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| name = Twists and Turns
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| image = ACV Twists and Turns 12.png
| description = ''Secure your alliance with [[Birstan]].''
| description = ''Secure your alliance with [[Birstan]].''
| appearance = ''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]''
| appearance = ''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]''
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| source = [[Eivor Varinsdottir]]
| source = [[Eivor Varinsdottir]]
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| location = [[Essexe]], [[Wessex|Kingdom of Wessex]]
| date = 877
| date = c. 875
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'''Twists and Turns''' was a virtual representation of one of [[Eivor Varinsdottir]]'s [[Genetic memory|genetic memories]], relived by [[Layla Hassan]] through the [[Animus|Portable Animus HR-8.5]].
'''Twists and Turns''' was a virtual representation of one of [[Eivor Varinsdottir]]'s [[Genetic memory|genetic memories]], relived by [[Layla Hassan]] through the [[Animus|Portable Animus HR-8.5]].
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==Dialogue==
==Dialogue==
TBA
Eivor traveled to the Hunter's Meet to find Birstan, talking with his dog, Percy.
*'''Birstan:''' ''No troubles bestir your heart, do they, Percy? All you think of is what next to eat. How I envy you.<br>There, there, old hound. Hold faith, for soon we'll be hunting.<br>A man, his dog, and the outdoors. What greater pleasure can there be than this?''
Eivor spoke with the [[ealdorman]].
*'''Eivor:''' ''Birstan. [[Estrid]] said you'd be here.''
*'''Birstan:''' ''Eivor, dearheart! You who drew back the [[Eros' Bow|bow]] of [[Eros]] and reunited me with my one true love.''
*'''Eivor:''' ''Have your [[thegn]]s asked why you do not look for Estrid?''
*'''Birstan:''' ''Pish! They have asked, yes. I said it was hopeless. Then I lay upon my couch sobbing and wailing. A pretty show.''
*'''Eivor:''' ''That may not be enough.''
*'''Birstan:''' ''Tut tut! The winds are soft upon our faces, and I am far from the whispering doors of [[Colchester|Colcestre]]. Come, let's hunt!''
[[File:ACV Twists and Turns 2.png|thumb|250px|Eivor following Birstan]]
Eivor followed Birstan to hunt.
*'''Eivor:''' ''What are we hunting now?''
*'''Birstan:''' ''[[Wild boar|Boar]]! A majestic animal, don't you think? Driven by a fierce fire, blazing eyes, and [[sword]]-tusks.''
*'''Eivor:''' ''I once knew a strong-armed [[shieldmaiden]] who rode a boar into battle! She named it Bristle-bold.''
*'''Birstan:''' ''How wondrously strange! Your tales are worthy of the hearing. We'll not ride our boars but eat them! A feast in [[Alfida]]'s honor.
*'''Eivor:''' ''A feast for your mistress? Birstan, if this ruse falls apart, King [[Alfred the Great|Aelfred]] will strip you of your title. Our alliance would be worthless.''
*'''Birstan:''' ''Have no fear! I shall be discreet! We will eat and sup at my hall with a few friends and family. It is there our friendship will be sealed.''
*'''Eivor:''' ''So soon after Lammas. Will people there not recognize me?''
*'''Birstan:''' ''No, you are just one more [[Denmark|Dane]]! And in that chaos, who remembers anything but the screams of dear Estrid?''
*'''Eivor:''' ''These are your lands. I trust in your judgment. And how is Alfida?''
*'''Birstan:''' ''She is a firebrand! We have rekindled our love as if we were teenagers. Even [[Eluric]] is a welcome addition. A younger brother to me, yet more alike to a son. The things I should like to teach him. Ah, this is the spot, the best boar here!''
Eivor and Birstan hunted the boars.
*'''Birstan:''' ''Look at that fat hog! He'll make a delicious roast.<br>They are fearsome beasts. But tasty!<br>Come on, the feast table won't fill itself!<br>I shall suck the scrumptious marrow from your bones, you porcine devil!<br>You will serve my love well, hog. A haunch worthy of her arrival.''
Eivor and Birstan killed enough boars.
*'''Birstan:''' ''My bow-arm aches! We did well, Eivor.''
[[File:ACV Twists and Turns 4.jpg|thumb|250px|After hunting, Eivor and Birstan discuss the outcome of their plans]]
Eivor spoke with Birstan.
*'''Eivor:''' ''A good hunt, Birstan!''
*'''Birstan:''' ''And enough for one day I think. Even my thegns will not go hungry with this catch, and they are as voracious as [[wolf|wolves]] snatching at my carcass!''
*'''Eivor:''' ''They may give you grief, but I've been nothing but amused. They're a welcome change to warring [[jarl]]s and piss-sodden politics.''
*'''Birstan:''' ''You have brought us all true happiness, Eivor. I thank you, from the bottom of a heart full up from joy.''
*'''Eivor:''' ''Birstan, the heart-hound who sought his true love by searching the sad haven of his memory and finding her there.''
*'''Birstan:''' ''Beautifully said, my friend! Beautifully said. Come Percy, you hapless hound! Barely a boar worried, I do not know why I keep you in my employ.''
Eivor and Birstan left the hunting grounds.
*'''[[Anglo-Saxons|Anglo-Saxon]] Man 1:''' ''Our lord is back! Gather up, men! Let's go collect the fruits of the master's hunt.''
:Eivor may have stayed with Birstan on the return to Colcestre, instead of leaving to meet with Alfida and him later.
*'''Eivor:''' ''What are your plans for Essexe and your family?''
*'''Birstan:''' ''There is much that is new in this old fling. Alfida is changed... the girl I fell in love with lies behind years of hardship.''
*'''Eivor:''' ''And Eluric?''
*'''Birstan:''' ''A soft lad, but with a heart as stout as his sister's. Their closeness does them both credit. The way he looks at me is often strange. His eyes furtive and downcast, like a hound waiting for his master's crop. It worries me, to be honest. Can I be both a brother to him and love to his sister?''
*'''Eivor:''' ''Give him time, Birstan. He had his sister to himself all his life.''
*'''Birstan:''' ''Yes, yes. But tell me, Eivor. Did you succumb to my flighted bird's charms? She can turn one atremble with her eyes.''
*'''Eivor:''' ''You're talking of Estrid?''
*'''Birstan:''' ''Do not be coy. It does not suit you.''
<tabber>
|-|Romanced Estrid=
*'''Eivor:''' ''It's not coyness that keeps me quiet, Birstan. We grew close. I won't say more.''
*'''Birstan:''' ''Fair enough. I should not pry.''
|-|Did not romance Estrid=
*'''Eivor:''' ''Are you jealous, Birstan? After casting her aside?''
*'''Birstan:''' ''Of course not! I could not be happier. I only wondered... for her sake.''
</tabber>
*'''Birstan:''' ''All that to say, I am only glad she has found a chance at happiness again. [[Christianity|Lord]] knows I could not give her that. But these are grim thoughts, and I will not let them lay their cold grip upon me. Tonight we feast and celebrate!''
Eivor and Birstan arrived at the [[Ealdorman's House]] in Colcestre.
*'''Birstan:''' ''Home and hearth never used to stir the soul as the hunt did. But now my Alfida is here, all is changed.''
They entered the upper left room, where Alfida awaited worriedly.
*'''Alfida:''' ''Birstan! You promised we would never be apart, not for one waking or sleeping moment! And already you're sneaking out to hunt!''
*'''Birstan:''' ''For the feast, sweetling. We owe our mutual friend a great debt. One that I promised to repay over suckling pig and ale.''
[[File:ACV Twists and Turns 5.png|thumb|250px|Eluric intruding on the gathering between her mother, Birstan and Eivor]]
Eluric entered the room.
*'''Eluric:''' ''Sister, have you forgotten where you are?''
*'''Alfida:''' ''I have a right to happiness, Eluric! Or am I to play nursemaid forever, you ungrateful [[dog|pup]]?''
*'''Eluric:''' ''Happiness, yes. But you embarrass yourself nightly, heaving and sweating with this ham hock!''
*'''Alfida:''' ''Hold your tongue, boy! Lest we both speak our truths!''
*'''Eluric:''' ''What truth have you to speak? That you've returned to this fickle man who abandoned you years ago for a a [[Francia|Frankish]] pet? A woman he paid this Dane to abduct in that Lammas shadow play?''
*'''Eivor:''' ''Mind yourself, boy.''
*'''Eluric:''' ''Or that you let him sniff and paw you and take him to your bed on a promise of nothing? The whole of Essexe whispers now! He's married still, his wife freshly stolen, and you are no more than... than his...''
*'''Alfida:''' ''I am the mother of his child, you whelp!''
*'''Birstan:''' ''Child? Alfida...?''
Eluric figured out that Alfida and Birstan, the former of whom passed herself off as his sister, were in fact his parents. He was filled with anger at this revelation.
*'''Alfida:''' ''Please, my boy, I...''
*'''Eluric:''' ''I will never forgive you for this. Never!''
Alfida fell to her knees, sobbing, as Birstan comforted her. One of Birstan's men came in as Eluric stormed out.
*'''Anglo-Saxon Man 2:''' ''My lord! Joyous news! God smiles upon us this very day! Estrid has been found by Aelfred's men. They ride to her rescue as we speak!''
[[File:ACV Twists and Turns 6.jpg|thumb|250px|Eluric learns the truth of his parentage]]
Birstan simply glanced at Alfida before scowling at the man. The man simply nodded and left.
*'''Eivor:''' ''I will not let this plot be undone.''
*'''Birstan:''' ''Nothing is safe until they are away to Francia.''
*'''Eivor:''' ''I will fix this, and one day I will call on you, and you will come.''
*'''Birstan:''' ''You can count on it, my friend.''
Eivor left the room.
[[File:ACV Twists and Turns 7.png|thumb|250px|Birstan comforting Alfilda as she broke down]]
*'''Alfida:''' ''I wanted to tell you, so many times.''
*'''Birstan:''' ''Hush, angel. Do not fret so.''
*'''Alfida:''' ''He hates me. What have I done? We must go after him!''
*'''Birstan:''' ''He will not stray far, [[sheep|lamb]]. Much has been said this day. But if... if he is my son... our son... we must believe he will return to us.''
On her way out, Eivor could have spoken to Birstan's thegn [[Aldrich]], who seemed to be well aware of the [[Taken|ruse]].
*'''Eivor:''' ''Are you leering at me, lord?''
*'''Aldrich:''' ''You, Birstan's hired Dane. Do not think what you did went unseen. Yet tell me one thing. Is Estrid safe? And happy?''
*'''Eivor:''' ''She's happy, that much I know.''
*'''Aldrich:''' ''Good. Now leave. And if we meet again, you will fall by my sword.''
At the door, she could speak to [[Eadred]], another of Birstan's thegns.
*'''Eadred:''' ''Estrid should have ruled this land, I would have followed her anywhere.''
Eivor raced to [[Wulfaswic]] to aid Estrid and Rollo.
*'''Eivor:''' ''Estrid is so close to freedom. I hope I am not too late.''
Eivor found and shouted to Rollo near the docks.
*'''Eivor:''' ''Rollo! Aelfred's men have found you!''
<tabber>
|-|Lork was there=
[[File:ACV Twists and Turns 10.png|thumb|250px|Lork shot down by arrows]]
*'''Rollo:''' ''What? How can this be?''
*'''Eivor:''' ''[[Lork]], stand by Estrid, guard her with your life. If she is taken, all is lost for us and Birstan.''
*'''Lork:''' ''Come, lady. It would not do for them to take you back. Watch out!''
Arrows flew and Lork sacrificed himself for Estrid.
*'''Rollo:''' ''Lork! [[Odin]], no!''
|-|Gerhild was there=
*'''Rollo:''' ''What? Found us how? Were we betrayed?''
*'''Eivor:''' ''[[Gerhild]], you protect Estrid. If she is taken, all is lost for Birstan.''
Arrows flew and missed Rollo and Eivor.
*'''Eivor:''' ''They will skewer us like suckling [[pig]]s!''
*'''Gerhild:''' ''Saxons! We have your whore-queen! Come take her.''
*'''Rollo:''' ''Gerhild... you fetid blood-blister! Was it you?''
Gerhild held Estrid hostage and arrows flew as one hit Estrid's side.
*'''Rollo:''' ''Treacherous she-wolf! Damn you!''
</tabber>
[[File:ACV Twists and Turns 11.png|thumb|250px|Eivor and Rollo fighting against the soldiers]]
*'''Anglo-Saxon [[Soldier]] 1:''' ''Release the woman, Danes! If she's unharmed, we may let some of you live.''
*'''Rollo:''' ''Here come the bastards! Protect Estrid, prepare the ship!''
*'''Anglo-Saxon Soldier 2:''' ''Kill Rollo the Imprudent!''
*'''Anglo-Saxon Soldier 3:''' ''Stop that ship from sailing!''
*'''[[Norsemen|Norse]] Warrior 1:''' ''Look to the north! More Saxons!''
After the Saxons were defeated, Eivor spoke with Estrid, her condition resulting from which of Rollo's warriors survived the [[Old Wounds|interrogation]].
<tabber>
|-|Lork=
*'''Estrid:''' ''Eivor!''
*'''Eivor:''' ''Estrid. I promised I would free you of your life in Wessex. Francia awaits your return. Go now, with Aegir's blessing.''
*'''Estrid:''' ''I will miss you, Eivor.''
*'''Eivor:''' ''When winter is past, summer will come and wind you in a flowered skirt. For you are beauty and shall not wither.''
*'''Rollo:''' ''Goddess [[Freyja]], give me more of that!''
*'''Eivor:''' ''Come. Take care of her, Rollo Stoutheart. And if you find yourself on England's shores again, I will expect you in my hall.''
|-|Gerhild=
*'''Eivor:''' ''Estrid!''
*'''Rollo:''' ''Gods! Gerhild the traitor? I should have listened to my gut! I always hated the way she carried herself, glared at me. This is my fault, Estrid. Mine alone.''
*'''Estrid:''' ''Stop chiding yourself, Rollo. You could not have known it would come to this.''
*'''Eivor:''' ''Can you move? I can pull the arrow from you, but I fear what pain it will cause.''
*'''Estrid:''' ''I can stand... If I can lean upon you, Rollo?''
*'''Rollo:''' ''If we stay here, we die. Come, sweet bird, I'll take you to the ship, and we'll tend your wounds. You will see Francia yet.''
*'''Eivor:''' ''When winter is past, summer will come and wind you in a flowered skirt. For you are beauty and shall not wither. Take care of her, Rollo Stoutheart. And if you find yourself on England's shores again, I will welcome you in my hall.''
</tabber>
Estrid and Rollo boarded the ship bound for Francia.
<tabber>
|-|Estrid protected by Lork=
*'''Eivor:''' ''Good. They are safe.''
|-|Estrid wounded by Gerhild's betrayal=
*'''Eivor:''' ''Estrid's wound was grave. But she'll live long enough to see the shores of Francia. If only that.''
</tabber>
*'''Eivor:''' ''Birstan got his end of the bargain, and Estrid is to Francia. I should return to [[Randvi]].''


==Outcome==
==Outcome==
Eivor helped Rollo to fend off [[soldier]]s sent by King [[Alfred the Great|Aelfred]], allowing him to secure [[Estrid]] back to [[Frankia]].
Eivor helped Rollo to fend off soldiers sent by King Alfred, allowing him to secure Estrid back to Francia.
 
==Gallery==
<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" widths="180">
ACV Twists and Turns 1.png|Eivor finding Birstan at the Hunting Camp
ACV Twists and Turns 3.png|Eivor and Birstan hunting boars
ACV Twists and Turns 8.png|Eivor alerting Rollo of the soldiers arrival
ACV Twists and Turns 9.png|Lork shifting to protect Estrid
ACV Twists and Turns 13.png|Eivor counting on Rollo to safeguard Estrid
</gallery>


==References==
==References==

Latest revision as of 02:10, 25 May 2026

Twists and Turns was a virtual representation of one of Eivor Varinsdottir's genetic memories, relived by Layla Hassan through the Portable Animus HR-8.5.

Description[edit | edit source]

Eivor met with Birstan to secure the alliance between the Raven Clan and Essex.

Dialogue[edit | edit source]

Eivor traveled to the Hunter's Meet to find Birstan, talking with his dog, Percy.

  • Birstan: No troubles bestir your heart, do they, Percy? All you think of is what next to eat. How I envy you.
    There, there, old hound. Hold faith, for soon we'll be hunting.
    A man, his dog, and the outdoors. What greater pleasure can there be than this?

Eivor spoke with the ealdorman.

  • Eivor: Birstan. Estrid said you'd be here.
  • Birstan: Eivor, dearheart! You who drew back the bow of Eros and reunited me with my one true love.
  • Eivor: Have your thegns asked why you do not look for Estrid?
  • Birstan: Pish! They have asked, yes. I said it was hopeless. Then I lay upon my couch sobbing and wailing. A pretty show.
  • Eivor: That may not be enough.
  • Birstan: Tut tut! The winds are soft upon our faces, and I am far from the whispering doors of Colcestre. Come, let's hunt!
Eivor following Birstan

Eivor followed Birstan to hunt.

  • Eivor: What are we hunting now?
  • Birstan: Boar! A majestic animal, don't you think? Driven by a fierce fire, blazing eyes, and sword-tusks.
  • Eivor: I once knew a strong-armed shieldmaiden who rode a boar into battle! She named it Bristle-bold.
  • Birstan: How wondrously strange! Your tales are worthy of the hearing. We'll not ride our boars but eat them! A feast in Alfida's honor.
  • Eivor: A feast for your mistress? Birstan, if this ruse falls apart, King Aelfred will strip you of your title. Our alliance would be worthless.
  • Birstan: Have no fear! I shall be discreet! We will eat and sup at my hall with a few friends and family. It is there our friendship will be sealed.
  • Eivor: So soon after Lammas. Will people there not recognize me?
  • Birstan: No, you are just one more Dane! And in that chaos, who remembers anything but the screams of dear Estrid?
  • Eivor: These are your lands. I trust in your judgment. And how is Alfida?
  • Birstan: She is a firebrand! We have rekindled our love as if we were teenagers. Even Eluric is a welcome addition. A younger brother to me, yet more alike to a son. The things I should like to teach him. Ah, this is the spot, the best boar here!

Eivor and Birstan hunted the boars.

  • Birstan: Look at that fat hog! He'll make a delicious roast.
    They are fearsome beasts. But tasty!
    Come on, the feast table won't fill itself!
    I shall suck the scrumptious marrow from your bones, you porcine devil!
    You will serve my love well, hog. A haunch worthy of her arrival.

Eivor and Birstan killed enough boars.

  • Birstan: My bow-arm aches! We did well, Eivor.
After hunting, Eivor and Birstan discuss the outcome of their plans

Eivor spoke with Birstan.

  • Eivor: A good hunt, Birstan!
  • Birstan: And enough for one day I think. Even my thegns will not go hungry with this catch, and they are as voracious as wolves snatching at my carcass!
  • Eivor: They may give you grief, but I've been nothing but amused. They're a welcome change to warring jarls and piss-sodden politics.
  • Birstan: You have brought us all true happiness, Eivor. I thank you, from the bottom of a heart full up from joy.
  • Eivor: Birstan, the heart-hound who sought his true love by searching the sad haven of his memory and finding her there.
  • Birstan: Beautifully said, my friend! Beautifully said. Come Percy, you hapless hound! Barely a boar worried, I do not know why I keep you in my employ.

Eivor and Birstan left the hunting grounds.

  • Anglo-Saxon Man 1: Our lord is back! Gather up, men! Let's go collect the fruits of the master's hunt.
Eivor may have stayed with Birstan on the return to Colcestre, instead of leaving to meet with Alfida and him later.
  • Eivor: What are your plans for Essexe and your family?
  • Birstan: There is much that is new in this old fling. Alfida is changed... the girl I fell in love with lies behind years of hardship.
  • Eivor: And Eluric?
  • Birstan: A soft lad, but with a heart as stout as his sister's. Their closeness does them both credit. The way he looks at me is often strange. His eyes furtive and downcast, like a hound waiting for his master's crop. It worries me, to be honest. Can I be both a brother to him and love to his sister?
  • Eivor: Give him time, Birstan. He had his sister to himself all his life.
  • Birstan: Yes, yes. But tell me, Eivor. Did you succumb to my flighted bird's charms? She can turn one atremble with her eyes.
  • Eivor: You're talking of Estrid?
  • Birstan: Do not be coy. It does not suit you.

  • Eivor: It's not coyness that keeps me quiet, Birstan. We grew close. I won't say more.
  • Birstan: Fair enough. I should not pry.

  • Eivor: Are you jealous, Birstan? After casting her aside?
  • Birstan: Of course not! I could not be happier. I only wondered... for her sake.

  • Birstan: All that to say, I am only glad she has found a chance at happiness again. Lord knows I could not give her that. But these are grim thoughts, and I will not let them lay their cold grip upon me. Tonight we feast and celebrate!

Eivor and Birstan arrived at the Ealdorman's House in Colcestre.

  • Birstan: Home and hearth never used to stir the soul as the hunt did. But now my Alfida is here, all is changed.

They entered the upper left room, where Alfida awaited worriedly.

  • Alfida: Birstan! You promised we would never be apart, not for one waking or sleeping moment! And already you're sneaking out to hunt!
  • Birstan: For the feast, sweetling. We owe our mutual friend a great debt. One that I promised to repay over suckling pig and ale.
Eluric intruding on the gathering between her mother, Birstan and Eivor

Eluric entered the room.

  • Eluric: Sister, have you forgotten where you are?
  • Alfida: I have a right to happiness, Eluric! Or am I to play nursemaid forever, you ungrateful pup?
  • Eluric: Happiness, yes. But you embarrass yourself nightly, heaving and sweating with this ham hock!
  • Alfida: Hold your tongue, boy! Lest we both speak our truths!
  • Eluric: What truth have you to speak? That you've returned to this fickle man who abandoned you years ago for a a Frankish pet? A woman he paid this Dane to abduct in that Lammas shadow play?
  • Eivor: Mind yourself, boy.
  • Eluric: Or that you let him sniff and paw you and take him to your bed on a promise of nothing? The whole of Essexe whispers now! He's married still, his wife freshly stolen, and you are no more than... than his...
  • Alfida: I am the mother of his child, you whelp!
  • Birstan: Child? Alfida...?

Eluric figured out that Alfida and Birstan, the former of whom passed herself off as his sister, were in fact his parents. He was filled with anger at this revelation.

  • Alfida: Please, my boy, I...
  • Eluric: I will never forgive you for this. Never!

Alfida fell to her knees, sobbing, as Birstan comforted her. One of Birstan's men came in as Eluric stormed out.

  • Anglo-Saxon Man 2: My lord! Joyous news! God smiles upon us this very day! Estrid has been found by Aelfred's men. They ride to her rescue as we speak!
Eluric learns the truth of his parentage

Birstan simply glanced at Alfida before scowling at the man. The man simply nodded and left.

  • Eivor: I will not let this plot be undone.
  • Birstan: Nothing is safe until they are away to Francia.
  • Eivor: I will fix this, and one day I will call on you, and you will come.
  • Birstan: You can count on it, my friend.

Eivor left the room.

Birstan comforting Alfilda as she broke down
  • Alfida: I wanted to tell you, so many times.
  • Birstan: Hush, angel. Do not fret so.
  • Alfida: He hates me. What have I done? We must go after him!
  • Birstan: He will not stray far, lamb. Much has been said this day. But if... if he is my son... our son... we must believe he will return to us.

On her way out, Eivor could have spoken to Birstan's thegn Aldrich, who seemed to be well aware of the ruse.

  • Eivor: Are you leering at me, lord?
  • Aldrich: You, Birstan's hired Dane. Do not think what you did went unseen. Yet tell me one thing. Is Estrid safe? And happy?
  • Eivor: She's happy, that much I know.
  • Aldrich: Good. Now leave. And if we meet again, you will fall by my sword.

At the door, she could speak to Eadred, another of Birstan's thegns.

  • Eadred: Estrid should have ruled this land, I would have followed her anywhere.

Eivor raced to Wulfaswic to aid Estrid and Rollo.

  • Eivor: Estrid is so close to freedom. I hope I am not too late.

Eivor found and shouted to Rollo near the docks.

  • Eivor: Rollo! Aelfred's men have found you!

Lork shot down by arrows
  • Rollo: What? How can this be?
  • Eivor: Lork, stand by Estrid, guard her with your life. If she is taken, all is lost for us and Birstan.
  • Lork: Come, lady. It would not do for them to take you back. Watch out!

Arrows flew and Lork sacrificed himself for Estrid.

  • Rollo: Lork! Odin, no!

  • Rollo: What? Found us how? Were we betrayed?
  • Eivor: Gerhild, you protect Estrid. If she is taken, all is lost for Birstan.
Arrows flew and missed Rollo and Eivor.
  • Eivor: They will skewer us like suckling pigs!
  • Gerhild: Saxons! We have your whore-queen! Come take her.
  • Rollo: Gerhild... you fetid blood-blister! Was it you?
Gerhild held Estrid hostage and arrows flew as one hit Estrid's side.
  • Rollo: Treacherous she-wolf! Damn you!

Eivor and Rollo fighting against the soldiers
  • Anglo-Saxon Soldier 1: Release the woman, Danes! If she's unharmed, we may let some of you live.
  • Rollo: Here come the bastards! Protect Estrid, prepare the ship!
  • Anglo-Saxon Soldier 2: Kill Rollo the Imprudent!
  • Anglo-Saxon Soldier 3: Stop that ship from sailing!
  • Norse Warrior 1: Look to the north! More Saxons!

After the Saxons were defeated, Eivor spoke with Estrid, her condition resulting from which of Rollo's warriors survived the interrogation.

  • Estrid: Eivor!
  • Eivor: Estrid. I promised I would free you of your life in Wessex. Francia awaits your return. Go now, with Aegir's blessing.
  • Estrid: I will miss you, Eivor.
  • Eivor: When winter is past, summer will come and wind you in a flowered skirt. For you are beauty and shall not wither.
  • Rollo: Goddess Freyja, give me more of that!
  • Eivor: Come. Take care of her, Rollo Stoutheart. And if you find yourself on England's shores again, I will expect you in my hall.

  • Eivor: Estrid!
  • Rollo: Gods! Gerhild the traitor? I should have listened to my gut! I always hated the way she carried herself, glared at me. This is my fault, Estrid. Mine alone.
  • Estrid: Stop chiding yourself, Rollo. You could not have known it would come to this.
  • Eivor: Can you move? I can pull the arrow from you, but I fear what pain it will cause.
  • Estrid: I can stand... If I can lean upon you, Rollo?
  • Rollo: If we stay here, we die. Come, sweet bird, I'll take you to the ship, and we'll tend your wounds. You will see Francia yet.
  • Eivor: When winter is past, summer will come and wind you in a flowered skirt. For you are beauty and shall not wither. Take care of her, Rollo Stoutheart. And if you find yourself on England's shores again, I will welcome you in my hall.

Estrid and Rollo boarded the ship bound for Francia.

  • Eivor: Good. They are safe.

  • Eivor: Estrid's wound was grave. But she'll live long enough to see the shores of Francia. If only that.

  • Eivor: Birstan got his end of the bargain, and Estrid is to Francia. I should return to Randvi.

Outcome[edit | edit source]

Eivor helped Rollo to fend off soldiers sent by King Alfred, allowing him to secure Estrid back to Francia.

Gallery[edit | edit source]

  • Eivor finding Birstan at the Hunting Camp
    Eivor finding Birstan at the Hunting Camp
  • Eivor and Birstan hunting boars
    Eivor and Birstan hunting boars
  • Eivor alerting Rollo of the soldiers arrival
    Eivor alerting Rollo of the soldiers arrival
  • Lork shifting to protect Estrid
    Lork shifting to protect Estrid
  • Eivor counting on Rollo to safeguard Estrid
    Eivor counting on Rollo to safeguard Estrid

References[edit | edit source]

Assassin's Creed: Valhalla memories
Main Quests
Prologue
Battle for the Northern Way
Chapter 1
Honor Bound
Chapter 2
A Seer's Solace - Family Matters - The Prodigal Prince
Chapter 3
Rude Awakening - A Cruel Destiny
Chapter 4
Birthrights
Chapter 5
The Seas of Fate
Ravensthorpe
The Swan-Road Home - Unwelcome - Settling Down - The Alliance Map
The Song of Soma
Chapter 1
The Great Scattered Army
Chapter 2
Orphans of the Fens
Chapter 3
Glory Regained
Chapter 4
Razing Earnningstone - Unholy Father - Storming Ravensburg
Chapter 5
The Stench of Treachery - An Island of Eels - Reporting on Grantebridgescire
The Kingmaker's Saga
Chapter 1
The Sons of Ragnar
Chapter 2
Bartering - Rumors of Ledecestre - The Walls of Templebrough
Chapter 3
Tilting the Balance
Chapter 4
Heavy is the Head - Hunted - Reporting on Ledecestrescire
Ravensthorpe
A Toast to our Success - Uninvited Guests
The Tale of Thegn Oswald
Chapter 1
Kingmaker
Chapter 2
The Measure of a Norseman
Chapter 3
A Triumphant Return
Chapter 4
Raising Iron - A Fury from the Sea
Chapter 5
Wedding Horns - Reporting on East Anglia
Ravensthorpe
Holger
Mane and Tail
The City of War
Chapter 1
Walls and Shadows
Chapter 2
Firing the Arrow - Bleeding The Leech
Chapter 3
Smashing the Compass - Reporting on Lunden
The Book of Dragons
Chapter 1
War Weary
Chapter 2
Ransacking Wenlocan - The Supply Line - Bloody Path to Peace
Chapter 3
King Killer - Reporting on Sciropescire
The Paladin's Stone
Chapter 1
Brewing Rebellion
Chapter 2
Chipping Away - Pilgrimage to St. Albanes - Blood from a Stone
Chapter 3
Fiery Ambush - Ringing Cyne Belle
Chapter 4
The Saga Stone - Reporting on Oxenefordscire
The Instrument of the Ancients
Chapter 1
The Abbot's Gambit
Chapter 2
Puppets and Prisoners - The Man Behind the Man
Chapter 3
A Bloody Welcome - Reporting on Cent
Ravensthorpe
Dag
A Brewing Storm
The City of Greed
Chapter 1
The Welcoming Party
Chapter 2
Burning the Firebrand
Chapter 3
Pricking the Needle
Chapter 4
Closing the Vault - Reporting on Jorvik
The Lay of Hunwald
Chapter 1
A Noble Escort
Chapter 2
Homecoming
Chapter 3
In the Absence of an Ealdorman
Chapter 4
Salve for a Fresh Wound - The Thegn of Lincoln - Where the Stone Falls
Chapter 5
A Sword-Shower in Anecastre - Reporting on Lincolnscire
A Breviary of Broken Hearts
Chapter 1
An Uncommon Proposition
Chapter 2
Old Wounds - Childhood Sweetheart
Chapter 3
Taken
Chapter 4
Twists and Turns - Reporting on Essexe
The Siege of Portcestre
Chapter 1
Reaver of the South
Chapter 2
Arrive Unexpected - Let Them Eat Ashes - Scorched Earth - Severing the Lines
Chapter 3
Storming the Walls - Of All That Has Passed... - Reporting on Suthsexe
Ravensthorpe
Reap What Was Sown
Vinland Saga
Chapter 1
In a Strange Land - The Hunting Grounds
Chapter 2
Hunter of Beasts
Chapter 3
Hunter's Repast - Reporting on Vinland
Ravensthorpe
Holger
Blame and Sail
The Sayings of Halfdan
Chapter 1
War in the North
Chapter 2
Honor Has Two Edges
Chapter 3
Road to Hamartia - This Son of Jorvik
Chapter 4
Honor's Hubris
Chapter 5
Of Blood and Bonds - Reporting on Eurvicscire - Lost Glory
A Tale of Wicker-Fire
Chapter 1
The First Night of Samhain
Chapter 2
Clues and Riddles
Chapter 3
The Stolen King
Chapter 4
A Love Betrayed - The Gutted Lamb
Chapter 5
The Burning of the Wicker Man - Reporting on Glowecestrescire
The Tale of Two Jarls
Chapter 1
Old Friends
Chapter 2
On Borrowed Time
Chapter 3
Rowdy Raiders - Adorning the Adorned - Of Blood and Gods
Chapter 4
Under the Skin
Chapter 5
Farewells and Legacies - Reporting on Snotinghamscire
The City of Faith
Chapter 1
More Intel - The Reeve of Wincestre
Chapter 2
Choking the Gallows
Chapter 3
Plucking the Quill
Chapter 4
Impaling the Seax - Reporting on Wincestre
In the Hall of the Slain
Chapter 1
The Road to Valhalla - Where Legends Are Born
Chapter 2
A Brother's Keeper - A Quiet Homecoming
The Prophecies of the King
Chapter 1
Kingdom's End
Chapter 2
Holy Day - Reporting on Hamtunscire
Ravensthorpe
Gunnar
The Forge and the Flame
The Fate of the High One
Chapter 1
View Above All
Chapter 2
Well-Traveled - Defensive Measures - Extended Family
Chapter 3
Forging a Bond (A Feline's Footfall - Taking Root)
Chapter 4
The Big Finish
Chapter 5
Binding Fate - Cheating Fate
The Saga of the Snows
Chapter 1
Mistress of the Iron Wood
Chapter 2
The Lost Cauldron
Chapter 3
A Gift from the Past
Chapter 4
A Feast to Remember
Chapter 5
The Price of Wisdom
Settlement Quests
A New Home - The Lost Drengir of Ragnar Lothbrok
Hytham
To Serve the Light... - Breaking the Order - A Brief History of the Hidden Ones - The Letter - The Poor Fellow-Soldier
Knud
A Little Problem
Octavian
A Rivalry for the Ages
Petra
The Huntress - Have You Seen This Man? - Archery Contest
Randvi
Taken for Granted
Reda
The Thousand Eyes - Viking for Hire
Tarben
The Baker's Plaint - Man of Mystery
Tove
Carrying the Torch
Valka
A Wise Friend - In Dreams... - Going Deeper... - Bound to Fate
Yanli
Pending Deliveries
Thousand Eyes contracts
Contract: Assassinate the Target - Contract: A Strange Drawing - Contract: Best Effort - Contract: Booty Hunter - Contract: Burn it down! - Contract: Control Nuisance - Contract: Dangerous Prey - Contract: Defeat the Diubal - Contract: Grave-Robber - Contract: Investigation Offer - Contract: Macabre Discovery - Contract: Make it Boom! - Contract: Marked for Death - Contract: Predator's Attack - Contract: Recovery Investment - Contract: Reda's Judgement - Contract: Reported Missing - Contract: Rescue Favor - Contract: Silence the Poet - Contract: Slay the Monster - Contract: The Deadly Beast - Contract: The Dice Master - Contract: The Drunkard - Contract: The Duke of Burgundy - Contract: The Green-Eyed Thief - Contract: The Hermit of the Thousand Sins - Contract: The Jomsviking Code - Contract: The Man-eating Animal - Contract: The Phantom - Contract: The Renegade Monk - Contract: The Richest Merchant - Contract: The Rogue Informer - Contract: The Stolen Purse - Contract: The Thieves Couple - Contract: Threat Assessment - Contract: Toss a Coin for the Traitor - Contract: Wild Frontier
World Events
Norway
Rygjafylke
A Desperate Bounty - A New England - Comb of Champions - Old Man on the Edge - Raider Recruit - The Dreamwalking Warrior - The Hunt for Honor - The Plight of the Warlock - The Silver-Tongued Traitor
Hordafylke
Battle Born - The Rekindling
England
Cent
Madness of the Stones - Pig of Prophecy - Red in Tooth and Claw - The Lighthouse Twins - The Pardoner's Tale - The Sky Thief - Winifred
East Anglia
A Blood Hymn for Edmund - Edmund's Arrows - Freyja's Friend - Green Children of Anglia - Hide and Hunt - Life-Blood - The Wayward
Essexe
Devil's Hole - Mother - Take Me a Husband - The Banshee - The Boar with the Golden Nose - The Gleewoman - The Prodigy - The Riddler
Eurviscire
Art-Scop - Crushed Dreams - Dellingr Rabbit - Historia de Cordibus Pathetic - Sunken Hope - The Village: Jurthgard
Glowecestrescire
Dearly Bee-Loved - Lady of the Lake - The Body - The Goddess of Birth - The Horn of Ragnar
Grantebridgescire
Degolas the Beautiful - Path to the Wind-Blue - The Cult of Saint Guthlac - The Devout Troll - The Doom Book of Cats - The Infinite Noise of Men - The Lord of Norsexe - The Walloper - The Wound-Wands of Friends - Winchell the Robesfree
Hamtunscire
Saint Faith - Splitting Hares - The Arrow In The Tree - The Devil Has All The Best Tunes - We Are All Monsters
Jorvik
Bridges of Oppression - Deviled Water - Silver Wind Elder - Warmth of Winter
Ledecestrescire
A Skald's Lament - Ledecestrescire Sauce - Of Fist-Dances and Sweaty Oaths - Sisters of the Axe - Skal to Your Wealth - The Last Leaf of Fall - The Old Guard - The Stink-Brew - The Twit Saga, Part I - The White Lady of Tamworth
Lincolnscire
King of Shitsby - Little Victories - Stray Naps - The False Ealdormancy - The Farewell Meow - The Ignominious Bandit - The Twit Saga, Part II
Lunden
The Demon Odor at the Tithe - Falling Stars - Last Flight of the Gyldan Sparrow - War of the Collectors
Oxenefordscire
A Dog's Rescue - Fishing Lesson - Nostalgia - Permission to Weep - The Anchoress - The Last Raid
Sciropescire
Bewitched - King of the Hill - Lamb Chops - Miracle - Otta, Son of Slugga - Paola's Dream - The Puppeteer
Snotinghamscire
A Cordial Invitation - An Althing for the Half-Grown - An Efficient Cremation - Stoneman - The Good Men of Sherwood - The Myth in the Mountains
Suthsexe
A Prayer for Vengeance - Aflanc the Terrible - Alisa in Wunderlandscire - Eivor the Sheepdog - King of the Hay People - Rock of Fertility - Tiny Black Market - Will O' the Wisp
Wincestre
Aelfred's Jewel - Asser - Mildberg the Miracle Legs - Romeo and Aethelflaed
North America
Vinland
A Dead Man's Tale - Breaking Teeth, Not Hearts (Flight of Fancy - Ursine Takeover)
Dreams
Asgard
Food of the Gods - Hel's Well - Milk of Humankind - Njord's Lament - Noble Harts - Valhalla Bound
Jotunheim
Aegir's Daughters - Pit of Slaughter - The Giants of Fimbulwinter - The Puppeteer
DLC
The Way of the Berserker
Chapter 1
The Mysterious Berserker
Chapter 2
The Ritual of the Berserker
Chapter 3
The Vengeance of the Berserker
The Legend of Beowulf
Chapter 1
A Fiend out of Hell
Chapter 2
Prey in the High Hall
Chapter 3
Ever As Fate Must
A Fated Encounter
A Fated Encounter - A Distorted Dream
Chapter 1
Tossing and Turning
Chapter 2
Night and Day
Chapter 3
Counting Sheep
Chapter 4
What Dreams May Come
Chapter 5
One Last Sleepless Night
World Events
Haunting of Neist Point - The Drink of the Picts
Shared History
The Raven and the Cuckoo
The Last Chapter
Last Goodbyes - Fare Thee Well, Young Eagle - Fare Thee Well, Aelfred Rex - Fare Thee Well, Aethelstan - Fare Thee Well, King Fair-Hair - Fare Thee Well, My Ravens
Settlement Extension
Yule Season
Yule Festival - Cow Catcher - The Case of the Missing Ale - Braun's Folly - Twirling Targets - Yule Brawl
Ostara Season
Ostara Festival - Let's Get Festive - Egg Hunt - The May Queen - Spiritual Defense - Braun's Folly - Twirling Targets - Viking Brawl
Sigrblot Festival
Sigrblot Festival - The War Effort (Feeding the Wolf - Fight or Flyte - Three Big Pigs) - Final Offering - Test Your Metal - War Games
Oskoreia Festival
Oskoreia Festival - Hunting for Honor (Homeward - An Honorable Death - Riding for Glory - Veiled Threats - Targeted Strategy) - A Measure of Respect
River Raids
Yule Season
A River to Raid - The Legend of Saint George - Treasures of River Exe - Treasures of River Severn - The Legacy of Saint George - Treasures of River Dee - The Sword of Saint George
Sigrblot Season
The Legend of Lugh - Treasures of River Berbha - The Spear of Lugh - Treasures of River Erriff - The Ulfberht Sword - Champions of the Faith (England's Protector - Ireland's Defender - Francia's Anointed)
Mastery Challenge
Chapter 1
A Challenge from the Gods - The Cryptic Tutelage of Hildiran
Chapter 2
The All-Seeing Eye
The Forgotten Saga
A Gift from the Otherworld
Favors
The Wholesome Warrior - Dark Dealings - Shifting Loyalties
Wrath of the Druids
Wrath of the Druids
Chapter 1
Irish Trade - Irish Adventure - Blood Bond - Snaring Thorstein - Rathdown Build Up
Chapter 2
Flann over Ireland - A Show of Character - War Efforts - Gathering Strength
Chapter 3
Foothold in Connacht - Potion of Blood - Into the Fog
Chapter 4
The Northern Reach - Courting the Kings - The Mask of Diplomacy - The Wages of War - A Scourging of Snakes
Chapter 5
The Cost of Betrayal
Settling Accounts
Chapter 1
Dublin's Reach (Trade: Giving Your Words - Trade: Dyed in the Wool - Trade: The Ivory Post - Trade: Trouble Brewing - Trade: Illuminating Event - Trade: Sweetening the Pot)
Chapter 2
An Eye for an Eye
The Strength of Danu
Chapter 1
Children of Danu
Chapter 2
Amber Sun
Lost Drengr
Thorgest's Drengir
Trade Post
Trade: Dyed in the Wool - Trade: Giving Your Words - Trade: Illuminating Event - Trade: Sweetening the Pot - Trade: The Ivory Post - Trade: Trouble Brewing
Royal Demands
Kings of Meath
Meath: Death Sentence - Meath: Death to All - Meath: Gemstones - Meath: Hibernian Heist - Meath: Jewel Recovery - Meath: Rough Justice - Meath: Royal Vengeance - Meath: Smite Them Down - Meath: Stamp Them Out - Meath: Taking it Back - Meath: They Must Pay
Kings of Connacht
Connacht: Stamp Them Out
Kings of Ulster
Ulster: Death Sentence - Ulster: Death to All - Ulster: Smite Them Down
Thousand Eyes contracts
Contract: Bandit King - Contract: Hired Help - Contract: The Lost Books
The Siege of Paris
Chapter 1
Strangers Bearing Gifts - To Francia - Warlord of Melun - The Rot in the Slums - Majesty in the Dark
Chapter 2
The Missing Queen - Sister of Sorrow - The Queen's Gambit
Chapter 3
Honor and Enemies - Fire From Heaven - A Hidden Weakness - Royal Fox Hunt - Dark Before Dawn - The Siege of Paris - The Count of Paris
Chapter 4
Skal!
Chapter 5
Fire and Faith - Madness of King Charles - Victory - Homecoming
Hidden Ones
Hidden
Delivery
A Package for Paris
Infamy
Vive la Résistance
Thousand Eyes contracts
Contract: Pagus Pinciacensis - Contract: The Count of Pinciacum - Contract: Fluctuat Nec Mergitur - Contract: The Last Judgment - Contract: Everything has a price - Contract: A Perilous Task - Contract: The Boar's Tusk
World Events
Amienois
Hidden Justice
Melunois
Not God Enough - Stealing from Thieves - Ulfberht Sword
Paris
The Ghost of Saint Germain - The King of Rats
Dawn of Ragnarök
Restless Dreams - Legendary Hoard
Into the Fire
Chapter 1
The Rescue - Gift to the God
Chapter 2
Seeking Shelter - Crystal Cave - Hunter and Gatherer - World's End
Chapter 3
The Masters - Forging Bonds
Chapter 4
Warpath - Pride of the Aesir
Chapter 5
Beyond Fear - The Reckoning
The Relic
Chapter 1
Finding Fritjof
Chapter 2
The Scholar and the Sunstone
Chapter 3
The Vault of the Ancients
Vessel of Souls
Chapter 1
The Warlord's Daughter
Chapter 2
Cold Embers - Blazing a Trail
Chapter 3
Malvigr
Valkyrie's Arena
Heroic Scholar
Tales
Warlord of the Muspels - The Full Might of Muspelheim - Double Burning Trouble - The Princess and the Queen - The Midgard War Party - The Trickster and his Legions - Muspelheim's Legacy - A Tale of Ice and Fire - The Champions of Jotunheim - Muspelheim's Fiery Champions - The Fallen Warriors - The Shapeshifters of Legend - Glacial Bear Encounter - The Midgard Challengers - The Great Swamp Witches
World Events
Eitri
Remnants
Gullnámar
Carpe Diem - Hyrrokin's Gift
Svaladal
A Beast's Burden - A Most Cunning Fish - Love Conquers - The Ballad of Kraka and Skavi
Vangrinn
Not Today, Jotun! - Take My Chest Away - The Seed of Travi
Discovery Tour: Viking Age
Oaths & Honour - Through Faith & Fire - Seaworthy - Into the West - A Barter for Peace - Aelfred's Legacy - New Life, New Lands - Where Fates Align
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