Vikings Season 4 Episode 5: “Promised”
Enter: King Ecbert. He falls to his knees in front of the figure of Christ. “Lord, you know me for a sinner, and I think you have already decided to cast me
Author: Sean Colletti
Sean Colletti graduated with a BA in English with Creative Writing at the University of Birmingham (UK) and a MA in Creative Writing Prose at the University of East Anglia. He is currently working on his PhD, writing his first novel. His favorite current TV shows are Rectify, Transparent and Banshee.
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