"Hello As many of you know we are nearing the end of one piece. Oda Sensei himself said the manga Is about 80 % done. How though? We still have so much to cover... however I believe that after wano we will have one final arc before we find one piece. Elbaf. Where is Elbaf ? Elbaf is the land of giants AND the strongest country in the world. A very popular theory is this is where we’re going to meet shanks.
shanks ship (like much of shanks character) is based on ancient Viking lore. This ship is extremely similar to the Viking long ship
drakkar ship Shanks himself is based on the Norse god tyr, who like shanks is one handed. Shanks and tyr share many similarities. They both were renowned for their swordsmanship. Their justness. And their red hair. Tyr was know as the god of war, Law and justice. Which is weird because the God of Elbaf who we don’t know yet is pretty known for those three traits
little garden god of Elbaf Could Dorry have been talking about shanks ? Is shanks the fair god of Elbaf ? I don’t know but one thing that always make me think is shanks encounter with kidd. I mean he cut his fucking arm off. Why ? Was it justice ? Was kidd who is known for murdering and destroying villages brought before shanks ? To understand the role of Norse mythology in one piece I think we need to dive deeper. Tyr lost his arm to one of Loki’s children, the beast wolf fenrir. This sacrifice had to be made to maintain order. Shanks risks his hand to a sea king. That sacrifice was made to hopefully bring order (luffy). There are too many parallels to name and your welcome to do some more research but one of my favourite is the story of how tyr dies. Tyr was prophesized to die in the hands of garmr. In many stories garmr is hels (guardian of the underworld) demon dog. In many iterations he is known to have three heads.
Blackbeard’s Jolly Roger. The ending of one piece will be based off the events if ragnarok and this will all kick of on Elbaf."
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