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* KickTheSonOfABitch: According to WordOfGod, King Horik merely wanted Jarl Borg to believe he was going to be rescued so then his hopes would be crushed.
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At the behest of King Horik, Ragnar forestalls Jarl Borg's execution.
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* BaitAndSwitch: We are led to believe Floki and Horik will free Jarl Borg. In the end the two do nothing to stop his execution.
* HopeSpot: By the end of the episode, Jarl Borg believes he's being rescued from imprisonment and certain death, only to be taken to an altar to be executed.
*KickTheSonOfABitch: According to WordOfGod, King Horik merely wanted Jarl Borg to believe he was going to be rescued so then his hopes would be crushed.
*PetTheDog: Bjorn gives the imprisoned Jarl Borg, who has been languishing in a dungeon without food, a piece of bread.
*WhatTheHellHero: Even Rollo and Torsten are visibly disturbed by the gruesomeness of the blood eagle execution.
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