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God Of War - Norse Mythology and Lore Explained | The Leaderboard
since its premiere in 2005 God of War
has given us mythology with a heavy dose
of hack-and-slash in the most recent
installment Kratos finds himself pitted
against the gods of Norse mythology this
time with his son by his side but who
are the new gods that Kratos has to
contend with
hi I'm jet-set from the leaderboard and
we're going to give you a rundown of all
of the Norse mythology in God of War
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Freya in God of War
Freya first appears as the Witch of the
woods she agreed to marry Odin to stop
the war between the two factions of gods
the acer and the Vanya has Odin's wife
she was the warrior queen of the
Valkyries and the master of satyr magic
Odin picked up one or two things from
her when Freya left Odin and fled to
Midgard he placed a curse on her
preventing her from harming any living
creature a prophecy foretold that her
son by Odin Balder would be killed
leading her to place him under a spell
of invulnerability god of War's Freya is
a friend to Kratos Anat Reyes she's one
of the first people they encounter who
recognizes them for the gods they are
and she proves a useful companion
Freya's magic reanimates me mares head
and she heals an injured at Reyes
Freya's counterpart in Norse mythology
is the goddess associated with love
beauty fertility satyr magic war and
death to be fair almost every Norse god
ends up being associated with war and
death she rides in a chariot pulled by
two Greek hats when warriors die in
battle
Freya chooses half of them to go to folk
of onder and the other half to go to
Valhalla with Odin Balder God of War
players will recognize Balder as a
tattooed villain who just won't die he's
the son of Freya and Odin half-brother
to Thor and tear and uncle to Modi and
Magni the game makes much of the fact
that he's impervious to pain to make
things worse he can't handle pleasure
because of a spell cast on him by his
mother Freya god of War's Balder is a
manic restless character who not only
brings some serious battles but also
shows god's softer side when he pleads
with Freya to lift his curse in Norse
mythology Balder is the son of Odin and
Frigg the best-known story about Balder
deals with his death
which leads to the beginning of Ragnarok
his closest mythological analog is
Apollo and he's described as beautiful
bright shining and loved by all in the
story of his death Balder begins to
dream about his demise worried his
mother
promises that all things on earth will
not harm her son except mistletoe
low-key tricks Boulder's blind brother
Hodor into shooting Balder with a
mistletoe arrow killing him some
scholars believe our christmas tradition
of kissing under mistletoe is about
Balder which is not only morbid but
fitting given how horrendous holiday
parties can get loki if you're watching
this video you're probably deep enough
in God of War to be immune to spoilers
but if you're not turn back we've got a
big spoiler coming your way in the form
of Loki so it turns out at Reyes is Loki
son of the Jochen Fey and Kratos the god
of God killing and QuickTime events he's
a young boy who's intelligent and
compassionate but once he learns of his
true nature as a god he gets way cockier
it was Fay who taught at Reyes the
languages of the nine realms in archery
she wanted to name him low-key but
Kratos argued against it naming him
instead after his friend and fellow
Spartan at Reyes
he's not especially tricky or prone to
lies or disguises but he's still young
who knows how much he'll grow into his
namesake I don't know about you but
sassy got atreya seemed much more like
the classic trickster God than the suite
at Reyes we met in the beginning of the
game Loki's parents are the Giants love
fray and fall BOTS see he's referred to
as the blood brother of Odin not of Thor
Loki is the father of Hell goddess of
wealth
he'll German gun the world serpent and
Fenrir the giant wolf that devours Odin
at Ragnarok
Loki is a trickster sometimes helping
sometimes hurting but always playing by
his own rules a trace is not a character
in Norse mythology but in Greek
mythology he was king of the city-state
mycenean he was also the father of
agamemnon and menelaus who was married
to Helen you know of Troy in Greek his
name means fearless god of War's at
Reyes is certainly fearless but only
time will tell if he embraces his
trickster roots Thor Thor in the game is
one of the leading antagonists even
though he barely appears in the
storyline at all Thor is the son of Odin
father of Modi'in Magni brother of
Baldur and all-around colossal jerk his
primary goals are to wipe out Jotunheim
and Odin's request thinking without the
Giants that the gods can prevent
Ragnarok
and murder the crap out of Kratos
Annette Reyes however he ends up leaving
this task to his sons in Norse mythology
Thor isn't a blond Adonis he's a ginger
but he's the strongest of all the gods
and becomes twice as mighty when he
wears his magic belt he's the son of
Odin and a yatin or giant sometimes
called yourhd not only was Thor the
ideal warrior but he also was invoked to
bless weddings and father's fields he
rides a chariot pulled by two goats and
if he gets hungry he can kill and eat
his goats bless their remains with
Mjolnir and resurrect them so they can
pull his chariot again Thor was the most
popular God among warriors and ordinary
people in North Society who often wore a
hammer charmed the same way Christians
wear a cross me mere in God of War me
beer stands as a god of wisdom and
knowledge he is Odin's counselor and
ambassador he's imprisoned by Odin until
Kratos cuts off his head and carries it
around with him wherever he goes he
claims to be the smartest man on earth
so sharp that Balder doesn't believe he
doesn't know Kratos his whereabouts
Emir had previously advised Odin to
marry Freya to end the Aesir von e'er
war in-game me Mia is Kratos his
sassiest accessory while cruising around
the lake of nine he tells at Reyes much
better stories than what Kratos was
capable of and also plays a key role in
interpreting lore that's uncovered
throughout the game meme ears uncanny
knowledge of the past and seemingly the
future makes him an essential member of
Kratos as crew the Mamere of Norse myth
is slain by the venire because they
believe him to be cheating on behalf of
the Aesir they sent his head back to the
Aesir Odin preserved the head and
carried it around with him frequently
calling on its wisdom me mere possessed
a well that feeds the roots of Yggdrasil
the World Tree
Odin wanted to drink from the well but
me Amir would not allow it
perhaps mimir of myth is as sassy as the
head in God of War
syndra and Brock are two dwarf brothers
who forged Kratos as ax Leviathan Sindri
is also responsible for creating Thor's
hammer Mjolnir the brothers have
opposite personalities with Brock being
aggressive and crafts while Sindri is
nervous and cleaned to the point of
obsession many refer to them as the
holder brothers a Hall drah is a
seductive female forest spirit similar
to a nymph or a mermaid so maybe there's
a side of the dwarf brothers we haven't
seen
who's your favorite brother let us know
in the comments here at the leaderboard
we love Sindri that fastidious little
nerd in myth Brock and Sindri also
called Brucker and a tree are best known
for one story
Loki bragged that another clan of dwarfs
myths the son of Ivaldi were the best
craftsman Brock challenged the sons of
Ivaldi to a contest to see which
brothers would make the most splendid
gifts for the gods if Brock and Sindri
won they would receive Loki's head as a
reward
despite Loki's best effort to sabotage
them Brock and Sindri were judged to
have created the best gifts but Loki
would not let them take his head saying
it would damage his neck instead Brock
sewed Loki's mouth shut so the trickster
couldn't brag of his cleverness Modi and
Magni unlike in God of War for where
Modi and Magni are Thor's children
originally their sons of Odin they first
show up with their uncle Balder trying
to intimidate me Aamir into revealing to
them some important information Magne is
boastful and cruel while Modi is crude
both sons have power over lightning just
like their divine father they are always
fighting each other over Thor's hammer
Mjolnir but get this it seems that Thor
favors Magni over modey modey plays a
crucial role in at Rao's development we
see at Reyes embracing his godhood by
stabbing Modi right in the neck in myth
Modi and Magni are the sons of Odin and
a giant is called yarn Saxa their names
mean brave and great respectively after
Ragnarok the end of days Modi and Magni
7he return there but they aren't
tremendous players in north mythology
otherwise Odin Hugin and muninn while
Odin doesn't appear in the game his
influence permeates throughout the story
Odin is the king of the gods father of
Balder tyr and Thor and the one who
imprisoned his advisor minier he's
bright but also cruel and paranoid his
son tears set up traps to keep Odin out
of the realm of the Giants knowing his
father wanted only to destroy them in
return
Odin murdered tyr Odin's Ravens are
glowing green spies scattered throughout
the game and when you killed him you get
XP in Norse myth
oh D is the ruler of the gods the god of
wisdom magic and of course war and death
only Freya is more skilled at magic than
Odin
even though among Germanic people magic
was the purview of women it was
considered shameful for warriors to be
sorcerers many call Odin all-father
because he created both the
and humankind unlike many gods that are
depicted as the peak of physical
perfection
Odin is missing an eye he plucked it out
in exchange for a drink from the Emir's
well one drink from the well gave him
knowledge of the past present and future
instead of sitting in the Hall of
Valhalla in Asgard Odin prefers to
wander the nine realms to see what's
going on with his eye
Odin is sometimes called the Raven God
the most well known of those Ravens are
Huyen and muninn who Ian means thought
and while moon and often translates to
memory it's more accurate to say desire
they are sent out every morning to
collect knowledge for Odin tear tear is
the son of Odin Thor's brother and
boulder's half-brother like Odin and
Thor he does not appear in the game but
has a prominent role in the story unlike
Odin who is feared and distrusted tear
is well loved by the people of the nine
realms he is very wise and cunning and
willing to share his wisdom while Odin
keeps it to himself
Tyr wanted peace between the Giants and
the Aesir unlike his father Odin who
only wanted to defeat them the Giants
work together to build tears temple one
of the central regions you explore in
the game from which you can reach the
other realms tear is the god of law and
justice oh and also war because they
didn't already have enough gods of war
in some sources he's the son of Odin but
in others he's the son of the giant hey
Mir he was once the leader of the gods
but over time his role was overtaken by
Odin and Thor he's often called the
bravest of the gods but he's only got
one hand as he sacrificed one to the
giant wolf Fenrir when the gods tried to
bind him nine realms
Yggdrasil and the Bifrost in God of War
the Bifrost is a device that holds the
light of all time using the device you
can travel to any of the nine realms
which are intertwined with the world
tree egg drasil you move an actual
physical realm travel bridge using the
Bifrost to connect two towers in each of
the nine realms only gods could travel
via the Bifrost and legend mortals would
burn up if they set foot on the Rainbow
Bridge but the nine realms are connected
by the world tree egg drasil egg Drasil
was the tree odin hung from for nine
days and nights in return for learning
runes the magical writing system of the
Vikings it's the most beautiful and most
significant of all trees the nine realms
at links are Asgard home of the Aesir
were the honorable dead rest in Valhalla
and folk of anger vanaheim home with a
veneer Alfheim home of the lydell's
mid
the world of humans Tolkien was inspired
by this term to call the world
middle-earth vital time home of the
dwarves and the Dark Elves which are
thought by some scholars to be one in
the same mu spell hime the realm of fire
nifflheim land of ice Jotunheim the land
of the giants where meemers well can be
found and helheim home of the dishonored
dead Fafnir
sindri tells you Fafnir is a dwarf he
has a storeroom full of treasure
including a whetstone syndra wants you
later find a chained up dragon that me
Amir calls Fafnir when a trance asked
why he's a dragon now Mimar answers
merely funny how life works in him in
myth Fafnir was the son of a dwarf king
he was the most reliable and most
aggressive of his father's sons so he
took up the task of guarding his
father's treasure eventually becoming a
dragon he ends up slain by the mortal
heroes stigand the foster son of his
brother regan the story of Fafnir defeat
is actually the inspiration for vogner's
opera Siegfried world serpent
jörmungandr the world serpent can be
found encircling Midgard the which tells
you he's destined to battle Thor at
Ragnarok world serpent scales are an
essential item used for upgrading your
weapons in God of War you can find the
scales around the lake of the night the
name of the world serpent is your man
gaunt which means Great Beast it's a sea
serpent that encircles Midgard the world
of humans ancient people believed your
Mangan's movements caused earthquakes
your manga is the great enemy of Thor
during Ragnarok Thor and Yurman God have
their showdown and eventually kill each
other
your man God is the child of Thor's
other nemesis Loki and the giantess
anger boda
Seder Seder is an evil type of magic in
the game used by enemies like Reavers
and revenants to the ancient Norse say
there is a type of magic that focused on
learning and changing destiny
practitioners would go into a trance and
travel outside their bodies through the
nine realms to gather information and
bend fate sader was a woman's magic and
men who practiced it gave up traditional
masculine roles in Norse society Freya
was the goddess most associated with
satyr sorcery but Odin was also quite
adept at it Seder was concerned with the
Norns three deities analogous to the
Greek fates fate was a much looser
concept in Norse than Greek mythology
and was subject to change at the will of
the gods
elves and even humans with Kratos moving
from Greek to Norse gods it's anyone's
guess who's next our vote is for ancient
Egypt
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