Vinland Saga Chapter 71 Discussion

Ugh, another dream sequence where a character makes a heel-face-turn in one chapter just like Canut? The character development in this manga is so frustrating, it's the only major thing holding back the series for me. Still, it will be interesting to see how the series will progress with a pacifistic Thorfinn.

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                        good chapter

it was nice to see Askeladd again, so Thorfinn gets some more character development and vows to part from violence, wonder how long that will last



sucks that we wont get another chapter for 2 more months

Best chapter in months.

If Farmland Arc is Minecraft, what Thorfinn just saw is basically the Nether.



But jokes aside, the culmination of everything these past 2 volumes was nothing short of spectacular. I especially enjoyed seeing Thorfinn soften up (especially seeing him genuniely smile 3 or 4 times) and open himself up to Einar and the rest of the farmhands. Likewise, it was also mindblowing seeing Canute do the exact opposite, becoming more harshly enveloped in domination and power as he ascends to become the new King of England.



The complete scope of everything achieved within this new arc has also been completely breathtaking. The cozy, tranquil, yet intricately unfair ways of Danish slave/farm life is such a refreshing change of pace compared to the barbaric lifestyles of the Vikings occuring just a couple hundred miles away. And we can't forget the in-depth history info-dump we've been getting along the way too!



Really excited to see how Yukimura fleshes out the rest of FarmVinland Saga as this arc continues :)



10/10

This was on the cards all along, but the way he got there was no way what I expected. Good development from the mangaka.



On a side note, living amongst Vikings in the Middle Ages without hurting anyone will be quite a bit of a challenge.

Parting from violence? PARTING FROM VIOLENCE? Wtf, nooooooooo, more violence, I wanna see more of thorfinns epic fighting. Lol I now that vow doesn't last long at all, but this is kinda necessary and it's good character development for thorfinn

Hated thorfin new resolve. He is a warrior in the middle ages, what else is he good for? Is Thorfin an intelligent character that will rationalize a pacific solution to solve the many problems and injustices around him ? Is he skilled enough to neutralize his opponents without killing them (like Rurouni Kenshin)? I don`t think so, he has been a soldier, a lethal weapon , always letting others do the thinking for him.

i love the chapter

i  wonder how this will continue O.o also i like the new determination of Thorfinn :D

and see Askeladd once again was great and nostalgic T_T