You Have No Enemies. | A Vinland Saga Analysis

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  • čas přidán 3. 07. 2024
  • Vinland Saga will be talked about for years.
    Really enjoyed making this video, let me know if you want to see more in the comments!
    0:00 Introduction
    0:31 Is Having No Enemies Even Possible?
    1:21 Thorkel And The Viking World
    3:54 Children of War
    8:36 An Enslaved Mind
    10:35 Enemies Don't Exist.
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Komentáře • 372

  • @calebgriffin4214
    @calebgriffin4214 Před rokem +1219

    Askeladd does actually understand this concept, because at one point he says
    “A man, slave to gold, holds a whip... And beats the slave he bought with that gold as if to claim HE is the master. He just doesn't see it for himself. Every living human being is a slave to something.“

    • @designingcrib
      @designingcrib  Před rokem +112

      I love this. I simplified Askeladd’s character for the sake of the video, but he absolutely does! His duality as a person will leave a lasting impact on the rest of the show.

    • @The_Ajna
      @The_Ajna Před rokem +41

      @@designingcrib askelladd is one of the most fascinating fictional characters I've ever had the pleasure of reading

    • @seddd
      @seddd Před rokem +11

      Reminds me of Kenny's speech from AOT

    • @stopyouneedhelp6115
      @stopyouneedhelp6115 Před rokem +5

      @@seddd I believe it may have even inspired it

    • @tendaimsimang8630
      @tendaimsimang8630 Před rokem +5

      Then it’s best to be a slave to truth, for then life is the chain that binds you to reality.

  • @The_Ajna
    @The_Ajna Před rokem +1010

    NO ONE in this world is your enemy. Vinland saga changed my life and inspired me to practice radical pacifism as much as I possibly can. Vinland is my favorite story of all time

    • @masterost1994
      @masterost1994 Před rokem

      Guy raped and killed my daughter last week, poor fella what has he gone through to do such an act, I'll try and advocate for a lighter sentence :(((

    • @bibi_999
      @bibi_999 Před rokem +29

      God is calling you

    • @jllemin4
      @jllemin4 Před rokem +66

      There are more terrible and evil things in life to battle against than the men and women we are born to live and die with.
      You might enjoy the book of Ecclesiasties. It's a story about an old Greek philosopher giving a lecture to his students about his life and his findings about wisdom in living.

    • @The_Ajna
      @The_Ajna Před rokem +7

      @@jllemin4 thanks for the suggestion

    • @designingcrib
      @designingcrib  Před rokem +37

      Couldn’t agree any more. The lessons taught from Vinland Saga need to be studied in a course.

  • @adambenceracz4082
    @adambenceracz4082 Před rokem +130

    My favorite thing about Thorkell, is that he or his underlings never pillage or rape, they are really just in it for the battle.
    You can see every other Viking in the story do those things, be it Askeladd's band or just a handful of vikings who appear very briefly. This separates Thorkell from the rest, he has a sort of code where he loves battle, but will not fight those who are unarmed or in no condition to fight, shown when even his men refused to kill Askeladd's men unless they picked up their weapons and fought like warriors, and when he accidentally broke Torgrim's spirit and let him live. He may be a crude and incredibly violent entity, but he is truly just trying to become a true warrior like Thors did

    • @designingcrib
      @designingcrib  Před rokem +25

      You took the words right out of my mouth. Thorkell is what many envision a “true warrior” to be. But in the end, Thors ultimately followed the right path

    • @josetjaw8161
      @josetjaw8161 Před rokem +3

      yeah this proves when thorkell and his gang just straight switch side before jomsborg battle just because someone veryy resemble him stole his prey. He doesn't need cause to fight. He just need to fight lol. Too bad he had no interest in going to vinland

    • @jdubbs69
      @jdubbs69 Před rokem +5

      He believes in Norse mythology with the fervor of a zealot. In his mind there is no pursuit higher, no path nobler or more rewarding than that of the Valhalla bound warrior. He seems like a pretty iconically Norse mfker.

  • @soundslikeknee
    @soundslikeknee Před rokem +149

    Each of three characters see their dad die. Arguably the morale compass is reset at that moment

    • @designingcrib
      @designingcrib  Před rokem +22

      Great point I never thought about it like that

    • @b.heaven9234
      @b.heaven9234 Před rokem +52

      Thorfinn got to see his father die "unfairly".
      Prince Canute lost his father figure.
      Askeladd killed his father.
      So Askeladd killed the father of all three main characters

    • @JohnDoe-pc3uk
      @JohnDoe-pc3uk Před rokem +5

      @@b.heaven9234 lmao, i didn't realise

    • @twoexoticdancers4695
      @twoexoticdancers4695 Před rokem +5

      @@b.heaven9234 that's why he is not only the GOAT, but THE KING OF WHALES BABYYY

  • @Grilled-Cheese-Obama-Sandwich.

    you have no enemies
    *kills hunedreds of people*
    a real warrior doesnt need a sword
    *learns to dual wield*
    thorfinn is a wonderfull son

  • @donkeykong7920
    @donkeykong7920 Před rokem +312

    The quote really got me thinking the past couple of weeks and I think i can finally verbalize what i have conclude to with it. At its barest form, enemy is just a word. With it ever changing from person to person, it can take any form thus it can take no form at all. You are born with no enemies, life does not assign you enemies, God does not assign you enemies, you are not forced or paired with an enemy. So where do they come from? The person you envision as your enemy is the reflection you put up to bear the weight of your hate, but take away the mirror, and all that is left is you. You yourself is your only enemy, and they are your enemy only if you see them as such

    • @designingcrib
      @designingcrib  Před rokem +24

      Beautifully said, I couldn’t agree more.

    • @noahbaldridge1935
      @noahbaldridge1935 Před rokem +12

      You need to save this and keep it somewhere safe these words have true meaning and youve gotten it across perfectly. Thank you for this

    • @networknomad5600
      @networknomad5600 Před rokem +1

      You'd have to be about the most sheltered person in the world to truly believe that "enemy" is just a word.

    • @donkeykong7920
      @donkeykong7920 Před rokem +6

      @@networknomad5600 I had my fair of troubles man. We all had someone we hated and considered enemies. But it doesn't do any good to keep hating someone. It has done me more harm then good to get back at the person and it's not worth it. Not saying to forgive them or such , more like don't make it your priority. You can try leave them out of your life and forget they exist. But this can't come true for everyone, I understand that. This is not an ideal world. Even if u let the hate go, who's to say the other party will, they may be out to get at all times. But I made my comment thinking of if everyone did hold that way of thinking, but that can be applied for a lot of things, if only things were ideal and everybody thought this way, but unfortunately not.

    • @meatymelondk
      @meatymelondk Před rokem +4

      ​@@networknomad5600 well it most certainly is a word created by humans not the world. the world did not create enemies. We did

  • @xanhe
    @xanhe Před rokem +78

    vinland saga has actually changed my outlook on life. i love vinland

  • @ryujinzzz6050
    @ryujinzzz6050 Před rokem +30

    The “You have no enemies” and “A true warrior doesn’t need a sword” go along each other really well.

  • @kamuyking551
    @kamuyking551 Před rokem +75

    I think this analysis really does get to the heart of what Vinland Saga is about. in the very beginning, when Thors dies, the seeds of hate begin to grow in Thorfin, and we see the fundamental problem with the way the mind operates in this state. from that point on, Thorfin considers his hate for Askeladd to be indicative of the depth of his love for his father. in this case, love is expressed through loss, in the form of grief... and all of that frustration, anger, and pain is lumped onto one person. Thorfin's enemy.
    on a broader scale, this is how conflicts between countries are perpetuated. you have distant authority figures at the tops of various hierarchies, who have detatched tactical interests in resource-rich land, or robust expansion... but the thing that convinces the everyman to join an army and fight, is this more personal sense of duty. for the sake of their country... for the preservation of threatened lives... for love.
    probably one of the more interesting conversations in Vinland Saga is between the priest and Canute after the death of Ragnar. by any normal definition, Ragnar loved Canute more than anything... but the priest says that such a selfish love is more aptly defined as discrimination. Ragnar watched 62 villagers lose their lives for the sake of protecting Canute. he had to put his own priorities first, and out of love for his chosen person, he let them die without a single word of protest. interestingly, almost every major character contains a grain of this hypocrisy. they've all done horrible things... but they all have some specific sticking point. something they care, or cared, about. Askeladd cared for his mother. Thorfin cared for Thors. Ragnar cared for Canute. and in them, we see the way that violence twists love. how do you prove that you love someone? do you slay whoever hurt them?
    Thorfin and Askeladd are a direct display of how this becomes cyclical. Askeladd actually killed his dad for doing harm to his mother... and now the damage that Askeladd has done is what motivates Thorfin to destroy him. and on the path toward that goal, Thorfin has been a part of the very same rampant destruction that caused his own grief. this is a selfish type of love... discrimination, as the priest put it. the kind where you place your own priorities higher than the wellbeing of anyone else. what is the remedy to this? what stops this?
    to me, Thorkell leans hard in one direction, while Thors leans hard in the other. Thorkell ceases to be a hypocrite by thriving in violence. there is nothing in Thorkell's existence that he'd begrudge a warrior for taking from him. even his own life... if a warrior managed to take that, they would've earned it and deserved to have it. you'd think this would make Thorkell free... but in reality, the way he prefers living is completely unsustainable. the destruction can't continue... it's eating away everything the world has to offer, slowly but surely. Thorkell is running fresh out of fights to be had. and at the end of the day, the one thing he doesn't possess, is a truth that a lot of the major characters already hold within their hearts: a vision of what it would be like to live in peace.
    for Askeladd, it's his mother's tales of Avalon. for Thorfin, it's his father's stories of Vinland. for Canute, it's the Eden-like cocoon that Ragnar created for him in his childhood. this is the missing ingredient that makes a true warrior. not just a vision of peace, but the wisdom to recognize which fights are necessary, just, or worthy of having for the protection of peace, vs. which fights are pointless if peace is your real aim. it's why Thorkell could recognize the look of a true warrior in Thors, as he was leaving the battlefield in order to go raise his daughter. it's the restraint not to fight an unnecessary battle. the ability to know peace, to identify it as your goal, and to only act in service of that pursuit.
    a battle with Thors would mean something, much more than a battle with most other warriors, because Thors has to be convinced to fight. the fight has to be worth it. he will avoid killing to the absolute best of his abilities. he will try as hard as possible to avoid a violent outcome. death on the battlefield is cause for grief. you don't have enemies. nobody has enemies. if we could, we should all end up standing shoulder to shoulder in Vinland. if that is not possible, then we've all failed as one.

    • @leemansuleiman5907
      @leemansuleiman5907 Před rokem +5

      This is a really beautiful read

    • @kamuyking551
      @kamuyking551 Před rokem +3

      @@leemansuleiman5907 thank you ^_^

    • @fubukishirou5023
      @fubukishirou5023 Před rokem +3

      Very well written! I had a question, if the love we all have is just discrimination, what exactly does truly loving someone means

    • @kamuyking551
      @kamuyking551 Před rokem +3

      @@fubukishirou5023 first of all, thank you! and in terms of your question, I think when it comes to the philosophy of Vinland Saga, the priest's perspective here is... maybe not quite complete? it's a piece of the puzzle. it's meant to point out the hypocrisy of putting someone who is important to you ahead of others, as though others don't have the exact same capacity for love as yourself. and I think the warning that goes with that, is that if you do act as though your interests are more profound than anyone else's, you'll eventually, inevitably be confronted with the reality of the situation... which is that another person's love for those who matter to them is equally monumental from their perspective.
      so like, when Askeladd chose to kill Thors... it was a job. and if Thorfinn hadn't been there, he might've just meandered on his way, and would've never had to think much of it again. instead, Thorfinn stows away with him, and Askeladd is confronted with the results of his actions every single day for the rest of his life. and it wouldn't have mattered _less_ to Thorfinn if he'd been safely at home when his father died. but now, Askeladd has a reason to think back to when he was a child, and consider the hatred he felt toward his father before killing him. Askeladd has cared for someone before... he cared for his mother. and it's motivated him to violence before... he understands how that feels. and so, in the eyes of a child like Thorfinn, what does that make him? what has that made him, his entire life?
      I would say about 98% of the time, Askeladd brushes off all of this, but that other 2% might've been what kept him from just killing Thorfinn and moving on. in some ways, he might deserve to be haunted by his mistakes like this... it's really Thorfinn who doesn't deserve to have to live that role.
      but then Thorfinn goes on to slaughter how many people? all in pursuit of Askeladd, who killed just one man that happened to be important to Thorfinn. eventually, Thorfinn has to confront the fact that, for however much pain he felt when Thors died, he's caused that in another person's life for every person he's hurt. Thors would never have wanted to be in that position. Thors was actively trying to choose pacifism until his dying breath, and Thorfinn has used him as the motivation behind countless murders on the battlefield. they were all cause for grief. and in his own grief, Thorfinn has given in to frustration and rage, but he's failed to consider the actual thoughts and perspective of the person that he loved. and how can he now demand that nobody else react the same way he did, towards him? this is how the cycle of violence occurs. someone has to _choose_ to stop it.
      I think this is what a lack of discrimination entails. "you have no enemies" isn't a statement of fact... it's a statement of intent. "I will not give anyone a reason to be my enemy." that is something you have to choose, on purpose, especially when it is the most difficult. this is what it means to de-escalate conflict, and work toward peace as a goal.
      pulling from the most recent episode in season 2... (spoilers ahead if you haven't seen it)
      Einar cared deeply about Arnheid. it makes sense that, upon seeing Ketil, his rage would flare. but Thorfinn didn't want Einar to kill him... not only because Ketil is a complex person who deserves a chance to learn and live better... but because Einar doesn't deserve to live inside of the hell that comes from killing out of rage. and on top of that, Ketil has two sons, both of whom would then hate Einar with the same burning passion. this has to stop. it cannot continue. everyone has suffered enough already, and Ketil's death wouldn't bring Arnheid back. it wouldn't do anything good for anyone.
      sometimes peace is the hardest thing to choose, but when you consider the effect that Thorfinn has had on someone like Einar, who he really cares about... it's the most worthy thing to fight for.

    • @fubukishirou5023
      @fubukishirou5023 Před rokem +1

      @@kamuyking551Nice 'It's a statement of intent' I like that. I feel like love wouldn't be possible without discrimination tho.
      However I think the biblical narrative would answer this. We humans can't fully understand and comprehend true 'love' like God can. Even canute says that one can only love truly after death. True 'love' would be to die on the cross for the sins of everyone without discrimination.

  • @Callisto_Arcas
    @Callisto_Arcas Před rokem +209

    This was a beautiful commentary on the themes of Vinland Saga. You made some great points about the complexities of war & "peace", and our own nature when faced with those choices in the context of our lives & whatever era we live in. It makes me want to examine my own more fully.
    I enjoyed every minute of this essay. And I hope to see more, particularly for season 2.
    Well done!

    • @designingcrib
      @designingcrib  Před rokem +13

      Thank you! This video took ages to make so i appreciate the support and yes I will definitely be doing one for season 2!

  • @walterroux291
    @walterroux291 Před rokem +54

    Seconds in and I've got goosebumps, what a beautiful story. Having read what's coming, the arcs the characters go through, makes it a masterpiece of a tale.
    Though there are many that don't, a lot of us now in the world live in Vinland, or the idea of it. A place without slavers, lands of peace. How lucky we are.
    There isn't a LOT of media that makes me cry, but some of the latest chapters, when Thorfin *spoilers!* becomes a true warrior, had me in messy tears.

    • @walterroux291
      @walterroux291 Před rokem

      I saw a video on a channel that does interviews on the street asking Russians various questions. And they did one around the New Year time asking what they wished for in the New Year, and along with the normal wishes of health and happiness nearly every one of them wished for Peace. We are still at the mercy of great dictators, mad tyrants and kings but it's important to remember that a lot of the people they are fighting who were and are their friends and families. As you Francois Fenelon said, "All wars are civil wars, because we are all brothers". All I know is there is going to be some deep scars for generations to come from these wars, but we should not come at those who had no say in it with division and hate. And ultimately even to come at those who wielded the power in these wars with love, that is not to overlook these crimes against humanity, nor not to enact justice, but try to come to understand why in their hearts they chose to inflict cruelty on others, and ultimately to their own souls.

  • @tendaimsimang8630
    @tendaimsimang8630 Před rokem +3

    All men want is peace, ‘and a piece of land for themselves’. Thats the problem. Peace truly prospers where there is no personal possessions. That slave girl knew that the only possession one should own is their soul, all else is vanity and a striving after wind.

  • @niftydoughnut1474
    @niftydoughnut1474 Před rokem +25

    enjoyed listening to your analysis very much! keep it up man.

    • @designingcrib
      @designingcrib  Před rokem +1

      Thank you so much! I love talking about anime I love so expect more of this soon 🙏🏾

  • @pebble1235
    @pebble1235 Před rokem +3

    This analysis was great! Grear job man

  • @naheemquattlebaum2267
    @naheemquattlebaum2267 Před rokem +21

    If Thorfinn listened to his father's words at the end of the first season he would've been on his way to Vinland. I love how the story revolves around this one line and challenges every main amd supporting character with it.

  • @ToonTrill
    @ToonTrill Před rokem +2

    such a beautiful message, nice video homie

  • @kacpermatysiak4492
    @kacpermatysiak4492 Před rokem +1

    Great video, at first i didnt notice the wiew and like count and after i seen them after watching the video i was shocked to see so few. Keep up the good work!!

  • @topshelfmike
    @topshelfmike Před rokem

    Great video! I really enjoyed this

  • @askeladdsnumberonefan258

    This video essay on Vinland Saga’s “You Have No Enemies” was very well thought out! I really enjoyed this vid, keep it up ❤❤❤

  • @morganfreeman2881
    @morganfreeman2881 Před rokem +1

    Just found a new channel to fall in love with. Beautifully done mang. Keep it up brodie

  • @brandonoliver7479
    @brandonoliver7479 Před rokem +40

    I enjoyed this very much, also love Vinland saga very much already. I watched it about 3 years ago on CZcams and just rewatched it with a friend so I have a companion to go through the emotions of what’s to come with. Certain moments hit me so much harder than before surprisingly, especially the big ending and Askeladds heartfelt message to Thorfinn as he bled out. After all the bullshit it was like damn he really cares, “go far away son of Thor’s, learn to be a true warrior” makes me wanna cry thinkin about it. Shit I love that asshole

    • @The_Ajna
      @The_Ajna Před rokem +6

      That quote hits every time. "From now on, after I die, what will you do with your life thorfinn?" That quote hit me so hard man

    • @designingcrib
      @designingcrib  Před rokem +4

      Thank you for kind words, I think I can speak for everyone when I say that Askeladd is everybody’s favorite asshole

    • @Xzsxztreiii
      @Xzsxztreiii Před rokem

      Beautiful

  • @andrecontreras2792
    @andrecontreras2792 Před rokem +1

    Amazing analysis my guy keep up the good work 🎉

  • @RiftWalker111
    @RiftWalker111 Před rokem +1

    Good analysis, thanks for making this.

  • @teenagestacker6063
    @teenagestacker6063 Před rokem +1

    This was an amazing analysis and great commentary on this series, which really extenze to our time as well.

    • @designingcrib
      @designingcrib  Před rokem +3

      Much appreciated, thank you for the kind comment 🧎

  • @Zagrojo
    @Zagrojo Před rokem +1

    This vid is awesome, Great job!

  • @GAMESCO5578
    @GAMESCO5578 Před rokem +1

    Fantastic video, was very enjoyable to watch

  • @erhanmustafa2103
    @erhanmustafa2103 Před rokem

    Great Analysis btw. I love that you get the idea and im surprised how many didn't after watching it.

  • @thebestreviewers
    @thebestreviewers Před rokem +1

    Amazing video man. Inspired me to make my own video on Thorfinn’s philosophy

  • @user-ei1oy5df6m
    @user-ei1oy5df6m Před rokem +1

    This is really good, keep it up

  • @paraskaith5027
    @paraskaith5027 Před rokem +1

    Great video, keep up the good work

  • @jacoblucasmcdade
    @jacoblucasmcdade Před rokem +1

    man killer video dude i hope you keep making content

  • @fjiturralde
    @fjiturralde Před rokem +2

    Awesome video essay! Take my subscription and good luck on your future endavors.

  • @Xenospeech
    @Xenospeech Před rokem +3

    earned a subscriber, beautiful analysis man keep it up🙏

    • @designingcrib
      @designingcrib  Před rokem +1

      Thanks so much man expect more analysis videos soon 🖤

  • @titaniamengyun
    @titaniamengyun Před rokem

    For the longest time, I listened to the Vinland Saga soundtrack to study or chill or fall asleep. It gave me great comfort, and it gives me great comfort now, as I'm listening to your well-crafted video in preparation for the next season and farmland arc.

  • @Dell-ol6hb
    @Dell-ol6hb Před rokem +2

    Great analysis, Vinland Saga is one of my favorite series such a beautiful and human story

  • @san_toad
    @san_toad Před rokem +33

    I learned this a few years ago after watching a documentary where a man who was a former member of ISIS was interviewed. He was set for execution. He spoke about a movie he really liked as a boy, the only movie his home had. Where a man meets a woman and forms a family, he said he always wanted to dance with a wife like they did in that movie. But clearly he lost his way and devoted his life to another cause. He became a slave to it. I wonder about him from time to time, if he would have been a good father and a loving husband given that opportunity in life. I had hate for men, especially men like him. I wanted to join the military and go fight. I was contemplating killing men like that and tried to justify my feelings with “they’re the bad guys”. But I realized I was wrong. I also want what that man wanted. How could I ever kill a man that as boy desired this in his purest heart. So I renounced everything, I refused to be a part of any religion, country, or political status. I became solely concerned with the full understanding of mankind.
    Ironically… this path has lead me to Christ. Not to be religious or anything. But I’m just putting this out there, that is where I ended up. I did not plan it. Someone else probably did.

    • @joseibarra7735
      @joseibarra7735 Před rokem

      Wow this is was heartbreaking to read, rarely, if any, do we have a villain

  • @Qlloudy
    @Qlloudy Před rokem +10

    You did not have to go this hard 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

  • @zar6842
    @zar6842 Před rokem +21

    "you have no enemies" -thors
    "If you're friends to everybody, then you're an enemy to yourself" -mike Tyson.
    I love how both these quotes graples the ideas of having enemies or not having enemies in the most non violent way.

    • @ferumcastrum4097
      @ferumcastrum4097 Před rokem +6

      What thors meant wasn't making everybody your friend, but understanding people, why they do what they do, understanding where they're coming from

    • @Slavic_Snake
      @Slavic_Snake Před rokem +4

      you have no enemies doesn't equal to everyone is your friend

  • @emilebrunet6664
    @emilebrunet6664 Před rokem

    Your videos are well made, you deserve a lot more subscriber 🔥🔥🔥

  • @WritingGeekNL
    @WritingGeekNL Před rokem +18

    It is my favorite quote out of any series. It really took me on a life lesson, especially after reading the Slave Arc.
    But that quote... it is special.

  • @BeHumbleOkay
    @BeHumbleOkay Před rokem +2

    Not even 600 subs? I can't imagine that will be the case for long. Thank you for making this video. 🤝

  • @Necokeniii
    @Necokeniii Před rokem +23

    Vinland saga and the current arc taught me something, enemies is a useful way for the system to control you. Notice how we are taught people who are VASTLY different from us are our "enemies", how there's winners and loser in any type of conflict? Truth is while we all want peace, we all got different ideas of how it would look. Maybe to some, peace is no "enemies", maybe for others, it's having nothing but free time to relax, maybe to someone, peace is having no one to best you in combat. No matter how you slice it, all the three main characters in vinland saga got reason to survive, yet they don't know any better options

  • @PurplePanda437
    @PurplePanda437 Před rokem

    I really love your voice, clear and smooth. It's like ur telling me a story. I love it!!

  • @PraveenKumar-fm7vr
    @PraveenKumar-fm7vr Před rokem +5

    I find vinland saga as a reflection of myself, every ex I’ve had every friend that betrayed me, I’ve never hated them or considered them as enemies but lately I’ve been feeling so much devoured by hatred I thought, if everyone will treat me in a bad way I should too I was about to lose myself but then I started reading Vinland and now I understand I was right, I have no enemies nobody does. We all just consider them our enemies for nothing.

  • @camdencastilloo
    @camdencastilloo Před rokem

    great video man

  • @rageingmang
    @rageingmang Před rokem +2

    Great video man! Keep it up you’ll get hella subs:D

  • @SeppoCJ
    @SeppoCJ Před rokem +1

    What a powerful thesis. Fantastically done my mans!

  • @haijin7484
    @haijin7484 Před rokem +3

    “In order to find the sense of good we have to find a villain, if there is none we will create one.”
    When Thor’s said that no one has enemies, It feels like he was saying that you ought to stop looking for an enemy. If you do, eventually down the road you will create one, either by influencing someone to be the enemy or yourself becoming the enemy.

  • @live4gears40
    @live4gears40 Před rokem +3

    "remembering the path i have walked in the past can shed light into who I will become"

  • @BertMagurt
    @BertMagurt Před rokem +2

    I think my favorite moment in the Anime is when Askeladd asks Thorfinn what will he do with his life.

  • @xianxiaemperor1438
    @xianxiaemperor1438 Před rokem

    Nice video analysis

  • @sikko109
    @sikko109 Před rokem +1

    great video bruh

  • @animek2470
    @animek2470 Před rokem

    Great video 👏

  • @nourbak3435
    @nourbak3435 Před rokem +1

    Nice video!

  • @Snooshy
    @Snooshy Před rokem +1

    Great video, at 9:58 it reminds me of Kenny Ackerman saying “everyone’s a slave to something”

  • @YokedDrunkard
    @YokedDrunkard Před rokem

    Amazing video

  • @SawyerCoco
    @SawyerCoco Před rokem

    Wow dude what a great video

  • @sageaizen6837
    @sageaizen6837 Před 9 měsíci +1

    Amazing video ,you should do a review for season 2

    • @designingcrib
      @designingcrib  Před 9 měsíci

      I did!! It’s my most recent video check it out

  • @RAGWT
    @RAGWT Před rokem

    Fire video bro

  • @rayrayrun
    @rayrayrun Před rokem +4

    @5:30 in the manga, thorfinn talked about getting revenge to the people who killed your love one as a vikings right of passage he argue that its your duty (victim) to keep the peace of the world to not let people like those to roam earth without vindication.

  • @start_improving
    @start_improving Před rokem +1

    I hope you make more of these bro

    • @designingcrib
      @designingcrib  Před rokem +1

      More coming soon! I’d love to hear your opinions on what video I should do next 🙏🏾

    • @LessonsFromAnime
      @LessonsFromAnime Před rokem +1

      @@designingcrib yo, this was me on my old account, I'm glad to see you've made more with your chainsaw man video cos this was brilliant. Personally I just go with whatever I'm most in the mood for as I find they come out best that way, but of course there is a balance between that and what the algorithm wants, I find my blue lock videos do 10x better than anything else for instance.
      Best of luck out there man, looking forward to seeing more

  • @pinviewapp8908
    @pinviewapp8908 Před rokem +2

    I actually derived a different meaning from “you have no enemies”. I more so felt like his dad was saying that a true warrior has no equals and therefore fighting to destroy an enemy is, in a way, acknowledging them as your equal

  • @eggxecution
    @eggxecution Před rokem +4

    This is one my greatest realizations in my 20's and I'm gald this anime portrayed it perfecty. I first realized it after watching aot ending where after many years the cycle starts again - many people hated that ending but for me... I came to a realization that there will always be problems and thus there will always be stress and worries. What we can do is change the way we perceive things.
    Also I have a bad habit of listeting to what others day about me. In the end, I realized that there will always be people who will hate me because they have different values and beliefs and I respect that. For them their beliefs are correct. for me my beliefs are correct. My point is that there's no right or wrong approach to solving life (except for the obvious wrong ones) because life is always unpredictable and to not let other people's opinions influence my life.

  • @Denizsaglam52
    @Denizsaglam52 Před rokem +2

    season 2 weeds out all the kids

  • @justhuss3305
    @justhuss3305 Před rokem +2

    that's some good shit bro

  • @jacobpresley7112
    @jacobpresley7112 Před rokem

    "you have no enimies" has always stuck with me since i first heard it. i'm glad someone made this video

  • @joseibarra7735
    @joseibarra7735 Před rokem

    Damn you have a really way of pacing your videos

  • @trinfamous5639
    @trinfamous5639 Před rokem +1

    I don't think I've been impacted by any other manga or anime the way I have been by VS, any media for that matter. I don't think I've ever cried for someone's character development before but for Thorfinn it got me there. I know Yukimura had intentions of making the reader feel like if you feel like you're incapable of gaining redemption, just know that Thorfinn through all the horrible things he did... through immense hard work and determination you can change... and so can you, and so can I, we're all capable of being kinder gentler people :)
    Vinland Saga holds a special place in my heart, my biggest regret is that I didn't start this masterpiece sooner.

  • @Mar-bf8bv
    @Mar-bf8bv Před rokem +5

    Cómo me gustaría que este video esté disponible en español para poder apreciarlo como se merece.

  • @crilleedara
    @crilleedara Před rokem +1

    "Everyone is a slave to something." -
    Askeladd

  • @thedanielkarim
    @thedanielkarim Před rokem

    Above anything else my friend, do not become your own enemy.

  • @seowlizhi
    @seowlizhi Před měsícem

    "All men want is peace" This hit deep into my soul ngl

  • @tristanherb49
    @tristanherb49 Před rokem +1

    Everybody has enemies some just don't know them yet.

  • @filthyspoonman715
    @filthyspoonman715 Před rokem +3

    I understand the premise but can it not be said that somebody who murdered your family is your enemy? How can they not be? How can you expect someone to forgive that and not seek retribution? It may be possible if the murderer had a "justifiable" motive or didn't have a choice, but what if there was no ulterior motive? What if they committed an act so heinous simply because they wanted to?

  • @JBOBROSKII
    @JBOBROSKII Před rokem +1

    Great video man! Subbing for sure!

  • @sheleg4807
    @sheleg4807 Před rokem

    What a nice video

  • @DrRRaza
    @DrRRaza Před rokem

    One can only achieve this level of enlightenment once theyve built themself up to be allowed to have no enemies

  • @phikobudaza5602
    @phikobudaza5602 Před rokem

    nothing is more stoic like Vinland saga

  • @kidsyx
    @kidsyx Před rokem +1

    When Thors said " you have no enemies" I knew exactly what he meant. We have no enemies except for the ones we chose to create. Equally profound is when the priest tells them (I can't remember exactly who atm) no man knows true unconditional love.
    alcohol, women, pretending to be god, family, the king, dreams, children, power… They all had something they were drunk on. They were all slaves to something… -Kenny Ackerman

  • @noone3939
    @noone3939 Před rokem +12

    I love Vinland Saga, but there's only one little thing everyone overlooks, in order to have the strengths to not k@ll your (not) enemies, You first need to be m@rdering machine, the best k@ller there is, only then, You might be able to stop them without ending them.

    • @designingcrib
      @designingcrib  Před rokem +7

      I never thought about it that way, makes sense why someone like Canute wasn't able to be as impactful as Thors with his ideology

    • @Dell-ol6hb
      @Dell-ol6hb Před rokem +5

      no not really, you do need to be strong, in many ways not just physically, but you don't need to be a murderer, you might only think that because the characters (so far in the anime) we've seen try to take the much harder path were killers before but that doesn't at all mean that you must be a murderer in order to take the more difficult path of love and compassion for all

    • @The_Ajna
      @The_Ajna Před rokem +2

      I completely disagree with this take as I know thorfinn would. He could only see his burdens after becoming a slave but I know he'd prefer everyone to be able to perceive their burdens without having to be a warrior

    • @romelo1201
      @romelo1201 Před rokem +1

      Why do u censor yourself lol?

  • @ghanimuhammad119
    @ghanimuhammad119 Před rokem

    You have no enemies only obstacles

  • @rositadacca1359
    @rositadacca1359 Před 5 měsíci +1

    The only enemy you have is your ego..

  • @pimpleonureye
    @pimpleonureye Před rokem

    I think a good way to understand how this philosophy can apply to everyday life, despite other's having conflicting goals where we'll naturally confront them, is:
    "Never mistake your opponent for an enemy".

  • @omitempest6015
    @omitempest6015 Před rokem

    I remember when I read those words for the first time in the manga that I thought to myself, "Oh, we are going to suffer." And sure enough, we suffered indeed.

  • @taralungaluca9207
    @taralungaluca9207 Před rokem

    Okay we have no enemies if we think about but that doesn't change that we have to be strong so when someone wants to hurt us or loved ones we can kill them back

  • @virtuosyc
    @virtuosyc Před rokem +2

    9:19 Doesn't Canute become a slave to his own ideals (which he can't uphold anyway)? He forsakes God because he doesn't trust "God's plan" and that everything will be okay in the end. Yes, the pillaging scene of the Christian village seemed horrible, but we have to remember that life doesn't end after death. It was quite brutal, but if Jesus' promise is true, then they all were comforted and received their place in heaven.
    What Canute is pursuing is his own justice system. You could call it vigilantism and it's similar to what Light does in Death Note. He isn't satisfied with God's justice, so he ends up taking matters into his own hands. Many people think like this in real life too and I think it can be quite dangerous and short-sighted. Remember guys, we're born without enemies.

  • @SharkdYGO
    @SharkdYGO Před měsícem

    I know I'm late but just finished Vinland 1 and 2. I gotta say that Canutes awakening was one of the best in all Anime, story was a masterpiece. 💯⚔️

  • @daddy6757
    @daddy6757 Před rokem

    also "don't be your own enemies"

  • @bobsanders4802
    @bobsanders4802 Před rokem

    Reminds me of a song by Marilyn Manson called “Slave never dreams to be free, slave only dreams to be king”

  • @scroom1202
    @scroom1202 Před rokem +1

    This idea is basically just learning to see the world the way God does. A famous idea is that God loved even Hitler, and the notion usually upsets people. From his persprctive though, WW2, like any war, would have just been his children killing each other.

  • @A_Bad_Person
    @A_Bad_Person Před rokem

    Great video. Music credits?

  • @roaddorado9905
    @roaddorado9905 Před rokem +1

    Your script was well written, but something I can't quite place my finger on is off. I think it's a combination of your mic, and execution of the lines.

  • @yorha123
    @yorha123 Před rokem

    What is the music in the introduction?

  • @gmeister3022
    @gmeister3022 Před rokem

    No one in the world has enemies, no one in the world deserves to be hurt. It's not an empty musing, it indicates a truth that only a few get to experience instinctively. Everything we do is a product of identification with thoughts and feelings. Every action we take, every "enemy" we create, it's just that. We act upon natural mind-based phenomena, referring to them as "mine", instead of letting them be and pass in their own time. This is the enslavement we all undergo as humans. Such a simple truth, yet one that takes so much patience and effort to live by.

  • @gudneighbour
    @gudneighbour Před rokem

    Ascelad is from my pov the best character in the game.

  • @CryptoAltair7
    @CryptoAltair7 Před rokem

    the devil is the biggest most visible enemy for humans

  • @lordjuice47
    @lordjuice47 Před rokem

    what is the name of the soundtrack at the introduction?

  • @Sonofsun.
    @Sonofsun. Před rokem

    The troll of yum

  • @almasnvlrr
    @almasnvlrr Před rokem +1

    Vinland Saga is legendary

  • @soc7967
    @soc7967 Před rokem

    Yo what was the soundtrack you used for the video towards the end? It sounds really pretty