Vinland Saga Omnibus, Vol. 7
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Summary
Deaths and Decisions
His army starving for resources， King Canute schemes to confiscate Ketil's farm。 Ketil and his sons become fugitives， barely escaping the capital aboard Leif Ericson's ship， but Canute follows in pursuit with his best men。 Upon Ketil’s return， he finds his beloved slave Arnheid has helped her former husband， a runaway who has killed many of Ketil’s bodyguards， escape。 Beset by betrayal on all sides， there may be no way out for Ketil， but Thorfinn finally has his freedom。 Yet， the son of Thors feels bound to Denmark by his unfinished business with Canute…
His army starving for resources， King Canute schemes to confiscate Ketil's farm。 Ketil and his sons become fugitives， barely escaping the capital aboard Leif Ericson's ship， but Canute follows in pursuit with his best men。 Upon Ketil’s return， he finds his beloved slave Arnheid has helped her former husband， a runaway who has killed many of Ketil’s bodyguards， escape。 Beset by betrayal on all sides， there may be no way out for Ketil， but Thorfinn finally has his freedom。 Yet， the son of Thors feels bound to Denmark by his unfinished business with Canute…
Reviews
Rory Wilding
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SPOILERSWar and slavery are common themes in Makoto Yukimura’s Vinland Saga and both take a personal turn in this volume， with Ketil returning to his farmland and preparing to fight for it as King Canute and the Jomsvikings set sail to claim it。 When Ketil finds out that his mistress Arnheid was trying to escape， he feels betrayed and ends up beating her to a pulp without realising she is carrying his child。These conflicts， both macro and micro， complicate the situation that Thorfinn and Einar a SPOILERSWar and slavery are common themes in Makoto Yukimura’s Vinland Saga and both take a personal turn in this volume， with Ketil returning to his farmland and preparing to fight for it as King Canute and the Jomsvikings set sail to claim it。 When Ketil finds out that his mistress Arnheid was trying to escape， he feels betrayed and ends up beating her to a pulp without realising she is carrying his child。These conflicts， both macro and micro， complicate the situation that Thorfinn and Einar are going through， as both men are trying to gain their freedom， despite the latter falling in love with Arnheid， whilst the latter is still wrestling with his vow of pacifism， even if the world doesn’t comply with it。I may have criticised the series for the lack of longevity when it comes to female characters， from how Arnheid has been established and we see her development， especially from the last volume， her fate painfully hurts， even if she seems at peace after living a life where she has been through so much pain。 No doubt this breaks Einar， who could have gone down a path of vengeance like his fellow slave， who ultimately saves him from going down that path， even if both men break down in tears from the tragic outcome。 You could argue it’s a case of “fridging”， but I certainly choked。The Battle of Ketil Farm is a brutal spectacle where Yukimura is at his artistic best， from heads being decapitated and streaks of blood being splurged out， but arguably the most compelling stuff from this series is the break from the action where we get to see character revelations。 From Ketil， who is revealed to be a fraud and has been taking the glory of the warrior “Iron Fist Ketil”， to his son Olmar， who gains ownership of the farm and takes responsibility and give up the land to spare anyone else from the pointlessness of war， much to the dismay from his cruel mother and bloodthirsty brother， Thorgil。 Moments like these are what brings out the best in Vinland Saga。As we approach the climax of this arc， Thorfinn and Einar won their freedom， but before setting off with Leif the sailor， Thorfinn decides to confront Canute to convince him to spare the farmers， and that’s before winning a bet， in which he receives a hundred punches without getting knocked out。 This commitment shows how different Thorfinn has gone from what he was originally， which makes an unexpected confrontation with the King， who has gone through his own transformation， which is darker， but not necessarily rooted in absolute evil， as his journey of conquest is a reaction comes from the brutality from humanity in general。Considering how dark the story can be， there are moments of levity and what comes out the climax is a hopeful note where there can be some goodness in humanity。 The volume ends with a feel-good reunion， whilst setting up the next stage in Thorfinn’s journey， which is to settle Vinland and build a new life of peace。 With the recent announcement of a second season of the television series， I’m excited to see this arc getting the anime transition。 。。。more
Gustavo Nascimento
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Cada vez me surpreendendo mais com esse mangá， a história de uma virada importante comparada aos primeiros volumes o amadurecimento do protagonista é contado de maneira brilhante。
João Pedro
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4，5 Muito me instigou a forma como eles poderiam lidar com o conflito que se aproximava， ainda mais com a nova política ante violência do protagonista "ninguém é meu inimigo"。 A princípio achei essa motivação muito ingênua， ainda mais levando em consideração estarmos falando de um período onde a guerra era um dos pilares da economia。 Contudo， Thorfin me surpreende e convence de sua filosofia。 O final fecha um arco e estou mais instigado a saber como o autor vai movimentar a trama。 Recomendo dema 4，5 Muito me instigou a forma como eles poderiam lidar com o conflito que se aproximava， ainda mais com a nova política ante violência do protagonista "ninguém é meu inimigo"。 A princípio achei essa motivação muito ingênua， ainda mais levando em consideração estarmos falando de um período onde a guerra era um dos pilares da economia。 Contudo， Thorfin me surpreende e convence de sua filosofia。 O final fecha um arco e estou mais instigado a saber como o autor vai movimentar a trama。 Recomendo demais essa série。 。。。more
Dale Jones
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Canute and Thorfinn are goat characters。
Sher
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im emotional
Andy Calhoun
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Thorfinn beginning to realize his dream！ AH！ So good。
Bill Borowski
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100 chapters done， 80 to go。 The story has finally come full circle and I feel like it could end here， but I’m glad it isn’t。 This would also probably mark the end of season 2 if they ever get around to it。
mayday
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 When it comes to Japanese writer you will see a lot of "why live but in pain" and the whole baggage of existential crisis。Indeed。 Why？I read few things about how good Canute back then and how he was very religious person， this whole saga is him being chased by his guilt somehow。 Thorfinn was another case altogether， the guilt he felt was so great that he swore off violence。 This manga has been running so long that I forgot the whole story until I reread it again just now。This 7th book is good cl When it comes to Japanese writer you will see a lot of "why live but in pain" and the whole baggage of existential crisis。Indeed。 Why？I read few things about how good Canute back then and how he was very religious person， this whole saga is him being chased by his guilt somehow。 Thorfinn was another case altogether， the guilt he felt was so great that he swore off violence。 This manga has been running so long that I forgot the whole story until I reread it again just now。This 7th book is good closure for everyone。I am sorry， Arnheid。 I thought it was you on cover vol。 24 😭 。。。more
RG
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Becoming one of my fave mangas。 Battle at Ketils farm。 Some sweet moments at the end。 The battle scenes are awesome。 Cant wait for the next vol
George
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Alright so good story progress in this volume。 Finally going to head to Vinland， liked the stuff between Torfinn and Canute。 Still absolutely trash take on religion from Canute， very modern mindset。 I feel like every time it’s a step forward and then a step immediately backwards。 But they are on their way to Vinland so hopefully this will have an appropriate payoff。 Though with 13 volumes and probably more to come， I’m not exactly hopeful of that， but I’ll get to that bridge when I get there。
Connor Foley
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Solid， but I'm also starting to get a little bored of this series。 Solid， but I'm also starting to get a little bored of this series。 。。。more
Jennifer Hahn
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Jag har inte så mycket nytt att säga。 Serien fortsätter att vara lika bra med så många fina illustrationer som exempelvis den nedan:Så spännande att se var serien tar vägen nu。 Det känns som att jag avslutar varje review så men det händer hela tiden något nytt som förändrar allt。 Jag har inte så mycket nytt att säga。 Serien fortsätter att vara lika bra med så många fina illustrationer som exempelvis den nedan:Så spännande att se var serien tar vägen nu。 Det känns som att jag avslutar varje review så men det händer hela tiden något nytt som förändrar allt。 。。。more
Gavin McHugh
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At this point in the saga I'm just hopelessly lost to its powers。Thorfinn's character just keeps getting better and more defined and the world that he inhabits continues to be a cruel mistress。Although， there were a few moments of relief towards the end of this volume， giving the young man a bit of respite from his hardships。 At this point in the saga I'm just hopelessly lost to its powers。Thorfinn's character just keeps getting better and more defined and the world that he inhabits continues to be a cruel mistress。Although， there were a few moments of relief towards the end of this volume， giving the young man a bit of respite from his hardships。 。。。more
M。D。 Williams
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9/10Thorfinn's and Canutes paths finally cross once more and these two truly carry the series。 Such fantastic character writing。 I appreciate how stubborn an strong willed Thorfinn is despite his consistency of being him。 It is a complete and utter change。 But a slow and earned change。 9/10Thorfinn's and Canutes paths finally cross once more and these two truly carry the series。 Such fantastic character writing。 I appreciate how stubborn an strong willed Thorfinn is despite his consistency of being him。 It is a complete and utter change。 But a slow and earned change。 。。。more
Rod Brown
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The parallel plotlines of the last two volumes finally cross as the denizens of Ketil's farm find themselves at war with Canute， King of Denmark and England。 Much blood will be shed before Canute and Thorfinn once more come face to face。Great art， lots of action and many good character moments make for a terrific payoff for the slow burn since the finale of the fifth book。 The parallel plotlines of the last two volumes finally cross as the denizens of Ketil's farm find themselves at war with Canute， King of Denmark and England。 Much blood will be shed before Canute and Thorfinn once more come face to face。Great art， lots of action and many good character moments make for a terrific payoff for the slow burn since the finale of the fifth book。 。。。more
Etienne
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One of the great one so far in the series， might even be the best。 It has action， good story， characters development， emotions， lots of things happens and it was truly great！
Kizzy
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❤️
aj
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awwww neat ending <3thorfinn you're doing amazing sweetie awwww neat ending <3thorfinn you're doing amazing sweetie 。。。more
Malapata
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Echo de menos a Askelad。
Relstuart
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End of a story arc。 As others have noted， this could have been an end point in the series。 Personally， I'm glad this was not the end as Thorfinn has new ideals I'd like to see worked out。 The art continues to impress。 End of a story arc。 As others have noted， this could have been an end point in the series。 Personally， I'm glad this was not the end as Thorfinn has new ideals I'd like to see worked out。 The art continues to impress。 。。。more
Alex Fyffe
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4。5
L。S。 Popovich
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Do you enjoy Berserk？ Do you enjoy historical power politics？ Do you enjoy dismemberment？ Well， with Vinland Saga， you get that much and more。 Personal tragedy， heartfelt triumph。 This manga will make you feel every valid， profound human emotion you are capable of feeling， if you can stare at carefully depicted entrails without blinking， and if you can root for the high ideals of its valiant characters。This work sits right along side the true masterpieces of the medium， and as long as it eventua Do you enjoy Berserk？ Do you enjoy historical power politics？ Do you enjoy dismemberment？ Well， with Vinland Saga， you get that much and more。 Personal tragedy， heartfelt triumph。 This manga will make you feel every valid， profound human emotion you are capable of feeling， if you can stare at carefully depicted entrails without blinking， and if you can root for the high ideals of its valiant characters。This work sits right along side the true masterpieces of the medium， and as long as it eventually comes to an elegant conclusion， it will remain a true classic in every sense of the word。Finally， a version of a Saga that doesn't feel like reading an epic poem normally does！Notice the magaka's peculiar formatting of the panels。 Almost every page reads down， with very few interjecting， multi-box rows。 I think it has the same effect as a long cut in an action movie。 Your scene isn't chopped up into as many jarring pieces。 It could just be my imagination， but it definitely adds to the immersive quality of the work。 。。。more
E。 G。
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--Vinland Saga， Book Seven: Deaths and DecisionsMap: Thorfinn's TravelsAfterwordMap: Thorfinn's TravelsSupplemental DesignsAfterwordTranslation NotesAsk YukimuraBonus Comic， by Faith Erin Hicks: Thorfinn is Bad at Duels --Vinland Saga， Book Seven: Deaths and DecisionsMap: Thorfinn's TravelsAfterwordMap: Thorfinn's TravelsSupplemental DesignsAfterwordTranslation NotesAsk YukimuraBonus Comic， by Faith Erin Hicks: Thorfinn is Bad at Duels 。。。more
Dylan Michael
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10/10 I FORGOT WHAT A MASTERPIECE THIS IS。
James DeSantis
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Another knock out volume from one of the best series around。 This continues where the last one left off。 Ketil returns home only to find out his mistress tried to leave him。 Or his slave more like it。 The ugly owner turns even worse。 On top of that King Canute is on his way to take that very farm land away from him so his son rallies up to fight with the rest of the townfolk。 Thorfinn is on a new mission in life and when him and Eisner see a chance to escape this life they might do it， but when Another knock out volume from one of the best series around。 This continues where the last one left off。 Ketil returns home only to find out his mistress tried to leave him。 Or his slave more like it。 The ugly owner turns even worse。 On top of that King Canute is on his way to take that very farm land away from him so his son rallies up to fight with the rest of the townfolk。 Thorfinn is on a new mission in life and when him and Eisner see a chance to escape this life they might do it， but when Thorfinn hears of King Canute coming he decides to confront him。 Good: The art is once again gorgeous。 I can't get over some of these amazing fight scenes in here。 Also， Canute turn to the darker side is interesting because he's not a completely evil man。 His scheming is downright terrifying but his heart is still somewhat in the right place。 The Confrontation goes a WAY different way than you'd expect， which is wonderful。 A reunion so sweet， I couldn't help but smile every page is also great。 Bad: Nothing really。。。This series continues to be masterful， or least this arc， and worth every minute reading it。 A 5 out of 5。 。。。more
Robert Hudder
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War comes to the farm and an interesting way presents itself out of the dilemma。 I still like this series。 It has been immaculately researched and then the author has allowed himself some latitude。 This becomes another likely story that reads well and captures the imagination。 Vikings are presented as more nuanced people and the politics are outlined。 It is interesting to see a number of different positions laid out from different walks of life。 It feels more complete than only focusing on the v War comes to the farm and an interesting way presents itself out of the dilemma。 I still like this series。 It has been immaculately researched and then the author has allowed himself some latitude。 This becomes another likely story that reads well and captures the imagination。 Vikings are presented as more nuanced people and the politics are outlined。 It is interesting to see a number of different positions laid out from different walks of life。 It feels more complete than only focusing on the violence。 。。。more
Loz
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I am still rapt to Thorfinn's story。 Great art， great bloody adventure！ Will absolutely keep reading。 I am still rapt to Thorfinn's story。 Great art， great bloody adventure！ Will absolutely keep reading。 。。。more
Zachary
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The story reaches another big turning point， but I found the sudden ending of several characters arcs to be rather jarring。
Doc
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The Ketil Farm is in danger as King Canute prepares to take it away after setting them up in the previous volume。 Ketil discovers what happens while he was gone and snaps becoming the Iron Fist Ketil of stories so he can save his farm with the help of a group he has promised to forgive their debts if they fight with him。 The fates of the characters change as the story progresses with some growing in maturity， some break down， and some do not survive as repercussions of war take their toll。 This The Ketil Farm is in danger as King Canute prepares to take it away after setting them up in the previous volume。 Ketil discovers what happens while he was gone and snaps becoming the Iron Fist Ketil of stories so he can save his farm with the help of a group he has promised to forgive their debts if they fight with him。 The fates of the characters change as the story progresses with some growing in maturity， some break down， and some do not survive as repercussions of war take their toll。 This is also the end of the Ketil arc if I am not mistaken by what I have read and technically the story could have ended here with Thorfinn leaving with Lief Erikson to return to his family a changed man after so many years away but I am looking forward to seeing how this incredibly tough viking man will be able to deal with a violent world without resorting to violence himself。My favorite part would have to be Thorfinn figuring out how to see King Canute and although tattered from his trial he stood bravely with Einar as he tries to talk King Canute into leaving the farm。 Then later his face swells ups a lot more making his unrecognizable and forcing him to speak funny for a while as the aftermath takes place （it is a nice comedic break in a deadly serious situation。） 。。。more
Koen Claeys
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