Vinland Saga Chapter 106 Discussion

TO ADVENTURE BOYZZ



I'm pretty damn hype for seeing Greek (?) culture now! I love the new direction the manga is taking. Now that I think about it, it's the unpredictability that I like about Yukimura's writing the most.



I hope that black haired girl is somehow able to sneak on board as they leave, I feel sorry for her. :(

Interesting. Will this be a Constantinople-centric arc or more focused on Greece? I do think that they should have gone for a Anatolia angle, which was the heartland of trade and culture in the Eastern Empire, as it is rather illogical for them to visit Greece which was mostly a provincial backwater at the time (excluding Thessaloniki).



This will take place at the height of the Makedon dynasty, right before the planned Invasion of Sicily.

I am curious if they will also choose to portray Novgorod, and Kievan Rus.



Hayatempest said:
Are there any historical figures other than Canute who lived at that time that they might also meet?

Emperor Basil II 'the Bulgar-Slayer' as well, who was the most influential ruler of Europe and the Mediterranean Basin at the time. I think his backstory would find a perfect place in this series if he appears.

The Varangians will probably be portrayed as well, though this is a couple years before Harold Hardrada's incursion into the Guards.

Oh god, this looks like this is going to be a long journey...

LOL! The scene between Gudrid and Sigurd's childhood friend was like something out of an old school shoujo, and I mean that in a good way.



The trip to Greece got me excited, and it looks like they'll pass by Norway and Denmark, which means they might get to see Canute and the plot with Floki and Thors' past will get resolved, even if it was on their way back. Are there any historical figures other than Canute who lived at that time that they might also meet?

Big azzz arc coming along if they're traveling all the way to Greece and back. More Vinland saga is always welcome!

Neizaru said:
I just hope it won't be another ridiculous no-death pacifism fights though. Naive ideologies in a seinen leave a very bad aftertaste. Yes. Even in shounen I find pacifism to be a very silly concept. In seinen it stands out as being more ridiculous. When people attack you with the intent to kill you or your loved ones, you protect yourself by any means necessary.

We finally hear about the Rus. I was waiting for this development. Awesome stuff

gilgamesh310 said:
I think the biggest flaw with the whole story is that it's very grounded in realism in one sense but also very unrealistic in others. The pacifism and OTT fights being an example of the latter. Its hard to become properly immersed in its world when it has the unrealistic stuff.



Especially with the part where Canute's sevant(?) suddenly showing up as a ghost then changing his characterization forever. Maybe it's just the psychological aspect of the series. The OTTP fights are already established since the beginning. I mean come on. Carrying a huge fucking boat in land? Fighting with two knives and jumping for like 15 feet in the air? Thorkell sending a horse flying away with an uppercut? This is all just for entertainment if you ask me though.



Most fantasies  are grounded in realism in many ways now a days though. The Malazan, Mistborn, Way of the Kings and A Song of Ice and Fire are examples. But then again, Vinland saga isn't really fantasy.