After the fighting dies down, Canute takes in Askeladd and Thorkell as his followers, and returns to Gainsborough. Canute goes through an awakening when he realizes the meaning of love in the aftermath of Ragnar’s death. Canute throws away what little feelings he had left for his father, and joins Askeladd in plotting to assassinate King Sweyn.
The former king was cruel, but he was also a coward.
.كان الملك السّابق قاسيًا وجبانًا أيضًا
Der vorige König
war ein Sadist und Feigling.
El anterior rey era cruel,
pero también era un cobarde.
El antiguo rey era cruel,
pero también un cobarde.
L’ancien roi était un homme
à la fois lâche et cruel.
Meu predecessor era cruel,
mas também covarde.