Vikings s02e83 Episode Script
Athelstan's Journal Loyalty
Loyalty, the lifeblood of this place.
This is a personal combat.
Whole empires have fallen in the name of loyalty.
But new empires built on loyalty will rise from the ashes to take their place.
Hail Earl Ragnar! Hail, Earl Ragnar! For as long as the loyalty that built them remains unbroken I swear to be true to you, your wife, and your family.
There is no need for you to swear.
You have already paid a heavy price for your loyalty to me.
Nevertheless, I will swear, brother.
How will we ever be equal now? family I'm with child again.
Common intent You were once married to an earl.
Would you not like to be married to another one? A shared enemy It seems they intend to stay here a while as scavengers, little more than beasts.
We must be able to outthink them.
- You see them up there? - Yes.
What are we waiting for? Until the odds are in our favor.
We're being attacked.
And inspired leadership always wins the hearts of men.
Who are you? I'm Lord Aethelwulf, brother of King Aelle.
Yet you lead his army.
Hmm.
Shall we go visit the king? What do you want for the safe return of my brother and for leaving my kingdom? £2,000 in gold and silver.
What did he say? How much? £2,000.
I agree to the terms.
But first I desire that either you or one of your companions agrees to be baptized into our faith.
That way, I can make peace with a friend and fellow Christian and not an enemy.
How will you ever get Odin to forgive you now? Most surprising of all is the loyalty born of kindness.
I want to serve you.
If it's really what you want, I accept your offer.
Carefully nurtured, it is a currency beyond riches.
Carelessly tended, it is a torch to the fire of vengeance.
They're empty! I swear before God Almighty I declare war eternal on the Northman Ragnar Lothbrok.
This is a personal combat.
Whole empires have fallen in the name of loyalty.
But new empires built on loyalty will rise from the ashes to take their place.
Hail Earl Ragnar! Hail, Earl Ragnar! For as long as the loyalty that built them remains unbroken I swear to be true to you, your wife, and your family.
There is no need for you to swear.
You have already paid a heavy price for your loyalty to me.
Nevertheless, I will swear, brother.
How will we ever be equal now? family I'm with child again.
Common intent You were once married to an earl.
Would you not like to be married to another one? A shared enemy It seems they intend to stay here a while as scavengers, little more than beasts.
We must be able to outthink them.
- You see them up there? - Yes.
What are we waiting for? Until the odds are in our favor.
We're being attacked.
And inspired leadership always wins the hearts of men.
Who are you? I'm Lord Aethelwulf, brother of King Aelle.
Yet you lead his army.
Hmm.
Shall we go visit the king? What do you want for the safe return of my brother and for leaving my kingdom? £2,000 in gold and silver.
What did he say? How much? £2,000.
I agree to the terms.
But first I desire that either you or one of your companions agrees to be baptized into our faith.
That way, I can make peace with a friend and fellow Christian and not an enemy.
How will you ever get Odin to forgive you now? Most surprising of all is the loyalty born of kindness.
I want to serve you.
If it's really what you want, I accept your offer.
Carefully nurtured, it is a currency beyond riches.
Carelessly tended, it is a torch to the fire of vengeance.
They're empty! I swear before God Almighty I declare war eternal on the Northman Ragnar Lothbrok.