my thought about killing the old man was so that his people wouldn't want revenge before Paris
North Umbria / Northumbria is northern England and the Scottish lowlands (from what I saw when I googled this) .... WRT to the show I have no idea exactly what region he indicated.
Ecbert is definitely traveling a strange path
Flokie is about to go off the deep end and I think Ragnar put him there on the edge
the mad "queen" has a son by Ragnar? that being so, with the northmen from Northumbria support her or Ecbert?
Welcome Paddy, words of advice
Don't feed the Trolls
If you lean liberal and don't like being insulted for political views avoid the PPP forum
sarcasm is frequently missed on these forums