1. Are you deaf too, you old man?
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2. Don't move, guards.
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3. The king is within reach of my sword.
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4. Is he serious?
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5. Oh, dear.
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6. Askeladd.
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7. You bastard! King Sweyn is mine.
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8. Don't move, Thorkell!
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9. Askeladd's not acting normal.
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10. Don't provoke him.
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11. The king mustn't be harmed.
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12. What?
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13. Put away your sword,
then I'll forgive you for this offense.
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14. Forgive me?
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15. Don't push your luck, you savage.
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16. As punishment for mocking my family
and my people, you deserve to die!
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17. This is my last warning.
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18. Put away your sword, Askeladd.
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19. That's my nickname.
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20. I'll tell you the name my mother gave me.
My real name.
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21. Lucius Artorius Castus.
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22. I am the rightful king of the land of Britannia.
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23. I feel better now.
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24. For a period of time,
the Danes held dominion over England.
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25. But in the year 1014,
the situation changed rapidly
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26. with the death of King Sweyn of Denmark.
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27. Denmark and England
crossed swords once again.
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28. Canute succeeded his father Sweyn
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29. and took command of the
Danish viking army in England.
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30. Upon hearing news of Sweyn's death,
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31. Ethelred II returned from his exile
to Normandy and was reinstated.
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32. Both men proclaimed themselves
King of England,
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33. and the fate of the throne
was uncertain once more.
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34. England was exhausted
by never-ending battles.
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35. Your Highness, stand back.
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36. I'm fine. I didn't drink any.
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37. Y-Your Highness, have mercy!
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38. I swear to our Lord Jesus Christ
that I didn't know.
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39. I had no idea the drink was poisoned.
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40. Your Highness, have mercy!
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41. Please, King Ethelred!
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42. Bastard...
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43. Such underhanded means...
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44. The situation here is even worse
than we were told, Your Highness.
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45. It will take a long time for Mercia,
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46. once called the Jewel of the Fields,
to recover from this.
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47. Gunnar, don't speak as though
we had nothing to do with this.
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48. We laid waste to this region.
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49. What is that?
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50. Huh?
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51. Oh, right.
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52. This is the advance force of our army,
which conquered this region.
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53. That's not what I meant.
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54. I'm asking what it is that they're doing.
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55. Why, pillaging the land, of course.
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56. They're looking for girls to
sell from among the beggars.
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57. I thought I forbade that.
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58. Have them beheaded and
display their heads on the road.
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59. What?
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60. B-But collecting the spoils
of war is a military custom.
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61. Cracking down on it harshly would be...
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62. Men who can't maintain discipline
are no soldiers of mine.
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63. Behead them and display
their heads on the road.
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64. Y-Yes, Your Highness.
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65. Hey, you!
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66. What? Seriously?
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67. I appreciate you coming all the
way here, Your Highness.
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68. Floki, have the arrangements been made?
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69. Yes, Your Highness, they await your command.
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70. They can move out immediately.
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71. But you need not have met them yourself.
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72. You could have allowed us to handle the matter.
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73. It's fine. I was already here
observing the military situation.
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74. I shall meet with them.
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75. Earl Eadric of Mercia is a coward.
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76. He is hardly a man worth meeting.
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77. A person's character and their
usefulness are two different things.
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78. Either way, I shall meet him
and judge for myself.
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79. And besides, there is
another reason for my visit.
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80. What do you mean?
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81. Hey!
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82. Canute!
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83. You're here, you bastard!
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84. Canute!
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85. I must appease that.
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86. I imagine it was too great a
task for you and your men.
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87. Yes, indeed.
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88. You little brat!
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89. Let me hit him!
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90. Get outta my way and let me hit him once!
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91. Calm yourself, Thorkell.
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92. Why, you friggin' fraggin' little...
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93. I hate when someone stops my
battles more than I hate frogs!
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94. What?
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95. Frogs?
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96. Mercia has requested a truce.
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97. Our victory here is as good as certain.
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98. You did well, Thorkell.
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99. Shut up!
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100. Battles don't stop until you've
taken the opposing leader's head.
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101. I was about to lop off Eadric's head.
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102. Don't make such a fuss.
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103. Earl Eadric of Mercia is
merely the leader of this region.
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104. Look at the bigger picture.
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105. I don't care about that crap.
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106. I just want to enjoy a
fulfilling life of warfare.
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107. In the lands to the east, Ethelred's son,
Edmund, is making some disquieting moves.
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108. I ask that you help us pacify the east.
Your overwhelming strength in battle is—
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109. I'll decide where I go and
who I fight, Dicehead.
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110. Canute!
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111. You'd better not have forgotten
what I said to you then.
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112. "I'm going to watch what you do from now on,
and who you'll become."
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113. You're still a nobody.
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114. You aren't even the King of England.
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115. You're just a kid.
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116. So listen up, kid.
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117. No matter what you do,
you won't be able to avoid war.
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118. You have no choice but to carve
your path with blood and iron.
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119. Just like Askeladd did.
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120. Don't forget that.
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121. From the start, the path you walk
has been covered in blood.
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122. How long are you going to keep doing that?
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123. It's annoying! Get outta here!
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124. Boy, I'm pissed.
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125. I'll back down for today,
but there won't be a second time.
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126. And don't you forget it.
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127. H-How dare he insult you like that
in front of the soldiers.
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128. Your Highness,
you mustn't overlook this offense.
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129. Why not? It makes sense.
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130. He offered a valuable warning.
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131. He's an honest man.
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132. Move it!
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133. Clear the way.
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134. It would surely be a
pleasure to live like him.
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135. Let's go.
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136. 4,000 pounds of silver.
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137. This is everything we were
able to gather at this time.
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138. Please accept this offering.
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139. If you'll withdraw your forces from Mercia,
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140. we'll provide you with an
additional 4,000 pounds.
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141. It's not a bad deal, Canute.
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142. You offer me Danegeld, Eadric?
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143. What is your answer, Canute?
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144. This is nothing.
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145. Okay, lift 'em.
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146. Hup.
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147. Let me ask you something.
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148. You're paying me this silver so
I'll leave Mercia, aren't you, Eadric?
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149. I-I'm offering you 8,000 pounds.
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150. That should be more than enough
for you to withdraw.
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151. It's not.
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152. Think carefully about what you're saying.
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153. You're telling Canute, Bretwalda of England,
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154. to take this money
and leave his own territory.
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155. And the price you set on such an
insult against a king is this paltry sum?
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156. I am your king.
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157. I came to this land to quell the rebellion
taking place within my domain,
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158. not for wealth.
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159. This is nonsense!
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160. Our king is Ethelred of the
honorable House of Wessex, not you.
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161. Silence.
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162. But Father...
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163. Enough. This is neither the time nor place.
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164. You're right. There is another
who calls himself the King of England.
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165. So, did you offer me this deal
with Ethelred's permission?
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166. I-I'm sure His Highness would understand
if we explained the situation to him.
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167. Ah, how open-minded of him.
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168. So Ethelred would forgive one
of his own vassals for deserting
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169. in order to protect his own land.
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170. Now, that's not nice.
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171. He's got a nasty streak.
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172. The world is in chaos
because there are two kings.
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173. One must die.
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174. Ethelred is a coward who
abandoned his people and throne
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175. to flee into exile during the previous war.
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176. Don't you think it's foolish to trust
the future of England to such a man?
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177. You're telling me to betray him?
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178. You've already betrayed him.
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179. I'd like you to assist me, Eadric.
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180. I'd like to make Ethelred go away.
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181. You've served him for
many years as his vassal.
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182. I'm sure you would know
of a good method.
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183. Do you intend to strip me of
every last shred of loyalty, boy?
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184. In exchange, I'll allow you to keep Mercia.
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185. Ethelred's head is my price.
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186. A good deal, don't you think?
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187. I refuse. A truce is off the table.
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188. I'll keep fighting a foul man
like you until the bitter end.
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189. Floki, this man doesn't seem to be a coward.
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190. He's got some backbone.
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191. In that case,
shall we test it, Your Highness?
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192. Come outside, Eadric.
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193. I have something to show you.
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194. Are you ready?
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195. Yes, Your Highness.
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196. Light it.
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197. What is this?
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198. What are you doing, Canute?
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199. Father.
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200. L-Look...
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201. Th-There are more over there.
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202. C-Canute, what are they signaling?
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203. This is what it means
to go to war against me.
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204. Imagine it, Eadric.
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205. Mercia has been reduced to ash.
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206. Do you understand now?
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207. If I will it, reducing you to ash
would be no trouble at all.
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208. Father!
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209. Buy peace by offering me Ethelred's head.
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210. It's the smart choice.
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211. The next year, in April of 1016,
King Ethelred II of England would die.
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212. Your Highness!
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213. It is said he died of an illness.
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214. After Ethelred's death,
his son Edmund assumed the throne.
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215. As his father's successor,
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216. Edmund caused great trouble for
Canute's forces in a hard-fought war, but...
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217. Seven months later in that same year,
he unsurprisingly also died of an illness.
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218. Died of an illness, huh?
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219. It took King Sweyn ten years
to conquer the nation,
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220. and this time, it ended in less than three.
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221. The Witanagemot will recognize
Canute as Bretwalda.
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222. The coronation will be held
first thing next year.
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223. Don't talk to me about Canute.
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224. You're ruining my beer.
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225. Fine, fine.
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226. Sweyn, Ethelred, and Edmund...
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227. Thanks to the unnatural deaths of his rivals,
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228. in the year 1018, Canute officially
became King of England.
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229. "We Need a Horse."
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