The Applecore
The Maze of the Dwarven Mines
The 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 Applecore was a large mining region within Svartalfheim, home of the Dwarves, made up of a confusing maze of tunnels and passages. It served as a crossroads, linking the Jarnsmida Pitmines to the Sverd Sands and the Aurvangar Wetlands beyond. Kratos and Atreus passed through its depths during their search for the imprisoned god Tyr. (God of War Ragnarök)
A crossroads of Svartalfheim#
The Applecore was one of the mining regions carved into Svartalfheim by the Dwarves, and its layout was famously confusing, a tangle of curved paths, crawlspaces, water troughs, and walkways that doubled back on themselves. The workshop of the dwarf Sindri sat near its entrance, reached by boat through the mines. From the Applecore a traveler could pass to the Jarnsmida Pitmines on one side and to the Sverd Sands and the Aurvangar Wetlands on the other, making it a key link between scattered corners of the land. (God of War Ragnarök)
The passage of Kratos and Atreus#
Kratos and his son Atreus made their way through the Applecore in the course of their long trek across the Nine Realms in search of Tyr. The tunnels were occupied by the dark creatures of Svartalfheim, among them Grims, Wretches, and the occasional hulking Bergsra, and the pair had to fight through them to press on. The region could not be freely traveled all at once, and they would later pass back through it from the opposite direction as their quest carried them onward. (God of War Ragnarök)
Frequently asked questions
- What was the Applecore in God of War?
- The Applecore was a large mining region in Svartalfheim, the realm of the Dwarves. It connected the Jarnsmida Pitmines to the Sverd Sands and the Aurvangar Wetlands through a confusing, maze-like network of tunnels and passages.
- Where was the Applecore located?
- The Applecore lay within Svartalfheim, the realm of the Dwarves. Sindri's workshop sat near its entrance, reached by boat through the mines.
- Who passed through the Applecore?
- Kratos and Atreus traveled through the Applecore during their quest to find the imprisoned Norse god Tyr. The region was infested with Grims, Wretches, and the occasional Bergsra.
Sources
- GameGod of War Ragnarök, Santa Monica Studio, 2022
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Aurvangar Wetlands: gateway swamps of Svartalfheim
The 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.
Svartalfheim: where Brok and Sindri forged
The 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.
Atreus (Loki): Kratos's Son and the Truth of His Name
Atreus 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.
Dwarves
The 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.
Kratos
Kratos 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.
Sindri: the dwarf who destroyed Odin's soul
Sindri 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.
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