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The '''Nine Realms''' were interconnected [[Isu]] spheres of influence across the [[Earth]]. | The '''Nine Realms''' were interconnected [[Isu]] spheres of influence across the [[Earth]]. | ||
As the First Civilization became mythologized by [[human]]ity, the Nine Realms fell into [[ | As the First Civilization became mythologized by [[human]]ity, the Nine Realms fell into [[Norse people|Norse]] [[Norse mythology|legend]] as the various homeworlds of their gods and other races that existed along the branches of the great world tree [[Yggdrasil]], which wove them together to form the Norse cosmos. | ||
The realms compromised of: | The realms compromised of: | ||
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*[[Helheim|Helheimr]], the world of the dead.<ref>{{WP|Norse cosmology}}</ref> | *[[Helheim|Helheimr]], the world of the dead.<ref>{{WP|Norse cosmology}}</ref> | ||
In the 9th century, the [[shieldmaiden]] [[Eivor Varinsdottir]] of the [[Raven Clan]] consumed psychoactive mixtures prepared by her clan's resident oracle [[Valka]], which sent her on hallucinogenic visions | In the 9th century, the [[shieldmaiden]] [[Eivor Varinsdottir]] of the [[Raven Clan]] consumed psychoactive mixtures prepared by her clan's resident oracle [[Valka]], which sent her on hallucinogenic visions. In this drugged state, she relived [[Odin]]'s memories of his time in Asgard and Jötunheimr during the [[Isu Era]] in his attempts to avert his [[Calculations|fated encounter]] with [[Loki]]'s son [[Fenrir]] at the onset of [[Ragnarök]],<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – [[In Dreams...]]<br>↑ ''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla'' – [[Going Deeper...]]<br>↑ ''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla'' – [[Bound to Fate]]</ref> and later his memories from his trip to Svartálfaheimr to rescue his imprisoned son [[Baldr]] from his captor [[Surtr]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]] – [[Dawn of Ragnarök]]'' – [[Restless Dream]]</ref> | ||
==Behind the scenes== | ==Behind the scenes== | ||
[[Darby McDevitt]], the Narrative Director for ''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'', has stated that the in-game mythological Nine Realms were developed to correspond with large geographical regions of Earth.<ref name="Reddit">{{Cite web|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/assassinscreed/comments/l531fi/spoiler_ac_valhalla_theory_the_nine_isu_cultures|title=(SPOILER) AC Valhalla theory: the nine Isu cultures|author="Darby_McDevitt"|date=25 January, 2021|publisher=''{{Wiki|Reddit}}''|accessdate=18 December 2021|quote=Popping in here to say excellent theorizing. This is on the right track, but when we were thinking of parallels between the realms and the real world, we stuck to larger geographic zones. So, currently the only one you have partly correct is Muspelheim — which we saw as all of Northern Africa.}}</ref> The publicly known analogs are Asgard as Northern Europe, Southern/Mediterranean Europe as Jotunheimr,<ref name="YouTube">{{Youtube|video=DnWKiObMtCQ|text=Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Narrative Director Discusses Ending (Spoilers) <nowiki>|</nowiki> Ubisoft [NA<nowiki>]</nowiki> | [[Darby McDevitt]], the Narrative Director for ''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'', has stated that the in-game mythological Nine Realms were developed to correspond with large geographical regions of Earth.<ref name="Reddit">{{Cite web|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/assassinscreed/comments/l531fi/spoiler_ac_valhalla_theory_the_nine_isu_cultures|title=(SPOILER) AC Valhalla theory: the nine Isu cultures|author="Darby_McDevitt"|date=25 January, 2021|publisher=''{{Wiki|Reddit}}''|accessdate=18 December 2021|quote=Popping in here to say excellent theorizing. This is on the right track, but when we were thinking of parallels between the realms and the real world, we stuck to larger geographic zones. So, currently the only one you have partly correct is Muspelheim — which we saw as all of Northern Africa.}}</ref> The publicly known analogs are Asgard as Northern Europe, Southern/Mediterranean Europe as Jotunheimr,<ref name="YouTube">{{Youtube|video=DnWKiObMtCQ|text=Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Narrative Director Discusses Ending (Spoilers) <nowiki>|</nowiki> Ubisoft [NA<nowiki>]</nowiki> | ||
|channel=https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBMvc6jvuTxH6TNo9ThpYjg|channelname=Ubisoft North America|quote= | |channel=https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBMvc6jvuTxH6TNo9ThpYjg|channelname=Ubisoft North America|quote=So explicitly for ''Origins'' and then later in this game, we [developers] said, "Let's say definitively that the Norse mythology represents a Northern Isu clan, and that the Egyptian Isu are in an African clan. And they are different than the Capitoline trio, the Mediterranean Isu, let's say." They're Greco-Roman, right? And that would allow us a much bigger place to play with."}}</ref> and Northern Africa for Múspellsheimr.<ref name="Reddit" /> | ||
==Appearances== | ==Appearances== | ||
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The Nine Realms were interconnected Isu spheres of influence across the Earth.
As the First Civilization became mythologized by humanity, the Nine Realms fell into Norse legend as the various homeworlds of their gods and other races that existed along the branches of the great world tree Yggdrasil, which wove them together to form the Norse cosmos.
The realms compromised of:
- Álfheimr, home of the elves
- Asgard, home of the Æsir
- Jötunheimr, home of the Jötnar
- Múspellsheimr, the world of fire
- Midgard, home of humanity
- Svartálfaheimr/Niðavellir, home of the dark elves or dwarves
- Vanaheimr, home of the Vanir
- Niflheim, the world of ice
- Helheimr, the world of the dead.[1]
In the 9th century, the shieldmaiden Eivor Varinsdottir of the Raven Clan consumed psychoactive mixtures prepared by her clan's resident oracle Valka, which sent her on hallucinogenic visions. In this drugged state, she relived Odin's memories of his time in Asgard and Jötunheimr during the Isu Era in his attempts to avert his fated encounter with Loki's son Fenrir at the onset of Ragnarök,[2] and later his memories from his trip to Svartálfaheimr to rescue his imprisoned son Baldr from his captor Surtr.[3]
Behind the scenes
Darby McDevitt, the Narrative Director for Assassin's Creed: Valhalla, has stated that the in-game mythological Nine Realms were developed to correspond with large geographical regions of Earth.[4] The publicly known analogs are Asgard as Northern Europe, Southern/Mediterranean Europe as Jotunheimr,[5] and Northern Africa for Múspellsheimr.[4]
Appearances
- Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants – Fate of the Gods (first mentioned)
- Assassin's Creed: Valhalla (first appearance)
- Wrath of the Druids (mentioned only)
- The Siege of Paris (mentioned only)
- Dawn of Ragnarök
- Discovery Tour: Viking Age
References
- ↑
Norse cosmology on Wikipedia
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – In Dreams...
↑ Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Going Deeper...
↑ Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Bound to Fate - ↑ Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Dawn of Ragnarök – Restless Dream
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Darby_McDevitt" (25 January, 2021). (SPOILER) AC Valhalla theory: the nine Isu cultures. Reddit. Retrieved on 18 December 2021. "Popping in here to say excellent theorizing. This is on the right track, but when we were thinking of parallels between the realms and the real world, we stuck to larger geographic zones. So, currently the only one you have partly correct is Muspelheim — which we saw as all of Northern Africa."
- ↑
Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Narrative Director Discusses Ending (Spoilers) | Ubisoft [NA] on the Ubisoft North America YouTube channel. "So explicitly for Origins and then later in this game, we [developers] said, "Let's say definitively that the Norse mythology represents a Northern Isu clan, and that the Egyptian Isu are in an African clan. And they are different than the Capitoline trio, the Mediterranean Isu, let's say." They're Greco-Roman, right? And that would allow us a much bigger place to play with.""
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