Vinland Saga #2
| Writer | Makoto Yukimura |
| Artist | Makoto Yukimura |
ENGLAND AT WAR The foolish King Ethelred has fled, and Askeladd's band is one of hundreds plundering the English countryside. Yet victory brings no peace to the elderly Danish King Sweyn, who worries that his untested, sensitive son Canute will never be ready to take the throne. The king's attempt to force his son to become a man places the young prince within the grasp of the gleeful killer Thorkell! Whoever holds Canute holds the key to the thrones of England and Denmark - and Askeladd has his own reasons for joining the fray! "With its rich visual details, emotional pull and strong characters, this historical epic is an instant winner." - more
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The Graphic Library - Sara Campbell
Dec 31, 2021This story goes into a part of history that I know hardly anything about, and I’m really curious to find out more about the Danish invasion of England and how the Vikings played a role in that. This definitely doesn’t feel like a history book, though. Yukimura inserts some maps every so often that shows where Thorfinn has been in England, and they represent where the Danish forces went during this invasion of England. Yukimura also borrows some names from history, as Thorkell is a real Viking who was part of the Danish siege on England. While history is tangled all throughout this story, Yukimura also weaves a complicated, beautiful story of a very conflicted young man who is tasked with doing some pretty horrible things on the off chance he will finally get to avenge his father. Thorfinn is a wonderfully dark-and-twisty character who readers will fall in love with. Read Full Review
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