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Vinland Saga  
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Description
Thorfinn is son to one of the Vikings’ greatest warriors, but when his father is killed in battle by the mercenary leader Askeladd, he swears to have his revenge. Thorfinn joins Askeladd’s band in order to challenge him to a duel, and ends up caught in the middle of a war for the crown of England.

Won the 13th Japan Media Arts Award Grand Prize in the Manga division.
Won the 36th Kodansha Manga Award for Best General Manga.

Type
Manga

Related Series
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Associated Names
Сага о Винланде
ヴィンランドサガ
ヴィンランド・サガ
海盜戰記
สงครามคนทมิฬ
빈란드 사가
Hải Tặc Chiến Kí

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Latest Release(s)
c.92 by Hox & HappyScans! (55d ago)
c.91 by Hox & HappyScans! (80d ago)
c.90v2 by Hox & HappyScans! (113d ago)
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Status in Country of Origin
12 Volumes (Ongoing)

Completely Scanlated?
No

Anime Start/End Chapter
N/A

User Reviews
Vinland Saga by canucks

Forum
6 topics, 64 posts
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User Rating
Average: 9 / 10.0 (1171 votes)
Bayesian Average: 8.94 / 10.0
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Last Updated
May 7th 2013, 1:26pm PST

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Year
2005

Original Publisher

Serialized In (magazine)
Afternoon (Kodansha)
Weekly Shonen Magazine (Kodansha)

Licensed (in English)
Yes

English Publisher
Kodansha USA (Omnibus #1 coming October 2013)

Activity Stats (vs. other series)
Weekly Pos #208 (No change)
Monthly Pos #103 decreased(-10)
3 Month Pos #88 increased(+8)
6 Month Pos #98 increased(+10)

List Stats
On 4492 reading lists
On 1289 wish lists
On 59 unfinished lists
On 356 custom lists

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Forum Posts
Where is this going? 57 days, 21 hours, 37 minutes ago
Discussion up to ch.56 464 days, 12 hours, 58 minutes ago
Farmland Saga 868 days, 17 hours, 35 minutes ago
1st topic 1017 days, 14 hours, 23 minutes ago
Thank You Anonymous Spore! 1870 days, 18 hours, 1 minutes ago

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One of my favorites.   
Rating: 10.0 / 10.0
by musimusimu
October 7th, 2011, 5:38am
This is absolutely one of my favorite mangas. I really like that there is finally a manga that has Iceland as a setting, as propably any other Icelandic person...

A little minus for me though is the spelling of the names as Thorfinn should be Þórfinnur or Thorfinnur also Thorfinns father Thors's name should be Thor or Þór the s in the end is the names Genitive case (Eignarfall)
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A True Work of Art   
Rating: N/A
by JosephCurwen
June 7th, 2011, 12:50am
Excellent visual artwork, great character growth, great plot, and it's about vikings. There's so much that goes into this historical manga; it's one of the best that I've read thus far. Historical mangas are, for whatever reason, few and far between, but the level of detail and character development that go into them is usually superb. That said, Vinland Saga goes beyond many of these mangas.

I wouldn't recommend it to those who just want an action-driven manga. Vinland Saga has a lot of that in it, but in the end, that's not what it's about (the last few chapters make this very clear).
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i like it   
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by fotzi
May 31st, 2011, 12:18pm
This is my first mature manga and I was a little shaken at first with the violence and rape scenes however I really like it. It is not cliche like the thousands of other mangas out there and there is HUGE character development which is very interesting. This manga is the one that made me prefer "seinen" over "shounen".
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I'm a read bearded viking   
Rating: 10.0 / 10.0
by Akujin
February 8th, 2011, 3:20am
The problem with the viking literature is just that, there aren't any good ones. Which is why it's such a surprise to see a non-viking write an amazing viking story! The art is fantastic, there's a lot of historical characters that fits the profile, and the in-human fighting abilities makes me shiver at times. Like others have said, the personalities sometimes reflects a bit too much on the samurai and not the viking; however I find this not to be in a bad way, and it really creates a flow to the story.

...and you, TheShawn, If you followed the story up to that point you should understand that; the men pillage, like they've done several times throughout the years that he has been with them, and you expect him to suddenly get a morale boost and start killing his own? don't be daft.
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I like the new part   
Rating: 10.0 / 10.0
by DeaTh-ShiNoBi
February 6th, 2011, 1:37am
This is mostly in response to Mattz.

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I like the new turn that the series is taking. I typically hate the "warrior who doesn't fight" thing just as much or more than the next guy if it's not done well (for example, I did not like the "warrior who doesn't fight" ideal in Trigun. It was poorly done). On the other hand, I think Vinland Saga is much more refined than any other attempt at the ideal I've seen.

Vinland Saga took the reader on a journey before arriving at the ideal, as opposed to the character having it from the start and having the reasoning explained. All throughout Thorfinn's life, he basically wanted nothing but revenge on Askeladd, fueled from his hatred. Eventually, Askeladd was killed, and not by Thorfinn's hands, which essentially destroyed Thorfinn's purpose in life. If you understand this, I think it makes the farmland saga a lot more interesting, at least that's the way that I see it.

To be honest, I was a bit worried that Vinland Saga would boil down to Gungrave-like plot where the main character seeks revenge as the point of the story. If you can't tell, I disliked Gungrave. If you didn't watch Gungrave, then you can think of Thorfinn as Sasuke from Naruto (oh God do I hate that character). I was very happy when Askeladd died by someone else's hands because that meant that the story of Vinland Saga doesn't have to be stuck in the dark ages of a revenge plot.

That being said, I'm actually very interested where the author is going to direct Vinland Saga in the future. I think that if you dislike Thorfinn no longer being a Sasuke-like nothing-matters-but-revenge character, then you probably shouldn't read Seinen, and should stick with mindless action-Shonen mangas like Naruto and Bleach. Not that those mangas are bad, don't get me wrong. I like those mangas as well but they're more geared towards exactly what you're looking for.
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doesn't work as a historical, but good despite that   
Rating: 8.5 / 10.0
by lomegil
February 5th, 2011, 6:17am
Full disclosure: I've a PhD in Icelandic sagas. That should have automatically made me a hater of Vinland Saga - thru' "how can some mangaka know moar about my subject than me" line of reasoning. But truth be told, I still enjoy it - I just understand, while I'm at it, that it has nothing to do with Norsemen. Not that it has factual mistakes - on the contrary, it's pleasingly accurate there, good job on the homework, man! - but the mindset... It's not medieval Scandinavians, it's Japanese posing as the guys. A completely different world-view, set of ethical priorities etc. So, as a history tale, it fails; but when taken simply as an action-packed psychological drama (guess that's the most accurate description) in an exotic setting, it's a winner - lush, realistic art, 3D characters, a good doze of suspense and plenty of emotion. I still wish Yukimura would have continued his previous series, Planetes, longer, or done a new series in that vein, but Vinland Saga is nevertheless high-class seinen.
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I groaned   
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by Mattz
January 26th, 2011, 12:36pm
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Ever since Thorfinn became a slave, I've been looking forward to the moment his warrior spirit would reawaken. Now I guess it did happen, but alas, it's the 'no violence' kind. I face-palmed myself into oblivion. If this peaceful "I'm a true warrior who wont hurt anyone or I'll cry" shyte's gonna continue, I'm gonna flush this manga through the toilet. Figuratively. But absolutely.
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Like at First, and then...   
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by pinUp
January 5th, 2011, 9:32am
huh?

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i've never remembered there's a scene where woman get raped, but i dont know, its been a long time since i read this manga.


but of course i like it at first, but then thing seems kinda boring recently, slow-paced, boring farmland saga, ugh can't stand it, get a move on please
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Would love it, except...   
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by TheShawn
November 9th, 2010, 4:07pm
Well, I was enjoying it at first, with interesting characters, story, and good art. I'm usually okay with unsympathetic characters too, but I kind of started to detest Thorfinn after

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he just stands by and lets an innocent woman get raped. That pretty much blew past my tolerance line.


So, if you don't have any problem with that kind of character, then I would definitely recommend the manga, but for anyone else... maybe you're better off reading something else.
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Awesome.   
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by spikoy
August 8th, 2010, 2:39am
There are already many well-written reviews here which explain in detail why Vinland is so darn awesome so I won't go into that....

I love Vinland Saga: the art, the plot, the characters...everything! Even though Vinland is at a slow point right now, Thorfinn is finally starting to develop into a coherent character and that is interesting enough! Plus there are implications of politics and plot development in the background, with the other characters from the previous arc exerting a subtle influence on the plot.

I can't wait for the next chapter!
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