after a costly misadventure topples the mother of voices from its clifftop down to the sea, the expedition finally returns to the moorish city, aly mansuh triumphantly riding through the streets with the bell in tow. however, king harald and his men, including krok, out to rescue the princess, have since conquered the city, and upon aly mansuh's arrival they leap out of hiding. the climactic battle ensues, and ends when the bell falls over and crushes aly mansuh; the moors are defeated and the vikings victorious. the film ends with rolfe trying his best to persuade king harald to mount another expedition for the "three crowns of the saxon kings", much to krok's amusement.