Vinland Saga Chapter 88 Discussion

Ketil is officially dead to me now.

KICK HIS ASS CANUTE!

Who says Farmland Saga is over? It's still going on!

Thorfinn and Einar are still slaves. Ketil's farm is still running.

Just because things are starting to boil doesn't mean Farmland Saga is over.

We haven't even reached the climax of this arc--that being Canute taking

over Ketil's farm. That has been foreshadowed for a LONG time.



You can't have the bang without the build up. All the "boring" parts of Farmland Saga is the build up. Though I don't consider them boring at all. Einar is too awesome.



I mean would we give a crap about Arneis unless we spend so much time with her?



Without the build up, all the characters would feel flat and the drama would feel forced. Sure we would still get good action but it would feel empty.



One reason why I love all of Farmland Saga is because I trust the author.

I trust that the author isn't egging me on and WILL lead us to badassery.

He has before. The Rise of Canute Arc had a bunch of build up.

We had deal with Canute BEFORE he took a level in bad ass.

Canute was a total sissy before.



NOW HE'S KING AND TAKING NAMES...AND WHEAT!



Respect the wheat.

Ketil finally awakened on some Canute shit and ain't taking shit from no one, anyone can catch these hands right now.

However, don't you dare lay another hand on my precious Arnheid!

Ketil's a scumbag, beating a woman that way and screaming about thieves while getting his fake Ulfberht, and it almost certainly is a fake, as the originals were made out of imported springy monosteel, and would not chip like the one in his hands.

Kinda sad to see the once kindhearted Ketil change into this madman who doesn't bat an eye beating his slaves.

Also worried about Arnheid, hopefully she survives her injuries

sakaryana said:
Can anybody tell me what the letters on the sword were? It looked Germanic, and I don't really get it...



The inscription was "Ulfberht", a name that can be found on a lot of swords during the 8th - 11th century. Historians think it was the name of a famous craftsman who founded some kind of sword label. Only quality steel for Ketil, it seems.

As for when Farmland Saga truly ends?



I say after the resolution of Canute's attack.



Most likely this will lead to what I've been waiting for:




The Voyage to Vinland!

Nidhoeggr said:
Dreamtime said:
Farmland Saga you were boring while you lasted







Why the fuck do people hate character development? Farmland Saga was great. You can't carry longboats and slaughter enemies all the time...

The character development alone makes this arc amazing, not to mention the art progression and the faithful illustration of everyday hardships.



I never said it was bad...i just find it somewhat forgetable....the pace of releases was making it painful to follow and character development is around zero as thorfin didnt really change after spending so much time in the farm..maybe a little but only in the last 2-3 chapters