- #18
Ramy_Stereo said:
JoltieRL said:
RogueCitizen64 said:
The no weapons rule is just plain dumb. Even if they aren't planning on fighting, just it's presence could help deter others from trying to attack them. Also who the hell was that at the end?
Honestly I agree that the weapon ban is very dumb. The native Americans aren't always friendly and who knows a war between them will happen and the Vikings only had their axes which weren't made for battle but for chopping. Native Americans had unique weapons like spear throwers and tomahawks. Spear throwers in particular are dangerous because they can throw spears crazy fast and they have a long range.
The entire point of settling in Vinland is to create a country without war. You're basically saying "Yeah but what if there's war?" If thorfinn anticipated battles with the Natives he wouldn't go to Vinland to begin with.
That means Thorfinn was dumb for anticipating absolutely 0 war. I know that Thorfinn is a nice guy and doesn't want wars at all but they should be ready to defend themselves. And if war is inevitable, it's better to fight back than just die and perish. According to the real history, vikings were attacked by the natives there, and just in case if it actually happened in the manga (which is definitely fictional and not even close to the true story), things would get really bad for them.
Yes you could say that. Obviously the idea of creating a country without war is very idealistic. If you're deadset on saying that violence is unavoidable that would mean that Thorfinn's journey to Vinland is already in vain. What he's obligated to do in that case isn't to bring swords, it's to stay home.
