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Author
Series
Vinland saga volume 1
Publisher
Kodansha Comics
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
In a gambit to become the power behind the Danish and English thrones, Askeladd has taken the prince, Canute, and plunged deep into a winter storm behind enemy lines. Canute's father, King Sweyn, gives him up for dead in his haste to suppress English resistance. But Askeladd's small band can't outrun the tenacious maniac Thorkell forever, and when the warriors finally clash, a storm of sweat and gore ensues that will turn a boy into a man and a hostage...
Author
Series
Vinland saga volume 9
Publisher
Kodansha USA Publishing
Pub. Date
2013-
Language
English
Description
Set in medieval England during the Viking invasions, this saga follows the adventures of Thorfinn, a young Viking warrior driven by his twin desires to avenge his father's death and reach the free and peaceful land Leif Ericson called Vinland.
Author
Series
Vinland saga volume 4
Publisher
Kodansha Comics
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
"Pushed to the brink of despair after his father attempted to have him killed, Prince Canute has experienced an awakening, transforming him from a timid, gentle boy into a clear-eyed man with the heart of a king. But a king needs a crown, and Canute now knows that nothing will be given to him. If he wants to rule, he will have to prove his ruthlessness with a plot that will change the fate of the kingdom and spatter the throne with blood! Meanwhile,...
Author
Series
Vinland saga volume 2
Publisher
Kodansha Comics
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Following the flight of King Ethelred, Askeladd's band takes part in the plunder of the English countryside, while the Danish king, Sweyn, must deal with a sensitive son who he worries will never be ready to take the throne.
Author
Series
Vinland saga volume 5
Publisher
Kodansha Comics
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
"After the assassination of King Sweyn and the execution of Askeladd, Thorfinn lost the object of his vengeane, his sense of purpose, and his freedom. Now a broken young man, he labors far from the battlefield, clearing a forest for his slave master's farm alongside the amiable Einar. But a sudden and brutal tragedy will shock Thorfinn out of his apathy, and force him to answer the question, 'Do I still want to live?'"--p. [4] of cover.