E10 - The Cursed Head

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SIGN    The Cursed Head
SIGN    The Cursed Head
[02:39] EINAR
    Okay, here we go.
[02:41] BOTH
    Ready, push!
[02:58] BOTH
    Yes! That's the last one!
[03:18] EINAR
    I don't believe it.
[03:22] EINAR
    It really was possible.
[03:24] EINAR
    Together, we turned an
     entire forest into a farm.
[03:28] THORFINN
    Yeah, I think it took more than three years.
[03:33] EINAR
    If only all this land were ours.
[03:38] THORFINN
    That's one thing a slave can't have.
[03:44] THORFINN
    We worked hard. We're nearly there.
[03:50] EINAR
    Yeah. The other day, Pater told me something.
[03:55] EINAR
    We'll be able to buy our freedom with the
    next harvest from this cleared land.
[04:02] EINAR
    We'll get some change back, too.
[04:07] THORFINN
    I see.
[04:11] THORFINN
    Einar, what are you going to do
    once you're a free man?
[04:19] EINAR
    I don't know. Even if I went back to my homeland,
    there's no family waiting for me.
[04:25] EINAR
    And besides...
[04:28] THORFINN
    You're worried about Arnheid.
[04:31] EINAR
    Yeah, I feel awkward about it.
[04:36] EINAR
    If only Arnheid could be free, too.
[04:40] EINAR
    Then I'd feel better.
[04:46] THORFINN
    The master has no intention
    of letting her go.
[04:54] EINAR
    What about you, Thorfinn?
[04:57] EINAR
    Will you go back to Iceland?
[05:01] THORFINN
    Yeah. I think so. Probably.
[05:06] EINAR
    Seriously? You don't seem sure
    about your plans.
[05:10] THORFINN
    Neither do you.
[05:16] EINAR
    Good grief. It's strange, isn't it?
[05:21] EINAR
    Freedom's just around the corner,
    and we're acting like this.
[05:37] THORFINN
    There is something I'd like to try to do.
[05:43] EINAR
    Really? What is it?
[05:47] THORFINN
    Well, there's a lot I'm still not sure about.
[05:57] THORFINN
    What do you think, Einar?
[06:03] THORFINN
    Would it be possible to rid the
     world of war and slavery?
[06:25] EINAR
    Well... that would be like a dream.
[06:37] KETIL
    Ah, you've finally felled the last tree.
[06:42] KETIL
    Well done, both of you.
[06:45] EINAR
    Master!
[06:47] KETIL
    Well? Do you think you'll be able
    to till the soil in time for planting?
[06:51] EINAR
    Yes, probably, if we hurry.
[06:57] KETIL
    I see, I see. All right.
    Then I'll give you a little discount.
[07:03] KETIL
    Once you're done sowing the seeds,
    the two of you will be free.
[07:09] KETIL
    You've worked hard, Thorfinn, Einar.
[07:20] KETIL
    What? You don't seem that happy.
[07:24] EINAR
    Huh? What?
[07:26] EINAR
    No! Wait, no!
[07:27] EINAR
    All right!
[07:30] EINAR
    Thorfinn, we finally did it!
[07:33] THORFINN
    Y-Yeah!
[07:35] KETIL
    Wait, sorry. Don't celebrate yet.
[07:39] BOTH
    What?
[07:40] KETIL
    You'll have to wait until after I return.
[07:44] EINAR
    You're going somewhere?
[07:47] KETIL
    Yes. By the way,
    have you seen the old master?
[07:52] EINAR
    He hasn't been this way.
[07:55] KETIL
    I see. Maybe he's on his farm.
[08:00] KETIL
    Well, you'll do.
[08:02] KETIL
    If you see him, give him this message.
[08:06] KETIL
    Tell him I've gone to the palace
    in Jelling to visit King Harald.
[08:13] KETIL
    I'm sure I'll be back in time
    for planting, though.
[08:17] KETIL
    Make sure you till the soil by then.
[08:20] BOTH
    Yes, sir.
[08:23] EINAR
    Safe travels.
[08:27] KETIL
    Oh, right.
[08:30] KETIL
    How would you like to continue working
    for me as my retainers once you're free?
[08:37] KETIL
    I'd gladly welcome a couple of
    hard workers like you.
[08:42] KETIL
    Give it some thought.
SIGN    What benefit is there for the worker from that
     in which he labors? I have seen the task which
     God has given the sons of mankind with which
     to occupy themselves. He has made everything
     appropriate in its time.
SIGN    What benefit is there for the worker from that
     in which he labors? I have seen the task which
     God has given the sons of mankind with which
     to occupy themselves. He has made everything
     appropriate in its time.
SIGN    He has also set eternity in their heart, without the
    possibility that mankind will find out the work
    which God has done from the beginning even
    to the end.
SIGN    He has also set eternity in their heart, without the
    possibility that mankind will find out the work
    which God has done from the beginning even
    to the end.
SIGN    Ecclesiastes 3:9-11
SIGN    Ecclesiastes 3:9-11
[09:49] GUNNAR
    Excuse me, Your Majesty.
[09:52] GUNNAR
    Our ship will be arriving in Jelling shortly.
[09:57] GUNNAR
    Please wake up, King Canute.
[10:45] GUNNAR
    Your Majesty, what are you doing out here?
[10:49] GUNNAR
    Our horses will be ready soon.
[10:51] GUNNAR
    Please wait inside your cabin.
[10:53] CANUTE
    Here is fine.
[10:56] CANUTE
    I haven't been back home in a while.
[10:58] CANUTE
    I want to feel the breeze.
[11:03] WULF
    Your Majesty.
[11:07] WULF
    I am delighted to see you've
     safely returned from England.
[11:11] CANUTE
    Thank you. Wulf, how is my brother doing?
[11:16] WULF
    My liege.
[11:17] WULF
    King Harald is not well.
[11:22] WULF
    His pain has worsened over the past month.
[11:24] WULF
    He's no longer capable of speaking.
[11:30] CANUTE
    I see. How much longer does he have?
[11:34] WULF
    According to those treating him,
    these next few days will be critical.
[11:42] CANUTE
    Very well. Thank you for
    watching over him in my place.
[11:47] WULF
    Yes, Your Majesty.
[11:52] CHILD A
    Ouch.
[11:53] CHILD B
    I won again.
[11:54] CANUTE
    That ball game they're playing...
[11:55] CHILD C
    Are you okay?
[11:55] CHILD A
    Again.
[11:56] CHILD B
    Don't hurt yourself.
[11:57] CANUTE
    My brother was quite good at it
    when we were children.
[11:58] CHILD A
    Darn you.
[12:05] CANUTE
    He occasionally played with me.
[12:13] (Flashback) YOUNG CANUTE
    Harald, hit it again.
[12:18] (Flashback) HARALD
    Okay. Watch the ball closely, Canute.
[12:22] CANUTE
    Those within the palace
    feuded amongst themselves
[12:25] CANUTE
    over which of us would succeed our father,
[12:29] CANUTE
    but my brother never paid
     any heed to it himself.
[12:35] (Flashback) HARALD
    Ready?
[12:36] (Flashback) HARALD
    Here it comes.
[12:43] (Flashback) RAGNAR
    Your Highness!
[12:45] (Flashback) HARALD
    Ragnar...
[12:55] (Flashback) YOUNG CANUTE
    I'm okay.
[12:57] (Flashback) RAGNAR
    I don't believe it.
[12:59] (Flashback) HARALD
    See? He's tougher than you think.
[13:03] (Flashback) HARALD
    You're a little too overprotective,
    you know. You should—
[13:08] (Flashback) RAGNAR
    Impressive, Your Highness.
[13:13] (Flashback) RAGNAR
    I knew you could do it.
[13:15] (Flashback) RAGNAR
    Are you certain you're not hurt?
[13:17] (Flashback) YOUNG CANUTE
    Yeah. Thanks, Ragnar.
[13:21] (Flashback) YOUNG CANUTE
    But it's hard to move when
    I'm wearing so many layers.
[13:24] (Flashback) YOUNG CANUTE
    I'm hot, too. Can I take these off?
[13:26] (Flashback) RAGNAR
    No.
[13:29] (Flashback) RAGNAR
    A warrior must be properly equipped.
[13:33] (Flashback) RAGNAR
    Are you listening, Your Highness?
[13:35] RAGNAR
    Letting your guard down for even
    a moment can prove fatal.
[13:37] CANUTE
    He was a strong, kind man.
[13:41] RAGNAR
    Even I once...
[13:44] CANUTE
    My brother helped me often.
[13:49] CANUTE
    I must thank him.
[13:54] CHILD A
    Hup!
[14:11] WULF
    Play somewhere else, children.
[14:14] CHILD A
    Sorry.
[14:23] CHILD A
    Don't hit it so hard, Asta.
[14:25] ASTA
    Hmph. You're just slow.
[14:26] WULF
    Unbelievable. Children are so carefree.
[14:28] CHILD A
    What did you say?
[14:31] ASTA
    Now you're mad.
[14:31] WULF
    What is the matter, Your Majesty?
[14:39] CANUTE
    It's nothing.
[14:46] Narrator
    Sweyn's sons inherited their own
    respective territories from their father.
[14:54] Narrator
    The older brother Harald inherited Denmark,
[14:57] Narrator
    and the younger brother Canute
    inherited England.
[15:01] Narrator
    Their relationship was good.
[15:06] Narrator
    During Canute's conquest of England,
[15:09] Narrator
    his brother Harald directly supported him
    by sending a fleet of ships.
[15:16] Narrator
    However...
[15:19] Narrator
    Shortly after Canute became
    King of England, Harald fell ill.
[15:27] Narrator
    Harald had no heirs.
[15:33] ESTRID
    Brother Canute!
[15:35] ESTRID
    You really did come to Jelling.
[15:39] CANUTE
    Address me as "Your Majesty," Estrid.
[15:41] ESTRID
    Your visit is so sudden. I was surprised.
[15:47] CANUTE
    It's good to see you again, King Harald.
[15:56] ESTRID
    Brother Harald,
    Brother Canute has come to visit you.
[16:01] ESTRID
    Can you tell he's here?
[16:04] CANUTE
    It's fine. You don't have to wake him.
[16:07] CANUTE
    I'll be staying here a while.
[16:09] CANUTE
    I'll speak to His Majesty
    when he's feeling better.
[16:15] HARALD
    Canute...
[16:27] CANUTE
    King Harald, I am here.
[16:32] CANUTE
    Please rest.
[16:35] CANUTE
    You needn't worry about your kingdom.
[16:43] HARALD
    I've been waiting for you.
[16:49] HARALD
    Denmark...
[16:54] HARALD
    Denmark is yours.
[17:07] CANUTE
    Don't be absurd, King Harald.
[17:11] CANUTE
    Get well soon so we can play ball again.
[17:17] SWEYN
    You've got some guts, Canute.
[17:21] SWEYN
    I'm impressed you can lie about that
    like you don't know what's going on.
[17:29] ESTRID
    Brother?
[17:32] SWEYN
    You're visiting the man
    you poisoned yourself?
[17:36] SWEYN
    What a farce. What will you
    accomplish by doing that?
[17:45] SWEYN
    Harald was friendly to you.
[17:49] SWEYN
    Why did you need to kill him?
[17:53] SWEYN
    You could've ruled the world together.
[17:58] SWEYN
    You didn't do it for the sake of
    peace and prosperity.
[18:03] SWEYN
    Ambition now rests within your heart.
[18:08] SWEYN
    The ambition to rule as
     king of all the North Sea.
[18:17] SWEYN
    That is the curse. The crown's curse.
[18:25] SWEYN
    None can escape it.
[18:29] SWEYN
    By donning the two crowns
    of Denmark and England,
[18:38] SWEYN
    you will suffer twice as much as I did.
[18:51] ESTRID
    Brother!
[18:59] ESTRID
    What's wrong? You suddenly went into a daze.
[19:03] ESTRID
    Have you fallen ill, too?
[19:15] CANUTE
    I'm fine. I just felt a little dizzy.
[19:23] WULF
    Prepare a bedchamber.
[19:25] WULF
    His Majesty is tired from
    his long voyage at sea.
[19:58] CANUTE
    What is it?
[20:00] MAID
    Lady Estrid instructed me
    to bring you something to drink.
[20:06] CANUTE
    Where did it come from?
[20:08] MAID
    What? Where is it from?
[20:13] CANUTE
    I don't need any. I'm not thirsty.
[20:18] SWEYN
    You fear being poisoned
    because you poison others.
[20:24] SWEYN
    Isn't that right, Canute?
[20:32] CANUTE
    It was rather mischievous of you to appear
    in the middle of the afternoon, King Sweyn.
[20:39] SWEYN
    If you can see me during the day,
    then the curse must be growing stronger.
[20:48] MAID
    Is he talking to himself?
[20:50] CANUTE
    How long are you going to
    keep standing there?
[20:52] CANUTE
    I need nothing from you. Leave.
[20:54] MAID
    Y-Yes, Your Majesty!
[20:59] CANUTE
    Uniting the nation is
     essential to creating a utopia.
[21:04] CANUTE
    Two kings would eventually cause trouble.
[21:08] CANUTE
    King Harald's death is necessary.
[21:15] SWEYN
    I'm surprised.
[21:18] SWEYN
    You've come to think
    like a real king, Canute.
[21:30] SWEYN
    What are you laughing about?
[21:34] CANUTE
    King Sweyn, I once hated you
    and wished for your death.
[21:40] CANUTE
    But now?
[21:43] CANUTE
    You're the only one I can speak to frankly.
[21:51] CANUTE
    Let us be friends,
[21:55] CANUTE
    as befits two cursed men.
[22:12] (Flashback) YOUNG CANUTE
    Brother, again!
[22:18] (Flashback) HARALD
    Okay.
[22:21] (Flashback) HARALD
    Here it comes, Canute.
[22:22] (Flashback) YOUNG CANUTE
    Okay.
[22:24] (Flashback) SWEYN
    Harald.
[22:29] (Flashback) SWEYN
    We're holding a war council. Join us.
[22:33] (Flashback) HARALD
    Yes, Father.
[22:37] (Flashback) HARALD
    Sorry, Canute.
[22:39] (Flashback) HARALD
    We'll continue another time.
[22:43] (Flashback) YOUNG CANUTE
    Thank you, Brother.
[23:02] (Flashback) HARALD
    Grow up strong, Canute.
[23:06] (Flashback) HARALD
    Stronger than me and father.
[23:11] (Flashback) HARALD
    Got it?
[23:15] (Flashback) YOUNG CANUTE
    Yes.
[23:37] (Flashback) RAGNAR
    Come, Your Highness.
    I'll be your next opponent.
[23:41] (Flashback) YOUNG CANUTE
    What? Can you even play, Ragnar?
[23:43] (Flashback) RAGNAR
    How dare you.
[23:45] (Flashback) RAGNAR
    I was once feared as Gullinbursti of the Lake,
    and for seven consecutive years...
[24:01] CANUTE
    Is this all there is to it?
[24:05] CANUTE
    This is nothing.
SIGN    Kings and Swords
SIGN    Kings and Swords
[25:52] Narrator
    "Kings and Swords."