Thorfinn (Vinland Saga)

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Thorfinn (Japanese: トルフィン, Hepburn: Torufin), also called Thorfinn Karlsefni (ソルフィン・カルルセヴニ, Torufin Karurusevuni) and Thorfinn Thordarson (ソルフィン・ソルザルソン, Torufin Soruzaruson), is a fictional character and the protagonist of the manga series Vinland Saga by Makoto Yukimura. Thorfinn is introduced as a teenage warrior of Askeladd's Viking company. He hates his commander for slaying his father Thors and has sworn to kill Askeladd in a duel. To earn the right to fight such a duel, Thorfinn must complete difficult tasks for Askeladd, such as sabotage or the killing of enemy generals. After over a decade of being a Viking, the adult Thorfinn starts questioning his actions and reflects on his earlier dream of a land without violence. Yukimura based the fictional character on Thorfinn Karlsefni, an Icelandic explorer who explored Vinland alongside Leif Eriksson. Yukimura took multiple liberties when creating the fictional Thorfinn as a soldier who initially commits horrible acts as a Viking but...

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