Vikings

Previously on "Vikings"...

As far as I am concerned, I am now at war with Ivar. He is now my enemy.

Close all roads to York. Trap them, starve them, force them to surrender.

This is my cousin, Mannel.

I offer you my allegiance and loyalty.

Commander Euphemius wants you to be his bodyguards.

- He will pay you very well. - Tell him we agree.

Commander Euphemius isn't really the commander.

An Arab leader called Ziyadat Allah.

He is probably the most important ruler in the Mediterranean.

I want to meet this Ziyadat Allah.

- What does he say? - That he won't go.

Speaking in Greek...

Who is that woman?

- They're burning their dead. - Mmm.

I've found something. The Romans were very clever.

They are gone. The Northmen, the ships. They are all gone.

Why are the rats above ground?

*VIKINGS* Season 05 Episode 05 Title: "The Prisoner"

We must call the faithful to the Cathedral

to celebrate High Mass

and the delivery of York from the pagans!

I agree, sire.

God works in mysterious ways.

Listen! The bells!

My son! Mannel, thank you.

Father.

Father!

Heahmund!

Fight for your God

and protect your king!

Sire! This way!

Sire! Stay down!

Men! Defend!

Cuthred, with me!

Form up!

Charge!

Mannel!

Push through! Cover!

Men! Fight on!

Hold!

Let every soul be subject to a higher power!

For there is no power but that of God!

Die! Die! Die!

Die! Die!

Cover!

Come on!

Sire! Back!

Alfred! Alfred!

Alfred!

Bear not your sword in vain!

Fight!

Hold the wall!

Spears!

Yah!

Yah!

Yah!

Hee-yah!

Speaking Norse...

Speaking Norse...

Speaking Norse...

Yah! Yah!

Sire!

Sire!

- You must leave! You must run! - No! No!

I would rather die!

Save your son at least, if you don't care about yourself!

You are right! You are right!

You lead. I'll follow.

Alfred.

Protect your king!

Die like men!

Good God!

No! No!

Heathen!

Christian.

Yes.

Father!

Father.

What happened?

Aethelwulf!

- What happened? - They surprised us.

- Alfred? - They were hiding.

- Sit down. Sit. - I don't...

All right.

Mannel? My cousin? Where is Mannel?

He urged us to leave.

- He told us he would follow. - No.

He stayed behind.

He died trying to protect our escape.

Heahmund.

Heahmund! Bishop Heahmund!

Surely he survived?

He survived, surely he didn't die?

I thought that God had at last seen fit to...

To be merciful unto us...

And forgive us.

I was wrong, Judith.

I was wrong.

We must suffer.

We must suffer.

Speaking Arabic...

Marhaba.

Allah be praised, you've arrived safely.

Now, please, come into the tent

and relax after your journey.

The Emir will join you shortly.

Your weapons, please.

Man speaking Arabic...

Speaking Arabic...

Yeah.

How can you speak our language?

That is easy.

I have met Rus Vikings

from the Kievan empire many times.

I have been pleased to have helped them with the emperor.

Are you not the enemy of the emperor?

By no means.

Why?

Why should I seek such an enemy?

Ah.

There are many things you do not understand

about how the world works here.

If you take my advice,

you will just take it as it appears.

That is the best way.

Now, we have a trade deal to make.

How can I get furs, swords, falcons,

bear skins, whale meat...

and your slaves are the best!

Everybody knows that!

Why are they following him?

Floki!

Floki has returned!

Floki.

I never thought I'd see you again.

Not in this lifetime anyway.

No.

It's strange for me too.

To be back here in this Great Hall.

If I listen carefully, I can still hear

the sound of Earl Haraldson's voice.

And Ragnar's voice.

Always Ragnar's voice.

Such memories we've shared, Lagertha.

Yes.

So much has happened to me, Lagertha.

So much.

I don't know who I am.

You are Floki, the boat builder.

I am more than that.

Floki!

Ubbe! Ubbe!

The last time I saw you, you were...

Sailing away in a small boat with no means of navigation.

You'd given yourself to the Gods.

Oh, and the Gods provided.

In what way?

They took me to a place.

A special place.

I was dead and then I was alive.

And then I came ashore.

And I was in this special place.

Where was this place?

At the edge of everything,

and yet at the very center of it all.

There's no one else there.

No one?

No humans.

Only the Gods.

Huh.

Why did you come back here, Floki?

Because I felt that

it was wrong to keep this amazing place to myself.

I want to share it.

With whom?

With those who believe in the true Gods.

I only want those who are pure in spirit and heart.

This place is only fit for true believers.

- Like you? - Yes.

Like me.

But not like me?

Or not like Ragnar?

We were never pure like you are.

I can't say.

All I know

is that the Gods have sent me here to find kindred spirits.

Those who are willing to live pure lives among the Gods.

You would take these warriors

and shield-maidens away from here,

to your special place?

Yes!

If they were willing to come with me.

In that case,

I must warn you, my friend.

This is my kingdom.

I rule Kattegat.

And I must protect it,

and look after it and its people.

Especially now, when we have every reason