The first 176 lines.
When the moon waxes full again,
we shall seize our fame and fortune
and fight such a battle that the world will tremble,
and the winner shall inherit the earth.
Home?
Honestly, I don't know anymore.
What is home?
I'm a Viking.
But there's something else.
The mother of my children.
Torvi, I don't love her anymore.
She doesn't deserve it.
I feel bad about it.
What we deserve and what we get,
Bjorn Ironside, is never in balance.
It appears the gods are not much interested in fairness.
Good?
How much further, Floki?
We have been walking for days.
I am so greatly looking forward to seeing the house
that Odin built for Floki.
If it exists.
Oh, it exists.
I saw it in a dream.
It's made of gold.
It is a house built by the gods.
It should be big enough for all of us, not just Floki.
Why won't you speak to us, Floki?
Because you wouldn't understand.
Welcome home, my son.
Why are the Sami here?
King Harald and your brother Ivar
are planning to attack us.
When?
At the next full moon.
Well, it seems I have returned just in time.
We need even more help.
We can't underestimate
the forces Harald and Ivar will bring to bear.
That is why I invited the Sami to join us.
Come and meet them.
Ubbe.
Welcome.
Princess.
Tell me, Halfdan,
what was the most amazing thing you saw on your travels?
Nothing.
Nothing?
They call it the desert.
It's just miles and miles of sand.
Sand as far as you can see.
And nothing but sand.
And what was the second most amazing thing you saw?
Everything.
Ubbe, why have you fallen out so violently with Ivar?
How can you even ask me that question?
You know what Ivar is, you saw.
And Hvitserk chose to go with him.
The traitor.
They will destroy our father's legacy for all time.
But we can fight to preserve as much as we can.
Our father lives through us, Bjorn,
or he doesn't live at all.
What are you going to do, Halfdan?
Are you going to rejoin your brother?
No.
Bjorn saved my life,
and I have sworn allegiance to him,
and nothing will make me change my mind.
While you were away, your brother came here.
He swore to me
that he no longer had any designs on my kingdom.
But he was lying.
How do I know that you're not lying?
You don't,
even though I swore on my sacred ring.
Do you think I'm lying, Bjorn?
You and I crawled out from under the same rock.
I believe you will fight against your brother.
Guthrum, I brought something back for you.
It belonged to a man named Commander Euphemius.
A Byzantine prince.
Thank you, Bjorn.
It's beautiful.
Perhaps one day I will get to meet this Euphemius.
Alas, no, you will not.
Halfdan and I ate him.
You ate him?
Well, not on purpose.
No, you have to understand that many strange things
happened in that other world.
Perhaps one day you will see for yourself.
Here is the place.
Here is where we shall live.
Here is what?
Our new settlement?
I can't even see a single house.
You must be joking.
You're not looking.
That's been your problem all the way through, Eyvind.
You don't know how to look.
I can see everything with my own eyes.
I don't need to be tricked.
What I see is nothing.
Where is the house the gods have built?
Huh?
It's not here!
I ought to cut off your accursed head
right now, Floki.
(EXHALES) You see.
This is the land of Loki and the giants.
This is the land of evil.
Look at the hot water spurting.
I'm sure hell is close by.
Stop this stupid talk.
This is just water the gods have made hot
for the very purpose of helping us.
Here we can wash our clothes and even bake bread.
Is there not a soul here who would not enjoy
a slice of hot bread?
I can see she interests you.
Don't worry. I'm not jealous.
Not anymore.
And when you didn't come back from England,
I knew the love we had was over.
I only want to know
that you will always look after our children.
I swear, Torvi,
I will always take care of you and the children.
This is for you.
Why don't you give it to someone else?
Because I want you to have it.
Thank you, sweet Bjorn.
What is it?
I want her.
You don't know anything about that girl.
Ask the King.
What about Torvi?
It's finished.
Come on.
My son would like to sleep with your daughter.
Torvi?
It's all right.
I understand.
He wasn't my fate after all.
No.
I don't blame Bjorn.
No.
Still, you have his children.
Children die.
We all die.
We mustn't try too hard to hold on to things that pass.
You're very wise, aren't you?
No.
Hmm.
Oh.
I want you to give this to Margrethe.
No.
You love Torvi?
No.
I feel sorry for her.
If you feel sorry for someone,
you don't have to kiss them.
We don't have time to play games.
The world is coming to an end.
Ivar and Harald are coming.
We have to know what we are fighting for.
We have to know why we are fighting.
I agree.
Lagertha has been weak.
Do we really want to fight for someone like that?
She's the rightful ruler of Kattegat.
No, she killed
the legitimate ruler of Kattegat.
What are you saying?
Don't fight Ivar.
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