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campichor · 11 days

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you can be a chief now

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silver-and-shadow · 2 months

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"Now that I am an old, old man, looking back on my life, I can see the pattern and the reason for the darkness of that time. Great things are only made out of love and out of pain." - How to Betray a Dragon's Hero by Cressida Cowell

#a little fanart for Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III's birthday!#httyd books #httyd books fanart #silverandshadow #my art #book!hiccup #hiccup horrendous haddock iii #httyd books quotes #how to betray a dragon's hero

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undercoverossifrage · 22 days

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Hiccup and Fishlegs! These two have a very sweet friendship. They are both rather witty, but Fishlegs just has the most dry sarcastic lines and I love him for it. I'm so glad they were reunited after a Long year apart.

#i love them #DEATH OR GLORY!!! death...#And all his stupid crushes on girls who are way too good for him lol #Just love these books so much #httyd books #hiccup horrendous haddock iii #book hiccup #book fishlegs #how to seize a dragon's jewel #how to betray a dragon's hero #school doodles

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agood-omen · 11 days

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This part always kills me everytime I read it, just everything about snotlout culminates in this moment, 11 books worth of resentment of corrupting hatred of hiccup and himself god....

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asphodeline-lutea · 2 months

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I did something

Sorry Paleozoic fans and httyd book fans >:]

Explanation:

This is the only fossil of Schinderhannes bartelsi, "the last anomalocaris" from the early Devonian period.

When it was found, the fossil had been pyritized, turning it a color of gold.

The words are taken from the novel How to Betray a Dragon's Hero, the 11th book of the series How to Train Your Dragon.

Here the protagonist is writing in his memoir about a character who sacrificed his life for him.

#paleontology #paleoblr #paleozoic #cambrian #devonian #radiodont #anomalocaris #Schinderhannes bartelsi #arthropods #(maybe?)#httyd books #how to betray a dragon's hero #see if this post can reach its target audience(?)#I wonder if some httyd books fans are also fans of paleontology #or the reverse(?)#made this pic using Procreate #I like the effects

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wickedcriminal · 4 months

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We call this "the testing of the sword".

The sword is bashed into shape by the bright hammer. It is thrust into the fierce heat of the fire, where it softens, and then it is quickly quenched in water, where it hardens again. The higher the temperature, the fiercer the fire, the tougher and greater the sword eventually becomes. The whole testing process can make a sword, or break it.

The same could be said for the testing of a hero.

Happy eleventh day of Doomsday~ ☠️

#SOBBING OVER THIS BOOK AGAIN #httyd books #how to train your dragon books #how to betray a dragon's hero #book hiccup #hiccup horrendous haddock iii #my art #doomsday 2023 #twelve days of doomsday #you may look like a corpse but you are in fact a King

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reluctantlyanimating · 4 months

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BOOK ELEVEN BOOK ELEVEN AAA

BIG SPILLERS FOR BOOK ELEVEN

OK I WARNED YOU

AAAA

I had two things for book eleven but like cmon

Had to share this one, and i can use the other one tomorrow since i don't have anything epic for it otherwise sob

I drew this when i thought his hair was black for some reason bc despite my 800 rereads idk i just

Nothing clicked.

Then for a while after that i thought he was blonde bc blonde moustache and i kinda like that idea but then the wiki says he's also a redhead so like

Yeah, ANYWAY

How to Betray a Dragons Hero is my favourite one of the books i think 🫶🫶 from start to finish it's just such a masterpiece of an emotional rollercoaster. The moment it starts we see even more the devastation Furious and Alvin's war has wreaked, the dragons having caused forests and cities and islands to be reduced to ash in their rage and the Alvinsmen having driven these dragons further into their rage by killing them and stoking their anger every single day.

And then there's Hiccup and i just

The poor boy ok

I look back at how young he was through the series and find having started as younger than he ever was and now being older than we ever get to see him (excluding the epilogue) it feels like I've grown up with him.

And with Fishlegs.

I may resonate with this book most bc we all have an idea of what it is to be othered by society. The loneliness Hiccup and Fishlegs face, the isolation Camicazi faces for truly her first time now standing with these two boys, and the hope for better resonates deep in me.

I love how Cressida, in all her novels, seem to center around this quote of hers from wizards of once.

"We have to trust in the children and hope for the best."

She puts so much emphasis on the childlike hope, the lack of cynicism and the reality that change IS possible if you're willing to chase it. And even if you don't see it come to fruition, it's a matter of two steps forward and one step back.

Hiccup makes it to tomorrow (literally lives another day) because of Snotlout realizing that no matter what, you can start to fight for the better. The war ended because of Snotlout's act of selfless bravery even though he never saw the end of it.

I think another reason these themes resonate with me is it also aligns with some biblical aspects. How Jesus said that children would inherit the kingdom of God, and how childlike faith is necessary.

These are definitely thoughts i wanted to tack onto book/day twelve but oh well, here we are.

I really love these books and hopefully have some musings left for book 12 tomorrow. Happy Doomsday!!

#httyd books #httyd #hiccup horrendous haddock iii #fishlegs no name #twelvedaysofdoomsday2023 #httyd book art #snotface snotlout #how to betray a dragon's hero

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midnightcoffes · 4 months

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and there we go, late but here, day 11: How to Betray a Dragon's Hero !

I cried doing this. More than once. I miss this guy, dudes. I miss him

anyways this book is straught up the most emotional to me because EVERYTHING GOES WRONG. AND I HATE IT. but is amazing ueue

#httyd books #httyd #how to train your dragon #how to train your dragon books #book snotlout #twelvedaysofdoomsday2023 #twelve days of doomsday #how to betray a dragon's hero #httyd books fanart

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jackshiccup · 4 months

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despite knowing what was going to happen, snotlout's redemption and eventual downfall was so so heartbreaking to me. we spend the past 10 books witnessing how much he's tormented and bullied hiccup that we all feel the same anger and frustration and resentment as fishlegs does in the beginning of 11. i was, maybe, even rooting for something a little bad to happen to him so that he can feel even a fraction of the humiliation that he put hiccup through. but time and time again hiccup, with his inherent goodness and wonderful capacity to always try and see the best in people, reminds us that people need and deserve second chances. even third, fourth and fifth chances. even when hiccup was faced with the certainty that snotlout was set on betraying him from the start.

that's why it was so satisfying to get to the emotional catharsis of the swordfight. snotlout practically begging for hiccup to hate him and hiccup genuinely not having it in him to be able to. and even after that, even after he disarms hiccup and is seconds from killing him - he doesn't. and then hiccup comforts snotlout through it. he tells him words that snotlout didn't know he's been desperate to hear. he tells him he's being too hard on himself. he tells him he's a hero. he opens a door inside snotlout's life for the first time in a long time. despite everything, he offers him another choice to join the dragonmarkers. and snotlout accepts. he bows to hiccup, he calls him king, pledges his sword to his service forever, shakes his hand and chooses to bear the dragonmark.

and it's this moment we finally seeing the seeds of change planted in snotlout sprout - instigated by gobber teaching him a lesson in the amber slavelands and reminding him what the black star represents: pride, honour, bravery. all the times we see snotlout give in to vulnerability and ponder on his choices, he's always holding onto it. which makes it all the more symbolic when he hangs it around hiccup's neck during his last act of valour.

just like how the book tells us that the tides can change so fast, through hiccup, my heart was able to give snotlout another chance too. and it's because of hiccup's belief in snotlout's potential for more that makes you feel so strongly about his death. snotlout's excitement at finally being on hiccup's side, at doing what's right, at having the opportunity to actually be a hero - we can't help but feel that burst of pride, we can't help but root for him. and so we feel the loss, as hiccup did. and it's a point driven home when hiccup ends the epilogue with how he’s carried snotlout and his sacrifice with him all throughout his life. and how time has rubbed away at the black star.

that now the star doesn't look black at all. just gold.

#a hero is WHAT bitch ? FOREVER !!!!!!!!!!!!!!#fucking phenomal storytelling bro #redemption arcs my absolute beloved ................#don't get me started on the fallen star metaphors cressida kept using for him i Will not be normal abt it this is a threat #how to betray a dragon's hero #httyd books #httyd book 11 #httyd book spoilers #snotface snotlout #hiccup horrendous haddock iii #jackshiccup text #gonna imagine a world where snotlout lives and spends his life trying to make it up to hiccup #probably tells ppl who r mean to hiccup to shut the fuck up ON THE REGULAR #camicazi would be like ??? u can't tell them to stfu that's MY JOB ????#and fishlegs would just side-eye snotlout the entire time and probably give him his best stank face but silently approves it #wait also imagine snotlout getting a fever or whatever afterwards just like zuko when he was facing a morality crisis LMFAO

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pinocthepiccolo · 4 months

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A Hero is Forever.

#httyd book 11 #how to betray a dragon's hero #httyd books #our boyyyyyyy #he stinks but we love him #my first drawing of Snotlout ever haha #sorry to tear at people’s heartstrings if I have #snotface snotlout #httyd book 11 spoilers

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tenebrius-excellium · 7 months

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Httyd Books Ranking

From best to worst

Book 4: How To Cheat A Dragon’s Curse: The “Christmas Special”

It has my heart it is everything. It’s my favorite. <3 11/10

Book 7: How To Ride A Dragon’s Storm: The “Space Apocalypse”

It was something else entirely. There was an axe struck by lightning. 11/10

Book 3: How To Speak Dragonese: The “Action Movie”

This one was so random but sooo entertaining!!! Romans, nano-dragons, Camicazi???? I’m here for it! 8/10

Book 8: How To Break A Dragon’s Heart: The “Horror Movie”

It was also something else, but in an entirely different way. It was funny, it was weird, it was hilarious, it was gruesome. Would not read again but 9/10.

Book 9: How To Steal A Dragon’s Sword: The “DnD Hero’s Quest”

what even in the. that was a very good book and crucial to the series. The cave below the well reminded me a lot of the ice cave in RttE where Hiccup finds the Bewilderbeast’s egg. I disliked the castle though. 8/10.

Book 2: How To Be A Pirate: The “Treasure Hunt”

Nice! Introduction to Alvin and Grimbeard, a treasure hunt, an octopus. 7/10.

Book 10: How To Seize A Dragon’s Jewel: The “Young Adult Revolution”

I can’t remember most of the book except Eggingarde and the Slavemark revolt. That was some good stuff. Oh wait, and the crystal cave in the red sands??? Waaaiiiiiiiiit........ no that was actually GOOD STUFF!! 6/10

Book 6: A Hero’s Guide To Deadly Dragons: The “Library Themed Book Because Every Passionate Author Has One”

because it was fun and harmless :)))) 6/10.

Book 11: How To Betray A Dragon’s Hero: The “Big Drama I”

meh....it’s the lead-up to the epic conclusion, I guess...? 5/10.

Book 12: How To Fight A Dragon’s Fury: The “Final Drama II”

mehh.....wasn’t worth it. Look, for 12 books and such a complex, hopeless situation, I expected more from the finale. I believe humans and animals are better than this in real life. 4/10.

Book 1: How To Train Your Dragon: The “Novel”

It sure was a novel, huh. 3 points for the dragon-selecting scene, for Hiccup talking to the Green Death, and for inspiring the movies. 3/10

Book 5: How To Twist A Dragon’s Tale: The “Musical Episode”

Yeah no. I didn’t like that one. It seemed pointless. Too much singing, and Humongously Hotshot the Hero was veeery annoying. Also everything about Alvin and the Exterminator Dragons was just disgusting. 1/10

It’s interesting how I seemed to like the middle books better than the start and end!!! O_O I guess I’m more into adventure than into angst. :)

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fandomblogs-posts · 2 months

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happy birthday to the character that saved my life (book and tv version)

#hiccup haddock #hiccup horrendous haddock iii #hiccup horrendous haddock lll #hiccup horrendous haddock the 3rd #leap year #httyd fandom #how to train your dragon #how to be a pirate #how to speak dragonese #how to cheat a dragon's curse #how to twist a dragon's tale #a hero's guide to deadly dragons #how to ride a dragon's storm #how to break a dragon's heart #how to steal a dragon's sword #how to seize a dragon's jewel #how to betray a dragon's hero #how to fight a dragon's fury

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incorrect-thuggory-quotes · 5 months

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Thuggory, to the Dragonmarkers when battling the Alvinsmen: Let this be the hour when we draw swords together. Fell deeds awake. Now for wrath, now for ruin, and the red dawn. Forth, Dragonmarkers!

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its-raining-tonight · 5 months

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I started httyd book 11 on the December 5st and finished on the 7th! (Info for me to get track of time)

Comments containing MAJOR SPOILERS after the break!!

I'm so DEVASTATEEEED AAAAA

When I was writing the post about book 10 I was going to comment about Gobber giving Snotlout what he deserved back there on the Amber Slavelands, but I had already read book 11 so I just couldn't 😭 I knew sooner or later that Snotlout would have a redemption moment, but this was too sad

All the conversation between Hiccup and Snotlout was so heartbreaking and so painfully and beautifully written

We got to learn how Snotlout really felt, and who he really was. Him demanding Hiccup to hate him? Cries. The reason he calls Hiccup Useless? Cries even more. The fact that he turned his back to himself? Cries an whole ocean

But then they had an absolutely beautiful made up moment, Hiccup still didn't hate him after the fight and understood why Snotlout hated him and Snotlout even forgave himself and regained hope that he could still fix what he did wrong

BUT THEN HE DIES 😭

The book comparing him to a falling star.. Sobs

I really wanted to see the others unturning their backs to him..

Why did he have to die right after his redemption 😭😭 Tell me he's going to come BACK 🥲

On another note we have Hiccup that was put in freezing water for minutes, my anxiety was screaming but that was really impressive I have to say

There's this illustration where Hiccup says "I will never give up fighting you, witch!" and I cannot help but read it as "I will never give up fighting you, bitch!", it would be very fitting

I don't even know how he's alive, his left side is going to fall off at this rate 😭

Anyway I hope there's no more deaths, and I'm so sad there's only one book left 😭 I don't want it to end

#httyd #how to train your dragon #httyd books #httyd book 11 #how to betray a dragon's hero #rain reads httyd books

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agood-omen · 11 days

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This part kills me everytime I read it, this is snotlout stripped bare, the culmination of 11 books worth of hatred, of hiccup and of himself....

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