Vinland Saga Omnibus, Vol. 9
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Summary
Fighting for a Future
Thorfinn and his crew are on their way to Greece， the first leg of their expedition to Vinland。 Having landed near Bergen， in Norway， Thorfinn is attacked by a bear， only to be saved by a fierce huntress named Hild。 While sharing a meal together， Hild recounts how her village and family were massacred many years ago—a story Thorfinn knows quite intimately。 Now， Thorfinn must face Hild and his own violent past in order to press forward。 As his journey progresses， Thorfinn encounters more factions that do not share his vision， and a war in the name of Vinland may be looming on the horizon。
Thorfinn and his crew are on their way to Greece， the first leg of their expedition to Vinland。 Having landed near Bergen， in Norway， Thorfinn is attacked by a bear， only to be saved by a fierce huntress named Hild。 While sharing a meal together， Hild recounts how her village and family were massacred many years ago—a story Thorfinn knows quite intimately。 Now， Thorfinn must face Hild and his own violent past in order to press forward。 As his journey progresses， Thorfinn encounters more factions that do not share his vision， and a war in the name of Vinland may be looming on the horizon。
Reviews
Martin R
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After a more or less peaceful time Thorfinn is slowly being dragged back into a conflict seemingly too grand to be solved by one man's pacifism。How will our hero deal with the fact（？） that sometimes you need to shed blood to prevent bloodshed？ Or: Does the end justify the means？ After a more or less peaceful time Thorfinn is slowly being dragged back into a conflict seemingly too grand to be solved by one man's pacifism。How will our hero deal with the fact（？） that sometimes you need to shed blood to prevent bloodshed？ Or: Does the end justify the means？ 。。。more
Michael
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Bringing up the past and fighting as a last resort keeps things more realistic。 All the plotting is still going on， which is kinda humorous。
Dale Jones
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Hild is a goat character。 She's awesome。 Hild is a goat character。 She's awesome。 。。。more
Bill Borowski
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From a war story， to a farm drama， to now an adventure romp with shades of Three Men and a Baby。 Vinland Saga is the best！
Doc
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At the mercy of HildI can't say enough of how amazing this story has come along。 One of the things I look forward to in a manga series is how the characters interreact with one another and on his path toward redemption Thorfinn has found some interesting allies and villains alike making this world come to life with emotions as each deals with their own motivations through each of their unique personality。 In this volume we get a better understanding into why Hild despises Thorfinn and what she i At the mercy of HildI can't say enough of how amazing this story has come along。 One of the things I look forward to in a manga series is how the characters interreact with one another and on his path toward redemption Thorfinn has found some interesting allies and villains alike making this world come to life with emotions as each deals with their own motivations through each of their unique personality。 In this volume we get a better understanding into why Hild despises Thorfinn and what she is willing to do to finally see her revenge fulfilled。 Will this fierce huntress finally claim her trophy in the end or will the spirit of forgiveness claim her as it did Einar not long before。 We also get to see what happened to Sigurd and his men after they set out after Gudrid and the others before trouble finds Thorfinn once more。 By Thor's manly muscles。。。can this peace loving guy have some time without having to deal with something from his past。 :） 。。。more
George
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 So all the story beats in this volume continue to move well。 I think Hild’s character and backstory are great and I like that Thorfinn’s pacifism is continually challenged， though I would like a little bit more thought out into things。 Namely some sense of justice， it seems to take the usual unsatisfying route of “if you kill the murderer they win，” type of mentality that I hate。 But， there is time for that to process。 Overall a good volume。 The biggest issue I guess is that when Hild introduced So all the story beats in this volume continue to move well。 I think Hild’s character and backstory are great and I like that Thorfinn’s pacifism is continually challenged， though I would like a little bit more thought out into things。 Namely some sense of justice， it seems to take the usual unsatisfying route of “if you kill the murderer they win，” type of mentality that I hate。 But， there is time for that to process。 Overall a good volume。 The biggest issue I guess is that when Hild introduced herself and said she wanted to kill Thorfinn I didn’t remember who she was， because there are a few girl characters in the previous volumes that would have been good candidates。 Instead she is just new and her interaction with Thorfinn comes in flashback。 I think it would have been better to bring back one of the girls from England to fill this role， would have been a nice tie-in that would make sense why she would want to kill Thorfinn。 。。。more
Jake
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This volume forces Thorfinn to face some of the horrific actions of his past， and introduces an interesting new member to the group。
Gavin McHugh
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It's credit to this series that even the mundane events in this are made thrilling or exciting as you wonder what is going to happen next to Thorfinn and his band。Even so， there are plenty of exciting moments and challenges to get through on their voyage and I remain totally under the control of the writer and artist， my interest never wavering and my desire to read more fuelling my chain-reading all of these books in less than a week。 It's credit to this series that even the mundane events in this are made thrilling or exciting as you wonder what is going to happen next to Thorfinn and his band。Even so， there are plenty of exciting moments and challenges to get through on their voyage and I remain totally under the control of the writer and artist， my interest never wavering and my desire to read more fuelling my chain-reading all of these books in less than a week。 。。。more
Rod Brown
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In the first half， Thorfinn is on the run from a female hunter whose father he killed years before he became a pacifist。 The second half finds most of the surviving cast of the series （Thorkell！！ Yay！！） coincidentally coming together in Jelling just as a war of succession is brewing among the Jomsvikings。The book is just cruising along at a pretty consistently high level of quality。
Etienne
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Definitely not my favorite of the series。 We introduce a lot of new characters， we go through some flashback as well and in the end the main story didn't evolve much。 It was good don't get me wrong， just not as good as this series had me expect！ But I'm still fully in and can't wait for the next one （one a bit lower at vol。 9， all containing two normal size volume， so that make 18， it's just normal to have a bit of a slower one！）。 Definitely not my favorite of the series。 We introduce a lot of new characters， we go through some flashback as well and in the end the main story didn't evolve much。 It was good don't get me wrong， just not as good as this series had me expect！ But I'm still fully in and can't wait for the next one （one a bit lower at vol。 9， all containing two normal size volume， so that make 18， it's just normal to have a bit of a slower one！）。 。。。more
Kizzy
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❤️
Alex
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This book deals with the introduction of Hild and the beginning of the war in the baltic。 While Hild is still a new character， she feels a bit one dimensional and a bit of a nuisance to the story。 Throughout this book she repeats herself and basically just has one interest - killing Thorfinn。 In addition the book adds in Garm - another very simple minded character with one goal - kill Thorfinn。 These two characters have really nice design， are unique looking， have unique weapons， and make for in This book deals with the introduction of Hild and the beginning of the war in the baltic。 While Hild is still a new character， she feels a bit one dimensional and a bit of a nuisance to the story。 Throughout this book she repeats herself and basically just has one interest - killing Thorfinn。 In addition the book adds in Garm - another very simple minded character with one goal - kill Thorfinn。 These two characters have really nice design， are unique looking， have unique weapons， and make for interesting enemies though。 So overall - not terrible changes， I just hope some dimensions are added to their characters and they get more going on。Hild's backstory is good， and helps flesh her out some。 The art continues to be excellent。 The story seems to be adding a lot more sort of shonen humor， and I'm not sure how I feel。 I think overall it tries to lighten up the story a bit， especially since there's not as much violence as before。 So in order to sort of compensate and give more variety to the tale they've thrown in some humor。 Some of it works， but I hope they keep it in check。 The War in the Baltic stuff is great and the political intrigue and plotting of that stuff is what makes this book great。 。。。more
aj
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hild's rad yo and her crossbow is also rad hild's rad yo and her crossbow is also rad 。。。more
Cornerofmadness
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I feel like we're finally back on a more interesting track。 Thorfinn along with Einar， Leif and a few other friends are on a quest to get backing to try to go to Vinland （North America）， but there are many obstacles， lack of funding， runaway brides stowing away， savage pursuit， orphaned toddlers and Thorfinn's past coming back to haunt him。That last one is the one that interested me。 Enter Hild， a young woman with a scarred face。 She wasn't what women are wanted to be back 1090， she's intelligen I feel like we're finally back on a more interesting track。 Thorfinn along with Einar， Leif and a few other friends are on a quest to get backing to try to go to Vinland （North America）， but there are many obstacles， lack of funding， runaway brides stowing away， savage pursuit， orphaned toddlers and Thorfinn's past coming back to haunt him。That last one is the one that interested me。 Enter Hild， a young woman with a scarred face。 She wasn't what women are wanted to be back 1090， she's intelligent， with great skills in engineering but it all comes to a tragic end and she's now a huntress。 Thorfinn's childhood was soaked in blood and he was complicit in many atrocities。 His desire to never lift another weapon now doesn't change that。 Hild wants him to pay for what he's done to her in the past。She is a complex character that I really enjoyed。 As if Hild isn't bad enough， Floki， Thorkell and the Jomsvikings have caught up with Thorfinn who is now embroiled in their politics and fighting when all he wants is to be left alone to be a merchant and not his father's heir among their violent numbers。 The art and history in this is fantastic。 Thorfinn is still an interesting compelling character。 I'm still along for the ride。 。。。more
Dylan Michael
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8。5/10 still great
Alex Fyffe
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4。5
James DeSantis
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Vinland continues to be an amazing adventure。 With the cliffhanger of the last volume the first part of this story deals with Hild and Thorfinn。 Will she kill him？ Will she forgive him？ What happened back then？ You get the whole story and it's not very。。。happy。 Then we deal with the group getting chased down by a old foe （or maybe friend？） and some fighting happens that might just change everyone's life！ The story moves at a nice pace still with plenty of great character development moments。 I'm Vinland continues to be an amazing adventure。 With the cliffhanger of the last volume the first part of this story deals with Hild and Thorfinn。 Will she kill him？ Will she forgive him？ What happened back then？ You get the whole story and it's not very。。。happy。 Then we deal with the group getting chased down by a old foe （or maybe friend？） and some fighting happens that might just change everyone's life！ The story moves at a nice pace still with plenty of great character development moments。 I'm so excited to see where this goes next and the art just keeps getting better and better。 A 4 out of 5。 。。。more
L。S。 Popovich
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In this volume the side-character from the end of the last takes center stage。 The backstory presented is interested and unique， as usual， and the main themes of redemption， forgiveness and turning over a new "Lief" are presented with renewed intensity。 The personal journey of the main character and his comrades takes on Shakespearean resonance as the author enlarges upon the meticulously crafted Medieval depiction of the world。 It's easy to forget that ancient clans were people to， as capable a In this volume the side-character from the end of the last takes center stage。 The backstory presented is interested and unique， as usual， and the main themes of redemption， forgiveness and turning over a new "Lief" are presented with renewed intensity。 The personal journey of the main character and his comrades takes on Shakespearean resonance as the author enlarges upon the meticulously crafted Medieval depiction of the world。 It's easy to forget that ancient clans were people to， as capable as， or more capable than， us in many cases， with dreams， loves and pain。 I was very absorbed by this quick-read tome， and can't wait to see where the story goes next。 I am torn between wanting to get to the story's conclusion and just enjoying the ride。 。。。more
E。 G。
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The Story So Far--Vinland Saga， Book Nine: Fighting for a FutureMap: Thorfinn's TravelsAfterwordMap: Thorfinn's TravelsSpecial Bonus: Hild's CrossbowAfterwordTranslation NotesAsk Yukimura The Story So Far--Vinland Saga， Book Nine: Fighting for a FutureMap: Thorfinn's TravelsAfterwordMap: Thorfinn's TravelsSpecial Bonus: Hild's CrossbowAfterwordTranslation NotesAsk Yukimura 。。。more
Skjam！
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Warning: This review will have SPOILERS for previous volumes of the series; you may want to read earlier reviews first。Previously: Thorfinn Thorsson and his ragtag band are taking a load of narwhal horns to Greece， where they hope to sell them to get funding for a voyage to Vinland。 They’re now composed of Leif Ericson， the first sailor to find Vinland; Einar， a British former slave and now Thorfinn’s sworn brother; Bug-Eyes Thorfinn， Leif’s apprentice sailor; Gudrid， a runaway bride; plus a dog Warning: This review will have SPOILERS for previous volumes of the series; you may want to read earlier reviews first。Previously: Thorfinn Thorsson and his ragtag band are taking a load of narwhal horns to Greece， where they hope to sell them to get funding for a voyage to Vinland。 They’re now composed of Leif Ericson， the first sailor to find Vinland; Einar， a British former slave and now Thorfinn’s sworn brother; Bug-Eyes Thorfinn， Leif’s apprentice sailor; Gudrid， a runaway bride; plus a dog and a baby picked up along the way。 In Norway， they run into a huntress named Hild， who is connected to Thorfinn’s violent past。It seems that when Thorfinn worked for Askeladd’s band of mercenaries （so that he could eventually get revenge on Askeladd for the murder of his father）， they were hired to kill Hild’s father。 And by extension the rest of his family。 Thorfinn， as it happens， was the one who actually killed Hild’s father and spared her on the grounds that she was too weak to bother with。 And also because he didn’t believe in killing unnecessarily。Fleeing from the other mercenaries， though， Hild was badly injured， and nearly lost an eye。 She was found and trained by a bear hunter， and used her mechanical genius to create a new kind of crossbow。 For years， she has lived with hate and bitterness。At last， Hild has come face to face with the murderous scum who took her father， working with those that killed her family。 And now， now he claims to be working for peace， to atone for his violent ways？ Her vengeance shall not be denied！But， well， Thorfinn kind of has to survive or the story is over， so Hild’s vengeance is delayed。 But only for now！So it’s off to Denmark。 But there a new danger appears。 It is time to pick a new chieftain of the fierce Jomsvikings， greatest of the Viking raiders。 The wicked Floki’s grandson is one candidate， but he’s only ten and would no doubt be the puppet of his grandsire。 Much to Thorfinn’s horror， he too has been raised as a possible candidate。 Our protagonist has no interest in going back to a violent lifestyle， but Floki may not give him a choice。This series continues to be great stuff。 The art is excellent， and the action intense。 As well， the characters are layered。 We see the inner conflict between Hild’s Norse custom of familial vengeance， and her Christian father’s belief in forgiveness。There are also bits of humor， such as mighty Thorkell’s near-death from too much peace， and Gudrid’s erstwhile husband trying not to be recognized when she might see him in reduced circumstances。Thorfinn’s quest to atone for his violent ways gains resonance with the new constant reminder of the human cost of his （ultimately futile） quest for vengeance。There is， of course， quite a bit of bloody violence in this volume， and in Hild’s flashback it is heavily implied that Askeladd’s mercenaries would have raped her had she been caught。This series continues to impress and is highly recommended。 。。。more
Loz
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Good stuff。 Thorfinn's development has been riveting。 Art is great， story continues with intricate steps。 Positive introduction of more women characters is appreciated。 Good stuff。 Thorfinn's development has been riveting。 Art is great， story continues with intricate steps。 Positive introduction of more women characters is appreciated。 。。。more
Zachary
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Thorfinn's new ideals are put to the ultimate test against Hilde in a deadly game of hunter and hunted！ Thorfinn's new ideals are put to the ultimate test against Hilde in a deadly game of hunter and hunted！ 。。。more
Katja
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This series continues to be excellent， though it certainly throws every possible obstacle on Thorfinn's way。 And Thorfinn tries to reason with everybody but nobody understands his reluctance to violence （especially those who knew him before） and that brings conflict。 That's a bit repetitive cycle， which I didn't give this one 5 stars。 That Karli， why couldn't they leave that kid behind， ugh。 Hild is welcome addition though， she's driven by vengeance but I suspect she'll come to think on that in This series continues to be excellent， though it certainly throws every possible obstacle on Thorfinn's way。 And Thorfinn tries to reason with everybody but nobody understands his reluctance to violence （especially those who knew him before） and that brings conflict。 That's a bit repetitive cycle， which I didn't give this one 5 stars。 That Karli， why couldn't they leave that kid behind， ugh。 Hild is welcome addition though， she's driven by vengeance but I suspect she'll come to think on that in the future。 。。。more
Sud666
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Volume Nine of the Vinland Saga was excellent。 The action really picks up as we find out more about Hild and Thorfinn's past。 This volume really goes into the past of Hild， how she was trained and how she ended up in her situation and how Thorfinn factors into all of it。 Hild also goes through with her plan to try to kill Thorfinn， but ends up allowing him to live while he finishes the Vinland quest。Meanwhile- Thorkell is bored and wants to go to war。 It turns out he decides to contest Floki for Volume Nine of the Vinland Saga was excellent。 The action really picks up as we find out more about Hild and Thorfinn's past。 This volume really goes into the past of Hild， how she was trained and how she ended up in her situation and how Thorfinn factors into all of it。 Hild also goes through with her plan to try to kill Thorfinn， but ends up allowing him to live while he finishes the Vinland quest。Meanwhile- Thorkell is bored and wants to go to war。 It turns out he decides to contest Floki for the leadership of the Jomsvikings。 Once Thorkell realizes Thorfinn is alive， he decides to try to recruit him for his warband。 We also learn about Floki's treacherous actions against Thors， Thorfinn's father and former Jomsviking。 This really sheds some light on why Floki is sending men to kill Thorfinn。Eventually Thorkell and Thorfinn meet with Floki。 Floki wishes his grandson to become the leader of the Jomsvikings， while Thorkell puts forth Thorfinn as a potential successor。 It doesn't seem like Thorfinn will be heading towards Vinland anytime soon。 Excellent story and art。 This volume was noticeably darker than the last volume。 But there are many serious issues going on-so that is to be expected。 Like vikings？ violence？ Good story and art？ Read Vinland Saga and you won't be disappointed。 。。。more
Danushka
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I just love this series - the characters， the plot， the action， the themes。。 so good。
Koen Claeys
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Another impressive addition to an excellent series。
Silvia Turcios
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This manga is awesome！ Maybe the best manga series I have read。 Exciting story， beautiful art， likeable characters。 Highly recommended。
Anna
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wall to wall flashbacks！ from all directions！ Thorfinn sure looks more grown & tall in Hild's eyes less than a decade ago。。。。Then back to the present with Thorfinn's life still being dragged by the ghosts of the past - both figuratively and literally （'sup Jomsvikings/Floki & Baltic Sea fights）Meanwhile Thorkell is so bored he's out there fighting bears。 Literally punching bears with his bare fists wall to wall flashbacks！ from all directions！ Thorfinn sure looks more grown & tall in Hild's eyes less than a decade ago。。。。Then back to the present with Thorfinn's life still being dragged by the ghosts of the past - both figuratively and literally （'sup Jomsvikings/Floki & Baltic Sea fights）Meanwhile Thorkell is so bored he's out there fighting bears。 Literally punching bears with his bare fists 。。。more
Dino
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great omnibus。。。。 can't wait to get my hands on 10th book， Vinland Saga is one of my favourite manga， and Makoto Yukimuras masterpiece great omnibus。。。。 can't wait to get my hands on 10th book， Vinland Saga is one of my favourite manga， and Makoto Yukimuras masterpiece 。。。more
Paul Spence
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