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Vinland Saga Chapter 15 Summary : A True Warrior
The intense duel between Thors and Askeladd reaches its conclusion. Thors, holding Askeladd at sword-point, declares himself the victor and demands Askeladd fulfill his promise to Odin by taking his men and leaving. However, Askeladd, though impressed by Thors’s skill and character, begins to question him. He asks why a man of Thors’s caliber would waste his life in hiding for fifteen years in Iceland. Thors responds that it is not a waste and explains that he relies on a sword only because he is imperfect. He states that a true warrior needs no sword, leaving even his own men, including Thorfinn, puzzled by the statement.
Askeladd muses on Thors’s words, briefly considering the possibility of Thors leading his band of men. To everyone’s shock, he asks Thors if he would take on the role. When Thors remains silent, Askeladd quickly changes his tone, claiming it was a joke, much to the annoyance of Bjorn, who has regained his senses after the berserker mushroom wore off. Bjorn leaps onto Thors’s ship, grabbing Thorfinn by the hair and holding a sword to his throat, using the boy as leverage. He warns Thors’s men not to move and demands that Thors drop his weapon.
Thors, though furious, remains calm, calling Askeladd a bastard while Thorfinn screams for his father to save him. Askeladd laughs, mocking Thors for expecting the duel to follow rules of honor. He admits he played along with the duel for his own amusement and to learn more about the Troll of Jom, but now declares that all he truly wants is Thors’s life. Thors, understanding the situation and valuing his son’s life above all else, throws his sword into the water, surrendering to Askeladd.
Recognizing the gravity of Thors’s action, Askeladd acknowledges Thors as the true winner of the duel, though his intentions remain unchanged. He signals to the archers perched above the cliffs, who unleash a volley of arrows at Thors. Mortally wounded, Thors collapses, as Thorfinn watches in horror, screaming in anguish.