1. 1014 A.D.
NORTHUMBRIA REGION, YORKCopy !req
2. What's in there?Copy !req
3. It's wine.Copy !req
4. - There's so many soldiers here.
- Of course there are.Copy !req
5. MiscalculationCopy !req
6. The elders are going to gather here today.Copy !req
7. Wow, the elders are going to eat all this?Copy !req
8. What do you think?Copy !req
9. That's not true.Copy !req
10. Anyway, when he was about to get stabbed,
he didn't even notice!Copy !req
11. What do you think about what happened the other day?Copy !req
12. Do you mean the assassination attempt
on the prince?Copy !req
13. I know it's awful to say this,
but we can't ignore the rumors.Copy !req
14. I guess this means the king
has chosen Harald, not Canute.Copy !req
15. Surely Canute's supporters are upset.Copy !req
16. You're talking too loudly!Copy !req
17. It's still just a rumor.Copy !req
18. It looks like we must reconsider our plans.Copy !req
19. No. Thorkell has joined Canute.Copy !req
20. This more than compensates for the loss of Ragnar.Copy !req
21. Thorkell doesn't know how to govern.Copy !req
22. He's too much for Canute to handle.Copy !req
23. By the way, there's someone else who joined
Canute, too.Copy !req
24. His name was Askeladd, "covered in ash."Copy !req
25. Well, I've never heard of him.Copy !req
26. Lords!Copy !req
27. Rise!Copy !req
28. His Highness the king and His Highness the prince
are about to enter the room.Copy !req
29. Well, lots of good food!Copy !req
30. Where's Thorfinn?Copy !req
31. Well...Copy !req
32. There's no need to feel worried for your safety.Copy !req
33. No one here is so foolish
as to shed blood in this place.Copy !req
34. Hurry up and walk! Don't drag your feet!Copy !req
35. You're a stupid kid.Copy !req
36. Whoa, hey!Copy !req
37. Hey, what's wrong with you?Copy !req
38. What? It's just a kid.Copy !req
39. Hey, wait!Copy !req
40. How dare you touch me
with those dirty hands of yours!Copy !req
41. What's wrong with this kid?Copy !req
42. Hey! Don't ignore me.Copy !req
43. Hey! Say something!Copy !req
44. Hey, hey!Copy !req
45. Are you making fun of us?Copy !req
46. Pay up, you!Copy !req
47. Hey, you—Copy !req
48. Out of the way! Let us through!Copy !req
49. You idiots!Copy !req
50. You again!Copy !req
51. You will be notified of your punishment later!Copy !req
52. What a time to cause trouble!Copy !req
53. Are you sure this is okay?Copy !req
54. I heard he's the prince's guard.Copy !req
55. The prince is attending
the imperial council right now.Copy !req
56. There's no way his guard would be
walking around town.Copy !req
57. Elders of Denmark...Copy !req
58. thank you for gathering here today.Copy !req
59. My long-awaited wish has finally come true.Copy !req
60. This land, England,
has finally come under my control.Copy !req
61. This achievement is all thanks to your
valiant efforts in battle.Copy !req
62. In addition, my old friend Thorkell...Copy !req
63. and my son, CanuteCopy !req
64. have returned to us,
thanks to the protection of the gods.Copy !req
65. This is an unexpected stroke of good fortune.Copy !req
66. I'm glad you've returned, Canute.Copy !req
67. Your father is happy.Copy !req
68. I'm going to put Mercia, part of our new territory,
under your rule.Copy !req
69. Let's make this land a good country together.Copy !req
70. Thorkell.Copy !req
71. Support my son.Copy !req
72. This is my wish.Copy !req
73. Yeah.Copy !req
74. Mercia?Copy !req
75. That's the most prosperous land within England...Copy !req
76. Maybe the rumors were just rumors after all.Copy !req
77. No. You don't know that for sure.
If the rumors really are true,Copy !req
78. then of course he'd say that.Copy !req
79. I shall reward you as well in accordance with
your achievements in battle.Copy !req
80. Let us continue to fight with valor
in Ireland, our next battleground.Copy !req
81. Ireland is the land
where our previous king, King Harald,Copy !req
82. was humiliated by Brian Boru, that insolent tyrant.Copy !req
83. Victory is mine!Copy !req
84. The king is reacting just as I had expected.Copy !req
85. This proves he has no counter to my strategy.Copy !req
86. If it's a battle of wits, I'll come out ahead.Copy !req
87. Floki, I like that look on your face.Copy !req
88. Sorry, but I'm going to have you
draw a losing ticket this time.Copy !req
89. I'm the one who's going to be in control of this fight.Copy !req
90. I have all the pieces. I can do it!Copy !req
91. However...Copy !req
92. this land still harbors impudent fools
who show no respect for their king.Copy !req
93. I wanted to let you know about this matter.Copy !req
94. I sent a messenger to urge them
to become my vassals.Copy !req
95. However, despite that, they refused twice.Copy !req
96. If they are sowing seeds of rebellion
that would threaten our new territory,Copy !req
97. then we must do everything we can
to nip it in the bud!Copy !req
98. Wales.Copy !req
99. We shall show the inhabitants of WalesCopy !req
100. the power of the true king.Copy !req
101. We shall attack in the coming spring.Copy !req
102. Be prepared.Copy !req
103. Get up.Copy !req
104. Do you hear me?Copy !req
105. Get up!Copy !req
106. You have a visitor.Copy !req
107. Is it one of Canute's men?Copy !req
108. Send him away.Copy !req
109. What?Copy !req
110. It's not one of the prince's messengers.Copy !req
111. It's just a sailor.Copy !req
112. Thorfinn.Copy !req
113. I heard from one of the tradersCopy !req
114. that someone who looked like you was taken away.Copy !req
115. I was in a panic, Thorfinn.Copy !req
116. It's none of your business.Copy !req
117. So, it's been 11 years?Copy !req
118. How hard it must have been for you...Copy !req
119. It's just as you say.Copy !req
120. I don't understand.Copy !req
121. As long as that man is still alive,Copy !req
122. your heart will never be at peace.Copy !req
123. If you say it's still not enough...Copy !req
124. then you're probably right.Copy !req
125. But...Copy !req
126. I still remember it as if it were only yesterday.Copy !req
127. The sound of the crackling fire in the hearth.Copy !req
128. The delicious smell of the soup.Copy !req
129. Thors.Copy !req
130. Helga.Copy !req
131. Ylva.Copy !req
132. And...Copy !req
133. the smile on your face when you were a kid.Copy !req
134. I was telling you the story
of how I got trapped in an ice floeCopy !req
135. a long time ago in Brattalihd.Copy !req
136. I had run out of food
and my ship had been destroyed.Copy !req
137. My six friends had all died.Copy !req
138. But I still kept walking across the ice.Copy !req
139. Do you know why?Copy !req
140. No matter how stormy the sea is,Copy !req
141. no matter how frozen the sea gets...Copy !req
142. a sailor is always fighting a battle against the sea.Copy !req
143. Just like a warrior...Copy !req
144. with their own honor at stake.Copy !req
145. When Thors died...Copy !req
146. when you disappeared,Copy !req
147. I swore on my honor.Copy !req
148. So, Thorfinn, I'm not saying this for you.Copy !req
149. I'm saying this for myself.Copy !req
150. No matter what happens,Copy !req
151. I'm going to bring you back to Iceland, your home.Copy !req
152. It's my responsibility to Thors.Copy !req
153. Next, the lords of Schleswig.Copy !req
154. Son of Eirik, Ivar.Copy !req
155. Come forth.Copy !req
156. In appreciation of your achievements on the
battlefield, the king is granting you silver and land.Copy !req
157. Accept his offering with gratitude.Copy !req
158. But he looks normal.Copy !req
159. Just now. It was only for a moment.Copy !req
160. He turned pale when he heard Wales mentioned.Copy !req
161. There might be something in Wales
that turns out to be his weakness.Copy !req
162. Please take note.Copy !req
163. Don't be such a pig.Copy !req
164. What a disgrace.Copy !req
165. Shut up! I'm expressing my gratitude
towards the god of harvest.Copy !req
166. Do you intend to get bigger
than you already are? Unbelievable.Copy !req
167. Damn.Copy !req
168. What is it? What's going on, King Sweyn?Copy !req
169. Do you know about the connection
between me and Wales?Copy !req
170. No. That's not possible.Copy !req
171. I've never told Floki about it.Copy !req
172. Even if he did know, he wouldn't mobilize
his entire army just to piss me off.Copy !req
173. So, it must be a coincidence.Copy !req
174. No. It doesn't matter.Copy !req
175. The real problem is that Wales
is going to turn into a sea of fire in the spring.Copy !req
176. Damn.Copy !req
177. Think. I don't have time.Copy !req
178. How can I solve this before spring?Copy !req
179. Should I lead a revolt with the prince?Copy !req
180. No. Thorkell's army of 500 men
are the only ones who I could count on.Copy !req
181. Our army doesn't have enough men.Copy !req
182. It would take some time to convince
some of the generals to join me.Copy !req
183. I could instigate a rebellion among the English again.Copy !req
184. No. Wales would end up
becoming the main battlefield anyway.Copy !req
185. Stop trying to think of a plan that involves a fight.Copy !req
186. One of the king's assassins might try to go after
Canute in the midst of the confusion.Copy !req
187. Home.Copy !req
188. Don't talk to me about home now.Copy !req
189. Far, far to the west, across the sea...Copy !req
190. there lies a new world
where the trees are laden with fruit...Copy !req
191. and grassy plains cover the land.Copy !req
192. It's Vinland.Copy !req
193. Thorfinn.Copy !req
194. It's Vinland!Copy !req
195. After you go home and things have settled down,
let's head for Vinland together!Copy !req
196. Why?Copy !req
197. You said it too, right?Copy !req
198. You said that Thors wanted to go, too.Copy !req
199. Thors came to Iceland to escape battle.Copy !req
200. If he were still alive...Copy !req
201. I'm sure he would have tried to go there, too.Copy !req
202. A place without slaves or war,Copy !req
203. where everyone can live in peace.Copy !req
204. A warm and fertile land.Copy !req
205. Let's build a country like that.Copy !req
206. If it's in Vinland...Copy !req
207. If it's in Vinland, I'm sure we could do it!Copy !req
208. By the way, speaking of Wales...Copy !req
209. that's where you went when you were
running away from me, right?Copy !req
210. What was your trick?Copy !req
211. Why did the people of Wales help you Danes?Copy !req
212. My mother's grave is there.Copy !req
213. That land...Copy !req
214. is my home.Copy !req
215. It's my country.Copy !req
216. The land is poor but the people are full of pride.Copy !req
217. It's the country my mother loved.Copy !req
218. I see.Copy !req
219. Well, you know, sorry to hear that.Copy !req
220. That information is just between us, tell no one.Copy !req
221. I know.Copy !req
222. His Highness Canute's vassal.Copy !req
223. Askeladd, son of Olaf.Copy !req
224. Come forth.Copy !req
225. Now what?Copy !req
226. Why...Copy !req
227. is luck never on my side in the 11th hour?Copy !req