A Viking Saga: The Darkest Day
I am Hereward of Northumbria.
I have no other name.
My mother abandoned me to monks of
the monastery when I was 3 months old.
The monastery of Lindisfarne,
the only home I've ever known.
Its cold stones, my only refuge.
The holy island, my only life.
The sanctuary of our saints burned.
The storm engulfed our island.
North devils that fell
upon our shores.
They swept over us like waves.
Their dragon ships carried upon
black storm clouds from distant lands
to lay waste to all what we had known.
I am Hereward of Northumbria.
And my life as an innocent
ended that night...
You do well to fear me, holy man.
I am Hadrada, king of Ekor, and
Many of your brothers lie dead.
You may live to mourn them
if you give me the book.
There ain't no book!
We once traded in peace
along these shores.
Then we heard of its beauty,
its power...
It's the word of your white Christ...
It is a light, they say.
dispels all darkness.
The power of your god
will be my price.
This one speaks of your Book.
Talk!
- They have taken it from the abbey.
- No!
There is no hope.
We must submit to them.
Traitor!
The Keepers of the Book
have taken it across the water,
to the main Island,
they will take it to
the Abbey in Iona.
and take their Book.
We fill out the boats and retreat.
Twenty nights along this coast for
gold and silver alone is not enough!
We lost men on this crossing.
I will have that book!
We will lose more men,
for a book!
These beaches are synonymous with death.
Who has seen
the bravery of the Saxons here!
Men who stain their church with
their piss rather than fight!
We die on these rocks.
All for a book!
Don't question me, boy!
Tell the rest to load the boats,
take as many slaves as we can carry.
Tell them to wait offshore.
We will butcher the Keepers and
we will have that Book!
What shall we do with this one?
This coward? Drown him into the sea!
The Holy Gospels will never
fall into heathen hands!
The holy Christ will cut you down!
The holy Christ will cut you down!
He will cut you down!
Come on, lad.
- The King's will come for us?
- Aye.
They will really come?
the signal is send.
They will come for us.
They will come.
They will see us safely to Iona.
We'll be safe in Iona?
Aye.
We've many miles to go.
Come, boy.
We will take their book.
more powerful than the church or king.
You talk of rulership?
To be king?
I am but a just man,
but you, you are more just.
I'm a ware to bring back wealth,
I'll be king then.
No, we are a fractured people,
warring.
We must look beyond mere piracy.
The world changes.
Empires are being forged.
The Saxons are mere invaders here.
Why shouldn't we achieve such
greatness? Why should I not seek
such power for my only beloved son?
Without their book, this nation would fall.
And you...
You would be king here.
Brothers!
Today, we seize the power
of the white Christ.
For Odin!
And Ekor!
The holy ruins!
There is no one here!
They will come!
This old man is cold
and needs to sleep.
See if you can find some wood.
Don't go too far.
Amen.
Well?
Something is better than nothing.
They abandoned us.
God has abandoned us!
Mo, He has not abandoned us.
They will come.
we were warned,
that there were omens,
and now all this death...
I do not.
- And nor should you.
- He said:
God punishes all sinners.He did, he did.
Do you believe the whole Angles
men sins? I do not.
on the Word.
These are dark times, boy.
The heathen destroyed the monastery,
slaughtered our brothers.
Were they all sinners?
Did they turn their back
on the Word?
It was the bloody work of men.
Not the punishment of God.
They will come. I promise you.
Where is this place?
The chapel of St. Alchmund.
Alchmund?
Alchmund was the first pilgrim to
bring the Word to Northumbria.
He is our most glorious saint.
It is said that Alchmund threw
down Satan the great deceiver,
here in this holy place.
It is said...
of Alchmund,
his conversion of the
heathen Saxons of Northumbria,
he tempted Alchmund, as he's tempted
Christ in the wilderness,
but Alchmund's faith was strong.
He threw down Satan,
shaking the mountains.
The sea boiled, rivers ran red.
Alchmund was victorious
over the darkness of his time.
We should be victorious over the darkness
that threatens to cover our time.
And if we fail?
We can not fail, boy.
This book is the salvation of Angles.
It is our heart, our very soul.
Without these Gospels,
this island is slipping to darkness.
This old man that I am
must sleep a while.
It's going to be a long day tomorrow.
No seeing.
We must press on!
Our guides will find us.
They will find us!
God wills it.
- You should rest.
- We must press on!
Stop it.
You must rest...
I'll find you some food.
We must go!
We must go!
Someone is coming.
It's a soldier!
- He is armed.
- A Saxon? A North?
- Come on!
- No.
Do not fear me, priest.
I will protect the Gospels.
I Aethewulf of Wessex.
Your beacon was lead.
I have come to aid you.
You are send from the king?
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