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At the age of nineteen, Rosta and her husband [[Varin]]<ref>{{Youtube|video=Wbx0_9QPRR0|text=Assassin's Creed Valhalla New Gameplay: Customization, Stealth and Open World Free Roam|channel=channel/UCwsLXInOtJM01ZCslCeuWxQ|channelname=ACVideos}}</ref> built [[cairn]]s together on a high cliff near the fjord. At some point after Eivor was born, Rosta taught them how to build cairns themselves | At the age of nineteen, Rosta and her husband [[Varin]]<ref>{{Youtube|video=Wbx0_9QPRR0|text=Assassin's Creed Valhalla New Gameplay: Customization, Stealth and Open World Free Roam|channel=channel/UCwsLXInOtJM01ZCslCeuWxQ|channelname=ACVideos}}</ref> built [[cairn]]s together on a high cliff near the fjord. At some point after Eivor was born, Rosta taught them how to build cairns themselves and explained to Eivor the importance of cairns as a test of mind and wit.<ref>{{Youtube|video=sGyM5Xh7Jf0|text=Assassin’s Creed Valhalla: Official 30 Minute Gameplay Walkthrough <nowiki>|</nowiki> UbiFWD July 2020 <nowiki>|</nowiki> Ubisoft NA|channel=UCBMvc6jvuTxH6TNo9ThpYjg|channelname=Ubisoft North America}}<br>↑ '[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – [[East Cape Peak]]''</ref> | ||
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The name Rosta is related to the {{Wiki|Old Norse}} word ''rósta'', meaning 'brawl, riot, strife'. It's best known as the byname of {{Wiki|Olvir Rosta}}, a character in the 13th century ''{{Wiki|Orkneyinga saga}}'' | ===Name etymology=== | ||
The name Rosta is related to the {{Wiki|Old Norse}} word ''rósta'', meaning 'brawl, riot, strife'. It's best known as the byname of {{Wiki|Olvir Rosta}}, a character in the 13th century ''{{Wiki|Orkneyinga saga}}'' and thus has also been translated as 'brawler, rioter'.<ref>{{WP|Olvir Rosta}}</ref> | |||
==Appearances== | ==Appearances== | ||
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Rosta was the mother of Eivor, a Viking who raided southern England during the 9th century.
Biography
At the age of nineteen, Rosta and her husband Varin[1] built cairns together on a high cliff near the fjord. At some point after Eivor was born, Rosta taught them how to build cairns themselves and explained to Eivor the importance of cairns as a test of mind and wit.[2]
Behind the scenes
Name etymology
The name Rosta is related to the Old Norse word rósta, meaning 'brawl, riot, strife'. It's best known as the byname of Olvir Rosta, a character in the 13th century Orkneyinga saga and thus has also been translated as 'brawler, rioter'.[3]
Appearances
References
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Assassin's Creed Valhalla New Gameplay: Customization, Stealth and Open World Free Roam on the ACVideos YouTube channel
- ↑ Assassin’s Creed Valhalla: Official 30 Minute Gameplay Walkthrough | UbiFWD July 2020 | Ubisoft NA on the Ubisoft North America YouTube channel
↑ 'Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – East Cape Peak - ↑
Olvir Rosta on Wikipedia