Has quickly grown to be on of my favorite series to read.

It has all the hallmarks of an epic Japanese manga, but it is set in the time of the Viking invasions of England. The artwork is excellent and the action is non-stop. This is a great start to what is an epic manga. The death of Thorrs at Askelaad's hand is the driving force for Thorfinn's story. It was very interesting to see how the Floki-Askelaad connections works. Apparently Thorrs, Thorfinn's father, was once Thorrs the Troll a Captain of the elite Jomsvikings mercenary force.įrom there we see how Thorfinn begins his tragic tale.

Sweyn is going to launch an inasion of England and has called for all of his fighting men. In light of an English attack on the Danelaw that killed many farmers and claimed the life of Princess Gunhilde, the daughter of King Sweyn of Denmark. The story unfolds as we see a 6 year old Thorfinn and his father Thorrs. The superb young fighter Thorfinn hates Askeladd. Later in Denmark we find that Askeladd's band celebrating-but all is not well. After helping themselves to the booty the Norsemen leave the fray to disappear. We run into Askeladd, Thorfinn and many of the other major characters participating in an attack on a Frankish fortification. The story starts in the Frankish Kingdoms. Volume 1 starts the entire epic action story. So much so that I went out and purchased some of the volumes I was missing.

Vinland Saga, Tome 1 by Makoto Yukimura