Cursed Head / The Cursed Head Three years after they started clearing their allotted land, Einar and Thorfinn have finished. They can now potentially buy their freedom, causing them to contemplate their futures as free men. On his way to the palace in Jelling to visit King Harald, Ketil surprisingly offers the pair their freedom if they are able to till the soil in time sow seeds, and also potential future work as his retainers. Meanwhile, Canute arrives at Jelling to visit his ailing brother Harald and recalls how kind Harald was to him when they were boys. On his deathbed, Harald proclaims Canute as King of Denmark. However, Canute has a vision in the form of the head of King Sweyn who exposes Canute's hidden ambition and accuses him of poisoning his brother Harald so he can be king of Denmark and England.