Sword-fighting: The only traditional Viking skill which Hiccup is any good at is sword fighting. He is, in fact, a tremendously skilled swordfighter for his age once he discovers that he is left-handed (see How to Be a Pirate), and is the youngest person to ever achieve the rank of Gold Flashmaster ( How to Steal a Dragon's Sword). Snotlout hoped to be the chief of the Hairy Hooligans one day despite the fact that Hiccup was the true heir; however, if something were to happen to Hiccup, Snotlout would've been next in line for the position. The two were well aware of this fact which spawned a hatred between them. However after his death Hiccup forgave Snotlout for the years of hatred between them. Hiccup even tells the tribes of the archipelago on the Island of Tomorrow of Snotlout's sacrifice. In this book Hiccup kept notes on the Dragonese language and descriptions of the various species of dragons and their habits. Hiccup's small size is further mentioned in Book 4, which indicates he is " not more than fifty pounds". How to Train Your Dragon is a delightful narrative caper... It offers a challenging read to 11-year-olds, and rewards reading aloud, especially for those who relish an element of theatre at story time.

Sometimes it is only until the Final Chapter until you realize what a quest has REALLY been all about all along.

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Two Seadragonus Giganticus Maximus (the Green Death and the Purple Death) wash up on Berk in a great storm the night before the boys are scheduled to leave in exile. Hiccup, as the only person on the island capable of speaking Dragonese, is sent to inquire as to the dragons' purpose. Learning that the Green Death, though coming in peace, still intends to eat everyone on the island, Hiccup leads the exiled boys in a fiendishly clever plan to get the two Seadragons to fight each other. The dying Green Death eats Hiccup, who only survives due to Toothless' selfless actions. For their heroism, the boys are un-banished and Hiccup's standing in the tribe improves. Snotlout's father Baggybum was always very proud of his son for always being the best of the young Vikings. But after Snotlout betrayed his tribe and joined Alvin and his mother, Baggybum became very disappointed in his son, as seen in the Amber Slavelands. Though after Snotlout's sacrifice, Baggybum once again became proud of his son for his redemption.

PARKA DI BOTTY, forsakes di Woden, or me do di girly boo-hoo. - SIT, for Woden's sake, before I burst into tears. Girly” continues to be used as an insult, but in this book we finally have a female peer of the main characters who can work against that. Cami is small, but she’s great with a sword and she’s capable of rescuing herself—to some extent. In the end, they all have to work together. Cami talks a lot, to the point where it gets annoying to Hiccup. The Romans tease Cami about only being a girl, but of course she’s an important part of the winning team in the end. She often says that Hiccup is pretty good—for a boy. Despite many spectacular but ineffective escape attempts on Camicazi's part, the kids are to thrown into the flooded gladiatorial arena for a showy fight to the death. Hiccup finally asks the help of Ziggerastica, and pulls off a truly spectacularly clever plan right before the Sharkworms eat them: with the aid of a vast swam of nanodragons, Hiccup flies apparently all on his own. Believing themselves in the presence of the god Thor, the Romans agree to do whatever Hiccup says, freeing the trapped dragons, leaving the Archipelago, and throwing Alvin himself to the Sharkworms. Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 2010-09-27 16:03:40 Boxid IA130209 Camera Canon EOS 5D Mark II City New York Donor

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Snotlout tries repeatedly if indirectly to have Hiccup killed, abandoned, or otherwise eliminated throughout the books while also making his life miserable through bullying. Snotlout and Dogsbreath the Duhbrain were sitting on Fishlegs while Fireworm set fire to a pile of Fishleg's workbooks. Hiccup and Fishlegs are both small for Viking boys—they don’t have the stereotypical strength and size of their peers. Cami is also small for her age. Toothless is small and not nearly vicious enough. Hiccup rescues a nanodragon who promises him a favor in return, but what could a dragon the size of an insect possibly do? We meet Astrid's book counterpart called "Camicazi". Instead of the Hairy Hooligans, she belongs to the Bog-Burglar tribe of women and is their heir. She is tiny but ferocious.