Celtic Lands

The Celtic lands are a region of the World that are located somewhere south of the Norse world. Although it has never appeared in in the God of War franchise, it is known to be the birthplace of Mimir and also where the Fae come from.

Mimir only ever refer to it as his homeland, the name "Celtic lands" is only used by this article for convenience's sake until or unless the location gets an actual formal name in-universe.

Description

The land is mostly known from the stories of Mimir, which informs that there is a place called Avalon, and that in these lands the Fae exist, Mimir being one of them, and they are ruled by King Oberon. It can be assumed that also there are Gods in the Celtic lands, and Mimir also mentions that there are Witches there.

In God of War series

Past

Long ago, before the events of God of War, the current Norse god of wisdom and knowledge, Mimir, lived in these lands as it was his birthplace, he was a Fae also known as "Puck" or "Robin Goodfellow".

He was King Oberon's jester and frequently along with other Fairies did mischief to mortals to make Oberon laugh. His king eventually got tired of the jokes and antics, forcing Mimir to leave his homeland. A long time after leaving Avalon, Mimir arrived in the Norse world.

At some point, Týr traveled to this Earth for unknown reasons, but like his other journeys, in the end he takes with him various treasures that he obtained and also gained knowledge of the Celtic Lands.

God of War (2018)

Journeys of Týr, the Norse God of War, to other realms using the Unity Stone. The Celtic triskellion can be seen on the bottom right corner.

Many mentions and references are made to the Celtic Lands, with the stories of Mimir, from his past as a jester to his king. In the vault of Týr, among his treasures from other Lands, Atreus takes a knife called sgian-dubh, which Mimir mentions comes from his homeland. Finally. in the lost triptych of the Týr panel, four different symbols of different Lands are seen, which includes the triskellion, a famous Celtic symbol.

God of War Ragnarök

More mentions are made to the Celtic Lands through Mimir's tales, notably his story about an influential thane being misled by witches into misinterpreting a prophecy. The Kelpie and The Lady of the Forge are also indicated to have come from Mimir's homeland.

Known residents

• Oberon (King of the Faeries)
• Titania (Queen of the Faeries)
• Puck (Formerly)
• The Lady of the Forge (Formerly)
• Kelpie (Formerly)
• Moth
• Mustardseed
• Cobweb
• Peaseblossom
• Fae
• Witches
• Nimue
• Unnamed usurping thane

Trivia

• Due to the Triskellion of the lost Triptych of Týr, it can be assumed that like in other lands, Celtic Gods exist.
• Mimir is the first Celtic character to appear in the saga.
• In God of War Ragnarök, Mimir tells a story about an unnamed "thane" and a prophecy and some witches, a clear reference to the play "The Tragedy of Macbeth" by the famous William Shakespeare.
  • He also mentions the Nymph of the Lake, Nimue, the Lady of the Lake responsible for creating the sword Excalibur.