E6 - We Need a Horse

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SIGN    We Need a Horse
SIGN    We Need a Horse
[02:27] EINAR
    Come on, you bastard!
[02:34] THORFINN
    Einar! Einar, stop.
[02:37] THORFINN
    Let's dig it out a little more
    and cut the roots.
[02:41] THORFINN
    We won't get it out like this.
[02:48] EINAR
    Piece of shit!
[02:50] THORFINN
    It still won't budge.
[03:02] EINAR
    Come on!
[03:13] EINAR
    We need a horse. We won't get
    anywhere without a horse.
[03:19] EINAR
    They lent us one to move the lumber,
    so why don't we have one to prepare the soil?
[03:25] EINAR
    It doesn't make sense.
[03:27] THORFINN
    They didn't lend us a horse.
[03:30] THORFINN
    The retainers just made us
    do their job for them.
[03:35] THORFINN
    What do you want to do, Einar?
[03:36] THORFINN
    Should we save preparing the fields for
     later and chop down more trees first?
[03:42] EINAR
    No, I'll try talking to them again.
[03:46] EINAR
    It might be a waste of time, though.
[03:49] RETAINER A
    You guys don't know when to quit.
[03:52] RETAINER A
    No means no.
[03:54] EINAR
    But we have Pater's permission.
[03:58] RETAINER A
    Pater?
[04:01] RETAINER A
    You mean the former slave?
[04:02] RETAINER A
    In any case, no.
[04:04] RETAINER A
    We're using all the horses for other work.
[04:07] RETAINER A
    We don't have any to spare for you.
[04:12] MIDDLE PART
    Come on, slaves. You're wasting your time.
[04:15] MIDDLE PART
    Quit slacking off and
    head back to your woods.
[04:18] THORFINN
    Hello.
[04:20] MIDDLE PART
    What's this? I only heard one "hello."
[04:24] MIDDLE PART
    I see the big lad is as rude as ever.
[04:28] CHUBBY
    Hey, we're taking a horse.
[04:31] RETAINER A
    Sure.
[04:36] MIDDLE PART
    Now that I think about it,
    you slaves are no different from livestock.
[04:42] MIDDLE PART
    Just borrowing a plot of land and
     running a farm is insolent enough.
[04:50] MIDDLE PART
    Use your own bodies to do the work.
[04:57] EINAR
    That jerk. Our only choice
     is to talk to the master.
[05:02] EINAR
    We need a horse.
[05:04] EINAR
    Not just for removing stumps,
    but for tilling the soil, too.
[05:07] EINAR
    I'm not gonna let their bullying stop me.
[05:11] THORFINN
    But even if the master's influence
    allows us to borrow a horse,
[05:16] THORFINN
    we'd just be upsetting the retainers.
[05:18] THORFINN
    They'll hate us even more.
[05:21] EINAR
    What are we gonna do, then?
    Do all the work ourselves?
[05:25] EINAR
    Who knows how many years it'll
     take for us to finally start farming?
[05:29] THORFINN
    The woods are vast.
[05:31] THORFINN
    Couldn't we wait to start farming
    until we've cleared more land?
[05:35] THORFINN
    It's impossible for us to level
    the land and start growing crops.
[05:43] EINAR
    Thorfinn!
[05:44] EINAR
    Why are you so unmotivated?
[05:47] EINAR
    Don't you want to be free?
[05:50] EINAR
    We're gonna grow crops, no matter what.
[05:52] EINAR
    Then we'll sell them to the master
    and buy back our freedom.
[05:57] EINAR
    And to do that, we need a horse!
[06:03] THORFINN
    For a guy who never eats a square meal,
     you've sure got a lot of energy.
[06:07] EINAR
    You just don't have enough energy, asshole!
[06:12] SVERKEL
    I think I get the picture.
[06:19] SVERKEL
    Hup, and... Ow, ow, ow...
[06:30] SVERKEL
    What are you doing? Over here. Come on.
[06:33] SVERKEL
    Can't have a conversation
    standing this far apart.
[06:38] SVERKEL
    Don't step on the ridges.
[06:46] EINAR
    Hello. Um, can we help you?
[06:50] SVERKEL
    What are your names?
[06:52] EINAR
    Oh, right. I'm Einar.
[06:54] THORFINN
    I'm Thorfinn.
[06:56] SVERKEL
    Shall I lend you one?
[06:57] EINAR
    What?
[06:59] SVERKEL
    A horse. You need a horse, don't you?
[07:03] BOTH
    What?
[07:07] EINAR
    Y-Yes, we need a horse!
[07:09] EINAR
    Wait, for real?
[07:11] EINAR
    That'd be a huge help.
[07:16] EINAR
    Uh, actually...
[07:18] EINAR
    I'm sorry, but who are you?
[07:36] EINAR
    My back is killing me.
[07:46] EINAR
    Uh, um... Gramps?
[07:50] SVERKEL
    It's Sverkel.
[07:52] SVERKEL
    Mister Sverkel to you.
[07:55] EINAR
    Mister Sverkel, how long do we have
    to keep picking out these rocks?
[07:59] SVERKEL
    Until the rocks are gone.
[08:02] SVERKEL
    Come on. I don't see your hands moving.
[08:04] EINAR
    Oh, s-sorry.
[08:09] THORFINN
    Ow...
[08:10] EINAR
    Ow...
[08:11] SVERKEL
    Good.
[08:14] EINAR
    So, um, Mister Sverkel!
[08:16] EINAR
    About you lending us a horse...
[08:20] EINAR
    Carry the basket, would you?
[08:29] SVERKEL
    Once you're done chopping firewood,
    draw up some water.
[08:32] SVERKEL
    Be quick.
[08:33] EINAR
    Yes, sir.
[08:40] EINAR
    He's totally taking advantage of us.
[08:42] EINAR
    We don't have time for this.
[08:45] EINAR
    Does that old man live
    in this house all alone?
[08:52] THORFINN
    Who knows? I've never met him before, either.
[08:56] EINAR
    Is he really going to lend us a horse?
[08:59] EINAR
    What if he's just making us
    work for him for free?
[09:04] THORFINN
    Either way, this is a typical day for us.
[09:08] THORFINN
    After all, we're slaves.
[09:10] EINAR
    We're the master's slaves.
[09:13] SVERKEL
    I don't care what your circumstances are.
[09:17] SVERKEL
    This is our agreement.
[09:18] SVERKEL
    In exchange for borrowing a horse,
    you'll do chores at my house
[09:23] SVERKEL
    when you pick it up and when you drop it off.
[09:27] SVERKEL
    Got it?
[09:39] EINAR
    All right. Let's get the next one.
[09:42] EINAR
    Pull!
[09:45] EINAR
    Boy, that was easy.
[09:47] EINAR
    I feel amazing.
[09:49] EINAR
    I can't believe he actually
    let us borrow a horse.
[09:51] EINAR
    That old man is a good guy.
[10:00] EINAR
    Hup!
[10:10] EINAR
    Come on, you can do it.
[10:12] EINAR
    That's it. Just like that.
[10:13] EINAR
    You're such a cute horsey.
[10:17] EINAR
    All right.
[10:19] EINAR
    Next stump.
[10:58] EINAR
    At this rate, we might actually be ready
    in time for sowing season in the fall.
[11:06] EINAR
    Maybe the old man will even lend us a plow.
[11:09] EINAR
    I hope he'll lend us a heavy one with wheels.
[11:12] THORFINN
    What do we plant in fall?
[11:15] EINAR
    What?
[11:17] EINAR
    Wheat, obviously.
[11:21] THORFINN
    Really? You plant wheat in the fall, huh?
[11:25] EINAR
    What?
[11:27] EINAR
    Hey, hey, wait a minute.
     Have you ever worked on a farm before?
[11:33] THORFINN
    No.
[11:35] THORFINN
    Nobody in my homeland farmed.
[11:39] THORFINN
    And since I was a kid,
    I worked on the battlefield.
[11:43] EINAR
    A land without farms...
[11:47] EINAR
    I don't believe it.
[11:53] EINAR
    My mom and sister
    would be shocked to hear that.
[12:01] EINAR
    Well, don't worry.
    Leave all the farming stuff to me.
[12:05] EINAR
    After all, I'm a professional.
[12:07] THORFINN
    Sure.
[12:09] MIDDLE PART
    Hey, slaves.
[12:11] MIDDLE PART
    Who gave you permission to take that horse?
[12:16] EINAR
    Ugh, these guys...
[12:18] THORFINN
    Hello.
[12:20] EINAR
    We didn't take this without permission.
[12:24] EINAR
    Mister Sverkel lent it to us.
[12:26] MIDDLE PART
    What? Who?
[12:28] EINAR
    Mister Sverkel. He lives way down this road.
[12:33] MIDDLE PART
    Liar! There's no Sverkel around here.
[12:37] MIDDLE PART
    So you finally resorted to theft.
[12:40] BANDANNA
    Huh? Does our farm have a horse like this?
[12:45] MIDDLE PART
    Hey, slaves. Who'd you say
    you borrowed this horse from?
[12:48] EINAR
    I told you, Mister Sverkel!
[12:53] EINAR
    You don't know him?
[12:55] EINAR
    He's a short bald old man.
[12:58] MIDDLE PART
    Short... bald... old man...
[13:02] BANDANNA
    Oh, the old master.
[13:05] MIDDLE PART
    Oh, right. Come to think of it,
    that might've been his name.
[13:09] EINAR
    The old master?
[13:12] BANDANNA
    You're actually lying, aren't you?
[13:14] BANDANNA
    He's a real crabby old man.
[13:17] BANDANNA
    There's no way he lent you a horse.
[13:21] BANDANNA
    He's Ketil's father.
[13:24] BANDANNA
    He's the most important man on this farm.
[13:40] EINAR
    Looks like rain.
[13:43] EINAR
    Thorfinn, let's stop for the day
    once we finish this row.
[13:47] THORFINN
    Got it.
[13:50] EINAR
    Stop, stop.
[13:54] EINAR
    More roots.
[13:56] EINAR
    Even though we pulled out the stumps,
    the deepest roots still got left behind.
[14:03] EINAR
    We don't have a choice.
[14:04] EINAR
    This year, we'll till shallowly.
[14:06] EINAR
    We wouldn't want to break the plow
    we borrowed by overdoing it.
[14:15] THORFINN
    It's amazing.
[14:17] THORFINN
    In one day, we've turned
    that wasteland into this.
[14:24] EINAR
    Look. There's one over there.
[14:27] EINAR
    And there.
[14:29] EINAR
    And there. Look, they've got two.
[14:32] EINAR
    They've got a total of ten heavy plows
    after buying four more this year.
[14:37] EINAR
    Our master is unbelievably wealthy.
[14:41] THORFINN
    Are they that expensive?
[14:43] EINAR
    You bet they are.
[14:45] EINAR
    Back in my village,
    eight families shared a single plow.
[14:49] EINAR
    I'm glad the old master had one.
[14:52] EINAR
    The retainers definitely wouldn't
    have let us borrow one.
[14:57] THORFINN
    It must be difficult to do the
    same work by hand, with hoes.
[15:02] EINAR
    Having one of these and a horse
    makes a world of difference.
[15:08] THORFINN
    What an incredible invention...
[15:11] THORFINN
    It must've been invented by a farmer.
[15:14] THORFINN
    Someone unfamiliar with how difficult
    farming is couldn't have made this.
[15:21] EINAR
    You really don't know the
     first thing about farming.
[15:24] EINAR
    Everything's new to you.
[15:26] EINAR
    You're like an overgrown baby.
[15:35] EINAR
    Aw, man. It's starting to rain.
[15:38] EINAR
    Let's hurry, Thorfinn.
[15:45] SVERKEL
    Have you prepared for the rain?
[15:48] KETIL
    Don't change the subject.
[15:51] KETIL
    I'm worried about your health, Dad.
[15:54] KETIL
    You're getting too old to push yourself.
[15:57] KETIL
    When you collapsed on
     your farm the other day,
[15:59] KETIL
    you got lucky because Snake
    happened to be around.
[16:03] SVERKEL
    It's my wish to die on my farm.
[16:07] KETIL
    Living by yourself at your age
    is ridiculous enough.
[16:11] KETIL
    You're not capable of physical labor.
[16:13] SVERKEL
    Mind your own business.
    I'm managing just fine.
[16:16] KETIL
    Don't be stubborn, Dad.
[16:19] SVERKEL
    Ketil, you and I think too differently.
[16:24] SVERKEL
    If we lived together,
    we'd just end up arguing again.
[16:27] KETIL
    Because you're so stubborn, Dad.
[16:30] EINAR
    We can't go in there right now.
[16:36] KETIL
    Think about what I said.
[16:41] KETIL
    What are you boys doing here?
[16:44] EINAR
    Hello.
[16:45] KETIL
    Dad, you can't just do whatever you want.
[16:49] KETIL
    These are my slaves.
[17:03] SVERKEL
    You're wet. While you're here,
    wash your clothes.
[17:09] EINAR
    Those two must not get along.
[17:13] EINAR
    Now then, where's the washtub?
[17:18] THORFINN
    What is it?
[17:19] EINAR
    It's Snake. Snake's here.
[17:22] THORFINN
    A snake?
[17:27] THORFINN
    What's he doing here?
[17:29] EINAR
    Did he sleep through that argument?
[17:34] EINAR
    What's wrong with him?
[17:36] THORFINN
    He's sprawled out all over the place.
[17:45] SNAKE
    Gramps, you're cooking, aren't you?
[17:48] SNAKE
    I'm not letting you eat by yourself again.
[17:51] SVERKEL
    Damn it. I see you're awake.
[17:54] SNAKE
    What are you guys doing here?
    Did you come to sneak into my bed?
[17:59] THORFINN
    Good morning.
[18:02] SVERKEL
    You're a hopeless man.
[18:05] SVERKEL
    You're only awake during mealtimes.
[18:08] SVERKEL
    Don't you think that's embarrassing?
[18:10] SVERKEL
    How can a grown man like you brazenly
    eat when he doesn't even work?
[18:15] SNAKE
    Shut up, Gramps.
[18:18] SNAKE
    Thieves come at night.
[18:20] SNAKE
    This farm is peaceful because
    we patrol it every night.
[18:25] SNAKE
    That's why I've got no problem eating.
[18:28] SVERKEL
    How are you guarding anything when all
    you do is sneak into young women's homes?
[18:32] SNAKE
    We're guarding the young women
    so they don't get stolen.
[18:37] SVERKEL
    You've always got a comeback.
[18:39] SNAKE
    So do you, Gramps.
[18:44] SNAKE
    What are you guys doing?
[18:46] SNAKE
    Come over here and eat.
    You haven't eaten yet, right?
[18:52] EINAR
    Are you sure?
[18:54] SNAKE
    Eat, eat. The food ain't so fancy
    that you need to be shy.
[18:57] SVERKEL
    How dare you.
[18:59] SVERKEL
    Have a seat. If you worked today,
    then you've earned the right to eat.
[19:08] EINAR
    Is it true that thieves come to the farm?
[19:12] SNAKE
    They do. All the time.
[19:14] SNAKE
    They come for unharvested wheat,
     pigs, that kind of thing.
[19:18] EINAR
    Huh.
[19:20] SNAKE
    Some of them are armed, too.
[19:22] SNAKE
    Beating up those guys
    and capturing them is our job.
[19:27] SNAKE
    We really do work around here.
[19:31] SVERKEL
    What we'd lose to thieves
    is equal to what we pay you.
[19:36] SNAKE
    You really know
    how to piss someone off, don't you?
[19:41] SVERKEL
    We could chase off thieves without your help.
[19:45] SVERKEL
    We're Nordic men.
[19:47] SVERKEL
    We know how to use swords and spears.
[19:50] SNAKE
    Oh? You're saying you can
    still fight at your age?
[19:54] SVERKEL
    Don't flatter yourself, Snake.
[19:56] SVERKEL
    There are plenty of fighters
    more skilled than you.
[20:00] SNAKE
    I'm just worried about your health, old man.
[20:03] SVERKEL
    I'm not so decrepit that I need your concern.
[20:06] SNAKE
    Don't be so angry.
[20:08] SNAKE
    You'll collapse again, Grandpa.
[20:11] SNAKE
    In reality, despite what you say, this farm's
    fighting force is too small for its scale.
[20:18] SNAKE
    The 13 men I've got have
    their hands full chasing down thieves.
[20:22] SNAKE
    You could easily take over
    this farm with 50 to 60 men.
[20:29] SNAKE
    Right, Thorfinn?
[20:30] THORFINN
    Huh?
[20:34] THORFINN
    Oh, um... I'm not sure.
[20:41] SVERKEL
    Nothing tougher than thieves
    ever comes to this place.
[20:45] SNAKE
    You don't know that.
[20:47] SNAKE
    It'll be too late once
     it's already happening.
[20:50] SVERKEL
    Don't worry.
[20:51] SVERKEL
    Regardless of what happens,
    I won't ever come crying to your lot.
[20:55] EINAR
    Why don't you get anything
    tougher than thieves here?
[21:01] EINAR
    S-Sorry.
[21:05] SVERKEL
    Because of King Harald's influence.
[21:07] SVERKEL
    Twice a year, Ketil sends an absurd
     amount of tribute to him.
[21:14] SVERKEL
    Because the king accepts his tribute,
    he's obligated to protect Ketil.
[21:22] SVERKEL
    It's foolishness.
[21:24] SVERKEL
    Buying peace with money is foolishness.
[21:27] SVERKEL
    What need is there to hold so much land
    a single farmer can't defend it himself?
[21:34] SNAKE
    How many days do you think it
    takes to get here from Jelling?
[21:38] SNAKE
    We're the ones actually defending the farm.
[21:42] SVERKEL
    Too much wealth brings about misfortune.
[21:45] SNAKE
    You're ignoring me now?
[21:47] SVERKEL
    Increasing your wealth
    makes you fear losing it.
[21:50] SVERKEL
    You spend money to assuage your fears
    and then have to earn more.
[21:55] SVERKEL
    And my idiot son hasn't realized yet
    how pointless it is.
[22:03] SNAKE
    I've had enough.
    Old men love giving lectures.
[22:10] SNAKE
    Hey, it stopped raining.
[22:18] SNAKE
    Now then, it's time
    to go out patrolling again.
[22:21] SVERKEL
    Don't come back here.
[22:29] SNAKE
    But you miss me when I don't.
[22:32] SVERKEL
    Get out of here!
[22:41] EINAR
    Those two were weird.
[22:43] EINAR
    They get along better than
    the actual father and son.
[22:46] THORFINN
    Yeah.
[22:48] THORFINN
    I feel like I learned a lot of things today.
[22:56] EINAR
    Good for you, you overgrown baby.
[22:59] THORFINN
    Don't call me that.
[23:11] THORFINN
    Too much wealth, huh?
[23:31] EINAR
    You can spread more seed than that.
[23:34] THORFINN
    What?
[23:35] THORFINN
    But isn't this all we have?
[23:37] EINAR
    It'll be fine. Grab huge handfuls.
[23:41] EINAR
    I'm your friend. Trust me.
[23:44] THORFINN
    Friend?
[23:45] EINAR
    What? No way.
[23:48] EINAR
    Why would you question that?
[23:50] EINAR
    We're friends, aren't we?
[23:51] EINAR
    What? We're not?
[24:04] THORFINN
    No...
[24:09] THORFINN
    We're friends.
SIGN    Iron Fist Ketil
SIGN    Iron Fist Ketil
[25:52] Narrator
    "Iron Fist Ketil."