Chapter 12: First Time For Everything

''The premise that Magnus the Good's diplomatic overtures to Berk was the instigation to ending the Hooligan Tribe's unofficial policy of noninterference and isolationism has been debated repeatedly over the centuries in academic circles, to the point where it is a traditional topic for undergraduate papers in the subject. Regardless of the specific perspective taken, however, the facts simply remain that Hiccup Haddock's state visit to Norway was the first time that the Hero of Berk traveled to another court and was greeted as an equal by a monarch, and that in the aftermath, Berk began to take a larger role in international affairs, in the economic, political, religious, and militaristic spheres.

—The Dragon Millennium, Manna-hata University Press, Ltd. ''

Chapter Overview
Hiccup and company reach Norway and meet its king, Magnus the Good, of an age with Hiccup. They feast with his court, meeting his sister Wulfhild, the priest Father Henriksson, his regent Einar, and many others.

Hiccup and Astrid take advantage of the guest suite. MacBethad and his spymaster discuss plans for dealing with Berk.

Foreshadowing
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Epigraph Tie-In

 * The epigraph talks about the effects of Magnus opening relations with Berk. The chapter shows the formal opening of those relations.

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