- Uhtred is a galley slave on a Viking ship but Aelfric is angry that Guthred did not kill him and breaks the alliance, joining with Erik and Sigefrid to take Durham with savage violence. To appease Aelfric Guthred offers his sister Gisela in marriage but Gisela, in love with Uhtred, refuses and goes into hiding. In Wessex Alfred arranges the marriage of his daughter Aethelflaed to the young king of Mercia Aethelred and sends Hild and Ragnar to rescue Uhtred, which they accomplish when the ship comes ashore to winter. Uhtred is reunited with Gisela but Alfred holds the rescue and the killing of the odious Eadred over him to force him back into the king's service.—don @ minifie-1
- King Guthred keeps ignoring Uhtred's wise military counsel, preferring abbot Eadred's advise. So instead of overpowering the Danish brothers Erik and Sigefrid, the king negotiates an alliance looking weak, agreeing to a siege of Durham, which requires too many men and may drag on years. Therefore they seek to add as ally Uhtred's hostile uncle lord Aelfric, who promises 200 warriors in exchange for royal sister Gisela's hand and his nephew's head, eliminating her lover. Guthred agrees but instead sells Uhtred to slaver Sverri , who chains him to a pirate ship ore, while Guthred is deserted by all allies as a weak liar. Uhtred survives toiling is tail off under the whip, bonding with other rowing slaves, an escape during the frosty winter stay on Iceland fails. Alfred seeks an alliance against the Danes with fellow-Saxon king Ceolwulf of Mercia, who has a fatal heart attack during the grim negotiation and is eagerly succeeded by son Aethelred, sealed by marriage to Alfred's daughter Aethelflaed. Alfred let 'hostage' Ragnar set out with Gisela and a rescue party, which waits for Sverri and kills the pirates while liberating Uhtred and his surviving slave mates. Uhtred wants to reclaim Babbenburg but is honor-bound to rejoin Alfred's service.—KGF Vissers
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