They are traveling North having Alfred’s blessings and you will silver. It’s to have a ransom money to pay to help you free a slave. So it slave is age is Guthred. He could be an effective Dane. The guy appeared in an aspire to the new abbot Eadred from Cumbraland. The guy titled Guthred given that king off one another Saxons and you may Danes. Their package is through their servant-learn. The new town where he’s conference lies on home you to belongs to Sven. Sven’s residential property could well be laden up with fighters. Getting protection, he has got gained a group of sickly dudes, who are suffering into the White Riff. Leprosy is actually a poor curse that zero people challenge method. Uhtred candidates that should Guthred rise towards the throne, he would be prepared to improve an armed forces facing Sven, so he is happy to let. (“Event 2.1”)