This is one of those instances where I wish I understood the history behind things better and how it would help me separate those events from fiction.
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「血の道」 (Chinomichi) "The Path of Blood" Askeladd handed Canute the throne on a silver platter, and in doing so he trusted him a great deal.
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「嵐」 (Arashi) "Storm" The elegance and depth of Yukimura Makoto’s writing leaves me in awe sometimes.
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「呪いの首」 (Noroi no Kubi) "The Cursed Neck" I had a growing sense in watching this episode that these lines are going to intersect.
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「家路」 (Ieji) "The Road Home" In truth, this was one of those “speaks for itself” episodes, pretty much.
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