Vinland Saga Chapter 106 Discussion

I'm happy with them not going to Vinland, as that feels like it'll be the endgame for the series.



I'm also enjoying the comedy we're getting now :D







I love how Leif's son is hiding his face.

I know the fights were always OTT. I was just reflecting on the manga in the long run. I did enjoy the fights immensely. At times I just felt like they belonged in a different manga and not one so grounded in historic events.



I haven't read any of them but I heard Malazan was a masterpiece and had some of the most epic battles ever.

While we didn't exactly see how Thorfinn become a Slave, i think the farmland arc did an amazing job for his character development enough. Also Thorfinn's change didn't suddenly occur on a time skip. Remember than when the farmland arc started, Thorfinn is broken, he lacks the hygiene even for that time and can even barely speak to Einar. We see he gradually changes from his struggles with at the time he is working for Ketil's farm and one of his major arc for his change is when he see a vision of Askeladd and the arc with the Slave girl that Einar loved.



Orvieto said:


I will say as someone versed in Icelandic and early Medieval history, his hardcore pacifistic personality is highly irregular for the society and psychology of the time in regards to someone of his status in society. Rather, it seems the mangaka is forcing hardcore Japanese Bushido on a character in the turbulent 11th century Europe (which has VERY different moral codes and beliefs compared to 16th-17th century Japan)



You couldn't be even more right. I'm glad i'm not the only who noticed that. I made an entire post addressing that point how the manga is actually incorporating many Japanese and bushido ideology. It has something to do how both cultures have different mind sets on exploring different lands.



http://myanimelist.net/forum/?topicid=619537&show=20

RedgraveGilver said:
The Prologue and the farmland saga wasn't part of the sagas either but Yukimura better make this worthwhile. Good point, but I was thinking more along the lines of "since this didn't happen in the sagas they might still somehow weasel their way out of running this errand/find another way of coming up with the money", which would have been much less likely if this journey to Greece was an event described in the sagas. Granted, it's unlikely enough as it is, after all the talk about how wide the world is and after the detailed description of the route. Still, I trust Yukimura to make this entertaining.



Hayatempest said:
Are there any historical figures other than Canute who lived at that time that they might also meet? IIRC this is still December of 1018, which means they'll likely be passing through Kievan Rus at some point in 1019, when Yaroslav the Wise defeated his brother Svyatopolk the Accursed (called that because he allegedly murdered their brothers Boris and Gleb, in addition to being generally unpopular) to become Grand Prince of Kiev. Interestingly, Eydmund's Saga, a saga about Vikings in the service of Yaroslav, portrays him a bit less positively than local sources, and may be interpreted to imply that he was the real mastermind behind the death of Boris. Maybe this can be worked into the plot somehow...

i'm also glad they aren't going to Vinland right away, an arc or two before that will make the trip to Vinland much more interesting and perhaps more characters as companions.

annie_leonheart said:
i'm also glad they aren't going to Vinland right away, an arc or two before that will make the trip to Vinland much more interesting and perhaps more characters as companions.I don't know. I'm not a fan of stories being padded out like that. I may not mind as much if the story ends shortly after they get to Vinland, but I can just see things being padded out needlessly. I don't think the manga is over going to regain the momentum the prologue had.

There are still some ways for the series to go once they are on Vinland. Thorfinn will have to earn the trust of the natives and to adjust his lifestyle there ala Slice of Life. Unless Canute decided to go to Vinland too and decided to take it by force then Thorfinn had to defend it and shit.

hmm so yukimura def plans on making this a long manga. Glad to hear it.