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'''Idun''', also known as '''Iðunn''' or '''Iduna''', was a [[Norsemen|Nordic]] [[Norse mythology|Goddess]] associated with youth and rejuvenation. According to the ''{{Wiki|Poetic Edda}}'', she was the caretaker of the orchard of the golden apples, fruit which ensured the gods' vigor and immortality.
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'''Iðunn''', also known as '''Idun''' or '''Iduna''', was the [[Norsemen|Norse]] [[Norse mythology|goddess]] associated with youth and rejuvenation. According to the ''{{Wiki|Poetic Edda}}'', she was the caretaker of the orchard of the golden apples, fruit which ensured the gods' vigor and immortality.
 
==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.<ref name="WP">{{WP|Iðunn}}</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]]'' {{Cite|3 Feb 2021. Memory needed}}</ref>


==Legacy and influence==
==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 [[raid]]ing the settlement of [[Rogaland|Rygjafylke]]. After fighting off the raiders, Eivor investigated a sound coming from inside a building, only to be attacked by the [[tattoo]]ed [[Slavery|slave]] [[Gull]]. Amidst her wild ramblings, Gull mentioned that she was a "''slave to {{Wiki|Sága and Sökkvabekkr|Sökkvabekkr, Sága}} and Idun's bounty.''"<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Song of Glory]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Song of Glory 1|Issue #01]]</ref>
In the 9th century, the [[Vikings]] [[Eivor Varinsdottir]], [[Dag Nithisson]] and [[Tora Auzoux]] launched a counter-attack against [[Kjotve the Cruel]]'s [[Wolf Clan|forces]] who were [[raid]]ing the settlement of [[Rogaland|Rygjafylke]]. After fighting off the raiders, Eivor investigated a sound coming from inside a building and was attacked by the [[tattoo]]ed [[Slavery|slave]] [[Gull]],<ref name="SOG1">''[[Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Song of Glory]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Song of Glory 1|Issue #01]]</ref> a [[Sage|reincarnation]] of Iðunn herself.<ref name="DarbySages">{{Twitter|DarbyMcDevitt|status/1354773470756954116|DarbyMcDevitt|quote=@AC_ISDA @69guacamole69 @KurdishOnes I think you got it!}}</ref> Amidst her wild ramblings, Gull mentioned that she was a "''slave to {{Wiki|Sága and Sökkvabekkr|Sökkvabekkr, Sága}} and Idun's bounty.''"<ref name="SOG1" />


Also during this time period, Idun 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 2012 [[Clay Kaczmarek]] included {{Wiki|J. Doyle Penrose|James Doyle Penrose}}'s painting of ''[https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Idun_and_the_Apples_by_James_Doyle_Penrose,_1890.jpg Idun and the Apples]'' in a set of puzzles he'd hidden within the [[Animus]] for his [[Desmond Miles|follower]] to find. In Clay's puzzle it was suggested that Idun's golden apples were in truth [[Apples of Eden]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Glyphs|Glyph 1: "In The Beginning"]]</ref>
In 2012 [[Clay Kaczmarek]] included {{Wiki|J. Doyle Penrose|James Doyle Penrose}}'s painting of ''[[:https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Idun_and_the_Apples_by_James_Doyle_Penrose,_1890.jpg|Idun and the Apples]]'' in a set of puzzles he'd hidden within the [[Animus]] for his [[Desmond Miles|follower]] to find. In Clay's puzzle, it was suggested that Iðunn's golden apples were in truth [[Apples of Eden]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Glyphs|Glyph]] #1: "In The Beginning"</ref>


==Appearances==
==Appearances==
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*''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' {{c|Glyphs only}}
*''[[Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Song of Glory]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Song of Glory]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' {{Mo}}


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Iðunn, also known as Idun or Iduna, was the Norse goddess associated with youth and rejuvenation. According to the Poetic Edda, she was the caretaker of the orchard of the golden apples, fruit which ensured the gods' vigor and immortality.

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.[1]

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.[2]

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,[3] a reincarnation of Iðunn herself.[4] Amidst her wild ramblings, Gull mentioned that she was a "slave to Sökkvabekkr, Sága and Idun's bounty."[3]

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.[5]

In 2012 Clay Kaczmarek included James Doyle Penrose's painting of Idun and the Apples in a set of puzzles he'd hidden within the Animus for his follower to find. In Clay's puzzle, it was suggested that Iðunn's golden apples were in truth Apples of Eden.[6]

Appearances

References

  1. Iðunn on Wikipedia
  2. Assassin's Creed: Valhalla [citation needed]
  3. 3.0 3.1 Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Song of GloryIssue #01
  4. DarbyMcDevitt (@DarbyMcDevitt) on Twitter "@AC_ISDA @69guacamole69 @KurdishOnes I think you got it!"
  5. Assassin's Creed: Valhalla
  6. Assassin's Creed IIGlyph #1: "In The Beginning"

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