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The last part of episode 22 that King Canute try to stop the sea wave is based on a historic story "King Canute and the tide."

Fun fact: "karlsefni" loosely translates to "ideal man" So all the vikings heard stories of Thorfinn and basically named him Gigachad

Shoutout my man Leif. He spent 16 years endlessly searching for Thorfinn until he fulfilled his promise to Thors and Helga and brought him home. That’s a precious friend whom you know will never betray your trust. He is a True Warrior in his own right.

Thorfinn has finally reached his answer. It has been a long long wait. "I have no enemies."

People gotta realize the reason Canute said “No” to seeing Thorfinn initially is the same reason he eventually said “Yes” to his proposal. The last memory he had of him was an angry feral teen who was hellbent on revenge for most of his life and even managed to slash his face. He knows Thorfinn is a dangerous person and could just be waiting for his opportunity to strike at the him again. It makes sense to avoid him. At the same time, seeing how much Thorfinn had changed; quite literally to an unrecognizable point both physically and mentally, Canute couldn’t help but laugh hysterically and be in awe, and have faith in his newfound determination.

Thorfinn’s character development is straight up godly. It’s some of the best I’ve seen. Up there with Zuko’s character development. Makoto Yukimura is an absolute genius. 🗣️🗣️🗣️

Don't worry, Season 3 is already confirmed.

Watching Vinland Saga is not only watching fiction but learning about life.

Can’t wait for season 3, this anime is a journey

Carter being drawn to tears at "I have no enemies". Bro, I feel you man. This is one of those moments in a man's life that makes you witness greatness and aspire to greatness yourself.

5:52 by this point it's been like 30 years since Thors left the jomsvikings. It's been 16 years from the time he left to the time he died, and then a further 14-15 years. Anyone who knew him back then is either dead or retired. The exceptions are floki and thorkell (although thorkell technically left the jomsvikings). So all these warriors were either teenagers or weren't even born yet when Thors left

“I have no enemies” might be one of the most iconic speeches in animanga history. Thorfinn‘s character development is absolutely unreal.

its been real boys. to my disappointment I cant find a SINGLE other react channel as enjoyable as yours. having all 5 of you to look to for different reactions and perspectives, as well as you all being one of the BOYS, make it do be hitting diff frfr. I recommend you guys consider watching Golden Kamuy. its very plot driven and action packed with great characters and some comedy sprinkled in.

Olmar's character development here is so important... especially when you remember back to episode 7 of this season, when Ketil got peer pressured into beating that kid who stole from him. that episode keeps coming up in so many important ways, but it's especially important here, because Olmar does what Ketil couldn't. Ketil didn't want to beat that kid. they told their story, and Ketil felt for them... he literally cried. but he had eyes on him. Ketil had his wife, Pater, Snake, Olmar, Thorgil, and Arnheid present, and of those people, not one of them really had the power to make Ketil use his authority any different. but Ketil knew what they expected of him. and he wasn't strong enough to subvert their expectations. not even for the sake of doing something that he wanted. but the fact that Olmar can make his own decision here, is proof that Ketil could've done that too, the whole time. you can tell Thorgil no. Olmar tells Thorgil no, and because everyone else is bound to listen to Olmar, Thorgil can't do anything unless he does it alone. this was always an option... you just have to have a backbone, and make a decision. and honestly, it's Ketil's fault that both of his sons ended up this way in the first place. if Ketil hadn't lied about being Iron Fist Ketil, then Thorgil wouldn't have considered that to be a legacy he has to live up to. Thorgil may have become violent somehow anyway, but it did not help that he believed his father was a war legend. and all his life, Olmar has been surrounded by the wealth and clout that his father built, and overshadowed by stories of Thorgil's conquests, and he thinks that Ketil made a name for himself in the same violent way. he doesn't know that there is another method for men to distinguish themselves, so he keeps trying to do something unpleasant, and that he's really bad at, and he keeps hitting the same wall. Thorgil finds violence easy, and Ketil has always known that he was lying to everyone, and they both just left Olmar to flounder around, not knowing what he was doing wrong. it's amazing that Olmar was able to come to this conclusion anyway, considering the guys who have been his examples.

FOUR EPISODES IN A ROW?!! thank you guys 🙏🏽

also, in that last episode... when Thors gave his life, he also saved Ylva's future husband. in the third episode of the first season, when Ari asked Thors to tell him a story about his time in the Jomsviking, Thors told Ari about how, when Ylva was born, that's when he started to fear the battlefield. because he didn't want to invite violence upon his family, or leave them all alone if he didn't come back one day. he was already planning to send Ari back home to the village at that point, even if Ari didn't know it. that was the last thing Thors was able to do for his daughter.

looking back at these episodes... I think one of my favorite lines from Thorfinn is when Wulf asks him why he never fought back, and he starts doing his speech. and one of the things he says is "we just met today" and elaborates about how they have no reason to feel animosity toward one another. as individuals, they don't even know each other. Ketil and Canute are the only two people who actually have a disagreement with each other. they could settle it with a children's game. and that, right there, is very Thors like. Thors didn't kill a single one of Askeladd's men. they just met that day. he doesn't have a grudge against any of them. the disagreement is between him, and Askeladd. they can settle this with a duel. or, under better circumstances, even just a conversation. and besides... of the men in Askeladd's crew, Thors can't tell if any of them might have an epiphany like he did someday. one of them might come to realize the flaw in violence someday... Thors doesn't know who that might be. when Einar was angry with the retainers after they destroyed his and Thorfinn's wheat, Thorfinn asks Einar if he plans to kill them. Thorfinn has done so much worse to so many more people... so he points out that if Einar wants to kill the retainers, he'd have to kill Thorfinn a hundred times over. Thorfinn was a monster, and then he improved. extending that chance to another person is something that you're bound to do, if you want to believe in your own ability to improve. this is a type of love that goes beyond the ability to personally know someone. you don't have to know them. the fact that you don't know them means that you can't tell what you're destroying, if that's what you decide to do. they just met that day... there's no way they could possibly hate each other so irreparably already.

39:31 I love when Thorfinn is telling everyone his story all of you guys ended up in the same pose like you're as engrossed in it as his family 😂

I am a bit late, but have you guys noticed how Thorfinn and Eren went complete opposite routes, I had the fortune of watching both series for the first time in a relative close timespace of each other and noticed their complete opposite philosophy. Attack on Titan shows the real worlds opinion on violence, Vinland saga tries to show how it should be.

Makoto Yukimura, the author of this magnificent manga, is in Prince Edward Island (Canada) right now. You can check his tweet😆 It was said to be one of the islands where real life Leif/norsemen were set foot. Sources also said this is the place they called Vinland (in the manga) & Thorfinn’s goal in the future. I really respect and adore Yukimura sensei for all his efforts to create this masterpiece. As an author/artist he really dived deep into the history of Vikings and did a great research for the materials.

I love it For me Vinland and AOT are Masterpiece's

also, the part where Thorfinn says he's thankful to have ended up on the farm, and asks Einar if he'd be okay with not repaying that kindness... that part gets me every time, because Einar taught him how to say thank you. the first time Thorfinn said it was after that scene where Einar nearly chokes him. but instead of going through with it, he yells at Thorfinn, telling him that there is still something to live for. and that they're alive in the first place because someone kept them alive. and it almost sounds like Einar's talking to himself a bit there too. his mother and sister helped him live, for as much time as they had, and now he has to keep going, so as not to waste it. even now, Einar can keep being the person that Arnheid was thankful to have known. and that makes this the most compelling argument for why Thorfinn wants to give back. he met Einar on this farm. how could he not be thankful to have been here?

FUN FACT: IRL history, King Canute did in fact try to stop the wave just as shown in this episode. The purpose was to show that no matter how much authority and power one man can have, he cannot challenge the authority of the heaven. The purpose was to show humility and restraint.

I have waited 4 months just to see all of you react to this scene (14:05). GOATED REACTION!

The reason Thorfinn has the last name Karlsefni is because he defeated Thorkell the tall. Karlsefni is a title given to norse people who achieved impressive feats.

So glad you guys decided to give this masterpiece a chance. It’s been a great journey and I can’t wait for season 3

Thorfinn convincing Canute to stop and leave the farm was so unexpected! Awesome that you guys uploaded the last four episodes of season two together 👍😁

Canute’s speech abt controlling the waves may have seemed bizarre here, but there is actually a fable about King Canute where he tried to control the tide to not touch his feet, but failed to do so. There’s not much about it from me looking through the internet but there are some records.

You know a character's development is really good when you didn't notice the exact moment of when they started to change. Like it just flows.

41:49 The last scene with Leif, Thors and Askeladd just shows how rich our dude really is, having three fathers.

"It took me fifteen years to do that", when referring to Olmar surrendering and ending the fight. What an amazing line, one of my favorites.

I also really need to say... there's just so much going on in the talk with Canute, it's insane how everything in this season pays off in that one conversation. we've seen everything, from the way Thorfinn and Einar have suffered at the bottom of the hierarchy, vs. the way the retainers took out their frustrations at being stuck as lower class, vs. the way the guests are kept by Ketil because he's the only one that will pay people with pasts like theirs, vs. the way Ketil has hoarded resources and become anxious over whoever might covet them, vs. the way Canute has had to do things he never wanted or intended to do, in order to maintain his power. it all links up. like... Canute's original goal was to create a Utopia, yeah? but I love Einar in this conversation, because he's basically here to ask, "Utopia for who?" Einar comes at this from the perspective of a normal citizen... the exact kind of person who gets trampled underfoot every time a king starts a war. Ethelred ruled when Einar's father died in battle, and Harald ruled when his mother and sister died in the raid on their village... the ideology of the king didn't matter to them. even now, Canute sides with the vikings, trying to reform them, because it's convenient to him. their lives matter to him, because he needs their strength to protect himself and his interests. but it's the same problem that Ketil had with his farm all over again, isn't it? the man at the top accumulates wealth and power, the people below him have reason to covet his wealth and resent his power over them, and the insecurity of the man at the top causes him to seek protections. yet these protectors and enforcers cost money... the expansion of the ruler's wealth and power feels necessary in order to pay them, but that also gives the guy at the top more to maintain. and there's this cycle of conquest and resentment that brews beneath the surface... the men on Ketil's farm all saw him as the guy at the top, and Canute has been accumulating more sins than he's been accomplishing goals. power requires maintenance, and the chores are often unpleasant. requisitioning a farm isn't a very Utopian thing to do, but you have to pay the army that enforces your authority... right? you can tell yourself that you know better... that you know best. power in your hands will be spent well, you think. a good man would be able to do good things with power, wouldn't he? but people don't just give up control. if you want to control a population, you have to wrench it away from each of the individuals who live beneath you. that's what authority really is. and that's why Sweyn constantly emphasizes that the crown has a mind of it's own. Canute is so caught up in maintaining his position above all others, and walling himself off from all the normal people that have been hurt because of him, that he's failing to create the Utopia he wanted. Utopia for who? and not only that, but in the first season, Canute draws a pretty distinct comparison between God in heaven, and his father in Gainsborough. a distant powerful figure, who is unconcerned for the condition of his creation. Canute now sits where his father once did, distant, and unconcerned for the fate of all the smaller lives that will line the path to paradise. when Canute tries to stop the waves, they crash down anyway. there are some things he simply can't control, and it is frustrating to him. but things are turning out this way, because he's only doing what every other king has done before. grabbing power via violence, treating citizens like pawns, sowing the resentment that he'll need an army to keep at bay, and convincing himself that someone at the top of society could never be understood by someone at the bottom. but at the bottom of society is where change begins. Thorfinn is talking about changing the culture of the people. all this time, Canute has been trying to order vikings not to pillage, while using them as a tool for conquest. it's hypocritical... they have no reason to listen to him. Thorfinn has been changing people's minds by speaking to them about his ideas. and he got these ideas from others who came before him. Thors. Leif. Einar's mother. that generation passed something on to Einar, and Thorfinn... something Arnheid was thankful for. with enough effort, they can carry that into the future. it will be as hard as it sounds, but this is a goal that is really worth the effort. for everything Canute has done, what does he have to show for it? is he any closer to Utopia? the results of Thorfinn's efforts are standing here. this is how he's won.

Comparing Eren from AoT and Thorfin from Vinland Saga is very curious. The One who picked to fight against the entire world in order to save his people. And the other one who picked not to fight but just leave to save his people. Having same goal, Yet their approaching method is absolutely opposite.

Episode 45-48: of appreciating I have no enemies.

Vinland Saga == the literal name of the historical reference this show is based on. The Vinland Sagas are a collection of books written by Leif (the real explorer) who talks about Thorfinn Karlsefni, the real life person, and their expedition to the East Coast of Canada. Wife and I are going to be driving out east to L'Anse aux Meadows in Newfoundland, Canada to pay homage to our boy

Holy shit we're eating good

Canute probably didn’t want to meet Thorfinn because the last time Canute saw Thorfinn, he was a bloodthirsty killing machine who only wanted revenge, he didn’t the development bro had on the farm.

Thank you for finishing it up with 4 episodes ❤ This was fun rewatching it with you all. Cant wait for future series!!!

This is what actual PEAK look's like.. The character development of Thorfinn from wanting revenge to having “No Enemies" is the best character development in the whole of anime..💯✨

Speaking of the butterfly effect, putting the Askeladd scene at the end was such a smart move. Him visiting the grave of his mother is literally the reason why Season 2 even happened, without it Askeladd for sure wouldn’t have sacrificed himself

I'm not manga reader but I was certain that Canute was a sweetheart so I was not tripping in the confrontation scene at all. Realistically in the warring era I would choose Canute for my king/leader over Thorfinn. I think Thorfinn is kinda dreamer not fit as a king/leader because it is impossible to build any nation without fighting some people who don't agree with him. I love Thorfinn but the leader has to sacrifice some to save more. Would you guys choose Thorfinn over Canute for a king? Anyway I'm looking forward to see if my perspectives prove wrong or right. In my opinion, Canute is in-between of Eren and Thorfinn. Oh, try "Devilman Crybaby" please. It is for seinen and very dark. I bet you would love it.

For the historical background on this one: King Cnut (Canute in the anime) is regarded as one of the greatest kings of his era due to his method of ruling. What these episodes kinda portray is how Cnut came to be regarded as such a great leader. His poisoning of his family is still written in history, and his conniving tactics are also part of that legacy, but his statues and legacy still inspire people today due to the way he managed his subjects. Interesting story to look into.

3 months left for 2023 and Vinland Saga is still the Anime of the Year. No anime has topped the impact it made.

One punch from Ylva was more efficient than 100 from the other guy 😂 Thorfinn would have never seen Canute with her 😂 Thanks for the 4 episodes in a row🤩🤩🤩 next arc is my favorite, can’t wait to see it animated and to see your reaction to it 😁 hope it would be soon 😅

Thank you guys for watching one of if not my favorite story. Glad you enjoyed. I can't wait for season 3. The current manga arc is starting to get very heavy again as well. Can't wait to see how this all wraps up.

“It’s like doing drugs to not do drugs” not quite. Canute is taking all the sins upon himself so no one else will have to when he’s done. It’d be like preventing addiction by just doing/buying all the drugs on the planet yourself. Like yeah it works it’s just a hell of a way to go about it

何度見ても美しすぎて泣けるの草

I want you guy to watch Cyberpunk Edgerunners

I HAVE NO ENEMIES 🗿🤌

The god said he saves only good men and women at the end of the world. But Canute asked, "So won't you save the men and women who were abandoned by you? Then who will save them instead?" And he came up for saving the miserable savages and war mongrels who were abandoned by the god. Yet, as Einar said, "Then who will save the men and women who were abandoned by you, Canute?" This is where Thorfin comes up to. A most challenging thing that yet never solved even in this modern age.

Hi it’s now 2:00pm in my country and i am in class but it was nice to see the notification 😂✨

With your example about Canute fighting to stop fighting being like eating junk food is slightly far off. He's essentially trying to eat all the junk food so nobody would eat junk food anymore.

Pls watch Dororo !! It's so underrated

god, this is why I've been re-consuming this show via reactions since this season finished coming out. now that this has concluded, I just want to go back to episode one and pick it apart for all the little details. I miss Thorfinn and Einar, I need more of them now.

no words for Vinland Saga, the story is so well constructed, and you see that the author who writes the story certainly knows both sides very well, heaven and hell, he describes both incredibly well, and we see that Thorfinn , is the character, The guy, The man, The best character in countless stories. This anime is a lesson for my life, NO kidding, it helped me in moments of understanding why humans suffer, I understand today why, I hope you guys understand my shipmates, we have no enemies. Nobody has. Thanks for the reaction G.O.A.T.s, you guys are a 10!

I’m so amazed you guys managed to match the reference of The King who treated his slaves kindly, ends up realizing his slaves saved his farm. Just wiping the little tear drop in my eye😢.

This story has been building towards season 2, I think people don't realize that a lot of the "random sporadic battles in season 1 are because Askellad's crew is a *mercenary crew* so they have no real ties to a majority of the battles. You definitely couldn't have season 2 without 1. It's basically just the payoff of the entire first season.

Askelad killed both Thorsfinns dad and Canutes dad and became their new father figure. They’re brothers in that way. I see the story as Askelads ideals being lived out but Thorfinn this season chose what Thors chose for him.

Vinland Saga S2 just won IGN's *Best Anime Series of 2023.* 🎉

It's just insane how the author of Vinland Saga managed to convey the message of "Anti-violence" in one of mankind's most violent cultures and time periods. Truly this some incredible writing for a piece of media I've ever seen. Just this simple line ''I do that have any enemies'' has such a complex meaning behind it. EP 22 for this show is one of th best episodes for an anime I've ever seen.

4 Episodes LETS GOO

Can the manga readers tell me if will see Snake again. He is such a goated character. Unless it's a spoiler.

1 hour video?? is this my birthday?

I feel like the scene with Thors on the hilltop with Thorfinn was a moment where I got to witness 5 young boys become men. The look on all your faces was just...idk man. I felt it in my core, in my soul. Thanks for letting us be on this journey with you guys.

lol the body language at 39:10 All the boys were feeling the exact same way

Sad Fact: Recently, someone vandalized the statue of Thorfinn in Philadelphia. But yes, there is an IRL statue of the IRL Thorfinn.

Day 20 of requesting yall to watch bluelock

Jack talking about "Arrows are his families weakness" 😂😂😂 that's cold blooded

The amount of discussion you can have regarding the philosophies being portrayed, all of which can be justified, and the clashing between them just makes this anime incredible. Anime has that beautiful quality of symbolism through visuals, something live action could never, which is why I appreciate it so much, the potential for storytelling through art is limitless

Please, reactions to the openings and endings +_+

Man, y’all’s conversations can really add so much sometimes. Y’all had me see this in ways I hadn’t thought before. Y’all do reaction videos justice. The editing is perfect, the story is always perfectly followable, and y’all’s comments are always so well thought. Y’all deserve all y’all’s success.

Thorfinn’s journey hits even harder for audience members that experience the effects of ptsd and depression. Pretty inspiring and kinda healing imho.

Anime of the year

i expected some tears lol you gotta let it flow hahahah

Nooo, please don't end Vinland 😭 I'm gonna miss it so much 💔 Thank you for reacting to one of my favorites!!

Yeah man, no more frikin vinland. I don't know what else to do until season 3

Who all agree that Vinland Saga season 2 is the anime of the year?🙋‍♂️

You should watch berserk (1997)

You guys should definitely give mob psycho 100 a try !!!! All seasons are out, the animation is great 😭😭😭😭😭

Season 3 Thorfinn about to ascend to GOAThood trust me guys

They did it boisss!! They finally did it 🤧

Ylva is Thors' first born and also inherited his strength for sure X) She's very much the perfect blend of her parents.

The "junk food to stop junk food" analogy doesn't really fit the scenario, because you CAN build things up through conquering and warfare. Junk food and drugs are much more one-dimensional vices, war can ironically be used to even save lives. (Taking on an invading enemy with opposing military might is "war".) Canute has come to accept the "necessary evil", but his folly was losing perspective on what truly is "necessary".

4 episodes together is epiccc S2 is so good. I don't think I have ever been more proud of a character than I was of Thorfinn by the end of S2. His character development is just spectacular. Such a beautifully written show. Everything is just so profound and meaningful and will leave a lasting impact on you. And I feel you Carter, when Thorfinn said "I don't have any enemies" finally realising what his dad meant all along, I too teared up. Such an epic moment 🤧

I’m sure it’s been said on your patreon or discord but they cut out the scene where Ylva is the one that cuts Thorfinn’s hair. In the manga she’s handling his head and she says that she remembers the shape of his scalp so she now knows for certain that he’s her brother, and they have a nice moment together. Kinda wish the anime kept it in instead of only showing the funny bits of their reunion

One of the most beautiful episode of all time

Being on this Vinland journey with you guys has been amazing. Excited for you guys to see where the rest of the story goes. See you again whenever Season 3 comes out

The story is gonna have a slower pace now, just a heads up. Still amazing

This Vinland journey was just as incredible as your AOT's reactions! How come it is already over ? A masterpiece of a story, indeed - one of those that shape hearts and souls anew. Can you imagine how good it'd be as a book series ? With a good supervision, the depth of the story and the characters would be amplified and the words would be so impactful. And I think the same about AOT, I am like desperately waiting for this miracle to happen ! Now I wonder what the next emotional journey will be... Not me dreading the moment you might upload reactions of shows I don't watch 🥲

I hope you guys will get to experience another King in anime. Ei Sei from Kingdom. His perspective on stopping war is also quite interesting. If your curious, Kingdom is an all-timer. It's up there as one of the best war anime. Once you get through the animation of the first season and a half, you'll be treated with some of the best battles you'll ever see.

I hated the goofy moments in the final episode. Almost ruined the vibe. The emotions would really build up then be killed by those moments. It could've been one of the most emotional things I've seen and a perfect episode. Still a good episode overall, and a great last few episodes and season. Can't wait for season 3.

I cant wait for the 3rd season!! I have a question...will the man that owns the slave of the first ep apprear again in the manga?

The concepts in the series have a very Japanese way of thinking that you will pick up if you consume a lot of Japanese cultural content. The idea of inevitable destiny that you can't change. When Canute talks about God or the laws of God, he's not talking about any actual God, he's talking about the essential essence of existence that can't be changed. The world of the Viking is war, slavery, and suffering, and it's as basic as any law of nature. To try to oppose this is to oppose the will of God. That's what Canute means with his statement and compares it to attempting to command the waves to stop. Great discussion on this from you guys!

16:05 in the manga Einar says, "I bet you've never held a hoe in your life" which out of context is hilarious. Einar's role in the conversation is to point out Canute's bold faced lies. Hes basically calling him no better than a thief, and that Olmar's transgressions are just pretext to the end goal of seizing the farm. I think the anime did an amazing job of adapting the manga. I do prefer the manga for pacing and storytelling reasons, but MAPPA/WIT knocked it out of the park for the most part. My favorite episodes are: 15, 6, maybe 8(I really like the small additions to 24 though) My favorite characters: Arnheid, Snake, Canute (every character in this arc is phenomenal, even side characters like Fox) Something I didn't notice until the anime was the Ari (Ylva's husbands) teeth are missing because he got punched by Askellad way back in season 1. I thought he had missing teeth because of vikings having bad dental cleaning etc. Thorfinn's new cut is my favorite, some really good art in the manga when he has that hair style.

Watch Monster pleaseeee, one the best animes of the history

LETS. FUCKING. GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

My man Thorfinn gained the ultimate respect of all these Vikings by getting his ass absolutely beat. Now THAT’s badass.

I have read the manga and it gets even better

I really liked Carter’s breakdown of how Canute and Thorfinn are trying to put an end to all the fighting but in different ways. Even tying it back to Canute’s awakening when he ended that fight with Bjorn by giving them nothing to fight over. That really is what it is, because ultimately Canute and Thorfinn have the same honest goal, so Canute recognizes Thorfinn as his ally/partner and doesn’t want to make extra work for him.

I recommend watching Planetes by the same author. from japan🇯🇵