God created everything that surrounds me, the fields, rivers, the forests. The land is my church.
What binds a man to his land? What power within allows him to give his life to preserve his land and the lives of the families who work it? It can only be love.
Fear can be expelled with knowledge.
We are one, you and I. From the moment I took your hand on the steps of the great hall of Eoferwic, we were bound as one. You may dislike me, hate me if you wish, despise me at times. But love is immortal. It goes on.[to Brida]
To Uhtred, the true Lord of Bebbanburg. A man I have never understood, but without whom I would not die a king.
Whatever I discover about my enemies is written down.
There’s no justice here. Only the church.
Revenge will not bring you peace, only death.[to Uhtred]
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You will never be rid of me. Accept it. Accept me.[to Uhtred]
When one side seeks to destroy the other, you must choose in order to survive.
Wessex allows its warriors to kill each other and spends too much time on its knees.
Men won’t follow a woman for long. They’re too stupid.
