Vinland Saga 72

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tl by molokidan

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Chapter 72 - The Cursed Head

What profit hath he that worketh in that wherein he laboureth?

I have seen the travail, which God hath given to the sons of men to be exercised
in it.

He hath made every thing beautiful in his time: also he hath set the world in
their heart, so that no man can find out the work that God maketh from the
beginning to the end.

Old Testament - Ecclesiastes 3:9-11

white text: The series continues!

3)
1: Excuse me, your majesty.
2(2b): We will be arriving at Jelling soon. Please awaken, Lord Canute.

5)
1: Denmark - Jylland Peninsula
King Harald's Domain, Jelling
1018

7)
1(2b): What are you doing our here, Lord Canute...? Horses will be by shortly,
please wait in your chamber.
2: I'm fine here.
3(2b): We've been away from home for a long time. I want to feel the wind.
4: Lord Canute!
5: We are overjoyed to see your safe return from England.
6: Mmm.
7: Woolf, how is my brother?

8)
1(2b): Sire...Lord Harald's health is not well.
2: His illness has worsened over this past month, and now he can barely speak.
3: I see.
4: How much longer does he have?
5(2b): According to the ones nursing him, only a few more days...
6(2b): I understand. Then I was right to go in his place.
7: Yes, sire.

9)
1: That ball game...
2: When we were children, my brother was very skilled at it.
3: He played with me once in a while.
4(2b): The people of the castle doted on the succession, however, and often pit us
against each other with antagonism. But my brother was never cast astray by their
efforts.
5: He helped me greatly during the conquest of England.
6: I must thank him...
7: Ahh!

11)
1(2b): Hey! You kids! Go play elsewhere!
2: Children are always so carefree...
3: Is something wrong, my lord?
4(2b): ...mmm. No.

12)
1: Roughly four years after the death of Sven, the King of Denmark,
2: Sven's two sons inherited his territories.
3: The elder son, Harald, took Denmark,
4: and his second son, Canute, took England.
map: Norway
Denmark
Jelling (small)
Germany
North Sea
left side: Ireland
Wales
England
London

5: The two countries had an excellent relationship.

13)
1: Harald was proactive about helping his brother Canute in his conquest of
England, and even lent him a great fleet.
2: But in 1018,
3: Right after Canute took the seat of power in England, Harald was routed by
disease.
4: Harald had no successor.

14)
1(2b): Brother Canute! So you really did come to Jelling!
2(2b): Call him your majesty, Estrith. It has been a long time, Lord Harald.
3: This was all so sudden, you surprised me.
4: Brother Harald! Brother Canute has come to see you! Do you see him?

15)
1: Don't force him to awaken.
2: I will be here for a while, so I will speak to him when he can best receive me.
3: Canu...te...

16)
1: Lord Harald, Canute is here.
2: Relax, and rest at ease.
3: You need not worry about your country anymore.
4: I have been
5: waiting...

17)
1: I hand over
2: Denmark to
3: you...
4: Ohhh...!
5(2b): ...Do not waste your energy on such words, Lord Harald, and hurry back to
good health.
6: Let us play ball once more, like when we were children.

18)
1: You're really something, Canute.
2: How can you tell a lie like that with such a straight face?

19)
1: Brother?
2: You come to offer your condolences to the very man you poisoned? What mockery
is this?
3: Just what do you intend to achieve?

20)
1: Is something wrong?
2: Harald favored you.
3: Why did you need to kill him?
4: You could have worked together and conquered the world.
5(2b): You did this for no just cause. For ambition lurks in that heart of yours.
6: The ambition of becoming the Emperor of the North Sea.

21)
1: And it is your curse.
2: The curse of the crown.
3(2b): You cannot escape it. You will wear the twin crowns of Denmark and England,
4: and suffer doubly what I have.

22)
1: Brother!
2(2b): What's wrong?! Why are you staring off into space...are you sick as well?

23)
1(2b): ...it's nothing to worry about. I simply felt a bit dizzy.
2(2b): Prepare a bedroom! Lord Canute is tired from his voyage!

25)
1: What is it?
2: I have brought you some drink on behalf of Lady Estrith.
3: Who sent you?
4(2b): Huh? I...um...
5(2b): ...Begone. I'm not thirsty.
6(2b): You fear poison because you have poisoned another. Do you see, Canute?

26)
1(2b): Appearing in broad daylight like that was a bit much. I almost spoke back
to you, Lord Sven.
2(2b): If you can see in me in broad daylight, then that means your curse has
deepened.
3: He's talking to himself?
4(2b): How long are you going to keep standing there? Leave me alone. Begone!
5: Y-yes, sire!!
6(small): Yikes!
7(small): He really has sharp ears!

27)
1(2b): International unification is a prerequisite to the construction of a
utopia. Having two kings will eventually lead to war.
2: Lord Harald's death was a necessity.
3: So the end justifies the means?
4(2b): You really have come to think like a true ruler, Canute.
5: What's so funny?

28)
1: I once hated you and wished for your death, Lord Sven.
2: But what about now?
3: You're the only one I can speak honestly with.

29)
1: We need to take care of each other,
2: as we're both cursed.

30)
1: Hmph.
2: So that's it, huh?
3: I have nothing to worry about.
bottom: Those who conquer must bear a heavy darkness. Next issue, VS gets a cover
page!!