God of War category
Events
12 entries tagged Events. Every entry is sourced from the God of War games, their in-game lore, or the official reference material.
- Aesir-Vanir WarThe Aesir-Vanir War was the long and brutal conflict between the two tribes of Norse gods, fought ages before Kratos came to the Northlands. It ended in an uneasy peace sealed by the marriage of Odin and Freya, only for Odin's treachery to reignite it.
- Baldur's DeathBaldur's death was the slaying of the Aesir god of light at the hands of Kratos, made possible only after the spell of invulnerability his mother Freya had laid upon him was broken by a mistletoe arrow. It served as the prelude to Fimbulwinter and the coming of Ragnarök.
- Extermination of the Giants of Midgard: the Aesir CarnageThe Extermination of the Giants of Midgard, also called the Aesir Carnage, was the last great genocide ordered by Odin against the Jotnar. Enraged at his banishment from Jotunheim, he sent Thor to slaughter every giant in Midgard, driving the race to the edge of extinction.
- FimbulwinterFimbulwinter was the great three-year winter that fell upon the Norse realms after the death of Baldur, foretold as the herald of Ragnarok. Its blizzards froze Midgard, weakened ancient magic across the realms, and lifted the curse that had bound Freya.
- Magni's DeathThe death of Magni, eldest son of Thor, came at the hands of Kratos upon the frozen plain of Thamur's corpse. Though Magni was only a minor Aesir, his fall kindled the lasting hatred of Thor and Sif and set the gods of Asgard against Kratos and Atreus.
- Modi's DeathThe death of Modi, younger son of Thor, came at the hands of Atreus upon the mountain of Midgard. Broken in body and spirit, the demigod returned to face his enemies a final time, and a vengeful Atreus stabbed him in the throat and cast him into a chasm against the wishes of Kratos.
- Odin's Wedding to FreyaOdin's marriage to Freya was a peace treaty that ended the war between the Aesir and the Vanir. Though it brought a fragile harmony to the realms, the Vanir branded Freya a traitor, and the union ended in her banishment.
- RagnarokRagnarok was the prophesied final battle of the Norse world, foreseen to bring the death of the gods and the end of all things. When the armies of the realms rose against Asgard, it ended not as the apocalypse the Aesir feared but as the fall of Odin and the destruction of his realm alone.
- Second TitanomachyThe Second Titanomachy was the war Kratos set in motion against the Olympian Gods, when he led the Titans up Mount Olympus to take his vengeance on Zeus. It ended with the death of nearly every god and Titan and the ruin of Greece.
- Siege of RhodesThe Siege of Rhodes was a Spartan assault on the Greek city of Rhodes, waged under Kratos during his reign as the God of War. It was at Rhodes that Zeus stripped his son of divine power and struck him down, the betrayal that began Kratos' war against Olympus.
- TitanomachyThe Titanomachy, also called the Great War, was the long war between the Titans led by Cronos and the Olympians led by Zeus for mastery of Greece and all mortals. It ended in victory for the gods and the imprisonment of the Titans.
- War for the Light: the eternal conflict of the elvesThe War for the Light was a centuries-long conflict between the Light Elves and Dark Elves of Alfheim for mastery of the Light. Control of it passed between the two races scores of times before a foreign god and a returned lord set them on a path toward peace.