Vinland Saga Quotes

You don’t have any enemies. No one has any enemies. There’s no one who it’s okay to hurt.[to Thorfinn]

These days, a sheep must wear a wolf’s skin to graze.

There’s no point if you fight for peace. You’ll never escape from that bloodthirsty hell that way.

Far west, across the sea, there is a land called Vinland. It’s warm. And fertile. A faraway land, where neither slave traders nor the flames of war reach.[to Hordaland]

You couldn’t call simply not killing or destroying anymore atonement. I need to grow more wheat than I trampled underfoot. I need to rebuild more houses than I burnt down. I still don’t know how to eliminate war from the entire world. But just a single village would do. I want to create a place where people don’t need swords.

Whether the body is still alive or not doesn’t matter. What’s important for a warrior is where their soul is.

It’s just easy to make use of an idiot who’s not afraid of anything.

I know he’s your vassal, but a dog should be handled by his own master.[to Canute, about Askeladd]

You think this is the underworld? Don’t be ridiculous. The underworld is a much better place. Take a good look. This is the real world, as we know it. This is a dump for the scum of the earth. It’s the final destination for warriors. It’s the ultimate state of warfare. There are no winners or losers, nor is there an end.[to Thorfinn]

Without my hate, I’m empty. I survived on my hatred alone. I don’t know anything besides the battlefield. I don’t know the first thing about fixing a roof. I can’t do anything. I don’t even know what I should be doing. I’m empty.[to Einar]

Why do I have to be afraid to die? Are you living because you don’t want to die? Is there anything good that comes from being alive? I can’t think of anything.[to Fox]

The time has come for me to take responsibility for what I’ve done.