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ヴィンランド・サガ [Vinland Saga] #11
Vinland Saga 11
Eine kühne Geschichte um Rache, Leid und dem Streben nach einer besseren Welt angesiedelt im Europa des elften Jahrhunderts... Die nordischen Seemänner sind landauf, landab gefürchtet für ihre grausame Stärke! In diesem Milieu siedelt Makoto Yukimura sein packendes Wikinger-Epos VINLAND SAGA an.
192 pages, Paperback
First published January 23, 2012
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April 18, 2023
Amazing! Vinland Saga is back on track, back to its awesomeness!
The volume begins with the Ketil family in Jelling and meeting Canute for the first time. Olmar being Olmar stirs up trouble and the plot goes from there. The way it ends, I immediately started the next volume.
The action was SO compulsively readable. And the intrigue level by the end was off the charts!
I can see why this arc is the favorite of so many readers.
The volume begins with the Ketil family in Jelling and meeting Canute for the first time. Olmar being Olmar stirs up trouble and the plot goes from there. The way it ends, I immediately started the next volume.
The action was SO compulsively readable. And the intrigue level by the end was off the charts!
I can see why this arc is the favorite of so many readers.
March 31, 2025
CHE INTRECCIO PAZZESCO, STO ADORANDO TUTTO.
Canuto si riconferma un personaggio bellissimo, sia nel bene che nel male.
Davvero uno tra i migliori personaggi di cui abbia letto negli ultimi anni — lo stesso vale per Thorfinn, comunque.
Bene, ora voglio troppo sapere cosa succederà nel prossimo volume (!)
Canuto si riconferma un personaggio bellissimo, sia nel bene che nel male.
Davvero uno tra i migliori personaggi di cui abbia letto negli ultimi anni — lo stesso vale per Thorfinn, comunque.
Bene, ora voglio troppo sapere cosa succederà nel prossimo volume (!)
March 29, 2018
Der Handlungsstrang um Leifs Suche wird nochmal richtig spannend. Ketils Sohn ist ein Idiot. 'nuff said.
December 6, 2021
This one really has the pot boiling this one was epic the art on point the battles were great also the story on book 11 was amazing but as always leaves you a mean ol cliffhanger really wondering what happen next.
July 25, 2024
It's a shame we didn't get to know Harald before his death. Why did Yukimura just omit him like that? Why did he skip entirely that short, fleeting period when the brothers co-operated with each other and shared the power? What a waste, I was very curious about it.
Harald could have been such a fun character to design, and his interactions with Canute would have been a perfect opportunity to develop the lore of the Danish court. He was such an important figure this whole time. Much of the plot was hinged on the fact of his sheer existence - the whole intrigue of the War Arc was about Canute being pitted against Harald, after all. Canute had to become stronger to be on par with Sweyn's golden boy. And the resolution to that storyline is just so anticlimactic. How come we only get to see Harald's face for like a minute before he dies after all this time? Well, maybe Yukimura's right about it: history doesn't pay much attention to losers.
So he drops completely the Harald & Canute storyline to focus on the parallel Thorgil & Olmar brother relation. What a baffling narrative choice! Why does he prefer to introduce a set of fresh new characters instead of following through with the already established ones? Why doesn't he address Harald & Canute dynamic directly but through a seperate pair of similar characters who are, truth be told, just not that compelling? In order to not shed too much direct light on Canute's personality and thus make him a bit more mysterious?
I'm both sceptical about this literary ploy and intrigued. I can see clearly that Yukimura operates through establishing parallels, analogies, and foils of his main characters. Up to this point it didn't strike me as something unnecessary and cheap, but it's sort of beginning to.
Who knows, shifting the focus onto Thorgil & Olmar may work out just fine in the next chapters. Or it may turn out to be a miscalculation on Yukimura's side. I'm worried that multiplying characters like that may just unnecessarily complicate and weaken the story. Maybe he'll need to apply occam's razor at some point.
On the brighter side, Ketil caught me unawares. I assumed earlier he was just feigning benevolence but he appears to be simply another example of those honest but tragically flawed seekers of utopia. And because he is really just a nice guy who's sometimes a bit too meek and conformist, it makes for an even more nuanced representation of the issue of slavery: oppression doesn't always look so bleak. Thorfinn's ironically in a pretty good place right now on Ketil's farm, despite being a slave.
But I guess that'll change again soon, as Canute will come to trample on Ketil's little utopian project to realise his own bigger one.
Harald could have been such a fun character to design, and his interactions with Canute would have been a perfect opportunity to develop the lore of the Danish court. He was such an important figure this whole time. Much of the plot was hinged on the fact of his sheer existence - the whole intrigue of the War Arc was about Canute being pitted against Harald, after all. Canute had to become stronger to be on par with Sweyn's golden boy. And the resolution to that storyline is just so anticlimactic. How come we only get to see Harald's face for like a minute before he dies after all this time? Well, maybe Yukimura's right about it: history doesn't pay much attention to losers.
So he drops completely the Harald & Canute storyline to focus on the parallel Thorgil & Olmar brother relation. What a baffling narrative choice! Why does he prefer to introduce a set of fresh new characters instead of following through with the already established ones? Why doesn't he address Harald & Canute dynamic directly but through a seperate pair of similar characters who are, truth be told, just not that compelling? In order to not shed too much direct light on Canute's personality and thus make him a bit more mysterious?
I'm both sceptical about this literary ploy and intrigued. I can see clearly that Yukimura operates through establishing parallels, analogies, and foils of his main characters. Up to this point it didn't strike me as something unnecessary and cheap, but it's sort of beginning to.
Who knows, shifting the focus onto Thorgil & Olmar may work out just fine in the next chapters. Or it may turn out to be a miscalculation on Yukimura's side. I'm worried that multiplying characters like that may just unnecessarily complicate and weaken the story. Maybe he'll need to apply occam's razor at some point.
On the brighter side, Ketil caught me unawares. I assumed earlier he was just feigning benevolence but he appears to be simply another example of those honest but tragically flawed seekers of utopia. And because he is really just a nice guy who's sometimes a bit too meek and conformist, it makes for an even more nuanced representation of the issue of slavery: oppression doesn't always look so bleak. Thorfinn's ironically in a pretty good place right now on Ketil's farm, despite being a slave.
But I guess that'll change again soon, as Canute will come to trample on Ketil's little utopian project to realise his own bigger one.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
August 28, 2017
Vuelvo a la carga con éste estupendo manga de vikingos, con un tomo que nos devuelve al primer plano la figura del rey Cabuto, ese chaval que cambió para convertirse en un rey despiadado con un sueño.
El tomo arranca con Thorfin y lo bien que le va la vida en la granja, una especie de oasis en toda la desgracia que ha tenido su vida.
Luego cambiamos de escenario y vemos en el cabrón en que se ha convertido Cabuto, un tipo capaz de envenenar a su hermano para conseguir su corona y de despojar de sus tierras a vasallos leales con tal de conseguir mayor financiación para sus ejércitos.
Toda la trama del amo de Throfin en la ciudad del rey está muy divertida, con un hijo que es un auténtico inútil al que pican para que responda, y otro que es una bestia parda al que no hay forma de contener.
Quitando una trama que vuelve a despegar, tenemos también un dibujo que me parece precioso, se nota que el autor tiene tiempo para todos y cada uno de los capítulos. Y no sólo eso, sino que la composición de viñeta y el ritmo narrativo están a una muy buena altura (un paso por detrás de los maestros, pero aun así excelente).
Qué puedo decir ya de éste manga que no os haya dicho en tomos anteriores? Compradlo, es una joya.
El tomo arranca con Thorfin y lo bien que le va la vida en la granja, una especie de oasis en toda la desgracia que ha tenido su vida.
Luego cambiamos de escenario y vemos en el cabrón en que se ha convertido Cabuto, un tipo capaz de envenenar a su hermano para conseguir su corona y de despojar de sus tierras a vasallos leales con tal de conseguir mayor financiación para sus ejércitos.
Toda la trama del amo de Throfin en la ciudad del rey está muy divertida, con un hijo que es un auténtico inútil al que pican para que responda, y otro que es una bestia parda al que no hay forma de contener.
Quitando una trama que vuelve a despegar, tenemos también un dibujo que me parece precioso, se nota que el autor tiene tiempo para todos y cada uno de los capítulos. Y no sólo eso, sino que la composición de viñeta y el ritmo narrativo están a una muy buena altura (un paso por detrás de los maestros, pero aun así excelente).
Qué puedo decir ya de éste manga que no os haya dicho en tomos anteriores? Compradlo, es una joya.
March 28, 2021
Riappare Leif, sempre alla ricerca di Thorfinn per riscattarlo. Anche re Cnut riappare, e decide che gli servono fondi per mantenere l'esercito in Inghilterra e pertanto decide di prendersi, con un pretesto, la fattoria di Ketil. Non sa che il figlio maggiore di questi è nella sua guardia ed è un valente guerriero.
C'è un parallelo evidente e voluto tra l'idea di Cnut di portare la pace nel mondo con le armi e la decisione di Thorfinn di cercare di creare qualcosa (il Vinland delle storie che Leif gli raccontava quando era bambino) senza l'uso di queste. Il parallelo si spinge fino a far parlare entrambi con i loro fantasmi personali, la testa di re Sweyn piuttosto che Askladd.
Un altro ottimo volume.
5 stelle.
C'è un parallelo evidente e voluto tra l'idea di Cnut di portare la pace nel mondo con le armi e la decisione di Thorfinn di cercare di creare qualcosa (il Vinland delle storie che Leif gli raccontava quando era bambino) senza l'uso di queste. Il parallelo si spinge fino a far parlare entrambi con i loro fantasmi personali, la testa di re Sweyn piuttosto che Askladd.
Un altro ottimo volume.
5 stelle.
January 19, 2024
In this Vol. is the climax of the slave arc, King Canute's decision is put into motion (which can generate a possible reunion with Thorfinn), I can't stand Ketil or his son Thorgil, the two are opposite poles but at the same time in the end they are two sides of the same coin, applause for Leif who after so long, is still looking for Thorfinn.
En este Vol. se encuentra el clímax del arco del esclavo, la decisión del Rey Canuto se pone en marcha (lo que puede generar un posible reencuentro con Thorfinn), no soporto a Ketil ni a su hijo Thorgil los dos son polos opuestos pero al final son la dos caras de una misma moneda, aplausos para Leif que después de tanto tiempo sigue buscando a Thorfinn.
En este Vol. se encuentra el clímax del arco del esclavo, la decisión del Rey Canuto se pone en marcha (lo que puede generar un posible reencuentro con Thorfinn), no soporto a Ketil ni a su hijo Thorgil los dos son polos opuestos pero al final son la dos caras de una misma moneda, aplausos para Leif que después de tanto tiempo sigue buscando a Thorfinn.
July 1, 2020
2.5 de calificación
La trama de este segundo arco ya va despegando poco a poco; a pesar de las intenciones de Thorfinn, presiento que el choque entre los Ketil y los soldados de Canute va a tener mucha sangre y muerte.
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En fin, que tal vez no haya tanta acción inmediata como en la etapa anterior, pero no creo que esta se haya extinguido, todavía.
La trama de este segundo arco ya va despegando poco a poco; a pesar de las intenciones de Thorfinn, presiento que el choque entre los Ketil y los soldados de Canute va a tener mucha sangre y muerte.
.
En fin, que tal vez no haya tanta acción inmediata como en la etapa anterior, pero no creo que esta se haya extinguido, todavía.
February 4, 2022
⭐️4,0⭐️
Un tomo más que nada de contexto e información, siento que le faltó un punto fuerte, sin embargo sigue siendo muy muy bueno y recomendable, amo esta historia y se mantiene como uno de mis mangas favoritos,
Spoilers:
“Todo esto es a causa de mi amor perdido” HMMMMM DUDOSO KNUT, MUY DUDOSO (se que no se refiere a Thorfinn sino a sus delirios religiosos pero déjenme ser feliz)
Un tomo más que nada de contexto e información, siento que le faltó un punto fuerte, sin embargo sigue siendo muy muy bueno y recomendable, amo esta historia y se mantiene como uno de mis mangas favoritos,
Spoilers:
“Todo esto es a causa de mi amor perdido” HMMMMM DUDOSO KNUT, MUY DUDOSO (se que no se refiere a Thorfinn sino a sus delirios religiosos pero déjenme ser feliz)
July 26, 2025
Even Yukimura himself is surprised with the amount of father-son dynamics in his writing. But he does not need to fear because they don't feel bland and repetitive. He writes greatly. And speaking of being great, Canute's ambition for achieving the love we have lost is getting bigger and more... discriminatory.
May 21, 2017
La suite risque d'être intéressante. Les retrouvailles entre Knut et Thorfin?
October 9, 2018
No tengo mucho más que decir sobre este manga salvo que es genial y está muy bien dibujado, con uno de los mejores desarrollos de personajes que he visto hasta ahora.
April 13, 2019
Knut vuelve a entrar en escena y comienza a vislumbrarse hacia dónde puede moverse la trama de Thorfinn. Sus días "felices" parecen estar acercándose a su fin.
July 19, 2021
Epicardo.
January 27, 2022
Omg Canute what have you become? 😭
June 16, 2022
4/5: creo que ya se acabará la tranquilidad de Thorfinn
July 2, 2023
Peak Manga, just wow
September 30, 2024
La paz esta por terminarse
January 22, 2025
Tiene buena pinta la trama por la que parece que van a tirar a partir de ahora.
May 12, 2025
i am canute
September 6, 2019
The artwork is impressive but the philosophy is weighing down the story
October 5, 2025
🌾 Volume 11 – The Weight of the Past (Chapters 75–83)
After years of rage, war, and blood, Vinland Saga slows down — brutally so.
Volume 11 begins with Thorfinn enslaved on Ketil’s farm. Gone is the fierce boy who lived for vengeance. In his place is a hollow shell — a young man who has forgotten why he even exists.
It’s uncomfortable to read, but that’s the point.
Yukimura doesn’t glorify the violence anymore — he shows what’s left when the sword finally goes quiet.
Here, Thorfinn meets Einar, a fellow slave who’s everything he isn’t: hopeful, kind, and unbroken. Their friendship becomes the soul of this arc. Einar sees Thorfinn’s scars and doesn’t pity him — he challenges him to live.
The farm setting feels almost sacred in contrast to the battlefield. Every stalk of wheat grown feels like a rebellion against the world they came from.
And then the nightmares begin.
Thorfinn relives every kill, every scream. There’s a haunting dream sequence where the faces of the dead pile up around him — and for the first time, he remembers what he’s done.
It’s not just remorse; it’s transformation.
By the end of the volume, you can feel something shifting inside him.
For the first time, Thorfinn isn’t running from his past — he’s facing it.
After years of rage, war, and blood, Vinland Saga slows down — brutally so.
Volume 11 begins with Thorfinn enslaved on Ketil’s farm. Gone is the fierce boy who lived for vengeance. In his place is a hollow shell — a young man who has forgotten why he even exists.
It’s uncomfortable to read, but that’s the point.
Yukimura doesn’t glorify the violence anymore — he shows what’s left when the sword finally goes quiet.
Here, Thorfinn meets Einar, a fellow slave who’s everything he isn’t: hopeful, kind, and unbroken. Their friendship becomes the soul of this arc. Einar sees Thorfinn’s scars and doesn’t pity him — he challenges him to live.
The farm setting feels almost sacred in contrast to the battlefield. Every stalk of wheat grown feels like a rebellion against the world they came from.
And then the nightmares begin.
Thorfinn relives every kill, every scream. There’s a haunting dream sequence where the faces of the dead pile up around him — and for the first time, he remembers what he’s done.
It’s not just remorse; it’s transformation.
By the end of the volume, you can feel something shifting inside him.
For the first time, Thorfinn isn’t running from his past — he’s facing it.
August 15, 2021
Ia menentukan waktu yang tepat untuk segala sesuatu. Ia memberi kita keinginan untuk mengetahui hari depan, tetapi kita tak sanggup mengerti perbuatan Allah dari awal sampai akhir.
Dia telah menjadikan segala sesuatu indah pada waktunya. Dia juga telah menaruh kekekalan di dalam hati mereka; tanpa itu manusia tidak dapat memahami pekerjaan yang Allah perbuat dari awal sampai akhir.
Kitab Perjanjian Lama: Pengkhotbah 3:9 dan 11
Sebuah pilihan tepat memang pembuka volume ini dengan covernya sendiri. Canut memang digambarkan sebagai Raja Denmark Kristen yang taat.
Namun di volume ini akan digambarkan bagaimana bengisnya dia untuk memperoleh mahkota Inggris dan Denmark.
Apakah Canut memang seorang Kristiani yang taat atau hanyalah sebuah alat untuk memperkuat dukungan rakyatnya?
Timeline Vinland Saga volume ini sekitar tahun 1018, dimana di Indonesia sendiri paganisme masih kental dan orang-orang Islam belum menyentuh Indonesia. Bahkan Ken Arok sendiri belum mendirikan Kerajaan Singosari.
August 10, 2022
This volume contains chapters 72-78. This volume was better than the last. I got through it pretty fast. But it still didn’t feel like a four star to me. And yet still intriguing enough to keep me reading and looking forward to the next installment. Especially after the fiasco at the end of this volume. I really beginning to dislike Canute now. Kings have to make hard decisions but he doesn’t seem overly upset by his orders and actions where he might have once. Although I think he looks much better now than he did; stronger I suppose. And poor Lief; still searching for Thorfinn. I am looking forward to seeing their second reunion. The next installment is sure to be a central one to the series.
April 22, 2023
Se atormenta una avecina!
Señores, señora, esto es una olla de presion que en cualquier comento explotara y desatara el infiermo mismo.
Pensaba que este arco seria solo de Thorfinn y plantaria semillas con Canute o que seria una historia paralela, pero no! parece ser que sus caminos de una u otra forma habran de cruzarse.
Que pasara ahora? thorfinn a cambiado y Canute, Ketiel esta en peligro doble, y Leif a aparecido ahora....
Señores, señora, esto es una olla de presion que en cualquier comento explotara y desatara el infiermo mismo.
Pensaba que este arco seria solo de Thorfinn y plantaria semillas con Canute o que seria una historia paralela, pero no! parece ser que sus caminos de una u otra forma habran de cruzarse.
Que pasara ahora? thorfinn a cambiado y Canute, Ketiel esta en peligro doble, y Leif a aparecido ahora....
May 31, 2020
The quality of this series is incredible.
This volume had a lot of comedy, very funny. I'm not a fan of politics but i don't mind it, so far it's very entertaining and intriguing.
It seems that King Canute is taking a dangerous path, can't wait to see we it leads. And who was that slave? What a mosnter.
Overall, i'm loving this manga.
This volume had a lot of comedy, very funny. I'm not a fan of politics but i don't mind it, so far it's very entertaining and intriguing.
It seems that King Canute is taking a dangerous path, can't wait to see we it leads. And who was that slave? What a mosnter.
Overall, i'm loving this manga.
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