Episode Title:
Pain
Episode Description:
Ketil's recruits are no match for the experienced Jomsvikings, and Snake calls for a retreat. Ketil stands transfixed by the poor defense and is quickly felled with an axe. At that moment, Thorgil rushes from the beach to kill Canute, but the king protects himself long enough for Wulf to return from the battle to defend him and recall the king's guard. Thorgil decides to escape back into the sea rather than be slaughtered. Meanwhile, Arnheid regains consciousness long enough to say goodbye, but she dies as Thorfinn tells her about Vinland, a sacred land beyond either wars or slavery. Einar is devastated and finally declares his love for her. Snake approaches them, carrying the badly wounded Ketil and Thorfinn stops Einar from killing the man who had beaten Arnheid to death. With Ketil still alive and not yet captured by Canute, the conflict is unresolved and Thorfinn leaves Leif at his boat and heads off to meet Canute, intending to stop more bloodshed if possible.
