Vikingdom Page #3

All bravery is.

You're gonna need tallow.

Are you scared?

Terrified.

You should be.

I don't know if you're the

bravest man I've ever met.

...or the biggest fool.

If I don't return by sunup, go home.

You just make sure you come back.

Eirick go?

Eirick go.

Yang no go?

Yang no go.

Full wind with you, my friend.

Clear skies above.

Swim far and deep.

Follow the current as it

gets colder and colder...

...to the very depths.

There you will see the gates.

Father.

Of all the torment in this place...

...none has caused me more

pain than seeing you here.

I always believed you'd stand

at the right hand of Odin.

I was a picture of a king.

A coward of worst kind.

Too afraid to live.

The door of Heaven never opened for me.

Here I've been, here I shall stand.

How did you know I was here?

A whisper in my ear.

This is a place for torment.

A settling of account.

Eirick, you are not my son.

Lies.

We are the dead!

Lies offer no comfort here.

Truly you're not my son.

Your mother never knew.

He came, had my face, my image...

...and she was deceived.

You are my father, whether

you seeded me or not.

Why are you here?

I seek the Horn of Helheim.

And then?

Then I will return.

No, my son.

You will remain here

among the dead forever.

Not without a fight.

That's the difference between

the living and the dead.

Hope.

Will you help me find it?

Hmm...

You will find the horn

within the Gate of Souls.

Alive.

Stay with us.

Forever.

Father, now!

Damn you!

You will not have him!

Maybe we should go.

What need have we with Helheim?

He said it himself. If he

doesn't return by sunrise...

Yeah, I know what he said.

But the ship stays on

course, and so do you.

I say we leave! Who's with me?

He's been in there the whole night.

He's probably dead by now.

How many more of us do you want killed?

Coward.

Where is your honor?

You're a killer of women and children.

What do you know of honor?

All my life, I was a farmer.

But then the raiders came.

Blood of these same Geat

cowards we killed yesterday.

Burned down my farm...

...my father's home...

...killed my wife and my children.

Carved me hollow...

...left me blank...

...so the only thing I crave

is the death I deserve.

So I killed those raiders.

I killed them all.

I killed their wives.

I killed their children.

Burned their homes and their ships.

And I listen to their screams.

...as they watched their seed

wiped from the middle kingdom.

They meant to take all that I had...

...but their could not take my honor.

And I'd rather die with

honor than to live a coward.

That's a man spoken like a true Viking.

We wait.

Wait. Look out for Garm,

the Hound of Helheim.

He is the gatekeeper.

I past it before. He let me through.

Just because he lets you in

doesn't mean he'll let you out.

Run!

We can't outrun him.

He can smell your blood.

Turn around.

Turn around, boy!

Think well me, always.

I am here!

Raahh!

Think well of me, son.

Always.

Things aren't always

as they seem, my love.

You must blow the horn in

the face of Thor to stop him.

Brynna, wake up.

He's there!

- Eirick.

- Brother.

- Eirick. Brother

- Eirick.

- Eirick.

- Eirick.

- Eirick.

- Huh?

So you're back.

Are you gonna be all right?

Eirick, sit down and drink this.

I saw my father.

No, you never.

What you saw was some type

of spirit made in his image.

No. It was him.

He told me I wasn't his son.

Well, that can't be true, can it?

I grew up with you...

...and I know your face, and I know his...

...and he is your father for sure.

It makes no sense. It makes no sense.

But you got what you went for.

You did it.

If only I knew what she gave me.

when she gave me the gift of life...

I would've lived, Sven.

I swear I would've lived.

Yeah, but it's not over yet, is it?

No.

So let me say something.

Something I should've

said a long, long time ago.

I've never met a man so brave.

...and so afraid to be what he actually is.

Eirick, listen to me.

You are a great man.

You were born to lead

men, to inspire men.

But ever since I've known

you, all you've ever done.

...is try and prove that you're

just like everybody else...

...but you're not.

I am pleased to see you, My Lord.

I doubted you would return...

...and I did my best to turn aside

the crew and sail for home...

My Lord.

Warick, you seem so frightened.

Often the most cautious

are the most wise.

Warick the Wise.

There's a fine name for a Viking.

Welcome back.

Did you decide?

What?

Am I brave or a fool?

Both.

I have to blow this

horn in the face of Thor.

Tell me what I should do.

He will be at Trondheim

at the Henge of Stones.

For the Blood Eclipse?

Yes, but you will have.

...the gathered armies of

the Trondelag to face.

We have an army.

It's been a very long time.

Mm.

You think your brother's

gonna be glad to see you?

No.

So Eirick the Bloodletter.

...has became Eirick the Harrower of Hell.

But my story is far from over.

I now have to make a journey

to the place I dread most.

Home.

With the horn and protection

of Lord Frey and Frejya...

I believe all would be well...

...and the Jomsberg would

fight with me once more.

But nothing prepared me

for the biggest betrayal.

...that is yet to come.

Sven, drop the anchor.

Look! Jomsberg!

This doesn't feel right.

Not all of us should go.

I'll stay behind, if it pleases you.

Perhaps you'll keep Yang.

He's a prize to men who keep slaves.

That will be safe with me.

Yang no go?

Good.

Brynna, you stay behind.

Keep in eye on Alcuin.

State your business. This

is the fortress of Jomsberg.

We suffer no visitors.

You suffer no visitors?

What if that visitor

pulled your unconscious body.

...out of the Sea of Zealand?

Eirick? Is that you?

It is.

Welcome home, My Lord.

Good to see you, old friend.

Hardly a moon goes by when our swords.

...don't wet the ground with

some poor bastard's claret.

We only fight for gold now.

Not like the old days.

No more rushing off

for desperate battles.

with terrible odds.

No more raids.

What would your father say...

...the Jomsberg, mercenaries

to the highest bidder?

I'll not be questioned by you

in this hall again, Jorgen!

If you don't like it...

...then give back your share and go!

My Lord Beothric and

great captains of Jomsberg...

I present Eirick, son of Alfred.

Let my brother step forward.

Beothric.

- Brother.

- Eirick.

I never thought I'd see

you in this hall again.

I never thought to come.

But now that I have...

...it feels good.

But I have to say.

...your hospitality leaves a

little bit to be desired.

You've not offered us

even a sip of water...

...let alone a drop of the hard stuff.

We drink mead in this hall

to celebrate and to mourn.

Your being here is cause for neither.

We were warned you'd come.

Come here to take back

the throne of our father?

Brother, no.

But then, look around you, brother.

See the poor trappings

of our father's era?

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