Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – The Hidden Codex

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This article is about the graphic novel. For other uses, see Assassin's Creed: Valhalla (disambiguation).

Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – The Hidden Codex is a bande dessinée graphic novel by the same artists behind Assassin's Creed: Valhalla's tie-in webcomic. Written by Mathieu Gabella and with art by Paolo Traisci and Fabien Alquier, the comic was published by Glénat Editions and first released on 25 January 2023 in France.^[2]

Synopsis[edit | edit source]

The following content was translated from French by Soranin.
A secret knowledge. A forbidden weapon. England, Ravensthorpe camp, 9th century. Kidnapped by Eivor, a powerful Viking jarlskona, Edward, copyist monk, seeks to understand the reasons which pushed his brother Ecbert to commit suicide... Among the documents of the deceased, strange parchments blackened by a hermetic language were found. No one knows the provenance of this letters of occult appearance, but Edward has seen such signs before: in the workshop of Hytham, a man who had taken him under his wing. Hytham belongs to a secret order: "The Hidden Ones". An order that can offer Edward answers, and guarantee his aspirations for freedom and knowledge. For that, Hytham proposes to send him to Lunden accompanied by Niels, a young Viking warrior as undisciplined as he is promising. There, they will undergo quick training in the form of an investigation on the trail of a cult with troubling practices... Following the clues to the mysterious lands of Scotland, they will be confronted with the dangerous stakes hidden within Edward's questions...^[3]

The following content was translated from French by Soranin.

A secret knowledge. A forbidden weapon.

England, Ravensthorpe camp, 9th century.

Kidnapped by Eivor, a powerful Viking jarlskona, Edward, copyist monk, seeks to understand the reasons which pushed his brother Ecbert to commit suicide...

Among the documents of the deceased, strange parchments blackened by a hermetic language were found. No one knows the provenance of this letters of occult appearance, but Edward has seen such signs before: in the workshop of Hytham, a man who had taken him under his wing.

Hytham belongs to a secret order: "The Hidden Ones". An order that can offer Edward answers, and guarantee his aspirations for freedom and knowledge. For that, Hytham proposes to send him to Lunden accompanied by Niels, a young Viking warrior as undisciplined as he is promising. There, they will undergo quick training in the form of an investigation on the trail of a cult with troubling practices... Following the clues to the mysterious lands of Scotland, they will be confronted with the dangerous stakes hidden within Edward's questions...^[3]

Development[edit | edit source]

In April 2021, the new graphic novel was announced alongside eight other future Assassin's Creed projects. Game Informer reported that the comic would feature original characters and a new location to explore, Scotland.^[4]

Media[edit | edit source]

ISBN 9782344046869; 25 January 2023; Glénat Editions; FR hardcover^[3]

Gallery[edit | edit source]

French cover

External links[edit | edit source]

Assassin's Creed Valhalla Graphic Novel on Ubisoft's official website (backup link)

References[edit | edit source]

↑ LeBlanc, Wesley (2 November 2023). Assassin's Creed Valhalla: The Hidden Codex Is A Viking-Centric Graphic Novel Out Next April. Game Informer. Archived from the original on 2 November 2023. Retrieved on 3 November 2023.
↑ Assassin's Creed Valhalla (in French). Glénat Editions. Archived from the original on 12 February 2023. Retrieved on 14 January 2023.
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 Assassin's Creed Valhalla on Amazon.fr (backup link)
↑ Ruppert, Liana (19 April 2021). Ubisoft Is Expanding The Assassin's Creed Universe, Exclusive First Look At AC Valhalla: Blood Brothers. Game Informer. Archived from the original on 19 April 2021. Retrieved on 20 April 2021.

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Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – The Hidden Codex

Characters

Hidden Ones	Adelaïde • Hytham

Templars	Alfred the Great • Edward

Others	Bran • Ecbert • Eivor Varinsdottir • Gunnar • Niels Gunnarsson • Saint Columba the Reborn • Sigurd Styrbjornsson