Idun
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Idun, also known as Iðunn or Iduna, was a Nordic goddess associated with youth and rejuvenation. According to the Poetic Edda, she was the caretaker of the orchard of the golden apples, fruit which ensured the gods' vigor and immortality.
Legacy and influence
In the 9th century, the Vikings Eivor Varinsdottir, Dag Nithisson and Tora Auzoux launched a counter-attack against Kjotve the Cruel's forces who were raiding the settlement of Rygjafylke. After fighting off the raiders, Eivor investigated a sound coming from inside a building, only to be attacked by the tattooed slave Gull. Amidst her wild ramblings, Gull mentioned that she was a "slave to Sökkvabekkr, Sága and Idun's bounty."[1]
Also during this time period, Idun had a totem named after her in the popular dice game Orlog. The piece "Idun's Rejuvination" would heal the player's life points by a percentage. The piece was in the possession of a Norse woman in Rygjafylke, who after being defeated gifted the piece to Eivor.[2]
In 2012 Clay Kaczmarek included James Doyle Penrose's painting of Idun and the Apples in a set of puzzles he'd hidden within the Animus for his follower to find. In Clay's puzzle it was suggested that Idun's golden apples were in truth Apples of Eden.[3]
Appearances
- Assassin's Creed II (Glyphs only)
- Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Song of Glory (mentioned only)
- Assassin's Creed: Valhalla (mentioned only)