Vinland Saga 5
Hardcover – Illustrated, October 7, 2014
Kodansha Comics · Hardcover · October 7, 2014
A Life Without Purpose After the assassination of King Sweyn and the execution of Askeladd, Thorfinn lost the object of his vengeance, his sense of purpose, and his freedom.
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- Who it’s for
- A former fighter’s lost purpose gives this installment a serious, searching edge.
- Themes
- Loss of purpose, Freedom and enslavement, Choosing to live
- Genres
- Medieval Historical Comics, Action & Adventure Comics, General Manga
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A Life Without Purpose After the assassination of King Sweyn and the execution of Askeladd, Thorfinn lost the object of his vengeance, 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?”
After Vengeance
A former fighter’s lost purpose gives this installment a serious, searching edge.
Come here for
- A character reckoning with life after revenge
- A shift from battlefield to hard labor
Expect
- A sudden tragedy that unsettles an uneasy routine
- A direct, weighty question about whether life is worth living
Where it sits
| General Manga | 84% |
|---|---|
| Medieval Historical Comics | 73% |
| Action & Adventure Comics | 48% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- General Manga
- Medieval Historical Comics
- Fairy Tales, Folklore & Mythology
- Authors
- Makoto Yukimura
- Publisher
- Kodansha Comics
- Published
- October 7, 2014
- Format
- Hardcover
- Theme
- Loss of purpose · Freedom and enslavement · Choosing to live
- Reading lane
- General Manga