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* AdultFear: Astrid and Valka strongly disagree about whether or not to tell Zephyr about the complications of the former's second pregnancy, and whether they could come up again in her third childbirth. Though Valka errs on the side of making sure Zephyr is emotionally prepared for the event, Astrid knows how stressed her daughter has become with handling her duties as acting chieftain in Hiccup's absence, and believes that she won't handle the additional grief well.

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This fanfic can be read on Website/FanfictionDotNet [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13201238/1/Once-There-Were-Dragons here]] and Website/ArchiveOfOurOwn [[https://archiveofourown.org/works/17701988/chapters/42137768 here]]

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This fanfic can be read on Website/FanfictionDotNet [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13201238/1/Once-There-Were-Dragons here]] and Website/ArchiveOfOurOwn [[https://archiveofourown.org/works/17701988/chapters/42137768 here]]
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Story has not been updated since April 2019 and is presumably abandoned.

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* AmazinglyEmbarrassingParents: Whenever Nuffink's accomplishments come up in conversation (one of them being sailing through the Maw solo), Hiccup loves to embellish them. Nuffink is not amused at this at all.



* DotingParent: Hiccup has a habit of embellishing Nuffkin's accomplishments - like sailing through the Maw near Berserker Island - to anyone that hears them much to his son's embarrassment.

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* DotingParent: Hiccup has a habit of embellishing Nuffkin's Finn's accomplishments - like sailing through the Maw near Berserker Island - to anyone that hears them much to his son's embarrassment.

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* AdultFear: Astrid and Valka strongly disagree about whether or not to tell Zephyr about the complications of the former's second pregnancy, and whether they could come up again in her third childbirth. Though Valka errs on the side of making sure Zephyr is emotionally prepared for the event, Astrid knows how stressed her daughter has become with handling her duties as acting chieftain in Hiccup's absence, and believes that she won't handle the additional grief well.



* FreudianExcuse: Sigfrid acts abrasive towards Nuffkin when he is visiting her, acting as though she resents him greatly because [[spoiler:his sister wanted to end their LongDistanceRelationship.]] After some prodding from Finn, she realizes that it was unfair to him and explains the situation properly.

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* FreudianExcuse: Sigfrid acts abrasive towards Nuffkin Nuffink when he is visiting her, acting as though she resents him greatly because [[spoiler:his sister wanted to end their LongDistanceRelationship.]] After some prodding from Finn, she realizes that it was unfair to him and explains the situation properly.



* MyGreatestFailure: Snotlout feels great shame for when he told the mother of his children - a merchant's daughter that he had regularly visited - [[LooseLips about the Hidden World]]. The chain of events eventually led to the birth of his children, but it also led to the death of her, his father Spitelout and endangered New Berk and the Hidden World in the process.
* ReformedBully: While Snotlout had been an entitled brat and CommanderContrarian most of his life, it was not until [[spoiler:Snotlout inadvertently kicked off the Oathbreaker War by telling Helga of the Oathbreaker Tribe about the Hidden World, endangering New Berk and the dragons and killing both Helga and his father as causalties]] is Snotlout permanently humbled.
* VillainOfAnotherStory: Downplayed. In the saga of the Oathbreaker War, the last war New Berk had faced, the "tricked Berkian" and the "cunning Oathbreaker" that had both started the war in the first place was Snotlout and his lover (and the mother of his children) Helga. While nobody blames Snotlout for any of it, Hiccup still appointing him as Master of Trade, Snotlout still harbors heavy remorse for it all.

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* MyGreatestFailure: Snotlout feels great shame for when he [[spoiler:he told the mother of his children - a merchant's daughter that he had regularly visited - [[LooseLips about the Hidden World]]. World]].]] The chain of events eventually led to the birth of his children, but [[spoiler:but it also led to the death of her, his father Spitelout and endangered New Berk and the Hidden World in the process.
process.]]
* ReformedBully: While Snotlout had been an entitled brat and CommanderContrarian most of his life, it was not until [[spoiler:Snotlout [[spoiler:he inadvertently kicked off the Oathbreaker War by telling Helga of the Oathbreaker Tribe about the Hidden World, endangering New Berk and the dragons and killing both Helga and his father as causalties]] is Snotlout permanently humbled.
* SomeoneToRememberHimBy: In a one-shot connected to ''Once There Were Dragons'', Nuffink [[spoiler:was intended to be this for Hiccup when Astrid was dying from childbirth complications.]]
* VillainOfAnotherStory: Downplayed. In the saga of the Oathbreaker War, the last war New Berk had faced, the "tricked Berkian" and the "cunning Oathbreaker" that had both started the war in the first place was Snotlout [[spoiler:Snotlout and his lover (and the mother of his children) Helga. Helga.]] While nobody blames Snotlout [[spoiler:Snotlout]] for any of it, Hiccup still appointing him as Master of Trade, Snotlout [[spoiler:Snotlout still harbors heavy remorse for it all.
all.]]
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''Once There Were Dragons'' is a ''WesternAnimation/HowToTrainYourDragon'' fanfic written by [[https://www.fanfiction.net/u/3126326/Areias Areias]].

Set after the events of ''WesternAnimation/HowToTrainYourDragonTheHiddenWorld''. Every midsummer, the Haddocks made their way across the Great North Sea, back to the Hidden World where they could meet their dragons again. But as kings and empires rose in the East, and news spread about the wonders of the Archipelago, men sought after beasts of fire made flesh, for fire was power. The fate of the Archipelago now rests on one family.

This fanfic can be read on Website/FanfictionDotNet [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13201238/1/Once-There-Were-Dragons here]] and Website/ArchiveOfOurOwn [[https://archiveofourown.org/works/17701988/chapters/42137768 here]]

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!!This fanfic provides examples of:

* AdaptationalSexuality: Apparently Eret and Tuffnut are officially a couple, have been a married couple in all but official ceremony. This is apparently an OpenSecret and no-one on New Berk is bothered by this.
* BaitAndSwitchComment: When Sigfrid tells Finn that [[spoiler:she is a lesbian and that [[RelationshipReveal she has been dating Zephyr in secret]]]], he shrugs off the fact that [[spoiler:she is gay]] and becomes offended by the fact that his sister had kept it a secret from him, citing "sibling betrayal."
* DotingParent: Hiccup has a habit of embellishing Nuffkin's accomplishments - like sailing through the Maw near Berserker Island - to anyone that hears them much to his son's embarrassment.
--> '''Nuffink:''' Er, why don’t you ask Eirik? I mean he's sailed the Maw before, righ--
--> '''Leif:''' Eirik didn't do it by himself. He had help from Dad.
--> '''Nuffink:''' I had help from mine…
--> '''Leif:''' Your Dad said you didn't! On the honor of your Clan!
--> '''Nuffink:''' …yeah I really wish he didn't do that.
* FreudianExcuse: Sigfrid acts abrasive towards Nuffkin when he is visiting her, acting as though she resents him greatly because [[spoiler:his sister wanted to end their LongDistanceRelationship.]] After some prodding from Finn, she realizes that it was unfair to him and explains the situation properly.
* IncompatibleOrientation: Sigfrid and Finn were betrothed together by their parents as a means of uniting their tribes, unaware that [[spoiler:Sigfrid has secretly been dating Finn's older sister Zephyr in a LongDistanceRelationship.]]
* LikeFatherLikeSon: Leif has a habit of referring to Finn as his brother, much like how his father Dagur does with Hiccup.
* LooseLips: While Hiccup and Astrid have asked the others if they wish to come with them to visit their dragons on their yearly visit to the Hidden World, they kindly decline knowing that the fewer people know the location of the Hidden World, the better kept the safety of their dragons are. It is reasoned that even though no one on New Berk would willingly betray the dragons, there is always the likelihood of a Berkian being [[TortureForFunAndInformation captured and tortured into confessing]] or SayingTooMuch after a kegger, [[spoiler:fears that have been confirmed when Snotlout inadvertently confirms the existence of the Hidden World to the Oathbreaker Tribe by mistake.]]
* MyGreatestFailure: Snotlout feels great shame for when he told the mother of his children - a merchant's daughter that he had regularly visited - [[LooseLips about the Hidden World]]. The chain of events eventually led to the birth of his children, but it also led to the death of her, his father Spitelout and endangered New Berk and the Hidden World in the process.
* ReformedBully: While Snotlout had been an entitled brat and CommanderContrarian most of his life, it was not until [[spoiler:Snotlout inadvertently kicked off the Oathbreaker War by telling Helga of the Oathbreaker Tribe about the Hidden World, endangering New Berk and the dragons and killing both Helga and his father as causalties]] is Snotlout permanently humbled.
* VillainOfAnotherStory: Downplayed. In the saga of the Oathbreaker War, the last war New Berk had faced, the "tricked Berkian" and the "cunning Oathbreaker" that had both started the war in the first place was Snotlout and his lover (and the mother of his children) Helga. While nobody blames Snotlout for any of it, Hiccup still appointing him as Master of Trade, Snotlout still harbors heavy remorse for it all.

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