Vinland Saga (manga)

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Vinland Saga
ヴィンランド･サガ (Vinrando Saga)
Genre	Historical fiction, Action
Manga
Author	Makoto Yukimura
Publisher	Kodansha
Demographic	Shōnen, Seinen
Magazine	Weekly Shōnen Magazine, Afternoon
Original run	2005 – ongoing
Volumes	5

Vinland Saga (ヴィンランド･サガ, Vinrando Saga^?) is a Japanese historical manga series by Makoto Yukimura. It is published by Kodansha, and was first serialized in Weekly Shōnen Magazine before moving to the monthly seinen magazine Afternoon because Yukimura couldn't keep up a weekly schedule.^{[citation needed]} It has been collected in five tankōbon volumes in Japan as of December 2007.

[edit] Story

Set in Northern Europe at the start of the 11th century, the story is about a Viking named Thorfinn who becomes a soldier of the Viking leader Askeladd. His ultimate goal is to kill Askeladd in an honorable duel and take revenge for his family. The story is based on The Saga of the Greenlanders and The Saga of Eric the Red.