Viking Blood (2019) - full transcript

Take her alive.

Stop.

Now, who might you be?

Who's asking?

I'm the one who's asking.

Are you a Christian?

My sword is my god.

What do you have there?

Bastard!

We'll kill you, bastard!

What's wrong with you?

I don't want that here.

It's a woman?

No, you should not have come.

This village is full of

only death and horrors.

Oh, my.

How did this happen?

Who is she?

It's a warning, no doubt.

This is Freya.

Her sister's Gudrun

the Fearless,

who's said to be the

daughter of a Valkyrie

for real, and in battle.

She is a fierce shield-maiden

who brought the Christian

god to our village.

So why this?

Oh, no, you should

not have come.

You should leave as

soon as possible.

I urge you.

No, no, no, no, no, no!

Tell me

the story, old man,

and get me some mead and food.

I'm parched and starving.

Yes, of course.

Something to drink.

Something to eat.

It all began when

Gudrun and the earl

went to raid in England.

The earl?

Yes, yeah.

In this town, the earl and

the Lord is the same person.

His name is Odinsson.

Yes, he's true to the old

godsend, despises the Christians.

Gudrun and the earl, they stayed

in England for many years.

Gudrun fell in love

with a Christian man.

Yeah, she began to replace

Odin the Allfather,

and the other gods, with

the one Christian god.

Odinsson was not pleased,

so he killed Gudrun's

Christian man.

Yes.

On her return, she

gathered all her followers

and established a

Christian church

on the other side of town.

There have been

a war ever since.

Is this Gudrun wealthy?

Ah, it's said she brought

with her much wealth

from the churches in England.

Yes.

But most of it was

confiscated by Odinsson.

I think I shall

go and see her.

Oh, no, no, no, no, no.

No, no, you should

leave at sunset.

No, no, they will kill you.

I think I'll stay.

Sounds like a

profitable place to be.

Keep her safe.

Are you Christian?

I am whatever

you want me to be.

Why are you here?

I found a woman tied

to a cross in the forest.

I'm told she's your sister.

Freya?

Where is she?

Safe.

For now.

And the priests?

I don't

know about any priests.

I demand that you

bring her back immediately.

Easy.

Easy.

I will.

But she will cost you

30 pieces of silver.

I will not pay you that.

I'm sure the earl

will be happy to pay me.

Bastard.

If you don't want

your sister back...

Pay him.

This better not be deceit.

It's not.

Helga.

Profitable town.

You're a

heartless mongrel.

Careful what you say, Agnir,

or I'll have your tongue.

Tell me about Odinsson.

Sounds like someone

I should meet.

He's not someone you

should be playing with.

His hound, Tor, will

certainly kill you.

I don't ask much of you.

Maiden.

I am no maiden.

I am Astrid, and I, too,

am the sister of Gudrun.

She wishes to speak with you.

If she has silver,

I have a sword.

Then come now.

I would like to thank you

personally again for my sister.

It is truly horrible what

those heathens did to her.

I would like to make a proposal.

What kind of proposal?

Join with the side of

God, and revenge her.

And help us drive the

heathen off this land.

Sounds reasonable.

What would you say

that's worth to you?

I can offer you

20 pieces of silver.

I'll do it for 80.

80?

Half now and half

when the deed is done.

That's too much.

- I just paid you for...

- For your sister's life.

30, then.

With room and board.

40.

60!

60 pieces of silver.

And I'll take a room.

Who tied up the pretty

girl in the forest?

Must have been you and you.

And me!

30 silver pieces.

Swift work.

You have revenged Freya's

dignity, and have earned my trust.

Helga?

Show him to his room.

Is he in his room?

Yes.

What makes

you think he's not

the devil in disguise?

I don't think we can

trust the stranger.

We don't even know his name.

Did you see his ring?

Yes.

Probably

stolen or ill-gotten.

We cannot risk

everything we fought for.

We should kill him in his sleep.

Astrid!

God brought him to

us for a reason.

Would that reason

be to kill him?

Where are the priests, then?

Who's to say he

did not kill them?

As well as take our

sister for ransom.

We shall wait

until Freya's awake

before making any

rash decisions.

He is of use to us for now.

Of course, my hope is that

the word of our plight

reach our brothers

across the sea.

What about the 60

pieces of silver?

You've already paid him.

We could get that back.

Come on, Gudrun.

Let me kill him.

Fine.

Fine.

The warrior will disturb

the balance of the gods.

I see a man from far away lands

with no faith.

He's not the common man.

What do you mean?

I can only tell

you what I see.

I cannot decipher its meaning.

Many will die.

Be warned, you must kill him.

If not, you yourself will die.

Many will die.

Leaving us already?

I told you he

couldn't be trusted.

I will not be stabbed

in the back as I sleep.

I'll keep the 30

pieces for your sister.

How did you...

Coward!

Fine work, Astrid.

This is not a warrior

we want roaming around

causing trouble.

Odinsson will come down

hard on us for the killings.

You're not my sister.

We will learn the truth

from Freya when she's awake.

We still have the support

of the blacksmith.

There can be no war

without good weapons.

Keep that

information between us.

Must not be openly known.

His support depends on it.

You?

I thought you had been killed.

I would let you know.

I need some food and mead.

It's been a long day.

Yes, of course.

Will you be resting

here tonight?

I might.

Yes.

What is your experience

with these Christians?

Oof.

I think they would prefer to

live their lives in peace,

'cause they were, of

course, all followers

of the old gods before.

But I don't think you can

change faith so easily.

I saw Astrid speaking

to the seer today.

I don't think Odin

would look kindly

on a Christian using his gifts.

She's certainly doesn't

seem very Christian to me.

But then again,

it seems this god

is no different than the others.

They make believers do

bad deeds in their name.

Perhaps it's just an excuse?

I tell you this, Agnir,

this village will much better

off with these gods gone.

It shall be my gift to you,

to get rid of them all.

You're a crazy bastard.

And I'm certain

you will be killed.

But you should get

a better sword.

The blacksmith here in town

is the most skilled

in the whole kingdom.

His work is praised even

by the king himself.

Is that so?

to that.

A good morning to you.

How was your rest?

Sound.

Ah, today's gonna be

a busy day, then, huh?

Here, my friend, a warm

drink to get you on your way.

Good man.

Lock in the light.

Much work to be done here.

A storm is coming.

Agnir told me you're the

finest craftsman in the kingdom.

Your fame precedes you.

It usually does.

People have been talking,

the way that you

killed Odinsson's men

made them look weak.

Why are you here?

I'm just here to make a

few coins like everyone else.

But I need an upgrade.

Fine work.

Almost looks like one of my own.

It's seen some action, though.

It's an old sword.

Was my father's before me.

Mm.

I might have something for you.

What do you

mean by "a storm is coming"?

One will

have to choose sides.

Which

side do you choose?

War's good for me.

Whichever side ultimately wins.

I just make the weapons.

Now, that is a sword.

Her name is Grim.

She was forged of iron

not of this world.

Only the fires of hell

were hot enough to melt it.

How much do you want for it?

It is a sword for the worthy.

Any payment is purely

a gesture of respect.

Blacksmith?

Yes, Olav?

And the sword?

100 pieces of silver.

Stranger.

The earl wants to

see you in his hole.

Let's go.

Great.

Leave the sword here.

Take care of it for me.

I shall be back to get her.

My lord, this is the stranger

that killed three of our men.

So you are the

famous stranger.

It seems you have already caused

quite the stir in my town.

He killed three of our

men at the front gates.

So in the tower,

was that you too?

I should really

kill you for that.

They insulted me when

I arrived to this town.

It is my right to defend myself.

It's not my fault that

your men cannot fight.

Listen to him.

What do you want?

500 pieces of silver

for the information

I'm about to give you.

You better bring me

Gudrun's head for that price.

There are ships arriving.

Let him pass.

What ships?

The king's ships.

If this turns out to be false,

I will have you fileted

like a bloody cod.

Feels a bit light.

It is 50.

You can come back for the rest.

Very well.

I'll be going, then.

We confiscated your

horse so you don't run off.

My lord.

We will have to make

use of this information.

Inform Tor to take

a troop of his best

warriors to the beach.

It's the only place they

can possibly land close by.

And get someone

back in the tower.

My lord, it's done.

Our situation has changed.

Go and invite Gudrun

and her closest flank

for a feast tonight.

We shall make peace

with the Christians.

Peace?

After what she's

done to this town?

We must run them

out, and kill them.

In due time, my wife.

A plan is underway.

Just do as I ask.

I will trust that.

It's a small garden.

They must have split up the

troops to protect the ships.

Mm-hm.

Valuable information indeed.

I've changed my mind

about you, Stranger.

I will pay you to work for me.

That's very good and well,

but you're in a

truce, are you not?

What will you have me do?

There shall be

bloodshed soon enough,

and I will need your sword.

Here are 50 gold pieces.

That should suffice and cover

the rest of the payment.

Very generous.

I shall need my

horse back as well.

Get him his horse.

Much obliged.

I'm at your service.

Don't stray too far.

My lady.

We're saved.

Good to see you

finally awake, my sister.

The bishop has come across the

narrow sea at my invitation.

The king has agreed

to dispatch an escort.

They come in force.

Bless you, my child,

for having suffered

the pain of our savior.

Thank you, Father.

We have to know what

happened to our brothers

when you left England.

We haven't heard a word, and

after seeing you like this,

I do fear the worst.

I tried to protect them,

but there were just too many.

Who were they?

They must have

been the earl's men.

I saw the devil's face.

Tell us what

happened, my child.

Brother Richard was hit.

Edwin and I, we tried

to hide in the woods.

And I managed to

kill one of them,

but as Edwyn ran off,

he took an arrow, so...

I could still hear him

screaming as I was knocked out.

So he may still be alive.

Do you know where they took him?

No, I don't,

but maybe the man who saved me?

There might be hope yet.

Rest now, Freya.

Get well.

Peace be with you.

Thank you.

We will pray for

your speedy recover.

There must be a reckoning.

We must find our brother

and avenge the death of

Richard in the name of God.

This blasphemy

cannot go unpunished.

My dearest bishop,

we are all outraged

and agree that this

is a delicate matter.

We have just made

peace with Odinsson,

and we cannot just break

that peace without a cause.

Without a cause?

Have you seen what

they did to Freya?

Let me try and find out

where Brother Edwyn is,

and we shall take action

based upon that information.

This is Denmark, not England.

The old gods still reside here.

We must tread with cunning.

I hope you're right.

Show restraint.

Gudrun, this is good.

We can finally take what's ours.

We cannot allow ourselves

to fall into the old ways.

We're at peace with Odinsson,

and so it shall remain.

But we now have enough men

to rid the town of the

earl and his old gods.

It is not the Christian way.

We cannot ask the king's escort

to fight against Odinsson.

He's the earl, and pays

tribute to the king.

I shall see him converted.

It is a dream,

Gudrun, nothing more.

The sooner you come

to accept that,

the greater the chance

that we will survive this.

We must destroy them.

We shall pray and feast

tonight, for we're together.

And the good men who have

come must be thirsty.

God will reveal his

wishes in due time.

Meanwhile, go find the

stranger and invite him here.

We must find out what he knows.

The wife!

Oh, he knows more

about that than I do!

To the king!

I don't spend so

much time home with the wife.

He spends more time

with ours than I do!

Not even an invitation.

We should go there right now

and make Gudrun pay

for her insolence.

We shall not partake in

their premature celebration.

It is sure to be short-lived.

This shall be the last supper.

May Odin prove you right.

It has been foretold.

Mm.

Wait here.

I'll get Gudrun.

He's here.

It's not poisoned.

How's your sister?

Walk with me.

Freya's recovering,

thanks to you.

She was

worth the effort.

You are perhaps more

than just a sword?

Perhaps I'm just

the answer to your prayers.

The Lord delivers.

And if he doesn't?

It's his will?

There were priests traveling

with Freya from England.

We have reason to believe that

one of them is still alive.

I would like for

you to go find him.

What makes you think

I would be interested?

There would, of course,

be a generous bounty for you

should you succeed.

He is of utmost importance.

He carries knowledge

about the faith.

It needs to be written down.

I'll go and have a look.

You are a very

expensive bread knife.

You may still live.

Five days gone and

the peace holds.

It is a false peace.

Don't be so down just

because your plan didn't work.

Be happy.

You still have your life.

It won't be long now!

Freya, my dear.

It's good to see

you up and about.

You have recovered fast.

It must have been

your prayers, Sister.

Where's the man who saved me?

I want to thank him properly.

He's here, in the village.

And this peace that

you make with the earl,

do you think it will last?

God wills it, and

the bishop commends it.

Is it God who wills

it, or someone else?

They're treacherous.

We must see it through.

To what end?

I must see the bishop!

What's happened?

We were attacked at night.

A few men are still

protecting the ships,

but it will not be long

before they will overpower us.

You must release

the king's guard.

Thorkil, with haste!

Of course.

Heathens.

When the king hears

this, he will send an army.

We are under his protection.

I told you!

This is Odinsson's doing!

Bastard.

Shh, shh.

Shh, I need to talk to you.

You, it was you.

Listen.

Wait, I wanted to

thank you for saving me.

That was a noble act.

We don't have much time.

Gudrun told me about

the two priests

who were with you in the forest.

You didn't know about them?

One dead, and one

you last saw alive.

Yeah.

I think I know where he is.

Edwyn.

- Shh.

- Is Edwyn still alive?

Maybe, maybe not.

When I saw the silver

cross on the bishop,

I knew I'd seen the

same cross before.

We need to tell my sisters.

If I find him, meet me at

the trading post at sundown.

Who are you?

We don't

have time for questions.

- Thank you.

- Come.

Thank you.

Who is it?

It's me.

Open up.

What have you done?

He saved my life.

He's a messenger from God.

Enough of that.

Give this man a

drink and some food.

Of course.

Freya's coming soon.

I'll be back.

Freya, she still alive?

Yes.

Oh, thank you.

Thank you.

You look like

you haven't eaten for days.

Edwyn.

You're alive.

And you.

What happened to you?

Here, have a seat.

After they shot me, I was

sure they were going to kill me,

but a stranger saved

me from my prison.

Seems we have the same savior.

We don't have much time.

Here, take this.

What is that?

I cannot take this.

This belongs to the

bishop to the church.

You have to take it,

and you have to leave now.

This is a tribute to

Odinsson to keep the peace,

but he has betrayed your faith.

But what about Gudrun?

Freya, listen, they

realize he's gone.

You're not safe here.

The king's men

will protect us.

The king's men are dead.

They're not coming back.

We must leave now.

God bless you.

Go north and

stay in the forest.

Keep off the path,

and do not stop in the

camp with your sister.

I will let her know.

There must be no

sign of them here.

What have you done?

What any decent man would do.

Since when were you decent?

Gudrun!

I found the priest.

Lord be praised.

The Lord had

nothing to do with it.

I sent him with your sister.

They're going north.

When Odinsson finds out

the priest is missing,

he will surely come here.

What have you done?

A good deed.

But at what cost?

Odinsson!

Where's the earl?

Find out.

Stranger, good you're here.

Are you back already?

There's been a

terrible slaughter.

What happened here?

A raiding party?

How many men are dead?

Three, and the priest is gone.

How did Gudrun find out

- that the priest was here?

- Where is Tor

and the rest of our men?

They rode ahead.

What do you mean by that?

Did we rout the king's men?

Wife, quiet.

Do not be ashamed

to rout with the weak.

They sailed back.

The king's men sailed back.

But I saw the ships burn.

I saw the glow from

the tower myself.

Tell me, stranger,

what is happening here?

Seize him!

So, where were you?

Was it you who

killed our guards?!

Where is the priest?!

Enough!

Leave him.

He's not gonna talk right now.

Let him think about his answers.

He will talk eventually.

He is nothing more

than a cowardly bastard,

sneaking around like

the trickster himself.

Look at this.

Don't honor him by comparing

him to one of the gods.

Take it to the earl.

Think well, Stranger, or you

will have a painful death.

My lord.

We retrieved this ring from

the hand of the stranger.

Combs, raven insignia.

How did a mercenary end up

with something this precious?

Deceit and murder, no doubt.

It's made for me.

Thank you.

Okay. Go.

He must talk now.

He is here, somewhere

in this village.

And if you find out that someone

is hiding him, kill them!

Stranger, I know you're here.

Stranger!

Come out, you little rat.

You.

Get in here, quick.

I haven't seen

him, yes, I swear!

You're lying!

The man who lives by the sword

does not leave gold behind!

I'm a trader!

Many strangers pass

through those doors.

Many strangers pay for lodging!

Yeah, and how many strangers

have been coming through

those doors lately?

I don't take sides!

I will feed and sell

to anyone who pays,

who prays to any god.

It's all your killing

that hurts my business!

You listen here, if you

see your little friend again,

or I find out that

you've been hiding him,

I swear by the gods,

I will skin you alive!

Little rat.

Blacksmith.

Have you seen the stranger?

The stranger?

I haven't seen him since he

came by to look at a sword.

You mean this sword.

She was stolen from me.

It's nice to see her again.

You can keep the sword.

And if the stranger turns up,

come and find me.

Of

course, Tor, I will.

We must still maintain

a certain order here.

We're starting the war because

of a stranger's action can...

He cannot have acted alone

and killed all our men.

They were clearly

not as good as...

Why did he take the priest?

What did he do with him?

Think about it!

He must have had help

from the Christians.

Why would he go through the

trouble of freeing a priest?!

Olav, good, you're here.

Did you find him?

No, my lord.

I think you're right.

He must have had help

from the Christians.

Yes, my lord.

It's about time that we

rout these Christians

out of this town.

Hear, hear!

Gather the men.

We do this now.

It's already done, my lord.

Let's go.

I'll

get you somewhere safe.

Heavenly Father

give us strength

in our faith to

overcome the heathens.

Your god has abandoned us.

My god?

It is the only god.

Have you lost your faith?

Why should one god

be better than many,

when clearly he is not?

Gudrun, you traded your

spirit for falsehoods.

When Odinsson

killed your husband,

he was only trying

to protect you.

What are you saying?

How could you be so heartless?

Where is your godliness?

You made me choose,

between my love of the

gods and my love for you.

You must see now that you

chose to follow the wrong god.

He is brought us nothing

but fear, loss, and sadness.

What of our sister?

She's safe now, with the priest.

Where is Freya?

Escaped?

The stranger.

He may have saved Freya, but

he doomed the rest of us.

He was sent by God!

He was sent by Loki!

We have to let them know.

You have to give

Freya and the priest time

to get further away.

We should sacrifice

ourselves for them?

She has always

been your weakness.

The faith must survive.

Where is he?

You said he would be here.

No doubt he has run

off like a coward.

He couldn't even move.

Maybe it was a trick.

He couldn't

have gone far.

Let's find him!

Heavenly

Father give us strength

in our faith to

overcome the heathens.

Heavenly Father give us strength

in our faith to

overcome the heathens.

Bishop!

Where are you hiding him?!

Heavenly Father

give us strength in our faith

- to overcome the heathens.

- Gudrun!

Are you in there?!

Heavenly Father give us faith.

Heavenly Father give us faith.

- Heavenly Father give us...

- Bishop!

Send him out, or I burn

your church to the ground!

Cowards!

Turn and face us!

Run! Run!

Get him!

What are you waiting for?

Where's your god now, witch?!

I know this place.

You will be safe

here until you recover.

Agnir will bring

you food and water.

She will heal you.

Rest.

Drink, drink.

Drink, drink.

Drink.

My lord, what have I done?

You lied to my face, Agnir.

You have betrayed the earl.

You will have to be punished.

No, no, no, I've done nothing.

Agnir, you can save

yourself from a painful death.

I don't like to do this,

but we must bring the stranger

to pay for what

he has done here.

So tell me where he is,

then all of this will be over.

Olav, cut his flesh,

and make him talk.

Blacksmith.

They found out that

Agnir was helping you.

They have him tied up

at the village square.

And they took your gold.

That is unfortunate.

I thought you might need this.

Ah,

Grim, I missed you.

You've been a busy

little man, Blacksmith.

The life of a

blacksmith is always busy.

Where have you been?

Delivering axes.

To who?

There's nobody down there in

that part of town, Blacksmith.

Do you want to be hanging

there next to your friend?

You've been delivering

weapons to ghosts.

Don't take the earl for a fool.

Where is the stranger?

Stranger.

You work for the earl.

Remember?

That's where you're wrong.

You are a fool.

Just give up, Stranger.

Blacksmith!

I will have your

head on a spike!

You snake.

You wouldn't kill an

unarmed man, would you?

Odinsson!

A lot of death has been

seen through these eyes.

Let's make a deal.

I have silver, gold.

I have lands.

I will grant you a homestead.

You have something

that belongs to me.

Yes.

I'll give you

everything you want.

Why is it that when

cowards face certain death,

they grovel and become

less than a knave?

You will not be

going to Valhalla,

and you will not be feasting

with Odin any time soon.

This is for my

father you killed!

I may have overstayed

my welcome.

The town is yours.

Belongs to no god.

Thank you, my prince.

I knew it.

I knew you weren't

just a stranger.