1 00:00:22,000 --> 00:00:23,680 BABY CRIES 2 00:00:26,400 --> 00:00:27,560 WAVES CRASH 3 00:00:39,240 --> 00:00:40,720 We can't sail against this. 4 00:00:44,720 --> 00:00:48,680 Even with your father's blessing to return to England, 5 00:00:48,680 --> 00:00:50,400 it could be like this for weeks. 6 00:00:52,120 --> 00:00:53,760 She might not have weeks. 7 00:01:14,760 --> 00:01:16,080 BABY CRIES 8 00:01:16,080 --> 00:01:17,680 Hey, it's all right. 9 00:01:17,680 --> 00:01:21,160 Come on. Come on. You're all right. 10 00:01:23,160 --> 00:01:25,720 They're missing their father. 11 00:01:25,720 --> 00:01:26,880 They miss their mother. 12 00:01:32,240 --> 00:01:34,480 - Hangover? - Ugh... 13 00:01:36,200 --> 00:01:37,720 So this is your... 14 00:01:39,040 --> 00:01:40,520 ..newest recruit, is it? 15 00:01:40,520 --> 00:01:42,360 I've got you. 16 00:01:42,360 --> 00:01:44,080 What's that supposed to mean? 17 00:01:44,080 --> 00:01:46,000 How many housecarls have you conned 18 00:01:46,000 --> 00:01:49,800 into joining your noble quest back to England? 19 00:01:49,800 --> 00:01:53,000 Oh, come on, Harold. It's all over your face. 20 00:01:53,000 --> 00:01:54,520 I want to come with you. 21 00:01:54,520 --> 00:01:55,560 You want what? 22 00:01:56,640 --> 00:01:59,600 Father will listen to your plan if we agree to... 23 00:01:59,600 --> 00:02:02,080 Sweyn, we never agree on anything. 24 00:02:03,920 --> 00:02:08,560 You know Father will be more likely to give his blessing 25 00:02:08,560 --> 00:02:10,040 if we stand together on this. 26 00:02:14,440 --> 00:02:16,040 Fine. 27 00:02:16,040 --> 00:02:17,440 Are you ready to go? 28 00:02:17,440 --> 00:02:19,400 We set sail as soon as the wind changes. 29 00:02:23,040 --> 00:02:25,120 So you know where Edith is? 30 00:02:25,120 --> 00:02:27,200 She's in our stockade. 31 00:02:27,200 --> 00:02:28,520 What makes you think that? 32 00:02:28,520 --> 00:02:29,800 Because the raiders were Mercian, 33 00:02:29,800 --> 00:02:31,920 which means the order came from Lady Emma. 34 00:02:31,920 --> 00:02:35,360 She wants the Godwins dead. We escaped. 35 00:02:35,360 --> 00:02:38,200 If they have Edith, then they're going to be using her as bait. 36 00:02:38,200 --> 00:02:40,280 And you just want to walk right into their trap? 37 00:02:40,280 --> 00:02:42,400 Well, it's only a trap if we get caught. 38 00:02:42,400 --> 00:02:43,760 FOOTSTEPS OUTSIDE 39 00:02:48,000 --> 00:02:49,200 STARTLED GRUNT 40 00:02:49,200 --> 00:02:50,280 Yeah... 41 00:02:50,280 --> 00:02:55,720 - You little weasel. - Tostig, what the hell are you doing out there? 42 00:02:55,720 --> 00:02:57,720 I know what you're planning. I want to come with you. 43 00:02:57,720 --> 00:03:00,520 SWEYN LAUGHS 44 00:02:57,720 --> 00:03:00,520 Absolutely no chance. 45 00:03:00,520 --> 00:03:02,920 Let him make his case. 46 00:03:02,920 --> 00:03:04,280 Have you seen him hunt? 47 00:03:04,280 --> 00:03:06,600 I have seen YOU hunt, which means you can shut your mouth. 48 00:03:06,600 --> 00:03:09,600 You're getting rather too big for your boots, Little Kettle. 49 00:03:09,600 --> 00:03:13,080 Harold, please. I want to be a part of this. I can help you. 50 00:03:16,920 --> 00:03:18,840 Fine. 51 00:03:18,840 --> 00:03:20,880 We need a boat. 52 00:03:20,880 --> 00:03:23,440 Go to Count Baldwin and see if you can negotiate one. 53 00:03:23,440 --> 00:03:25,440 All right, I will. 54 00:03:25,440 --> 00:03:26,480 Wait here. 55 00:03:36,160 --> 00:03:38,240 That didn't mean you could come straight back. 56 00:03:38,240 --> 00:03:40,160 I paid for that introduction, Judith. 57 00:03:40,160 --> 00:03:42,440 - You should have at least stayed the full... - Apologies, my lord. - Yes? 58 00:03:42,440 --> 00:03:45,240 - You have a visitor. - Yes...? 59 00:03:45,240 --> 00:03:46,280 Yes? 60 00:03:46,280 --> 00:03:48,560 I'm Tostig. I... 61 00:03:48,560 --> 00:03:51,360 - And? - And you were talking to me. We are not finished yet. 62 00:03:51,360 --> 00:03:53,040 Wait. 63 00:03:55,640 --> 00:03:56,680 Who are you? 64 00:03:59,440 --> 00:04:01,320 Tostig Godwinson, son of Godwin. 65 00:04:01,320 --> 00:04:04,240 And what can I do for you, son of Godwin? 66 00:04:04,240 --> 00:04:05,600 Hello, I'm over here. 67 00:04:07,080 --> 00:04:10,040 Me and my brothers need use of one of your boats, sir. 68 00:04:10,040 --> 00:04:12,280 - A return trip to Wessex. - Mm. 69 00:04:12,280 --> 00:04:13,320 Sounds risky. 70 00:04:16,120 --> 00:04:18,320 Judith, this is Tostig Godwinson, 71 00:04:18,320 --> 00:04:21,000 son of the Earl of Wessex, currently in exile. 72 00:04:22,120 --> 00:04:23,560 Nice to meet you, Tostig. 73 00:04:27,720 --> 00:04:30,800 Tostig, this is Judith. My niece. 74 00:04:30,800 --> 00:04:33,040 My very eligible niece. 75 00:04:34,800 --> 00:04:36,640 Are you married? 76 00:04:36,640 --> 00:04:37,920 Me? No. 77 00:04:37,920 --> 00:04:40,200 No? Any reason why? 78 00:04:40,200 --> 00:04:42,640 Hm? You're all there, aren't you? 79 00:04:42,640 --> 00:04:44,200 Of course. 80 00:04:44,200 --> 00:04:45,720 Er... 81 00:04:45,720 --> 00:04:47,160 Just, marriage is a lot to consider. 82 00:04:47,160 --> 00:04:48,440 Why do you say that? 83 00:04:50,000 --> 00:04:52,400 Well, I see happy people get married, 84 00:04:52,400 --> 00:04:55,280 and then they have children who make them unhappy, 85 00:04:55,280 --> 00:04:58,360 and then they fight over them for reasons they should have resolved 86 00:04:58,360 --> 00:05:01,240 before they had children in the first place. 87 00:05:01,240 --> 00:05:03,600 Ah. A philosopher. 88 00:05:03,600 --> 00:05:05,280 Sorry, was that out of turn? 89 00:05:07,360 --> 00:05:09,440 Does your father know you're here? 90 00:05:09,440 --> 00:05:11,000 No. 91 00:05:11,000 --> 00:05:13,000 Your secret is safe with me. 92 00:05:13,000 --> 00:05:15,880 Or let's say you owe me a favour. 93 00:05:15,880 --> 00:05:18,800 And a boat, if you lose this one. 94 00:05:18,800 --> 00:05:20,520 Thank you. 95 00:05:20,520 --> 00:05:21,560 Of course. 96 00:05:29,320 --> 00:05:31,320 - Nice arse. - Patience. 97 00:05:31,320 --> 00:05:34,520 King Henry's court's filled with suitors, 98 00:05:34,520 --> 00:05:36,440 and you've been mentioned by name. 99 00:05:38,960 --> 00:05:41,360 Are they as rich as the English suitors? 100 00:05:41,360 --> 00:05:43,200 Even the ones in exile? 101 00:05:43,200 --> 00:05:44,440 Good question. 102 00:06:01,240 --> 00:06:04,040 Flanders remains neutral, Your Majesty. 103 00:06:04,040 --> 00:06:09,280 If you attack, there's not a country in Europe that'll stand for it. 104 00:06:09,280 --> 00:06:12,240 I'm not here to start a war. I'm here to prevent one. 105 00:06:13,360 --> 00:06:16,880 The outcome of that is in your hands, William. 106 00:06:16,880 --> 00:06:19,400 War or peace. 107 00:06:19,400 --> 00:06:21,280 I offer you the choice. 108 00:06:21,280 --> 00:06:23,160 Just like you offered my father a choice. 109 00:06:23,160 --> 00:06:25,520 Your father chose to betray me. 110 00:06:25,520 --> 00:06:28,000 And you betrayed me ever since. 111 00:06:28,000 --> 00:06:30,520 What did he do to you, Henry, that runs so deep? 112 00:06:30,520 --> 00:06:32,040 What did he do? 113 00:06:32,040 --> 00:06:34,200 He allied to another crown. 114 00:06:35,480 --> 00:06:38,240 Maybe he discovered your secret. 115 00:06:38,240 --> 00:06:40,520 You keep your allies fighting each other 116 00:06:40,520 --> 00:06:42,360 so they don't stand against you. 117 00:06:42,360 --> 00:06:47,480 I gave you every chance to rule in Normandy, with you and I as friends. 118 00:06:48,840 --> 00:06:50,880 Now Normandy is mine, 119 00:06:50,880 --> 00:06:55,280 and who would follow a bastard against a king to get it back? 120 00:06:55,280 --> 00:06:59,040 Stay in Flanders. Accept defeat. 121 00:07:01,040 --> 00:07:02,440 Why did you keep me alive? 122 00:07:03,640 --> 00:07:06,840 Easier to control a child than an uprising? 123 00:07:06,840 --> 00:07:10,800 Did you really think you were the only bastard I had use for? 124 00:07:10,800 --> 00:07:14,000 I've buried your kind all over Europe. 125 00:07:15,240 --> 00:07:18,120 And now I hear you have a son. 126 00:07:18,120 --> 00:07:21,640 What a sad little bastard he'll grow up to be. 127 00:07:21,640 --> 00:07:23,440 If he makes it that far. 128 00:07:24,560 --> 00:07:26,440 I can't wait to meet him. 129 00:07:28,720 --> 00:07:31,760 Don't. Don't give him the satisfaction. 130 00:07:31,760 --> 00:07:34,040 There's only one sad bastard here 131 00:07:34,040 --> 00:07:36,120 and we're looking at him. 132 00:07:36,120 --> 00:07:38,160 You are nothing, 133 00:07:38,160 --> 00:07:40,840 William the Bastard. 134 00:07:40,840 --> 00:07:42,320 Just like your father. 135 00:07:45,080 --> 00:07:48,680 You are nothing without me! 136 00:07:53,840 --> 00:07:55,440 We are outlaws... 137 00:07:56,720 --> 00:07:59,200 ..and if you're caught, it will be an act of treason. 138 00:07:59,200 --> 00:08:02,240 Edward will have you slit from your throat down to your balls. 139 00:08:02,240 --> 00:08:04,200 Father, I won't get caught. 140 00:08:04,200 --> 00:08:06,320 How can you be questioning this? She's my wife. 141 00:08:06,320 --> 00:08:07,920 But you don't even know if she's still alive. 142 00:08:07,920 --> 00:08:09,320 I don't know that she is not alive. 143 00:08:09,320 --> 00:08:11,760 You think that's enough reason to risk my men? 144 00:08:11,760 --> 00:08:14,560 Well, they're all ready, Father. 145 00:08:14,560 --> 00:08:16,480 Why are you so keen on this? 146 00:08:16,480 --> 00:08:18,120 What part do you play? 147 00:08:18,120 --> 00:08:21,120 Well, I'm...I'm in charge, Father. 148 00:08:21,120 --> 00:08:22,520 Well, that's good. 149 00:08:22,520 --> 00:08:25,920 Taking responsibility. That's very good indeed. 150 00:08:25,920 --> 00:08:27,640 Father, this is my responsibility. 151 00:08:27,640 --> 00:08:29,960 - But Sweyn is the eldest. - Edith is my wife. 152 00:08:29,960 --> 00:08:34,160 Yes, and I will bless this so long as Sweyn takes command. 153 00:08:34,160 --> 00:08:37,720 Sweyn, you're seeing straight, thinking right. 154 00:08:37,720 --> 00:08:39,200 What about me? 155 00:08:39,200 --> 00:08:40,560 What ABOUT you? 156 00:08:40,560 --> 00:08:42,480 Tostig wants to come as well. 157 00:08:42,480 --> 00:08:43,680 Absolutely not. 158 00:08:43,680 --> 00:08:44,880 - Mother... - He's not ready. 159 00:08:44,880 --> 00:08:45,920 I AM ready. 160 00:08:45,920 --> 00:08:47,840 I'll be the judge of that. 161 00:08:47,840 --> 00:08:49,320 Tostig stays here. 162 00:08:54,880 --> 00:08:56,600 Should be my choice. 163 00:08:56,600 --> 00:08:58,040 It's my choice, 164 00:08:58,040 --> 00:09:00,800 and you will remain here with your mother and me. 165 00:09:00,800 --> 00:09:02,840 - Doing what? - As a guarantee. 166 00:09:03,840 --> 00:09:06,360 And you thought you didn't have a purpose, Tostig. 167 00:09:06,360 --> 00:09:10,160 Turns out you're the family's vital seed carrier. Well done, you. 168 00:09:10,160 --> 00:09:12,200 - Sweyn. - Yes, sir. 169 00:09:12,200 --> 00:09:13,920 You will command the mission, 170 00:09:13,920 --> 00:09:15,280 but Harold will lead the raid. 171 00:09:15,280 --> 00:09:16,440 What? 172 00:09:16,440 --> 00:09:18,080 He's in charge of the best bit? 173 00:09:18,080 --> 00:09:21,320 Edith's fate rests on Harold's shoulders. 174 00:09:22,320 --> 00:09:23,880 It's best for all concerned. 175 00:09:24,960 --> 00:09:26,760 Because if Edith dies, 176 00:09:26,760 --> 00:09:28,440 you'll never forgive any of us. 177 00:09:30,160 --> 00:09:31,640 That's my decision. 178 00:09:59,560 --> 00:10:02,640 FOOTSTEPS APPROACH 179 00:10:07,360 --> 00:10:09,480 Are you thirsty in there, are you? 180 00:10:09,480 --> 00:10:11,000 Drink up, Wessex scum. 181 00:10:11,000 --> 00:10:12,440 MOCKING LAUGHTER 182 00:10:13,920 --> 00:10:15,400 Do you think they'll kill her? 183 00:10:15,400 --> 00:10:17,920 I tell you, that would be a shame. 184 00:10:17,920 --> 00:10:20,520 - What do you mean by that? - Have you seen her? 185 00:10:34,200 --> 00:10:37,920 So this is the little man your father's been going on about. 186 00:10:37,920 --> 00:10:39,160 Cousin. 187 00:10:44,720 --> 00:10:47,480 Has your father tried to marry him off yet? 188 00:10:47,480 --> 00:10:48,680 Is that where he's had you? 189 00:10:48,680 --> 00:10:50,000 Yes. 190 00:10:50,000 --> 00:10:53,000 Sent to the Duke of Pavia for inspection. 191 00:10:53,000 --> 00:10:55,480 All that prodding and poking and grabbing your teeth 192 00:10:55,480 --> 00:10:57,080 makes you feel like a horse. 193 00:10:57,080 --> 00:11:00,280 I don't suppose you've got any spare men lying about the place. 194 00:11:00,280 --> 00:11:02,560 Hasn't your William got some sort of a half-brother? 195 00:11:02,560 --> 00:11:04,760 Oh! You're not that desperate. 196 00:11:04,760 --> 00:11:05,920 Shame. 197 00:11:05,920 --> 00:11:09,400 But what do you know about these Englishmen who've shown up? 198 00:11:09,400 --> 00:11:12,640 There's a curious one. Taking a definite shine to me. 199 00:11:12,640 --> 00:11:14,560 Exiles. 200 00:11:14,560 --> 00:11:16,400 Are things that bad? 201 00:11:16,400 --> 00:11:18,120 I just don't fancy being groped 202 00:11:18,120 --> 00:11:21,280 by some rancid Italian skeleton for the next 20 years. 203 00:11:23,080 --> 00:11:24,880 Man's about 300, 204 00:11:24,880 --> 00:11:26,760 and he wouldn't match the dowry. 205 00:11:26,760 --> 00:11:29,800 How's that supposed to make a girl feel? 206 00:11:29,800 --> 00:11:30,960 Shitty. 207 00:11:33,680 --> 00:11:36,280 You got to choose the man you married. 208 00:11:36,280 --> 00:11:37,840 How'd you manage that? 209 00:11:37,840 --> 00:11:40,480 Told suitors exactly what I thought, and kept doing it... 210 00:11:41,760 --> 00:11:43,360 ..until the right one came along. 211 00:11:45,080 --> 00:11:46,440 They were scared of you. 212 00:11:47,920 --> 00:11:49,760 No. 213 00:11:49,760 --> 00:11:51,280 They were scared of my father. 214 00:11:52,640 --> 00:11:53,920 William wasn't. 215 00:11:56,840 --> 00:11:58,280 William wasn't. 216 00:12:00,440 --> 00:12:04,160 Well, apparently King Henry might have some suitors for me. 217 00:12:04,160 --> 00:12:05,240 Oh, joy. 218 00:12:08,240 --> 00:12:10,680 How do you know? 219 00:12:10,680 --> 00:12:12,800 Your father told me, just now. 220 00:12:12,800 --> 00:12:14,400 He's been in contact with Henry? 221 00:12:14,400 --> 00:12:16,320 That's what he said. 222 00:12:16,320 --> 00:12:18,040 When? 223 00:12:18,040 --> 00:12:20,000 Well, I don't know. I'm not his keeper. 224 00:12:37,000 --> 00:12:39,080 William, my father has been lying to us. 225 00:12:39,080 --> 00:12:41,360 He's been in contact with Henry. He's kept it from us. 226 00:12:41,360 --> 00:12:42,560 He's betrayed us? 227 00:12:42,560 --> 00:12:44,760 No. I'm certain he hasn't. 228 00:12:44,760 --> 00:12:46,400 You wouldn't be here otherwise. 229 00:12:47,920 --> 00:12:49,960 He's just playing both sides of the game, 230 00:12:49,960 --> 00:12:52,680 making sure he's on the winning side, no matter what. 231 00:12:55,160 --> 00:12:57,760 Does he know that you know? 232 00:12:57,760 --> 00:12:58,800 I don't think so. 233 00:13:00,080 --> 00:13:01,680 Well, then we can use this. 234 00:13:07,880 --> 00:13:11,480 If your father's in contact with Henry, 235 00:13:11,480 --> 00:13:13,520 then he's going to help us whether he knows it or not. 236 00:13:13,520 --> 00:13:15,760 And Henry will believe every word of it. 237 00:13:18,720 --> 00:13:21,200 I'm going to kill Henry. 238 00:13:21,200 --> 00:13:22,440 Robert will be free. 239 00:13:24,440 --> 00:13:27,840 It's the only way to ensure he grows up without a target on his back. 240 00:13:47,400 --> 00:13:49,560 Huh. So you washed up in Flanders too? 241 00:13:55,040 --> 00:13:56,480 Sorry about your wife. 242 00:14:00,800 --> 00:14:04,840 - You heard about that? - Well, it's Flanders. News travels. 243 00:14:10,600 --> 00:14:11,640 Is she alive? 244 00:14:13,120 --> 00:14:14,360 I wish I knew. 245 00:14:16,240 --> 00:14:17,960 What are you going to do now? 246 00:14:17,960 --> 00:14:19,360 Without her... 247 00:14:21,920 --> 00:14:24,480 ..might just kill every living thing in the world. 248 00:14:24,480 --> 00:14:25,600 Hm. 249 00:14:25,600 --> 00:14:27,080 But she wouldn't want that, so... 250 00:14:27,080 --> 00:14:28,440 Mine would. 251 00:14:33,560 --> 00:14:35,360 William, you have to help me. 252 00:14:35,360 --> 00:14:38,680 - With your wife? - Emma and Edward ordered the attack on our stockade. 253 00:14:38,680 --> 00:14:41,000 He's your cousin. Surely you can tell me something. 254 00:14:41,000 --> 00:14:42,880 Harold, I can't help you. 255 00:14:42,880 --> 00:14:44,880 The man is mad, and I hardly know him. 256 00:14:49,840 --> 00:14:51,400 Maybe it's better... 257 00:14:51,400 --> 00:14:52,880 ..not to be in each other's debt. 258 00:14:54,280 --> 00:14:55,600 You trust your wife. 259 00:14:55,600 --> 00:14:57,200 That's... 260 00:14:57,200 --> 00:14:58,840 ..a difficult thing to lose. 261 00:14:58,840 --> 00:15:00,480 She might be the only one I trust. 262 00:15:03,920 --> 00:15:06,040 I used to have people I trusted. 263 00:15:06,040 --> 00:15:07,160 When I was young. 264 00:15:10,040 --> 00:15:12,160 They betrayed me. All of them. 265 00:15:13,920 --> 00:15:15,920 But I do... 266 00:15:15,920 --> 00:15:17,240 ..I do trust my wife. 267 00:15:18,840 --> 00:15:21,280 There has to be someone in here, right? 268 00:15:21,280 --> 00:15:22,360 Mm. 269 00:15:22,360 --> 00:15:24,720 Where would you be without that person? 270 00:15:26,640 --> 00:15:27,880 Mm? 271 00:15:27,880 --> 00:15:28,920 No. 272 00:15:31,160 --> 00:15:34,640 What would YOU be without any of them? 273 00:15:37,360 --> 00:15:38,520 Hm. 274 00:15:38,520 --> 00:15:40,640 Well, I would be earl. 275 00:15:40,640 --> 00:15:42,560 And you'd make a good earl. 276 00:15:42,560 --> 00:15:43,920 You think? 277 00:15:43,920 --> 00:15:46,480 Well, from what I see, you seem worthy. 278 00:15:50,000 --> 00:15:52,160 And what about you? 279 00:15:52,160 --> 00:15:53,960 Without any one of them, 280 00:15:53,960 --> 00:15:56,200 those people who have been there from the beginning. 281 00:15:56,200 --> 00:15:57,240 What would you be? 282 00:15:58,280 --> 00:16:00,360 Without Henry... 283 00:16:02,320 --> 00:16:04,000 ..I would be free. 284 00:16:04,000 --> 00:16:05,360 It's difficult to fathom. 285 00:16:07,120 --> 00:16:10,120 Standing beside someone for so long. 286 00:16:10,120 --> 00:16:12,880 I've looked up to him my whole life. 287 00:16:12,880 --> 00:16:14,720 Maybe you're just better than him. 288 00:16:17,680 --> 00:16:20,800 Maybe you and I are better than all of them. 289 00:16:22,040 --> 00:16:23,600 Maybe it's that simple. 290 00:16:29,840 --> 00:16:30,880 FOOTSTEPS APPROACH 291 00:16:32,160 --> 00:16:33,320 SHOUTING 292 00:16:59,560 --> 00:17:00,720 MAN SCREAMS 293 00:17:00,720 --> 00:17:01,880 The dagger! 294 00:17:16,360 --> 00:17:18,280 Who did they come for? 295 00:17:18,280 --> 00:17:19,320 For me. 296 00:17:40,000 --> 00:17:41,080 Gather round. 297 00:17:45,160 --> 00:17:46,840 This... 298 00:17:46,840 --> 00:17:48,120 ..is a noble quest... 299 00:17:49,320 --> 00:17:52,000 ..and it is my great honour, 300 00:17:52,000 --> 00:17:55,400 as your future Earl of Wessex, 301 00:17:55,400 --> 00:17:57,080 to lead you on it. 302 00:18:01,120 --> 00:18:05,360 Look, if any of you want to turn back, now is your chance. 303 00:18:05,360 --> 00:18:06,600 Come on! 304 00:18:17,040 --> 00:18:18,320 Your brothers have left. 305 00:18:21,360 --> 00:18:23,200 I know. 306 00:18:23,200 --> 00:18:24,240 You feel left out? 307 00:18:28,960 --> 00:18:30,160 Never been in. 308 00:18:31,200 --> 00:18:33,960 Well, I, for one, am happy you're staying behind. 309 00:18:39,440 --> 00:18:41,240 What? 310 00:18:41,240 --> 00:18:43,400 No, it's just when... 311 00:18:43,400 --> 00:18:46,040 ..I saw you before, I... 312 00:18:46,040 --> 00:18:48,000 - I... - What is it? 313 00:18:50,040 --> 00:18:51,440 You're just so... 314 00:18:53,000 --> 00:18:54,040 ..beautiful. 315 00:18:57,480 --> 00:18:59,560 That's it? 316 00:18:59,560 --> 00:19:00,800 That's your big gambit? 317 00:19:05,240 --> 00:19:06,480 It's true. 318 00:19:06,480 --> 00:19:07,520 All right. 319 00:19:08,680 --> 00:19:09,720 How beautiful? 320 00:19:12,080 --> 00:19:13,200 Like... 321 00:19:17,960 --> 00:19:19,200 Like a cherry stone. 322 00:19:21,880 --> 00:19:24,720 Like you were a part of me from the... 323 00:19:24,720 --> 00:19:27,400 ..beginning. Part of my... 324 00:19:27,400 --> 00:19:30,560 ..flesh growing around this...this seed... 325 00:19:32,000 --> 00:19:34,840 ..that I never knew how to find, not until I saw you. 326 00:19:34,840 --> 00:19:36,680 Just... 327 00:19:36,680 --> 00:19:38,640 I see you. 328 00:19:38,640 --> 00:19:39,880 I see you, just... 329 00:19:41,600 --> 00:19:42,960 ..beautiful. 330 00:19:45,400 --> 00:19:46,440 Beautiful. 331 00:19:50,840 --> 00:19:52,840 Do you always talk like that? 332 00:19:52,840 --> 00:19:54,600 I do when you're around. I... 333 00:20:02,640 --> 00:20:03,840 I wonder... 334 00:20:24,040 --> 00:20:25,160 Wow. 335 00:20:25,160 --> 00:20:26,200 THEY LAUGH QUIETLY 336 00:20:40,320 --> 00:20:42,880 Their last stand so we could reach the boats. 337 00:20:45,160 --> 00:20:46,680 What a waste of wine. 338 00:20:49,840 --> 00:20:52,120 I'd like to bury the bodies. 339 00:20:52,120 --> 00:20:53,760 Yes. 340 00:20:53,760 --> 00:20:55,920 Yes, of course. 341 00:20:55,920 --> 00:20:56,960 Bury our men. 342 00:20:58,240 --> 00:20:59,280 Bury our men. 343 00:21:00,920 --> 00:21:02,400 Bury them with full honours. 344 00:21:04,080 --> 00:21:05,560 We leave them where they are. 345 00:21:06,640 --> 00:21:07,680 What? 346 00:21:11,400 --> 00:21:14,480 If we bury them, they'll know that we've been here. 347 00:21:16,240 --> 00:21:18,080 HE CLICKS TONGUE, HORSE WHINNIES 348 00:21:18,080 --> 00:21:19,120 Yeah. Right. 349 00:21:38,320 --> 00:21:40,600 FOOTSTEPS APPROACH 350 00:21:54,320 --> 00:21:55,480 SHE GASPS 351 00:21:55,480 --> 00:21:56,800 LAUGHTER OUTSIDE 352 00:22:16,400 --> 00:22:17,680 Be ready with cover. 353 00:22:17,680 --> 00:22:19,560 I still say we should attack from the front. 354 00:22:19,560 --> 00:22:20,680 Sweyn, enough. 355 00:22:20,680 --> 00:22:23,680 We're doing this my way, just as Father told you. 356 00:22:23,680 --> 00:22:24,720 Do you hear me? 357 00:22:56,600 --> 00:22:57,840 How many do you count? 358 00:22:57,840 --> 00:22:58,880 Maybe a dozen. 359 00:22:58,880 --> 00:23:00,600 A dozen? 360 00:23:00,600 --> 00:23:02,040 We can take a dozen. 361 00:23:02,040 --> 00:23:03,640 We've got the element of surprise, 362 00:23:03,640 --> 00:23:05,800 and we can create a diversion for Harold this way. 363 00:23:05,800 --> 00:23:07,680 My Lord, your brother's orders were very clear. 364 00:23:07,680 --> 00:23:09,320 My brother's orders? 365 00:23:09,320 --> 00:23:11,680 Sneaking about in the shadows? 366 00:23:11,680 --> 00:23:14,440 Did King Alfred take his victory by just sneaking around? 367 00:23:14,440 --> 00:23:15,960 Actually, my lord, that's exactly... 368 00:23:15,960 --> 00:23:18,000 No, exactly. And neither shall I. 369 00:23:18,000 --> 00:23:19,040 SHEEP BLEATS 370 00:23:28,600 --> 00:23:29,640 THUD 371 00:23:43,040 --> 00:23:44,440 Follow me! 372 00:24:05,480 --> 00:24:06,600 SHE CRIES OUT 373 00:24:15,800 --> 00:24:17,760 Raiders in the stockade! 374 00:24:15,800 --> 00:24:17,760 BELL RINGS 375 00:24:17,760 --> 00:24:20,000 Oh, Sweyn! 376 00:24:20,000 --> 00:24:22,200 MEN SHOUT 377 00:24:32,920 --> 00:24:34,680 {\an8}BELL TOLLS 378 00:24:34,680 --> 00:24:35,720 {\an8}BIRDS CAW 379 00:24:41,840 --> 00:24:44,120 NEW PRISONER BREATHES SHAKILY 380 00:25:15,520 --> 00:25:18,560 I can't keep withdrawing from the Royal Treasure 381 00:25:18,560 --> 00:25:19,920 without the King's permission. 382 00:25:19,920 --> 00:25:22,600 I am the King's mother - we don't need his permission. 383 00:25:26,480 --> 00:25:29,480 - Your Majesty. - I see you. 384 00:25:29,480 --> 00:25:30,720 What's your game? 385 00:25:34,040 --> 00:25:36,240 I know what you did in Wessex. 386 00:25:37,240 --> 00:25:39,120 I know the order to attack was yours. 387 00:25:39,120 --> 00:25:41,720 Earl Morcar doesn't have the liver for such things. 388 00:25:43,160 --> 00:25:46,280 So you and I, it seems, are playing the same game. 389 00:25:47,520 --> 00:25:50,080 Only now I am very clear on the rules. 390 00:25:53,240 --> 00:25:54,840 I will see you later at table. 391 00:26:01,120 --> 00:26:02,280 DOOR CLOSES 392 00:26:02,280 --> 00:26:03,800 Mother? 393 00:26:03,800 --> 00:26:06,640 Is everyone lurking in the shadows today? 394 00:26:06,640 --> 00:26:08,160 Are you coming to Mass? 395 00:26:08,160 --> 00:26:09,480 DISTANT SINGING IN LATIN 396 00:26:09,480 --> 00:26:11,680 Edward, 397 00:26:11,680 --> 00:26:14,880 I'm beginning to wonder 398 00:26:14,880 --> 00:26:18,040 if the wellbeing of your wife wouldn't be better suited 399 00:26:18,040 --> 00:26:21,440 to the safety of a house of God. 400 00:26:22,480 --> 00:26:23,720 This IS a house of God. 401 00:26:23,720 --> 00:26:25,000 A nunnery. 402 00:26:26,160 --> 00:26:29,840 Surely that girl is of no further use to us here. 403 00:26:29,840 --> 00:26:33,160 She is my queen and God made her so. 404 00:26:33,160 --> 00:26:35,600 - I cannot disobey... - You're not listening to me. 405 00:26:37,280 --> 00:26:38,880 No. 406 00:26:38,880 --> 00:26:41,000 No, YOU are not listening to US. 407 00:26:42,440 --> 00:26:44,880 God didn't put you on the throne. 408 00:26:44,880 --> 00:26:46,600 I did. 409 00:26:46,600 --> 00:26:48,400 You will not forget that. 410 00:26:54,520 --> 00:26:56,760 DOOR OPENS 411 00:26:56,760 --> 00:26:59,760 Where is Edith? Where's my wife? Is she alive? 412 00:26:59,760 --> 00:27:03,320 If you have done something to her, Morcar... 413 00:27:03,320 --> 00:27:06,080 So this is what you got for betraying us, Morcar? 414 00:27:06,080 --> 00:27:07,480 Control over Wessex? 415 00:27:07,480 --> 00:27:11,080 Lady Emma made her feelings about your father very clear. 416 00:27:11,080 --> 00:27:12,520 You never stood a chance. 417 00:27:12,520 --> 00:27:14,920 I simply took advantage of an opportunity, 418 00:27:14,920 --> 00:27:19,360 and, in return, for playing my part, I got what I was promised. 419 00:27:19,360 --> 00:27:21,800 We saw what you did here, Morcar. 420 00:27:21,800 --> 00:27:24,240 Our men slaughtered on the road and left to rot. 421 00:27:24,240 --> 00:27:26,040 Where is my wife? 422 00:27:26,040 --> 00:27:27,520 Where is Edith? Is she alive? 423 00:27:29,000 --> 00:27:30,240 She's alive. 424 00:27:36,680 --> 00:27:38,280 Where are the rest of our people? 425 00:27:38,280 --> 00:27:40,440 I don't know. Bristol, Dublin, maybe. 426 00:27:40,440 --> 00:27:43,880 - The slave markets. Is that where Edith was sent? - No. 427 00:27:43,880 --> 00:27:45,240 I sent her to London. 428 00:27:45,240 --> 00:27:47,360 Lady Emma will choose her fate. 429 00:27:47,360 --> 00:27:50,800 You gave Edith to Lady Emma to keep her sweet? 430 00:27:50,800 --> 00:27:53,000 How long do you think that will last? 431 00:27:53,000 --> 00:27:55,080 If you're afraid of Lady Emma, then she feeds off it. 432 00:27:55,080 --> 00:27:57,120 - You will never be rid of her. - I'm afraid of nothing. 433 00:27:57,120 --> 00:27:58,520 Ah, well, then you're a fool. 434 00:28:01,120 --> 00:28:04,400 I'm the only one who can protect you from her, Morcar. 435 00:28:04,400 --> 00:28:07,560 Who would you rather deal with, Lady Emma or the Godwins? 436 00:28:07,560 --> 00:28:09,920 Your father swore never to return. 437 00:28:09,920 --> 00:28:14,200 My father is not standing in front of you right now, 438 00:28:14,200 --> 00:28:16,480 offering you a deal. 439 00:28:16,480 --> 00:28:18,160 - I am. - Harold... 440 00:28:18,160 --> 00:28:19,360 Shut up. 441 00:28:19,360 --> 00:28:21,960 Wessex and Mercia do not have to be enemies. 442 00:28:21,960 --> 00:28:24,400 Morcar, I'm offering you a fresh start. 443 00:28:25,680 --> 00:28:28,040 Free of Lady Emma. 444 00:28:28,040 --> 00:28:29,280 Imagine that. 445 00:28:43,400 --> 00:28:44,840 Say I did agree... 446 00:28:46,000 --> 00:28:47,520 ..what assurances would I have? 447 00:28:49,040 --> 00:28:51,840 I'll give you half the plunder from the Royal Treasury. 448 00:28:59,880 --> 00:29:02,680 And you swear to this, do you? 449 00:29:02,680 --> 00:29:05,120 On your children's lives? 450 00:29:05,120 --> 00:29:07,080 Yes. 451 00:29:07,080 --> 00:29:08,720 All three of them? 452 00:29:12,240 --> 00:29:13,920 All three of them? 453 00:29:13,920 --> 00:29:16,200 Oh, my. 454 00:29:16,200 --> 00:29:17,960 He didn't know. 455 00:29:28,480 --> 00:29:31,920 I have to go to Normandy and speak to the barons in person. 456 00:29:31,920 --> 00:29:34,640 To fight Henry, I'll need their allegiance. 457 00:29:34,640 --> 00:29:36,000 Do not let Henry catch you. 458 00:29:51,400 --> 00:29:53,480 Come back. 459 00:29:53,480 --> 00:29:54,760 I can't live without you. 460 00:30:21,880 --> 00:30:24,600 - Yeah. It's good. - You like it? - Yeah. 461 00:30:24,600 --> 00:30:27,000 It's very good. It's very good. 462 00:30:28,400 --> 00:30:29,760 INAUDIBLE SPEECH 463 00:30:33,880 --> 00:30:35,000 The dowry? 464 00:30:36,680 --> 00:30:38,440 Acceptable. 465 00:30:38,440 --> 00:30:39,480 The land? 466 00:30:40,800 --> 00:30:41,960 Agreed. 467 00:30:48,200 --> 00:30:51,000 - And the wedding? - Soon. 468 00:30:51,000 --> 00:30:53,600 But let them both think they're leading this. 469 00:30:53,600 --> 00:30:55,160 It's smoother in the long run. 470 00:30:57,440 --> 00:30:59,400 Great. 471 00:30:59,400 --> 00:31:00,440 Good. 472 00:31:07,720 --> 00:31:10,920 Don't you think Judith knows you're putting them together? 473 00:31:10,920 --> 00:31:13,160 What does it matter if they're happy? 474 00:31:13,160 --> 00:31:14,640 Hm? 475 00:31:16,400 --> 00:31:18,920 There's no free will when it comes to love. 476 00:31:18,920 --> 00:31:21,520 It all comes down to circumstances and timing. 477 00:31:27,360 --> 00:31:31,000 My marriage to William, you had no hand in that. 478 00:31:31,000 --> 00:31:32,120 Right? 479 00:31:32,120 --> 00:31:33,960 Of course not. 480 00:31:33,960 --> 00:31:36,520 No-one can tell you what to do. Hm? 481 00:31:54,120 --> 00:31:56,160 How does it feel to be home? 482 00:31:56,160 --> 00:31:57,480 It's not home yet. 483 00:31:58,640 --> 00:32:01,120 Not while Henry's still alive, roaming the place. 484 00:32:03,480 --> 00:32:06,480 We need to make sure Henry's spies know we're here, 485 00:32:06,480 --> 00:32:08,200 in Normandy, gathering support. 486 00:32:09,360 --> 00:32:10,560 A trap. 487 00:32:10,560 --> 00:32:13,080 Henry's the one who'll be setting a trap. 488 00:32:13,080 --> 00:32:16,000 You remember the estuary at the mouth of the River Dives? 489 00:32:16,000 --> 00:32:20,160 Henry has to believe I'm going to cross the estuary with an army. 490 00:32:20,160 --> 00:32:24,280 All my forces in one place at the same time, vulnerable. 491 00:32:25,960 --> 00:32:27,360 He'll only break his cover 492 00:32:27,360 --> 00:32:30,320 if he thinks he has the element of surprise. 493 00:32:30,320 --> 00:32:33,400 If he's convinced of victory before the fight has even begun. 494 00:32:35,240 --> 00:32:38,480 Henry is cautious, but he'll always go for the easiest kill. 495 00:32:40,880 --> 00:32:42,680 So, yes. 496 00:32:42,680 --> 00:32:45,560 Henry will think he's setting a trap... 497 00:32:47,240 --> 00:32:48,960 But his arrogance will blind him. 498 00:32:50,480 --> 00:32:51,560 Exactly. 499 00:32:55,040 --> 00:32:57,280 Send word to the barons and set up a meeting. 500 00:32:58,720 --> 00:33:00,240 Tell them to come alone. 501 00:33:05,680 --> 00:33:08,640 We should return to Flanders first thing in the morning. 502 00:33:11,400 --> 00:33:14,480 I'm not going back without her. 503 00:33:14,480 --> 00:33:15,800 She is alive. 504 00:33:15,800 --> 00:33:17,280 She is with child. 505 00:33:17,280 --> 00:33:18,400 My lord... 506 00:33:19,800 --> 00:33:21,040 Listen to your brother. 507 00:33:22,400 --> 00:33:25,040 An attack on London itself is madness. 508 00:33:25,040 --> 00:33:27,760 None of us would survive. Your wife and child included. 509 00:33:27,760 --> 00:33:29,960 That is why we are not going to London. 510 00:33:31,360 --> 00:33:33,640 But we're not going to Flanders either. 511 00:33:34,680 --> 00:33:38,520 If they have Edith, then what they expect me to do when I find out 512 00:33:38,520 --> 00:33:41,320 is to attack London without hesitation. 513 00:33:41,320 --> 00:33:43,000 That is what they want me to do. 514 00:33:43,000 --> 00:33:44,680 And you'd be dead before you pass the gates. 515 00:33:44,680 --> 00:33:47,440 I would be dead before I pass the gates. 516 00:33:47,440 --> 00:33:49,880 There is only one way to get to Edith. 517 00:33:52,560 --> 00:33:55,040 And I need the earls to do it. 518 00:33:55,040 --> 00:33:57,920 - Harold... - It is the only way, Sweyn. 519 00:33:57,920 --> 00:34:00,280 We have Mercia's backing. 520 00:34:00,280 --> 00:34:01,840 Morcar gave us his word. 521 00:34:01,840 --> 00:34:03,480 And you trust him to keep it? 522 00:34:03,480 --> 00:34:05,000 You saw the fear in his eyes. 523 00:34:05,000 --> 00:34:06,960 That was not an empty promise. 524 00:34:06,960 --> 00:34:08,680 We have Mercia. 525 00:34:08,680 --> 00:34:10,920 All we need is Siward in Northumbria. 526 00:34:10,920 --> 00:34:12,360 Mercia is one thing, 527 00:34:12,360 --> 00:34:13,640 but Northumbria...? 528 00:34:14,800 --> 00:34:17,000 Siward is a northerner, Harold. 529 00:34:17,000 --> 00:34:18,840 Have you ever tried to talk reason to one of them? 530 00:34:18,840 --> 00:34:20,360 It's like... 531 00:34:20,360 --> 00:34:21,680 It's like juggling mud. 532 00:34:21,680 --> 00:34:24,280 But if I CAN convince him, 533 00:34:24,280 --> 00:34:27,840 then we will have all three earldoms united behind us. 534 00:34:27,840 --> 00:34:31,480 That is enough power to unseat the King. 535 00:34:31,480 --> 00:34:34,400 Or force him to give us what we want. 536 00:34:34,400 --> 00:34:37,240 You're assuming the people of Wessex, 537 00:34:37,240 --> 00:34:40,240 under the yoke of the King now, 538 00:34:40,240 --> 00:34:42,240 will just... 539 00:34:42,240 --> 00:34:43,520 ..fall into line. 540 00:34:44,880 --> 00:34:46,160 They will follow an earl. 541 00:34:48,960 --> 00:34:50,560 And you would tell Father that? 542 00:34:51,560 --> 00:34:53,360 You would tell him 543 00:34:53,360 --> 00:34:55,760 that Wessex needs a new earl? 544 00:34:57,200 --> 00:34:59,400 That is exactly what I will tell him. 545 00:35:06,600 --> 00:35:07,680 Northumbria, then. 546 00:35:11,320 --> 00:35:12,480 Northumbria. 547 00:35:21,360 --> 00:35:25,280 You are the barons, the strength of Normandy. 548 00:35:25,280 --> 00:35:29,000 Henry has kept us all at each other's throats for years. 549 00:35:29,000 --> 00:35:31,840 Because he fears our power. 550 00:35:31,840 --> 00:35:34,200 Kept us divided for too long. 551 00:35:34,200 --> 00:35:37,640 Well, I, for one, will no longer be his fool. 552 00:35:37,640 --> 00:35:39,600 And if Henry came for me, 553 00:35:39,600 --> 00:35:42,920 it's only a matter of time before he comes for all of you. 554 00:35:42,920 --> 00:35:46,280 I'm offering you the chance to change everything. 555 00:35:46,280 --> 00:35:49,800 United, we are stronger than Henry. 556 00:35:49,800 --> 00:35:51,520 All of us, together. 557 00:35:54,920 --> 00:35:58,720 Are you with me... 558 00:35:58,720 --> 00:36:00,440 ..or against me? 559 00:36:09,800 --> 00:36:10,840 Fuck him. 560 00:36:22,440 --> 00:36:25,160 Richard, 561 00:36:25,160 --> 00:36:26,360 I will win. 562 00:36:28,600 --> 00:36:31,560 If Henry falls for your trap. 563 00:36:31,560 --> 00:36:33,360 The Duke's plan will work. 564 00:37:21,600 --> 00:37:22,960 It's not that many of them. 565 00:37:25,840 --> 00:37:28,440 There will be ten times more hidden among the rocks. 566 00:37:33,360 --> 00:37:35,120 Earl Siward. 567 00:37:35,120 --> 00:37:38,120 Which, uh, Godwin are you? 568 00:37:39,120 --> 00:37:40,200 - Harold. - Sweyn. 569 00:37:44,120 --> 00:37:48,040 Tell me, why would the great Earl Godwin 570 00:37:48,040 --> 00:37:50,520 send his children to plead his case? 571 00:37:50,520 --> 00:37:51,680 He didn't. 572 00:37:51,680 --> 00:37:53,600 What's that around your neck? 573 00:37:53,600 --> 00:37:55,320 You are married in the Danish way? 574 00:37:56,800 --> 00:37:58,880 So Godwin does remember who he is. 575 00:37:58,880 --> 00:38:01,400 Godwin kept the King's peace. 576 00:38:01,400 --> 00:38:02,680 He was betrayed. 577 00:38:04,520 --> 00:38:06,320 But then you know that. 578 00:38:06,320 --> 00:38:08,080 I've heard the whispers. 579 00:38:08,080 --> 00:38:10,520 You also kept the King's peace. 580 00:38:10,520 --> 00:38:13,160 You still share common ground. 581 00:38:13,160 --> 00:38:15,120 Do we? And what ground is that? 582 00:38:15,120 --> 00:38:17,200 King Edward lied to all of us. 583 00:38:17,200 --> 00:38:20,640 Wessex, Mercia...and Northumbria. 584 00:38:20,640 --> 00:38:24,120 You think I give any interest in what that suckling says? 585 00:38:24,120 --> 00:38:26,480 So why did you ride south to stand beside him? 586 00:38:26,480 --> 00:38:28,160 Because it pleased me to do so. 587 00:38:29,920 --> 00:38:32,640 Or the King's mother bought you. 588 00:38:37,920 --> 00:38:40,360 So... 589 00:38:40,360 --> 00:38:43,240 ..what can you offer me that Lady Emma did not... 590 00:38:45,000 --> 00:38:46,280 ..Harold Godwinson? 591 00:38:46,280 --> 00:38:47,880 The truth, Earl Siward. 592 00:38:50,440 --> 00:38:53,080 Lady Emma lied to you, just as she's lied to us. 593 00:38:53,080 --> 00:38:56,200 She wouldn't dare to betray Northumbria. 594 00:38:56,200 --> 00:38:57,480 Not while I'm alive. 595 00:38:57,480 --> 00:38:58,840 And what about when you're dead? 596 00:39:01,040 --> 00:39:02,320 Think of your kin. 597 00:39:04,040 --> 00:39:07,760 This is the only way to protect them from Lady Emma. 598 00:39:07,760 --> 00:39:09,920 My health may be failing, 599 00:39:09,920 --> 00:39:13,240 and I'm old enough to have seen every son I sired die in battle. 600 00:39:15,760 --> 00:39:18,880 My future now is a handful of grandchildren, far from ready. 601 00:39:23,040 --> 00:39:26,320 Tell me, when I'm dead, 602 00:39:26,320 --> 00:39:30,000 can Wessex offer Northumbria and me 603 00:39:30,000 --> 00:39:32,800 a future that ensures their safety? 604 00:39:32,800 --> 00:39:34,120 It can. 605 00:39:35,280 --> 00:39:38,480 I give you my word, as a Godwin, 606 00:39:38,480 --> 00:39:40,080 that while Wessex lives, 607 00:39:40,080 --> 00:39:42,040 Northumbria lives. 608 00:39:42,040 --> 00:39:45,800 My brother and I can ensure your legacy, not Lady Emma. 609 00:39:47,200 --> 00:39:48,880 Your family will be protected. 610 00:39:49,880 --> 00:39:52,840 We will place a Godwin earl in Northumbria, 611 00:39:52,840 --> 00:39:55,200 but only until your grandson is of age. 612 00:39:56,800 --> 00:39:59,080 Then, perhaps, 613 00:39:59,080 --> 00:40:00,720 if I had the call, 614 00:40:00,720 --> 00:40:03,960 riding south to stand beside King Edward 615 00:40:03,960 --> 00:40:06,520 may not please me a second time. 616 00:40:19,480 --> 00:40:21,280 Why? 617 00:40:21,280 --> 00:40:23,120 Who else will do it? 618 00:40:29,440 --> 00:40:32,120 I was like you. 619 00:40:32,120 --> 00:40:34,240 But then...I wasn't. 620 00:40:36,440 --> 00:40:38,160 To become... 621 00:40:38,160 --> 00:40:40,840 To become a part of something so whole. 622 00:40:42,240 --> 00:40:45,440 To feel two hearts beating inside. 623 00:40:47,400 --> 00:40:48,760 Two souls. 624 00:40:58,200 --> 00:41:00,480 I'll treasure it always. 625 00:41:03,840 --> 00:41:05,000 Protect it. 626 00:41:29,640 --> 00:41:33,360 An assault on London is a suicide mission. 627 00:41:33,360 --> 00:41:36,400 We have Mercia and Northumbria on our side, Father. 628 00:41:36,400 --> 00:41:37,880 We have control of the earls. 629 00:41:41,480 --> 00:41:44,160 I gave my word I would never return to England as Earl. 630 00:41:48,120 --> 00:41:49,360 I gave the King my word. 631 00:41:52,280 --> 00:41:53,920 But you... 632 00:41:56,000 --> 00:41:57,840 ..never gave him mine. 633 00:41:57,840 --> 00:42:00,320 You? 634 00:42:00,320 --> 00:42:03,040 No. What? I'm the one to be earl. 635 00:42:03,040 --> 00:42:04,880 We are heading towards war, Father. 636 00:42:04,880 --> 00:42:06,960 I'm the only one who can get us through this. 637 00:42:06,960 --> 00:42:09,360 The men won't follow him. I saw it. 638 00:42:09,360 --> 00:42:10,800 That's bollocks! 639 00:42:10,800 --> 00:42:13,680 Our people are scattered. I can raise an army big enough. 640 00:42:13,680 --> 00:42:15,320 Father, I cannot believe you're listening to this. 641 00:42:15,320 --> 00:42:17,920 Wessex will rise again, but only behind an earl. 642 00:42:17,920 --> 00:42:21,600 The people of Wessex will not follow Sweyn. Father, you know this. 643 00:42:21,600 --> 00:42:23,080 This is madness. 644 00:42:23,080 --> 00:42:25,080 Wessex loves me. 645 00:42:25,080 --> 00:42:26,840 I love Wessex! 646 00:42:26,840 --> 00:42:29,480 Father, I'm your successor. 647 00:42:29,480 --> 00:42:30,560 You promised me. 648 00:42:30,560 --> 00:42:31,880 I never said that. 649 00:42:31,880 --> 00:42:33,600 You never stopped me from thinking it. 650 00:42:33,600 --> 00:42:36,720 That...that's the same as a promise. It's still a promise! 651 00:42:36,720 --> 00:42:39,560 Sweyn, you've had every opportunity in the world. You're not up to this. 652 00:42:39,560 --> 00:42:41,960 I just risked my life trying to save you and your wife. 653 00:42:41,960 --> 00:42:43,560 No, you didn't. You risked your life 654 00:42:43,560 --> 00:42:45,840 so that you could tell everyone that you risked your life. 655 00:42:45,840 --> 00:42:47,720 - Fuck off, Harold. - Look where it got us. 656 00:42:47,720 --> 00:42:49,280 Nearly got everyone killed on that raid. 657 00:42:49,280 --> 00:42:51,000 You lost your mind during the coronation. 658 00:42:51,000 --> 00:42:53,200 Everyone knows you take advantage of your position. 659 00:42:53,200 --> 00:42:57,400 Father, as earl, I am the one that makes sense. 660 00:42:57,400 --> 00:43:01,120 How long have you been planning this behind my back? 661 00:43:01,120 --> 00:43:03,040 And you? 662 00:43:03,040 --> 00:43:05,040 Have you been encouraging this? 663 00:43:05,040 --> 00:43:07,120 This travesty? 664 00:43:07,120 --> 00:43:11,760 Oh, I see all sorts of things in your faces. 665 00:43:11,760 --> 00:43:13,840 Now I can see it! Now I see! 666 00:43:13,840 --> 00:43:15,480 Sweyn! 667 00:43:22,680 --> 00:43:24,280 Northumbria will be yours. 668 00:43:25,840 --> 00:43:27,760 What? 669 00:43:27,760 --> 00:43:30,760 When Siward dies, you will get Northumbria. 670 00:43:32,240 --> 00:43:34,480 A stand-in for Northumbria? 671 00:43:39,080 --> 00:43:42,200 Brothers do not betray each other. 672 00:44:03,840 --> 00:44:06,120 What am I to do, Harold? 673 00:44:08,360 --> 00:44:10,280 Is Sweyn right? 674 00:44:10,280 --> 00:44:14,040 Has this been in your head from the start? 675 00:44:14,040 --> 00:44:16,600 You think that I want this? 676 00:44:16,600 --> 00:44:19,360 To...to...step over my brother? 677 00:44:21,600 --> 00:44:24,000 Father, I'm doing this because I have no choice. 678 00:44:24,000 --> 00:44:26,400 And is this really for Wessex? 679 00:44:28,120 --> 00:44:29,160 For Edith? 680 00:44:30,400 --> 00:44:32,440 For our future? 681 00:44:32,440 --> 00:44:34,600 Edith, the children - they ARE Wessex. 682 00:44:40,520 --> 00:44:42,320 You be careful, Harold. 683 00:44:46,000 --> 00:44:47,720 I am doing what is right. 684 00:44:54,160 --> 00:44:55,760 Then so be it... 685 00:44:57,560 --> 00:45:00,240 ..Harold, Earl of Wessex. 686 00:45:03,120 --> 00:45:04,960 Go to England, 687 00:45:04,960 --> 00:45:06,760 confront the King, 688 00:45:06,760 --> 00:45:08,160 take back what's ours.