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.
I drove my father, the former king, out of this country
دفعتُ بوالدي الملك السّابق إلى المنفى
habe ich meinen Vater,
den vorigen König, aus dem Land gejagt
expulsé a mi padre,
el anterior rey, fuera del país
eché a mi padre, el antiguo rey,
de este país
J’ai chassé mon père, le précédent roi,
hors du Danemark,
toquei meu pai, o rei, para fora do país