Varin's Axe - Revision history

imported>Darman36 at 22:19, 27 November 2025

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	[[File:ACV Varin's Axe Fine.png\|thumb\|Varin's Axe]]		[[File:ACV Varin's Axe Fine.png\|thumb\|Varin's Axe]]
	'''Varin's Axe''' was a [[bearded axe]] which belonged to [[Varin]], the father of the [[Vikings\|Viking~~]] [[shieldmaiden~~]] [[Eivor Varinsdottir]].		'''Varin's Axe''' was a [[bearded axe]] which belonged to [[Varin]], the father of the [[Vikings\|Viking]] [[Eivor Varinsdottir]].

	==History==		==History==
	The axe was forged some time in the mid-9th century by the [[blacksmith]] [[Gunnar]] in [[Heillboer]].<ref name="Family Matters">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – [[Family Matters]]</ref> In 855 CE, the [[Order of the Ancients]] member [[Kjotve the Cruel]] used it to execute Varin during a [[raid]] on the [[Raven Clan]] in [[Rogaland\|Rygjafylke]].<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla'' – [[Prologue (Valhalla)\|Prologue]]</ref> It stayed in his possession as a trophy until 872, when it ~~was recovered by Eivor~~ after she defeated Kjotve's [[Wolf Clan\|clansmen]] [[Rikiwulf]] before he could kill her crewmate [[Bragi (Viking)\|Bragi]] in a blood-sacrifice.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla'' – [[Honor Bound]]</ref>		The axe was forged some time in the mid-9th century by the [[blacksmith]] [[Gunnar]] in [[Heillboer]].<ref name="Family Matters">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – [[Family Matters]]</ref> In 855 CE, the [[Order of the Ancients]] member [[Kjotve the Cruel]] used it to execute Varin during a [[raid]] on the [[Raven Clan]] in [[Rogaland\|Rygjafylke]].<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla'' – [[Prologue (Valhalla)\|Prologue]]</ref> It stayed in his possession as a trophy until 872, when Eivor recovered it after she defeated Kjotve's [[Wolf Clan\|clansmen]] [[Rikiwulf]] before he could kill her crewmate [[Bragi (Viking)\|Bragi]] in a blood-sacrifice.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla'' – [[Honor Bound]]</ref> Eivor held onto it when she joined members of the Raven Clan in leaving [[Norway]] for better prospects in [[England]].<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla'' – [[The Seas of Fate]]</ref> There, she found sufficient funds and resources to [[Crafting (Assassin's Creed: Valhalla)\|upgrade]] the axe to different tiers, increasing its attack and lethality against opponents while also displaying finer craftsmanship.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla''</ref>

	Eivor held onto it when she joined members of the Raven Clan in leaving [[Norway]] for better prospects in [[England]].<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla'' – [[The Seas of Fate]]</ref> There, she found sufficient funds and resources to [[Crafting (Assassin's Creed: Valhalla)\|upgrade]] the axe to different tiers, increasing its attack and lethality against opponents while also displaying finer craftsmanship.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla''</ref>

	==Weapon statistics==		==Weapon statistics==
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	==Behind the scenes==		==Behind the scenes==
	The digital model for Varin's Axe, Eivor's starting weapon in ''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'', would later be reused for two weapons in the mobile game ''[[Assassin's Creed: Rebellion]]'', with the Superior tier being used for [[Shieldbreaker]] and the Flawless tier used for [[Wurmsbreath]].		The digital model for Varin's Axe, Eivor's starting weapon in the 2020 video game ''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'', would later be reused for two weapons in a patch for the 2018 mobile game ''[[Assassin's Creed: Rebellion]]'', with the Superior tier being used for [[Shieldbreaker]] and the Flawless tier used for [[Wurmsbreath]].

	0n 12 February, 2021, Lead Writer [[Alain Mercieca]] revealed that a mini-model of Varin's Axe at its Superior tier was made during ~~''Valhalla''{{'}}s~~ production, joking that Eivor's male actor [[Magnus Bruun]] had so many troubles handling the life-size prop during mocap he was forced to use the mini, which the post-production team then blew up 500 times for the game files.<ref>{{Twitter\|alainmercieca\|status/1360384225451597824\|Alain Mercieca\|quote=Lesser-known #AssassinsCreedValhalla fact: this is the actual axe we used in mocap, @Magnus__Bruun had trouble with the normal size axe so we used this miniature and in post production enlarged the axe to 500 times its original size #Truth [https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EuEOPZ7WgAcYegx.jpg pic.twitter.com/1RT9iq0ER2]\|image=}}</ref>		0n 12 February 2021, ''Valhalla''{{'}}s Lead Writer [[Alain Mercieca]] revealed that a mini-model of Varin's Axe at its Superior tier was made during production, joking that Eivor's male actor [[Magnus Bruun]] had so many troubles handling the life-size prop during mocap he was forced to use the mini, which the post-production team then blew up 500 times for the game files.<ref>{{Twitter\|alainmercieca\|status/1360384225451597824\|Alain Mercieca\|quote=Lesser-known #AssassinsCreedValhalla fact: this is the actual axe we used in mocap, @Magnus__Bruun had trouble with the normal size axe so we used this miniature and in post production enlarged the axe to 500 times its original size #Truth [https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EuEOPZ7WgAcYegx.jpg pic.twitter.com/1RT9iq0ER2]\|image=}}</ref>

	==Gallery==		==Gallery==

imported>Soranin at 23:31, 26 May 2025

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 '''Varin's Axe''' was a [[bearded axe]] which belonged to [[Varin]], the father of the [[Vikings|Viking]] [[shieldmaiden]] [[Eivor Varinsdottir]].
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+| colspan="7" |''Eivor's father's axe. A fine weapon that should have been soaked in blood, not laid aside.''
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 ==Behind the scenes==
 The digital model for Varin's Axe, Eivor's starting weapon in ''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'', would later be reused for two weapons in the mobile game ''[[Assassin's Creed: Rebellion]]'', with the Superior tier being used for [[Shieldbreaker]] and the Flawless tier used for [[Wurmsbreath]].

imported>Darman36: /* Appearances */

2023-08-14T07:26:05Z

Appearances

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	==Appearances==		==Appearances==
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]''		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' {{1st}}
			*''[[Assassin's Creed Roleplaying Game]]''

	==References==		==References==

imported>Darman36 at 21:44, 5 December 2022

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	{{Update\|''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]''}}		{{Update\|''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]''}}
	[[File:~~ACV_Varin~~'~~s_Axe_Fine~~.png~~\|alt=~~\|thumb\|Varin's Axe]]		[[File:ACV Varin's Axe Fine.png\|thumb\|Varin's Axe]]
	'''Varin's Axe''' was a [[bearded axe]] which belonged to [[Varin]], the father of the [[Vikings\|Viking]] [[shieldmaiden]] [[Eivor Varinsdottir]].		'''Varin's Axe''' was a [[bearded axe]] which belonged to [[Varin]], the father of the [[Vikings\|Viking]] [[shieldmaiden]] [[Eivor Varinsdottir]].

imported>Darman36: /* Weapon statistics */

2022-12-05T21:43:53Z

Weapon statistics

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	! rowspan="3" \|[[File:Bear Skill.png\|center\|~~frameless~~]]		! rowspan="3" \|[[File:Bear Skill.png\|center\|thumb]]
	~~! colspan="14" \|''Eivor's father's axe. A fine weapon that should have been soaked in blood, not laid aside.''~~
	\|-		\|-
	\| colspan="2" \|~~'''<u>''~~Fine~~''</u>'''~~		\| colspan="2" \|Fine
	\| colspan="2" \|Superior		\| colspan="2" \|Superior
	\| colspan="3" \|Flawless		\| colspan="3" \|Flawless
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	\|~~<small>48</small>~~		\|colspan="10"\|<small>48</small>
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	~~\|<small>48</small>~~
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	~~\|<small>48</small>~~
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	~~\|<small>48</small>~~
	\|<small>48</small>
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	!Weight		\|Weight
	!<small>12</small>		\|colspan="10"\|<small>12</small>
	~~!<small>12</small>~~		\|
	~~!<small>12</small>~~		\|
	~~!<small>12</small>~~		\|
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	~~!<small>12</small>~~
	~~!<small>12</small>~~
	~~!<small>12</small>~~
	~~!<small>12</small>~~
	~~!<small>12</small>~~
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	\|-		\|-
	\|Availability		\|Availability
	\| colspan="14" \|Complete Honor Bound		\|colspan="14"\|Complete Honor Bound
			\|-
			\|Description
			\|colspan="14"\|''Eivor's father's axe. A fine weapon that should have been soaked in blood, not laid aside.''
	\|}		\|}

imported>DCS78: Fixed odd formatting that did not appear in the preview... I hope.

2022-04-02T21:43:45Z

Fixed odd formatting that did not appear in the preview... I hope.

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	! colspan="14" \|''Eivor's father's axe. A fine weapon that should have been soaked in blood, not laid aside.''		! colspan="14" \|''Eivor's father's axe. A fine weapon that should have been soaked in blood, not laid aside.''
	\|-		\|-
	\| colspan="2" \|'''''~~<big>~~<u>Fine</u>~~</big>''~~'''		\| colspan="2" \|'''<u>''Fine''</u>'''
	\| colspan="2" \|~~<big>~~Superior~~</big>~~		\| colspan="2" \|Superior
	\| colspan="3" \|~~<big>~~Flawless~~</big>~~		\| colspan="3" \|Flawless
	\| colspan="3" \|~~<big>~~Mythical~~</big>~~		\| colspan="3" \|Mythical
	\| colspan="4" \|~~<big>~~Divine~~</big>~~		\| colspan="4" \|Divine
	\|-		\|-
	\|1		\|<small>1</small>
	\|2		\|<small>2</small>
	\|3		\|<small>3</small>
	\|4		\|<small>4</small>
	\|5		\|<small>5</small>
	\|6		\|<small>6</small>
	\|7		\|<small>7</small>
	\|8		\|<small>8</small>
	\|9		\|<small>9</small>
	\|10		\|<small>10</small>
	\|11		\|<small>11</small>
	\|12		\|<small>12</small>
	\|13		\|<small>13</small>
	\|14		\|<small>14</small>
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	\|Attack		\|Attack
	\|54		\|<small>54</small>
	\|60.2		\|<small>60.2</small>
	\|66.4		\|<small>66.4</small>
	\|72.7		\|<small>72.7</small>
	\|78.9		\|<small>78.9</small>
	\|85.1		\|<small>85.1</small>
	\|91.3		\|<small>91.3</small>
	\|97.6		\|<small>97.6</small>
	\|103.8		\|<small>103.8</small>
	\|110		\|<small>110</small>
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	\|Speed		\|Speed
	\|48		\|<small>48</small>
	\|48		\|<small>48</small>
	\|48		\|<small>48</small>
	\|48		\|<small>48</small>
	\|48		\|<small>48</small>
	\|48		\|<small>48</small>
	\|48		\|<small>48</small>
	\|48		\|<small>48</small>
	\|48		\|<small>48</small>
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	\|60.6		\|<small>60.6</small>
	\|66.1		\|<small>66.1</small>
	\|71.7		\|<small>71.7</small>
	\|79.7		\|<small>79.7</small>
	\|85.3		\|<small>85.3</small>
	\|90.8		\|<small>90.8</small>
	\|96.4		\|<small>96.4</small>
	\|101.9		\|<small>101.9</small>
	\|107.5		\|<small>107.5</small>
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	\|Critical		\|Critical
	\|47		\|<small>47</small>
	\|49.7		\|<small>49.7</small>
	\|51.9		\|<small>51.9</small>
	\|54.2		\|<small>54.2</small>
	\|56.4		\|<small>56.4</small>
	\|58.6		\|<small>58.6</small>
	\|60.8		\|<small>60.8</small>
	\|63.1		\|<small>63.1</small>
	\|65.3		\|<small>65.3</small>
	\|67.5		\|<small>67.5</small>
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	!Weight		!Weight
	!12		!<small>12</small>
	!12		!<small>12</small>
	!12		!<small>12</small>
	!12		!<small>12</small>
	!12		!<small>12</small>
	!12		!<small>12</small>
	!12		!<small>12</small>
	!12		!<small>12</small>
	!12		!<small>12</small>
	!12		!<small>12</small>
	!		!
	!		!
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	\|Availability		\|Availability
	\| colspan="14" \|Complete [[Honor Bound]]		\| colspan="14" \|Complete Honor Bound
	\|}		\|}

imported>DCS78: Recreated table to better track stats across all upgrade levels. Status taken with Skills zeroed out to obtain base stats.

2022-04-02T21:37:43Z

Recreated table to better track stats across all upgrade levels. Status taken with Skills zeroed out to obtain base stats.

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	{{Update\|''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]''}}		{{Update\|''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]''}}
	[[File:~~ACV Varin~~'~~s Axe Fine~~.png\|thumb\|Varin's Axe]]		[[File:ACV_Varin's_Axe_Fine.png\|alt=\|thumb\|Varin's Axe]]
	'''Varin's Axe''' was a [[bearded axe]] which belonged to [[Varin]], the father of the [[Vikings\|Viking]] [[shieldmaiden]] [[Eivor Varinsdottir]].		'''Varin's Axe''' was a [[bearded axe]] which belonged to [[Varin]], the father of the [[Vikings\|Viking]] [[shieldmaiden]] [[Eivor Varinsdottir]].

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	!~~Class~~		! rowspan="3" \|[[File:Bear Skill.png\|center\|frameless]]
	!~~Quality~~		! colspan="14" \|''Eivor's father's axe. A fine weapon that should have been soaked in blood, not laid aside.''
	~~!Attack~~		\|-
	~~!Speed~~		\| colspan="2" \|'''''<big><u>Fine</u></big>'''''
	~~!Stun~~		\| colspan="2" \|<big>Superior</big>
	~~!Critical~~		\| colspan="3" \|<big>Flawless</big>
	~~!Weight~~		\| colspan="3" \|<big>Mythical</big>
	~~!Perks~~		\| colspan="4" \|<big>Divine</big>
	~~!Availability~~
	\|-		\|-
	\| ~~rowspan="~~4~~" style="text-align:center;"~~ \|~~Bear~~		\|1
	\|~~Fine~~		\|2
	\|54		\|3
	\|48		\|4
	\|55		\|5
	\|~~47.5~~		\|6
			\|7
			\|8
			\|9
			\|10
			\|11
	\|12		\|12
	\| ~~rowspan="4" \|Increases Speed (+1.0-10.0) after each hit [stack 10]~~		\|13
	\| ~~rowspan="4" \|Complete [[Honor Bound]]~~		\|14
	\|-		\|-
	\|~~Superior~~		\|Attack
	\|54		\|54
			\|60.2
			\|66.4
			\|72.7
			\|78.9
			\|85.1
			\|91.3
			\|97.6
			\|103.8
			\|110
			\|
			\|
			\|
			\|
			\|-
			\|Speed
			\|48
			\|48
			\|48
			\|48
			\|48
			\|48
			\|48
			\|48
			\|48
	\|48		\|48
			\|
			\|
			\|
			\|
			\|-
			\|Stun
	\|55		\|55
	\|47.5		\|60.6
	\|12		\|66.1
	\|-		\|71.7
	\|~~Flawless~~		\|79.7
	\|		\|85.3
			\|90.8
			\|96.4
			\|101.9
			\|107.5
	\|		\|
	\|		\|
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	\|-		\|-
	\|~~Mythical~~		\|Critical
	\|		\|47
			\|49.7
			\|51.9
			\|54.2
			\|56.4
			\|58.6
			\|60.8
			\|63.1
			\|65.3
			\|67.5
	\|		\|
	\|		\|
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	\|-		\|-
	! colspan="9" \|~~Description~~		!Weight
			!12
			!12
			!12
			!12
			!12
			!12
			!12
			!12
			!12
			!12
			!
			!
			!
			!
			\|-
			\|Perks
			\| colspan="14" \|Increases Speed (+1.0-10.0) after each hit [stack 10]
	\|-		\|-
	\| colspan="9" \|~~''Eivor's father's axe. A fine weapon that should have been soaked in blood, not laid aside.''~~		\|Availability
			\| colspan="14" \|Complete [[Honor Bound]]
	\|}		\|}

imported>Darman36: /History/ Wrong subject, Kjotve is not forged in a smithy

2022-03-10T16:40:57Z

History: Wrong subject, Kjotve is not forged in a smithy

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	==History==		==History==
	~~Originally~~ forged by the [[blacksmith]] [[Gunnar]] in [[Heillboer]],<ref name="Family Matters">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – [[Family Matters]]</ref> the [[Order of the Ancients]] member [[Kjotve the Cruel]] ~~kept it as a trophy after using~~ it to execute Varin ~~in 855 CE~~ during a [[raid]] on the [[Raven Clan]] in [[Rogaland\|Rygjafylke]].<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla'' – [[Prologue (Valhalla)\|Prologue]]</ref> It stayed in his possession until 872, when it was recovered by Eivor after she defeated Kjotve's [[Wolf Clan\|clansmen]] [[Rikiwulf]] before he could kill her crewmate [[Bragi (Viking)\|Bragi]] in a blood-sacrifice.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla'' – [[Honor Bound]]</ref>		The axe was forged some time in the mid-9th century by the [[blacksmith]] [[Gunnar]] in [[Heillboer]].<ref name="Family Matters">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – [[Family Matters]]</ref> In 855 CE, the [[Order of the Ancients]] member [[Kjotve the Cruel]] used it to execute Varin during a [[raid]] on the [[Raven Clan]] in [[Rogaland\|Rygjafylke]].<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla'' – [[Prologue (Valhalla)\|Prologue]]</ref> It stayed in his possession as a trophy until 872, when it was recovered by Eivor after she defeated Kjotve's [[Wolf Clan\|clansmen]] [[Rikiwulf]] before he could kill her crewmate [[Bragi (Viking)\|Bragi]] in a blood-sacrifice.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla'' – [[Honor Bound]]</ref>

	Eivor held onto it when she joined members of the Raven Clan in leaving [[Norway]] for better prospects in [[England]].<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla'' – [[The Seas of Fate]]</ref> There, she found sufficient funds and resources to [[Crafting (Assassin's Creed: Valhalla)\|upgrade]] the axe to different tiers, increasing its attack and lethality against opponents while also displaying finer craftsmanship.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla''</ref>		Eivor held onto it when she joined members of the Raven Clan in leaving [[Norway]] for better prospects in [[England]].<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla'' – [[The Seas of Fate]]</ref> There, she found sufficient funds and resources to [[Crafting (Assassin's Creed: Valhalla)\|upgrade]] the axe to different tiers, increasing its attack and lethality against opponents while also displaying finer craftsmanship.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla''</ref>

imported>Darman36 at 16:37, 10 March 2022

2022-03-10T16:37:25Z

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	'''Varin's Axe''' was a [[bearded axe]] which belonged to [[Varin]], the father of the [[Vikings\|Viking]] [[shieldmaiden]] [[Eivor Varinsdottir]].		'''Varin's Axe''' was a [[bearded axe]] which belonged to [[Varin]], the father of the [[Vikings\|Viking]] [[shieldmaiden]] [[Eivor Varinsdottir]].

			==History==
	Originally forged by the [[blacksmith]] [[Gunnar]] in [[Heillboer]],<ref name="Family Matters">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – [[Family Matters]]</ref> the [[Order of the Ancients]] member [[Kjotve the Cruel]] kept it as a trophy after using it to execute Varin in 855 CE during a [[raid]] on the [[Raven Clan]] in [[Rogaland\|Rygjafylke]].<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla'' – [[Prologue (Valhalla)\|Prologue]]</ref> It stayed in his possession until 872, when it was recovered by Eivor after she defeated Kjotve's [[Wolf Clan\|clansmen]] [[Rikiwulf]] before he could kill her crewmate [[Bragi (Viking)\|Bragi]] in a blood-sacrifice.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla'' – [[Honor Bound]]</ref>		Originally forged by the [[blacksmith]] [[Gunnar]] in [[Heillboer]],<ref name="Family Matters">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – [[Family Matters]]</ref> the [[Order of the Ancients]] member [[Kjotve the Cruel]] kept it as a trophy after using it to execute Varin in 855 CE during a [[raid]] on the [[Raven Clan]] in [[Rogaland\|Rygjafylke]].<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla'' – [[Prologue (Valhalla)\|Prologue]]</ref> It stayed in his possession until 872, when it was recovered by Eivor after she defeated Kjotve's [[Wolf Clan\|clansmen]] [[Rikiwulf]] before he could kill her crewmate [[Bragi (Viking)\|Bragi]] in a blood-sacrifice.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla'' – [[Honor Bound]]</ref>

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	'''Varin's Axe''' was a [[bearded axe]] which belonged to [[Varin]], the father of the [[Vikings\|Viking]] [[shieldmaiden]] [[Eivor Varinsdottir]].		'''Varin's Axe''' was a [[bearded axe]] which belonged to [[Varin]], the father of the [[Vikings\|Viking]] [[shieldmaiden]] [[Eivor Varinsdottir]].

	Originally forged by the [[~~Heillboer~~]]'s [[~~blacksmith~~]] [[~~Gunnar~~]],<ref name="Family Matters">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – [[Family Matters]]</ref> [[Kjotve the Cruel]] kept it as a trophy after ~~executing~~ Varin ~~with it~~ during a [[raid]] on the [[Raven Clan]] in [[Rogaland\|Rygjafylke]],<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla'' – [[Prologue (Valhalla)\|Prologue]]</ref> ~~though~~ it was ~~later~~ recovered by Eivor after she defeated ~~one of~~ Kjotve's [[Wolf Clan\|clansmen]], [[Rikiwulf]], before he could kill her crewmate [[Bragi (Viking)\|Bragi]] in a blood-sacrifice.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla'' – [[Honor Bound]]</ref>		Originally forged by the [[blacksmith]] [[Gunnar]] in [[Heillboer]],<ref name="Family Matters">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – [[Family Matters]]</ref> the [[Order of the Ancients]] member [[Kjotve the Cruel]] kept it as a trophy after using it to execute Varin in 855 CE during a [[raid]] on the [[Raven Clan]] in [[Rogaland\|Rygjafylke]].<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla'' – [[Prologue (Valhalla)\|Prologue]]</ref> It stayed in his possession until 872, when it was recovered by Eivor after she defeated Kjotve's [[Wolf Clan\|clansmen]] [[Rikiwulf]] before he could kill her crewmate [[Bragi (Viking)\|Bragi]] in a blood-sacrifice.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla'' – [[Honor Bound]]</ref>

	Eivor held onto it when she joined members of the Raven Clan in leaving [[Norway]] for better prospects in [[England]].<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla'' – [[The Seas of Fate]]</ref> There, she found sufficient funds and resources to [[Crafting (Assassin's Creed: Valhalla)\|upgrade]] the axe to different tiers, increasing its attack and lethality against opponents while also displaying finer craftsmanship.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla''</ref>		Eivor held onto it when she joined members of the Raven Clan in leaving [[Norway]] for better prospects in [[England]].<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla'' – [[The Seas of Fate]]</ref> There, she found sufficient funds and resources to [[Crafting (Assassin's Creed: Valhalla)\|upgrade]] the axe to different tiers, increasing its attack and lethality against opponents while also displaying finer craftsmanship.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla''</ref>
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	The digital model for Varin's Axe, Eivor's starting weapon in ''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'', would later be reused for two weapons in the mobile game ''[[Assassin's Creed: Rebellion]]'', with the Superior tier being used for [[Shieldbreaker]] and the Flawless tier used for [[Wurmsbreath]].		The digital model for Varin's Axe, Eivor's starting weapon in ''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'', would later be reused for two weapons in the mobile game ''[[Assassin's Creed: Rebellion]]'', with the Superior tier being used for [[Shieldbreaker]] and the Flawless tier used for [[Wurmsbreath]].

	In February 2021, Lead Writer [[Alain Mercieca]] revealed that a mini-model of Varin's Axe at its Superior tier was made during ''Valhalla''{{'}}s production, joking that Eivor's male actor [[Magnus Bruun]] had so many troubles handling the life-size prop during mocap he was forced to use the mini, which the post-production team then blew up 500 times for the game files.<ref>{{Twitter\|alainmercieca\|status/1360384225451597824\|Alain Mercieca\|quote=Lesser-known #AssassinsCreedValhalla fact: this is the actual axe we used in mocap, @Magnus__Bruun had trouble with the normal size axe so we used this miniature and in post production enlarged the axe to 500 times its original size #Truth [https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EuEOPZ7WgAcYegx.jpg pic.twitter.com/1RT9iq0ER2]\|image=}}</ref>		0n 12 February, 2021, Lead Writer [[Alain Mercieca]] revealed that a mini-model of Varin's Axe at its Superior tier was made during ''Valhalla''{{'}}s production, joking that Eivor's male actor [[Magnus Bruun]] had so many troubles handling the life-size prop during mocap he was forced to use the mini, which the post-production team then blew up 500 times for the game files.<ref>{{Twitter\|alainmercieca\|status/1360384225451597824\|Alain Mercieca\|quote=Lesser-known #AssassinsCreedValhalla fact: this is the actual axe we used in mocap, @Magnus__Bruun had trouble with the normal size axe so we used this miniature and in post production enlarged the axe to 500 times its original size #Truth [https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EuEOPZ7WgAcYegx.jpg pic.twitter.com/1RT9iq0ER2]\|image=}}</ref>

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