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Bjorn, Lagertha and Ubbe face an uncertain fate as Heahmund's loyalty is tested; Floki fights to understand the will of the gods in Iceland; Ivar may have met his match in Kattegat.

King Alfred asks Bjorn, Lagertha and Ubbe to prove their loyalty and grants freedom for them. Ivar decides to take Freydis as his wife and she promises a son to him. Bishop Heahmund requests his lands back to King Alfred but he learns that have been given to Lord Cuthred that threatens him when he discovers that Heahmund and Lagertha have a love affair.—Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

In Wessex, before approving suspect-apostate bishop Heahmund's promise to Lagertha, Bjorn and Ubbe their people can to settle in the deed-promised part of East Anglia Egbert could no longer legally grant them, in return for fighting against other Viking incursions, king Alfred demands at least Ubbe's conversion by baptism. In Kattegat, Ivar is engaged to Freydis, who promises him a son despite his impotence, then consumes Ivar's knife-drawn blood, claiming it can make her conceive, and secretly has sex with Ivar's virile slave. In Iceland, Frodi blames Eyvind's son Asbjorn for Thorgrim's death, while Floki fears that his visions were due to insanity. Alfred implores Ubbe to convert to Christianity. Alfred ignores his intended bride Ealhswith, who starts an affair with Bjorn. Ivar has a disturbing dream involving Margrethe, and then has her killed. When lord Cuthred, who got presumed-dead Heathmund's bishopric, which Alfred refuses to return, threatens to divulge his spy witnessed heathen Lagertha and celibacy-bound Heahmund making love, Heahmund murders Cuthred in the cathedral.—KGF Vissers

The Vikings are imprisoned and believe that Heahmund has betrayed them. Bjorn believes that Lagertha has been betrayed in love.

At Heahmund's suggestion, Lagertha, Bjorn, and Ubbe are to be allowed to settle in East Anglia in return for fighting against other Viking incursions. Lagertha accepts Alfred's offer. Alfred allows them the use of their Villa and gives them servants for their use and needs. Alfred says that he has every intention of honoring Ecbert's land grant to the Vikings but wants to know if he can trust them first.

Bjorn wants Alfred to sign over the lands as he is the King (and since the treaty signed by Ecbert is void), but Alfred says that he is being honest with the Vikings and there are many who don't want to share the lands with someone who raided and pillaged England in the past. Alfred says that he will grant the lands when he can.

Heahmund is informed that his bishopric of Sherborne has been given to Cuthred, due to Heahmund being assumed dead. Heahmund retorts that Cuthred is not of the Clergy, but Aethelred says that he is a supporter of Alfred's regime and therefore entitled to preferential treatment.

Alfred says that he cannot appoint Heahmund back to the church as he survived by joining the Pagans. Heahmund says that he was doing God's work, but Alfred says that many in clergy would not accept the argument and would demand proof of his loyalty.

Heahmund meets Cuthred in Sherborne church and questions his commitment to the Lord. Heahmund alleges that Cuthred's ambitions are worldly and not spiritual. Heahmund warns Cuthred that he should willingly step aide before he is found out to be what he truly is. Cuthred says that he is protecting the church from the attacks of Alfred.

Heahmund continues to avoid Lagertha in public but has sex with her in private. Heahmund tells Lagertha that the clergy wants to kill Alfred for his attacks on the church and for harboring Pagans at his Villa in Wessex.

In Kattegat, Ivar is engaged to Freydis. Hvitserk and Margrethe tell Harald that Ivar cannot produce an heir as he is impotent. When his impotence prevents him from having sex with her, Freydis consumes Ivar's blood, claiming this will make her conceive. Freydis says that to her Ivar is a God and if he believes in her and loves her, she will bear him a child. Freydis then secretly has sex with Ivar's slave. Freydis tells Ivar that she is pregnant.

In the colony, Frodi (Scott Graham) blames Eyvind's son Asbjorn (Elijah Rowen) for Thorgrim's death, while Floki tells Aud of his fear that his visions were due to insanity. Floki fears that he never saw the Gods and that all of his visions were simply a result of his imagination. Meanwhile, the crops of the colony have failed and the settlers face starvation in the oncoming winter.

In Wessex, Alfred implores Ubbe to convert to Christianity. Meanwhile, Alfred ignores his intended bride Ealhswith (Cathy White) who was selected for him by Judith. Ealhswith is Mannel's daughter. Ealhswith starts an affair with Bjorn. Alfred asks Ubbe to publicly renounce their Pagan Gods to restore faith among the nobles of England.

Ivar has a disturbing dream involving Margrethe, and then has her killed. Before that, Margrethe had warned Hvitserk that Ivar would eventually kill him, and that the only way to avoid that would be to kill Ivar first.

Cuthred's spies discover Lagertha and Heahmund's affair. When Cuthred confronts him and threatens to tell Alfred, Heahmund murders Cuthred.