History WebAnimation / TheSagaOfBiorn

* AccidentalHero: It's pretty clear Biorn doesn't give a rat's ass about the nuns, he just wants to die fighting the troll eating them. That doesn't stop the nuns giving him a Christian burial for driving it off.
* AGoodWayToDie: What Biorn is looking for; dying in battle and not dying of old age.

* {{BFS}}: Two of the adversaries Biorn faces have them. Arguably, Biorn too, depending on how big he's supposed to be. He later gets several made of gold.

* BlackComedy: All of it.
* CelShading

* DarkIsNotEvil: Valhalla is depicted in dark reds and browns, lit by intimidating torches, and its entrance is a massive wooden door. It is '''AWESOME!'''

* FireAndBrimstoneHell: Averted with Helheim - it's more like a big, boring cave.
* ForegoneConclusion:
** At some point, Biorn will die.
** At some point, Biorn will throw a dwarf off a cliff.
* FluffyCloudHeaven: Exaggerated, deconstructed, and subverted in the case of Christian Heaven. [[spoiler:Biorn ends up reaching Valhalla, only for it to switch at the last minute to Heaven, whose tranquility and lack of booze and sharp objects make it exactly the fate Biorn was hoping to avoid. He is '''horrified''']].

* HellOfAHeaven: The Christian Heaven is presented as equivalent to the Norse Helheim, the home of the unworthy dead who die of old age or disease. Both are essentially tranquil and unchanging places, exactly what Biorn seeks to avoid. [[spoiler:When Biorn dies saving a convent of nuns and they repay him posthumously with a Christian burial, he ends up going to their Heaven instead of his Valhalla.]]

* ImprobableAimingSkills: Biorn managed to throw his sword and hit the Troll in the eye, despite being pinned to a rock with a spear.
* InfiniteSupplies: Biorn gets a drinking-horn that ''never runs out'' when he's about to enter Valhalla! Needless to say he's very excited about it.
* LaughablyEvil: All of Biorn's opponents, but honourable mention goes to the Red-Headed Warrior, who somehow manages [[spoiler: to stab himself to death by accident]].
* LightIsNotGood: As far as Biorn is concerned; [[spoiler:the Christian Heaven looks exactly like the agonizingly boring Helheim that he's trying to avoid.]]
* NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished: Biorn ends up in Heaven eventually... [[spoiler:but it's the wrong kind of Heaven]].
* NunsAreFunny: They all just look so ''goofy''.

* PostMortemConversion: Deconstructed. Biorn is a Norse pagan through-and-through, and would not want anything to do with getting a Christian burial after he falls honorably in battle. [[spoiler:Especially when it stops him from getting to Valhalla!]]

* ReroutedFromHeaven: Or rather, rerouted ''to'' Heaven instead of Valhalla.
* SceneryPorn
* ScreamingWarrior: Most of the warriors, but especially Biorn, who has a [[SugarWiki/MostWonderfulSound magnificent roar]] which we hear very often.

* SuicideByCop: Biorn is essentially attempting this by seeking powerful warriors who can defeat him.
* TheWorfEffect: In-universe. All the opponents Biorn encounters are pathetic adversaries. This does not please Biorn one bit.

* AllTrollsAreDifferent: In this case they're blue, skinny, and taller than a church.

* OurTrollsAreDifferent: The troll depicted here is giant-sized and blue, so it looks more like an ice jotunn.

* BladeOnAStick: The Axe Warrior's polearm, and the spear that takes Biorn's life, [[spoiler:many of the presents he gets as he approaches Valhalla]].

* BadassBaritone: Both the narrator and Biorn.
* BadassCape: Biorn.

* TheSpeechless: None of the characters speak beyond screams, shrieks, grunts etc., apart from the [[BadassBaritone narrator]].

* BadassBeard: Biorn.

* OurGiantsAreDifferent[=/=]OurTrollsAreDifferent: The troll depicted here is giant-sized and blue, so it looks more like an ice jotunn.

* StabTheStorm: One of Biorn's enemies dies like this, before they can close on each other.

* InstantAwesomeJustAddDragons: Biorn gets a helmet with dragons as the horns.

!!''The Saga of Bjorn'' contains examples of:

* OurTrollsAreDifferent[=/=]OurGiantsAreDifferent: The one depicted here is giant-sized and blue, so it looks more like an ice jotunn.
* PlagueOfGoodFortune: Biorn is 'saved' from death in battle with several seemingly superior opponents by a series of incredibly unlikely strokes of 'good' luck that kills them before battle is joined. Bjorn starts out amused, becomes suspicious by the third or fourth one, and by the end is reduced to frothing rage over the (un)fairness of it all.

The plot centres around Biorn, an [[BadassGrandpa aged]] DeathSeeker who's looking for one final battle to send him into the afterlife and join the gods in [[WarriorHeaven Valhalla]]... but seems destined to be thwarted in his ambition.

* BadassGrandpa: Biorn.

* AGoodWayToDie: What Biorn is looking for, dying in battle and not dying of old age.
* AllMythsAreTrue: As Biorn [[spoiler:is given a Christian burial, the gates of Valhalla]] are replaced by a Chinese pagoda, an Egyptian gateway, and other religions roll by until they settle on FluffyCloudHeaven.

* AbsurdlySharpBlade: the Axe Warrior's polearm. He twirls it upwards, and it promptly chops down every single tree around him, [[spoiler: causing them to fall down on him and crush him flat]].

* BadassBaritone: The narrator and Biorn.

* BaitAndSwitch: the Fat Warrior comes lumbering towards Biorn, and we expect the ground to give way under him... [[spoiler: then an eagle scoops him up]].

* BladeOnAStick: The Axe Warrior's polearm, and the spear that takes Biorn's life, [[spoiler: many of the presents he gets before entering Valhalla]].

* CosmicPlaything: [[spoiler: Biorn]].

* FaceDeathWithDignity: Biorn simply smiles and closes his eyes...

* FluffyCloudHeaven: Exaggerated, deconstructed, and subverted in the case of Christian Heaven. [[spoiler: Biorn ends up reaching Valhalla, only for it to switch at the last minute to Heaven, whose tranquility and lack of booze and sharp objects make it exactly the fate Biorn was hoping to avoid. He is '''horrified''']].
* GiantFlyer: The eagle that [[spoiler: scoops up the Fat Warrior]].

* HornyVikings: Averted. The film, being Danish, uses a wide variety of historically-accurate helmets, none of which have horns. Also, none of the Vikings themselves ever engage in activities associated with this trope. Played straight only in Valhalla, where boozing and throwing weapons around is done for fun, and Biorn is given a horned helmet [[spoiler: only as he enters Valhalla]], where a ceremonial helmet would be appropriate attire. It has '''dragons''' as its horns.

* LightIsNotGood: As far as Biorn is concerned; [[spoiler: FluffyCloudHeaven looks exactly like the agonizingly boring Hel that he was trying to avoid]].
* NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished: [[spoiler: Biorn ends up in Heaven eventually... the wrong kind of Heaven]].

* OurTrollsAreDifferent/OurGiantsAreDifferent: The one depicted here is giant-sized and blue, so it looks more like an ice jotunn.

* PostMortemConversion: Deconstructed. Biorn is a Norse pagan through-and-through, and does not appreciate [[spoiler: being converted to Christianity against his will, especially when it stops him from getting to Valhalla!]]

* [[SuicideByCop Suicide By Warrior]]: Biorn is essentially attempting this.

* ThrowingYourSwordAlwaysWorks: Biorn throws his at the Troll and hits him in the eye.
* WarriorHeaven: The Valhalla.

!!This work contains examples of:

* InfiniteSupplies: [[spoiler: Valhalla!Biorn gets a drinking-horn that ''never runs out''! Needless to say he's very excited about it.]]

* LightIsNotGood: as far as Biorn is concerned; [[spoiler: FluffyCloudHeaven looks exactly like the agonisingly boring place he was trying to avoid]].

* PlagueOfGoodFortune: Bjorn is 'saved' from death in battle with several seemingly superior opponents by a series of incredibly unlikely strokes of 'good' luck that kills them before battle is joined. Bjorn starts out amused, becomes suspicious by the third or fourth one, and by the end is reduced to frothing rage over the (un)fairness of it all.

* WarriorHeaven: Valhalla.

* ScreamingWarrior: Most of the warriors, but especially Biorn, who has a [[MostWonderfulSound magnificent roar]] which we hear very often.

* {{Badass}}: Biorn, Biorn, ''Biorn''. The below examples are just a testament to his awesomeness.
** BadassBaritone: The narrator and Biorn.
** BadassBeard: Biorn.
** BadassCape: Biorn.
** BadassGrandpa: Biorn.

* AGoodWayToDie: What Biorn is looking for, dying in battle and not dying of his old age.

* BigDoor: Valhalla. In fact, all world religions' equivalents of Heaven have one, reflecting their mythologies

* {{Badass}}: Biorn, Biorn, ''Biorn''. The below examples are just a testtament to his awesomeness.

* AGoodDeath: What Biorn is looking for, dying in battle and not dying of his old age.

* RatedMForManly: On first impression (it's about a Viking who wants to die in battle and go to Valhalla, after all). Then it gets subverted with pathetically weak opponents and the ending.

* Badass: Biorn, Biorn, ''Biorn''. The below examples are just a testtament to his awesomeness.

* BaitAndSwitch: the Fat Warrior comes lumbering towards Biorn, and we expect the ground to give way under him... [[spoiler: then an eagle scoops him up].
* BFS: Two of the adversaries Biorn faces have them. Arguably, Biorn too, depending on how big he's supposed to be. He later gets several made of gold.

* Determinator: Impaled on a rock by a sword, Biorn's response is to stab the Troll in the eye!

* BFS: Two of the adversaries Biorn faces have them. Arguably, Biorn too, depending on how big he's supposed to be. He later gets one made of gold.
* BigDoor: Valhalla.