Astrid Hákonsdóttir clan Haddock

*"Why didn't you?"*

Born and raised on the Isle of Berk under constant dragon attack, Astrid's life has changed completely since the day her friend Hiccup made peace with the dragons.  Now she's married to him and arguably the third most powerful person in Europe, behind her husband and father-in-law.

## Biography

### Background

Growing up, Astrid was the most talented student in the dragon-fighting class, and was frustrated by Hiccup's sudden competence with the creatures. She followed him when he went to visit Toothless, and became the first person to discover his secret. To prevent her from telling the rest of the tribe, Hiccup and Toothless flew after her and picked her up, dropping her on top of a tall tree until she agreed to keep quiet. They then won her over with a flight on Toothless, during which the two humans discovered the Green/Red Death that had enthralled all the other dragons. When Toothless was captured and taken prisoner by the Hooligans, Astrid, flying on Stormfly, helped Hiccup get to the Green Death's island and save the day. After the battle and Hiccup's recovery, they started a relationship.

### Book I

Astrid goes with Hiccup and the other members of the Hooligan delegation to Norway, where the two of them finally have sex.

After the Battle of the Sound of Berk, Hiccup proposes to Astrid, giving her parents Harthacnut's ransom as a bride-price. Although they have misgivings, both agree to accept Wulfhild as Hiccup's concubine to avoid civil war in 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

Astrid gives birth to a daughter, Valka Zephyr Hiccupsdóttir. She begins writing a book on military strategy, *The Wing and the Ax*.

Astrid goes to Iceland with Hiccup, Wulfhild, Magnus, and the others to find Buffalords. She and Stormfly snatch Eret Eretsson and interrogate him to find out what's going on.

In April 1043, Astrid goes with Hiccup to Inbhir Niss to demand an explanation from Mac Bethad about the spies they discovered on Berk. In the night, Mac Bethad attempts to capture them, sparking a battle. Astrid and Wulfhild fight Mac Bethad together, with Astrid striking the killing blow.

### Book IV

After Spitelout Clodgallsson is killed fighting Henry the Sinister's forces, Astrid is appointed Marshal of Berk. She is initially hesitant, but Hiccup invokes his prize from their bet about him creating five successful inventions in a row. She leads the Berkian army to Rouen, where some of them keep the Francian forces occupied, while Astrid oversees the construction of a dam out of tree trunks, attached to a gigantic chain along the top. Once the dam is completed, Astrid lures Henry and his men into the riverbed and has the dam lifted, destroying the army in a flood. Henry himself escapes and flees back to Brittany, but finds Astrid waiting for him there, and she orders him executed.

## Relationships

### Hiccup clan Haddock

Hiccup and Astrid's romance grows from the end of the Dragon War, with the two of them experimenting before finally consummating their relationship in the privacy of their castle rooms in Nidaros. At first, Astrid feels guilty over her previous bullying of Hiccup, but he assures her that she has nothing to apologize for. They marry shortly after the Battle of the Sound of Berk, and part of Hiccup's wedding gifts to her is control over the dragon flock, with her status as Master of the Dragon.

### Wulfhild of Norway

The thanes of Norway sent a letter practically forcing Hiccup to take Wulfhild as a concubine to avoid civil war, which he and Astrid accepted reluctantly, with Astrid not wanting to share her husband at all. They eventually came around, and both fell in love with her forming a polyamorous three-way relationship. After the synod decided to allow Hiccup to have two marriages and Wulfhild's concubinage expired, they both formally marry her.

## Trivia

Astrid's kransen is a real article of clothing traditionally worn by Norse maidens.

## References

1. ↑ Chapter 118: Something Wicked This Way Comes
2. ↑ Chapter 142: Nor The Warrior For His Glory
3. ↑ Chapter 144: The Fair Fame Never Dies Of Him Who Has Earned It