Vinland Saga(ヴィンランド･サガVinrando Saga) is a Japanese historical manga series written and drawn by award-winning manga author Makoto Yukimura. The series is published by Kodansha, and was first serialized in the youth-targeted Weekly Shōnen Magazine before moving to the monthly manga magazine Afternoon, aimed at younger adult men. As of December 2009, 60 chapters have been published, 49 of which have been compiled in seven bound volumes.