Uhtred then takes her hands, and Beocca joins them together. Uhtred ensures that Mildrith is given her price. Odda and Young Odda arrange Mildrith's marriage to Uhtred. He surmises that Young Odda would rather lay with Mildrith, but instead it will be Uhtred who humps her.

Young Odda offers Uhtred 11 pieces of silver to walk away as he doesn’t deserve to marry Mildrith. After Guthrum agrees to meet for a negotiation, he takes Young Odda’s horse. Guthrum tells Young Odda to get off the horse and look him in the eyes to speak to him. Young Odda arrives at the Danes’ camp to inform Guthrum and the Danes that King Alfred invites him to negotiate peace. He wants to send Young Odda as a representative to speak for the king. (' Episode 1.3')Īlfred and Odda have tasked Young Odda with taking a message to the Danes. He even suggests that Æthelwold lie and say that his father personally named him as his successor. Young Odda surmises that Alfred is in fact his successor. Young Odda advises Æthelwold to speak to the king to ensure that he’s the successor, as some are arguing that Æthelwold is too young and foolish to lead Wessex. (' Episode 1.2')Īlfred, Odda, and Young Odda return from battle with King Æthelred, who was badly wounded and likely won’t survive. Lastly, he has Brida and Uhtred taken away and put into cages. Nevertheless, Alfred takes Uhtred’s advice and they will attack on the road to Abbendum.

However, young Odda and Alfred suspect that it might be a trap.

He tells them to defeat the Danes, Winchester must meet them on the road to Abbendum. However, Odda and his younger were under the impression that they were to attack in the spring. (' Episode 1.2')īrida and Uhtred return from Readingum to inform King Æthlred and the council that the Danes have come to attack Winchester, and they’ll be marching in no less than few more days. Lastly, Æthelred will need strong men to fight the nearing battle. Soon, it’ll be them facing off against the pagan army. However, they all agree that they shouldn’t send help.

Nevertheless, they all fear that barring a miracle, East Anglia will soon fall to the Danes. Young Odda also agrees that King Edmund deserves nothing by silence. Æthelred is consider turning down his plea, and Odda is in agreement. Æthelred and the council discuss King Edmund of East Anglia’s plea to Wessex for an army.

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