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After King Sweyn’s assassination and the execution of his former mentor Askeladd, Thorfinn, once a fierce fighter, has lost his drive. He finds himself working on a slave master’s farm, living a quiet life of routine and waiting for some spark to reignite his ambitions. When a violent event occurs, it thrusts him back into the world of conflict and forces him to confront the direction of his life and the legacy of the past he can no longer escape.
First publish date: 2014
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels/Manga
Authors: Makoto Yukimura
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