After losing Canute, Thorkell decides to halt his advance in central England. Thorkell hears that the end of the war between Denmark and England is near, and bemoans the end of the war. However, he later gets wind of an interesting piece of news.
Swear that you'll take over for me,
أقسم بأنّك ستتولّى واجبي على أحسن وجه
dass du als mein Nachfolger
alles dafür tun wirst …
Jura que tomarás mi lugar,
¡Jura que me relevarás
Jure que tu me remplaceras sans faiblir,
et que quoi qu’il arrive…
Jure que me substituirá e que...