A NETFLIX ORIGINAL SERIES
He wants to lead you into a trap.
And that rotting head there…
That is not the head of Folkwin Wolfspeer!
Arminius lied to you, Varus!
Folkwin is alive. He's here in this camp, as a slave!
It's true.
I'm going to betray you, Father.
Segestes is absolutely right.
I'll lure three Roman legions, or more…
fifteen thousand men into an ambush, and surround them…
with 500 of my barbarian friends.
Me…
a knight of the Roman Empire.
That's exactly my plan.
And, of course, Father…
I never brought you the head of Folkwin Wolfspeer.
Instead, I brought you one that looked like him.
And naturally, the real one is living here as a captured slave.
How could the truth be any different?
German!
If you repeat these lies about my son again,
I will personally stick your head on a pike
and set it next to Folkwin Wolfspeer's.
No, no, please! Varus, don't make this mistake!
Leave us!
Don't make this mistake!
If you don't believe me, put us both in chains!
Chain us both up!
And on the way to Vetera, you'll see who the real traitor is!
Don't make this mistake, Varus!
Varus!
Rome will fall!
On the way back to Vetera,
we will teach these barbarians a lesson in the Teutoburg Forest!
Just as Arminius suggested.
Dismissed.
My son…
I doubted you for a moment.
Please forgive me.
It must be these damned Germanic tribesmen.
Damned Germans.
Dismissed.
Don't look at me.
You took your sweet time.
I thought you were dead.
I don't care what you thought. Get me out of here.
Her too.
I can't right now.
We're returning to our winter base.
We'll attack on the way to Vetera.
Hold on.
-Prepare to move out. -As you command, Dominus.
Pack up! The summer campaign is over.
Did Varus take the bait?
We'll find out.
Too many to count.
Romans as far as you can see.
Like a river of steel.
I've never seen such an army.
Mother of Blood…
Mother of Fire…
Sister of Wrath.
Please send me conviction.
And give me the gift.
Let me see that which will be.
Are you on my side?
I'll sacrifice anything.
So, my bride is a great seer?
Did you forget that I'm married?
I can see how much you desire power.
Together, we'll rule the Chatti and the Cherusci.
You are the only reason I'm here.
I won't let you go down with Arminius.
The deal with your father stands. You are my wife.
And for you, I will send my men into battle.
And when this is all over, you will come with me.
We have some time until then.
No!
Then you'll be the widow of a traitor!
Your men are waiting for you.
Halt!
This is it, Father.
Legion, to the left.
Legion, to the left!
What is your command? Secure the flanks, as always?
Ride ahead with your troops and secure the path.
And then the empire will teach these peasants a lesson.
I know I can count on you, my good son.
Arminius!
A present from the emperor.
This is the symbol of a Roman knight.
A sign of strength, battle, and the might of the empire.
I'm sure you will earn one of your own someday.
Arminius?
You're leaving us?
No, Aldarich.
Like any good reik, I'm making sure my men don't die in vain.
Certainly not for a Roman traitor and his whore.
And if you are wise…
you'll leave too.
While you still can.
We're retreating!
Yes.
We were already too few.
Without Hadgan's warriors, we're screwed!
I only fight when I can win.
You have doubts?
Arminius is risking his life to lure the legions into the forest,
where our gods live.
And you have doubts?
God-Father Wodan saw what was to come.
Because he sacrificed his eye.
You want certainty?
I see a long battle.
I see fire.
And water.
And I see men…
in their own blood.
Romans.
Ravens eat their entrails.
Reik Rurik.
Your descendants will never forget what you achieve today.
Reik Aldarich.
You will bathe in Roman gold.
Reik Golmad.
Thor will look on you with pride.
And I hear a song.
A song of your courage.
The song will be sung until the end of time.
And the world will always remember you.
-To victory! -Yeah!
This is the Roman army in formation.
And this…
is the Roman army in our forests and swamps.
The snake will grow so long
that the tail won't notice when we cut off the head.
And then, bit by bit, we'll hack it to pieces.
We're under attack!
Shields up!
Take cover!
Retreat!
Arminius!
Kill them all.
Hadgan!
I'm here to tell you how you can claim the biggest prize.
Nail him to a tree!
We hate the same man.
Arminius.
Once it's clear that the Romans are winning,
we'll turn on Arminius.
And then everything Arminius has will belong to you.
And we'll lead the tribes.
Halt.
Caius Aurelius, 19th legion.
We've been attacked. The vanguard is destroyed.
This was well-planned.
We must turn back immediately and restore order.
Arminius did say there were rebels here.
That's exactly why we've come this way.
And where is Arminius?
He's supposed to be securing our flanks!
He's probably caught up in the fighting.
We can't continue through the woods with our flank exposed.
We have to return to open ground.
Turn around!
Quick march to open ground!
I'm fine.
Folkwin and I. I have…
We'll avenge his death.
They're turning.
Did you prepare everything?
Just as you wanted.
Everything I know about battle…
I learned from you.
What do we fight for?
I often asked you that.
Some fight for what used to be.
And others for what is to come.
You are an army of the dead!
Or for love.
Shields up!
We fight for honor.
We fight for glory.
We fight for our freedom.
Where's your whip now?
Some fight for their children.
Still others fight for their gods.
The key thing is that we can only win
if we're in complete control of our emotions.
If we have a crystal-clear strategy.
You must maintain order in your ranks while destroying that of the enemy.
Whatever we fight for…
we pay the price in blood.
We all die…
the guilty…
and the innocent.
Folkwin!
And when all is lost…
you still need the help of the gods.
Your impregnable armor became your largest burden.
But the most important thing…
is to recognize your enemy's greatest weakness.
And bring all your strength down on this one point.
Take my armor.
Are you sure, Dominus?
You are a free man.
Get out of here.
And your biggest weakness…
was your trust in me.
I ask myself…
What were you fighting for?
And was it worth it?
Father!
You never understood…
that we might want a different life than you.
To believe differently,feel differently,
and think differently from you.
Well then, into battle!
Better for us to be on the winning side!
-You came back? -We barbarians have to stick together.
You ass, you were just waiting to see who'd win!
Victory!
Rome will fall!
He was just using you.
I know just what that's like.
You want your father's love so badly that you'll believe anything, do anything.
Like a dog whimpering before his master.
But we're no dogs.
We…
won this battle, Ari.
And you won more than the battle.
You won the hearts of your men.
They'll be shouting your name.
Not Folkwin.
You knew he was still alive.
You can become their king, Ari.
You already are.
Do you hear me?
You are their king.
And I will be your queen.
Roman testicles!
I'll teach my dogs to go for them.
-Here. -For your dogs?
Thusnelda!
I thought you were dead.
I think that suited you just fine.
-Folkwin, nothing is like it used to be. -Yeah.
With him, you can rule.
Is that what you want?
Come to me once you've made up your mind.
Don't you want to grab any spoils?
You deserve it more than anyone.
And you think people all get what they deserve?
You're the only one I can rely on.
When I'm king of the tribes,
I want you to be my first prince.
If you become king of all the tribes…
I'll be the first to kill you.
Your path is a dangerous one.
Will the gods punish me?
That's been growing for a while.
And it isn't the child of your king.
The gods have a special way of punishing us.
Subtitle translation by Kelly Barksdale