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Norse Era
211 entries tagged Norse Era, 211 of them long reads. The rest of the wiki points here most often at Kratos and Atreus (Loki): Kratos's Son and the Truth of His Name.
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18- Aesir Prison Wreckage: Odin's fallen prison in NiflheimThe Aesir Prison Wreckage was a region of Niflheim formed after Ragnarok, when an entire prison of Asgard crashed whole into the ice east of the Raven Tree. Within its cells Kratos and Freya found the true Tyr, whom Odin had hidden away, along with the tuning fork Sindri used to trigger Hrimthur's Flaw.
- Aesir Royal Family: the Ruling Dynasty of AsgardThe Aesir Royal Family was the ruling dynasty of gods who reigned from Asgard over the Nine Realms. Descended from the first god Buri and led by Odin the Allfather, the line counted Odin's brothers Vili and Ve and his sons Thor, Tyr, Heimdall, and Baldur among its most prominent members.
- 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.
- Alberich Hollow: tunnel road of the Bay of BountyAlberich Hollow was a tunnel region in the north of Svartalfheim's Bay of Bounty, entered from the great wooden walkway above Dragon Beach. Its abandoned dwarven works held half of the seed that opened the road to Muspelheim, a rift into Yggdrasil, and the lair of the dreadful Grim Ormstunga.
- Alberich Island: deserted shore of the Bay of BountyAlberich Island was a small shoreline in the far north of Svartalfheim's Bay of Bounty, abandoned by the Dwarves and overgrown with dry vegetation. Kratos, Atreus, and Mimir passed its shore during their voyage across the bay, and its heights held a rift in Yggdrasil, the gravestone of a berserker, and a fragment of the Amulet of Yggdrasil.
- Alchemist's RingThe Alchemist's Ring was a green ring that held the soul of the dwarven alchemist Andvari, who locked himself within it to escape the Soul Eater of the Volunder Mines. Recovered by Kratos and Atreus, the ring still spoke with the voice of the dwarf trapped inside.
- Alfheim: the elves' war over the LightLight and Dark Elves fought for centuries over the Light of Alfheim, the source that powers the Bifrost. It changed hands more than two hundred times.
- Alvíss Stonefoot: the Warden of SvartalfheimAlvíss Stonefoot was a dwarf of Svartalfheim, renowned as its warden. With his sharp mind he trapped the most dangerous creatures of the Nine Realms, and a great statue was raised in his honor for the protection he gave his people.
- Amulet of YggdrasilThe Amulet of Yggdrasil was a piece of jewellery Kratos claimed after slaying the dragon Nidhogg. Worn as part of his armour, it held empty settings into which he fitted enchantments gathered from across the Nine Realms.
- Ancient EgyptAncient Egypt was a distant southern land, home to the Egyptian gods and to a civilization both old and advanced. Known as the River Empire and the Land of the Pharaoh, it touched the saga of Kratos from the wars of Greece to the treasures of the Norse realms.
- Andvari: the enchanter trapped in a ringAndvari was a dwarven enchanter and master of soul magic who created the dreaded Soul Eaters. When one of his own creations turned on him, he sealed his soul inside his ring to survive, and in that form he aided Kratos and Atreus before being lost.
- Andvari's Hammer: the lost tool of the master smithAndvari's Hammer was a smithing tool that belonged to Andvari, the renowned Dwarven alchemist and old friend of Brok. Long after Andvari's disappearance, Kratos recovered the hammer from the depths of the Landsuther Mines at Brok's request.
- Angrboda: the last giantess of IronwoodAngrboda grew up almost alone in Ironwood, painting the prophecy of Ragnarok. She gave Atreus the soul marbles of the lost Giants and made him their keeper.
- AsgardAsgard was the realm of the Aesir gods, perched in the crown of Yggdrasil and ruled by Odin from the hall of Gladsheim. Behind the great wall of Hrimthur it stood as a fortress against the prophesied doom of Ragnarok, until Kratos breached it and the realm fell.
- Astral Form: the higher existence of the godsThe Astral Form was a rare state in which a god existed without a physical body, appearing as a higher, transcendent version of themselves. Only Athena and, briefly, Zeus ever achieved it, and each reached it by a different road, she through selfless sacrifice and he through the evil of Fear.
- Atreus (Loki): Kratos's Son and the Truth of His NameAtreus was the son of Kratos and the Jotunn Faye, born in Midgard and given the hidden name Loki. Across two great journeys he grew from a sickly boy into the prophesied champion of the Giants, the god of mischief whose fate was bound to Ragnarok.
- Aurvangar Wetlands: gateway swamps of SvartalfheimThe Aurvangar Wetlands were the warm, geyser dotted swamps at the southern entrance of Svartalfheim, the main waterway to the Dwarven city of Nidavellir. Abandoned by the Dwarves and infested with Grim and Wretches, they were the first ground Kratos and Atreus walked in the Dwarven domain during their search for Tyr.
- AvalonAvalon was a hidden land of the Fae far from the Nine Realms, ruled by the faerie King Oberon and his queen Titania. It was the homeland of Mimir before he wandered into the Norse world, a place of mischief, magic, and the Goodfellows.
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11- Baldur: the god who could feel nothingFreya's spell made Baldur invulnerable but stripped every sensation from him, and a century of numbness drove him mad. Kratos killed him beside Thamur's corpse.
- Baldur's Curse: the spell of invulnerabilityBaldur's curse was a spell of protection that Freya wove around her son to cheat a prophecy of his pointless death. It made Baldur impervious to every wound, whether dealt by weapon or sorcery, but it stripped him of all physical sensation, drove him into madness, and left mistletoe as its single fatal flaw.
- Baldur's Death: mistletoe and a broken neckA mistletoe arrow broke Freya's spell of invulnerability over Baldur, and Kratos snapped his neck as he moved to strangle her. Fimbulwinter followed.
- Bergelmir: the Beloved King of the GiantsBergelmir was a Frost Giant who, with his wife, alone survived the flood of Ymir's blood that drowned the rest of his race. He found a new land, named it Jotunheim, and repopulated the Jotnar as its king, refusing all vengeance against Odin. He died of old age surrounded by his kin and was remembered ever after as Bergelmir the Beloved.
- BeylaBeyla was a Dark Elf warrior of Alfheim and the wife of the Light Elf Byggvir. Having fled the endless war over the Light, the two joined Freyr's resistance in Vanaheim, where Beyla stood among the allies who aided Kratos against the forces of Asgard.
- BirgirBirgir was a Midgardian warrior and former Traveler who discovered that the Path he served was a lie of Odin, and forsook his brethren to fight for the Vanir. Branded a heretic, he became a loyal ally of Freyr in the resistance against Asgard.
- Blade of Olympus: Zeus' god-killing swordZeus forged the Blade of Olympus from the heavens and the earth to banish the Titans to Tartarus. It could kill gods and Titans, and it killed Zeus himself.
- Blades of Chaos: chained to Kratos' armsThe Blades of Chaos were forged in the Underworld for Ares, who seared their chains onto Kratos' forearms. They burn with the fire of Tartarus.
- BragiBragi was one of the Aesir of Asgard, the god of poetry in Norse myth and husband of Idunn. He never appears in the games, but Mimir names him among the drunken Aesir who jeered as Freyr burned, the insult that helped start the First Great War.
- Brok: the Huldra brother Odin murderedBrok forged Mjolnir and the Leviathan Axe with his brother Sindri. Killed once and revived with an incomplete soul, he was stabbed by Odin disguised as Tyr.
- Byggvir: the Light Elf of Freyr's resistanceByggvir was a Light Elf of Alfheim who was imprisoned for seeking the forbidden history of his people and fell in love with his fellow captive, the Dark Elf warrior Beyla. The two abandoned the elven war over the Light and joined Freyr's resistance in Vanaheim, where Byggvir fought beside Kratos in the war against Asgard and survived it.
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3- Chaurli: the tree-topped tortoise of FreyaChaurli was the giant tortoise who sheltered Freya during her exile in Midgard, carrying her home upon his back beneath the great red-leaved tree of his shell. He grew into a quiet fixture of Kratos and Atreus's journeys through the Norse realms.
- Cobweb: faerie maid of Queen TitaniaCobweb was a faerie of Avalon, one of the male maids of Queen Titania and a member of the Goodfellows, the band of tricksters who ran with the young Mimir in the days when he was called Puck. He never reached the Norse realms, and his name survived there only in Mimir's recollections within Valhalla.
- Council of Valkyries: The Hidden Throne Circle of MidgardThe Council of Valkyries, known in the old tongue as the Rocstoll aff Valkyrs, was a secluded council chamber in Midgard where the Valkyries met in private, away from the eyes of Odin. Left ruined and abandoned after the All Father cursed the sisterhood, it became the place where Kratos and Atreus summoned and slew Queen Sigrun, and later the campsite from which a vengeful Freya hunted them through Fimbulwinter.
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9- DagrPrince Dagr was the last surviving son of King Högni of Fjöturlund and the brother of the Valkyrie Sigrún. After King Helgi sacked his kingdom and slaughtered his family, Dagr avenged them by killing Helgi, only to be cursed by his grieving sister.
- Dark Elves: Alfheim's insectoid DokkalfarThe Dokkalfar nested in the dark caves of Alfheim and fought the Light Elves for the Light. Their war ran on until the days of Ragnarok ended it.
- Dragon Beach: bone strewn shore of the Bay of BountyDragon Beach was a geyser pocked shore on the eastern edge of the Bay of Bounty in Svartalfheim, scattered with colossal remains and the ruins of an abandoned Dwarven settlement. A dragon that seemed carved from stone waited at its southern end, and the ghost of a treasure seeking sailor lingered on the ledges above its sands.
- DragonsDragons were massive reptilian predators that roamed the Norse realms, breathing fire laced with lightning and capable of flight. Several distinct kinds existed, from the six-limbed Dragons of Midgard to the wingless Drakes of Alfheim.
- DraugrThe Draugr were undead warriors who died in battle yet refused the Valkyries' call to Valhalla, condemned to roam the Nine Realms as raging husks of their former selves. They were among the most common dangers Kratos and Atreus faced in the Norse lands.
- Draupnir SpearThe Draupnir Spear was a wind-imbued spear forged for Kratos from the enchanted ring Draupnir, created by the Lady of the Forge and sanctified with a drop of his blood. Built to be the undoing of Heimdall, it could endlessly duplicate itself and command the wind.
- DuraþrórDuraþrór was one of the four seasonal stags that roamed the Nine Realms, the Stag of Winter known also as the Thriving Slumber. Honored by the Jotnar, his likeness aided Kratos and Atreus on their passage through the mountain of Midgard.
- DurlinDurlin was a dwarven official of Nidavellir and a former rebel leader who, with Laufey, led a failed uprising against the Aesir. Years later he quietly aided Kratos and Atreus in their search for Tyr.
- DwarvesThe Dwarves were a race of short humanoids native to Svartalfheim, renowned across the Nine Realms as peerless smiths, builders, and alchemists. Their craft was sought by mortals and gods alike, though their service to Odin came at a bitter cost.
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4- Einherjar: Odin's army that never diesWarriors who died an honourable death were raised again in Valhalla. Odin built them into a standing army for Ragnarok, reborn each time they fell.
- EirEir was the healer among the Valkyries, gentle and calm where her sisters were fierce. Cursed by Odin and sealed in Midgard, she was freed by Kratos and Atreus and reborn by Freya as a Shield Maiden.
- ElvesThe Elves were a race of winged, magical beings native to Alfheim, the realm of light among the Nine Realms. Divided into the luminous Light Elves and the insectoid Dark Elves, they waged an endless war over control of the Light of Alfheim.
- 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.
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8- Faye: Laufey the Just, mother of AtreusFaye was the Jotunn Laufey, wife of Kratos and mother of Atreus. Her foresight showed her own death, so she planned the route her ashes would take.
- Fenrir: the wolf whose soul Atreus carried in his knifeFenrir was the old wolf Kratos and Atreus kept during Fimbulwinter. He died in Atreus' lap, his soul drawn into the boy's knife, and that knife later put him in the body of the Hel-hound Garm, reborn as a giant wolf who tore rifts between realms and fought at Ragnarök.
- Fimbulwinter: the three-year winterFimbulwinter was the three-year winter that began with Baldur's death and ended with Ragnarok. Being magical, it weakened curses across the Nine Realms.
- Fjorgyn: the giant earth goddess Odin truly lovedFjorgyn was a Jotunn goddess of the earth, one of Odin's wives and the mother of Thor. She died under circumstances that remained a mystery, and her loss left the All-Father broken for ages and cast a long shadow over Asgard.
- Foothills: The Wooded Approach to the Mountain of MidgardThe Foothills was a region of hilly, forested wilderness in Midgard that climbed from the Lake of Nine to the base of the Mountain, the highest peak in the land. Its slopes held Sindri's shop and Sky Mover, a Hidden Chamber of Odin where the Valkyrie Geirdriful lay sealed, and old treasures locked behind runes, Scorn Poles, and the Winds of Hel.
- ForsetiForseti was the Norse god of justice and reconciliation, son of Baldur and a member of the Aesir royal family. Paranoid and watchful, he uncovered the truth of Heimdall's death and set the Valkyries after Atreus.
- FreyaFreya was the Vanir goddess of love, war, and magic who married Odin to end the Aesir-Vanir War and was cursed to remain in Midgard. Once the Witch of the Woods, she aided Kratos and Atreus, swore vengeance after the death of her son Baldur, and at last turned her wrath on Odin himself.
- Freyr: Freya's twin, killed at RagnarokFreyr led the Vanir resistance against Odin from a camp in Vanaheim. He died holding back the fire giant so that his allies could escape Asgard.
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17- GarmGarm was a soulless, near-unkillable Jötunn wolf who could tear holes between the realms and devour entire concepts of reality. Chained in Helheim by Tyr and freed by Atreus, he was at last subdued and became the vessel for the resurrection of Fenrir.
- GeirdrifulGeirdriful was one of the nine Valkyries cursed by Odin into a corrupting physical form. Sealed away in Midgard until Kratos and Atreus freed her, she later returned restored as a Shield Maiden in the war on Asgard.
- Gladsheim: the hall of OdinGladsheim was the great hall and central settlement of Asgard, the heart of Odin's power. Sheltered behind the wall of Hrimthur, it was the seat of the Aesir and the place where Odin met his end during Ragnarok.
- GnaGna was the Vanir goddess of swift travel and Freya's former handmaiden, who pledged herself to Odin and rose to become the final Queen of the Valkyries. Loyal to Asgard until death, she fell at last to Freya's blade in Muspelheim.
- God of War (2018) Story Explained: Plot Summary and EndingThe full plot of God of War (2018) in order, from Faye's funeral pyre to the mural in Jotunheim. Kratos and Atreus set out to scatter her ashes, kill Baldur on the way, and learn who Atreus really is.
- God of War Ragnarök Ending Explained: the Full Story and What It MeansThe whole plot of God of War Ragnarök in order, then the ending explained. Odin is destroyed, Thor and Freyr die, Asgard falls, Kratos survives the prophecy, and Atreus leaves to find the last of the giants.
- God of War Ragnarök: Valhalla Story ExplainedThe story of Valhalla, the 2023 epilogue to God of War Ragnarök, in order. Tyr's letter, Kratos's trials among his memories of Greece, the head of Helios, and why the ending has him take up the title of God of War again.
- God of War: the divine titleThe God of War was a title held by a deity unmatched in battle, wielding peerless combat skill and brutal godly power. It passed from Ares to Kratos in the Greek age, while the Norse realms knew their own God of War in Tyr.
- Gods: the ageless rulers of the worldGods were a race of ageless humanoids with magical powers who ruled over the lands of the world and were worshiped by the mortals beneath them. They gathered in distinct pantheons, from the Olympians and Titans of Greece to the Aesir and Vanir of Scandinavia, with still others reigning in distant lands.
- GondulGondul was one of the nine Valkyries cursed by Odin into a corrupting physical form. Imprisoned in Muspelheim and reckoned among the mightiest of her sisters, she was freed by Kratos and Atreus and later restored as a Shield Maiden.
- GróaGróa was a Jötunn seeress and the most powerful practitioner of seidr in the Nine Realms. The first being ever to foresee Ragnarok, she hid the true prophecy behind a lie and was murdered by Odin, who stole her library and her life to hoard her knowledge for himself.
- GrýlaGrýla was an elderly Giantess of Jotunheim and the grandmother of Angrboda. Broken by the loss of her family and the slow ruin of her kind, she used an enchanted cauldron to steal the souls of animals, until Atreus and Angrboda destroyed it.
- Guardian ShieldThe Guardian Shield was a retractable round shield worn on Kratos's gauntlet through the Norse era. A gift from his wife Faye, it served him to parry, block, and turn aside attacks until Thor's hammer shattered it.
- GulltopprGulltoppr was the personal mount of the god Heimdall, a great horned beast of Asgard the watchman tamed and prized above all other creatures. He fell in battle against Kratos in the war that came to Vanaheim.
- Gulon: the ravenous pack hunters of VanaheimThe Gulon were massive feline like canine beasts that hunted in packs through the wilds of Vanaheim, striking teeth first and fearing little. A cursed breed spat poison from its own gut, while two gentle Gulon in Alfheim pulled a sled across the desert dunes.
- GungnirGungnir, the Spear of Heaven, was the signature weapon of Odin, forged by the master smith Ivaldi. It slew the primordial giant Ymir to ensure Odin's rise as the All-Father, and was the weapon with which Odin once stabbed himself in his quest for knowledge.
- GunnrGunnr, the Mistress of War, was the Valkyrie who reached every battlefield first to judge the fallen. Cursed by Odin and sealed in Midgard, she was freed by Kratos and Atreus and reborn as a Shield Maiden.
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20- Hafgufa: the Giant Glowing Sky Creatures of AlfheimThe Hafgufa are huge, jellyfish-like creatures Kratos frees from under the deserts of Alfheim in God of War Ragnarök. The name comes from an Old Norse sea monster said to be so big that sailors mistook it for islands.
- Heimdall: the watchman who saw every attackHeimdall's foresight let him read minds and dodge any blow, until Brok worked out it could be overwhelmed. The Draupnir Spear got past it, and Kratos killed him.
- Hel: Goddess of the Dishonored DeadHel was the foretold daughter of Loki and Angrboda, the figure Norse myth makes goddess of the dead and ruler of Helheim. In the age of Kratos she remained unborn, though the giants had long recorded her destiny among the children of Loki who were fated to shape the end of the Aesir.
- HelgiKing Helgi, called the Mad King, was a Midgardian ruler who sought the hand of the Valkyrie Sigrún. When her father refused the match, Helgi sacked the kingdom of Fjöturlund and slaughtered her family, and he died on the spear of her brother Dagr.
- Helheim: the frozen hell even Odin fearedThose who died of age, disease or crime were sent to Helheim, a dark and unyielding cold where no fire burned. Even Odin could not last there long.
- HildisviniHildisvini was a Vanir god, master archer, and advisor to Freya. Exiled to Midgard in the form of a boar, he was first encountered as Freya's wounded companion before later returning to his human shape to join the resistance against Odin.
- HildrHildr was one of the nine Valkyries cursed by Odin, sealed within the icy maze of Niflheim. Though close to the All-Father, she shared her sisters' curse, and was freed by Kratos and Atreus before Freya reborn her as a Shield Maiden.
- Hodr: the Blind GodHodr was an Aesir god of Asgard, the blind god of the old Norse myths. He was remembered in the lost pages of Norse myth as one of the gods who witnessed the great war between the Aesir and the Vanir.
- Hoenir: the silent god of the AesirHoenir was the Aesir god of silence, indecision, mystery, and avoidance, a kind but simple minded young god who needed constant care. Odin sent him to Vanaheim under the guise of a cultural exchange, and the Vanir families welcomed him as one of their own. When Hoenir learned that the All-Father had sent him away out of disgust, he took his own life.
- HofuðHofuð was the magic sword of Heimdall, watchman of the Aesir. Forged by the Asgardian master-smiths and imbued with Bifröst energy, it granted its wielder the power to realm shift. Kratos claimed it from Heimdall's corpse after slaying him in Vanaheim.
- Hope: the greatest weapon in the worldHope was a blessed power strong enough to kill a god, hidden by Athena at the bottom of Pandora's Box as a counterweight to the evils sealed there after the Great War. Kratos absorbed it without knowing when he opened the Box to slay Ares, awakened it through forgiveness to destroy Zeus, and released it to mankind on the point of the Blade of Olympus.
- How Did Kratos End Up in Midgard?Kratos survived stabbing himself at the end of God of War III, left a ruined Greece behind and wandered until he settled in Midgard, where he married Faye. The games never show the trip itself. Here is what they do show, and what the Fallen God comic adds.
- How Did Kratos Meet Faye?Kratos met Faye in Midgard after he left Greece, and their first meeting was a fight. The games never show it, only the spot where it happened and what grew from it. Here is everything they do tell us about how the two came together.
- HræsvelgrHræsvelgr was the Jötunn ruler of Helheim, a colossal eagle perched atop the realm's tallest spire and known to the Nine Realms as Hel. Indifferent to the living and the dead alike, she sought only someone to take her place so that she might at last lay down her long reign.
- HræzlyrHræzlyr was a great dragon that made its lair in the Heart of the Mountain, the highest peak in Midgard. He attacked Kratos and Atreus on their ascent and was killed when Kratos drove his neck into a spike of crystallized World Tree sap. One of his teeth was used to imbue Atreus' bow with lightning.
- Hrimthur: the stonemason who doomed AsgardHrimthur was a Jotunn stonemason, the son of Thamur, who completed the Great Walls of Jotunheim and then sought vengeance on the Aesir. Disguised as a mortal, he rebuilt the walls of Asgard and hid a weakness within them that would one day open the realm to its destruction.
- Hrimthur's Wall: the rampart of AsgardHrimthur's Wall was the colossal rampart that ringed Asgard, raised by the giant Hrimthur after the Aesir left their defences half built. Into it he set a secret flaw, a hidden weakness meant to one day bring the fortress down.
- HristHrist was one of the last Valkyries who stayed loyal to Odin after her sisters were freed. With her sister Mist she served as an enforcer of Asgard, and the two died together at the Spark of the World.
- HrungnirHrungnir was a Jotunn born without head or heart, his body completed with stone, who became a drunken plaything in Odin's court before Thor crushed his skull with Mjolnir. His true story showed how myth was made from ugly truth.
- Huginn and MuninnHuginn and Muninn were a pair of ravens who served as the personal spies of Odin, flying across the Nine Realms to bring him word of all that passed. Bound to the All-Father's will and granted speech and unnatural speed, the two were among the few creatures Odin truly cherished.
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5- Immortal: the deathless beings of the realmsImmortality marked the gods, titans, and certain great creatures of the Greek and Norse worlds, who could not die by age or disease. Yet it was never true invulnerability, for sufficient power could still bring even the mightiest of them down.
- Imposter TyrThe Imposter Tyr was Odin disguised as his son, the Aesir God of War. Posing as the long lost Tyr that Kratos and Atreus freed in Svartalfheim, the All-Father infiltrated their circle to learn their plans and uncover the hidden prophecies of the Jotnar, holding the ruse until his temper betrayed him.
- IngridIngrid was a sentient sword forged by the Vanir god Freyr, imbued with its own will and said to be impossible to steal. Lost to Odin, lent to Atreus, and reclaimed by Freyr at Ragnarok, the blade fought on its own in the hand of its rightful bearer.
- IronwoodIronwood was a region in Jotunheim, the home of Angrboda and Fenrir and the birthplace of a young Jormungandr. Long thought a mere metaphor for paradise, it proved to be a real and hidden sanctuary of the last giants.
- Is Kratos Immortal?Kratos is a god, so he won't die of age or illness, but he isn't unkillable. He has been killed more than once and come back, and he has survived things that should have ended him. Here is what the games show about how hard he is to kill.
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5- Járnsaxa: the giantess mother of MagniJárnsaxa was a Jotunn, the lover of Thor and the mother of his eldest son Magni. Spoken of only in passing as part of a sordid story, she was long dead by the time Kratos came to the Norse realms.
- Jormungandr: the World Serpent of MidgardJormungandr was so vast he encircled all of Midgard within the Lake of Nine. Thor struck him so hard at Ragnarok that he was hurled backward through time.
- Jötnar ShrinesThe Jötnar Shrines were wooden triptychs carved by the Giants to record the histories and prophecies of their kind. Scattered across the Nine Realms, they foretold Ragnarok and the fates of those caught up in it, including Kratos and his son.
- Jotnar: the giants Odin nearly wiped outThe Jotnar were the oldest race of the Norse cosmos, gifted with precognition. Odin envied that gift, forged Mjolnir, and set Thor to exterminate them.
- Jotunheim: where Tyr hid the last giantsTyr sealed the giants' homeland away as Odin hunted the Jotnar to extinction. Kratos and Atreus reached it at last to scatter Faye's ashes there.
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8- KaraKara was one of the nine Valkyries cursed by Odin and sealed beneath the Witch's Cave in Midgard. Freed by Kratos and Atreus, she was reborn by Freya as a Shield Maiden and fought in the assault on Asgard.
- King Hrólf KrakiKing Hrólf Kraki was a Midgardian warrior who seized the kingdom of Lejre with a band of twelve Berserkers, bound in death to the cursed blade Skofnung. The mightiest of all the Berserkers, he was hunted down and slain by Kratos so that Mimir might at last be avenged.
- KonunsgardKonunsgard was a region of Midgard once ruled by the dwarven king Motsognir, who built a great stronghold there in pursuit of a legendary armor. His obsession destroyed his people and himself, leaving the land overrun by the vengeful dead.
- Kraken: the sea beast of the Island of CreationThe Kraken was a giant meat-eating sea monster, an octopus-like horror of armored tentacles and a fanged maw. One rose against Kratos on the Island of Creation after the death of the Last Spartan and nearly crushed him before he impaled her through the mouth, while in the Norse realms a hatchling of the same breed lived as the pet of the dwarf Durlin.
- KratosKratos was the demigod son of Zeus who rose from a Spartan general to the Greek God of War, destroyed the pantheon of Olympus in a quest for vengeance, and then began again in the Norse realms as a father seeking to leave his bloody past behind.
- Kratos' Cabin: the homestead in the WildwoodsKratos' Cabin was the home that Faye and Kratos made together in the Wildwoods of Midgard, where their son Atreus was raised. Hidden for years behind a magical grove of marked trees, it endured the coming of Baldur, the sieges of Fimbulwinter, and the visit of Odin and Thor, and it remained the family's anchor through the war that ended the Aesir.
- Kratos' Throne Room: the seat of the God of WarKratos' Throne Room was the chamber on Mount Olympus from which the God of War watched over every conflict in Greece. First the hall of Ares, it passed to Kratos for the years of his reign, and its throne returned to him long afterward in Valhalla as the symbol of an office he had to decide whether to reclaim.
- Kratos's Wives: Lysandra and FayeKratos has had two wives. Lysandra, his Spartan first wife, died by his own hand in a temple Ares sent him to burn. Faye, the giant Laufey, married him in Midgard, raised Atreus and planned her own funeral. Here is each marriage, how each ended, and how they shaped him.
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5- Lake of NineThe Lake of Nine was the great central lake of Midgard, ringed by the towers of the Nine Realms and crossed by the World Serpent. It served as the hub from which Kratos and Atreus reached the far regions of the realm.
- Leviathan Axe: the frost axe made to answer MjolnirBrok and Sindri forged the Leviathan Axe to answer Mjolnir, the hammer they had made for Thor. Laufey carried it first and left it to Kratos. It returns to his hand from any distance, but its frost cannot harm the dead of Helheim.
- Light ElvesThe Light Elves, or Ljosalfar, were one of the two elven peoples of Alfheim, luminous beings who claimed to be the rightful masters of the Light. Their endless war with the Dark Elves for control of that power ended only when Freyr returned to unite the two races in the days of Ragnarok.
- LundaLunda was a dwarven blacksmith and old friend of Brok, whose skill rivaled the Huldra Brothers. She armed Freyr's resistance and supported Kratos and Atreus in the war against Asgard.
- Lyngbakr IslandLyngbakr Island was a strange rocky island in Svartalfheim where Mimir had long ago chained a great Lyngbakr to harvest its fat. Returning centuries later, Kratos, Atreus, and Mimir freed the captive creature.
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17- Magni: Thor's eldest son, killed by KratosMagni was Thor's firstborn and Odin's favoured grandson. He hunted Kratos and Atreus with Baldur, and Kratos buried an axe in his skull at Thamur's corpse.
- 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.
- Marbles: the soul stones of the JötnarThe Marbles, also called Spiritual Stones, were magical vessels crafted by the Jötnar to hold the souls of the last Giants of Jötunheim. Each bore a Jötunn name in Nordic runes, and they could carry a traveler across the realms to wherever a matching stone lay. Angrboda guarded them until destiny required her to hand the bag to Atreus, the chosen one the Giants called Loki.
- Mask of CreationThe Mask of Creation was a primordial wooden mask bound to the Rift of Creation, sought by Odin for the boundless knowledge it was said to grant. Its pieces were scattered across the Nine Realms, and Atreus restored it before destroying it during Ragnarok.
- Máttugr Helson: the Bridge Keeper of HelheimMáttugr Helson, the Bridge Keeper, was a troll born and raised in Helheim and set to guard the Bridge of the Damned. Kratos slew him to claim his heart, the one ingredient that could cure the ailing Atreus.
- Midgard: Kratos' home, shaped from YmirOdin shaped Midgard from the body of the giant Ymir. Kratos settled there after leaving Greece, and Fimbulwinter later froze the Lake of Nine.
- MidgardiansThe Midgardians, also called Norsemen, were the mortal inhabitants of Midgard, divided into warring Nordic clans by their worship of the Aesir or the Vanir. Short-lived yet fearless, they sought glorious deaths in battle to claim a place among the honored dead.
- MimirMimir was a Celtic fae who rose to become Odin's advisor and the ambassador of the Aesir before the All-Father imprisoned him for over a century. Freed and reanimated as a disembodied head by Kratos and Atreus, he became their guide, conscience, and friend across the Nine Realms.
- MistMist was one of the last Valkyries loyal to Odin after her sisters were freed. With her sister Hrist she enforced the All-Father's will, and the two died together in battle at the Spark of the World.
- Mjolnir: forged by Brok and Sindri for ThorBrok and Sindri forged Mjolnir, then forged the Leviathan Axe to rival it after Thor used the hammer to slaughter the giants. Thrud claimed it after Thor died.
- Modi: Thor's second son, killed by AtreusModi lived in the shadow of his brother Magni. After Magni died, Thor beat him nearly to death for cowardice, and Atreus stabbed him in the neck.
- 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.
- Monster: the beasts of the mythic worldMonsters, also called Beasts, were the hostile creatures of the mythic world, beings that could be counted neither as mortals nor as gods or Titans. From the minotaurs and gorgons of Greece to the trolls and dragons of the Norse realms, they haunted every land that Kratos ever walked.
- Mótsognir: the Dwarven KingMótsognir was a dwarf who became a king of Midgard, ruling humans from his castle at Konunsgard. Once a good king, his obsession with a legendary dwarven armor drove him to atrocity and madness, and he met his end among the dead he could not escape.
- Muspelheim: the fire that would burn AsgardHome of the Fire Giants and the source of all heat in the Nine Realms. Surtr was prophesied to burn Asgard down, and Kratos went there to ask him.
- Mustardseed: faerie of the GoodfellowsMustardseed was a faerie of Avalon, one of the faeries who attended Queen Titania and a member of the trickster band called the Goodfellows. He was a friend of Mimir in the days when the future Smartest Man Alive was known as Puck, and he was remembered in the Norse realms only through the old ambassador's recollections in Valhalla.
- Mythology: the many faiths of one worldIn the world Kratos walked, mythology was not belief but fact. Every body of myth that mankind told was true within its own land, from the Olympians of Greece to the Aesir of the north, with the gods of Egypt, Persia, and lands further still holding dominion over their own corners of the earth.
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7- Nidavellir: the dwarven capital of SvartalfheimNidavellir was the capital city of the Dwarves in Svartalfheim, a mining settlement set between the wetlands and the Bay of Bounty. Its name meant Dark Fields in the dwarven tongue, and its streets lived under the shadow of a great statue of Odin.
- NidhoggNidhogg was a primordial Lindwyrm who gnawed and guarded the roots of the World Tree. Made an unwitting pawn by Odin, she was slain by Kratos and Freya, leaving her six orphaned children to scatter across the realms.
- Niflheim: the fog that hid Tyr's prisonIvaldi's curse turned the mist of Niflheim into a deadly fog around his workshop. Kratos and Freya later found the true Tyr imprisoned there.
- Nightmare: the floating eye fiends of the Nine RealmsNightmares, also called Mares, were floating eyeball like fiends that drifted through the Nine Realms, pelting travelers with darts of magic. Weak alone, they swarmed beside Draugr, Revenants, and Dark Elves, and the worst of them crawled inside other creatures and wore them as living armor.
- Njörd: Vanir god of the sea and king of VanaheimNjörd was the Vanir god of the sea and a great leader of his people, father of Freyr and Freya and grandfather of Baldur. He fought in the Aesir-Vanir War, losing his wife Nerthus to the sons of Thor and his daughter Freya to a marriage with Odin.
- Norse Gods: the pantheon of the Nine RealmsThe Norse Gods were the pantheon that ruled over Scandinavia, the lands known in their own cosmos as the Nine Realms of Yggdrasil. Divided into the warlike Aesir of Asgard and the nature-bound Vanir of Vanaheim, they counted among the most powerful races of the realms and were held to be the protectors of Midgard and humanity.
- Norse Mythology: the North Germanic myths behind God of War's Nine WorldsNorse mythology is the body of North Germanic myth the God of War saga draws its Norse era from, built around Nine Worlds flanking the sacred tree Yggdrasil and a cosmos made from the flesh of Ymir.
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7- OberonOberon was the High King of the Fae, a capricious and cruel monarch of Fairyland. His fickle favor drove his servant Mimir to flee the realm of the Fae, a flight that carried Mimir into the Nine Realms.
- OdinOdin was the King of the Aesir and ruler of the Nine Realms, the All-Father who slew the first giant Ymir to found Asgard. Obsessed with knowledge and terrified of his own prophesied death, he waged war across the realms and orchestrated the events that brought Ragnarok to his doorstep.
- 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.
- OgreThe Ogres were burly, savage monsters of the Nine Realms, hulking brutes with tusks and crushing strength who roamed the outskirts of Midgard. Carnivorous and fierce, they were among the most dangerous beasts Kratos and Atreus faced.
- OgresOgres were a species of burly, brutal monsters of the Nine Realms, hulking brutes of great strength and little wit. They roamed the outskirts of Midgard and were pressed into Odin's army during Ragnarök, and Kratos felled many across his Norse journey.
- OlrunOlrun was a chieftain's daughter who, after her death, devoted herself to knowledge and was made the Valkyries' historian by Odin. Cursed and sealed in Alfheim, she was freed by Kratos and Atreus, then died at Ragnarok by Gna's hand.
- Oluf Nautson: chief of the Kol RaidersOluf Nautson was a mortal Midgardian chieftain who led the Kol Raiders through the years of Fimbulwinter, a masked giant of a man whose band hunted and ate the wolves of Midgard. His cruelty brought him against Kratos, who killed him at his own keep and later faced his shade again in Valhalla.
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2- Primordials: the First Beings in ExistenceThe Primordials were the first beings to come into existence at the dawn of creation, ancient cosmic forces who predated the Titans and Olympians of Greece and the Jotnar, Aesir, and Vanir of the Nine Realms. From their wars and unions the worlds themselves were formed.
- Prophecy of LokiThe Prophecy of Loki was the giants' carved mural foretelling Atreus' role in Ragnarok and the fall of Asgard. It predicted Kratos and Atreus' travels with uncanny accuracy, including Kratos' death, a fate he ultimately averted by choosing to change.
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6- RaebRaeb was a dwarven musician and tavern keeper of Nidavellir. Blunt and cynical, he pointed Kratos toward Durlin, and later performed the music for Brok's funeral.
- Ragnarok: the war that only Asgard lostThe seeress Groa foresaw the death of the gods. When it came, Odin and Thor died and Surtr burned Asgard, but the other eight realms survived.
- RaidersThe Raiders were berserker marauders of Midgard who chose to endure the killing cold of Fimbulwinter rather than flee. By twisting their guardian spirits they took on the traits of beasts, and they fell upon any outsider who crossed into their lands.
- RatatoskrRatatoskr was the squirrel who tended the World Tree of Yggdrasil and watched over the Nine Realms. Bound forever to the Tree, he sent spectral aspects of his own personality out in his stead, including the foul-mouthed Bitter Squirrel.
- Reavers: the last raiders of MidgardThe Reavers were savage human raiders, among the only living people left in Midgard after the Great Desolation emptied its roads. They survived by hunting, pillage, and in the worst cases cannibalism, and those who leaned on Seiðr magic were twisted into corrupted horrors, while their dead rose again as Hel-Walkers.
- RotaRota was one of the nine Valkyries cursed by Odin and sealed within Helheim. Freed by Kratos and Atreus, she was reborn by Freya as a Shield Maiden and fought in the assault on Asgard during Ragnarok.
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15- Shield: where Kratos got his shield, and the six that came before RagnarökKratos got the Guardian Shield from his departed wife, handed down with the Leviathan Axe. Shields entered the series in Chains of Olympus in 2008 and became swappable gear in God of War Ragnarök.
- Shores of NineThe Shores of Nine were the great body of water and surrounding coast at the heart of Midgard, ringing the Lake of Nine and the Realm Towers. They served as the central crossroads from which Kratos and Atreus reached the far regions of the realm.
- SifSif was the Aesir goddess of wheat, earth, harvest, and family, the second wife of Thor and mother of Thrud. Grief for her dead sons turned her against Odin, and she survived Ragnarok to become the new leader of the Aesir.
- Sigrun: the Valkyrie Queen Kratos freedOdin's curse drove the Valkyrie Queen mad, so Sigrun imprisoned her eight sisters and then herself. Kratos and Atreus beat her and freed her spirit.
- Sindri: the dwarf who destroyed Odin's soulSindri devised Mjolnir and dived into the Lake of Souls to bring his brother Brok back. After Odin murdered Brok, Sindri destroyed Odin's soul at Ragnarok.
- Sinmara: Surtr's Frost Giant Wife in God of War RagnarökSinmara is the giantess Surtr loved and married, and the reason he spent eons trying to dodge his own prophecy. She never shows her face in God of War Ragnarök, but her frozen heart is what turns Surtr into Ragnarök.
- SkadiSkadi was a Jotunn huntress without equal, daughter of the shapeshifter Thiazi. When Odin could not have her as a wife, he tricked her into slaying her own father, and grief carried her to her death in the snow.
- Skjöldr: the farm boy of New MidgardSkjöldr was a young Midgardian farm boy resettled on the outskirts of Asgard after the Desolation destroyed his homeland. He befriended Atreus at the foot of the great wall, survived being thrown into the battle of Ragnarök as one of Odin's mortal shields, and afterward led the displaced Midgardians as they rebuilt their lives in Midgard.
- Skoll and HatiSkoll and Hati were two giant celestial wolves, sons of the archwolf Hrodvitnir, who chased the sun and moon across the sky. Cast to the heavens by Odin, their eventual catch of their prey was foretold to mark the dawn of Ragnarok.
- Soul EaterThe Soul Eaters were corrupted Ancients, golem-like beings that fed on the souls of the living and trapped them forever, beyond any afterlife. Born from a dwarven scheme gone wrong, they became a danger to every soul that crossed their path.
- Spirit: the restless dead of the Nine RealmsSpirits were the souls of the dead who could not rest until a final favor was fulfilled on their behalf, and alone among the undead they remained passive and neutral toward the living. Most lingered around the Lake of Nine in Midgard, though others were found in Svartalfheim, while Vanaheim held their fragmented counterparts, the Spectres, who kept the shapes they had worn in life.
- Stalker: the antlered hunters of the wildsStalkers were antlered, horse-bodied hunters who roamed Midgard and Vanaheim, worshippers of Skaði and masters of the hunt. Once peaceful, many turned savage with the coming of Fimbulwinter, a change Mimir blamed on Odin's meddling.
- StarkadrStarkadr the Mighty was an eight-armed Jotunn warrior whose strength surpassed even Thor. Fearing he would lead the giants as their general, Odin ruined his name with slander and had Thor tear him apart on the battlefield.
- Surtr: the fire giant who became RagnarokSurtr was the first fire giant, born from Ginnungagap after Ymir. He gave himself up to become Ragnarok and drove his blade into the heart of Asgard.
- Svartalfheim: where Brok and Sindri forgedThe richest of the Nine Realms in minerals, and home to the dwarven smiths. Odin sealed the path to it for generations and bent its trade to Asgard.
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30- Talon BowThe Talon Bow was a yew longbow carved by Faye for her son Atreus and used by him throughout the Norse journeys. Though not magical by nature, it was enchanted over time to fire arrows of light and lightning, and later sigil and sonic shots.
- TatzelwurmThe Tatzelwurms were serpentine, feline beasts of the Nine Realms that tunneled through the earth to ambush their prey, striking with sharp claws and teeth and a venomous barb in the tail. They roamed the wilds in packs.
- Thamur: killed by his own chiselThamur was the finest stonemason in the Nine Realms. Thor drove the giant's own chisel through his skull, and his falling corpse crushed a village.
- Thamur's ChiselThamur's Chisel was the great stonemason's tool, frozen within the head of his fallen corpse in Midgard. A shard of its magic tip could carve the secret rune that opened the way to Jotunheim, making it the key to the last hidden road into the realm of the Giants.
- Thamur's Chisel: the giant's tool that carved the way to JotunheimThamur's Chisel was the great mason's chisel of the dead giant Thamur, frozen with his corpse in Midgard. A fragment of it could carve the travel rune to Jotunheim, making it the key Kratos and Atreus needed to reach the realm of the giants.
- Thamur's Corpse: the frozen grave of the giant stonemasonThamur's Corpse was the vast frozen body of the giant stonemason Thamur, who fell upon a village in Midgard after a clash with Thor. The land around him remained an abandoned tundra, the site of two battles in Kratos and Atreus's journey.
- The AesirThe Aesir were one of the two tribes of Norse gods, natives of Asgard known for their war-like nature and their hunger for knowledge. Descended from the slain primordial Ymir and ruled by Odin, they claimed dominion over all creation, waging genocide upon the Jotnar and war upon the Vanir before their fall in Ragnarok.
- The AfterlifeThe Afterlife was where the dead passed, called the Underworld among the Greeks and Helheim among the Norse. Existing as physical places as much as spiritual ones, the various afterlives were ruled by powerful gods who judged the dead and shepherded their souls, with a different realm awaiting those who died within each mythology.
- The ApplecoreThe Applecore was a sprawling, maze-like mining region of Svartalfheim, the realm of the Dwarves. It linked the Jarnsmida Pitmines to the Sverd Sands and the Aurvangar Wetlands, and Kratos and Atreus passed through it in their search for Tyr.
- The CraterThe Crater was a region in the north of Vanaheim, a vast and varied wilderness of plains, jungle and sinkholes, haunted by the spirits of the fallen.
- The Cycle of PatricideThe Cycle of Patricide was the repeating doom by which the son of a deity rose to slay his father, only to fear the same fate from his own children. It bound the Greek pantheon from Ouranos to Zeus, and its shadow fell again upon the Norse gods.
- The Eyes of OdinThe Eyes of Odin were spectral ravens dispatched by the Allfather to spy throughout the Nine Realms. Once human children sacrificed to Odin and transformed by his acolyte the Raven Keeper, they were freed by Kratos and returned to the Raven Tree in Niflheim.
- The God of War TV Series: Cast, Story and What We KnowPrime Video's live-action God of War series has a two-season order, Ronald D. Moore as showrunner and, after a stunt injury forced a recast, Dave Bautista as Kratos. Here is what Amazon, Sony and the trade press have confirmed so far, and what nobody has announced yet.
- The Great LodgeThe Great Lodge, also called Odin's Hall, was the seat of the All-Father's power, a vast Viking longhouse at the centre of Gladsheim where Odin lived, studied, and ruled the Nine Realms. It was built above the Rift, the place where Odin slew Ymir, and fell with the rest of Asgard at Ragnarok.
- The Lady of the ForgeThe Lady of the Forge was a mermaid of great magical power who dwelt within an underwater forge in the depths of Svartalfheim. Renowned for the craft of her weapons, she forged the Draupnir Spear for Kratos.
- The Nine RealmsThe Nine Realms were the worlds of the Norse gods and the countless races who dwelt along the branches of Yggdrasil. From the void of Ginnungagap and the body of Ymir they took shape, and they endured through the fall of Asgard at Ragnarok.
- The Nornir: the Norse goddesses of fateThe Nornir were the three Norse goddesses of fate, Urd, Verdandi, and Skuld, who dwelt at the hidden Well of Urd. The Norse counterparts of the Greek Sisters of Fate, they offered cryptic wisdom to those who reached them and insisted that no such thing as destiny truly existed.
- The Undead: the dead who would not restThe Undead were the dead returned to motion, raised by curse, godly power, or magic to serve the masters of the afterlife. In Greece they marched as soulless corpses in the armies of Ares and Hades, while in the Nine Realms the Draugr, Hel-Walkers, and Einherjar overran the living world as Ragnarok drew near.
- The ValkyriesThe Valkyries were female warrior-spirits who served Odin by escorting the honored dead to Valhalla. After Freya fell from favor, the All-Father cursed nine of them into maddening corporeal forms, until Kratos and Atreus freed their spirits and Freya reborn them as the Shield Maidens.
- The Vanir: the gods of nature and magicThe Vanir were one of the two tribes of Norse gods, natives of Vanaheim known for their bond with nature and their mastery of the magic called Seidr. Equal in the long war against the Aesir, they outlasted their rivals and gave the survivors refuge after Ragnarok.
- The World: the many lands and mythologies of one earthThe World was the whole of creation known to gods and mortals, a single earth upon which many mythologies coexisted despite their contradictions. Each region held its own gods, monsters, magic, cosmology, and afterlife, from Greece and the Norse domains to Egypt, Persia, and lands known only through rumor and relic.
- Thor: Odin's enforcer, killed by OdinOdin ordered Thor to wipe out the giants of Midgard with Mjolnir. When Thor finally refused to fight, his father ran him through with Gungnir.
- Thrud: Thor's daughter, heir to MjolnirThrud was the daughter of Thor and Sif who dreamed of joining the Valkyries. After Odin killed her father at Ragnarok, she claimed Mjolnir for herself.
- ThrymThrym was a cunning Frost Giant King of Jötunheim who stole Thor's hammer Mjölnir while the thunder god slept. Rather than keep the bane of the Jötnar for himself, he offered to trade it back for Freya's hand, and was killed when Thor recovered the weapon at the wedding feast.
- Titania: Queen of the FaeriesTitania was the Queen of the Faeries, wife of King Oberon and mistress of Avalon in the Celtic Lands. She endured a bitter marriage to a cruel husband, and her name reached the Norse realms only through the memories of Mimir, the faerie once called Puck who had served her tormentor.
- TravelersThe Travelers were heavily armoured warriors who followed a mysterious code called the Path, believing it led to enlightenment in Jötunheim. In truth the Path was a deception of Odin's, devised to send warriors to besiege the home of the Giants.
- TrollThe Trolls were towering, stone-skinned giants of the Nine Realms who wielded heavy rune-carved totems channeling fire, frost, or stone. Once a powerful civilization, they were reduced to a scattered remnant after a betrayal by the Aesir.
- TrollsTrolls were a race of towering, stone-skinned giants native to the Nine Realms, each bearing a heavy rune-carved totem that granted it elemental power. Once a civilization that spread across Midgard, they were betrayed and broken by the Aesir, and the scattered survivors became some of the deadliest creatures Kratos and Atreus faced on their journey.
- Tyr: the god of war who chose peaceTyr was the Aesir god of war who turned to peace and built the Temple in the Lake of Nine. Odin imprisoned him, faked his death, and took his face.
- Tyr's Temple: the gate between realmsTyr's Temple was a magnificent temple in Midgard dedicated to the Aesir God of War, built by all the races of the Nine Realms to allow travel between them. Hidden beneath the Lake of Nine, it was revealed by the stirring of the serpent.
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3- Valhalla: the hall older than Odin himselfValhalla was the golden hall where the Valkyries brought the honoured dead. It was not Odin's creation but a primordial force that tested every soul.
- Vanaheim: home of the Vanir, held by FreyaThe Vanir's jungle world of wild magic. Outmatched in war, Freya's Vanir fought the Aesir to a stalemate, and Ragnarok finally freed it.
- VeithurgardVeithurgard was a region of Midgard once ruled by the dwarven king Motsognir, where farmers were forced to become monster hunters. After the king vanished, it fell to ruin and became infested with corrupted Reavers and the dead.
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9- 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.
- What Happened to Kratos After Ragnarök?Kratos survived Ragnarök, let Atreus go, and stayed in Midgard to help Freya and Mimir rebuild the Nine Realms. In the Valhalla epilogue he takes up the title God of War again, this time as a god of hope. Here is where his story stands.
- Why Did Kratos Kill Baldur?Kratos killed Baldur to stop him strangling his own mother, Freya. He had already spared Baldur once. Here is the fight, the mistletoe that made it possible, and why Kratos saw the killing as ending a cycle of children killing parents.
- Why Did Kratos Say No to Odin?At the start of God of War Ragnarök, Odin offers Kratos peace if Atreus stops searching for Tyr. Kratos says no. The game lets the scene speak for itself, but everything around it explains why he couldn't take the deal.
- Why Is Atreus Called Loki? The Name ExplainedAtreus is called Loki because that was the name his mother Faye wanted for him, and the name the giants gave him in their prophecy. Here is how God of War reveals it, why Kratos called him Atreus instead, and what the name means for Ragnarök.
- WildwoodsThe Wildwoods was the forested region of Midgard where Kratos and Faye made their home, shielded by her marked trees from the Aesir. It was from here that Kratos and Atreus set out on their journey after Faye's death.
- Witch's Sanctuary: the hidden grove of FreyaThe Witch's Sanctuary was a concealed garden region of Midgard, hidden behind a living wall of roots and warmed against the winter outside. It was the home of Freya, the Witch of the Woods, who dwelt there beneath the shell of the giant tortoise Chaurli, and it was where Kratos and Atreus first met her while hunting the boar Hildisvini.
- WulverThe Wulvers were ferocious wolfen beasts of the Nine Realms, immense in strength and speed, standing upright like men yet wolves in form. Cunning and savage, they hunted in packs across Vanaheim and Jotunheim.
- Wyvern: the winged predators the Vanir once rodeThe Wyverns were swift, bird like beasts of the Norse skies that could spit blasts of energy from their beaked mouths. Once the trusted mounts of the Vanir, they were enslaved by the Einherjar when Asgard occupied Vanaheim, and Odin twisted some into Bifrost charged terrors called Dodher Wyverns.
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2- Yggdrasil: the yew that holds the realmsThe World Tree grew out of the Lake of Nine and its branches held the Nine Realms. It was said to have no beginning, and it shook when Asgard fell.
- Ymir: the first being of the Nine RealmsYmir was the original Jotunn, the first sentient being to take form in the void of Ginnungagap and the progenitor of every god, giant, and mortal that followed. Slain by Odin and his brothers, his torn body became the raw material of the realms themselves, and his murder seeded a hatred between Aesir and Jotnar that endured until Ragnarok.