Assasins Creed Valhalla

NO question to the excitment about the new Assassin’s Creed: Valhalla game from Ubisoft, 

But the inevitable question is: how historically accurate is the world of the Vikings presented in the game?

The game is set in the 9^th century AD, with the protagonist Eivor being a Norwegian Viking who heads to Britain in search of new land and new resources.

This general setting is appropriate for the period.

The superior ship technology of the Viking in these years meant that they were sailing to nearby territories in order to make their fortune.

While in Britain, Eivor and his hand come up against locals, primarily led by
Alfred the Great of Wessex, and other, less honorable, Vikings also active in Britain, mostly sons of Ragnar Lothbrok.

These interactions and characters are also historically accurate The Great Heathen Army, led by the sons of Ragnar Lothbrok, invaded England

in 865 and aimed to occupy and conquer all four of the island’s kingdoms including East Anglia, Northumbria, Mercia, and Wessex.

Fighting continued between the Vikings and the local Anglo-Saxon groups until 878, when Alfred the Great defeated the Vikings at the Battle of Edington and then drew up a treaty with the Vikings that gave them control of large parts of Northern England.

So, Alfred the Great is also a genuine historical figure.

The Templars didn’t come into being until the 12^th century, so they are outside of their historic timeline here.

One of the more controversial elements of the game is that you can choose to play the protagonist Eivor as a man, a woman, or both.

There are also a number of other female warrior characters that you encounter throughout the game.

While the idea of Viking shield maidens is an important part of the Hollywood representation of Vikings, it was rare for viking women to go on raids with their men.

Overall... job well done