Vinland Saga Chapter 86 Discussion

Just shed two manly tears while reading it. Short, but great.

Sad story was sad. Wonder what will happen with all of them now

cheeko_gal said:
It was nice to finally get some conflict. The series has been a bit boring ever since he was sold as a slave.



Btw, we never got the story on how exactly he ended up being sold as a slave.

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                        Awesome ending =(

That being said. The fight was short but sweet (still wish it lasted longer).

Asap said:
I welcome the fighting too but I'm a bit annoyed at how some people only see this a fighting manga, like its some kind of shonen or as if meaningless gory bloodshed is "mature."



I too am a little disheartened that some people are still hung up on the old bloodthirsty Thorfinn.



The reason that got me hooked on this manga in the begining was the realationship between Thorfinn and Askeladd. It was pretty cool that Askeladd came to care for Thorfinn like a son, and it was pretty badass when he told him "That's how you kill someone you hate!". I always got the impression that violence in the begining was used to depict the lives of the vikings, the sufferring they caused and how a far cry Thorfinn had become from what his father had wanted him to be. I always thought that the manga-ka wanted to convey some sort of a message and never once he thought that blood and violence were cool or justifiable.



Back onto this chapter. Man, did I cry? T_T the last dozen of chapters were quite beautiful and thought-provoking. It's sad that this part of the story isn't getting the appreciation it deserves.

Very moving chapter. It's great to see that even though Thorfinn used violence again, he remained fully in control of himself and did not shed any blood. He even tried to save Snake. He is slowly becoming the man his father wanted him to be.

Touching chapter.



What I love about this arc is how well its painted the pointlessness of war. Its been nothing but suffering and reflection over things that never needed to happen. As this arc has gone on it just becomes more painfully clear how stupid this whole situation is for everyone involved. It's almost laughably dumb at this point the way things just somehow have to be lol