Vinland Saga Chapter 172 Discussion

tJirash said:
Uhh, I understand what Thorfinn wants to do, but I also can't disagree with Eyvar. If the people of Vinland ever got aggressive, Thorfinn's team would be like sitting ducks, without any means to even defend themselves. It's sad, but there's just no way for them to live there without any conflicts, without killing or dying.

Well, we'll see how it turns out.

they still have axes and spears though, which can be used as a weapon

Farabeuf said:
Hatsuyuki said:
I don't understand how the author managed to turn this manga into such idealistic tripe. Embarrassing to say the least.



I'm assuming you're being sarcastic ? Because that is what this manga has been building up to for years now. It doesn't come out of the blue, at all.



That's true, doesn't make it any less stupid though. When your real world ideals get in the way of actual good writing and you can see the author's intention through his fictitious work then it fails as fiction if you ask me. All this pacifism and tran inclusivity agenda he's been pushing extra hard after the Baltic War arc is just pure cringe and makes no sense in the context of the setting at all.



"Waaahh wahhh but it doesn't have to be historically accurate AT ALL", yeah well, that's true, but this argument would stand if the author didn't specifically go out of his way to pick actual historical figures from that time period as the characters of his work. He also managed to build a pretty believable and politically interesting world up until recent chapters where it all went down the drain. What the series has become now in terms of writing is almost unrecognizable compared to the Prologue arc, i am honestly having a hard time thinking of a downgrade bigger than this manga.

I always liked the pacifist theme of Vinland Saga, but this is too much. They're going to a land they're unfamiliar with, they have to have weapons for insurance.



Also I don't feel so excited about their future arrival in Vinland, given how things ended up in real life, but I'm sure the author will create a lot of interesting conflict at least.

Remember when vinland saga was a good manga?

But if we had no swords how can we kill and enslave ze natives - Colombus maybe

man i wanna like hild but can she chill the fuck out?

I don't understand how the author managed to turn this manga into such idealistic tripe. Embarrassing to say the least.

- Can I bring sword to Vinland?

- Nope.

- Pretty please

- ...Okay

- Really?!

- Nope.