Ragnar and Lagertha's fleets depart Kattegat once more for Wessex and this time they bring a group to colonize there. King Ecbert hosts the Norsemen and proposes a deal. Despite the misgivings of some of the other leaders, Ragnar leads his forces into battle once more, but this time as allies of Wessex.

Lagertha and Athelstan help to set up the Viking settlement. A mysterious wanderer arrives in Kattegat.

King Ecbert visits the developing Viking settlement as the first harvest is sown.