Chapter 11: Norse-By-Norse-West

''…due to the actions of merchants, couriers, and word of mouth, it is generally assumed that knowledge of Hiccup Haddock's victory over the Green Death, and the associated domestication of the Nest's dragons, had reached all of the major and minor capitals of Europe, North Africa, and Asia Minor within a year of the event, eighteen months at most.

''Most of these feudal sovereigns and lesser lords reacted dismissively, especially at first, when evidence was minimal, while others, especially those who had seen evidence at first- or second-hand, reacted to the emerging power as a threat to appease or suppress. And a rare few acted otherwise…''

—Origins Of The Grand Thing, Edinburgh Press, 1631

Chapter Overview
Hiccup experiences some growing pains. Gobber finds Hiccup and Astrid to be a cute couple while things explode. Astrid tests dragonflight-safe sheaths for her axe, and Ruffnut admits she's jealous of Astrid's relationship. Astrid gets a job, and Berk gets a visit from the King of Norway's delegation.

Foreshadowing
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Epigraph Tie-In

 * The epigraph mentions how the various feudal lords reacted to the news of Berk taming dragons. The chapter shows that Norway's lords reacted by sending a delegation courting for an alliance.

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