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'''Varin's Axe''' was a [[bearded axe]] which belonged to [[Varin]], the father of the [[Vikings|Viking]] [[shieldmaiden]] [[Eivor Varinsdottir]].
'''Varin's Axe''' was a [[bearded axe]] which belonged to [[Varin]], the father of the [[Vikings|Viking]] [[shieldmaiden]] [[Eivor Varinsdottir]].


==History==
Originally forged by the [[blacksmith]] [[Gunnar]] in [[Heillboer]],<ref name="Family Matters">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – [[Family Matters]]</ref> the [[Order of the Ancients]] member [[Kjotve the Cruel]] kept it as a trophy after using it to execute Varin in 855 CE during a [[raid]] on the [[Raven Clan]] in [[Rogaland|Rygjafylke]].<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla'' – [[Prologue (Valhalla)|Prologue]]</ref> It stayed in his possession until 872, when it was recovered by Eivor after she defeated Kjotve's [[Wolf Clan|clansmen]] [[Rikiwulf]] before he could kill her crewmate [[Bragi (Viking)|Bragi]] in a blood-sacrifice.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla'' – [[Honor Bound]]</ref>
Originally forged by the [[blacksmith]] [[Gunnar]] in [[Heillboer]],<ref name="Family Matters">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – [[Family Matters]]</ref> the [[Order of the Ancients]] member [[Kjotve the Cruel]] kept it as a trophy after using it to execute Varin in 855 CE during a [[raid]] on the [[Raven Clan]] in [[Rogaland|Rygjafylke]].<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla'' – [[Prologue (Valhalla)|Prologue]]</ref> It stayed in his possession until 872, when it was recovered by Eivor after she defeated Kjotve's [[Wolf Clan|clansmen]] [[Rikiwulf]] before he could kill her crewmate [[Bragi (Viking)|Bragi]] in a blood-sacrifice.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla'' – [[Honor Bound]]</ref>



Revision as of 17:37, 10 March 2022

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Varin's Axe

Varin's Axe was a bearded axe which belonged to Varin, the father of the Viking shieldmaiden Eivor Varinsdottir.

History

Originally forged by the blacksmith Gunnar in Heillboer,[1] the Order of the Ancients member Kjotve the Cruel kept it as a trophy after using it to execute Varin in 855 CE during a raid on the Raven Clan in Rygjafylke.[2] It stayed in his possession until 872, when it was recovered by Eivor after she defeated Kjotve's clansmen Rikiwulf before he could kill her crewmate Bragi in a blood-sacrifice.[3]

Eivor held onto it when she joined members of the Raven Clan in leaving Norway for better prospects in England.[4] There, she found sufficient funds and resources to upgrade the axe to different tiers, increasing its attack and lethality against opponents while also displaying finer craftsmanship.[5]

Weapon statistics

Class Quality Attack Speed Stun Critical Weight Perks Availability
Bear Fine 54 48 55 47.5 12 Increases Speed (+1.0-10.0) after each hit [stack 10] Complete Honor Bound
Superior 54 48 55 47.5 12
Flawless
Mythical
Description
Eivor's father's axe. A fine weapon that should have been soaked in blood, not laid aside.

Behind the scenes

The digital model for Varin's Axe, Eivor's starting weapon in Assassin's Creed: Valhalla, would later be reused for two weapons in the mobile game Assassin's Creed: Rebellion, with the Superior tier being used for Shieldbreaker and the Flawless tier used for Wurmsbreath.

0n 12 February, 2021, Lead Writer Alain Mercieca revealed that a mini-model of Varin's Axe at its Superior tier was made during Valhalla's production, joking that Eivor's male actor Magnus Bruun had so many troubles handling the life-size prop during mocap he was forced to use the mini, which the post-production team then blew up 500 times for the game files.[6]

Gallery

Appearances

References

  1. Assassin's Creed: ValhallaFamily Matters
  2. Assassin's Creed: ValhallaPrologue
  3. Assassin's Creed: ValhallaHonor Bound
  4. Assassin's Creed: ValhallaThe Seas of Fate
  5. Assassin's Creed: Valhalla
  6. Alain Mercieca (@alainmercieca) on Twitter "Lesser-known #AssassinsCreedValhalla fact: this is the actual axe we used in mocap, @Magnus__Bruun had trouble with the normal size axe so we used this miniature and in post production enlarged the axe to 500 times its original size #Truth pic.twitter.com/1RT9iq0ER2"