For me it looks better when you save Sigurd. This moment just happened to me and it was even more epic 3:40 when he said I'M COMING BROTHER When he is about to enter the fort or church I don't remember well but it was very good
If anyone is curious, this song is about the start of Baldurs' end. Odin, his father, began having visions or dreams of Baldurs death, he was scared because Baldur was the Shining God, loved by all. So he mounted Sleipnir and rode to Hel, and sees the place being readied for a festival. Odin (disguised) asks a seeres whats going on and they say that they are preparing for Baldurs demise. After this song, Odin goes back and tells Frigg that Baldur is destined to die. She does not want this, and so she goes to (almost) every creature to secure an oath that they would not harm Baldur. Everything loves Baldur, so everything that is asked agrees. During the celebration back is Asgard, everyone is throwing items at Baldur just to see him become unharmed. Loki asks Frigg if she got an oath from EVERYTHING, and she said not mistletoe, as that plant is too weak to hurt anything. Loki goes to the Blind God, Hodr, and says that he must be sad because he can't join in on the fun of throwing things at Baldur. Hodr basically nods yes, and then Loki hands Hodr a bow and an arrow made of mistletoe and points him to Baldur, and Hodr shoots Baldur, not knowing the arrow would kill Baldur. The arrow killed Baldur instantly and everyone was shocked and stood still. Eventually, they send someone to Hel to beg Hel(the goddess) to return Baldurs soul. She agrees she will if EVERYONE sheds a tear for Baldur at his funeral. All creatures in existence shed a tear, except one Jotunn, most likely Loki in disguise. S(he) says, "Let Hel hold what she has!" and because of this, Baldur trapped forever. They capture Loki, tie him to a rock in a cave, and drip poison onto his face. His thrashes of pain give us earthquakes. Hes destined to remain there until Ragnarok, until he breaks free and leads an army of Jotunn into Asgard, where he and Heimdall will kill each other. The death of Baldur is seen as the first event in Ragnarok. This song is about the start to the end of everthing.
@@angelabellis6492 Theres a few more details that make the story more interesting, like how Loki transforms into a fish to try and escape, or that they tie Loki to a boulder with his sons intestines. A part that I like is that while poison drips on Loki, his wife holds a bowl to catch the poison to help her husband, but when the bowl is empty, she has to dump it out, allowing the drips to hit Loki.
This is hands down (in my humble opinion) the best song on this new album. It is certainly my favorite, and I've been listening to it for weeks now on all my playlists!
I remember the first time I heard this song. I was was listening to the soundtrack while playing the game, and this amazing track came on as I was riding through a forest at night in pursuit of an Order member while rain was pouring. It was such an incredible moment that all came together at once, I doubt I'll ever forget it.
@@k0alaAssasin The plot of the song fits a BIT perfectly with the song. Tho Sigurd is *SPOILER* Tyr but in that mission Eivor as the High One is rescuing *Baldr* from the clutches of the hell-bound-painful experience.
0:58 Alda Gautr just means 'Old Goth' as in the Germanic people group that often gets associated by the medieval Norse with notions of power and dominion. Odin's other names for instance in Skaldskaparmal and Othins nofn are Gautatyr and Siggautr, meaning 'God of the Goths' and 'Victorious Goth' respectively. If this line meant 'old enchanter' it would be something along the lines of 'alda galdrmann', 'old magic man' I know this is all from the Henry Adam Bellows' translation of Baldrs Draumr before anyone points it out.
For those who don't know, this is originally called Baldrs Draumar or Baldur's Dreams, taken from the Poetic Edda. Einar Selvik took many poems and sagas, like Egil's Saga, to write many of the songs on the soundtrack
@Ashutosh soni proto, in the context of language, is a word used to describe a parent language. so the language that other languages are descended from. for example, Latin comes from Proto-Italic
@Ashutosh soni All modern germanic languages that even comprises of Scandinavian languages are derived from Proto-Norse/Proto-Germanic. Proto means *first/earliest-form*.
Einar selvik el mejor e interprete de canciones de origen nordico., al igual que eivor. Que el padre de todo odin y la madre freyda siga iluminando siempre sus caminos., para seguir disfrutando de nuevas emotivas poesias o canciones.
Fascinating how I'm able to understand some parts of the songs due to knowing some Old English, Swedish and speaking German. Things like Old Norse "kvað" and Old English "cwæþ" (meaning "spoke") or "gulli" and Swedish "guld" or "Vegtamr ek heiti" and German "Vegtam hieß ich". I wonder how well the Germanic tribes, Anglo-Saxons and Norse people were able to understand each other. Not at all or at least somewhat?
@@nullnull4010 close, Norse is a North Germanic language and English and German are West Germanic languages. They all evolved from Proto-Germanic though which probably developed in Northern Germany :D Old English got so many Norse words due to the Danes invading Englaland. Especially the words starting with "sk/sc".
The best song of the game not only that the best song for raiding not only that the best assault of this nature a game can offer ....with Einar and Ivar the Boneless.....Caustow was a blast
I think it's based on the poem-when the witch found out that Odin had deceived her and called himself by another name-einar wanted to show her anger and she started to list some of his many names-you can clearly hear Grímnir or Kjalarr almost at the end of the song
Un jour, les Dieux se rencontrèrent ensemble, Et les Déesses vinrent également, pour un Thing ; Et le plus légendaire de tous désira trouver la vérité Sur la cause de la venue des sinistres rêves de Baldr… Alors Odin se leva, le vieil ensorceleur, Et sa selle il harnacha sur le dos de Sleipnir ; De là il chevaucha jusqu'aux profondeurs de Niflheim, Et, venant de Helheim, rencontra le chien de l'enfer ! Ensanglanté il était sur tout son poitrail, Et sur le Père du Seidr, il hurla de loin ; Odin poursuivit sa chevauchée au-delà, la Terre résonnant Jusqu'à ce qu'il atteigne la Halle si vaste de Hel. Alors Odin chevaucha jusqu'à la porte orientale, Et, là-bas, il sut bien où trouver la tombe de la Sage-Femme ; Le Seidr il psalmodia alors, invoquant de puissants sortilèges, Jusqu'à ce qu'elle fût envoûtée et qu'elle s'arrache du sol pour parler d'outre-mort ! (La Völva d’une voix d’outre-tombe) Quel est l’homme, m’étant inconnue, Qui m’a fait reprendre le chemin de la peine ? J’ai été ensevelie par la neige, et battue par la pluie, Et trempée par la rosée alors morte depuis longtemps. (Odin à son tour) Vegtam est mon nom, je suis le fils de Valtam ; Parlez de ce que j’ignore de l’enfer, moi qui sais tout des havres célestes : Pour qui les bancs sont dressés d’anneaux brillants Et les estrades bien joyeusement ornées d’or ? (La Völva l’air absente) Ici, en l’honneur de Baldr, est brassée l’hydromel, Le breuvage doré, un bouclier brandi au-dessus de lui ; Mais l’espoir des Puissants Dieux s’en est allé. Peu je suis disposée à en dire plus, me retirant dés lors maintenant !
Once were the gods together met, And the goddesses came and council held, And the far-famed ones the truth would find, Why baleful dreams to Baldr had come. Then Odin rose, the enchanter old, And the saddle he laid on Sleipnir's back, Thence rode he down to Nilfhel deep, And the hound he met that came from hell. Bloody he was on his breast before, At the father of magic he howled from afar, Forward rode Odin, the earth resounded Till the house so high of Hel he reached Then Odin rode to the eastern door, There, he know well, was the wise woman's grave Magic he spoke and mighty charms, Till spell-bound she rose, and in death she spoke: "What is the man to me unknown That has made me travel the troublous road? I was snowed on with snow and smitten with rain And drenched with dew, long was I dead" "Vengtam my name, I am Valtam's son Speak thou of hell for of heaven I know For whom are the benches bright with rings And the platforms gay bedecked with gold?" "Here for Baldr, the mead is brewed The shining drink and a shield lies o'er it But their hope is gone from the mighty gods. Unwilling I spake and now would be still"
must be a translating mistake another site says that part means "The floor fully" so it becomes "The floor fully Flowed in gold" that or the platforms might really be gay
After Raiding is complete i'll always not loot the last treasure as this song will end ~ & i hate this song to end ~ this or Lust for battle. never have i ever stopped playing coz soundtrack is playing Except for Witcher 3 lol
*extremely masculine war song praising Odin as warriors are behind you, ready to rescue your brother from the clutches of your enemy* Ubisoft: 'So anyway, Eivor is canonically a woman' lmao to any cucks who play as female Eivor.
Chill, nobody cares what Ubisoft says is canon, and female Eivor and male Eivor are literally the same person, and it's really great that you can choose which version you wanna play.
@@rateater1857 that would be good and all if Ubisoft literally didn't give a shit about your choice and makes one sex canon. Especially when this affects the gameplay. In the previous game I chose Alexios and put in over 350 hours with that character. Couldn't they mention that the eagle bearer was a figure of legend, and that they couldn't determine which DNA strain belonged to the canon protagonist, so none of the choices are not 'canon' respecting your character choice? Lmao no, a Greek Spartan mercenary ship captain and male pankration winner is a woman. Same with Eivor. They could've chosen a unisex name. They could've created that ambiguity in order to allow both characters. But no, the 'shield maiden' (which is very disputed as even existing) is the canon character and the male DNA it reads is just Odin imprinting his DNA on a human. Canonically, Eivor is a woman. If you play as male Eivor, you're literally playing with a skin. This is why I refused to give any more money to ubishit.
Everything Einar has made for this game is incredible, but this has to be my favorite one
Same. It's Soo damn good
Same its literally my favorite one, i loved when it played during that castle siege
@@Rasta429 Best part of the game for me. Epic.
So strong and emotional song! ++++++
" I'm coming for you, Brother..."
Best track on the soundtrack, and such a fucking epic moment in Portcestre too.
*SPOILER ALERT* This played for me the first time on the Siege of Caustow Castle. Epic moment. For Ceolbert!
@@StarbirdValeria I sent Ivar to Hel for Ceolbert.
@@Ozzie_Mandias same
@@Ozzie_Mandias You know Ivar is frightening when even Ramsay Bolton dislikes him 😬😬😄
@@Ozzie_Mandias I kicked him off a cliff, it was hilarious.
If anyone wonder when they played this in the game:
- Sciropescire arc- Caustaw castle
- Cent arc - Rouicestre
- Suthsexe arc - Portcestre
For me it looks better when you save Sigurd. This moment just happened to me and it was even more epic 3:40 when he said I'M COMING BROTHER When he is about to enter the fort or church I don't remember well but it was very good
If anyone is curious, this song is about the start of Baldurs' end. Odin, his father, began having visions or dreams of Baldurs death, he was scared because Baldur was the Shining God, loved by all. So he mounted Sleipnir and rode to Hel, and sees the place being readied for a festival. Odin (disguised) asks a seeres whats going on and they say that they are preparing for Baldurs demise.
After this song, Odin goes back and tells Frigg that Baldur is destined to die. She does not want this, and so she goes to (almost) every creature to secure an oath that they would not harm Baldur. Everything loves Baldur, so everything that is asked agrees.
During the celebration back is Asgard, everyone is throwing items at Baldur just to see him become unharmed. Loki asks Frigg if she got an oath from EVERYTHING, and she said not mistletoe, as that plant is too weak to hurt anything.
Loki goes to the Blind God, Hodr, and says that he must be sad because he can't join in on the fun of throwing things at Baldur. Hodr basically nods yes, and then Loki hands Hodr a bow and an arrow made of mistletoe and points him to Baldur, and Hodr shoots Baldur, not knowing the arrow would kill Baldur.
The arrow killed Baldur instantly and everyone was shocked and stood still. Eventually, they send someone to Hel to beg Hel(the goddess) to return Baldurs soul. She agrees she will if EVERYONE sheds a tear for Baldur at his funeral.
All creatures in existence shed a tear, except one Jotunn, most likely Loki in disguise. S(he) says, "Let Hel hold what she has!" and because of this, Baldur trapped forever.
They capture Loki, tie him to a rock in a cave, and drip poison onto his face. His thrashes of pain give us earthquakes. Hes destined to remain there until Ragnarok, until he breaks free and leads an army of Jotunn into Asgard, where he and Heimdall will kill each other.
The death of Baldur is seen as the first event in Ragnarok. This song is about the start to the end of everthing.
Wow! Thank you for explaining
@@angelabellis6492 Theres a few more details that make the story more interesting, like how Loki transforms into a fish to try and escape, or that they tie Loki to a boulder with his sons intestines.
A part that I like is that while poison drips on Loki, his wife holds a bowl to catch the poison to help her husband, but when the bowl is empty, she has to dump it out, allowing the drips to hit Loki.
Thanks for this comment! Seems a lot of what you said is going to happen in the new DLC
@@acestillwell98 which son he has a few?
Magnificent
This is hands down (in my humble opinion) the best song on this new album. It is certainly my favorite, and I've been listening to it for weeks now on all my playlists!
For me "Horni Hljomar - When Horns Resound" tops this one.
@@ArjunU that one is really fricken good but idk if it tops this
Vigahurd Lust For Battle is even better imo
Skull crusher for me
Even Kratos gotta admit "this is pretty badass".
Maybe einar should do some tracks for the next god of war. That would actually be fucking awsome now that I think about it
Like imagine fighting Odin, or Thor to something like this
@@k0alaAssasin indeed
because the soundtrack for GOW is not very nordic sounding, it's more like an opera or something.
@@brxnv_ exactly. Einar needs to do soundtrack for next gow
Oh absolutely!
I remember the first time I heard this song. I was was listening to the soundtrack while playing the game, and this amazing track came on as I was riding through a forest at night in pursuit of an Order member while rain was pouring. It was such an incredible moment that all came together at once, I doubt I'll ever forget it.
Wait til you get to the part of thr game where it actually plays. Goosrbumps
it plays during some of the battles
@@k0alaAssasin only 1 specific battle
@@deutschvanderlinde6900 for me it played during sigurd's rescue and the scropscire battle at caustow castle
@@k0alaAssasin The plot of the song fits a BIT perfectly with the song. Tho Sigurd is *SPOILER* Tyr but in that mission Eivor as the High One is rescuing *Baldr* from the clutches of the hell-bound-painful experience.
4:19 the background chantings are one of the most epic things one can hear
Mom: Why the hell do you want to learn a dead language?
Me: Academic reasons.
Also me listening to Einar Selvik while raiding the whole England:
My god this song’s so much inspiring to do something rough
It's on my playlist for when I go on runs. I just imagine charging towards an army of saxons and suddenly I'm in full sprint for 5 minutes 😂
Especially near the end of the song, with the chants. Bruh makes me wanna lift something heavy like im the hulk lol
0:58 Alda Gautr just means 'Old Goth' as in the Germanic people group that often gets associated by the medieval Norse with notions of power and dominion. Odin's other names for instance in Skaldskaparmal and Othins nofn are Gautatyr and Siggautr, meaning 'God of the Goths' and 'Victorious Goth' respectively. If this line meant 'old enchanter' it would be something along the lines of 'alda galdrmann', 'old magic man'
I know this is all from the Henry Adam Bellows' translation of Baldrs Draumr before anyone points it out.
hands down, the best track in the entire game. thanks for the lyrics!
For those who don't know, this is originally called Baldrs Draumar or Baldur's Dreams, taken from the Poetic Edda. Einar Selvik took many poems and sagas, like Egil's Saga, to write many of the songs on the soundtrack
I hope they make lyric videos for the other songs as well, it's nice to read along and understand what's being sung in these awesome songs
Thank you, Jordan! Glad you enjoy the lyric videos!
Lol i learnt how to say "i" in nordic (basically "ek", we can find similar words like "ik" in dutch or "ich" in german and all of them mean "i".)
@@badoucancel9332
Proto-Germanic: ek
Proto-Norse: ek
Old Norse: ek
Icelandic: ég
Faroese: eg
Norwegian: eg/jeg
Swedish: jag
Danish: jeg
@Ashutosh soni proto, in the context of language, is a word used to describe a parent language. so the language that other languages are descended from. for example, Latin comes from Proto-Italic
@Ashutosh soni All modern germanic languages that even comprises of Scandinavian languages are derived from Proto-Norse/Proto-Germanic. Proto means *first/earliest-form*.
Everything Einar has made is incredible
This is such a banger. You could dance to it once that background picks up.
“Odin is with us!”
I took forever to find this song, and I’m so glad I got a hold of it! 😄 Thanks Guys!
Einar selvik el mejor e interprete de canciones de origen nordico., al igual que eivor. Que el padre de todo odin y la madre freyda siga iluminando siempre sus caminos., para seguir disfrutando de nuevas emotivas poesias o canciones.
This is the best tracks for my soul in the game!!! 1000000000/100000000
Greetings from Russia!
I want this at my funeral as my friends set a flame my boat and let it go along the Volga.
People when they get 1% scandinavian on their ancestry paper.
Yes! We definitely need more of these lyric vids for the rest of the songs!
Fascinating how I'm able to understand some parts of the songs due to knowing some Old English, Swedish and speaking German.
Things like Old Norse "kvað" and Old English "cwæþ" (meaning "spoke") or
"gulli" and Swedish "guld" or
"Vegtamr ek heiti" and German "Vegtam hieß ich".
I wonder how well the Germanic tribes, Anglo-Saxons and Norse people were able to understand each other. Not at all or at least somewhat?
I think old norse is an ancestor of all three, especially visible with english, “reis”- rise, “okunnra”- unknown, “snævi”- snow, etc
@@nullnull4010 close, Norse is a North Germanic language and English and German are West Germanic languages. They all evolved from Proto-Germanic though which probably developed in Northern Germany :D
Old English got so many Norse words due to the Danes invading Englaland. Especially the words starting with "sk/sc".
I NEED MORE MUSIC LIKE THIS
If you look up Wardruna, he's the lead singer in that band. I cant think of one bad album!
Thank you for the suggestion my friend :) @@EdwardJamesKenway...
What a powerful song
epic as always :)
The best song of the game not only that the best song for raiding not only that the best assault of this nature a game can offer ....with Einar and Ivar the Boneless.....Caustow was a blast
Odin betstows Gigachad status upon all those he deems worthy. Pretty based.
So strong and emotional song! ++++++
Super cool! Damn, I love Einar so much!
Does anyone by chance know the words being chanted in the background starting around 4:19?
Think it is just chanting
hello,i'm a little bit late but if you're interested-those chantings are the names of Odin
@@clavijobernales7080 what are the names of Odin?
I think it's based on the poem-when the witch found out that Odin had deceived her and called himself by another name-einar wanted to show her anger and she started to list some of his many names-you can clearly hear Grímnir or Kjalarr almost at the end of the song
@@clavijobernales7080 Einar is a man lol but thanks for info
This, trust and treachery, and disorder of the ancients are just 😘👌
After Ac2 and revelation.. now its valhalla Ost which i liked the most :)
Absolutely awesome. Totally.
Una de la mejores oobras de Einar Selvik
4:18 The moment you realize your son is going to die....The realisation just aligns with the music so perfectly
When you realize Eivor is the sage of Odin
This track did NOT need to go this hard
The "LIKE" button should be additive! One vote is NOT enough for this masterpiece!
So underrated
"Holy Saint Gelert, Danes!"
Un jour, les Dieux se rencontrèrent ensemble,
Et les Déesses vinrent également, pour un Thing ;
Et le plus légendaire de tous désira trouver la vérité
Sur la cause de la venue des sinistres rêves de Baldr…
Alors Odin se leva, le vieil ensorceleur,
Et sa selle il harnacha sur le dos de Sleipnir ;
De là il chevaucha jusqu'aux profondeurs de Niflheim,
Et, venant de Helheim, rencontra le chien de l'enfer !
Ensanglanté il était sur tout son poitrail,
Et sur le Père du Seidr, il hurla de loin ;
Odin poursuivit sa chevauchée au-delà, la Terre résonnant
Jusqu'à ce qu'il atteigne la Halle si vaste de Hel.
Alors Odin chevaucha jusqu'à la porte orientale,
Et, là-bas, il sut bien où trouver la tombe de la Sage-Femme ;
Le Seidr il psalmodia alors, invoquant de puissants sortilèges,
Jusqu'à ce qu'elle fût envoûtée et qu'elle s'arrache du sol pour parler d'outre-mort !
(La Völva d’une voix d’outre-tombe)
Quel est l’homme, m’étant inconnue,
Qui m’a fait reprendre le chemin de la peine ?
J’ai été ensevelie par la neige, et battue par la pluie,
Et trempée par la rosée alors morte depuis longtemps.
(Odin à son tour)
Vegtam est mon nom, je suis le fils de Valtam ;
Parlez de ce que j’ignore de l’enfer, moi qui sais tout des havres célestes :
Pour qui les bancs sont dressés d’anneaux brillants
Et les estrades bien joyeusement ornées d’or ?
(La Völva l’air absente)
Ici, en l’honneur de Baldr, est brassée l’hydromel,
Le breuvage doré, un bouclier brandi au-dessus de lui ;
Mais l’espoir des Puissants Dieux s’en est allé.
Peu je suis disposée à en dire plus, me retirant dés lors maintenant !
Merci pour la traduction !
Magnifique traduction !
Once were the gods together met,
And the goddesses came and council held,
And the far-famed ones the truth would find,
Why baleful dreams to Baldr had come.
Then Odin rose, the enchanter old,
And the saddle he laid on Sleipnir's back,
Thence rode he down to Nilfhel deep,
And the hound he met that came from hell.
Bloody he was on his breast before,
At the father of magic he howled from afar,
Forward rode Odin, the earth resounded
Till the house so high of Hel he reached
Then Odin rode to the eastern door,
There, he know well, was the wise woman's grave
Magic he spoke and mighty charms,
Till spell-bound she rose, and in death she spoke:
"What is the man to me unknown
That has made me travel the troublous road?
I was snowed on with snow and smitten with rain
And drenched with dew, long was I dead"
"Vengtam my name, I am Valtam's son
Speak thou of hell for of heaven I know
For whom are the benches bright with rings
And the platforms gay bedecked with gold?"
"Here for Baldr, the mead is brewed
The shining drink and a shield lies o'er it
But their hope is gone from the mighty gods.
Unwilling I spake and now would be still"
FULKE!
Asombroso
1:36, 2:57 and 4:18 What I came for
Exactly!
I’m coming for you, Brother.
Love this so much, yet I don't understand a word.
Wish there was more assaults added rather than the river raids but beggars can't choosers so thank you Ubisoft.
4:07 And the platforms gay bedecked with gold?
sry for a bit late reply, but "gay" originally meant "joyous", so it would be "platforms are joying bedecked with gold" or something like that
4:05 what?
I don't know about you. But those platforms seem gay
The correct translation for "fley fagrlig" should be "galleys beautifully"
Gay also meant happy or joyous in old english
@@jazz8000 It all makes sense now.
must be a translating mistake
another site says that part means "The floor fully"
so it becomes "The floor fully
Flowed in gold"
that or the platforms might really be gay
the intro of this song be like: You just died and reached Valhall
Love it! Which language is this?
Good question, i think it's old norse? Not sure.
Old Icelandic / Old West Norse
@@HP-qj4gz yep its Icelandic because its closest to the old language
@@k0alaAssasinEinar Selvik sings Nynorsk which is New Norse and also Old Norse aswell.
What words are scream at the last chorus?
Just imagine this if it was played in gow ragnarok
My gym playlist in you go
it's just me? i can hear ezio's theme. or i am crazy? (2:56)
I think you're crazy haha
Sorry for asking, but in what lenguage is he singing?
Icelandic.
It's the closest language to Old Norse.
Two words Caustow Castle... best raid hands down at least imo
Praise the Allfather
I guess im just the only one who never heard this in game
I was on driving my car after playing this song i went raiding in wessex
Valhalla theme
Aluha dreggow, i know you're reading this, totem hehr
I forgot but when did this play during the game
It plays during the assaults on the fortresses at the ends of the Sciropescire and Essex arcs I believe.
some sieges
After Raiding is complete i'll always not loot the last treasure as this song will end ~ & i hate this song to end ~ this or Lust for battle.
never have i ever stopped playing coz soundtrack is playing Except for Witcher 3 lol
*extremely masculine war song praising Odin as warriors are behind you, ready to rescue your brother from the clutches of your enemy*
Ubisoft: 'So anyway, Eivor is canonically a woman'
lmao to any cucks who play as female Eivor.
Chill, nobody cares what Ubisoft says is canon, and female Eivor and male Eivor are literally the same person, and it's really great that you can choose which version you wanna play.
Ubisoft is fully infected with "the agenda." No one gives af what they say.
@@rateater1857 that would be good and all if Ubisoft literally didn't give a shit about your choice and makes one sex canon. Especially when this affects the gameplay. In the previous game I chose Alexios and put in over 350 hours with that character. Couldn't they mention that the eagle bearer was a figure of legend, and that they couldn't determine which DNA strain belonged to the canon protagonist, so none of the choices are not 'canon' respecting your character choice? Lmao no, a Greek Spartan mercenary ship captain and male pankration winner is a woman. Same with Eivor. They could've chosen a unisex name. They could've created that ambiguity in order to allow both characters. But no, the 'shield maiden' (which is very disputed as even existing) is the canon character and the male DNA it reads is just Odin imprinting his DNA on a human. Canonically, Eivor is a woman. If you play as male Eivor, you're literally playing with a skin. This is why I refused to give any more money to ubishit.