Vikings: Valhalla

Good friends!

Good friends, tonight on Saint Brice's Day,

we say goodbye to my baby brother,

Prince Harald Sigurdsson, the someday King of Norway.

He thinks he's graced us with his presence

but we know it's him who's been made better by his visit.

- Skol! - Skol!

May the Lord guide you back to Norway, brother.

Stay safe till I see you again.

Where are you going?

- I thought you're seeing me to the boat. - I know.

But the King has summoned us. We're off to London.

But I'm sure you'll find a better send-off than me.

Hmm?

Brother.

So, when are you coming back to England, Prince Harald?

I don't know.

Perhaps… when I hear a good reason.

Prince Harald, the boat's waiting. We must leave.

Prince Harald!

- Prince Harald. - Travel well.

All hail Prince Harald.

Prince Harald?

Sten. My faithful guards.

Your Highness, we came as soon as we could.

I know it is Saint Brice's Day

and you have undoubtedly left feasts with family.

So, please join me.

You said it was urgent, sire. Is there a threat?

Yes.

Over a hundred years ago,

in an effort to ensure lasting peace with your people,

my predecessors established the Danelaw.

Yes, sire.

We've been here so long, many of us no longer remember our own language.

Exactly. They probably feel they are Saxon.

Yes.

But that's the problem, you see.

They're not.

This is not their home.

When the cockle grows amongst the barley,

there is only one way to purify the field.

Therefore, tonight,

I order that all Vikings living on this island…

be exterminated.

Pull! Pull!

Leif!

The fjord! The fjord!

Reverse!

Pull back, now!

Push! Push!

Row into the wave!

Push!

Harder!

Push!

Freydis, secure yourself!

Push! Push!

Pull! Pull!

- Push! - Row! Come on!

Push!

Hold on! Hold on!

No. It's not him.

No.

Kattegat…

It is more beautiful than I ever imagined.

And bigger.

Here. Bring it across.

- The line? - Yeah.

How in Odin's name did you avoid the storm?

Did any ships from the west make it in last night?

No, just two ships before the storm.

It's possible.

Toke, Ulf, you stay here with the boats and resupply.

Freydis, check with the captains at the harbor.

Rest of you will come with me to search the town.

- I'm coming too. - No, you'll get your moment.

- There are so many. - There's another one.

How many have we lost?

Hundreds of them.

Help me move these. We need more space here on the right.

We need more wagons!

Fragrance!

Smell!

Fragrance! Perfume!

Njal…

You, Yrsa and… Liv!

Spread out and search the market.

I'll check the great hall and see if they paid homage.

I'll meet you back at the boat.

- Where are you from? - Greenland.

What kind of journey was it?

Long. Five weeks. No stops.

Five weeks across open ocean in this?

I'm impressed.

Then you are easily impressed.

Not true. My standards are quite high.

So are mine.

Are you from Kattegat?

No, from Ringerike.

I'm Harald Sigurdsson.

Who are you?

My name is Freydis.

After a long voyage on such a small boat,

I would think a hot bath would sound good to someone with high standards.

After a long voyage on a small boat, a lot of things would sound good.

Greetings, brother. Did you just arrive?

I did.

Through that storm? Where did you shelter?

We didn't. It caught us at sea.

Join us.

And tell us your name.

Leif. Leif Eriksson.

Ah.

First time in Kattegat?

- First time in Norway. - From Iceland?

No, Greenland.

To have come that far,

you must have had family killed in the slaughter like us.

No, I don't know what you mean.

The massacre on Saint Brice's Day.

The murder of our people by the English king.

That is what this is.

Calling of all Vikings for revenge.

If you're not here for the gathering, Greenlander,

what has brought you to Kattegat?

I'm looking for a Viking who wears this cross.

Hey, where did you get this coat?

I want it.

I'll double what it cost you.

This… is what it cost me.

Double would have killed me.

You know who I am?

I'm Alfrun from Trundelike,

and if I say I want your coat,

your answer is, "Yes, Alfrun. Right away, Alfrun."

Do you understand?

No… Alfrun.

Go away.

Stop!

Do you not know where you are? This is sacred ground.

I'm sorry.

I meant no disrespect.

You fight like that, but you're not here for the gathering.

What does this man and his cross mean to you?

It is my business.

It is an English cross, Greenlander. You can tell by the detail.

Only a Viking who has spent time there would wear a cross like this.

Are you always like this when you come off a boat?

Are you complaining?

Not at all.

Just… curious.

- Something wrong? - No.

Just wondering how it is you're not from Kattegat but have a tub.

I am the great-grandson of Harald Finehair.

I don't know who that is.

Is this his tub?

Why are you in Kattegat, Freydis from Greenland?

I've come to find someone.

Who did that to you?

The person I'm looking for.

What happened?

When I was younger,

a man came to our home when my father and brothers were away.

He told me he was a Christian Viking.

I had never heard of such a thing before.

When he learned I was alone,

he attacked me and knocked me unconscious.

When I woke, I was naked on my stomach,

tied to a bed and he was on top of me.

He raped me many times and beat me and called me a Pagan whore.

I didn't even know what a Pagan was.

When he finally finished,

he took out his knife,

carved it on my back,

saying he was converting me.

I've never seen it, but I know it's a cross.

What is this criminal's name?

Perhaps I can help you find him.

There's a ship coming.

Olaf!

Harald.

- Olaf. - It's him.

And Gunnar Magnusson.

Brother.

Brother.

- Welcome. - Isn't that the man...

Yes. It was.

I thought the storm had claimed you.

Well, we were spared by the grace of Christ.

We saw the early signs and waited it out in Riska.

Not now.

Come.

Uh, it's not a far journey. Eat something.

- We should go before we lose light. - Toke, Yrsa.

Go get our things.

By the Gods. It's an army.

Your Highness, may I present,

Olaf Haraldsson and Gunnar Magnusson.

King Canute of Denmark.

Jarl Olaf, I've heard much about you.