"Do you know who I am?" "You are Youssaf Salah-al-Din al Ayyube." "The one we know as Saladin." "And you are not afraid?" "Saladin is here, and he is sure of his victory." "Who told you this, de Gothia?" "A man I trust." "This bastard was born in sin." "Give me my baby!" "Give me my baby!" "Cecilia..." "You are no longer alone." "Who are you?" "Your future queen." "Thank you for taking care of my little boy." "Can we really trust de Gothia?" "I myself have heard him speak the tongue of the infidels." "I trust de Gothia, de Ridefort." "The encounters that you've had can't be interpreted as anything other than the will of God." "You shall lead our brothers in this battle." "Now!" "Retreat!" "THE KNIGHT TEMPLAR Based on the story by Jan Guillou" "Episode Four" "THE HOLY LAND, 1187 AD" "Robbers?" "No." "Soldiers." "Tilt the bow." "Open the gate!" "Open the gate!" "It's the Castle Lord, open the gate!" "Open the gate!" "Whoa!" "Are you all right, sir?" "Who shot the arrow?" "One of the new sergeants." "We were training when we saw you were in trouble." "That's the man." "Send him in." "Enter." "You wish to see me, sir?" "Your name?" "They call me Aral d'Austin." "You are a most skilful archer, Aral d'Austin." "Thank you, sir." "In what kingdom is Austin?" "It's not a kingdom, sir." "It's my name." "My name is Harald Öysteinsson, from Norway." "Here, take these to Torroja." "Yes, sir." "My name is Arn Magnusson." "I'm from West Gothia." "Who would have imagined such a turn of events?" "Meeting a member of the Folkung clan down here?" "No!" "An ally." "Thanks." "My family helped your King Knut hide in Norway." "Is Knut Eriksson on the throne?" "You really have been away a long time, haven't you?" "Knut has reigned and kept the peace for many a year now." "Do you know Magnus Folkesson, of Arnäs?" "Certainly." "Though, unfortunately, Magnus Folkesson has passed away." "When?" "He passed peacefully in his sleep two winters ago." "His son Eskil is the master of Arnäs now." "How about you?" "What brought you here?" "Cecilia!" "Cecilia, you have a visitor." "Do not let this go to your head." "I am still the Abbess, no matter how important your friends may be." "Never forget that." "Cecilia..." "My, aren't you a sight to behold!" "Well, Mother Rikissa, I don't think we need a chaperone." "Has something happened?" "No, no." "How is Magnus?" "Magnus is fine." "He's almost a man now." "Is he?" "Yes, he is." "The King and Queen send their regards from the royal castle at Visingsö." "All their boys are alive and doing well, which bodes well for the succession to the throne." "I suspect you have a reason for your visit." "You haven't been to see me for years, Brosa." "Yes, well..." "Your penance is nearly done." "Have you given any thought to the future?" "As a member of the Folkung clan and a friend of the Queen, there must be many men who seek your hand." "You need a man, Cecilia." "It would strengthen your position and that of our clan." "I have sworn to wait for Arn." "Then you must steel yourself for the worst outcome." "He's alive." "He's a Castle Lord, in Gaza." "It's been years since you received that news." "I will wait for him." "And if he never returns?" "Then I will not take a husband." "Sir..." "Torroja would like to see you, sir." "De Gothia..." "I wanted to have a word before I leave." "Our time here has come to an end." "You have served our order faithfully, and I want to make sure that you receive your rightful reward when the day comes." "When your time is due, you may leave your service in the Holy Army of God and return to your former life." "But first I have a mission for you." "Grandmaster de Ridefort wants you to join forces with him in the desert." "Yes, sir." "It will be your last mission." "That's enough!" "Get back to your duties!" "He was asking for it." "You made two mistakes, Harald." "First, your sword is much too heavy." "This?" "I should have used a bigger one." "Secondly, you fight like a Viking." "With all due respect, sir, that's how I was taught to fight." "And as you see, I seem to have done well enough so far." "We have received orders." "The Grandmaster requests that we rally troops and join him in the desert." "I would like you to come along, as my sergeant." "Well, thank you." "Thank you very much indeed, sir." "It will be an honor to serve a Folkung." "We have a long ride ahead of us." "Then I'm your man." "You won't be let down." ""You have stolen my heart with one glance of your eyes."" "I do believe you have stolen mine, Arn Magnusson." "Nice day." "It's very hot." "I'd give anything to have a beer." "You'd do well to pace yourself, Harald." "We have two days in the desert ahead of us." "Beer, beer, beer..." "Cecilia, accompany me, please." "Cecilia..." "God sent you to forgive me." "What am I supposed to forgive, Mother?" "My sins, the wrongs I did you." "I wanted to destroy the happiness you and Arn Magnusson shared." "This bastard was born in sin." "Give me my baby!" "No!" "No!" "I tried to punish you because I never had love myself." "Convent life " "I never aspired to it." "It was what my father wanted." "So he sent me here." "To live behind these walls..." "Yes..." "You are a good woman, Cecilia." "Kindhearted and forgiving." "Your prayers might shorten my time in Purgatory." "Can you forgive me?" "Will you forgive me?" "Only God can forgive you." "I curse you!" "I curse you, Cecilia Algotsdotter!" "I curse you and Arn Magnusson both!" "What are these Saracens like, sir?" "Are they as evil as people say?" "They are like us;" "some are evil, while others are good." "But their leader, that Saladin, he must be an evil devil?" "Is it true that you are the only man who has ever defeated him?" "Saladin is far from being defeated." "Isn't that simply a question of time?" "Isn't it?" "Hot as hell all day and freezing cold at night." "I miss my native woods and fjords." "Aren't you ever homesick?" "Certainly." "But my time here will soon come to an end." "By the next moon, I will be able to go back home again." "We must have faith, Harald." "We need faith to conquer evil." "And thank the Lord afterwards." "And if you don't conquer evil?" "You perish." "Enemy troops are moving north." "They must be up to something." "Where did that come from?" "It belongs to the Bedouin in our territory." "Proceed to the Grandmaster's camp." "We'll join you there." "Sir?" "I've promised them my protection." "The Bedouin?" "They are spies." "They give us information in exchange for our protection." "Sir?" "Sir..." "That's enough!" "Who the hell are you?" "I am Arn de Gothia, and this is my territory." "I am carrying out my duty to the cross." "Your duty to the cross is not to kill innocent people." "But they're Saracens." "Leave." "Whose side are you on?" "Leave, now." "You leave, Saracen-lover!" "He's a coward." "Stay out of this, Harald." "Let's go." "We're not going anywhere." "Oh, Chamsiin..." "Al Ghouti..." "We wish to thank you." "God sent you to our rescue." "He sees your sorrow." "But God has a purpose for all our pain." "My condolences on the loss of your dear Mother Rikissa." "But even in times of sorrow we need to look ahead." "The new King's advisor, Brosa, put in a good word for you." "I have no reason to distrust his judgment." "Quite the opposite is the case." "We would like to have a new, young Mother Superior of our own kin at one of our convents." "And now we have a vacant position, so to speak." "Abbess of Gudhem, how does that sound?" "Your own convent?" "Thank you, your Grace." "It is a very fine offer." "But I neither can, nor wish to, take any vows." "No?" "My time of penance is almost over." "I have had my punishment." "At the next full moon, I will leave the convent and go to the Queen to await my betrothed at the castle." "Tell Brosa that." "Sir?" "De Gothia." "I would like you to read this." "It's an honorable discharge, signed by Grandmaster Torroja." "The day after tomorrow, my time here is due." "I am well aware, de Gothia, that my predecessor thought highly of you, for some reason." "But to me you're just another subordinate." "I don't think you will mourn my departure." "Departure?" "My penance is over." "Departure?" "When we are about to crush Saladin once and for all?" "Turning tail on the eve of battle, de Gothia?" "You're free to leave." "But if you leave, you will leave as a deserter." "Blanka..." "My dear..." "I have something to tell you " "He's alive." "Arn is alive." "Is it really true?" "What?" "How do you know?" "You're not bringing much with you back into the world," "Cecilia Algotsdotter." "The King and Queen await you at the royal castle." "And I've sent Magnus there as well." "So now he knows?" "Yes, now he knows." "He didn't say much for a few weeks, but now he's back to his usual self." "I heard you declined the Bishop's offer." "I understand if you need time." "I've had all the time I need." "I have received news that Saladin and his army have set camp here by the lake of Tiberius." "There they await reinforcements." "Saladin believes that we will cower behind the walls of Jerusalem and wait for him to attack, but we shall beat him to it." "We shall march directly to Tiberius... and take him by surprise." "Is that clear?" "Sir..." "There's not a single drop of water on the way to Tiberius." "It's hotter than hell out there." "I must agree with de Gothia." "It will take us three days to cross the desert." "Saladin's army is bigger than ours and he has the water." "We cannot meet him in the desert." "That is exactly what Saladin thinks, and that is why we shall defeat him." "We have the true cross, de Gothia." "Under it, no Christian army has ever been defeated." "It was because of the true cross that we were victorious at Mount Gisard." "And now we shall be victorious again." "Or do you doubt the power of the true cross?" "It's not the true cross that I doubt, Grandmaster." "You will obey my orders." "You are right, de Gothia, but he is in command now." "I guess it's time to move on." "Where will the battle be taking place?" "You won't be riding with us, Harald." "I go where you go." "Return to Gaza and take the next ship home." "I am relieving you of your duties." "I want to fight by your side." "Harald, it's an order." "I'm not afraid to die." "Your courage is not in question." "I had hoped that the two of us might go home together, but now I'm sending you first." "One day, we'll meet again."