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As goddess of youth, Iðunn was often associated with apples. She was the wife of [[Bragi]] and was said to grand eternal youth to the other gods.<ref name="WP">{{WP|Iðunn}}</ref> | As goddess of youth, Iðunn was often associated with apples. She was the wife of [[Bragi]] and was said to grand eternal youth to the other gods.<ref name="WP">{{WP|Iðunn}}</ref> Attested to in both the ''{{Wiki|Prose Edda}}'' and the ''{{Wiki|Poetic Edda}}'', one story from the ''Skaldskaparmal'', from the ''Prose Edda'', entitled the "Abduction of Idun", involved Iðunn being abducted by the [[Jötnar|''Jötunn'']] [[Þjazi]] after the former was tricked by the god of mischief, [[Loki]] who promised the Iðunn that he had found some apple worth keeping. Upon being led into "a certain forest," Þjazi kidnapped the goddess and escaped to his homeland of Thrymheim. Without Iðunn's apples the gods quickly grew old and weary. After Odin threatened Loki with torture, he rescued Iðunn and the gods regained their youth.<ref name="Abduction of Idun" /> | ||
==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
Iðunn created the silver rings that encircled the [[Nine Realms]], and her apples amplified the ''hugr'' on all creatures.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – [[A Feast to Remember]]</ref> | |||
In [[Asgard]], [[Odin|Havi]] stumbled across a letter addressed to Iðunn on an altar adorned with apples, saying [[Loki|Tricksters]] would try to steal her Gift of Youth. Behind the altar, Havi found a small house overlooking a cliff where many apples lay alongside a letter to Loki, indicating that he indeed had stolen the apples.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla'' – Viking Expansion notes: Asgard</ref> | In [[Asgard]], [[Odin|Havi]] stumbled across a letter addressed to Iðunn on an altar adorned with apples, saying [[Loki|Tricksters]] would try to steal her Gift of Youth. Behind the altar, Havi found a small house overlooking a cliff where many apples lay alongside a letter to Loki, indicating that he indeed had stolen the apples.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla'' – Viking Expansion notes: Asgard</ref> | ||
As the [[Great Catastrophe]] approached, | As the [[Great Catastrophe]] approached, Iðunn and the other eight Norse Isu uploaded their DNA data into [[Yggdrasil]] to be later redistributed into the human gene pool.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla'' – [[Animus Anomalies]]: AA_Complete</ref> Millennia later, Iðunn was successfully [[Sage|reincarnated]] as [[Gull]].<ref name="SOG1">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Song of Glory]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Song of Glory 1|Issue #01]]</ref><ref name="DarbySages"/> | ||
==Legacy and influence== | ==Legacy and influence== | ||
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Also during this time period, Iðunn had a totem named after her in the popular dice game [[Orlog]]. The piece "Idun's Rejuvination" would heal the player's life points by a percentage. The piece was in the possession of a Norse woman in Rygjafylke, who after being defeated gifted the piece to Eivor.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla''</ref> | Also during this time period, Iðunn had a totem named after her in the popular dice game [[Orlog]]. The piece "Idun's Rejuvination" would heal the player's life points by a percentage. The piece was in the possession of a Norse woman in Rygjafylke, who after being defeated gifted the piece to Eivor.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla''</ref> | ||
In | In 1890, the [[Ireland|Irish]] painter {{Wiki|J. Doyle Penrose|James Doyle Penrose}} completed his work ''{{Wiki|File:Idun_and_the_Apples.jpg|Idun and the Apples}}'',<ref name="AC2" /> taken from the story "Abduction of Idun" from the ''Skaldskaparmal'', part of the ''Prose Edda'', written by [[Snorri Sturluson]].<ref name="Abduction of Idun">Byock, Jesse (Trans.) (2006). ''The Prose Edda''. Penguin Classics. ISBN 0140447555</ref> | ||
In 2012 [[Clay Kaczmarek]] included Penrose's painting in a set of puzzles he'd hidden within the [[Animus]] for [[Desmond Miles]] to find. In Clay's puzzle, it was suggested that Iðunn's golden apples were in truth [[Apples of Eden|Apples of Eden]].<ref name="AC2">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Glyphs|Glyph]] #1: "In The Beginning"</ref> | |||
==Appearances== | ==Appearances== | ||
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Iðunn was an Isu who was later revered as the goddess of youth and rejuvenation in Norse mythology. According to the Poetic Edda, she was the caretaker of the orchard of the golden apples, fruit which ensured the gods' vigor and immortality.
Name
Iðunn's name is sometimes anglicized as Idun, Idunn,[5] or Iduna.[6] Some of her epithets include "Bride of Spring" and "Queen of Birth".[5]
Mythology
As goddess of youth, Iðunn was often associated with apples. She was the wife of Bragi and was said to grand eternal youth to the other gods.[6] Attested to in both the Prose Edda and the Poetic Edda, one story from the Skaldskaparmal, from the Prose Edda, entitled the "Abduction of Idun", involved Iðunn being abducted by the Jötunn Þjazi after the former was tricked by the god of mischief, Loki who promised the Iðunn that he had found some apple worth keeping. Upon being led into "a certain forest," Þjazi kidnapped the goddess and escaped to his homeland of Thrymheim. Without Iðunn's apples the gods quickly grew old and weary. After Odin threatened Loki with torture, he rescued Iðunn and the gods regained their youth.[7]
Biography
Iðunn created the silver rings that encircled the Nine Realms, and her apples amplified the hugr on all creatures.[8]
In Asgard, Havi stumbled across a letter addressed to Iðunn on an altar adorned with apples, saying Tricksters would try to steal her Gift of Youth. Behind the altar, Havi found a small house overlooking a cliff where many apples lay alongside a letter to Loki, indicating that he indeed had stolen the apples.[9]
As the Great Catastrophe approached, Iðunn and the other eight Norse Isu uploaded their DNA data into Yggdrasil to be later redistributed into the human gene pool.[10] Millennia later, Iðunn was successfully reincarnated as Gull.[11][4]
Legacy and influence
In the 9th century, the Vikings Eivor Varinsdottir, Dag Nithisson, and Tora Auzoux launched a counter-attack against Kjotve the Cruel's forces who were raiding the settlement of Rygjafylke. After fighting off the raiders, Eivor investigated a sound coming from inside a building and was attacked by the tattooed slave Gull.Cite error: Closing </ref> missing for <ref> tag
In 1890, the Irish painter James Doyle Penrose completed his work Idun and the Apples,[12] taken from the story "Abduction of Idun" from the Skaldskaparmal, part of the Prose Edda, written by Snorri Sturluson.[7]
In 2012 Clay Kaczmarek included Penrose's painting in a set of puzzles he'd hidden within the Animus for Desmond Miles to find. In Clay's puzzle, it was suggested that Iðunn's golden apples were in truth Apples of Eden.[12]
Appearances
- Assassin's Creed II (Glyphs only)
- Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Song of Glory (mentioned only)
- Assassin's Creed: Valhalla (mentioned only)
Gallery
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Idun's Rejuvenation piece for Orlog
References
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Initiates – Timeline
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Syndicate – Hopton's
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – A Brother's Keeper
- ↑ 4.0 4.1
Il Salotto degli Assassini (@AC_ISDA) on Twitter "@DarbyMcDevitt this is our bet! pic.twitter.com/qZ8tRqQZMj" (screenshot) Darby McDevitt (@DarbyMcDevitt) on Twitter "@AC_ISDA @69guacamole69 @KurdishOnes I think you got it!" (screenshot)
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Viking Expansion notes: Letter to Idunn
- ↑ 6.0 6.1
Iðunn on Wikipedia
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Byock, Jesse (Trans.) (2006). The Prose Edda. Penguin Classics. ISBN 0140447555
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – A Feast to Remember
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Viking Expansion notes: Asgard
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Animus Anomalies: AA_Complete
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Song of Glory – Issue #01
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 Assassin's Creed II – Glyph #1: "In The Beginning"
