Vikings

Previously on "Vikings..."

Never before have our rulers

gathered together to elect

the King of all Norway!

I vote for Bjorn Ironside.

And I will also vote for Bjorn Ironside to be King of all Norway.

I'm not sure we can resist White Hair and his bandits a second time.

No.

Perhaps they are not coming back?

I think they will come.

I want to introduce you to my intended bride, Princess Katia.

You are Freydis. You and I were once married.

Were we really? What happened to us?

My dear, sweet Hvitserk!

Your fate is to be killed by me.

I'm here, brother!

I cast my vote

to Bjorn Ironside.

My vote goes

to King Harald.

And mine to Earl Thorkell.

Jarl Thorkell!

I cast my vote for Bjorn Ironside!

I cast my vote for King Harald!

And I also for King Harald!

Yes.

Now we do what we planned.

- All right? - Yes, Lagertha.

Go.

I cast my vote for King Harald!

- Come on! - Prepare for an attack!

To your station!

Move! Hurry! Run! Run!

They're coming! Take your positions!

- Look after her. - Of course. Come, Asa.

Come! To your stations! Go!

You were right.

Not a cause for satisfaction.

Listen. You and I both know the outcome of this battle

has already been decided.

But not by men.

By the other women who spin our fates.

But I hope we survive.

I think you are good for Bjorn.

And you are carrying my grandchild.

Yes. We will see if the child ever sees the light of day.

I vote for King Harald

as the new King of Norway!

I cast my vote for King Harald!

Come on then! Attack us!

We are not afraid.

You have made a big mistake!

I have fought with men

whose names you should never be to allowed to utter!

I have fought with Ragnar Lothbrok!

I have fought with Rollo and Floki.

I have lived a real life!

Come and fight me!

I yearn for Valhalla!

It has always been his dream!

It has always been his ambition!

And now...

it has come to pass.

I cast my vote...

for King Harald!

Hail King Harald!

King over all Norway!

Come on!

Gate! Go!

Now!

Strike!

Strike!

Strike!

Go!

- Oil! - Oil!

- Pull! - Pull!

Lagertha!

Go, go!

What is this?

Are you scared of a few women and old men?

Why don't you go back to the forest and live like dogs?

We may be Skogarmaors, but we can still reach Valhalla!

Thank you.

Thank you all!

And so it has been fated.

And who are we to question the wisdom of the gods?

Harald Finehair,

you have been chosen to be the first King of all Norway.

Drink from the sacrificial cup.

Kneel.

Let no one here

dispute this result, but embrace it freely,

in the spirit of all gathered here today.

Harald Finehair,

I crown you

the first King

of all Norway.

All hail King Harald...

King of all Norway!

Allfather, Odin!

Ironside! Bjorn!

Bjorn!

Bjorn! No hard feelings!

No.

It was a fair fight!

And, unbelievably, all of us settled our differences peacefully.

Who would have thought that could happen?

Who would have thought?

Tonight we will feast together! All of us!

Yeah!

Yeah! Together!

I hope you will join us.

I will need your advice and your experience, and your strength

in the months and the years to come.

I will be there.

Thank you, my friend.

Thank you. Thank you all.

Tonight there is a grand feast!

Thank you, my friends!

Lagertha!

Shield-maiden!

Queen of Kattegat!

Your son banished me. Took away everything I had.

My family, my pride, my identity.

He thought I would just crawl away to the forest

and die like some animal!

But that is not my way.

I fought for Ivar,

but in other circumstances, I would have fought for Bjorn.

Or for you!

I am Viking!

Bjorn did this to me!

I can never get rid of it.

But now I can win back my self-respect.

I can kill you, Lagertha,

the most famous shield-maiden in all the world!

And I will!

My son didn't brand you for being loyal to Ivar!

He branded you for being disloyal to Ragnar,

and everything Ragnar stood for!

And if I have to die for what Ragnar and I believed in,

it is worth it.

Good. Then be prepared.

You're getting tired, White Hair.

I can tell. You're tiring.

You're weak, aren't you?

You're weak!

You're slow.

You're tired!

What's wrong, White Hair?

Make yourself feel better, shield-maiden,

but you should know, I never get tired!

Lagertha!

Stay back.

No.

It's all right.

I am a shield-maiden.

I know how to fight.

I have fought for my life many times.

But I have never seen anything like what you just did.

If I didn't worship you before, Lagertha, I worship you now.

May the gods in all their wisdom keep you alive,

for all of our sakes.

Lagertha. Lagertha. Lagertha. Lagertha...

Skol! You're a good man!

To Harald! Skol!

Oh, my goodness!

Maybe we will see each other later!

I don't know! Thank you.

Congratulations!

Thank you. You, too!

Ah, thank you, my friends. Thank you!

We trust you, King Harald. We believe in you.

We believe that everything will change now.

I gave you my word.

And that's enough for me.