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THE VIKING
A thousand years ago, long before any white man stepped on the American coast,
the Vikings had already sailed through all the waterways in the world.
They were strong men, who laughed at the storms and warned by singing.
Looting... devastating... they attacked the coasts of Europe... until
the whole world shuddered to hear his name... THE VIKING.
Looking at the North Sea from the cliffs of England,
the castle of the young Lord Alwin, Count of Northumbria, was rising.
Oh, Lord, save us from the sword and the chains of the Vikings.
You lock yourself too much, mother... forcing your eyes on useless embroidery.
And of any other evil, protect us, oh Lord.
THE VIKINGS!
At a commercial establishment in Norway, these invaders carried loot and prisoners.
Helga Nilsson, an orphan of noble blood, lives like a Viking
under the protection of the famous Leif Ericsson, companion of his late father.
I hope your wound is nothing, Helga... If something happens to you here,
Leif Ericsson would kill me.
It's just a twist... my friend Sigurd will bandage me.
A small gift for my wife.
Where are you from, slave?
How much for this one?
Three silver coins.
Take off the chains!
I must warn you... you have the temper of a demon!
What fun for the camp, when I return with a slave in tow!
The camp of Leif Ericsson and his tribe... on land
after long months of adventures for distant seas.
Egil the Black, Danish navigation master of Leif.
A Greek slave for your birthday, woman.
And I bought a great English slave.
Take my horse to the stables.
Low! Horses are not for slaves!
What would Leif Ericsson say if he knew that his captain drew his sword for a simple slave?
He is not a simple slave... YOUR slave, who will always be close to you...
always hearing your voice!
Helga... I love you!
Since you joined us we have been good friends, Egil... that is always so.
That night, the Viking chiefs from all the northern lands had met
at the court of King Olaf, the first Christian ruler of Norway.
King Olaf, tireless in his efforts to spread the new Faith.
Leif Ericsson, famous throughout the north for his strength, courage and justice.
I think you plan to sail in a week... Are you going back to Greenland?
Yes, but I only stop in Greenland for supplies...
Then I sailed westward in search of unknown lands.
To your health, Leif Ericsson!
The guests were strong... the beer was stronger.
But throughout the night, the monarch and the Viking talked about travel and adventure.
My father, Eric the Red, discovered Greenland... there must be other lands beyond.
It has always been believed that the edge of the world is not the west of Greenland.
Set sail there and find new lands...
It would be an adventure worthy of you, Leif Ericsson!
Glory and success for your trip!
I'm calling Helga's slave... He has escaped again.
That handsome slave of yours seems hard to handle.
I would appreciate it if you would let me take care of him.
Who gave you a vacation?
Would you stain your sword with the blood of a slave?
Give me a gun and you'll know some of my blood!
How long have the Vikings mocked a man with courage?
You will have the chance to prove your worth... I, Leif Ericsson, will beat you.
I can not underestimate something that Leif Ericsson would do.
We will meet, slave... man to man... but do not expect mercy.
I forgive this man's life... because I know you love him.
Helga Nilsson... you should do more than whip a man like that!
If you have such a good concept of him, it's yours... without a price.
Now you belong to Leif Ericsson.
His insolence grows more and more... Now ride your horse!
And it mounts very well!
Now, Helga... you should remember that you are no longer a girl, but a beautiful woman,
and that behavior may already be out of place.
In fact, it's time to take you back to Greenland.
Norway was far away... paddling, Leif Ericsson was heading towards adventure.
Larger sea than any man would have seen.
Fill the horn of Ragnar Oleson to drink.
Do you know who I am?
I'm Kark, slave boss of Leif Ericsson... that's me!
Grab that beer, or I'll have you whipped.
Tell me, Alwin... do you think this is the end of the world, guarded by
monsters like the ones you see here?
You are a rare man in these times... you will be my right hand.
I thought I had caught a moonbeam from your hair.
How extraordinary to return to the North Sea!
Greenland... that barren outpost of the Nordic civilization where
paganism still prevails.
Eric the Red.
This coat is too big for Leif!
Not if he has gained weight like his father.
Rolf, you will pay Einer five pieces of silver to repair his ship.
Let everything be written.
Out... go to the great god Thor to thank him for not killing you
for taking out your weapons before the Throne of Justice.
Does Greenland care for Christian puppies?
Let it be written that I have killed another Christian today.
Doubling the end of Greenland, Leif went to his father's house,
your only source of supplies for your journey into the unknown.
Do you know how far west of Greenland the sea overflows in
the end of the world?
Two hundred leagues... only two hundred leagues.
Lucky in the game... unfortunate in love!
Why do you always avoid me... when I want us to be friends?
You forget that I am still a slave.
Welcome home, Leif, my son!
Helga has become a woman!
Leif, my son... do I see in your eyes that you love Helga?
For weeks, I have not thought about marrying her.
Then, by Thor, I'll announce your link at the welcome party!
Where is my son, Kark?
Leif favors Christians now... He gave the position of Kark to Alwin, the Englishman.
If what you have told me is false, things will turn ugly for you.
It's the truth... Leif himself has become a Christian.
Today with the return of my son, another happy surprise comes... close to my heart...
Tell me what my son has upset you, to kill him with my own hands!
It has not bothered me... but Alwin of England is wiser.
Wise or not... it's a Christian dog!
You dare to talk to me like this... I am also a Christian.
Repeat that!
Kill the first of my men who dares to attack an Eric man!
I never thought to face my father like this... with anger against his own blood.
When you turned against the gods of our fathers, you stopped being my son.
Then give me supplies for my boat, and I'll leave in peace.
No... I will not give you a grain of corn!
Force the doors of the granaries!
Will not you leave me here?
For five years where yours have gone, I went.
Right, Helga... but this time you'll stay with my mother.
Christian or not... He is the son of Eric the Red!
Black night over the waters... old fears that return to pagan hearts.
The air brings a strange smell of ghosts tonight.
A witch! A witch!
The witch has you.
You thought you could sail without me?
I would never miss this great adventure... and you will have to get used to the idea.
Did not my mother tell you that I was going to ask for your hand?
Now that you're here... we'll marry in the old Viking mode...
after the second phase of the moon.
Day after day... no trace of earth... the Viking ship was still heading west.
Do you feel that the boat moves, as if a monster were towing it by the keel?
We are approaching the border... what can we do?
There is nothing to do while you are so afraid of Leif.
He has the crazy dream that his god will guide him to new lands...
and, I suppose, we must continue sailing while Leif sends on this ship.
See how the idol of Leif swings... and swings...
I have always been yours... and always will be... I love you!
Let's go back! Let's go back!
I have thrown your god to the sea... Now you must return!
Let's go back! Let's go back!
When have the Vikings feared to navigate an unknown sea?
I thought my crew was men! Have you become cowardly children?
We have undertaken the greatest adventure ever known...
and we will not go back!
To the oars! Come on, to the oars!
Delving discreetly into the superstitious fears of the crew,
Egil waited for his moment... until the day of Helga's wedding.
Oh, Christian God, grant me your help in this hour!
Before Helga drinks from the bridal fountain... I will attack!
I love you!
You are all witnesses that this slave has betrayed me!
Everything was... for love... of Helga...
EARTH! EARTH!
And the first white man stepped on the shores of the New World.
Like their Viking parents in other lands,
Leif built a stone tower.
Let this cross and this tower that I have built be signs of peace
and friendship between us.
Happiness, Alwin, in a new free land!
Helga and Alwin and part of the crew stayed,
while Leif returned to Greenland...
What happened in this little Viking colony, nobody knows...
But the tower they built still stands in Newport, Rhode Island.
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