Beast of the Hills
- "Welsh hunter’s warned me, “No kingdom shall take the hills owned by the Beast.” They showed me skulls reduced to powder and tracks the size of Roman baths."
- ―A hunting log of the Beast of the Hills[src]
The Beast of the Hills was a legendary bear that lived in 9th century Sciropescire, Mercia. A tremendous bear, this legendary animal was a sight, due to its colossal size, when compared to the general populations of bears in England.
History
In the 870s, the Viking shieldmaiden Eivor Varinsdottir of the Raven Clan travelled around the region of Sciropescire. Along her journey, Eivor came across a hunting log, which gave an account of a bear that was said to be a monumental creature that could pulverize men's heads and was of the size of Roman baths. Eivor looked around an area of the same name, west of Uriconium Ruins. Eivor looked around and found an underground passage under its hills. Along the passage, Eivor came across loads of arrows and winter chanterelle until finding a blood trail. Upon following the blood trail, Eivor slid under an opening and found the Beast of the Hills, drinking a huge barrel of mead. The lair itself was filled with leaking barrels of mead. After falling over drunk, the creature noticed Eivor and started to fight against the warrior. Within the lair, there are snakes, which the bear may eat to replenish its health. After a long battle, Eivor killed the beast and collected its head as her reward.[1]
Behind the scenes
The underground lair the bear resides in has no supply of any herbivory replenishments for Eivor's health, thus increasing the difficulty of the fight with the legendary beast.
Appearances
References
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Valhalla