Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 20 (click to see context) from:
* DeathSeeker: Dagur in his fight with Hiccup intentionally leave himself open in the hopes that Hiccup will kill him.
to:
* DeathSeeker: Dagur in his fight with Hiccup intentionally leave leaves himself open [[SuicideByCop in the hopes that Hiccup will kill him.him]].
Changed line(s) 25 (click to see context) from:
to:
* MythologyGag: Although the [[Theatre/{{Macbeth}} prophecy]] regarding Mac Bethad doesn't exist here, he was still killed by "no man of woman born", i.e. a woman.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 12 (click to see context) from:
* ArbitrarySkepticism: Harald didn't believe Sigurd when he told him how big the Black Sea nest-lord was. Then he sees it flying too Constantinople and finds out it really is that big.
to:
* ArbitrarySkepticism: Harald didn't believe Sigurd when he told him how big the Black Sea nest-lord was. Then he sees it flying too to Constantinople and finds out it really is that big.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Added DiffLines:
* GoingNative: William's inner thoughts show that by this chapter, he fully identifies as a Hooligan.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Added DiffLines:
* EvilCannotComprehendGood: Mac Bethad continues to protest that he was only preparing his own dragon army to pre-emptively defend himself from Berk's own ambitions of conquest, ignoring Astrid and Wulfhild's insistence that Hiccup had no such plans in the first place.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 21 (click to see context) from:
* DiesDifferentlyInAdaptation: In RealLife he dies at the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Lumphanan Battle of Lumphanan]]; here, he is killed in a duel with Astrid.
to:
* DiesDifferentlyInAdaptation: In RealLife he RealLife, Mac Bethad dies at the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Lumphanan Battle of Lumphanan]]; here, he is killed in a duel with Astrid.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
Oops forgot to take the spoilers off.
Changed line(s) 21 (click to see context) from:
* DiesDifferentlyInAdaptation: [[spoiler: In RealLife he dies at the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Lumphanan Battle of Lumphanan]]; here, he is killed in a duel with Astrid.]]
to:
* DiesDifferentlyInAdaptation: [[spoiler: In RealLife he dies at the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Lumphanan Battle of Lumphanan]]; here, he is killed in a duel with Astrid.]]
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Added DiffLines:
!!''Book 3, Chapter 50: Something Wicked This Way Comes''
->''One of the core tactical principles of an ambush is to attack from a prepared position onto an unprepared and unsuspecting enemy force, thus taking full advantage of the element of surprise as a force multiplier…''
->''Note that an ambush can be spoiled and turned around if the targets of the ambush become prematurely aware of the trap. In such circumstances, a retreat by the aggressor force is suggested, as they are no longer in a position of tactical superiority and face prepared opposition.''
->''The worst time for the ambush target to become aware of the ambush is when the ambushers are only partially but not fully situated…''
->''—NSE Skytrooper Tactical Manual, 19th Edition''
!!Tropes that appear in this chapter:
* ArbitrarySkepticism: Harald didn't believe Sigurd when he told him how big the Black Sea nest-lord was. Then he sees it flying too Constantinople and finds out it really is that big.
--> It could only be the nest-lord of the Black Sea nest, as Sigurd had described it, and now he could only mentally apologize for disbelieving the short man as to its size.
* ContentWarnings:
--> '''''Chapter Trigger Warnings:''''' ''Explicit Battlefield Scenes, Character Deaths''
* CruelMercy: Hiccup decides not to kill Dagur because he doesn't think he should get off so easily for all the terrible things that he has done.
* DeathByAdaptation:
** Mac Bethad dies in a duel with Astrid, fourteen years before his historical death date.
** In canon Savage's fate post-[[WesternAnimation/DragonsRidersOfBerk TV show]] is unknown; here he is killed by Jacob stabbing him in the back with a sword.
* DeathSeeker: Dagur in his fight with Hiccup intentionally leave himself open in the hopes that Hiccup will kill him.
* DiesDifferentlyInAdaptation: [[spoiler: In RealLife he dies at the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Lumphanan Battle of Lumphanan]]; here, he is killed in a duel with Astrid.]]
* InternalReveal: Hiccup, Astrid, and Wulfhild discover that Mac Bethad was Mildew's patron.
----
-->-Website/ArchiveOfOurOwn: [[https://archiveofourown.org/works/10408971/chapters/73927155 HERE]].
----
->''One of the core tactical principles of an ambush is to attack from a prepared position onto an unprepared and unsuspecting enemy force, thus taking full advantage of the element of surprise as a force multiplier…''
->''Note that an ambush can be spoiled and turned around if the targets of the ambush become prematurely aware of the trap. In such circumstances, a retreat by the aggressor force is suggested, as they are no longer in a position of tactical superiority and face prepared opposition.''
->''The worst time for the ambush target to become aware of the ambush is when the ambushers are only partially but not fully situated…''
->''—NSE Skytrooper Tactical Manual, 19th Edition''
!!Tropes that appear in this chapter:
* ArbitrarySkepticism: Harald didn't believe Sigurd when he told him how big the Black Sea nest-lord was. Then he sees it flying too Constantinople and finds out it really is that big.
--> It could only be the nest-lord of the Black Sea nest, as Sigurd had described it, and now he could only mentally apologize for disbelieving the short man as to its size.
* ContentWarnings:
--> '''''Chapter Trigger Warnings:''''' ''Explicit Battlefield Scenes, Character Deaths''
* CruelMercy: Hiccup decides not to kill Dagur because he doesn't think he should get off so easily for all the terrible things that he has done.
* DeathByAdaptation:
** Mac Bethad dies in a duel with Astrid, fourteen years before his historical death date.
** In canon Savage's fate post-[[WesternAnimation/DragonsRidersOfBerk TV show]] is unknown; here he is killed by Jacob stabbing him in the back with a sword.
* DeathSeeker: Dagur in his fight with Hiccup intentionally leave himself open in the hopes that Hiccup will kill him.
* DiesDifferentlyInAdaptation: [[spoiler: In RealLife he dies at the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Lumphanan Battle of Lumphanan]]; here, he is killed in a duel with Astrid.]]
* InternalReveal: Hiccup, Astrid, and Wulfhild discover that Mac Bethad was Mildew's patron.
----
-->-Website/ArchiveOfOurOwn: [[https://archiveofourown.org/works/10408971/chapters/73927155 HERE]].
----
