- Narrator: This was a land where Druid priests held sway over peoples minds and prophesied that one day a woman would wear armour and wield a sword against the Romans. A woman who would be called: The Viking Queen.
- Maelgan: [examines King Priam] He is very near to death, my lady.
- Salina: He must live to complete his wish.
- Beatrice: It would be better if he died.
- Maelgan: It is written in the clouds that the King shall sign such a will and that you
- [points to Salina]
- Maelgan: will wear armor and carry a sword in your right hand. It has been - written!
- King Priam: I have given this much thought, Salina. And you are my choice! You will govern with tolerance and understanding. Like your mother, you will be a Viking Queen.
- Maelgan: The gods have given a sign! I, Maelgan, by the powers vested in me... do hereby charge you, Salina, Queen of the Iceni, before the sacred mistletoe and the golden sickle, to lead your people wisely! To shelter and protect them from all who seek to harm them or who seek to dominate them! And to all who seek to enslave them!
- Octavian: May I remind Your Excellency, that you're a soldier, a Roman soldier. And, with respect, may I suggest that you behave like one.
- Maelgan: Be a disbeliever if you wish, Tristram. But, I tell you one more thing. Salina, herself, in the near future, will call on the power of the Druids to aid her in cutting the Roman shackles that bind this land.
- Justinian: The sea is warm there. And it's a deep blue-green as, as blue green as...
- Salina: Your eyes.
- Justinian: And we'll have a little boat - and go fishing.
- Salina: No. You go and fish. And I lay in the sun until my skin goes black like a Nubian slave.
- Justinian: And we'll drink wine. Lots and lots of wine.
- Salina: And you will fall out of the boat.
- Justinian: I agree that an army must be run by the book. But, this is a race of civilians that we rule, not a legion of trained men. They prosper - we prosper - and Rome prospers! But, if we break them with taxes, they'll be not good to themselves or anyone else.
- Osiris: We are are merchants, my friends. We must be prepared to spend money to make it. Maelgan seeks power. We should buy it for him. Maelgan's lust for power is his weakness. We shall make it our strength. Every man has his weakness, my friend.
- Maelgan: Your true destiny is at hand. It cannot be averted! It was written long ago by Zeus! Written in the clouds for all with eyes to see. Written and foretold - by me. Your voice shall be heard across the heart of the land.
- Beatrice: He speaks the truth, Salina.
- Maelgan: A Queen shall take up the sword - and *drive* the invader from our land, while his strength is still divided.
- Beatrice: It's ordained by the gods. Don't you see? It is their doing. A sign!
- Maelgan: Take up the sword! Lead your people!