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imported>Darman36 at 03:50, 25 May 2025

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	{{Era\|Culture\|Locations}}{{WP-REAL\|Norse cosmology}}		{{Era\|Culture\|Locations}}{{WP-REAL\|Norse cosmology}}
	{{Update\|''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]], [[Dawn of Ragnarök]]'', and ''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Forgotten Myths]]''}}		{{Update\|[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]], [[Dawn of Ragnarök]]' and [[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Forgotten Myths]]}}
	The '''Nine Realms''' were interconnected spheres of influence across the [[Earth]] during the [[Isu]] [[Isu Era\|Era]].		The '''Nine Realms''' were interconnected spheres of influence across the [[Earth]] during the [[Isu]] [[Isu Era\|Era]].

	==Mythology==		==Mythology==
	As the ~~First Civilization~~ became mythologized by [[human]]ity, the Nine Realms fell into [[Norse ~~people~~\|Norse~~]] [[Norse mythology\|~~legend]] as the various homeworlds of their gods and other races that existed along the branches of the great world tree [[Yggdrasil]], which wove them together to form the Norse cosmos.		As the [[Isu]] became mythologized by [[human]]ity, the Nine Realms fell into [[Norse mythology\|Norse legend]] as the various homeworlds of their gods and other races that existed along the branches of the great world tree [[Yggdrasil]], which wove them together to form the [[Norse people\|Norse]] cosmos.

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	*[[Jötunheimr]], home of the ''[[Jötnar]]''.		*[[Jötunheimr]], home of the ''[[Jötnar]]''.
	*[[Múspellsheimr]], the world of fire and home to the [[Muspels]].		*[[Múspellsheimr]], the world of fire and home to the [[Muspels]].
	*[[~~Earth\|~~Midgard]], home of ~~[[human]]ity~~.		*[[Midgard]], home of humanity.
	*[[Svartálfaheimr]]/[[Niðavellir]], home of the dark elves or [[Dwarf\|dwarves]].		*[[Svartálfaheimr]]/[[Niðavellir]], home of the dark elves or [[Dwarf\|dwarves]].
	*[[Vanaheimr]], home of the [[Vanir]].		*[[Vanaheimr]], home of the [[Vanir]].
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	==Legacy and influence==		==Legacy and influence==
	In the 9th century, ~~the [[shieldmaiden]]~~ [[Eivor Varinsdottir]] of the [[Raven Clan]] consumed psychoactive mixtures prepared by her clan's resident oracle [[Valka]] which allowed Eivor to experience Odin's memories in the form of hallucinogenic visions. In this drugged state, she relived [[Odin]]'s memories of his time in Asgard and Jötunheimr during the [[Isu Era]] in his attempts to avert his [[Calculations\|fated encounter]] with [[Loki]]'s son [[Fenrir]] at the onset of [[Ragnarök]]<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – [[In Dreams...]]<br>↑ ''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla'' – [[Going Deeper...]]<br>↑ ''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla'' – [[Bound to Fate]]</ref>. Later on, she relived Odin's memories from his mission to Svartálfaheimr to rescue his imprisoned son [[Baldr]] from the megalomaniacal Isu warlord [[Surtr]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]] – [[Dawn of Ragnarök]]'' – [[Restless Dreams]]</ref> Following Baldr's death, Eivor relived a fourth set of memories in which Odin traveled through Niflheimr to reach Helheim, where he confronted the goddess of death [[Hel]] and attempted to resurrect his fallen son.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]] – [[The Forgotten Saga]]''</ref>		In the 9th century, [[Eivor Varinsdottir]] of the [[Raven Clan]] consumed psychoactive mixtures prepared by her clan's resident oracle [[Valka]] which allowed Eivor to experience Odin's memories in the form of hallucinogenic visions. In this drugged state, she relived [[Odin]]'s memories of his time in Asgard and Jötunheimr during the [[Isu Era]] in his attempts to avert his [[Calculations\|fated encounter]] with [[Loki]]'s son [[Fenrir]] at the onset of [[Ragnarök]]<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – [[In Dreams...]]<br>↑ ''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla'' – [[Going Deeper...]]<br>↑ ''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla'' – [[Bound to Fate]]</ref>. Later on, she relived Odin's memories from his mission to Svartálfaheimr to rescue his imprisoned son [[Baldr]] from the megalomaniacal Isu warlord [[Surtr]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]] – [[Dawn of Ragnarök]]'' – [[Restless Dreams]]</ref> Following Baldr's death, Eivor relived a fourth set of memories in which Odin traveled through Niflheimr to reach Helheim, where he confronted the goddess of death [[Hel]] and attempted to resurrect his fallen son.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]] – [[The Forgotten Saga]]''</ref>

	==Behind the scenes==		==Behind the scenes==
	~~[[Darby McDevitt]], the Narrative Director for~~ ''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'', has stated that the in-game mythological Nine Realms were developed to correspond with large geographical regions of Earth.<ref name="Reddit">{{Cite web\|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/assassinscreed/comments/l531fi/spoiler_ac_valhalla_theory_the_nine_isu_cultures\|title=(SPOILER) AC Valhalla theory: the nine Isu cultures\|author="Darby_McDevitt"\|date=25 January, 2021\|publisher=''{{Wiki\|Reddit}}''\|accessdate=18 December 2021\|quote=Popping in here to say excellent theorizing. This is on the right track, but when we were thinking of parallels between the realms and the real world, we stuck to larger geographic zones. So, currently the only one you have partly correct is Muspelheim — which we saw as all of Northern Africa.}}</ref> The publicly known analogs are Asgard as Northern Europe, Southern/Mediterranean Europe corresponding with Jotunheimr,<ref name="YouTube">{{Youtube\|video=DnWKiObMtCQ\|text=Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Narrative Director Discusses Ending (Spoilers) <nowiki>\|</nowiki> Ubisoft [NA<nowiki>]</nowiki>		''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]''{{'}}s Narrative Designer [[Darby McDevitt]] has stated that the in-game mythological Nine Realms were developed to correspond with large geographical regions of Earth.<ref name="Reddit">{{Cite web\|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/assassinscreed/comments/l531fi/spoiler_ac_valhalla_theory_the_nine_isu_cultures\|title=(SPOILER) AC Valhalla theory: the nine Isu cultures\|author="Darby_McDevitt"\|date=25 January, 2021\|publisher=''{{Wiki\|Reddit}}''\|accessdate=18 December 2021\|quote=Popping in here to say excellent theorizing. This is on the right track, but when we were thinking of parallels between the realms and the real world, we stuck to larger geographic zones. So, currently the only one you have partly correct is Muspelheim — which we saw as all of Northern Africa.}}</ref> The publicly known analogs are Asgard as Northern Europe, Southern/Mediterranean Europe corresponding with Jotunheimr,<ref name="YouTube">{{Youtube\|video=DnWKiObMtCQ\|text=Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Narrative Director Discusses Ending (Spoilers) <nowiki>\|</nowiki> Ubisoft [NA<nowiki>]</nowiki>
	\|channel=https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBMvc6jvuTxH6TNo9ThpYjg\|channelname=Ubisoft North America\|quote=So explicitly for ''Origins'' and then later in this game, we [developers] said, "Let's say definitively that the Norse mythology represents a Northern Isu clan, and that the Egyptian Isu are in an African clan. And they are different than the Capitoline trio, the Mediterranean Isu, let's say." They're Greco-Roman, right? And that would allow us a much bigger place to play with."}}</ref> and Northern Africa for Múspellsheimr.<ref name="Reddit" /> ''[[The Forgotten Saga]]'' ~~DLC~~ has since depicted Helheimr as Hel's seat of power and residence within Niflheimr itself.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – [[The Forgotten Saga]]''</ref>		\|channel=https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBMvc6jvuTxH6TNo9ThpYjg\|channelname=Ubisoft North America\|quote=So explicitly for ''Origins'' and then later in this game, we [developers] said, "Let's say definitively that the Norse mythology represents a Northern Isu clan, and that the Egyptian Isu are in an African clan. And they are different than the Capitoline trio, the Mediterranean Isu, let's say." They're Greco-Roman, right? And that would allow us a much bigger place to play with."}}</ref> and Northern Africa for Múspellsheimr.<ref name="Reddit" /> The downloadable expansion ''[[The Forgotten Saga]]'' has since depicted Helheimr as Hel's seat of power and residence within Niflheimr itself.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – [[The Forgotten Saga]]''</ref>

	==Appearances==		==Appearances==
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	*''[[Discovery Tour: Viking Age]]''		*''[[Discovery Tour: Viking Age]]''
	*''[[Echoes of History]]'' {{Mo}}		*''[[Echoes of History]]'' {{Mo}}
	*''[[Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Forgotten Myths]]''		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Forgotten Myths]]''
	*''[[The World of Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Journey to the North – Logs and Files of a Hidden One]]'' {{Mo}}		*''[[The World of Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Journey to the North – Logs and Files of a Hidden One]]'' {{Mo}}

imported>Batfan13 at 05:36, 27 April 2024

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	*''[[Echoes of History]]'' {{Mo}}		*''[[Echoes of History]]'' {{Mo}}
	*''[[Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Forgotten Myths]]''		*''[[Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Forgotten Myths]]''
			*''[[The World of Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Journey to the North – Logs and Files of a Hidden One]]'' {{Mo}}

	==References==		==References==

imported>Darman36: /* Mythology */

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Mythology

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	*[[Álfheimr]], home of the elves.		*[[Álfheimr]], home of the elves.
	*[[~~Asgard\|~~Ásgarðr]], home of the [[Æsir]].		*[[Ásgarðr]], home of the [[Æsir]].
	*[[Jötunheimr]], home of the ''[[Jötnar]]''.		*[[Jötunheimr]], home of the ''[[Jötnar]]''.
	*[[Múspellsheimr]], the world of fire and home to the [[Muspels]].		*[[Múspellsheimr]], the world of fire and home to the [[Muspels]].
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	*[[Svartálfaheimr]]/[[Niðavellir]], home of the dark elves or [[Dwarf\|dwarves]].		*[[Svartálfaheimr]]/[[Niðavellir]], home of the dark elves or [[Dwarf\|dwarves]].
	*[[Vanaheimr]], home of the [[Vanir]].		*[[Vanaheimr]], home of the [[Vanir]].
	*[[~~Niflheim~~]], the world of ice.		*[[Niflheimr]], the world of ice.
	*[[~~Helheim\|~~Helheimr]], the world of the dead.<ref>{{WP\|Norse cosmology}}</ref>		*[[Helheimr]], the world of the dead.<ref>{{WP\|Norse cosmology}}</ref>

	==Legacy and influence==		==Legacy and influence==

imported>Sol Pacificus at 19:02, 18 May 2023

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	{{ACV}}		{{ACV}}
	{{Isu}}		{{Isu}}
	[[Category:~~Locations~~]]		[[Category:Mythological locations]]
	[[Category:Norse mythology]]		[[Category:Norse mythology]]
	[[Category:Nine Realms]]		[[Category:Nine Realms\| ]]

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	==Legacy and influence==		==Legacy and influence==
	In the 9th century, the [[shieldmaiden]] [[Eivor Varinsdottir]] of the [[Raven Clan]] consumed psychoactive mixtures prepared by her clan's resident oracle [[Valka]] which allowed Eivor to experience Odin's memories in the form of hallucinogenic visions. In this drugged state, she relived [[Odin]]'s memories of his time in Asgard and Jötunheimr during the [[Isu Era]] in his attempts to avert his [[Calculations\|fated encounter]] with [[Loki]]'s son [[Fenrir]] at the onset of [[Ragnarök]]<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – [[In Dreams...]]<br>↑ ''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla'' – [[Going Deeper...]]<br>↑ ''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla'' – [[Bound to Fate]]</ref>. Later on, she relived Odin's memories from his mission to Svartálfaheimr to rescue his imprisoned son [[Baldr]] from the megalomaniacal Isu warlord [[Surtr]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]] – [[Dawn of Ragnarök]]'' – [[Restless Dreams]]</ref>		In the 9th century, the [[shieldmaiden]] [[Eivor Varinsdottir]] of the [[Raven Clan]] consumed psychoactive mixtures prepared by her clan's resident oracle [[Valka]] which allowed Eivor to experience Odin's memories in the form of hallucinogenic visions. In this drugged state, she relived [[Odin]]'s memories of his time in Asgard and Jötunheimr during the [[Isu Era]] in his attempts to avert his [[Calculations\|fated encounter]] with [[Loki]]'s son [[Fenrir]] at the onset of [[Ragnarök]]<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – [[In Dreams...]]<br>↑ ''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla'' – [[Going Deeper...]]<br>↑ ''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla'' – [[Bound to Fate]]</ref>. Later on, she relived Odin's memories from his mission to Svartálfaheimr to rescue his imprisoned son [[Baldr]] from the megalomaniacal Isu warlord [[Surtr]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]] – [[Dawn of Ragnarök]]'' – [[Restless Dreams]]</ref> Following Baldr's death, Eivor relived a fourth set of memories in which Odin traveled through Niflheimr to reach Helheim, where he confronted the goddess of death [[Hel]] and attempted to resurrect his fallen son.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]] – [[The Forgotten Saga]]''</ref>

	==Behind the scenes==		==Behind the scenes==

imported>Vetinari at 12:25, 8 October 2022

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	==Behind the scenes==		==Behind the scenes==
	[[Darby McDevitt]], the Narrative Director for ''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'', has stated that the in-game mythological Nine Realms were developed to correspond with large geographical regions of Earth.<ref name="Reddit">{{Cite web\|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/assassinscreed/comments/l531fi/spoiler_ac_valhalla_theory_the_nine_isu_cultures\|title=(SPOILER) AC Valhalla theory: the nine Isu cultures\|author="Darby_McDevitt"\|date=25 January, 2021\|publisher=''{{Wiki\|Reddit}}''\|accessdate=18 December 2021\|quote=Popping in here to say excellent theorizing. This is on the right track, but when we were thinking of parallels between the realms and the real world, we stuck to larger geographic zones. So, currently the only one you have partly correct is Muspelheim — which we saw as all of Northern Africa.}}</ref> The publicly known analogs are Asgard as Northern Europe, Southern/Mediterranean Europe corresponding with Jotunheimr,<ref name="YouTube">{{Youtube\|video=DnWKiObMtCQ\|text=Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Narrative Director Discusses Ending (Spoilers) <nowiki>\|</nowiki> Ubisoft [NA<nowiki>]</nowiki>		[[Darby McDevitt]], the Narrative Director for ''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'', has stated that the in-game mythological Nine Realms were developed to correspond with large geographical regions of Earth.<ref name="Reddit">{{Cite web\|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/assassinscreed/comments/l531fi/spoiler_ac_valhalla_theory_the_nine_isu_cultures\|title=(SPOILER) AC Valhalla theory: the nine Isu cultures\|author="Darby_McDevitt"\|date=25 January, 2021\|publisher=''{{Wiki\|Reddit}}''\|accessdate=18 December 2021\|quote=Popping in here to say excellent theorizing. This is on the right track, but when we were thinking of parallels between the realms and the real world, we stuck to larger geographic zones. So, currently the only one you have partly correct is Muspelheim — which we saw as all of Northern Africa.}}</ref> The publicly known analogs are Asgard as Northern Europe, Southern/Mediterranean Europe corresponding with Jotunheimr,<ref name="YouTube">{{Youtube\|video=DnWKiObMtCQ\|text=Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Narrative Director Discusses Ending (Spoilers) <nowiki>\|</nowiki> Ubisoft [NA<nowiki>]</nowiki>
	\|channel=https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBMvc6jvuTxH6TNo9ThpYjg\|channelname=Ubisoft North America\|quote=So explicitly for ''Origins'' and then later in this game, we [developers] said, "Let's say definitively that the Norse mythology represents a Northern Isu clan, and that the Egyptian Isu are in an African clan. And they are different than the Capitoline trio, the Mediterranean Isu, let's say." They're Greco-Roman, right? And that would allow us a much bigger place to play with."}}</ref> and Northern Africa for Múspellsheimr.<ref name="Reddit" />		\|channel=https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBMvc6jvuTxH6TNo9ThpYjg\|channelname=Ubisoft North America\|quote=So explicitly for ''Origins'' and then later in this game, we [developers] said, "Let's say definitively that the Norse mythology represents a Northern Isu clan, and that the Egyptian Isu are in an African clan. And they are different than the Capitoline trio, the Mediterranean Isu, let's say." They're Greco-Roman, right? And that would allow us a much bigger place to play with."}}</ref> and Northern Africa for Múspellsheimr.<ref name="Reddit" /> ''[[The Forgotten Saga]]'' DLC has since depicted Helheimr as Hel's seat of power and residence within Niflheimr itself.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – [[The Forgotten Saga]]''</ref>

	==Appearances==		==Appearances==

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	==Legacy and influence==		==Legacy and influence==
	In the 9th century, the [[shieldmaiden]] [[Eivor Varinsdottir]] of the [[Raven Clan]] consumed psychoactive mixtures prepared by her clan's resident oracle [[Valka]] which allowed Eivor to experience Odin's memories in the form of hallucinogenic visions. In this drugged state, she relived [[Odin]]'s memories of his time in Asgard and Jötunheimr during the [[Isu Era]] in his attempts to avert his [[Calculations\|fated encounter]] with [[Loki]]'s son [[Fenrir]] at the onset of [[Ragnarök]]<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – [[In Dreams...]]<br>↑ ''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla'' – [[Going Deeper...]]<br>↑ ''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla'' – [[Bound to Fate]]</ref>. Later on, she relived Odin's memories from his mission to Svartálfaheimr to rescue his imprisoned son [[Baldr]] from the megalomaniacal Isu warlord [[Surtr]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]] – [[Dawn of Ragnarök]]'' – [[Restless ~~Dream~~]]</ref>		In the 9th century, the [[shieldmaiden]] [[Eivor Varinsdottir]] of the [[Raven Clan]] consumed psychoactive mixtures prepared by her clan's resident oracle [[Valka]] which allowed Eivor to experience Odin's memories in the form of hallucinogenic visions. In this drugged state, she relived [[Odin]]'s memories of his time in Asgard and Jötunheimr during the [[Isu Era]] in his attempts to avert his [[Calculations\|fated encounter]] with [[Loki]]'s son [[Fenrir]] at the onset of [[Ragnarök]]<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – [[In Dreams...]]<br>↑ ''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla'' – [[Going Deeper...]]<br>↑ ''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla'' – [[Bound to Fate]]</ref>. Later on, she relived Odin's memories from his mission to Svartálfaheimr to rescue his imprisoned son [[Baldr]] from the megalomaniacal Isu warlord [[Surtr]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]] – [[Dawn of Ragnarök]]'' – [[Restless Dreams]]</ref>

	==Behind the scenes==		==Behind the scenes==

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	{{Era\|Culture\|Locations}}{{WP-REAL\|Norse cosmology}}		{{Era\|Culture\|Locations}}{{WP-REAL\|Norse cosmology}}
	~~{{Spoilerhd\|27 March 2022}}~~		{{Update\|''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]], [[Dawn of Ragnarök]]'', and ''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Forgotten Myths]]''}}
	{{Update\|''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]], [[Dawn of Ragnarök]]'', and ''[[Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Forgotten Myths]]''}}
	~~{{Stub~~}}
	The '''Nine Realms''' were interconnected spheres of influence across the [[Earth]] during the [[Isu]] [[Isu Era\|Era]].		The '''Nine Realms''' were interconnected spheres of influence across the [[Earth]] during the [[Isu]] [[Isu Era\|Era]].

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	**''[[The Siege of Paris]]'' {{Mo}}		**''[[The Siege of Paris]]'' {{Mo}}
	**''[[Dawn of Ragnarök]]''		**''[[Dawn of Ragnarök]]''
			**''[[The Forgotten Saga]]''
	*''[[Discovery Tour: Viking Age]]''		*''[[Discovery Tour: Viking Age]]''
	*''[[Echoes of History]]'' {{Mo}}		*''[[Echoes of History]]'' {{Mo}}

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	**''[[Dawn of Ragnarök]]''		**''[[Dawn of Ragnarök]]''
	*''[[Discovery Tour: Viking Age]]''		*''[[Discovery Tour: Viking Age]]''
			*''[[Echoes of History]]'' {{Mo}}
	*''[[Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Forgotten Myths]]''		*''[[Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Forgotten Myths]]''

imported>Vetinari: Writing around the fuzzy nature of the elven folks

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	{{Update\|''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]], [[Dawn of Ragnarök]]'', and ''[[Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Forgotten Myths]]''}}		{{Update\|''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]], [[Dawn of Ragnarök]]'', and ''[[Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Forgotten Myths]]''}}
	{{Stub}}		{{Stub}}
	The '''Nine Realms''' were interconnected ~~[[Isu]]~~ spheres of influence across the [[Earth]].		The '''Nine Realms''' were interconnected spheres of influence across the [[Earth]] during the [[Isu]] [[Isu Era\|Era]].

			==Mythology==
	As the First Civilization became mythologized by [[human]]ity, the Nine Realms fell into [[Norse people\|Norse]] [[Norse mythology\|legend]] as the various homeworlds of their gods and other races that existed along the branches of the great world tree [[Yggdrasil]], which wove them together to form the Norse cosmos.		As the First Civilization became mythologized by [[human]]ity, the Nine Realms fell into [[Norse people\|Norse]] [[Norse mythology\|legend]] as the various homeworlds of their gods and other races that existed along the branches of the great world tree [[Yggdrasil]], which wove them together to form the Norse cosmos.

	The realms compromised of:		The realms compromised of:
	*[[Álfheimr]], home of the elves		*[[Álfheimr]], home of the elves.
	*[[Asgard\|''Ásgarðr'']], home of ~~the Asgardian Isu and~~ the [[Æsir]].		*[[Asgard\|Ásgarðr]], home of the [[Æsir]].
	*[[Jötunheimr]], home of the ''[[Jötnar]]''		*[[Jötunheimr]], home of the ''[[Jötnar]]''.
	*[[Múspellsheimr]], the world of fire and home of the [[Muspels]].		*[[Múspellsheimr]], the world of fire and home to the [[Muspels]].
	*[[Earth\|Midgard]], home of [[human]]ity		*[[Earth\|Midgard]], home of [[human]]ity.
	*[[Svartálfaheimr]]/[[Niðavellir]], home of the dark elves or [[Dwarf\|dwarves]]		*[[Svartálfaheimr]]/[[Niðavellir]], home of the dark elves or [[Dwarf\|dwarves]].
	*[[Vanaheimr]], home of the [[Vanir]]		*[[Vanaheimr]], home of the [[Vanir]].
	*[[Niflheim]], the world of ice		*[[Niflheim]], the world of ice.
	*[[Helheim\|Helheimr]], the world of the dead.<ref>{{WP\|Norse cosmology}}</ref>		*[[Helheim\|Helheimr]], the world of the dead.<ref>{{WP\|Norse cosmology}}</ref>

	In the 9th century, the [[shieldmaiden]] [[Eivor Varinsdottir]] of the [[Raven Clan]] consumed psychoactive mixtures prepared by her clan's resident oracle [[Valka]]~~. These psychoactive mixtures~~ allowed Eivor to ~~relive~~ Odin's memories in the form of hallucinogenic visions. In this drugged state, she relived [[Odin]]'s memories of his time in Asgard and Jötunheimr during the [[Isu Era]] in his attempts to avert his [[Calculations\|fated encounter]] with [[Loki]]'s son [[Fenrir]] at the onset of [[Ragnarök]]<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – [[In Dreams...]]<br>↑ ''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla'' – [[Going Deeper...]]<br>↑ ''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla'' – [[Bound to Fate]]</ref>. Later on, she relived Odin's memories from his mission to Svartálfaheimr to rescue his imprisoned son [[Baldr]] from the megalomaniacal Isu warlord [[Surtr]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]] – [[Dawn of Ragnarök]]'' – [[Restless Dream]]</ref>		==Legacy and influence==
			In the 9th century, the [[shieldmaiden]] [[Eivor Varinsdottir]] of the [[Raven Clan]] consumed psychoactive mixtures prepared by her clan's resident oracle [[Valka]] which allowed Eivor to experience Odin's memories in the form of hallucinogenic visions. In this drugged state, she relived [[Odin]]'s memories of his time in Asgard and Jötunheimr during the [[Isu Era]] in his attempts to avert his [[Calculations\|fated encounter]] with [[Loki]]'s son [[Fenrir]] at the onset of [[Ragnarök]]<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – [[In Dreams...]]<br>↑ ''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla'' – [[Going Deeper...]]<br>↑ ''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla'' – [[Bound to Fate]]</ref>. Later on, she relived Odin's memories from his mission to Svartálfaheimr to rescue his imprisoned son [[Baldr]] from the megalomaniacal Isu warlord [[Surtr]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]] – [[Dawn of Ragnarök]]'' – [[Restless Dream]]</ref>

	==Behind the scenes==		==Behind the scenes==