Due to the success of the battle, Leif learns that he now has a strong name due to bringing down the bridge of London. In turn, King Canute has Godwin find and save her children from Olaf’s guards. King Canute takes a shine to Emma, and after she voices her concern over her children, he says he will help. Brutal! And in an added twist, King Canute confirms that he will rule jointly with Edmund. And as a result, King Canute chops off Streona’s head. King Canute declares there is a traitor amongst them who is greedy.

Yet, it’s not all happiness during dinner. It’s dinner time! Canute provides everyone with gold and raises a toast to Edmund and Emma before declaring to Leif that Freydís’s debt is paid. He concludes by telling her never to look for him again. And that the cries she runs from will grow stronger. He adds that there is no going back, only forward. Once Freydís licks Seer’s palm, he recognizes her as “the last”. Canute adds that it is him, not Olaf, that can make Harald the King of Norway.įreydís finds Seer, he refers to himself as the past, present, and future. So what happened next? And how often does she switch into a crow? Meanwhile, seemingly to alienate Harald from Olaf, Canute informs Harald that Olaf has a 12-year-old son, Magnus. Yikes.Īfter Freydis takes part in a ceremony, a short flashback shows that she can transform into a crow! In the flashback, her family begs her not to leave as she flies away. Whilst he threatens to have Emma sent back to Norway, he saves his true threat for last. He asks her where her husband kept the treasure, something she claims to have no knowledge of.

Live struggles as she pulls bodies out of the river and whilst King Canute praises Edmund’s attempts during the battle, he soon comes to realize that it’s Emma who has the brains. King Canute wants Edmund alive and declares that if Harald kills him, he will kill Harald. Harald makes a dramatic speech and comes close to “taking” Edmund’s head, but King Canute stops him. It doesn’t take long for Olaf and several others to barge in, with Edmund and Godwin dragged closely behind them. Vikings: Valhalla season 1, episode 5 recapįollowing the battle in the previous episode, Emma sits on the throne as women pray.

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