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Alrekr had in his possession a wooden plank, carved with a map leading to the alleged location of [[Thor]]'s hammer, [[Mjölnir]]. On his journey from Denmark, he ran aground at [[Stavanger]] where he was defeated in combat by the ruling [[Raven Clan|clan]] and enslaved for the next ten years of his life.<ref name="Layla's Notes">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – English Locales of Note</ref> | Alrekr had in his possession a wooden plank, carved with a map leading to the alleged location of [[Thor]]'s hammer, [[Mjölnir]]. On his journey from Denmark, he ran aground at [[Stavanger]] where he was defeated in combat by the ruling [[Raven Clan|clan]] and enslaved for the next ten years of his life.<ref name="Layla's Notes">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – English Locales of Note</ref> | ||
Given the chance, he escaped his imprisonment and returned home to Jutland. Marrying and eventually settling down. Alrekr's map to Mjölnir was lost however, during his captivity.<ref name="Layla's Notes" /> | Given the chance, he escaped his imprisonment and returned home to Jutland. Marrying and eventually settling down. Alrekr's map to Mjölnir was lost however, during his captivity.<ref name="Layla's Notes" /> | ||
===Legacy=== | |||
In late 2014 his descendent Shaun Hastings researched his own genetic history in an attempt to discover if he had any [[Templars|Templar]] or [[Assassins|Assassin]] heritage while he was researching how the [[Order of the Ancients]] transformed into the Templars. He found none, though [[Rebecca Crane]] noted Alrekr as being of minor interest.<ref name="Layla's Notes" /> | |||
==Appearances== | ==Appearances== | ||
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Alrekr Thorvaldson was a Jutish explorer who sailed north from Denmark in the early 9th century. He is an ancestor of the 21st century Assassin Shaun Hastings.
Biography
Slavery
Alrekr had in his possession a wooden plank, carved with a map leading to the alleged location of Thor's hammer, Mjölnir. On his journey from Denmark, he ran aground at Stavanger where he was defeated in combat by the ruling clan and enslaved for the next ten years of his life.[1]
Given the chance, he escaped his imprisonment and returned home to Jutland. Marrying and eventually settling down. Alrekr's map to Mjölnir was lost however, during his captivity.[1]
Legacy
In late 2014 his descendent Shaun Hastings researched his own genetic history in an attempt to discover if he had any Templar or Assassin heritage while he was researching how the Order of the Ancients transformed into the Templars. He found none, though Rebecca Crane noted Alrekr as being of minor interest.[1]
Appearances
- Assassin's Creed: Valhalla (mentioned only)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – English Locales of Note