Hostage

The terms were set and Ragnar was off, he was taken to the King of Northumbria.

An army was stationed around the shores that the other Vikings were.

King Ælla was not taking any chances and he knew what he needed to do to keep them away.

Ecgberht was taken in by the Vikings and considering his age, one would think he could become the King of Northumbria using the same methods that his uncle utilized.

Ecgberht sat in silence, he didn't know what to do as no one spoke his tongue.

Alf was forbidden to go with Ragnar as they assured him that communication wouldn't be a problem considering his loyalty had been compromised.

They did not want Alf but rather, they would use one of the prisoners they had taken to get Alf's loyalty.

This meant that Alf could help in communicating with the prisoners and this was what they intended to do.