(Second Book of the "Fandom Discussions" Series)
A Book of Discussions, Theories, and Questions concerning the DreamWorks Dragons TV series and focuses solely on Riders of Berk, Defenders of Berk, and Race to the Edge. (Rescue Riders will not be inc...
Hello, everyone! Welcome to a new article! Today's topic is on this perplexing issue surrounding Berk's anniversary.
Now I'm sure many of you were as perplexed by the seemingly obvious error in the HTTYD lore. I mean, we've all seen the first film, and it's only said "300 years". But Stoick and Gobber CLEARLY SAY "400 years".
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(Race to the Edge, Season 4, Episode 3 "Midnight Scrum")
So, which is it? Is it an error or is this actually truth disguised as misinformation? We'll find out, right after this! *Cues 5 minutes of commercials*
Just kidding! We're finding out NOW. Duh. XD
Anyway, so the film AND the show (not to mention the short films) clearly states by both Stoick, Hiccup, and other characters that it's been 300 years.
However, there's a VERY important detail in the film that the Wiki probably missed. What was it?
This!
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The Wiki says, as stated in the first snip above, that it's been 300 years since Vikings first arrived on Berk. But in the film, Hiccup adds an important detail that the Wiki didn't have.
Hiccup: "300 years, and I'm the first Viking who has never killed a dragon!"
While this may be something unrelated at first, it seems to imply that Vikings have been fighting dragons for 300 years, not living on Berk for 300 years. (That being said, he could be talking about Vikings archipelago-wide, not just on Berk.) Which means that Berkians could've been living here for 400 years, but have been fighting dragons for 300 years.
