Vinland Saga, an anime about Vikings and redemption

Vinland Saga

When we talk about anime, the first thing that comes to mind is fantasy and it is not for less, since it is one of the most popular resources of the industry, so it is not surprising that a large part of the works, make use of that element, but despite this, we have another factor that although it is not in the top, if it has a solid fan base and we refer to the historical facts, being the best example, Vinland Saga, a Viking anime that invites us to a hostile world, but with a great message of life.

Learn about the plot of Vinland Saga

As we have just mentioned, Vinland Saga is an anime centered on the Vikings and therefore, it takes us to an entertaining but tragic adventure through the frozen European lands, where we will follow closely the conflict that was generated between England and the Vikings of the Scandinavian countries.

This story begins in Iceland, where we will see Thors, a powerful Viking known for his great fighting skills, but by then, he is already retired and decides to live a peaceful life with his family, which consists of his wife, daughter and son. Thorfinn.

Life in Iceland, despite the harsh climate, is quite peaceful compared to life in war-torn Europe, but unfortunately, one day like any other, the Jomsvikingos, a professional group of Vikings trained to fight in wars, appear.

The leader of this group confronts Thors and demands that he return to the team or face the consequences, because the latter was part of the squad, but faked his death in order to retire. Now that they have discovered that he is alive, he must make amends for his betrayal and to prevent his family from being involved he agrees.

The company of Vikings tell Thors that he must join them in the conquest of England and must fight under the flag of Denmark, under the command of the King Svend and his son Canute. After fine-tuning the final details, they leave Iceland for their destination, but to the surprise of many, Thorfinn he left as a stowaway and is discovered when it is too late to return.

Unfortunately, things get out of control and Thors is betrayed, being ambushed by the group of Askeladd, a company of Vikings working as mercenaries and, after a bloody confrontation, the Thorfinn ends up witnessing the death of his father, for which he swears revenge on Askeladd, who was directly responsible for his demise.

Thorfinn joins a group of mercenary Vikings with the purpose of challenging their leader to a fight to the death, but while polishing his skills, he ends up involved in the war for the crown of England. Thus beginning this exciting, but tragic story.

How many seasons and episodes does Vinland Saga have?

Vinland Saga has 2 seasons, with the first season premiering on July 7, 2019, being animated by Wit Studio and directed by Shuhei Yabuta, known for being responsible for the first 3 seasons of Shingeki no kyojin, with a total of 24 episodes.

For the second season, they changed studios and now we have MAPPA, who are currently in charge of the fourth season of Shingeki no Kyojin. This was recently released on January 30, 2023 and is still available in this side of the world on the streaming platforms of Netflix and Crunchyroll.

A new episode is released every Monday and is also expected to be 24 episodes, so at the end, we will have 48 episodes available between both seasons.

Will we see a third season?

Although the second season has just started a few weeks ago, its continuation will most likely be confirmed, since the story will be incomplete and new episodes will be needed to cover the rest of the events, but it is still too early to talk about a tentative release date.

 Makoto Yukimura, the creator of Vinland Saga

Vinland Saga is based on the manga that shares the same name, which is written and drawn by Makoto Yukimura, getting it serialized for 1April 3, 2005 with the magazine shōnen Weekly Shōnen Magazine.

However, he ended up being transferred to the magazine Monthly Afternoon in February 2006, with a total of 25 volumes to date, which compile the following information 175 chapters.

Vinland Saga x Assassin's Creed Valhalla

As an interesting fact, we should mention that Yukimura collaborated with the video game studio, Ubisoft, drawing a crossover between Vinland Saga and the developer's flagship franchise, Assassin`s Creed, specifically Valhalla, title that takes us back to the time of the Vikings.

The manga has 7 pages and can be read for free on the website of Ubisoft, where the October 23, 2020 to publicize the launch of the new title.

Vinland Saga: More than a shonen, it is redemption.

As you may have noticed, Vinland Saga immerses us in a universe of Vikings, which explores the cruelty that was lived in Europe at that time, addressing quite well the nuances of what it is to be fair, but at the same time, makes it clear how far a person's ambition can go even if it has to border on evil.

The first season presents us with a very changeable story, with an innocent main character, Thorfinn, who ends up consumed by anger and revenge, where we will deal with fights with a lot of action and tragedy, but the second season shows us a considerable change.

A change that really reveals the author's intentions with this work, one where action and battles are not the central axis, but redemption, the ability to forgive and recover that life of peace that once we all had, but that through hatred, we let lose. Vinland Saga Without a doubt, it is an anime to reflect, understand, love and above all, forgive.