are a woman.

286
00:22:05,163 --> 00:22:06,897
(Kiss)

287
00:22:09,301 --> 00:22:13,404
But let me cradle you
in my arms a last time,

288
00:22:13,505 --> 00:22:16,140
as I always used to do.

289
00:22:18,510 --> 00:22:21,512
It is hard for me
to let go of you.

290
00:22:22,781 --> 00:22:24,615
(Kiss)

291
00:22:26,518 --> 00:22:29,520
(Water dripping,
fire crackling)

292
00:22:42,601 --> 00:22:44,602
(Water dripping)

293
00:22:56,982 --> 00:22:59,183
Why do you do this, Thyri?

294
00:23:00,552 --> 00:23:03,087
Don't you understand?

295
00:23:03,188 --> 00:23:05,456
I have to.

296
00:23:21,509 --> 00:23:25,512
(Foliage crunches underfoot)

297
00:23:33,254 --> 00:23:36,256
(Birds sing,
low hum of chatter)

298
00:23:50,471 --> 00:23:52,939
(Snoring)

299
00:23:57,144 --> 00:23:59,479
(Chicken clucks loudly)
Priests, stir yourselves!

300
00:23:59,580 --> 00:24:00,780
(Hard kick)

301
00:24:00,881 --> 00:24:02,849
Priest 1: You ignorant peasant!
Man: Wake up!

302
00:24:02,950 --> 00:24:04,284
Priest 1:
How dare you disturb us?!

303
00:24:04,385 --> 00:24:05,785
Man: Wake up! (Laughing)
Priest 2: Get out!

304
00:24:05,886 --> 00:24:07,921
Get out of the temple!

305
00:24:08,022 --> 00:24:10,090
<i>Companion: Priests!</i>

306
00:24:10,191 --> 00:24:13,326
If you value your lives,
stop this at once.

307
00:24:13,427 --> 00:24:16,329
Fools! This is king Horik.

308
00:24:16,430 --> 00:24:17,897
(Exhales)

309
00:24:19,467 --> 00:24:23,670
(Goats bleat, pigs grunt)

310
00:24:26,207 --> 00:24:27,807
♪

311
00:24:42,223 --> 00:24:46,426
Ragnar: Athelstan, I want
you to meet someone.

312
00:24:48,162 --> 00:24:50,163
(Goats bleat)

313
00:24:59,940 --> 00:25:03,943
King Horik: Ha! Ha! You
must be Ragnar Lothbrok!

314
00:25:07,281 --> 00:25:10,083
I must tell you it is
my privilege and pleasure

315
00:25:10,184 --> 00:25:11,785
to clap eyes on you.

316
00:25:11,886 --> 00:25:14,187
Your reputation goes ahead
of you, Ragnar Lothbrok.

317
00:25:14,288 --> 00:25:17,490
I know this because
so many have told me

318
00:25:17,591 --> 00:25:20,126
how you killed Earl Haraldson

319
00:25:20,227 --> 00:25:22,228
and then built
a new kind of ship...

320
00:25:22,329 --> 00:25:23,997
were the first to sail west

321
00:25:24,098 --> 00:25:26,432
and defeated a king of england!

322
00:25:27,434 --> 00:25:30,870
In fact,
I can hardly believe my eyes

323
00:25:30,971 --> 00:25:34,574
that you are standing right here
in front of me.

324
00:25:34,675 --> 00:25:36,910
Please, please.

325
00:25:39,480 --> 00:25:41,848
Ragnar: Travelers and
storytellers have described

326
00:25:41,949 --> 00:25:43,817
how you came to your throne

327
00:25:43,918 --> 00:25:45,919
by defeating, one by one,

328
00:25:46,020 --> 00:25:47,921
the six uncles
that killed your father.

329
00:25:48,022 --> 00:25:49,989
And my mother,

330
00:25:50,090 --> 00:25:53,159
and all my sisters
and brothers.

331
00:25:54,161 --> 00:25:58,531
Ragnar: I also know how you
favor the poets at your court,

332
00:25:58,632 --> 00:26:01,100
and your people respect
your law making,

333
00:26:01,202 --> 00:26:03,136
your justice, and your rule.

334
00:26:03,237 --> 00:26:08,308
And as a consequence,
here, on this site,

335
00:26:08,409 --> 00:26:11,644
in the living presence
of the gods,

336
00:26:12,646 --> 00:26:16,883
I offer you my fealty

337
00:26:18,052 --> 00:26:20,220
and my service.

338
00:26:27,294 --> 00:26:30,897
I accept your pledge,
with a glad heart.

339
00:26:32,433 --> 00:26:35,902
What can I do for you
in return?

340
00:26:37,137 --> 00:26:40,173
You could join forces with me.

341
00:26:40,274 --> 00:26:41,341
I am not satisfied

342
00:26:41,442 --> 00:26:44,344
with what I have achieved
so far.

343
00:26:44,445 --> 00:26:48,581
I want to send bigger
raiding parties to the west;

344
00:26:48,682 --> 00:26:50,116
Yes, to plunder,

345
00:26:50,217 --> 00:26:53,119
but also to explore new lands.

346
00:26:53,220 --> 00:26:55,455
There are other lands
to the west?

347
00:26:55,556 --> 00:26:57,991
There is a kingdom
called Frankia...

348
00:26:58,092 --> 00:27:01,060
a kingdom far larger,
far richer,

349
00:27:01,161 --> 00:27:04,797
and far more powerful
than england.

350
00:27:04,899 --> 00:27:06,900
Athelstan, come.

351
00:27:09,036 --> 00:27:10,637
<i>Come.</i>

352
00:27:12,006 --> 00:27:13,940
This man has seen it.

353
00:27:14,942 --> 00:27:18,311
Athelstan: I was a
Christian monk in england.

354
00:27:18,412 --> 00:27:21,347
I traveled to other lands
as a missionary.

355
00:27:21,448 --> 00:27:23,983
I have heard of christians,

356
00:27:24,084 --> 00:27:25,885
<i>and of their God.</i>

357
00:27:26,921 --> 00:27:29,656
And are you still a Christian?

358
00:27:31,392 --> 00:27:32,458
No.

359
00:27:32,559 --> 00:27:33,793
King Horik: Of course not!

360
00:27:33,894 --> 00:27:37,363
How could you be a Christian
and walk among our gods?

361
00:27:37,464 --> 00:27:39,265
I share your appetite
for new adventure,

362
00:27:39,366 --> 00:27:41,067
<i>Ragnar Lothbrok,</i>

363
00:27:41,168 --> 00:27:43,269
and I will gladly join forces
with you,

364
00:27:43,370 --> 00:27:46,472
since, as king,
I am naturally not in favor

365
00:27:46,573 --> 00:27:48,541
of individual enterprise

366
00:27:48,642 --> 00:27:50,977
by my earls, or anyone else.

367
00:27:53,113 --> 00:27:55,381
But, believe me,
I will be happy enough

368
00:27:55,482 --> 00:27:57,083
just to have my name
linked with yours

369
00:27:57,184 --> 00:28:01,020
when the poets tell the story
of how we norsemen sailed west

370
00:28:01,121 --> 00:28:03,022
and discovered new worlds.

371
00:28:04,024 --> 00:28:05,858
(Clapping backs)

372
00:28:07,261 --> 00:28:10,563
Please, come. Eat, eat.

373
00:28:12,032 --> 00:28:14,033
(Stumbling)

374
00:28:18,272 --> 00:28:21,741
Siggy: Why did you
bother to come back?

375
00:28:21,842 --> 00:28:23,409
Rollo: I was hungry.

376
00:28:23,510 --> 00:28:24,844
Hmm.

377
00:28:28,615 --> 00:28:32,452
How many women
have you been with?

378
00:28:33,420 --> 00:28:34,721
I don't suppose you know.

379
00:28:34,822 --> 00:28:37,457
I do what I want here.

380
00:28:37,558 --> 00:28:40,126
I thought we came here
together.

381
00:28:40,227 --> 00:28:42,495
We came here with Earl Ragnar.

382
00:28:42,596 --> 00:28:44,464
I thought we came here
together and...

383
00:28:44,565 --> 00:28:47,867
we did come here together.

384
00:28:47,968 --> 00:28:49,969
We are together.

385
00:28:51,538 --> 00:28:54,941
Why do you keep pestering me?

386
00:28:55,042 --> 00:28:56,342
(Scoffs)

387
00:28:56,443 --> 00:29:00,780
I am who I am
and I won't change,

388
00:29:02,383 --> 00:29:05,018
not for you,
not for my brother,

389
00:29:05,119 --> 00:29:07,553
not for anyone.

390
00:29:09,923 --> 00:29:12,925
So leave if you want to.

391
00:29:16,263 --> 00:29:21,234
But one day
I will be a great man

392
00:29:21,335 --> 00:29:22,702
and you'll regret leaving me

393
00:29:22,803 --> 00:29:26,172
just because I sleep
with other women.

394
00:29:41,922 --> 00:29:46,059
If you really want to be
a great man,

395
00:29:46,160 --> 00:29:49,896
should you not be meeting
with king Horik now?

396
00:29:49,997 --> 00:29:51,064
What do you mean?

397
00:29:51,165 --> 00:29:55,334
Siggy: Well, that's where
your brother is now,

398
00:29:57,104 --> 00:29:58,137
and no doubt
he's already boasting

399
00:29:58,238 --> 00:30:00,339
about how he sailed west,
alone,

400
00:30:00,441 --> 00:30:04,510
and all he has achieved...
Alone.

401
00:30:05,612 --> 00:30:07,980
If you weren't so stubborn
and so drunk,

402
00:30:08,082 --> 00:30:11,017
you would be there too,
but you weren't invited.

403
00:30:11,118 --> 00:30:14,220
You didn't even know about it.

404
00:30:15,222 --> 00:30:18,224
I could have told you.

405
00:30:20,027 --> 00:30:21,961
You see, rollo,

406
00:30:22,062 --> 00:30:24,464
you need me
as much as I need you.

407
00:30:24,565 --> 00:30:25,965
(Plate scrapes)

408
00:30:26,967 --> 00:30:30,369
That is, if you really
want to be something.

409
00:30:41,977 --> 00:30:43,511
(Light thump)

410
00:30:45,413 --> 00:30:47,815
King Horik: Ragnar Lothbrok,

411
00:30:47,916 --> 00:30:50,017
I drink to your good fortune.

412
00:30:50,118 --> 00:30:51,919
May the gods continue
to favor you

413
00:30:52,020 --> 00:30:54,522
and increase your fame.

414
00:30:54,623 --> 00:30:58,626
May they do the same to you,
king Horik.

415
00:30:58,693 --> 00:31:00,628
You have done me the honor
of pledging your fealty,

416
00:31:00,695 --> 00:31:01,862
as Earl, to me.

417
00:31:01,963 --> 00:31:04,698
Forgive me, then,
if I seem anxious

418
00:31:04,766 --> 00:31:08,802
to make use of your skills
and reputation...

419
00:31:08,870 --> 00:31:11,405
As soon as possible.

420
00:31:13,241 --> 00:31:15,809
To do what?

421
00:31:15,877 --> 00:31:19,079
There is a Jarl in Gotaland,
Jarl Borg.

422
00:31:19,147 --> 00:31:20,314
He is an important fellow,

423
00:31:20,415 --> 00:31:22,917
but he continues to claim
he has legal rights

424
00:31:23,018 --> 00:31:25,286
over some of my land.

425
00:31:25,387 --> 00:31:26,720
He threatens me.

426
00:31:26,788 --> 00:31:29,623
He nearly invaded my territory
a year ago,

427
00:31:29,691 --> 00:31:32,092
but at the last moment
he drew back.

428
00:31:32,160 --> 00:31:35,763
And now, once again,

429
00:31:35,864 --> 00:31:39,667
he is making
threatening noises.

430
00:31:42,671 --> 00:31:47,675
And how can I be of help
in such a matter?

431
00:31:49,411 --> 00:31:54,882
Would you be prepared to travel
to Gotaland as my emissary?

432
00:31:54,950 --> 00:31:56,050
I can think of no one

433
00:31:56,151 --> 00:31:57,785
who I would rather
represent my case,

434
00:31:57,886 --> 00:32:01,689
for your fame is widespread.

435
00:32:01,790 --> 00:32:03,891
If the issue is settled,

436
00:32:03,959 --> 00:32:07,127
I shall be forever
in your debt.

437
00:32:09,130 --> 00:32:11,332
<i>What do you say?</i>

438
00:32:16,304 --> 00:32:17,705
(Light thump)

439
00:32:17,772 --> 00:32:20,708
(Rhythmic drumming,
chimes tinkle)

440
00:32:20,775 --> 00:32:24,945
(Low hum of chatter,
chimes tinkle)

441
00:32:28,049 --> 00:32:33,053
(Rhythmic drumming,
chimes tinkle)

442
00:32:40,862 --> 00:32:42,396
Come.

443
00:32:53,742 --> 00:32:57,578
(Labored breathing,
staff thumps)

444
00:32:59,314 --> 00:33:00,848
(Exhales heavily)

445
00:33:02,584 --> 00:33:05,619
(Bell tolls outside)

446
00:33:10,191 --> 00:33:14,995
(Fire crackles)

447
00:33:17,932 --> 00:33:19,532
♪

448
00:33:25,073 --> 00:33:28,108
<i>(Ominous howls)</i>

449
00:33:31,646 --> 00:33:36,250
Priest: Have you come here
of your own free will?

450
00:33:36,351 --> 00:33:39,353
(Wind gusts strongly)

451
00:33:41,656 --> 00:33:43,290
Yes.

452
00:33:45,193 --> 00:33:48,829
Priest: At first, I was
suspicious of you.

453
00:33:49,831 --> 00:33:51,899
I sensed something,

454
00:33:52,000 --> 00:33:55,502
so I spoke to lord Ragnar.

455
00:33:55,603 --> 00:34:00,607
He told me your story:
That you were a priest,

456
00:34:01,810 --> 00:34:03,877
that you were a Christian,

457
00:34:03,978 --> 00:34:07,014
and worshipped a God
called Jesus Christ.

458
00:34:07,115 --> 00:34:09,083
Is that true?

459
00:34:10,652 --> 00:34:12,019
Yes.

460
00:34:13,021 --> 00:34:15,723
And do you still worship
this God?

461
00:34:15,824 --> 00:34:19,593
Are you still, in your heart,
a Christian?

462
00:34:19,694 --> 00:34:21,362
No.

463
00:34:24,065 --> 00:34:25,632
Say again.

464
00:34:27,102 --> 00:34:28,635
No.

465
00:34:30,805 --> 00:34:33,774
And a third time...

466
00:34:34,776 --> 00:34:37,277
say it.

467
00:34:40,915 --> 00:34:43,417
(Whispered) No.

468
00:34:50,725 --> 00:34:54,995
You know why you're here,
don't you?

469
00:34:55,096 --> 00:35:00,033
<i>You have been brought here</i>
<i>as a sacrifice to the gods.</i>

470
00:35:00,135 --> 00:35:01,735
♪

471
00:35:14,349 --> 00:35:16,350
Athelstan: (Gasps)

472
00:35:20,321 --> 00:35:21,688
(Frightened gasp)

473
00:35:24,159 --> 00:35:25,859
(Running footsteps)

474
00:35:26,861 --> 00:35:28,162
<i>Seer: I have come to tell you</i>

475
00:35:28,263 --> 00:35:33,801
that the sacrifice of this man
will not please the gods.

476
00:35:33,902 --> 00:35:35,636
<i>He is neither willing</i>

477
00:35:35,703 --> 00:35:39,673
<i>nor is his faith acceptable</i>
<i>to Odin.</i>

478
00:35:39,774 --> 00:35:42,676
<i>His heart is corrupt.</i>

479
00:35:42,777 --> 00:35:46,780
<i>He has not renounced</i>
<i>his false God.</i>

480
00:35:49,784 --> 00:35:53,787
Ragnar: Looks like your God
finally came through for you.

481
00:35:55,623 --> 00:35:59,693
<i>Seer: Instead, one
amongst you must agree</i>

482
00:35:59,794 --> 00:36:03,497
<i>to take his place tomorrow</i>
<i>at the sacrifice.</i>

483
00:36:03,598 --> 00:36:06,600
<i>If not, then all shall fail.</i>

484
00:36:08,970 --> 00:36:13,874
<i>The gods in their anger</i>
<i>will punish everyone,</i>

485
00:36:13,942 --> 00:36:18,378
<i>and withdraw their protection</i>
<i>from all of us.</i>

486
00:36:25,653 --> 00:36:28,822
(Whispering) No, not you.

487
00:36:42,937 --> 00:36:45,305
(Hard clap on the back)

488
00:36:47,342 --> 00:36:52,346
Leif: Before anyone else
can claim this honor,

489
00:36:55,517 --> 00:36:58,785
I desire to be sacrificed.

490
00:36:58,887 --> 00:37:01,555
<i>For the sake of my family,</i>

491
00:37:01,623 --> 00:37:06,159
for the sake of all of you,

492
00:37:07,695 --> 00:37:10,864
my friends.

493
00:37:12,800 --> 00:37:18,038
<i>But even more, for the sake</i>
<i>of all humans in Midgard.</i>

494
00:37:18,139 --> 00:37:21,675
I trust that the gods will find
my sacrifice acceptable.

495
00:37:21,776 --> 00:37:26,780
In which case,
I look forward to it joyfully.

496
00:37:42,597 --> 00:37:44,831
(Fire crackles)

497
00:38:23,547 --> 00:38:25,548
(Water splashes)

498
00:38:26,750 --> 00:38:28,350
♪

499
00:38:41,598 --> 00:38:43,198
♪

500
00:38:56,446 --> 00:39:00,783
♪

501
00:39:00,884 --> 00:39:02,451
(Goat bleats)

502
00:39:03,720 --> 00:39:05,320
♪

503
00:39:17,401 --> 00:39:19,569
(Fire crackles)

504
00:39:20,904 --> 00:39:23,906
Woman:
(Singing a plaintive song)

505
00:39:27,811 --> 00:39:29,912
<i>(Goat bleats)</i>

506
00:39:30,914 --> 00:39:32,915
<i>(Woman singing)</i>

507
00:39:40,724 --> 00:39:42,725
(Goat bleats)

508
00:39:43,827 --> 00:39:45,427
♪

509
00:39:58,675 --> 00:40:00,275
♪

510
00:40:13,523 --> 00:40:15,123
♪

511
00:40:28,739 --> 00:40:30,339
♪

512
00:40:43,620 --> 00:40:45,220
♪

513
00:40:58,702 --> 00:41:00,302
♪

514
00:41:13,450 --> 00:41:15,050
♪

515
00:41:28,799 --> 00:41:30,399
♪

516
00:41:43,680 --> 00:41:45,280
♪

517
00:41:58,528 --> 00:42:00,128
♪

518
00:42:13,677 --> 00:42:15,277
♪

519
00:42:28,859 --> 00:42:30,459
♪

520
00:42:44,341 --> 00:42:46,976
(Chime tinkles lightly)

521
00:42:48,211 --> 00:42:51,347
(Blood dripping)

522
00:42:55,752 --> 00:42:59,755
<i>(Chimes tinkle, wood creaks)</i>

523
00:43:03,693 --> 00:43:05,928
(Flames crackle)

524
00:43:07,497 --> 00:43:10,933
(Chimes tinkle lightly)

525
00:43:12,335 --> 00:43:15,905
(Torchlight crackles)

526
00:43:18,608 --> 00:43:21,610
(Chimes tinkle)

527
00:43:27,250 --> 00:43:31,620
(Chimes tinkle in the wind)