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* Canute arguing with the head of his [[spoiler:dead father]] can be [[NightmareRetardant strangely amusing]].

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* Canute arguing with the head of his [[spoiler:dead father]] dead father can be [[NightmareRetardant strangely amusing]].
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* Thorfinn's "Oh Sh.." and the look on his face when he realizes he just broke his (technically) superior's chin.
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-->"''I hate every one of you horse-fucking Danish whoresons.''"

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-->"''I hate -->"''I've hated every last one of you horse-fucking you... with every fiber of my being. You stinking, pigfucking Danish whoresons.''"

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---> ''Welshman #1'': Are those Danes? I heard they eat people!
---> ''Welshman #2'': They don't have horns at all!
---> ''Welshman #1'': Do you think they're dangerous?
---> ''Welshman #2'': Nah, Lord Arthur is with them.
---> ''Thorgrimm'': What the hell are they saying about me? I should kill and eat them!

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---> ''Welshman #1'': --> '''Welshman #1''': Are those Danes? I heard they eat people!
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people!\\
''Welshman #2'': They don't have horns at all!
---> ''Welshman #1'':
all!\\
'''Welshman #1''':
Do you think they're dangerous?
---> ''Welshman #2'':
dangerous?\\
'''Welshman #2''':
Nah, Lord Arthur is with them.
---> ''Thorgrimm'':
them.\\
'''Thorgrimm''':
What the hell are they saying about me? I should kill and eat them!



--> ''Thorkell'': You know it's not my thing to take prisoners, don't you? But King Sweyn just keeps ignoring me. I figure if I kidnap the Prince, maybe he'll turn his head this way just a little bit. Don't you see the sad predicament I'm in?
--> ''Viking'':(laughing) That's what a young girl in love says, General.
--> ''Thorkell'': Exactly! That dashing King Sweyn has me wrapped around his little finger!
--> ''Viking #2'': (also laughing) Biggest girl I ever saw.
--> ''Viking #3'': (dramatically, as the whole crew starts cracking up) He's knocking at my door every day, dogging my heels, then one day, he just turns as cold as ice! Oh, what's a poor girl to do?
--> ''Viking #4'': Suddenly, he's all I can think about. Next thing I knew, ''I'' was the one chasing ''him!''
--> ''Viking #2'': Oh, that King Sweyn's a master of romance, we're all head over heels for him!

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--> ''Thorkell'': '''Thorkell''': You know it's not my thing to take prisoners, don't you? But King Sweyn just keeps ignoring me. I figure if I kidnap the Prince, maybe he'll turn his head this way just a little bit. Don't you see the sad predicament I'm in?
--> ''Viking'':(laughing) '''Viking''':(laughing) That's what a young girl in love says, General.
--> ''Thorkell'': '''Thorkell''': Exactly! That dashing King Sweyn has me wrapped around his little finger!
--> ''Viking #2'': '''Viking #2''': (also laughing) Biggest girl I ever saw.
--> ''Viking #3'': '''Viking #3''': (dramatically, as the whole crew starts cracking up) He's knocking at my door every day, dogging my heels, then one day, he just turns as cold as ice! Oh, what's a poor girl to do?
--> ''Viking #4'': '''Viking #4''': Suddenly, he's all I can think about. Next thing I knew, ''I'' was the one chasing ''him!''
--> ''Viking #2'': '''Viking #2''': Oh, that King Sweyn's a master of romance, we're all head over heels for him!



--> ''Thorkell'': Mm? Mmm...Can't tell exactly what from this distance, but something's happening among that lot.
--> ''Asgeir'': It's a split. Common at times like this.
--> ''Viking #1'': Hahaha, pathetic. How come there are so many bastards who are afraid to die these days?!
--> ''Thorkell'': It makes me mad up to here!!
--> ''Thorkell'': How dare ya pussies start the fighting without me!?! C'mon, lemme play too!
--> ''Asgeir'': That was why you were mad?

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--> ''Thorkell'': '''Thorkell''': Mm? Mmm...Can't tell exactly what from this distance, but something's happening among that lot.
--> ''Asgeir'': '''Asgeir''': It's a split. Common at times like this.
--> ''Viking #1'': '''Viking #1''': Hahaha, pathetic. How come there are so many bastards who are afraid to die these days?!
--> ''Thorkell'': '''Thorkell''': It makes me mad up to here!!
--> ''Thorkell'': '''Thorkell''': How dare ya pussies start the fighting without me!?! C'mon, lemme play too!
--> ''Asgeir'': '''Asgeir''': That was why you were mad?



--> ''Thorkell:'' ''[stretching while Askeladd's men are being slaughtered by his men]'' Hahaha, good, good. This's how it should be.
--> ''Torgrim'': Wait!! Wait a minute, Thorkell!
--> ''Torgrim'': Can you do this?! Is it really alright for you to do this?! If you kill us, then you'll lose the prince!!
--> ''Thorkell'': Aye, it's okay. I'll bring him back by myself.
--> ''Thorkell:'' ''[giving Torgrim a axe]'' Here, your axe. Come on! Die like a warrior should, in the heat of battle with a smile on yer face.
--> ''Askeladd'': I pity you, Torgrim. I really do.
--> ''Torgrim'': Shut up! This is all your fault!

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--> ''Thorkell:'' ''[stretching '''Thorkell:''' ''[Stretching while Askeladd's men are being slaughtered by his men]'' Hahaha, good, good. This's how it should be.
--> ''Torgrim'': '''Torgrim''': Wait!! Wait a minute, Thorkell!
--> ''Torgrim'':
Thorkell! Can you do this?! Is it really alright for you to do this?! If you kill us, then you'll lose the prince!!
--> ''Thorkell'': '''Thorkell''': Aye, it's okay. I'll bring him back by myself.
--> ''Thorkell:'' '''Thorkell:''' ''[giving Torgrim a axe]'' Here, your axe. Come on! Die like a warrior should, in the heat of battle with a smile on yer face.
--> ''Askeladd'': '''Askeladd''': I pity you, Torgrim. I really do.
--> ''Torgrim'': '''Torgrim''': Shut up! This is all your fault!fault!
* Thorfinn abandoning any chance of escape and riding horseback in a screaming rage straight into Thorkell's band by himself, because no one gets to kill Askeladd but him. In one of his rare moments in the story, Askeladd is genuinely, utterly flabbergasted.
-->'''Askeladd:''' I... I already knew you were crazy but...



* Another one for Thorfinn's expressions: the look on his face when he realizes that he, a slave, just broke his supervisor's face right after telling ''Einar'' not to lose his temper.



* When Askeladd's band seems doomed, he makes his loyalty [[spoiler:to his Welsh heritage]] abundantly clear by his possibly last words to them:

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** Followed by by Thorkell casually greeting Thorfinn right after.
* When Askeladd's band seems doomed, he makes his loyalty [[spoiler:to to his Welsh heritage]] heritage abundantly clear by his possibly last words to them:


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* Bjorn proudly acknowledging his UndyingLoyalty to Askeladd to the mutineers telling the mutineers to BringIt, which is then undercut by them going after the ropes he's using to man the carriage he's riding. Even funnier is that
* Another one for Thorfinn's expressions: the look on his face when he realizes that he, a slave, just broke his supervisor's face right after telling ''Einar'' not to lose his temper.
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** What makes it even better is that Einar and Hild are absolutely ''flabbergasted'' to say anything after hearing Gudrid openly admit it. Thorfinn however, just stares blankly and uncomprehendingly.

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--> ''Viking'': ::laughing:: That's what a young girl in love says, General.

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--> ''Viking'': ::laughing:: ''Viking'':(laughing) That's what a young girl in love says, General.



--> ''Viking #2'': ::also laughing:: Biggest girl I ever saw.
--> ''Viking #3'': ::dramatically, as the whole crew starts cracking up:: He's knocking at my door every day, dogging my heels, then one day, he just turns as cold as ice! Oh, what's a poor girl to do?

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--> ''Viking #2'': ::also laughing:: (also laughing) Biggest girl I ever saw.
--> ''Viking #3'': ::dramatically, (dramatically, as the whole crew starts cracking up:: up) He's knocking at my door every day, dogging my heels, then one day, he just turns as cold as ice! Oh, what's a poor girl to do?



* "WHAAAAAT?! HOW CAN YOU BE IN YOUR TWENTIES?!"

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* The incredulous jawdrops when Wilibald shaves off his beard.
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"WHAAAAAT?! HOW CAN YOU BE [[YoungerThanTheyLook IN YOUR TWENTIES?!"TWENTIES]]?!"
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* Askeladd's reaction when Thorkell punched a horse.

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* During the final battle for Jomsborg, Floki unleashes his "secret weapon" upon Thorkell: Yiir, a half-feral slave who's even bigger and stronger than Thorkell. Thorkell still wins, because Thorkell is an OldMaster and Ymir is just UnskilledButStrong, but states Ymir was the best fight he's had in a while and begins whining to Asgeir on whether [[ImTakingHerHomeWithMe they can keep him]].

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* During the final battle for Jomsborg, Floki unleashes his "secret weapon" upon Thorkell: Yiir, Ymir, a half-feral slave who's even bigger and stronger than Thorkell. After c Thorkell still wins, because Thorkell is an OldMaster and Ymir is just UnskilledButStrong, but states Ymir was the best fight he's had in a while and begins whining insists on keeping him alive.
-->'''Asgeir:''' But he's going
to Asgeir on whether eat a ton. You know it's not going to be free to feed him, right?\\
'''Thorkell:''' I'll give him half my food!
[[ImTakingHerHomeWithMe they can Please, can't we keep him]].him?]]\\
'''Asgeir:''' Look around you. Everyone else is cleaning up. You're the only one still playing around.\\
'''Thorkell:''' If you won't let me keep him, I'm not cleaning up!
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* During the final battle for Jomsborg, Floki unleashes his "secret weapon" upon Thorkell: Yiir, a half-feral slave who's even bigger and stronger than Thorkell. Thorkell still wins, because Thorkell is an OldMaster and Ymir is just UnskilledButStrong, but states Ymir was the best fight he's had in a while and begins whining to Asgeir on whether [[ImTakingHerHomeWithMe they can keep him]].
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* Askeladd's reaction when Thorkell punched a horse.
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* Thorkell being mad that Askeladd and his men started fighting without him.
--> ''Thorkell'': Mm? Mmm...Can't tell exactly what from this distance, but something's happening among that lot.
--> ''Asgeir'': It's a split. Common at times like this.
--> ''Viking #1'': Hahaha, pathetic. How come there are so many bastards who are afraid to die these days?!
--> ''Thorkell'': It makes me mad up to here!!
--> ''Thorkell'': How dare ya pussies start the fighting without me!?! C'mon, lemme play too!
--> ''Asgeir'': That was why you were mad?
* Karma biting back at Torgrim when Thorkell ordered his men to kill him and all of Askeladd's men except Askeladd.
--> ''Thorkell:'' ''[stretching while Askeladd's men are being slaughtered by his men]'' Hahaha, good, good. This's how it should be.
--> ''Torgrim'': Wait!! Wait a minute, Thorkell!
--> ''Torgrim'': Can you do this?! Is it really alright for you to do this?! If you kill us, then you'll lose the prince!!
--> ''Thorkell'': Aye, it's okay. I'll bring him back by myself.
--> ''Thorkell:'' ''[giving Torgrim a axe]'' Here, your axe. Come on! Die like a warrior should, in the heat of battle with a smile on yer face.
--> ''Askeladd'': I pity you, Torgrim. I really do.
--> ''Torgrim'': Shut up! This is all your fault!
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** And then the same Thorkell, [[RatedMForManly out of all people]], [[{{Fainting}} faints]] due to his king ordering his troops to disband and come back to Danemark. One of his underlings even says that anymore peace and Thorkell will die for sure (he's already not breathing at this point)!

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** And then the same Thorkell, [[RatedMForManly out of all people]], [[{{Fainting}} faints]] due to his king ordering his troops to disband and come back to Danemark.Denmark. One of his underlings even says that anymore peace and Thorkell will die for sure (he's already not breathing at this point)!
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* Havarr/Cornelia's memories of Thorkell where he is shown not as a human but something between a giant demon and a personification of a natural disaster.
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* Thorkell squeeing like a Japanese schoolgirl when Gudrid admits she likes Thorfinn.
-->KYAAA! You confessed! Tell me, what do you like about him?

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* Canute arguing with the head of his [[spoiler: dead father]] can be [[NightmareRetardant strangely amusing.]]

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* Canute arguing with the head of his [[spoiler: dead [[spoiler:dead father]] can be [[NightmareRetardant strangely amusing.]]amusing]].



* [[Film/TheShining HEREEEE'S THORKELL!]]

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* [[Film/TheShining HEREEEE'S THORKELL!]]THORKELL!]]
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* [[Film/TheShining HEREEEE'S THROKELL!]]

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* [[Film/TheShining HEREEEE'S THROKELL!]]THORKELL!]]
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* Ylva's reaction to Thorfinn's return. At first she attacks him, thinking him a con man. Then when convinced he's her real brother, she gently puts him down... only to punch his lights out while yelling, [[AngerBornOfWorry "WHERE THE HELL HAVE YOU BEEN WANDERING AROUND ALL THIS TIME, YOU JACKASS!!!"]] She continues to beat the tar out of him, much to the protests of Ari, her husband, all the while her kids happily shout out "Mommy's the strongest".

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* Ylva's reaction to Thorfinn's return. At first she attacks him, thinking him a con man. Then when convinced he's her real brother, she gently puts him down... only to punch his lights out while yelling, [[AngerBornOfWorry "WHERE THE HELL HAVE YOU BEEN WANDERING AROUND ALL THIS TIME, YOU JACKASS!!!"]] She continues to beat the tar out of him, much to the protests of Ari, her husband, all the while her kids happily shout out "Mommy's the strongest".strongest".
* [[Film/TheShining HEREEEE'S THROKELL!]]

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** And then the same Thorkell, [[RatedMForManly out of all people]], [[{{Fainting}} faints]] due to his king ordering his troops to disband and come back to Danemark.

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** And then the same Thorkell, [[RatedMForManly out of all people]], [[{{Fainting}} faints]] due to his king ordering his troops to disband and come back to Danemark. One of his underlings even says that anymore peace and Thorkell will die for sure (he's already not breathing at this point)!
** Then when Thorkell finally has a chance to go fighting, he acts like a excited school-girl coming too early for her date.
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* Ylva's reaction to Thorfinn's return. At first she attacks him, thinking him a con man. Then when convinced he's her real brother, she gently puts him down... only to punch his lights out while yelling, [[AngerBornOfWorry "WHERE THE HELL HAVE YOU BEEN WANDERING AROUND ALL THIS TIME, YOU JACKASS!!!"]]

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* Ylva's reaction to Thorfinn's return. At first she attacks him, thinking him a con man. Then when convinced he's her real brother, she gently puts him down... only to punch his lights out while yelling, [[AngerBornOfWorry "WHERE THE HELL HAVE YOU BEEN WANDERING AROUND ALL THIS TIME, YOU JACKASS!!!"]]JACKASS!!!"]] She continues to beat the tar out of him, much to the protests of Ari, her husband, all the while her kids happily shout out "Mommy's the strongest".
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** And then the same Thorkell, [[RatedMForManly out of all people]], [[{{Fainting}} faints]] due to his king ordering his troops to disband and come back to Danemark.

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** And then the same Thorkell, [[RatedMForManly out of all people]], [[{{Fainting}} faints]] due to his king ordering his troops to disband and come back to Danemark.Danemark.
* Ylva's reaction to Thorfinn's return. At first she attacks him, thinking him a con man. Then when convinced he's her real brother, she gently puts him down... only to punch his lights out while yelling, [[AngerBornOfWorry "WHERE THE HELL HAVE YOU BEEN WANDERING AROUND ALL THIS TIME, YOU JACKASS!!!"]]
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** And then the same Thorkell, [[RatedMForManly out of all people]], [[Fainting|faints]] due to his king ordering his troops to disband and come back to Danemark.

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** And then the same Thorkell, [[RatedMForManly out of all people]], [[Fainting|faints]] [[{{Fainting}} faints]] due to his king ordering his troops to disband and come back to Danemark.
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** And then the same Thorkell, [[RatedMForManly out of all people]], [[faints|Fainting]] due to his king ordering his troops to disband and come back to Danemark.

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** And then the same Thorkell, [[RatedMForManly out of all people]], [[faints|Fainting]] [[Fainting|faints]] due to his king ordering his troops to disband and come back to Danemark.
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-->"''I hate every one of you horse-fucking Danish whoresons.''"

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-->"''I hate every one of you horse-fucking Danish whoresons.''"''"
* After timeskip, Thorkell being reduced to a zombie-like state by the lack of war. He even speaks like one. The [[ThereWasADoor going through a wall]] was a nice touch.
** And then the same Thorkell, [[RatedMForManly out of all people]], [[faints|Fainting]] due to his king ordering his troops to disband and come back to Danemark.
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* Another one for Thorfinn's expressions: the look on his face when he realizes that he, a slave, just broke his supervisor's face right after telling ''Einar'' not to lose his temper.

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* Another one for Thorfinn's expressions: the look on his face when he realizes that he, a slave, just broke his supervisor's face right after telling ''Einar'' not to lose his temper.temper.
* Askeladd's [[Film/TheThing1982 Palmer-esque]] response to Thorkell stopping a charging horse by punching it to death: "YOU HAVE GOT TO BE SHITTING ME."
* When Askeladd's band seems doomed, he makes his loyalty [[spoiler:to his Welsh heritage]] abundantly clear by his possibly last words to them:
-->"''I hate every one of you horse-fucking Danish whoresons.''"
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* Canute arguing with the head of his [[spoiler: dead father]] can be [[NightmareRetardant strangely amusing.]]
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---> ''Viking'': ::laughing:: That's what a young girl in love says, General.
---> ''Thorkell'': Exactly! That dashing King Sweyn has me wrapped around his little finger!
---> ''Viking #2'': ::also laughing:: Biggest girl I ever saw.
---> ''Viking #3'': ::dramatically, as the whole crew starts cracking up:: He's knocking at my door every day, dogging my heels, then one day, he just turns as cold as ice! Oh, what's a poor girl to do?
---> ''Viking #4'': Suddenly, he's all I can think about. Next thing I knew, ''I'' was the one chasing ''him!''
---> ''Viking #2'': Oh, that King Sweyn's a master of romance, we're all head over heels for him!

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---> --> ''Viking'': ::laughing:: That's what a young girl in love says, General.
---> --> ''Thorkell'': Exactly! That dashing King Sweyn has me wrapped around his little finger!
---> --> ''Viking #2'': ::also laughing:: Biggest girl I ever saw.
---> --> ''Viking #3'': ::dramatically, as the whole crew starts cracking up:: He's knocking at my door every day, dogging my heels, then one day, he just turns as cold as ice! Oh, what's a poor girl to do?
---> --> ''Viking #4'': Suddenly, he's all I can think about. Next thing I knew, ''I'' was the one chasing ''him!''
---> --> ''Viking #2'': Oh, that King Sweyn's a master of romance, we're all head over heels for him!
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-> '''Thors:''' ...By the gods, it's noisy.

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-> --> '''Thors:''' ...By the gods, it's noisy.
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-->'''Thorkell:''' Good friar, what say you? Who is greater, your Jesus or our Aesir?
-->'''Willibald:''' ...Whichever created liquor.
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* Willibald the Priest has his share of moments, especially when he's ''sober.''

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* Willibald the Priest has his share of moments, especially when he's ''sober.''''
* One funny exchange as the main characters are moving through Wales:
---> ''Welshman #1'': Are those Danes? I heard they eat people!
---> ''Welshman #2'': They don't have horns at all!
---> ''Welshman #1'': Do you think they're dangerous?
---> ''Welshman #2'': Nah, Lord Arthur is with them.
---> ''Thorgrimm'': What the hell are they saying about me? I should kill and eat them!
* The bit where Thorkell's men are mocking his annoyance with lack of battle as being like a jilted girl (and he totally goes along with it) is pretty damn hilarious too.
--> ''Thorkell'': You know it's not my thing to take prisoners, don't you? But King Sweyn just keeps ignoring me. I figure if I kidnap the Prince, maybe he'll turn his head this way just a little bit. Don't you see the sad predicament I'm in?
---> ''Viking'': ::laughing:: That's what a young girl in love says, General.
---> ''Thorkell'': Exactly! That dashing King Sweyn has me wrapped around his little finger!
---> ''Viking #2'': ::also laughing:: Biggest girl I ever saw.
---> ''Viking #3'': ::dramatically, as the whole crew starts cracking up:: He's knocking at my door every day, dogging my heels, then one day, he just turns as cold as ice! Oh, what's a poor girl to do?
---> ''Viking #4'': Suddenly, he's all I can think about. Next thing I knew, ''I'' was the one chasing ''him!''
---> ''Viking #2'': Oh, that King Sweyn's a master of romance, we're all head over heels for him!
* Though somewhat mitigated by the fact that he gets seriously hurt when he crash lands, the expression on Thorfinn's face when Thorkell's kick plus his own attempt at jump-evading it launches him over fifty feet in the air is ''priceless'', as are the gaping stares of everybody still on the ground.
* "WHAAAAAT?! HOW CAN YOU BE IN YOUR TWENTIES?!"
* Another one for Thorfinn's expressions: the look on his face when he realizes that he, a slave, just broke his supervisor's face right after telling ''Einar'' not to lose his temper.
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* Much of the Thors flashback arc gets downright hilarious. Especially his treatment of his daughter on the day of her birth.
-> '''Thors:''' ...By the gods, it's noisy.
* Willibald the Priest has his share of moments, especially when he's ''sober.''

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