Vikings

Last season on Vikings...

Rollo!

Onward!

In our world, we cannot accept failure.

Someone is always responsible.

King Ecbert's Ealdormen

told us that your father's farming settlement in Wessex

was destroyed almost as soon as your father sailed away.

- Never mentioned it. - Ask him now.

We don't know where Ragnar is.

- How can such a man just disappear? - (SCOFFS)

Our father abandoned us.

We were just kids and he ran off.

I think what happened in Paris finally broke him.

Ragnar wanted to sail to Paris.

He wanted to be famous.

I admired him. He's Viking.

As his son, his fame does not interest me.

What he used his power for, now that would interest me.

He should have told the people.

Everyone lost relatives.

If he ever came back, I would kill him.

Our father betrayed a whole generation of people.

Who wants to be king?

Who wants to be king?

What about you, Sigurd?

Do you want to be king?

Do you want to be king, Ubbe?

Kill me and you are king.

King Ubbe!

What are you waiting for?

- (CROWD GASPING) - Are you afraid?

Be a man!

- (TENSE MUSIC CONTINUES) - (EXHALES)

Why did you come back?

It would appear you have another son.

His name is Magnus. His mother is Queen Kwenthrith...

-...and he lives in King Ecbert's villa

- in Wessex. - Ah, who told you that?

A warrior who was fighting in Wessex.

And he was the one who told you about the settlement.

I came back...

I came back

because I wanted to see

what has become of my sons.

And?

And I'm going to England.

And I thought that you all might want to join me.

What do you say, Hvitserk?

Ubbe?

No.

Sigurd?

I can see in your eyes that your answer is also no, Bjorn.

This is why.

This is part of a map of the Roman Empire.

I found it in Paris.

In this map is the Mediterranean Sea.

And around that sea

are many wonderful people

and places and towns.

I want to go there!

So...

How far along are you with your plans?

Floki is building the boats.

Hvitserk has agreed to come with me as well as King Harald and his brother.

What about you two?

Why are you not going with your brother?

Kattegat has changed since you went away.

It is a major trading center in the region.

And many other kings we know regard it with envy.

We want to stay and protect our mother.

You are right to think of family.

- So... - (METAL CLATTERS)

Father wants to go to England.

Why do you not want to go with him?

Ubbe?

You know why.

Now shut up.

Is it the same for you, Sigurd?

Or are you afraid of being seasick?

I'm not afraid of anything, brother.

Not even me?

Would you like some more ale, Ivar?

Mmm, sure.

- (ALE POURING) - (IVAR BREATHES HEAVILY)

It is wrong to treat her that way.

- (SLAVE GIRL GRUNTS) Why are you so polite?

She's just a slave.

You all just want to have her.

You too, Ubbe.

Ivar.

Mother.

This is how strong you need to be.

- (LOUD GRUNT) - (YELPS IN PAIN)

I want you to be ready.

I am ready.

You won't be ready until you've put some doubt in my mind.

Why won't you tell me what we have to do?

Because I'm not ready.

My father has returned.

So I see.

Perhaps he should not have come back.

He had no choice.

What does this mean?

What will become of us?

Tell me.

You really wish to know?

I am not afraid.

Your father's return brings calamity, disorder, chaos,

tragedy and death.

For all their glories,

the gods will be filled with despair.

Who will die?

Go away, Bjorn Ironside.

Then tell me this.

What calamity will befall us?

Not one calamity,

but calamities too many to number.

Now that your father has come back,

you are happy to see him, I am sure.

But, in truth,

you should curse the day.

- (DOOR OPENS) - How did your father take it?

He was disappointed.

He feels his need to avenge

what happened in England is the most important thing in life.

- In everyone's life. - Isn't it?

Everything was always what he wanted.

Everything was always for him.

Those days are gone.

- (GRUNTS) - (GASPS)

Ragnar!

Hello, Helga.

You look like you've seen a ghost.

Are you a ghost?

Perhaps I am.

Where is he?

- (PIGS GRUNTING) - (PANTING)

- (LOUD SIGHING) - (CHUCKLING)

What is your name?

- Margrethe. - (SIGHS) I'm Ubbe.

I know who you are.

You've done it again, my friend.

This is the sleekest,

fastest boat you've ever built!

I think it is.

I've learned so much over the years.

I've seen what works,

and what doesn't work.

And I've forced my mind to contemplate the ideal boat.

And now, you're giving your ideal boat

- to my son Bjorn. - Mmm.

It's fitting...

In an annoying way.

(HVITSERK AND MARGRETHE MOANING)

Are you going with Bjorn?

You weren't here, Ragnar.

I made him a promise.

You know I must go back to England.

Should have gone back a long time ago.

I knew as well as you what happened to the settlement.

I could have told everyone.

I could have told the mothers and the fathers,

the uncles and the aunts, what had happened to their loved ones.