The 15 days between Major Snow and Winter Solstice
Is the period when Ying reaches the highest point and Yang is at the lowest point
The Winter Solstice marks the start
Of the coldest time of the year
The solar term also has the shortest day of the year
That's why we need to "nourish Ying" at this time
And protect our Yang
According to traditional customs
The most important thing on the day is to commemorate ancestors
We should go home to visit the elder
And sacrifice with the patriarch and elders in the family
Also, on the day we have a big meal at home
So the solar term is celebrated like the spring festival
In accordance with customs, we need to "store" in winter
On the day people in the north eat mutton with fennel dumplings
And in the south if people don't heating at home
We might go to villages nearby
Winter is freezing
So we eat a lot of greasy food like lard and glutinous rice
Which are hard to be digested
But can offer large amount of energy
But after the spring festival
Such oily nourishment is not appropriate
So now Chinese people are having the biggest nourishment after the spring begins
Which might not be a proper time
The post-90 generation tend to have a weak body
Probably because the life now is too convenient
Many of my friends
Have heating at home
But in fact I think
They should use less heating in winter
I'm a northerner actually
But I've been living in the south for 20 years
Unless it's very cold, or I won't use any heating equipment
I wrap up warmly at home and work
And my body gets warm slowly
It was difficult in the first year
But I got used to it in the second year
I think it really benefits body
For most of the illnesses nowadays
90% of them are resulted from having the wrong food
Another reason is reversing Ying and Yang
And reversing four seasons
Many northerners like going to Hainan in winter
But it's normal to be cold in winter
During the coldest days, on the streets of Harbin
You can see many people having ice cream in the minus-30-degree weather
But it is a good thing
Because Yang hides in the stomach in winter
You drink a glass of ice water
It actually stimulates the body in another direction
We should go to bed early and get up late, and keep warm
And I think having sauna in winter is a very bad thing
Intense working-out, long-distance running
Pilates, Bikram yoga
They are not suggested when you have low immunity
Because you can easily get a cold
And such cold is hard to cure
Also, we need to manage our emotions
This year is Wuxu year and the fire of the Five Elements is strong
So I think in winter
We should try to control our mood and don't have big swings
Because the swings can disturb Yang
If we don't "store" well in winter
Our body will have problems in spring as the cycle of Ying and Yang starts all over again
People in my age are likely to have really heavy sicknesses
Young people and middle-aged people
But kids and the elder rarely have them
Because kids and the elder observe the traditional living style
They stay at home when night falls
And keep warm in winter
They have nourishing food
In ancient times, people hardly work after the Winter Solstice
But now we have to
We need to work
So we should try our best to go to bed early and get up late
Keep our life pattern with the sun
We need to follow natural rules
To stay healthy around the solar term
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어벤져스 엔드게임에서 로키로 돌아오는 톰 히들스턴의 영국 상류층 발음 들어보기 (한글 ENG CC) - Duration: 3:12.
Loki di.ed as soon as he appeared in Avengers Infinity war.
I wanted to scream. Nooooooooo!
But he will be back in Avengers Endgame!
Yeah! I'm going to make a video about Tom Hiddleston.
Here you are.
When you listen to his voice while laying down in bed
his low voice makes you relaxed. I love it.
I love listening to his English.
He has really good education too.
He went to Eaton and Cambridge with Eddie Redmayne.
They are intelligent and charming!
And they use advanced vocabularies.
When Eddie Redmayne speaks
he sometimes mumbles.
I sometimes listen to his parts twice while making subtitles.
But Tom Hiddlestone pronounces words very clearly.
It's easy to listen.
He is 37 like me. When I listen to his interview
he has good ideas about life. I love it.
You could be rejected after a blind date
or a job interview. We get rejected many times.
When it happens
you feel so small
and you feel down.
Some people judge you in a short time
even though you lived your life longer than just a short time.
I lived my life for 37 years.
Can you figure out who I am with one video
which is only a few minutes long?
Probably not. But the reality is harsh.
Someone may judge that you are a bad person in a minute
and a loser in 5 minutes.
But no matter what other people think
if you think you're not, then you're not.
Don't listen to them.
They are not going to live your life for you. Your life is yours.
I'm Jinger.
If you video touched your heart
please support me to make quality videos
See you next time. Bye.
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Rep. Kevin McCarthy: The government shutdown comes down to Sen. Schumer - Duration: 4:06.
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Democratic operatives created fake Russian bots to link Russia to Roy Moore - Duration: 3:35.
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Will the US economy begin to slow down in 2019? - Duration: 6:01.
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Can Terrance get 43 points for $20,000? | Family Feud - Duration: 4:47.
STEVE: ALL RIGHT. YOU READY?
ASHLEY: YES, SIR.
STEVE: 20 SECONDS ON THE CLOCK,
PLEASE.
[BELL DINGS]
WE ASKED 100 MEN, NAME A PART OF
YOUR BODY THAT YOU MOISTURIZE.
ASHLEY: PASS.
STEVE: NAME SOMETHING IN AN
OFFICE THAT'S SOMEBODY'S JOB
TO TURN ON.
ASHLEY: PHONES.
STEVE: WHAT'S THE BIGGEST
BIRTHDAY THAT PEOPLE CELEBRATE?
ASHLEY: 21.
STEVE: NAME SOMETHING PEOPLE
SHORTEN.
ASHLEY: THEIR NAMES.
STEVE: NAME SOMETHING THAT MIGHT
HAVE A BROKEN LEG.
ASHLEY: A CHAIR.
STEVE: 100 MEN--NAME A PART OF
YOUR BODY YOU MOISTURIZE.
ASHLEY: YOUR FACE.
[BELL DINGS]
[CHEERING AND APPLAUSE]
STEVE: ALL RIGHT, LET'S GO.
WE TALKED TO A HUNDRED MEN.
NAME A PART OF YOUR BODY YOU
MOISTURIZE. YOU SAID...
FACE. SURVEY SAID...
ANDREW: YEAH!
STEVE: HEH!
NAME SOMETHING IN AN OFFICE THAT
IT'S SOMEBODY'S JOB TO TURN ON.
YOU SAID...TURN ON THE PHONES.
SURVEY SAID...
[BUZZ]
[AUDIENCE GROANS]
WHAT'S THE BIGGEST BIRTHDAY THAT
PEOPLE CELEBRATE? YOU SAID...
21. SURVEY SAID...
ANDREW: YEAH!
STEVE: NAME SOMETHING THAT
PEOPLE SHORTEN. YOU SAID...
THEIR NAMES. SURVEY SAID...
ANDREW: YEAH!
DANYELL: WHOO!
STEVE: NAME SOMETHING THAT MIGHT
HAVE A BROKEN LEG. YOU SAID...
CHAIR. SURVEY SAID...
ANDREW: YEAH!
["FAMILY FEUD" THEME PLAYING]
ANDREW: YEAH!
[MUSIC FADES]
STEVE: "T." ASHLEY DID PRETTY
GOOD, MAN. HOW MUCH YOU THINK
SHE GOT?
TERRANCE: YOU TALKIN' ABOUT
MY BABY. AT LEAST 1--130.
[APPLAUSE]
130.
STEVE: YEAH.
[DANYELL GIGGLES]
YOU NEED 43 POINTS TO WIN,
ALL RIGHT?
TERRANCE: ALL RIGHT, STEVE.
STEVE: ALL RIGHT, COOL. LET'S
GET AT IT. I'M GONNA ASK YOU THE
SAME 5 QUESTIONS. YOU CANNOT
DUPLICATE THE ANSWERS. IF YOU
DO, YOU'RE GONNA HEAR
THIS SOUND.
[BUZZ BUZZ]
I'M GONNA SAY, "TRY AGAIN." YOU
GIVE ME ANOTHER ANSWER. GONNA BE
A LITTLE BIT TOUGHER THIS TIME,
SO WE'LL GIVE YOU 25 SECONDS.
YOU READY?
TERRANCE: READY.
STEVE: ALL RIGHT, COME ON.
LET'S REMIND EVERYBODY OF
ASHLEY'S ANSWERS.
25 SECONDS ON THE CLOCK, PLEASE.
[BELL DINGS]
COME ON, MAN.
TERRANCE: WE GOT IT.
STEVE: LET'S GO. WE ASKED 100
MEN, NAME A PART OF YOUR BODY
THAT YOU MOISTURIZE.
TERRANCE: YOUR ELBOWS.
STEVE: NAME SOMETHING IN AN
OFFICE THAT'S SOMEBODY'S JOB
TO TURN ON.
TERRANCE: THE LIGHTS.
STEVE: WHAT'S THE BIGGEST
BIRTHDAY THAT PEOPLE CELEBRATE?
TERRANCE: 50.
STEVE: NAME SOMETHING PEOPLE
SHORTEN.
TERRANCE: THEIR NAME.
[BUZZ BUZZ]
STEVE: TRY AGAIN.
TERRANCE: PASS.
STEVE: NAME SOMETHING THAT MIGHT
HAVE A BROKEN LEG.
TERRANCE: A DOG.
STEVE: NAME SOMETHING PEOPLE
SHORTEN.
TERRANCE: THEIR PANTS.
[BELL DINGS]
[CHEERING AND APPLAUSE]
STEVE: ALL RIGHT, LET'S GO.
ALL RIGHT, LET'S GO, MAN.
WE NEED 43 POINTS.
[LAUGHTER]
[LAUGHTER]
SURE GLAD WE AIN'T IN PRISON.
[LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE]
ALL RIGHT--HA HA! [CLEARS
THROAT] WE ASKED 100 MEN, NAME
A PART OF YOUR BODY THAT YOU
MOISTURIZE. YOU SAID...
ELBOWS. SURVEY SAID...
TERRANCE: YEAH!
STEVE: FACE. FACE AND LIPS WAS
NUMBER ONE. WE NEED 29. NAME
SOMETHING IN THE OFFICE THAT
IT'S SOMEBODY'S JOB TO TURN ON.
YOU SAID...
THE LIGHTS. SURVEY SAID...
["FAMILY FEUD" THEME PLAYING]
[PARKER FAMILY CLAMORING]
COFFEE MAKER. COFFEE MAKER WAS
NUMBER ONE. 21--NUMBER ONE.
THINGS PEOPLE SHORTEN--YOUR
HAIR. NAME SOMETHING MIGHT HAVE
A BROKEN LEG--FURNITURE. WELL,
THEY GOT A TWO-DAY TOTAL--20,845
BUCKS, AND THEY'RE COMING RIGHT
BACK ON "FAMILY FEUD."
I'M STEVE HARVEY.
WE'LL SEE YOU NEXT TIME.
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Season 6: Behind the Blacklist (Digital Exclusive) - Duration: 21:55.
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'Everything We Do, We Move The Needle' ft. Nas & LeBron James | The Shop | HBO - Duration: 1:37.
It happens every single day. People steal our style,
they steal our culture, they steal our words.
They steal how we dress, how we feel.
What we drink, what we eat. Everything.
And we can't allow that to be... a point where it's like,
"Aw, man. We ain't gettin' the credit."
It's almost like, you gotta be like,
-"Oh shit, we gotta do it even harder." -Exactly.
Like everything that we do, we move the needle,
and we gotta continue to do that.
People love the culture from black people,
and then, when they see black people
go through the worst injustice ever, they quiet.
-Exactly. -It's like, we need that love,
we need that. Give us that credit
by standing with us so we can stand together.
All nationalities but you see us going through it, say somethin'.
'Cause we're here. We're givin' the world our sauce
and all of that and it's like,
if you wanna take that sauce or whatever you wanna call
that thing we give out to the world,
then be there with us. Speak up against the injustice,
and we wanna speak up against injustice
towards you guys. And let's get together,
and treat this whole thing right.
People who are not black should want to hear our truth
because they're not told about it in school.
They should wanna hear us talk about it
and be happy about what we're talking about right here.
It's not pushing nobody away, it's saying,
"We see what we're bringing to the table,
but we still get our hands cut off."
-Right. -NAS: You know what I mean?
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How to draw Santa Claus and Mrs. Claus
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乌俄紧张对峙！普京却宣布重大决定 急坏美国 - Duration: 6:22.
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胡夏、郁可唯〈知否知否〉（《知否知否應是綠肥紅瘦》主題曲） - Duration: 4:34.
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Voilà pourquoi vous devriez toujours envelopper les clés de votre voiture dans du papier aluminium - Duration: 4:33.
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SOI CẦU XSMB 22/12/2018 - SIÊU ĐẠI THẮNG LÔ 37- SOI CẦU MIỀN BẮC - SOI CẦU XỔ SỐ HÔM NAY - Duration: 2:33.
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Meyuagan m'oyone - Duration: 2:31.
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Great Expectations - The Marshes - Duration: 3:16.
Great Expectations from 1946, is of course a fairly abridged adaptation of the famous
Dickens novel – in a sentence, it follows Pip as he transforms from a young man of little
means, to quite a well-to-do, thanks to a mystery benefactor.
The film, like Paths Of Glory, shows that black and white photography need not be a
limitation, and that's broadly what I'm looking at today.
The film, as with Pip, begins in the marshes, and the marshes are essentially the aspect
I'm looking at today.
In the novel, Dickens extensively makes the marshes in Kent almost a character themselves,
and the film, directed David Lean, really does that setting justice.
WIND HOWLS
The beginning of the film, which really sets up a great pace at the same time as establishing
the characters, has Pip threatened by an escaped convict, one of two, who tells the boy to
bring him some food.
Magwitch: Say 'heaven strike you dead' if you don't.
Pip: Heaven strike me dead if I don't.
Magwitch: Now you know what you promised, young man.
Get off home.
Pip: Good night sir.
Pip, because why not, steals some food from his sister's pantry, and gives it to the escapee,
and thus an important relationship is established.
But here, the moment I want to specifically look at, is when these convicts are re-captured.
Magwitch: Don't forget, I give him up to ya.
Don't forget that!
Compeyson: He tried... he tried to murder me!
Magwitch: Me tried to murder him?
I kept him from getting off these marshes.
I could have got clear, then I discovered he was here.
Narratively this is immediately captivating – what did this guy do that was so bad to
make the first convuct surrender his own freedom?
But really I think it's a notable sequence because of the way the location is dramatised.
Watching it, watching these soldiers fall into quagmires and these two men duke it out
in the mud, I feel like I know exactly what it would be like to be standing there with
the other observers.
The use of light and silhouette don't just look very nice, they are as important to setting
the film's early tone, as the action itself.
Tomorrow, I can hear you brain.
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Counterpart; Season 2 Episode 4 - Duration: 59:27.
I was told he was dead.
Killed at York.
It seems the sons of Ragnar fought among themselves.
Heahmund was forced to fight with them.
He has lived among pagans.
Do you suppose he has changed?
Bring him here.
Bring Bishop Heahmund!
My Lady.
Your Grace.
Rise, Bishop Heahmund.
You were taken captive.
Yes, I fought in the great war between the sons of Ragnar.
The son Ivar, the Boneless was triumphant.
I know Ivar.
He came here with Ragnar Lothbrok.
I played games with him when I was a boy.
And so, you have returned with the sons who were defeated?
Yes.
Why?
Sire?
Why have they come here?
I offered them safe passage.
How easy it proves to fool people, hmm?
Look at us!
I have no fear of death. I will embrace it.
But it is too early for my children to die.
We sailed right into a trap.
Bishop Heahmund has betrayed us.
I can't believe that.
How else was he going to get home, hmm?
He needed a ship.
He needed a crew.
We just gave him both.
Imagine how famous King Alfred will be
when he shows the Saxons our heads.
And the best part about it is we gave it to him on a plate!
I still cannot believe that he has betrayed us.
And I cannot believe the famous Lagertha
has proved to be a fool for love.
Well, you have never been a fool for love,
have you, Bjorn?
This is where Ragnar was imprisoned and betrayed.
And now we will all die here, too.
I propose a toast to Bishop Heahmund,
scourge of the Vikings, and man of God.
Bishop Heahmund.
You gods,
why did you decide to spare me again?
I don't understand.
Is it a joke?
Does it amuse you to see me suffer?
What good can I do for these people?
I've tried so hard to make them see,
but they are blind.
Why don't you answer me?
Why don't you show yourselves to me as you used to?
Perhaps you never did.
Perhaps you never did.
Get up!
Move!
Move!
I'm aware of who you are.
I am not foolish enough not to recognize
your potential for my kingdom,
if you were willing to fight with us
against the armies of your countrymen.
We may.
On the condition that you allow us to settle
in the part of East Anglia King Ecbert gave to us.
I have every intention of honoring
my grandfather's pledges.
But first you must demonstrate your worth and your loyalty
to our cause, in battle.
We have a legal right to that land.
We accept your offer.
I am glad.
It was Bishop Heahmund who proposed this solution,
which seemed to me wise.
So, as long as we are allies and friends,
you are free to use the royal villa as you wish.
My servants are also your servants.
My kitchens and cellars are there for your use.
I believe you have two young children with you.
Let us have a care for them also.
Thank you, Lord King.
Mmm.
We have fought against you
and now we shall fight together, with you.
I know my grandfather, King Ecbert, would approve,
for I know the love he bore King Ragnar.
Can I trust them?
You can trust Lagertha.
Sire, one small matter.
Yes?
I would like my bishopric back.
I wish to be Bishop Heahmund of Sherborne once more.
My Lord, because we thought you were dead,
the King felt obliged
to appoint a replacement as Bishop.
And who did you appoint?
Your noble friend, Lord Cuthred.
Lord Cuthred is no churchman.
But he is a supporter of our regime.
Therefore, entitled to preferment!
And yet I am not dead!
So, you can pronounce his appointment invalid.
In some ways, I wish I could.
Lord Cuthred has already shown an appetite
for fighting for clerical power.
But, unfortunately, I am not yet strong enough
to remove him, especially in your favor.
Why "especially"?
Everyone knows by now
that you did not die fighting the pagans,
rather, you joined them.
I did not have much choice.
The great defender of Christendom fighting,
not in the name of our Lord, but in the name of pagan gods.
I am what I have always been...
Christ's warrior on Earth,
and I fight for Him,
wherever and for whomever He chooses.
I believe you.
But, alas, there are many who don't.
And to them you must prove yourself
before I can make you again prince of our Holy Church.
My people! My dear people!
I have chosen this woman to be my new wife.
Her name is Freydis and soon you will all know her
as your new Queen of Kattegat!
This is all about the kingship.
He takes a wife, produces an heir,
and then, in his eyes, Kattegat is his forever.
A good plan.
Except for one thing.
What thing?
He can't produce children.
He is boneless.
Yes.
May the gods smile on your happiness.
I think it's your bedtime, Hvitserk.
You know what?
You insult the gods!
What?
The gods love me! You know that.
I want you.
Mmm-mmm.
No.
Don't.
You know I can't.
You can do anything.
Trust me.
- Freydis... - Ivar.
Ivar, listen to me.
To me you are a god.
Above all men.
Above all others.
The gods made you.
Ivar.
Ivar.
Love me as I love you.
And I will have your child.
I will have your child.
The gods never had children with humans.
You are wrong.
Odin conceived a son with Rind.
That son was Vala,
who killed Hod in the revenge for the murder of Baldur.
You are a god.
A god.
All you have to do is believe.
By your blood I will bear you a child,
a son.
And he too will be a god...
like you.
And he, the embodiment of my love,
will always be by your side
in times of peace, of war
and in time of treachery.
My Lord Heahmund.
Brother in Christ.
Let us embrace and thank God for your return.
My Lord Cuthred,
how strange it is to find you set upon such a...
Sacred stage.
I never thought your ambitions
were fixed upon our Holy Church.
God does indeed work in a mysterious way,
my dear Heahmund.
But, like Saint Paul on the road to Damascus,
I too was struck by lightning,
and saw that my past life was the way to hell,
that I needed redemption and the Lord's grace,
before it was too late.
I still wonder...
if you would lie down on a burning griddle,
or castrate yourself, or pluck out your eyes
if our Lord requested it,
as I would.
I cannot help but think
your ambitions are more worldly,
and less sacred.
Heahmund, you're not exactly a saint yourself.
The Lord knows my struggles.
I struggle with the devil in the desert as our Lord did,
but at least my struggles are spiritual.
I know you.
You like being a Prince of the Church
because of these fine robes,
and the trappings of high office...
And the power.
And if I have that power,
do you suppose I would willingly renounce it?
This is my place!
I am Sherborne's true bishop, not you.
You are a hypocrite
and should step aside
before the Lord finds you out!
On the contrary,
I believe, I and others who share my opinion,
are doing the Lord's work and protecting the church
against the attacks of our new King.
You have been away.
The death of King Aethelwulf was a tragedy for Wessex,
and the ascension of his son a most dangerous outcome
for all of us who believe in our holy Catholic church,
and the future of our country.
And so, you and these others
would seek Alfred's overthrow?
Heahmund, I... I did not say so.
You did not have to.
Our interview is over.
I am sorry your journey here was fruitless.
I am Bishop of Sherborne, and will remain so,
by God's good grace!
No crop.
No food.
Nothing to eat.
We won't survive this winter!
Frodi!
What do you want?
Everyone here wants to pretend
that Thorgrim's death was an accident.
It was no accident! You killed him!
You killed my brother!
And I want to remind you both that I know the truth!
We didn't kill him.
Get that into your stupid head!
Frodi, you are a good boy.
As was your brother, as was my son Bul.
But if you ever speak this way to me again,
this community will lose another good boy.
You do not care for this community, Eyvind.
Oh, I care.
I care more than you know.
And more than that fool Floki!
They all think that I was lying,
that I was lying to entice you all to come here
for my own selfish reasons,
or because I am insane.
And perhaps they are right.
What if I never saw the gods?
What if it was all in my head?
What if Ubbe was right?
Perhaps I'm just a crazy old fool after all!
The gods are not here.
They are not here!
Whoa!
- Where have you been? - No.
To Sherborne.
Where I used to be bishop.
To visit my successor.
What is wrong?
They want to kill him.
Who do they want to kill?
They want to kill Alfred.
They want to kill the King.
Princess Elsewith.
My Lady.
Welcome to Wessex.
Your journey must have been long and hard.
May I introduce you to my eldest son,
Prince Aethelred?
My Lord.
You must come inside and rest.
And later, you'll meet the King.
You told us that you would honor King Ecbert's pledges.
That you would hand over the lands
that we are entitled to.
If you recall, I said you would have to
prove your value to us first.
We don't have to prove anything!
We have the legal right!
Here, signed by King Ecbert, in our presence!
My grandfather had no authority
to grant you any land.
He had already relinquished the throne to my father,
who was crowned here a few days before you arrived.
So, it was all just a lie?
But now, you are the King.
So, you can sign it over to us
and you can grant us those lands right now.
In theory, yes, I could.
What does that mean?
There are important people here
who do not want me to grant lands to those who,
in the past, have attacked and raided us.
So, why would we fight for you,
when everything you say is just a lie?
I am not lying.
I am being more honest with you
than you've any right to expect!
You have thrown yourself upon my mercy!
So, do not presume anymore upon my charity.
When I can, I will grant you that land.
In the meantime, I must go and meet my future wife.
Fear not, he'll be here momentarily.
The King!
There you are.
May I introduce my niece, Princess Elsewith.
Princess.
Please, sit.
So, you are Mannel's daughter?
Yes.
I remember Mannel before the gates of York.
He was a very brave man.
He saved my life.
I didn't know that.
I just heard he died in battle.
The Northmen were pressing us back.
He sacrificed himself for us.
But are these not Northmen?
Here at your court?
The sons of King Ragnar Lothbrok,
the most famous of all Northmen
on our side and prepared to fight for us.
Who is that?
Bjorn Ironside.
I have heard tales of him.
Alfred!
You ought to know,
the Archbishop of Canterbury has summoned a Holy Synod.
What for?
To discuss your attacks on the church.
And your harboring of pagans at the royal villa.
You must take this seriously, Alfred.
They are not the only voices raised against you.
Too slow.
Why do you watch these pagans?
I am curious to see a woman fighting equally with a man.
I had heard of these so-called shield maidens.
I did not believe they really existed.
It is not proper or decent for women to fight.
Only these horrid pagans,
worshippers of the devil, would allow it.
It amazes and disquiets me that the King of Wessex
allows such people to live freely at his villa.
Sons of Ragnar, who most violently put to death
both King Aelle and King Ecbert.
And now they are treated like honored guests.
We should rest the horses.
You asked to see me.
Yes.
Please, sit.
Some wine?
I think your brother Bjorn has set his heart against me.
He feels...
Betrayed.
I understand that.
But what can I do? It was not of my doing.
And for the time being, it is not easy for me
to grant you those lands again.
Many are against it.
So, what are we supposed to do?
A consilium.
You could publicly renounce your pagan gods
and be baptized as a Christian.
I can't imagine Bjorn would ever agree to that.
I am not talking about Bjorn,
but about you.
You do that for me, Ubbe,
and a part of my burden is lifted.
Ragnar talked to me when I was a boy.
And he talked about your people, my people,
sharing the land.
And I think that, of all his sons,
you are the closest to him.
He told my grandfather
that he no longer believed in your gods.
That is not true.
My grandfather told me everything.
He wanted to prepare me for times such as this.
And he loved your father.
I know that.
Your father's death broke him.
Destroyed him.
I will need time to think about what you have told me.
What's wrong with you?
Wrong, Mother?
Have you nothing to say to your wife-to-be?
God knows the poor girl must feel abandoned.
Grievously neglected.
I'm sorry.
Don't apologize to me.
Just speak to her, apologize to her.
At least pretend to be interested.
- Mother, you have no idea. - No.
I understand more than you will ever know.
And I refuse to let you feel sorry for yourself.
You are a king!
Start behaving like one.
I am with child.
What?
I am with child.
With my...
With your child, Ivar.
I love you.
I love you.
What are you going to do with her, hmm?
Margrethe?
She's insane.
She's going to kill all of us.
Don't worry, Ivar.
She won't kill you.
Why are you still here?
Hmm?
What?
There is no reason for you to stay here.
Unless you plan to kill me
and make yourself King of Kattegat.
No, I don't want to do that.
I don't want the...
The mess.
Then why do you stay?
I'm not going to stay.
Believe me.
I have made new plans on raiding England.
All the others are raiding there.
I don't want to miss out.
Well, that fits perfectly.
My wife Freydis is already with child.
Congratulations.
That business doesn't always work out so well.
Margrethe.
Hi.
I saw her.
The queen of Kattegat.
Freydis, I saw her.
They say she is with child.
Yes.
I cannot have children.
Not with anyone.
Knowing that has broken my head.
I wanted to be queen but Ubbe was a coward!
I don't think so.
I told him not to fight for Lagertha and Bjorn.
He ignored me
and betrayed me with that bitch, Torvi.
But you are kind.
- Listen... - You listen.
Ivar is not kind.
He is not kind to you.
In the end, he will kill you.
So the only choice, my love, is to kill him first.
You are not a coward, are you?
No.
I thought not.
So, if you kill Ivar,
then I will be Queen!
And everything will be all right.
- I... - Don't let me down!
You have to do it!
And don't think I'm mad! I'm not mad!
No, no, no. You're not mad. Here.
You are just... You're just tired, huh?
You need to rest.
What is wrong with me?
Nothing is wrong with you.
Sleep, sweet Margrethe.
I'll see you soon.
♪ Sleep
♪ Sleep, my son
♪ The seal's asleep in the sea
♪ The swan on the breaker
♪ Seagull on the hill
♪ The cod in the deep water
I'm sorry I've neglected you.
Sire, please.
Don't concern yourself with me.
It is my fault that I have not found the time to talk to you,
get to know you better.
We are supposed to be married.
Do you want to marry me?
I...
I hardly know.
Look, I promise I will get to know you better.
- But for the moment... - I know.
You have more important things to do.
I will see you later.
Sire.
He is not kind!
Leave me alone.
I can have my own thoughts.
If you insist.
You're Bjorn Ironside.
I am.
Go away.
If you want.
What are you doing?
And you saw them kissing?
Yes, Your Grace.
And then... Fornicating together?
Yes, Your Grace.
Making the beast with two backs.
Poor Heahmund.
He was a man who could never control his passions.
And now his passions will destroy him.
But first, for the love I owe him,
I will write to him.
Better for all of us he understands
that he can never again be Prince of the Church.
I shouldn't be here.
Why not?
God will punish me.
My gods won't punish you.
I'm a virgin.
Who are you?
Why don't you go away?
Don't kill me.
I love Ivar!
It's not worth killing me!
I'm harmless!
I'm mad! Mad Margrethe!
To my Lord Heahmund,
Brother in Christ.
I write this day with a most heavy heart,
having indisputable proof that,
rather than observe your vows of celibacy,
you fornicate almost daily.
And not with Christian women,
but, so it appears, with a pagan woman,
thus, your sins are multiplied.
And your King and master must learn the truth.
Cuthred.
Ha! Heya!
My Lord Heahmund, what has brought you here?
You know you must show respect
in this most sacred of all places.
You have forced me to it, Lord Cuthred.
You have forced me by your hypocrisy.
By your danger to my King!
Even so, Heahmund, draw back.
Do not commit a crime in the eyes of the Lord.
Do not damn yourself.
You are a most troublesome priest.
A hollow man.
And you have no true faith.
Damn you!
Damn you to hell!
Heahmund, this is how the world will end!
No, just your world.
Amen.
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