Hiccup clan Haddock

**Hiccup Stoicksson**, also known as **Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III**, is the Hero of Berk and heir to Clan Haddock. He is the first known dragon rider, and led his tribe to defeat the Green Death. He is also a polymath, smith, and inventor.

## Biography

### Book I

Upon the attempted theft of dragons by King Adalwin ua Imair's men, Hiccup leads a force of dragon riders that captures them. He leaves them alive, tying them up in the hold of their ship and dropping it into the middle of Adalwin's fort. When he discovers Snotlout clan Jorgenson's use of dragons to go a-viking, he forbids it, and beats Snotlout in a *holmgang* contest when his cousin challenges him.

After the arrival of Yngvarr the Merry with a message from King Magnus the Good, Hiccup leads a diplomatic delegation to Norway, where he becomes close friends with Magnus. After rogue thanes of Magnus's court attempt to assassinate Hiccup and Astrid, Magnus impulsively declares an alliance with Berk. Hiccup and the riders return home to Berk with a large number of Norwegians, both to train them in dragon riding and to prepare for the wedding of Magnus and Ruffnut clan Thorston.

When King Harthacnut of England attacks Berk, Hiccup devises a plan to destroy his fleet, and personally snatches Harthacnut right off his own ship. He ransoms the king for 100,000 pounds of silver, which he uses as bride-price in his proposal to Astrid Hákonsdoitter.

Immediately after the battle, Hiccup and the rest of Stoick's council interrogate Heather, a spy sent by King Adalwin to steal dragon eggs. This being the second time Adalwin has antagonized Berk, Hiccup and the rest of the Hooligans attack his fort in Vedrarfjord, though Adalwin himself escapes.

Hiccup and Astrid's wedding is only a few days away when a message from Norway arrives through the Dragon Mail. Regent Einar Thambarskelfir is unhappy with what he perceives as an unequal partnership with Berk, and requests a political marriage between Hiccup and Wulfhild of Norway.

### Book II

Hiccup, Astrid, Wulfhild, Heather, Gunvor, Fishlegs, and Fritjof visit Duke William of Normandy in Rouen, and then head to England to investigate rumors of dragon sightings there. The rumors turn out to have been a hoax to lure them there, and the party is attacked, with several of the dragons too wounded to fly. The vikings and their dragons, minus Fritjof and his dragon Nott & Delling (who sacrificed themselves so the others could escape) narrowly escape Cornwall on Viggo Grimborn's ship *Ashkelon*.

### Book III

While Stoick is off leading the attack on Harthacnut in London, Hiccup and the others who are recovering in Vedrarfjord are attacked by a coalition of Eirish kings. Hiccup devises a trap that kills over two thousand men and saves the city.

Hiccup leads hundreds of dragons and many riders with him as they tow merchants and their ships, converted into "waveskimmers", to their home ports across the Mediterranean on a Grand Tour to set up Dragon Mail stations. In Constantinople, he finally meets Snotlout after over a year apart, and is furious that his cousin gave the Romans the secrets of dragon training. He banishes Snotlout from Berk for as long as the Romans have dragons.

During the winter of 1042-1043, many people on Berk and in its territories come down with the hundred-days' cough. Ruffnut and Nanna clan Hofferson reveal that Buffalord spit may be a cure, but nobody has seen any Buffalords for years. One of Johann's sailors gives them a tip that he heard there were some in Iceland, and Hiccup sets off with Astrid, Wulfhild, their babies, Magnus, Ruffnut, Tuffnut, and Sigvatr, as well as all their dragons. Upon arrival, they are ambushed by Mildew's Thingmen, who capture Hiccup, Toothless, Sigvatr, and Sigvatr's dragon. Mildew tortures Hiccup before the others rescue him. Hiccup attempts to reason with the Screaming White nest-lord, but fails and narrowly escapes. The mission is a success, though not without heavy casualties (Fearless, the Screaming White, and all of Mildew's forces).

Upon discovery of spies sent by Mac Bethad, Hiccup leads a small party to visit Inbhir Niss. In the night, Mac Bethad attempts to capture them, sparking a battle. In the chaos, Hiccup duels and defeats Dagur mac Oswald, refusing to kill him.

## Relationships

### Toothless

Toothless is Hiccup's best friend and dragon. Hiccup knocked Toothless out of the sky with the Mangler, and later tracked him down. He couldn't bring himself to kill the dragon, and over the next few months, they got closer and learned more about each other. Hiccup devised a saddle and artificial tail fin for Toothless, and became the first known person to ride a dragon. He and the other Hooligan teenagers rode their dragons to save the rest of their tribe in the battle against the Green Death, in which Hiccup lost his leg.

### Astrid Hákonsdóttir clan Haddock

Astrid and Hiccup have been romantically involved since the end of the Dragon War, though they do not consummate the relationship until the diplomatic visit to Nidaros. Hiccup gives her parents the entirety of Harthacnut's ransom (1000 pounds silver), as well as lordship over Vedrarfjord, as a bride-price. For her morning-gift, he gives her several handcrafted weapons and inventions, plus formal authority over all the tribe's dragons.

### Wulfhild of Norway

Initially, Hiccup and Wulfhild were just friends, but he was compelled to take her as a concubine to avoid the threat of civil war in Norway, and to keep her safe from Einar Thambarskelfir. At the concubinage ceremony, Father Michael Henriksson tricks the two of them into exchanging marriage vows in Latin, making them married in the eyes of the Church.

The arrangement begins as a platonic relationship, but eventually Hiccup, Astrid, and Wulfhild talk things out and decide to consummate it. Both women become pregnant at about the same time.

### Magnus the Good

Hiccup and Magnus become fast friends, and Magnus confides that he considers Hiccup his first true friend.

### Fishlegs clan Ingerman

Fishlegs is one of Hiccup's closest friends and partner in scientific experiments. Hiccup entrusts him with the responsibility of managing the Broodery.

### Stoick the Vast

Hiccup's relationship with his father was not always the best, with him failing to live up to Stoick's expectations of what a viking should be. After the defeat of the Green Death, Stoick gained a newfound respect for Hiccup.

### Gobber the Belch

Gobber is Hiccup's mentor and in many ways a second father figure. Hiccup worked as his apprentice in the forge, and still uses it from time to time. Gobber is supportive of Hiccup and Astrid's relationship.

### Snotlout clan Jorgenson

Snotlout is Hiccup's cousin through his mother, sister to Stoick the Vast, which gave him a tenuous chance at becoming chief. Growing up, he expected and felt entitled to this due to Hiccup's ostracism from the rest of the Hooligans and general failure at being a viking. After Hiccup became the Hero of Berk, Snotlout's chances of becoming chief dropped sharply. Snotlout's desire to use dragons to carry on raiding like vikings previously did brings him into conflict with Hiccup, and he starts resenting him more and more. In Nidaros, after learning about the Varangian Guard, Snotlout parts ways with the rest of the Hooligans and leaves for Constantinople. Hiccup asks him to write a letter to his father Spitelout first, and gives him some money to help him on his journey.

When they reunite more than a year later, Hiccup is incensed that Snotlout taught the Romans how to tame dragons, and exiles him from Berk.

### William of Normandy

Even before Stoick adopted him, William saw Hiccup as an older brother figure, and the two get along well. Hiccup comes to his aid when Henry the Sinister and Guy attack Rouen.

## Personality And Traits

Hiccup is kind and merciful, but fierce in defense of his home and loved ones. He always seeks to find a non-violent solution first.

He is constantly tinkering and inventing new things, many of them centuries ahead of when they would be invented in real life.

He is left-handed.

### Hiccup's inventions

* Mangler (bolas launcher)
* Dragon saddle
* Prosthetic tail fin
* Ball bearings
* Ring binders
* Rolling mill
* Flashbang
* Skorsteinn (chimney)
* Impression-die drop forging
* Wheelbarrow
* Hot water laundry
* Ball-and-socket connector
* Itchforks, polishing sticks
* Waterskin valves
* Spinning wheel
* Megaphone
* Pantograph
* Elevator
* Mechanical loom
* Plaster casts
* Wingsuit
* Fallskarm (parachute)
* Synlengra (telescope)
* Air fuel bomb
* Circular dragon-tooth saw

## Trivia

When speaking another language, Hiccup translates his name literally, rather than simply phonetically. It eventually becomes a popular name, as we see with the future rabbi Shihook ben Dror ("Shihook" being Hebrew for "Hiccup").

## References

1. ↑ Chapter 80: Alea Iacta Est
2. ↑ Chapter 118: Something Wicked This Way Comes
3. ↑ Chapter 4: The Scottish Play
4. ↑ Chapter 23: Changing The World
5. ↑ Chapter 26: Aftermaths
6. ↑ Chapter 32: First Flakes...
7. ↑ Chapter 35: Understanding Is A Three Edged Sword
8. ↑ Chapter 55: And Who We Make Ourselves To Be
9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 Chapter 59: New Pieces In Play
10. ↑ Chapter 72: How The Wheel Turns
11. ↑ Chapter 73: Harthacnut Is Better Than None
12. ↑ Chapter 83: On The Shoulders Of Giants
13. ↑ Chapter 90: Ties Of Blood And Seed
14. ↑ Chapter 97: The Path Of Law
15. ↑ Chapter 100: The Turning Of Years
16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 Chapter 113: Knotted Heartstrings
17. ↑ Chapter 115: Visions, Obscure And Otherwise
18. ↑ Chapter 130: Paradigm Shift
19. ↑ Chapter 132: Entanglements Of The Heart
20. ↑ Chapter 127: Bonds Of Many Forms