#dyannehs

So I know that there have been several people who’ve already discussed this topic, like, eons ago, such as @dyannehs​ , @kingofthewilderwest​ , and @avannak​ , @yv-sketches​ , @arduennas​ and others. (Here are their posts here, here, aaaaand here.) Buuut I’m gonna do my own, because this is too interesting of a topic not to dive into and blowing it way out of proportion like one of Toothless’s plasma blasts. LOL XD

Sorry to those who are wanting this old topic to just DIE already, and be water under the bridge and into the sea by now. But I need to scratch this itch. LOL XD

Please keep in mind that this article will be discussing the current timeline of HTTYD, not Hiccup’s birth.

So the general consensus is that Hiccup was born around 995 AD, though there have been those advocating for a later period in favor of the dragons leaving Berk by 1060-1100 AD (which was technically the medium range of when the Viking Age ended, supposedly). This would mean that by HTTYD 1 would be around 1010 AD, which we see in a HTTYD short here:

However, some would argue that this is based on the date that HTTYD 1 was in theaters and not a true date. By the end of HTTYD 3, it’d be 1025 AD, so meh. Of course, since most people don’t accept that film as canon, then we can skip that little tidbit. The year 1060 would be when Hiccup is 65 years old, if we accept this as a canon date. Which would fit.

Btw, for your information, here’s a fun fact for ya! 

If Hiccup lived to 1100 AD, he’d be 105 years old!!! WOW!!! He’d be ANCIENT!!! O_O 

Of course, since the Archipelago is isolated from the outside world (aside from what traders give them), there are those who’d argue that the population would continue on in their Viking ways, and the Viking Age would never truly end. Just with dragons. 

But that’s them. We’re talking about the end of the conventional, historical Viking Age — the world isn’t going to know about a population of Vikings that live on a half-frozen and isolated archipelago, so this doesn’t count! XD

So for those of you who don’t accept this time period, I’ll give you a pretty neat alternative. ^_^

In Season... 5, I guess in RTTE? In episode 1, we see this scene where Johann tells them an interesting story I never thought would be mentioned.

(This was a veeeery old pin I posted on Pinterest.) 

I checked it out, and it turns out this happened during 811 AD. This means that this date could be anywhere from then to 830 AD. Which, if you look at the due dates of the How To Train Your Dragon book in the Books, it sorta fits.

Regardless if you support the “Traitor Johann Arc” or not, the fact remains that we don’t know how recent this story is, or if this was an old story that he picked up that was decades ago. So the current HTTYD date could be anywhere from 811-850 AD, roughly. (Or it could be 1015 AD, LOL XD)

Again, though, in the film, Hiccup states that Vikings have been killing dragons for “300 years”. While this is more or less in a fantasy-like setting, the Viking characters themselves are quasi-historical, so it’s unlikely that the 800s AD would make sense if it’s been 300 years, since it’s around the time of the end of the Viking Age, in the 1000s AD. That being said, though, this could easily be whatever you wish to be since this is a fantasy setting, and since this the Archipelago, the Viking Age could’ve lasted much longer than their European kin due to their isolation. Could’ve started SOONER for them as well, such as anywhere from 500-700 AD. And it could’ve ended much LATER as of 1200 AD. 

We’ll never know. So that’ll be left up to us fans.

For those of you who want a date from the BOOKS, well, I’ll do that for ya! ^_^

The latest date on the book that Hiccup uses is 866 AD. Of course, since we don’t know when it was since this book was last rented, the current date could be anywhere from 866 AD to 1000 AD.

But for those of you who are strong advocates of the “Dragons Leave Vikings at End of Viking Age” Camp, deducting the correct numbers, the current date of the first HTTYD book that Hiccup is in right now would be... anywhere between 995 AD (if deducted from 1060 AD) and 1035 AD (if deducted from 1100 AD), since Hiccup was 10 years old in the first book, and was 75/76 years old by the series’ epilogue. That’s assuming that he died around the time period of the Viking Age’s decline, which was 1060-1100 AD.

So are you for the Film Timeline, the RTTE Timeline, or the Books Timeline? Or do you have your own timeline you follow?

Thank you for reading, my fellow Furians. I hope you enjoyed reading something old and redundant. See you in the next article!

Long Live the Night!

Ok but after that can we do a costume appreciation post? Because I'm obsessed with what the designers did to the military uniforms. And the weights of the various fabrics they used. OBSESSED.

I’ve always liked this saga but honestly I like your version much more

@oh--you--pretty--things @dyannehs

how I picture “Susan” :D

sorry this took me so long to get to D:

1. Fruity candy or chocolate candy?

Fruity

2. What is/was your least favorite subject in school and why?

i’m going to go with college classes (bc i pretty much didn’t like any classes in high school) one class that i absolutely dreaded going to was ‘making of a christian mind’. mostly because of the professor, that woman was crazy

3. What is something you were afraid of as a child?

if there was something i’ve repressed it (it’s kinda scary that i don’t remember my childhood)

4. Who is your favorite Disney Princess and why?

jasmine from aladdin, idk i’ve just always really liked her

5. Do you have a favorite flower?

nope

6. You’re only allowed to eat one dessert for the rest of your life. Do you choose chocolate ice cream, chocolate cake, or chocolate chip cookies?

chocolate chip cookies

7. What was your favorite movie as a child and what is your favorite movie now?

then, lilo and stich probably. now, by default i have to say httyd, because i can literally watch it anytime 

8. Recommend a book that you think not a lot of people have heard of.

THE ABHORSEN CHRONICLES!! i know it’s not a book but this series needs more love. it’s got badass ladies, talking animal companions (cooler than it sounds) magic, necromancy, and relationships that don’t feel forced. i heard that the fourth book has an asexual character, i think it’s the lead but i haven’t read it yet

9. Would you rather live in the middle of a big city with all the noise and business, or out in the secluded countryside where you have no neighbors or stores for miles?

big city, because even though there are a lot of people, there are actually things to do

10. Where would your dream vacation be?

probably in another country, like finland (tbh i don’t have a dream vacation)

I tag: randomnessosityism , dyannehs , pleasantlyaddicted

My questions

1. You have an unlimited amount of money for one day, what would you do with it?

2. What’s your current favorite TV show?

3. Sweet or salty food?

4. What’s your dream job and why?

5. What is a series/book you’ve been wanting to read for a long time but haven’t yet?

6. Do you believe in ghosts?

7. If you could have a non domesticated animal (not a dog/cat/fish/etc) as a pet what would it be?

8. Have you ever stayed up longer than 24 hours?

9.  What is something that you’re really proud of?

Peach…Are you STILL in finals? That’s unreal. That’s horrifying. That should be banned. It’s June. They need to free you. I’m starting a petition to free you from your oppressive university overlords.

Happy Birthday! dyannehs

I apologize for the quality of this but this is a birthday shout out to my friend dyannehs I took a shot or two for you so Happy Birthday!

Seriously guys you should definitely go check out her blog she is so frigging awesome. If you like history that's where you go. If you like HTTYD she does that too. Plus the polls she sometimes does and yeah she's just amazing so go check it out.