This review contains spoilers.
Theres nothing particularly foreign or new about the architecture the inhabitants live in or the clothes they wear.
That doesnt mean that theres nothing interesting here, of course.
As a result, he spent his young life playing catch-up.
While he was the weakest of the three monarchs, he eventually outlasted them to become Holy Roman Emperor.
But all of the truly fascinating stuff in the episode is happening elsewhere.
Back in Wessex, Ecbert continues to be an exceedingly cunning bastard.
And one who understands the importance of performance.
But Ecbert is not the only one using deception to get what he wants.
This bodes no better for him than the snake and mouse imagery earlier.
But most fascinating to me is a very short scene in this episode between Bjorn and Torvi.
The Vikings have only come together to make it raid Paris.
It would not be the first time a slip of a girl changed the course of history.