Chapter 5: Thawfest

''Thawfest—Colloquial term for the Sigurblót, the traditional Norse Festival welcoming the summer. Held the Sunday after the full moon after the Dísablót held at the Spring Equinox (Compare: Easter), in either April or May, to celebrate the Spring Thaw and the turning of the seasons. Typical formulations consist of contests and demonstrations of prowess by all attendees in honor of the gods. The Thawfest is a time of great social and legal importance; during the Viking Era, this festival marked the beginning of the campaigning season, and the winter was officially over at the conclusion of the festival; children who had seen sixteen winters were now officially adults. The term Sigurblót literally means "victory sacrifice," and the festival is an acknowledgment of the Norse survival of another harsh dark winter. Winter is over, and summer has won, and Ragnarok is postponed for at least one more year.

—From Aesir To Yggdrasil: A Norse Primer

Chapter Overview
The Hooligan Tribe gets visitors, including several different nobles, who've heard that they have tamed dragons. The Hooligans realise that they have greatly underestimated the impact of what they had done.

Major Events

 * The first recorded dragon theft from Berk happens. Fishlegs is attacked and Meatlug and several other dragons gets kidnapped.

Foreshadowing
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Epigraph Tie-In

 * The epigraph explains what Thawfest is and how important it is in Viking culture. The chapter then shows visitors arriving for Berk's Thawfest festival and the actual celebrations.

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