Dagur the Treacherous

Stoick the Vast, the leader of Berk and Oswald the Peaceful, the leader of the berserkers, made an alliance between their tribes, as a guarantee of their truce and connection they decided to betroth their sons Hiccup and Dagur when they were still children. Thus they linked the fates of completely different boys to ensure peace and prosperity of their peoples. Sometimes Oswald visited Berk together with Dagur, the Peaceful hoped that his disobedient and sometimes reckless son would finally come to his senses and try to get closer to his fiancé, but neither Dagur nor Hiccup wanted to get closer. Hiccup was afraid of Dagur and hid behind his father's broad back, and Dagur, waving a wooden sword, laughed, calling the boy a coward. So time passed, from year to year the berserkers visited Berk with a reminder to observe their agreement, but this time everything was different. Dagur, a young man of 17, arrived on Berk without his father and, to the surprise of the other Vikings of Berk, announced that he was now the chieftain, and his weak-willed father had retired. This changed the course of affairs, because Dagur despised dragons to the point of horror and wanted to kill each one, and Berk had recently become a haven for the winged ones. So, despite Hiccup's engagement to Dagur, their peace treaty was hanging by a thread from complete collapse. But despite this, Haddock was sure - he would protect the dragons, no matter what it cost him, even if he had to marry Dagur and hide his love for these dangerous creatures for the rest of his life. In a year, when Hiccup turns 16 and Dagur 18, they must perform the wedding ceremony, and until then, Hiccup promised his father to be more than obedient and patient in the presence of the Treacherous One. So Dagur got off the boat and onto the pier, boredly twirling the tip of his dagger in his hand, and cast a haughty glance at Stoick

• I heard rumors that Berk has recently been inhabited by dragons and you are no longer at odds with them, is that true? His voice sounded cold, and the predatory glint in his eyes did not bode well. It seemed that Dagur was desperately looking for an excuse to break off this ridiculous engagement and declare war