Vikings

Vigrid.

What did he give you?

Could be useful down the road.

As we journey.

Thank you, Ivar.

I don't need anything from him or from anybody.

They all betray you in the end.

Everyone except Floki.

He's our free spirit.

So, what about our boat?

Do you think it could handle long sea voyages?

That's why I'm building it.

But will it be strong enough?

We won't know that until we try.

Oh, it's beautiful.

Why didn't you believe me?

I told you I could do it!

Helga, do you swear to the gods

that you want to marry this man?

I do swear.

Then you are married.

We have a child.

A beautiful girl.

A girl.

He threw us into the world.

We took what we wanted.

You speak our language?

How do you speak our language?

I've traveled.

We are told to travel to take the word of God.

Please, don't kill me.

What is your name?

Athelstan.

How did you find this place of great riches

when all before you had failed?

My lord, we had Thor on our side.

But you understand that all this belongs to me.

By right.

I always thought my father was the hero.

But now that I think about it,

perhaps Floki was the true Viking.

Ragnar Lothbrok challenges you

to meet him in single combat.

Hail, Earl Ragnar!

Hail to the new earl!

Hail, Earl Ragnar!

Floki drove him on.

The only way to bring an end to these incursions

is to negotiate an agreement that is good for both sides.

The king will agree to pay you monies and or treasures

to prevent any further depredations of his territories.

He is prepared to offer 5,000 acres of good land

for farming in peace.

- I accept the offer. - As do I.

Look at them, huddled together.

It sickens me.

Only Floki saw how the new gods mocked us.

Only he was brave enough to act.

Floki, what are you doing?

I have had a sign.

A sign for what?

A sign that blood must be spilled, a sacrifice be made.

I have waited a long time for such a sign.

And now, my purpose is clear.

Floki.

Priest.

Lord, receive my soul.

He was a real Viking.

Do you know what I did, Helga?

Do you know what I did?

I killed Athelstan.

He made my people

the terror of the world.

Everything ready, Floki?

Yes, tomorrow, we attack Paris.

If he dies, he has only asked one thing.

That he receive a proper Christian burial.

Otherwise, we will not leave.

I made the boat that took you to fame.

I made the boat that will take you to your heaven.

Give my regards to Athelstan, by the way.

We leave the camp tomorrow for home.

But because we intend on raiding Paris again in the spring,

it is important to maintain some sort of presence here.

You will winter here with the rest of the warriors

who decide to stay with you.

Floki, you killed Athelstan.

Ragnar always claimed we went to Paris

because of Athelstan!

Therefore, I order the arrest of Floki

for the murder of Athelstan.

You killed Athelstan out of jealousy.

That is the truth.

Just admit it.

No.

The truth is I did as the gods commanded.

And I would do it again if they willed it.

And how did we repay his genius?

The gods are unpredictable and cruel.

A sickness overcame Floki's daughter.

What are you going to do?

You've suffered enough, Helga.

All for some sniveling Christian.

Well, my mother knew what to do.

She was the daughter of heroes.

She knew only Floki could show me the path.

Floki, I came to deliver my precious son into your hands.

This is Ivar, who I love more than anyone else alive.

And Floki, I know he is clever.

I want you to teach him the ways of our gods.

Teach Ivar the true path.

Teach him to hate the Christian god

as you hate the Christian god.

Only you can do it.

Not Ragnar.

I will bring him to you every day.

Teach him to be a Viking.

I have waited a long time.

Show me who you are.

He's trying to make it up to you.

I don't care what he wants.

6A is gonna be pretty cool.

We have Russia, England, Kattegat, Iceland.

We see a lot of different cultures, different colors.

Ivar has a very massive learning experience,

observing what's happening in this whole new world.

Everything is at stake for Ivar.

He is, first and foremost, on the run.

Smart as he is, he always changes

what would be a challenge to an opportunity.

You can be very useful to me.

You are with the king.

It's gonna absolutely blow people's minds.

Where is he from anyway, huh?

He's a Sogdian from Samarkand.

Samarkand.

We're a long way from home.

Indeed we are, my friend.

Tell me again about your father, Ragnar.

Just as Ragnar betrayed Floki,

the gods made his own brother betray him, too.

You will be very rich

and you will be very important.

What must I do in return?

You will defend Paris against your brother.

Rollo!

You have betrayed your own kind!

Ragnar will avenge us.

We are going to lift the boats up the cliff.

We are going to carry them across the mountains

and then simply slide them back into the river.

You can do that, can't you, Floki?

I can do it for you.

Only Floki could sail a fleet through a forest.

But because of my father and his brother,

it went for nothing.

Come here, you snake.

Come my way and let my ax slake its thirst on your blood.

One of us will die today.

And it won't be me.

Brother.

No, leave me!

Leave me!

Enough!

Let them go.

I didn't see my father for 10 years.

Until...

If you want to be king,

you must kill me.

Take it.

No?

You, no? What about you?

No, no?

Anyone?

Who wants to be king?

So, I left Floki.

I lashed myself to my father's ill-starred ship.

Those soldiers

will have discovered the wreckage by now.

They'll be looking for us.

Floki was far away on happier voyages.

I wished I was with him then.

And what was my family doing

while Floki terrorized the world?

Killing each other.

That bitch Lagertha killed my mother.

He was so far away.

I wanted to ask him what to do.

- Allahu Akbar. - I hate that noise.

No, stop!

Stop.

No.

No more killing.

- Allahu Akbar. - Not in this place.

I forbid it.

Helga.

Floki.

Who's she?

- She's an orphan. - So?

What do you want to do with her, Helga?