Mylna
Mylnas were silica mills that were located in all the regions of Svartálfaheimr. In 75,000 BCE, a coalition of Muspel and jötnar warriors invaded the realm, enslaved most of the dwarven population, and took over the mylnas under the warlord Surtr's command. The Æsir lord Odin and his einherjar crew aboard Skíðblaðnir raided these mylnas and pillaged their pillars of silica, which Odin used to upgrade his Hugr-Rip.[1]
History[edit | edit source]
In Eivor Varinsdottir's visions of Odin's time in Svartalfheim, the Æsir lord set out a campaign to save his son Baldr from Surtr's grasp. Odin ventured into the realm and searched for any means and opportunities to save his son. While in Svaladal, he theorized that if he abducted Surtr's daughter Eysa, he could trade her freedom for Baldr's.[2]
After finding her location, he traveled atop the Stór Mylna and searched its lava pools to confront her. She challenged Odin to a fight and although Odin bested her, she managed to escape after a dwarven prisoner interrupted them. However, Odin learned from the prisoner of elven markings in a cave which made mention of a vault holding an ancient artifact that Surtr desperately sought for himself. Sensing another bargaining opportunity, Odin left to find the relic before Eysa could.[2]
Odin eventually gained Eysa as an ally after they learned to their horror of Surtr's plan to use the relic, the Salakar, to capture the souls of individuals deemed worthy to garner more power and invulnerability, even if it meant killing his own Muspel guards.[3] With the Salakar in his possession, Odin made his way to Vangrinn to meet with the blacksmith Ivaldi and Hodda Shelter's shelter chief Brokkr to discuss their working on the Salakar together while instructing Eysa keep an eye on her stepmother Sinmara.[4]
Within Hodda Shelter, Odin and his allies later conferred about Sinmara's unwillingness to barter and how Odin may make matters worse for her. One piece of information Eysa shared was about her "soldiers" at Afalvat Mylna. Thus, Odin and his crew made their way to Afalavat Mylna and destroyed all the soldiers Sinmara ordered for her army. With Odin having also destroyed her other weapons and resources, this ultimately forced Sinmara to seek out a trade between her and Odin.[5]
Known Mylnas[edit | edit source]
- Stífla Mylna in northeastern Gullnámar
- Hvergelmir Mylna in Gullnámar
- Sudra Mylna in southern Gullnámar
- Yrkjandi Mylna in Svaladal
- Dimm Mylna in southern Svaladal
- Stór Mylna in eastern Svaladal
- Tjarnar Mylna in northeastern Svaladal
- Dolgar Mylna in northeastern Vangrinn
- Ey Mylna on an island in Vangrinn
- Afalvat Mylna in eastern Vangrinn
Behind the scenes[edit | edit source]
The name of the structures are an alternate and definite singular form of the Old Norse word "mylne", from where modern English gets the word "mill".
Appearances[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Dawn of Ragnarök
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Dawn of Ragnarök – The Warlord's Daughter
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Dawn of Ragnarök – Blazing a Trail
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Dawn of Ragnarök – The Masters
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Dawn of Ragnarök – Warpath