| Vinland Saga is established in England beginning in 1013 A D, the year in which the Danish King Sweyn Forkbeard captured most of it | As King Sweyn nears death, his sons, Prince Canute and Prince Harald, are arguing over his succession |
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| The narrative starts with the debut of a tiny Viking group headed by way of a cunning commander named checking and Askeladd a talented young fighter named Thorfinn |
Askeladd subsequently hoodwinks them, while the military remains battering down the gates, escaping with his guys by boat along with all the wealth of the fort.
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