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[[Eivor]] and | In the 9th century, a young [[Eivor Varinsdottir]] and her mother [[Rosta]] would stack cairns as a past-time and a way to clear the mind. Rosta would often recall to Eivor the times when she and her husband [[Varin]] would stack cairns as teenagers.<ref name="ACV">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – [[Floating conversations]]: Cairns</ref> | ||
In [[Scotland]], the witch-warrior [[Niamh of Argyll]]'s mother was buried beneath a cairn.<ref name="WhiteHorseCh1">''[[Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Sword of the White Horse]]'' – Chapter 1</ref> | |||
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Cairns were placed in various places across both Norway, [[England]],<ref name="ACV"> and [[Scotland]].<ref name="WhiteHorseCh1"> The Isu Odin also encountered cairns while in Asgard and Jotunheim.<ref name="ACV"> | |||
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*[[Titterstone Clee Hill]] | *[[Titterstone Clee Hill]] | ||
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*''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' {{1st}} | |||
*''[[Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Sword of the White Horse]]'' | |||
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A cairn is a man-made stack of stones. Since ancient times, cairns have been used as landmarks.
History
In the 9th century, a young Eivor Varinsdottir and her mother Rosta would stack cairns as a past-time and a way to clear the mind. Rosta would often recall to Eivor the times when she and her husband Varin would stack cairns as teenagers.[1]
In Scotland, the witch-warrior Niamh of Argyll's mother was buried beneath a cairn.[2]
Locations
Cairns were placed in various places across both Norway, England,<ref name="ACV"> and Scotland.<ref name="WhiteHorseCh1"> The Isu Odin also encountered cairns while in Asgard and Jotunheim.<ref name="ACV">
- Atgeirr
- Cernewood
- Cleeve Hill
- East Cape Peak
- Heald Tor
- High Rocks
- Ingleborg
- Ionhontsiiò:ke
- Kinder Downfall
- Litamiotvitr
- Maen Ceti
- Titterstone Clee Hill
- Torgharren Rock
Appearances
- Assassin's Creed: Valhalla (first appearance)
- Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Sword of the White Horse
References
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Floating conversations: Cairns
- ↑ Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Sword of the White Horse – Chapter 1