History FanFic / TheDragonAndTheBow

%%* {{Adorkable}}: Hiccup and Fishlegs.

** When [[spoiler: Fergus]] is comforting his seasick grandson at the start of the story, he mentions how he once turned so green with seasickness, his own grandfather mistook him for an [[Film/{{Shrek}} ogre]].

** Later on, she gives one to Stoick as well, when he said IHaveNoSon to Hiccup. Stoick was kind enough to let it slide, but warns her that if a woman ever slaps a man they get hit.

** Merida is the one to bond with the Deadly Nadder instead of Astrid, and names her Boudica. The dragon that Astrid bonds with (and thus names Sotrmfly) is a Timberjack.

* AdaptationalVillainy: [[spoiler: Alvin the Treacherous. When he eventually appeared in WesternAnimation/DragonsRidersOfBerk, Alvin initially appeared to be a main villain, but after being betrayed by Dagur the Deranged, he buries the hatchet with Stoick, and pulls a HeelFaceTurn. This version has more in common with his book counterpart, and is therefore an untrustworthy backstabber. He killed Hiccup's mother by shoving her over a cliff and blaming it on the dragons, and it's implied that he'll take over the remaining Vendal after the death of Mor'du.]]

* SadlyMythtaken: [[spoiler: Granted, Loki is a spirit, not a god, in this fic, but he and his brother Thor take numerous liberties with authentic myths, Viking or otherwise. For examples:
** Loki's identified as the [[TheRedBaron "Father Of Dragons"]] among the villagers of Berk. Loki did not ''father'' any dragons in the original myths- his son Jormungand was a SeaSerpent- and the only connection he has with them is being partially responsible for Fafnir becoming a dragon.
** Thor was never his brother in the myths, only in the Marvel Comics.

** Thor's Japanese identity, Raiden, is based more on the Mortal Kombat character of the same name (human in appearance with a NiceHat). The original Raiden of Myth/JapaneseMythology was a heavyset Gonk who looked more like an Oni than human.]]

* DiesDifferentlyInAdaptation: [[Spoiler: In canon, Mor'du dies by being slammed into a menhir by Bear!Elinor hard enough to bring it down on top of him. Here, Merida and Hiccup try to kill him in a similar manner, but it doesn't work, and he just [[KickTheDog cripples Angus with the menhir before snapping his neck.]] Instead, Mor'du is ultimately killed by Hiccup [[EyeScream putting an arrow laced with black powder into his eye and blowing it up.]] ]]

* SequelHook: The story ends with the surviving Vendel being approached by [[spoiler: Alvin the Treacherous to join his Outcasts]].

** Later on, she gives one to Stoick as well, when he said IHaveNoSon to Hiccup. Stoick was kind enough to let it slide, but warn her that if a woman ever slaps a man they get hit.

* TookALevelInJerkass: Astrid. In addition to being cruelly dismissive of Hiccup, she's down right hostile to Merida due to her TragicBackstory.

%%* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Merida give one to Astrid for the way she treat her the whole story.

* FunetikAksent: How the Highlander accent is written.

* IHaveManyNames: [[spoiler: The spirits have been recognized as a god by one civilization or another. Loki's been known as Prometheus, Vulcan, and Agni, whislt Thor has been known as Zeus and Raiden.]]

* {{Adorkable}}: Hiccup and Fishlegs.

* BiggerBad: [[spoiler: At the end of the story, Loki warns Hiccup of a great shadow spirit that threatens the whole world.]]

* BraveScot: The Highlanders all naturally fit this trope.

* SuddenlyVoiced: Gothi, and more surprisingly, [[spoiler: the Red Death]].

* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Merida give one to Astrid for the way she treat her the whole story.

* ThreeAmigos: Hiccup, Merida, and Fishlegs.
* {{Tomboy}}: Ruffnut, Astrid, and Merida all qualify for a variety of reasons.

* TrainingFromHell: Gobber runs a mean dragon training course.

A [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/8937106/1/The-Dragon-and-the-Bow fanfic]] made by Creator/{{Finmonster}}, a FusionFic between ''WesternAnimation/{{Brave}}'' and ''WesternAnimation/HowToTrainYourDragon''.

* TheMagicWentAway: [[spoiler: According to Loki, he and his fellow spirits were able to freely walk the world of mortals, where their powers were such that they were viewed as gods. However, after a great battle with a rogue spirit, their connections to the mortal realms have been all but severed, severely limiting them in what they can do.]]

** When [[spoiler: Fergus]] is comforting his seasick grandson at the start of the story, he mentiosn how he once turned so green with seasickness, his own grandfather mistook him for an [[Film/{{Shrek}} ogre]].

* WhereAreTheyNowEpilogue: The beginning starts with a man telling his grandson the story of Hiccup and Merida to help get over his sea sickness, only to reveal in the epilogue to be [[spoiler:Fergus and his grandson Hiccup IV with their family, on their way to Berk to receive his own dragon]].

%%* SongFic: Type II.

%%* TheStationsOfTheCanon

%%* TookALevelInJerkass

-->'''Snotlout:''' [[WebAnimation/ASDFMovie What's that in your face?]] ''(smacks Red Death in eye)'' [[WebAnimation/ASDFMovie It was pain!]]

* BetaCouple: Since Hiccup has Merida in this story, Asterid gets paired up with Fishlegs instead.

* MusclesAreMeaningless: Although she's a lithe teenager, Astrid seems just as strong as some of the more built Vikings in Berk. [[spoiler: Handwaved as due to her being a descendant of ComicBook/{{Aterix}}.]]

* IHaveManyNames

** [[spoiler: When Loki mentions how his brother Thor is also known as Raiden, the image he shows is of a man [[VideoGame/MortalKombat wearing a wide-brimmed straw hat]].

* AllMyhtsAreTrue: [[spoiler: All of the Gods of the world were actually spirits, many of them in multiple roles. Loki himself states that he's also been called Prometheus, Vulcan, and Agni.]]

* MusclesAreMeaningless: Although she's a lithe teenager, Astrid seems just as strong as some of the more built Vikings in Berk. [[spoiler: Handwaved as due to her being a descendant of Comic/{{Aterix}}.]]

* MusclesAreMeaningless: Although she's a lithe teenager, Astrid seems just as strong as some of the more built Vikings in Berk. [[spoiler: Handwaved as due to her being a descendant of Conic/{{Aterix}}.]]

* MusclesAreMeaningless: Although she's a lithe teenager, Astrid seems just as strong as some of the more built Vikings in Berk.