In episode 361 Molda talks about an ancient Kingdom that tried to invade Skellig.
Molda: It is said that a long time ago, when this country was attacked by a big country from the continent
Molda: By sacrificing enemy soldiers, these were incited to attack them.
For some time now we have been speculating that Gaiseric was the one who led this ancient Kingdom due to his ties to the island and it's people.
Fast forward to episode 363 and we get a depiction of his former Lovers grave:
The grave is a stone with these swirly symbols on it. When the crew arrived on Elfhelm they encounter a barrier which is there to protect the island. When comparing these 2 the imagery becomes immediately apparent.
You might ask why i specifically put the viking title in regards to Gaiserics army, one of the main reasons is the possible inspiration that Miura took for the graveyard. A simple google search of a Viking graveyard will lead you to pictures that depict this
I think the similarity is self explanatory.
Besides the graveyard i think Miura dropped some additional clues during Elfhelm, one of those would be the Golems that Casca sparred against.
When describing them Danan said: A long time ago, what were they called… "Vikins"? 2 …landed on this island. Using magic, I made golems from the armors and weapons that I stole from them.
Personally i believe that these Vikings she was speaking of was definitely the ancient Kingdom that tried to invade Skellig. Even in one of the earliest depictions of the warring ages during Gaiserics time, Miura used imagery that revoked the essence of Vikings. In addition the sword that Danan gives to Casca also bears the symbol of his Kingdom.
All of this basically leads me to the latest episode where Griffith potentially broke the barrier of the island by also destroying the Spirit Tree of Elfhelm.
Could the spirits that seem to emerge beneath the city be of those that at one point fought under Gaiseric? Maybe this is one of the reasons as to why we haven't seen Skull Knight make his move yet.
Skull Knight sending off the souls of his men into the vortex of souls via his Beherit sword would be oddly poetic.
Btw im not saying that Gaiserics kingdom was solely a viking army, because that was obviously wasn't the case given what we saw from Falconia, but i think it could be tied to his beginnings as a conqueror, who started from the seas and made his way to conquering the mainland, creating the first empire.
It might explain why he was described as a man that came out of nowhere.
Molda: It is said that a long time ago, when this country was attacked by a big country from the continent
Molda: By sacrificing enemy soldiers, these were incited to attack them.
For some time now we have been speculating that Gaiseric was the one who led this ancient Kingdom due to his ties to the island and it's people.
Fast forward to episode 363 and we get a depiction of his former Lovers grave:
The grave is a stone with these swirly symbols on it. When the crew arrived on Elfhelm they encounter a barrier which is there to protect the island. When comparing these 2 the imagery becomes immediately apparent.
You might ask why i specifically put the viking title in regards to Gaiserics army, one of the main reasons is the possible inspiration that Miura took for the graveyard. A simple google search of a Viking graveyard will lead you to pictures that depict this
I think the similarity is self explanatory.
Besides the graveyard i think Miura dropped some additional clues during Elfhelm, one of those would be the Golems that Casca sparred against.
When describing them Danan said: A long time ago, what were they called… "Vikins"? 2 …landed on this island. Using magic, I made golems from the armors and weapons that I stole from them.
Personally i believe that these Vikings she was speaking of was definitely the ancient Kingdom that tried to invade Skellig. Even in one of the earliest depictions of the warring ages during Gaiserics time, Miura used imagery that revoked the essence of Vikings. In addition the sword that Danan gives to Casca also bears the symbol of his Kingdom.
All of this basically leads me to the latest episode where Griffith potentially broke the barrier of the island by also destroying the Spirit Tree of Elfhelm.
Could the spirits that seem to emerge beneath the city be of those that at one point fought under Gaiseric? Maybe this is one of the reasons as to why we haven't seen Skull Knight make his move yet.
Skull Knight sending off the souls of his men into the vortex of souls via his Beherit sword would be oddly poetic.
Btw im not saying that Gaiserics kingdom was solely a viking army, because that was obviously wasn't the case given what we saw from Falconia, but i think it could be tied to his beginnings as a conqueror, who started from the seas and made his way to conquering the mainland, creating the first empire.
It might explain why he was described as a man that came out of nowhere.
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