
The Vikings
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The Vikings, in Europe of
the 8th and 9th Century...
were dedicated
to a pagan god of war, Odin.
Cramped by the confines of their
barren, icebound northlands...
as shipbuilders...
to spread a reign of terror...
then unequaled
in violence and brutality...
in all the records of history.
The greatest wish
of every Viking...
was to die sword in hand,
and enter Valhalla...
where a hero's welcome
awaited them...
from the god Odin.
The compass was unknown...
by the sun and the stars.
Once fog closed in, they were
left helpless and blind.
After all, the earth was flat.
Sail too far off course...
and the black wind
would blowthem...
across the Poison Sea
that lay to the west...
and over the edge
of the world into limbo.
Their abiding aim
was to conquer England...
then a series
of petty kingdoms...
each one
the jealous rival of the next.
Thus, when the Vikings set forth
to rob and plunder England...
they never sailed
out of sight of land.
to swift, overnight raids.
It was no accident that
the English "Book of Prayer"...
contained this sentence...
"Protect us, Oh Lord,
from the wrath of the Northmen."
Ragnar!
The king is dead.
Long live the king.
For two months, we have
mourned the good King Edwin...
who by the cruel Viking Ragnar
was foully murdered...
and still lies unrevenged.
The council of the kingdom
now declare that Aella...
is of the true royal line...
and welcome his succession
to the throne.
Your Majesty.
Thank you, my gracious lady.
You may rest assured
that the barbarians...
that murdered
your husband, my cousin...
will soon feel
the weight of my anger.
And though your union
with Edwin was fruitless...
feel confident that you retain
the respect of us all.
You may retire, Queen Enid.
We...
Thurston Bishop
and Matthew Bishop...
ask you will you take
Aella as your king...
You need not fear, my lady.
He has no right to the throne.
There is no direct heir,
my lady.
There is an heir.
What?
Brother Godwin,
I am with child...
but not Edwin's.
The child is that
of the Viking Ragnar.
A bad omen.
The holy sword Requiter...
the sword of kings.
Long live the king!
He's the son of a barbarian...
but I love him
as if he were Edwin's child.
There are already
rumors of his birth.
If they were to reach Aella...
Where are you sending him?
To Italy.
To be tended by monks...
who will not know his identity.
But his life will be safe...
and yours, too.
Father Godwin!
The pommel stone
of the sword Requiter.
It is his by right.
If you hope
to identify him...
in years to come
by means of this stone...
so can his enemies.
Twenty years passed.
Queen Enid had died...
but the rumor that
she had given birth to a son...
continued to plague King Aella.
Although his castle became
the stronghold of all England...
Aella was unable to stop
the Viking raids.
Now let it be known...
throughout the kingdom
of Northumbria...
that l,
King Rhodri of Wales...
bestow on King Aella...
the hand of
my daughter Morgana.
I will consent to this.
l, too,
King Rhodri of Wales, consent.
Praise be to God!
Amen.
Please rise, child.
On the first day of Spring,
you will become my bride.
I trust, Lord Egbert...
that you approve
of this alliance?
With all my heart, sire.
Then why do you spread tales...
of an heir to the throne
left by Queen Enid?
'Tis common knowledge, sire.
The queen on her deathbed
spoke of a son...
sent off to Italy
with the pommel stone...
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