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Vinland Saga: Ragnarok (2019)
Doubt and Meditation
Thorfinn joins Askellad's troop again after his fight against Thorkell, he dreams again of his father Thorns, who speaks to him in front of his village, Thorns tells him that he shouldn't waste his safe life wanting to avenge his death, but would rather he rejoined his family.
Thorfinn wakes up and looks out over the horizon, doubting his real purpose, does it all make sense ? After a discussion with Askellad, Thorfinn shows that he's aware of what he's doing, and that he's only staying to exact his revenge.
This episode is an in-between, between the first meeting with Thorkell and the battle to get the Danish prince back.
The episode takes its time, but allows Thorfinn's relationship with Askellad to develop.
Vinland Saga: Beyond the Edge of the Sea (2019)
Freedom and Questioning
After capturing the Franks' treasure, Askeladd's men return to the village of Gorm, Askellad's father. Gorm is a man blinded by his money, and Askellad can't stand it any longer, saying :
"The guy who's a slave to money holds a whip, and pretends to be the master of the slave he bought with his money. He just doesn't realize it himself. Everyone is a slave to something."
Thorfinn challenges Askeladd to a duel to reward him for bringing him the head of the captain of the Frankish clan. Although Thorfinn's fighting skills have improved, he is still no match for Askeladd. Askellad's defiance unsettles him, so Thorfinn, unhappy with his defeat, reconsiders, dreaming of Thorns and remembering his words.
Vinland Saga: The Journey Begins (2019)
The birth of the Troll son
We find Torfinn growing up in Askellad's troop, facing his first enemies and making rapid progress in battle. Following a confrontation, he finds himself rescued and taken in by an English family. Thorfinn is given proper care and food, and the woman of the household takes pity on Thorfinn, who is only a young child at the time, and hides him from the local authorities. But Thorfinn must fulfill his mission if he is ever to avenge his father. Thorfinn gives the signal to Askellad's troops to storm the village, and the woman who had been looking after him until now witnesses a savage, killer Thorfinn. Thorfinn, who had grown fond of the woman, had warned her to flee.
Thorfinn has only one goal in mind, to avenge his father by killing Askellad, and he'll do everything he can to achieve it.
This episode takes many passages to plunge us into the historical context and develop the political conflicts at the heart of the story.
Vinland Saga: The Troll's Son (2019)
Revenge, tenacity and honor
Thorfinn pursues Askellad's troop after losing Thorns, and his desire for revenge leads him to break into Askellad's sleeping quarters at night to murder him. Despite his mad rage, Thorfinn is paralyzed, remembering Thorns' words and behavior. A true warrior cannot kill a man without having him fight a duel. Thorfinn therefore renounces the idea of killing him in this way and waits for him to wake up to challenge him. Far outmatched by his opponent, Thorfinn perseveres and trains to fight the wild animals of the forest. Once prepared, he challenges Askellad again, but is defeated once more by his opponent, who tells him he'll be able to accept again if he proves himself in real battle like a Viking.
This episode reveals more about Askellad, the series' main antagonist. He shows a certain honor by sparing Thorfinn and giving him a chance to defeat him. The episode also takes a brief moment to reveal another facet of Ylva, Thorfinn's sister.
Vinland Saga: A True Warrior (2019)
A true warrior doesn't need a sword
As Askeladd's troop ambushes Thorns and his crew, Thorns ponders the best way to escape without making these men face the enemy fighter. Unwilling to take another's life, he fights with his bare hands and easily defeats all the enemy warriors. He proposes a duel with the enemy leader Askeladd, who accepts and is dominated by Thorns throughout the fight. Thorns, holding his life at arm's length, forces him to leave with these men. Askellad pretends to accept his defeat, but signals to his archers to shoot Thorns. Thorfinn watches the scene in a state of collapse, and Thorns dies in his arms as a true warrior. Thorns died with honor.
This episode is the triggering event for our protagonist Thorfinn, a deep-seated rage and desire for vengeance born within him. The protagonist who was previously Thorns is now Thorfinn.
Vinland Saga: Sword (2019)
You don't have any enemies. No one has any enemies. There's no one who it's okay to hurt
With a visit from an old acquaintance of Thorns, we learn more about his past, a former powerful warrior who has now stopped all fighting to decide on a life of peace, dedicated to building a family, and taking responsibility for the life and destiny of a Viking village. Thorns is forced to go to war with the men of the village, he who had made a definitive cross on combat must now impose the horrors of war on his new companions, Thorns faces the ignorance, delusion, and infatuation of the men of the village, but also his son Thorfinn. Wanting more than anything for his son not to follow in his footsteps, he says to him :
"You don't have any enemies. No one has any enemies. There's no one who it's okay to hurt".
Young Thorfinn is still too young to understand the true meaning of these words, and translates this warning as yet another way of protecting his childish sensibility from the reality of the adult world.
A very good episode that lays the foundations for Thorfinn's character and introduces the story's key themes.