The year of our Lord 1348
A fumes of the dead in the air like poison.
A plague more cruel and more pitiless than war are descended upon us
a pestilence that would leave half our kingdom dead
Where did it come from?
What carried its germ?
The priests told us it was God's punishment.
But For what sin what commandment was we break around this?
No, we knew the truth
Here was not God's work, but devil doing
Or witchcraft.
Our task to hunt down a demon
is God's cured.
Brother Thomas!
Who's taken from this? - Brother Ignatius.
So the pestilence? - We have not been told.
I have no signs. Please brother
Let me out.
Averill
Thank God you 're okay.
Where have you been? -I was confined. They thought I was sick.
I thought you were dead.
I'm right. - I 'm praying everyday you'll be OK.
I'm right.
I 've brought food.
One of our brothers died this morning. Averill
Even the monastery is no longer safe.
You must go to hide you must go back to Dentwich Forest and you must hide there until this has passed.
On Sunday prior said that pestilence was God's will sent to wash way our sin.
Is God punishing us? - No.
You must go now.
You must go back to Dentwich.
You must go.
Osmund, I... - otherwise you'll die.
And you will not?
Come with me.
If I leave the monastery, I betray God.
You've already betrayed him.
Do you know the martyrs'cross at Dentwich Forest?
I will wait for you there every morning at noon for one week
And then I will gone.
Forgive me, Father. I am confused.
I confess I'm torn.
Can I serve you outside of these walls?
I mean leave here,
but I will never straight from your grace Father.
Show me Your will.
Other give me a sign.
I'm Ulric,envoy to the bishop.
What I say now is not to leave these walls.
Words has reached the bishop that there's a village that does not suffer as the rest of you.
They say it's a santuary from this pestilence
There are many villages that have not been raveged yet by the pestilence.
It is claimed this villege is beyond that I suggest.
They are greatly mistaken.
These are difficult times.
Such flames however fantastical...
can find the favour with those less educated than you and I.
So what I say will be we cannot fall fouled of rumours or superstition.
God's grip on his people is loosing.
We must ensure the flock is not tempted to look beyond God and search for answers.
I must see for myself how this village can be saved.
What part have we in this? - The village I see lies in the great marsh.
I require a guide, a man of God, to show the way.
No man here is free for such task.
I have the bishop's blessing and choose any man here.
Out of respect I grand you that choice
I will lead you there.
He is a man novice. You require a more experienced .
Let him speak.
You say the village lies in the great marsh. I was raised closed by in Dentwich Forest.
I know the area better than any men.
He has all the experience I require.
You'll lead us. We'll leave at dawn.
Osmund, that man is more dangerous than the plestilence itself.
Father I have prayed for guidence.
God has answered.
Even if you survive, the world out there will change you.
Perhaps it will but I won't fear.
My dear beloved and I lived happily in sin
now my dear beloved and I love full smelly Black wounds
My dear beloved and I, were fallen i n love so late
Now my dear beloved and I rot in the early grave
We have our guide.
God has no men left?
He senses a boy.
They opted a son
I'll lead you there.
Pray you do.
Split any man from his asshold to his apple.
What is that for?
How much does he know?
Ulric is er¡­through God shall we see¡ ­ truth
This village we are heading to...
has cast God's side aside and in the place there is a demon.
They also took sacrifices.
Men eating men and they're raising the dead.
Now we're charged to bring
the leader of the village back for confession, trial and execution
The bishop seeks to rose themselves from necromancer. - What is a necromancer?
Necromancer someone plucks the dead from cold earth...
breathe new life into them.
We have the choice and the will.
A journey is to hell.
But God travels with us. - So you have deceived me.
Return to your monastery if you feel cheated
or join us and do God's work.
Let's get this clear enough let's get going.
That includes you, Swire.
Boy We are not as bad as you think.
Or worse But we need you alive.
You seem well-suited to keeping man alive
I have many a long year in the king's army, with Wolfstan Griff.
I'll be honest with you We've never faced a demon before,
but the devil comes that way.
What happened to him? - Ivo was captured.
wouldn't talk, so the bastard French tore out his tougue.
And him? - Mold is a man you leave alone
unless there is a big treaty to be done.
And Dalywag is a torturer, a hang man
And if the rumor is true,
murderer, thief and a seducer of woman.
Apart from that he is a good guy.
What about Ulric? - I have got a wife and child.
I came for the money.
But it does Ulric because God told him to come.
Burn you. - Grace.
Have mercy, please.
I did nothing.
We must help her. -Do you heard me You deserve the burn.
I did nothing. - The witch must burn.
Your league with the devil. - What has she done wrong?
They brought death to our village.
Death comes when he wants.
This has not involved you, monk. Step aside.
I have done nothing please.
Step aside.
What has she done wrong? - She piosioned our well.
Now half of our village is dead.
I have thrown a simple blessing over the water to give everyone safe.
Lier. - I have done nothing wrong.
The deaths after her visit to the source.
Plenty of us saw her cast a curse, now she must burn.
to spare the remain of our village.
Move aside.
I will not ask again.
Move back.
Thank you.
I'll not stop again.
Come on, brown smock.
As sure as the sun will rise and fall,
witches will burn.
There is a village in the north that've burned 128 witches in one night.
That is sixteen an hour, for eight hours.
By the time that night was through they killed every woman in the village.
But in that way the men will shagging pigs.
Pestilence is strong enough, will got us shagging pigs.
This village we seek You've been there?
No, but I know where it lies.
Hell waits us, what shall we tell them.
If you don't got the stomach for that then leave it on me
And I'll have your share of the bounty
Where's the Church believe the pestilence has come from?
I don't think God is punishing us like many of you do.
I think from France,
where all fouls came in and out.
I know Swire you will not be too far from the truth
Three summers¡¯passed before
we fought in Normandy Cricy.
King Edward's army was drwaft
Every 20 of us had a hundred French at least
The French...
Ah the French.
They could sense victory They could smell it.
On that day for the first time our archers used the long bow.
Quicker to load farther in flight.
Their arrows were¡­ They are also useless couldn't reach us.
Ours ours are like a dark, buzzing cloud.
The day's end feild was littered with the dead and the dying.
The custom no matter how fierce the battle,
you should usethe Misa Ricord¨¨ .
Misa Ricord¨¨? Misa Ricord¨¨?
It's the " mercy give-up "
Stab straight through the armpit down right into the heart. It's quick and painless.
On this day
King Edward ordered every Frenchmen left alive to be killed without mercy
Arms, heads, legs...hacked away
God's greatest army.
desecended it to savage.
Forgive me, but how do this savage to do about the pestilence?
We invited death in the names of death
It hasn't left there.
That woman you killed.
she was not a witch.
Why did you voulenteer to join us?
To serve God.
killing witches serves God.
That woman was already dead.
If I had freed her,they would have caught her and burned her
I spared her the suffering.
Sometimes that's all you can do.
He says turn back.
Where we are heading men've become savages.
That should be someting pretty special that turned you away from that nice warm monastery.
Anything you want to tell me? - No.
You know what my job is?
I am a torturer truth getter.
Spending hours on a man
I can smell a lie. And I smell you.
Pray somewhere else if I were you
Have you broken any vows,good boy?
Leave him a bit, Mold.
Back Get back.
Griff?
I said get back -Leave me alone.
Let me look.
Let me look at you.
I 'm just going to take a look.
Right? Don't be afraid, I'm just having a look.
Why didn't you tell us?
I am sorry
His journey's finished here.
I have performance here.
I need to make a confession to the Father.
It can be sure this thing is plague.
Who the hell ask you?
I will take you a confession.
Come, you should have our solution.
You keep your mouth shut!
I do expect recognition today
I need a moment with him.
Alright.
I 'm glad to see you.
Farewell, my friend.
Bury him.
Forest of Dentwich. - How far is it to the marsh?
Half a day, or slightly less.
Be on your guard. God help us get over horizons
Go on watch tonight, Swire.
Giving Griff absolution.
That took courage.
Eventually you believe that the village can survive of it?
I would not be here otherwise.
You doubt it?
I believes that hunting necromancers and demons
so is man, woman, so is god.
You have learnt much lives inside that monastery.
Demons and necromancies are among us.
As you will find out soon enough.
I'll get some sleep.
Averill.
Averill?
No no
Averill.
Wake up!
Ulric, get up! WolfStan!
Ulric, wake up! Wake up Ulric!
There are men. - Calm down.
What did you see? What did you see?
-They're in the forest. -How many?
How many? -I don't know
-How many are there? -He doesn't know.
Mold, forward, now.
Wait, wait.
Get in there! Now!
Shut up.
No
God! God!
Where is Ivo?
You alright?
We lost Ivo.
Why did you leave the camp?
Speak!
I came here to meet a woman. - Where is she?
She did not survive the forest.
God's punished me for leaving his monastery.
God has better things to think of.
Because of you...
one of my men is dead.
You know, we need to move now.
How do we know what those men's come for is not here?
These men were nothing more but common thieves.
You will lead us to get the marsh.
- So I have no use of you.
You will lead us !
Or stay here alone and be demned.
The village lies behind the marsh.
What is the plan?
Identify the heretic...
catch him, put him in the cage.
But we never know him cross that marsh.
But we're leaving behind !
Drag him here.
Come on, boy.
Come on.
What brings you to our village?
We seek refuge.
A place to rest. Nothing more.
Then you are welcome.
My name is Hob.
I'm Ulric.
You are attacked.
In the forest.
Then you did well to reach us. That forest can be dangerous.
May I ask what you are doing? - Raining relief to the suffering.
Relief?
For what?
Word of the pestilence does not reached you
Word is all the things that reached us.
Come.
What the hell is going on?
We are going to draw out the necromancer.
No one acts, unless I say so.
I will feed you and give you bed.
And the morning we will go to a safe part of the forest.
We're not welcome?
Of course.
But why would you stay?
There are buckets, you need to wash.
This is no time to blinded by your bad grief.
This is Hell, can't I find heaven?
No I'm afraid, Swire,
I will turn to your wounds.
I will turn to your wound.
I'll turn to your wound.
Let me suggest come with me. - Maybe you should get us into.
Where are you from? - The monastery in Staveley.
You are mourning.
Is it so obvious?
Was it a woman?
It's no sin to love a woman. - I have sworn to god.
A man needs more than the blind love sustaining.
And you shouldn't be punished of wanting it.
Do you have a husband?
My husband is dead. - I'm sorry.
Take off your clothes.
I need to dress your wound.
The pain is less immediately.
It's extraordinary, the pain is gone.
It is a strong way.
How did your husband die?
Men like you. - Men like me?
Men of God.
This church has no one to wash it for a long while.
The woman you went...
She dressed my wound, nothing more.
Nothing here is what it seems.
Do you want us to keep warm, girls?
Childs.
I found it.
Where? - In the marsh.
Every village we rode through had graveyard bursting.
I've got through the pits No burning bodies.
We can not judge them for having no desease.
A party were sent before us had charged the same task.
Four men, none returned.
They were led by a man like myself.
This symbol is worn only by the bishop's envoy.
The girl was wearing its twin.
Please welcome our guests.
What is ours is now yours.
To our guests.
We also want to give thanks that we've been spared the terrible pestilence...
swiping through the land.
If I may...
I would like to express our gratitude for your welcome.
Now let us pray.
Amen.
I expected greats, not the entire lord's prayer.
Women outnumber men here.
Maybe that's why woman speaks more.
Do not be fooled.
Evil lives within this place, within these people.
Osmund.
I just need some air.
They found her in the forest.
She spoke of you before she died.
Forgive me, Lord. I am angry.
Why did you take her?
Osmund, where were you? Why did you betrayed me?
Why?
Why did you betrayed me?
Osmund?
Osmund.
Osmund?
Osmund What troubles you? - We'd become beasts.
We must become more than beasts in order to survive here
I see no evil here
just a simple village that has not yet been damaged.
These sufferings in your heart numb your senses.
So how do you know? You have no heart to suffer
I have known grief.
My wife and child is in God's side.
Yes...
this village is without the pestilence.
But it's also without God.
For this they will suffer.
Are you shy?
I 'm ugly and I am Christian.
And that is not a good combination in here.
Piss off.
Where was she buried?
Do not worry. I will take care of everything.
Can I see her again?
You will.
You are going to tell me that these men mean us harm.
Me particular.
I knew the moment when I looked into Averill's eyes.
What I did not know is whose side you are on.
Come with me.
Come.
What's going on?
Something you should see.
Now.
What's wrong?
Back off.
Eat and drink.
As a Christian you'll appreciate the concept of the betray.
Together keep together Keep us together. Do not panic.
Fuck You fucking
Stop! You stop!
Not losing your mind. Look at me.
Come on, boy.
Whore!
These Christians arrived in our village claiming to seek refuge.
This was their true purpose.
They came uninvited to our home bring manners and hansens disease
These are god's gifts to us.
These are his words.
And these fine men are his ambassadors.
Thirteen centuries of control and intimidations
now they are back to us through those bars.
We do not relish suffering.
We do we must to keep us safe.
The pestilence is a Christian disease
sent by your god to revenge his own people
by spilling your Christian blood the pestilence is kept at bay
You and your flock believe that blasphemous filth?
Kill us, now you bitch. get it over with.
I would offer you all the chance to live.
you renounce your vengeful god and you are free
keep it and you will die
None of our men will bow down to you.
-I'll die first. - Who wants to live?
You?
I will fight to Ulric for the right to die frist
choose one.
You will renounce.
I look forward to fucking your mother's ass in hell.
My mother is alive and she doesn't relish the company of soldiers.
Come on.
Come on, men.
-Die well,my friend -Oh I will
Come on.
My dear beloved and I lived happily in sin
now my dear beloved and I love full smelly Black wounds
My dear beloved and I, were fallen in love so late
Really
Now my dear beloved and I rot in the early grave
Now you will learn what pain is.
nothing you can teach me about pain
Don't look.Don't look.
Look away,Look away
Blood of our blood, unholy trinity divine
We offer this lamb slaughterring down...
the death not us should stay afar
Christian blood, purest and sick...
will swamp our streams.
Cursed bitch, I 'll fucking kill you bitch.
I slay you all bitch. Can you hear me?
I'll fucking slay you all.
Choose another.
I will renounce
No, you won't
If you try I kill you with my bare hands.
I swear, I do.
Swire, listen to me.
If you renounce God,you will burn in hell.
-I come back to you free. - You will burn in hell.
They are going to kill you.
I swear to god, they are going to kill you.
Do not do it.I swear to god,
they are going to kill you.
God, dear god I do renounce you eternally
God, be gone.
I do renounce you eternally.
Holy Ghost, be gone eternally.
Christ, be gone eternally.
Christ...
be gone eternally.
The idols are now cast out.
God is gone.
The Holy Ghost is gone.
Christ is gone.
These men bring you to the edge of the village.
You are free to go
Where are we going?
Osmund.
-You will renounce - Leave the boy Leave the boy
Leave the boy and take a man
It's a boy.
It's a boy.It's a boy.
These monks came to restore us our faith
Today he will abandon his own.
Inside the cottage is the woman he loves.
I 've brought her back to him.
I am dead, I'm in hell.
No, you left the hell behind when you crossed the marsh.
Come live here with us.
Come live the woman you love.
We have no fury.
We have no pestilence We have no God.
Why are you doing this to me?
Because I like you.
Renounce and you will be together.
Go
Osmund.Osmund.
Do not be tempted.
It's not her it's not her
Osmund.
Averill.
No, come here.
No, Averill.
Averill, look at me.
It is alright
It is ok.
You are with God.
And I'll very soon to come with you, I promise.
I love you, Averill.
In the name of the Father...
Son...
and the Holy Spirit. Amen.
Averill is with God.
And so am I
This shows how cruel they are.
even the one they loved they slaught by god today
The boy will not renounce, he won't renounce
You have no power here.
Hob, crucify them all.
You cannot tear a true man of God away from his faith
I do not fear you,Whore,your pagan like dog.
finished?
Bring out the horses.
Crucify us and you shall be spared.
That is the creed of your witch.
You came to our land bringing death
For once you speak the truth.
We came bringing death
She can not protect you She cannot protect you from God's wrath.
Repent before it is too late.
Run.
Repent.
You will renounce
Never.
No.
Never.
Renounce.
Never.
No.
Stop.
let me see the boy.
You did well.
They will all die by god's hand.
Now open my shirt.
open my shirt.
I am Death.
revenges is mine
God's wrath will rains down you.
God is restored.
Run.
Where are you?
-There a warm welcome awaits you in hell. - There is no hell.
-In heaven, they 're not. - There is no heaven.
Why follow her?
Because she was beautiful.
And real.
This...
is real.
There is no God.
Where are you?
"Thou shall not kill"
remember?
Remember?
Averill was in purgatory.
perhaps in your twisted mind
did you ever think maybe Averill will never dead?
We found her in the forest,
injured but very much alive.
That is not true.
Yes Osmund.
Averill was never dead.she was alive
I druged her.
So why
Why did you do that? why did you bury her?
Because people need miracles.
And they worship the one who miracles, whoever it is.
The people in the village believed in me.
-and so did you. - Averill was dead.
You killed her.
Averill was dead.
She is dead.
Bring her back.
I beg you, bring her back.
No, I can't.
Pray to your God .
see what he can do.
She was dead.
Averill was dead.
There is nothing beautiful or uplifting
in returning people to God.
There is no place in heaven for those who kill.
The pestilence claim no higher purpose
Those who survived our swords that day
soon fell far off his safe
They were not protected by the witch.
they were simply remote
When the pestilence had crossed the marsh
killed them too.
Osmund.
We're here.
Osmund.
You return safe is a miracle
-Who is that? - A necromant that we're delivering to the bishop.
Here, that is it.
How many of you left?
Enough.
Look after him.
he's only injuried.
He is back for with God.
I 've never saw him again
I heard the stories
Dark stories.
In the years followed Osmend's heart turned cold
but in the shadow of his grief
he find hate in God's name
And he took out the sword
revenges became his greed.
Can I help you?
Please.
I 've done nothing wrong.
Please.
You have the wrong woman.
I want a confession,I want her alive.
Osmund.
She won't confess
Are you sure she's a witch?
Where is she?
Some say he found the witch...
and he tortured her and burned her.
Others say there was never her
It was only her guilt he saw
in the eyes of the accused.
I'd like to think that he found peace...
and he continued to see beauty in the world...
goodness.
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