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We did it, brother.
Rollo:
Let's just hope the Earl
sees it that way.
Earl haraldson:
Do you understand that
all this belongs to me?
Rollo:
Why did you give everything
away so easily?
Ragnar:
Believe me,
this is no the end.
Here is a priest
of the temple.
His name is athelstan.
He speaks our language.
I want to sail west
again.
Earl haraldson:
On one condition:
A warrior I trust
goes with you.
Knut:
I will take very close care
of your interests.
Ragnar:
I want to leave
as soon as possible.
I'll leave the priest
with a key.
You cannot place a slave
above me!
I want you to come
with me.
Ungh!
(men scream and roar)
SAXON RIDER:
Hi-Yah! Hi-Yah!
♪♪
♪ More,
give me more ♪
♪ give me more ♪
♪ if I had a heart
I could love you ♪
♪ if I had a voice
I would sing ♪
♪ after the night
when I wake up ♪
♪ I'll see
what tomorrow brings ♪
♪ I... I... I... ♪
♪ if I had a voice
I would sing ♪
♪♪
hi-Yah! Hi-Yah!
(horse gallops)
(rooster crows,
sheep bleat)
(Saxon warrior pants)
(foliage crunches underfoot)
How far to hexham?
It's not far.
Are you sure?
Yes!
Arne: (excited)
RAGNAR! Rollo!
♪♪
(foliage rustles,
branches and twigs snap)
(birds chirp)
(birds chirp)
Let's attack straight away.
No.
We attack tomorrow
why wait?
(groans)
(sighs)
it is a large town.
We have only a few men.
Then surprise
is our biggest advantage.
Ragnar:
Arne,
what day is it today?
Saturday.
Then we attack tomorrow.
Why?
(steely)
You will understand tomorrow.
King Aelle:
Who were these strangers?
Saxon 2:
I cannot say.
Their ship was sighted
sailing up the coast.
It was a ship unlike any other.
They were not Franks, then?
Saxon 2:
No. They looked very different,
and used axes.
Most were as tall
as giants.
Noble 2:
Sire, I fear that these raiders
are the same pagans
who attacked the monastery
at lindisfarne.
It is the letter that
abbot alcuin wrote to you
of those terrible events.
King Aelle:
"they came to the church
at lindisfarne,
laid everything waste
with grievous plundering,
trampled the holy place
with polluted steps,
dug up the altars
and seized all the treasure
of the holy church.
They killed
some of the brothers,
took some away with them
in fetters,
some they drowned
in the sea."
Where do they come from,
these pagans?
Some say from the north.
Well, wherever they come from,
they are not welcome
in my kingdom.
Floki:
(startled grunt)
(men laugh)
(blade rings
as it's sharpened)
Take care today.
Don't take any
foolish risks
and don't get separated
from the others.
I was just going to say
the same thing to you, my love.
Enough of that talk.
It's getting light
and we've wasted
too much time already.
We must wait
a little longer.
Leif:
Wait? What for?
Ragnar:
Just wait!
KNUT:
For what?
Ragnar:
And listen!
(Leif sighs)
KAUKO:
I don't hear anything.
(church bells clang)
RAGNAR:
Well, what are you waiting for?
(struggling grunts)
(axes thunk into place)
(feet thud on the palisade)
(geese honk, wings beat)
(footsteps crunch)
(geese honk nervously)
♪♪
(banging,
wood clatters)
♪♪
...effundetur in remissionem
peccatorum.
(ragnar listens to
the muted words of the priest)
(floki giggles)
PRIEST:
Hoc facite in meam
commemorationem.
Mysterium fedei.
(doors *** open,
saxons cry out, shocked)
♪♪
(saxons murmur Nervously)
BRAVE MEN:
Aggggghhhhhh!
(weapons slash and slice)
AGH! Ungh!
(women scream in fear)
Shhh!
(saxons murmur, frightened)
(viking grunts tauntingly,
saxons scream in fear)
in the name of god,
who are you?
Why have you come here?
This is a place of god.
If you do not resist,
we will not hurt you.
Tell that to your people,
priest.
Tell them not to be afraid.
God bless.
(saxons murmur nervously)
(in anglo Saxon)
(cacophony of voices cry out
in protest)
(candelabras clank
on the ground)
(objects clatter and ***,
women scream)
(door bursts open)
(gasps)
(man coughs feebly)
(frightened gasps)
(weak whimper)
(water pours)
(coughing)
(water splashes)
♪♪
(saxons murmur, upset)
(spits)
(saxons cry out in horror
and anguish)
(floki spits,
saxons cry out in horror)
(floki laughs)
(doors burst open)
(objects clatter and tumble)
(utensils clink)
(floor creaks,
utensils clatter)
(unsheathes weapon)
♪♪
(sheathes weapon)
(saxons cry out in protest)
PRIEST:
Ungh!
(saxons scream, horrified)
BOY:
Mom!
(struggling grunts)
(knut grunts)
(woman sobs as she struggles)
LAGERTHA:
Knut! Leave her alone!
(knut grunts, continuing)
Leave her alone!
What do you care
for this Saxon, you ***?
Ungh!
(young woman weeps
and cries out)
(dull thump,
knut grunts)
(grunts of effort,
weapons clank)
(lagertha grunts in pain)
(fabric rips,
clothing rustles)
(hard thump,
knut grunts in pain)
(hard stab)
(knut cries out,
makes gurgling sounds)
(hard stab,
knut grunts in pain)
(breathing rapidly)
(knut thumps on ground)
Saxons scream and yell)
(Horn Bellows)
RAGNAR:
(chuckles and sighs, pleased)
Where is knut?
Where is knut?
I killed him.
You killed him?
Lagertha:
He *** a Saxon woman.
Then he tried to *** me.
Did anyone else
see it happen?
That's a pity.
And where were you?
(loot clatters and clanks,
water splashes)
(waves crash ashore,
seagulls cry)
(man shouts a command,
Saxon soldiers cry out)
(dragging sound)
hold!
What is it?
Who is there?!
Saxon PRISONER:
(sighs with relief)
(loot clatters and clanks)
(waves crash ashore)
(readying inhale)
SAXON:
Archers front!
Shield wall!
(shields thump into place)
SAXON COMMANDER:
(yelling indistinct commands)
(arrows whoosh)
(arrows puncture
and clatter off shield wall)
(gasps)
(yelling command)
SAXON SOLDIERS:
(screaming war Cries)
STAND!
(soldiers crash
into shield wall)
(men shouting, roaring,
and screaming)
(weapons ring out,
clashing)
(men shouting, roaring,
and screaming)
RAGNAR:
Open!
(arrow whistles)
(soldiers shout and scream,
weapons hacking away)
ROLLO:
(shouting a viking song)
up onto the overturned Keel,
clamber,
with a heart of steel,
cold is the ocean's spray...
(arrows whoosh)
And your death is on its way,
with maidens
you have had your way,
viking warriors:
Each must die some day!
(vikings grunt
with renewed effort)
(weapons clanging
and clanking)
(shouting and screaming
fills the air)
(weapons clashing and hacking)
(hard blow,
Saxon screams)
(weapons clash and Hack,
men scream and yell)
(hard blow,
Saxon screams)
UNGH!
Agghhhh!
Agghhhh!
Argh!
LAGERTHA: Ragnar!
RAGNAR: Close the wall!
LAGERTHA:
Shield wall!
Ungh!
Aghhhhhh!
(weapons clash and clank)
(repeated hard blows)
(in norse)
(men shout and grunt,
weapons clash)
He doesn't care
to share his spoils,
and he resents the fact
that he owes me loyalty
and obedience,
as his chieftain.
This is a man who does not
believe in our traditions.
This is a man who does not
believe in our laws.
Crowd:
(sounds of disapproval
and disgust)
SVEIN:
Silence! Silence!
Earl HARALDSON:
What do you have to say,
when you stand before us,
and know that you must tell
the truth?
It is that True
that I killed knut,
sadly, your brother.
But I killed him
when I found him
trying to *** my wife.
I ask all of you freemen,
what would have you done
if you were in my place?
Would have you
just stood back,
encouraged the culprit?
I don't think you would.
And even if I had of known
at the time
he was your brother,
I would have carried out
the same sentence.
Svein:
Do you seriously ask us
to believe your story?
I can confirm the story.
(crowd murmurs)
you are the wife
of ragnar lothbrok?
I am, lord.
How extraordinary that
you happened to be there
at the same time.
(crowd titters)
Your husband is lying
and you are so
under his thumb
that he has persuaded you
to lie for him.
May thor strike you dead!
(shouts of outrage
and disapproval)
EARL HARALDSON:
What did you say?
My husband did not kill
knut tjodolf.
Svein:
Then who did?
Lagertha:
I did! I killed him.
I stabbed him in the heart
when he tried his best
to *** me.
Svein:
A *** is committed
and the only witnesses
are a husband and his wife.
(crowd chuckles)
Unfortunately, we can't tell
who committed the crime
because they both claim credit
for it.
You didn't kill my brother.
Look at you,
how could you?
He killed my brother.
Ragnar lothbrok killed
my brother.
We have proof.
We have a witness
to the killing.
(whispers of surprise
run through the crowd)
Svein:
You say you are a witness
to the death of knut tjodolf?
Yes.
Svein:
You'll swear this
upon your arm ring?
Yes, I was there.
I saw everything.
Earl haraldson:
So, who killed my brother?
(fire snaps and crackles)
Ragnar lothbrok
killed him.
(crowd murmurs)
In cold blood?
No, lord.
For a good reason.
What ragnar lothbrok
has sworn is True.
Your half-Brother was caught
raping a Saxon woman.
Then he attempted to ***
ragnar's lawful wife,
lagertha,
the shield-Maiden.
So unfortunately...
You cannot punish him.
(chains jingle)
Now who has the key?
(crowd buzzes with chatter)
(lively music plays)
(warriors chatter and laugh)
WOMAN: Come, bjorn.
Man: Like father like son.
(laughing)
It seems I owe you
an eternal debt.
I know.
And I look forward
to collecting it.
Leif:
Let's drink a toast
to ragnar!
To his future
and his freedom!
No, no, no, no.
To friends and freedom!
All:
To friends and freedom!
ARNE: (drunkenly)
Not that he'll ever
be free of us!
(laughing)
RAGNAR:
Will you drink with me?
Of course.
Thank you for taking care
of my children.
You're a good Christian.
(laughs)
(cup and blow clatter
and clank)
I wanted to say
thank you.
You did a fine
good thing, Rollo.
I hope the gods
were watching.
I didn't do it for him.
I did it for you,
shield-Maiden.
I don't want to believe that.
Floki:
Ragnar!
Did you see haraldson's face
when he had to acquit you
and then give you
half his Hoard?
He looked like this!
(ragnar and others laugh)
(laughing hysterically)
(Erik groans
while he takes a Leak)
(sighs)
ungh!
(grunting)
(struggling grunts)
(hard stab,
gurgled grunt)
(laughter and merriment halts)
MAN:
Ragnar lothbrok?
I am unarmed.
(swords ring
as they're unsheathed)
Get the children.
(attack cry)
(men shout and grunt,
stabbing and hacking)
LAGERTHA:
Hurry!
(fighting grunts,
stabbing and hacking)
MAN:
Aaggghhhh!
(women cry out)
(men shout and grunt,
stabbing and hacking)
(incessant dripping)
ELLISEF:
(weeping softly)
LEIF:
Father.
(seabird cries)
(wind gusts,
seabird shrieks)
(chickens cluck,
pigs snort)
RAGNAR:
Ungh!
(sheep bleat)
UNGH!
(forceful chop)
UNGH!
(forceful chop)
(axe clatters)
(logs thump loudly)
(water sloshes)
(geese honk noisily)
SEER:
Stones and bones.
Stones and bones.
Earl haraldson:
What do you read?
Seer:
Wait. Not so impatient, lord.
Earl harladson:
Tell me.
Seer:
Ask me a question
are the signs...
threatening?
Seer:
Yes.
There is a quarrel.
There will be violence -
Bones and skulls broken.
I see that.
(seabirds cry)
ATHELSTAN:
What is ragnar doing
sitting on the hillside?
Seer:
He searches for your death;
consults the gods
to whom he claims kinship.
Who could believe
such a thing?
Does he desire to be Earl?
If he kills you,
will it not be so?
Do the gods speak?
Seer:
Do they ever stop?
Gods Have always been
favorable to me.
They allowed yours sons
to die...
Earl HARALDSON:
Do the gods really exist?
(the seer laughs)
I know what he's doing.
He's preparing himself.
♪♪