: Instead of accepting a bribe, Canute lights signal fires across the horizon, demonstrating that he could reduce Mercia to ash at a moment's notice.
His growth is physically evident in his new beard and hardened features, but the real change is in his soul. He has seemingly accepted the "curse of the crown" his father, King Sweyn, warned him about—a willingness to poison rivals and torch provinces to achieve his version of a "heaven on earth". The "Gunboat Diplomacy" of the Viking Age Vinland Saga Season 2 - Episode 5
, once the soft-spoken, terrified prince, has become a cold and ruthless king. : Instead of accepting a bribe, Canute lights