Ragnar travels to Götaland to help King Horik resolve a land dispute with the area's leader, Jarl Borg. Meanwhile, sickness infects the village of Kattegat, and the people look to Lagertha to help them appease the gods.
Bishop Heahmund (Jonathan Rhys Meyers) is fascinated sa pamamagitan ng reyna Lagertha (Katheryn Winnick) and tells her he is willing to fight and die for her.