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Retreat!
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Fall back!
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Your plan won't work.
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The bridge has now
been fortified with armed towers.
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If we attempt to storm the gates,
as you suggest,
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we will lose a thousand men
before we reach it.
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Then we raid England
till it runs out of food.
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They're prepared for that.
They appear well stocked for such a siege.
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We will run out of men
long before they run out of food.
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What do you suggest?
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Forget about taking London.
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What are you talking about?
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-London is the key to taking England.
-No.
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Edmund is the key.
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Take England's king, you take England.
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Let me hear your plan.
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It is the Greenlander's plan.
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Think of the bridge like a boat.
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Its main arch is its keel,
built to withstand the great weight.
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But the English have weakened it.
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Why would they do that?
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It wasn't intentional.
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They put a drawbridge in the middle,
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and in doing so,
they've made it vulnerable.
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If we are to succeed,
our timing is crucial.
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If you are not in the right position
when the tide turns, nothing will work.
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Do you understand
what you're asking?
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Even if I put
my strongest man in my best boat,
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it would be impossible
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to hold it against that current
and out of range of their archers.
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I'm not asking for your best boat.
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I'm asking for your best three boats.
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You're crazy.
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And you're afraid of failure.
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I'm afraid of stupidity.
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His plan is ridiculous. It cannot be done.
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I did not say it would be easy.
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That is why they won't expect it.
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We look for another way.
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Make way! Make way for the King!
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Hail King Edmund!
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King Edmund.
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Congratulations on your coronation.
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Thank you, Ealdorman Streona.
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May I present my stepmother. Queen Emma.
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Queen Emma.
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I'm sorry for your loss,
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your husband was a great warrior.
He is missed.
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Thank you, Ealdorman Streona.
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He would be pleased
that you obeyed his call
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and have come to England's aid.
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I am your servant.
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The Vikings are camped
on the other side of the Southwark Island.
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Why the south?
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His spies have undoubtedly
told him that you're here
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to protect London
from an attack from the north.
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But now that that is established,
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I want you to move,
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cross the Thames below his fleet
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and bring your army to his rear.
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Trapping him between
the river and the swamp.
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Exactly.
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You came up with this plan?
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Yes. Why?
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Because it is excellent, Your Highness.
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And where will you be
while Mercia attacks the Northmen?
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Inside the walls of London?
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Where he is most valuable
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and where he will remain until
Canute's defeat is being secured,
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which time he will ride out
and accept the Viking's surrender.
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I see. Mercia takes all the risks--
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And receives the glory.
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Your sacrifice
will not go unrewarded, Eadric Streona,
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but now is not the time to negotiate.
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On the contrary, Your Highness.
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With a Viking army
camped on your doorstep,
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I can't imagine a better time.
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And what is it you wish?
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Something far more tangible than glory.
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I wish for Mercia
to once again be independent.
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-As in the old days before your father.
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Then I suggest
you gather your army and leave.
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For if you believe that Canute will not
come for Mercia after taking London,
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then you're more naive than I thought.
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Prepare the men to return to Mercia.
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Wait.
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Perhaps we can come
to some other arrangement.
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Such as doubling Mercia's lands.
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Will these additional lands come
from your holdings, Your Highness?
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Perhaps.
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Maybe others will be forced to contribute,
but the increase is assured.
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You have my promise.
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You've guaranteed
a great victory, Your Highness.
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I thought your plan was good.
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Just not good enough?
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And you are asking me to risk 10,000 lives
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on the actions of six.
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To do that
I must be convinced that it will succeed.
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Olaf is a great warrior.
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Knows the English defenses
better than anyone.
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And yet, here you are.
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Convince me, your plan will work.
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Why should I trust you?
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Because I do not care about your success.
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I care about them.
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They'd risk their lives for me.
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I was more concerned
about your role than ours.
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If you failed,
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everyone else's sacrifice
would count for nothing.
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I was not worried about that.
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I have been Edmund.
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The son of a great warrior king.
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I know what the weight
of a powerful father feels like.
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So do I.
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Even if my father was a Skogarmaor.
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Yes.
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I forgot.
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Your father was Erik Thorvaldsson.
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You also know the desire
to stand in your own light.
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All too well.
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So, Greenlander.
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How do you plan
to get through the marshes?
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Hmm?
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What the hell are these things?
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This is a new Viking ship.
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We've come a long way, my friends.
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And I'm fortunate. And grateful.
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We are blessed by the Gods,
who alone know our destinies.
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Hmm.
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If this is where we say goodbye on Earth,
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then it is only a quick farewell
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as we will hail
each other soon in Valhalla.
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Valhalla.
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In Valhalla.
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-May the Gods be with all of us.
-The Allfather watch us all.
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-When did you learn to shoot a bow?
-You taught me.
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Skarde.
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What do you think?
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It is like it was built by the Gods.
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No, not Gods. Just carpenters.
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Tarps.
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Formation!
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-Range?
-Still too far, my lady.
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Row!
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Row!
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Form a line!
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Attention!
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Raise the defenses.
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Raise the defenses!
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Heave!
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Hold!
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Why is he marking time?
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He's waiting for something.
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I hear drums.
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No. Shields.
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Hold!
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Hold it!
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Acknowledge a parley.
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What is he doing?
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He's coming to challenge you.
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Keep him occupied until Streona arrives.
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You must be the Boy King, Edmund.
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And you must be the leader of the Vikings
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we've been hearing
for days and smelling for a week.
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My name is King Canute
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and I have come to kill you for the crimes
your father committed against my people.
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Well, I hate to disappoint you,
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but it is you
who will pay the price for your crimes.
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Such brave words
from a boy hiding behind a wall.
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Where I come from,
we have a word for that.
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Bleyða!
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Bleyða! Bleyða! Bleyða!
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-And what does that mean?
-It means…
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coward!
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And it is your new title.
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King Bleyða!
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Archer.
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Hold!
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Don't give in to your passion.
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You must keep him in place
until Streona arrives.
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Why not come out like a Man King?
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And do battle with honor.
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Honor?
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What honor is there
in sweeping the field clear of a rabble,
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hungry only for Danegeld?
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You are no better
than the beggars at my gate.
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I must say, I…
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I am disappointed in your response.
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What has become of England?
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There used to be warriors here.
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Your father, for example.
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When I was your age, I saw King Æthelred
lead a hundred men against a thousand.
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How he must anguish in his grave
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knowing that he has
sired a mouse for a son.
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I will make you a challenge.
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Come down here and fight me man-to-man.
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King-to-king.
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Or if you wish,
bring whatever troops you chose
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and fight my men
on this magnificent bridge.
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If you are victorious,
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then we will know
that our quest was not endorsed by God.
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We will accept His decision
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and leave this land
without further bloodshed.
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But if you do not,
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I promise you all the world
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will know the truth about Edmund,
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son of Æthelred.
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How he sacrificed
the courage of his kingdom
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to hide his own fear,
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and they will join us in hailing,
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"King Bleyða,
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The Coward of London."
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Bleyða!
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-I am not a coward!
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Come back here!
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I order you!
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-Get me my horse!
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00:27:15,592 --> 00:27:17,969
No, Your Highness.
It is not the time.
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00:27:18,053 --> 00:27:20,805
I disagree. It is precisely the time.
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Edmund, he has baited you,
you must wait for Streona.
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00:27:23,516 --> 00:27:26,436
No! Streona lost his moment,
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I will lead this fight
and the glory will be ours.
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Men of England!
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I mean to wipe this Viking scourge
from our shores! Who is with me?
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Yeah!
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Edmund, stop!
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-Open the gates!
-Open the gates!
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The tide is turning.
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Keep holding!
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Open the gates!
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Archers.
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Prepare the roofs!
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00:28:46,808 --> 00:28:47,767
More water!
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-Attack!
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Shield wall!
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Hold!
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00:29:14,669 --> 00:29:16,129
Hold!
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Hold!
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00:29:57,921 --> 00:30:01,382
Now! Row forward!
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-Forward!
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00:30:44,592 --> 00:30:46,261
Row!
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Retreat! Retreat!
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Retreat!
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-Retreat!
-Retreat!
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Retreat!
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Fall back!
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Fall back!
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00:31:46,946 --> 00:31:50,617
They're retreating. After them!
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The King is winning ground.
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Maybe.
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Stop!
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Keep holding!
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Fall back!
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00:32:24,108 --> 00:32:25,443
Bring him back.
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-Bring him back.
-Your Highness?
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It is a trap.
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-Ready the archers!
-Archers! Draw!
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Pull! Pull!
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Archers! Ships!
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-Loose!
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Tie it fast!
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Pull away!
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Harder!
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Row!
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For the love of God,
give me everything you've got!
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Row!
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Defend the bridge!
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Archers. Beneath the bridge.
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-Loose!
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-Tomas!
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00:34:21,851 --> 00:34:22,685
Njal!
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00:34:24,437 --> 00:34:25,271
Leif!
275
00:34:41,120 --> 00:34:43,873
Ready yourselves, men! This is it!
276
00:34:50,505 --> 00:34:51,839
Shield wall!
277
00:34:53,716 --> 00:34:57,053
-Shield wall!
-Shield wall!
278
00:35:04,393 --> 00:35:08,606
My lord, Edmund has taken the battle
to the Vikings…
279
00:35:08,689 --> 00:35:11,901
-He's what?
-They battle on the bridge.
280
00:35:12,944 --> 00:35:14,278
Double time!
281
00:35:14,362 --> 00:35:17,073
-Row harder!
-Pull!
282
00:35:17,156 --> 00:35:20,368
Together! Now! Row!
283
00:35:33,548 --> 00:35:34,715
Sire!
284
00:35:36,050 --> 00:35:38,553
-You must return before it falls.
-What falls?
285
00:35:39,345 --> 00:35:41,472
The bridge. They labor to
bring it down and trap you.
286
00:37:00,426 --> 00:37:01,761
Attack!
287
00:37:11,229 --> 00:37:12,688
-No, Skarde!
288
00:37:13,648 --> 00:37:14,732
-Skarde!
289
00:37:24,408 --> 00:37:25,493
Row!
290
00:37:35,461 --> 00:37:37,004
Row!
291
00:37:37,088 --> 00:37:38,089
Hold on!
292
00:37:41,050 --> 00:37:42,343
Hyah!
293
00:37:45,846 --> 00:37:47,098
Now!
294
00:37:47,181 --> 00:37:49,642
Raise the sails!
295
00:37:54,063 --> 00:37:56,232
Row! Row!
296
00:38:22,133 --> 00:38:25,469
Yeah! Yeah!
297
00:38:26,762 --> 00:38:30,474
-We did it! Yeah!
-The Greenlanders!
298
00:38:30,558 --> 00:38:32,310
Greenlanders!
299
00:38:46,574 --> 00:38:48,409
Yes! Yes!
300
00:38:49,243 --> 00:38:52,788
Yeah! Yeah!
301
00:39:22,985 --> 00:39:23,903
Halt!
302
00:39:27,031 --> 00:39:29,742
Sir, we can still attack.
303
00:39:32,870 --> 00:39:33,746
No.
304
00:39:34,872 --> 00:39:37,875
He wanted glory, now let him taste defeat.
305
00:39:39,418 --> 00:39:41,962
I will not sacrifice good men
to a failed battle.
306
00:39:43,756 --> 00:39:46,384
Especially when there's
a greater victory to be gained.
307
00:39:55,059 --> 00:39:57,436
-Forward!
-Forward!
308
00:40:11,242 --> 00:40:13,035
Bring me the Boy King.
309
00:40:18,791 --> 00:40:20,960
Bring me England.
310
00:40:39,728 --> 00:40:40,604
Leif!
311
00:40:43,190 --> 00:40:44,024
You did it!
312
00:40:48,362 --> 00:40:49,572
This is for you!
313
00:40:50,072 --> 00:40:53,159
Your plan worked! We did it!
314
00:40:53,868 --> 00:40:55,578
Hail the Greenlander!
315
00:40:56,162 --> 00:41:00,082
Hail the Greenlander! Yes!
316
00:41:00,166 --> 00:41:02,084
Hail the Greenlander!
317
00:41:03,252 --> 00:41:05,713
-Hail the Greenlander!