Olrun

This article contains lore based on real-life sources from Norse mythology as introduced from the God of War Norse era.

Olrun

Shield Maiden
Valkyrie

Biographical Information

Title(s)

Valkyrie

Alias

Valkyrie Historian

Birthplace

The Nine Realms

Deathplace

Asgard, Vigridr

Location

Alfheim

Status

Deceased (Wings ripped off by Gná)

Physical Information

Race(s)

Valkyrie (formerly)
Shield Maiden

Gender

Female

Relationship Information

Family

Shield Maidens

Freya (sister)
Eir (sister)
Geirdriful (sister)
Göndul (sister)
Gunnr (sister)
Hildr (sister)
Kara (sister)
Rota (sister)
Sigrún (sister)

Valkyries

Gná (sister, disavowed) †
Hrist (sister, disavowed) †
Mist (sister, disavowed) †

Loyalties

Enemies

Odin
Asgard
Gná (killer)

Equipment

Behind the Scenes

Appears in

“	Once the daughter of a powerful chieftain, she fell defending him during a Reaver attack. Olrun was escorted to Valhalla, where she chose to devote her after-life to the pursuit of knowledge above all else. Quite unusual behavior amongst the constant drinking and feasting of her fellow Valhallian-denizens. Odin saw a kindred spirit in Olrun's single-minded pursuit of knowledge and appointed her as the Valkyrie's resident historian.	”
–Mimir's remarks about Olrun

Olrun is a Valkyrie introduced in God of War (2018). She is one of the Nine Valkyries who have been cursed by Odin to remain in a corporal form, eventually driving them to insanity. As she became too dangerous, Olrun eventually found herself sealed away by the Valkyrie Queen in Alfheim. She is nevertheless freed by Kratos and Atreus after they engaged and defeated her physical form. Blessing them with her eternal gratitude, her spirit vanished and eventually reunited with her sisters.

Olrun returns in God of War Ragnarök as a Shield Maiden, having regained a pure physical form thanks to Freya and her Vanir magic. Grateful for having been freed from Odin's curse and having acknowledged Kratos as her General, she actively participates together with her freed sisters to the final assault against Asgard during Ragnarök. She was killed by Gná during the battle.

Norse Mythology[]

Ölrún is a Valkyrie and a swan-maiden, the daughter of Kjárr of Valland. She was a companion of Hlaðguðr Svanhvít and Hervör Alvitr, the daughters of King Hlödvér. One morning, as they were spinning flax on the shore of a lake, they were encountered by the brothers Slagfiðr, Egil, and Völundr. The brothers brought the maidens to their dwelling, where Egil took Ölrún to wife.

After several years, she and the other two Valkyries flew away to find battles, and came back no more. Egil went east to look for her.

In the God of War Series[]

Prior to God of War (2018)[]

According to Mimir, Olrun was the daughter of a chieftain, whom she died protecting during a Reaver attack. Once she was escorted to Vahalla, Olrun decided to dedicate herself to the pursuit of knowledge above all else, which was odd for one among the feasting and roaring denizens of Vahalla. Odin himself saw a kindred spirit within Olrun and her single-minded pursuit of knowledge, and thus appointed her as the Valkyries' resident historian.

Eventually, after the banishment of Freya from Asgard, the Valkyries fell out of favor with Odin, and he cursed them into insanity. The reigning queen, Sigrún, locked her sisters away in places where they could cause no harm to the realms, with Olrun being locked away within a prison in Alfheim.

God of War (2018)[]

Eventually, her prison was found by Kratos and Atreus, who freed Olrun's spirit from the curse by destroying her physical form. She left a vestige of her spirit within her helmet, which allowed the two gods to summon and defeat Sigrún by placing her helmet along with those of the other seven Valkyries on the thrones of the Valkyrie Council.

God of War Ragnarök[]

Olrun was returned to an uncorrupted corporeal body by Freya through Vanir magic. She, along with her sisters, proceeded to take part in the final battle of Ragnarök in Asgard. She was ambushed and quickly dispatched by Gná during the early stages of the battle. However, the new Valkyrie Queen savagely ripped her wings off, killing her.

Appearance[]

God of War (2018)[]

Like all Valkyries, Olrun's face is never shown and each Valkyrie would wear a very different type of helmet, the helmets would be themed together based upon a different creature. Olrun wears a golden helmet inspired by an Eagle, these masks are extenuate in all different directions, from various color choices to metalwork designs. The masks emitted regal beauty, while still being creepy in nature. Due to her corruption, her skin is an unhealthy pale blue. But one of the most striking elements of the Valkyries came in the design of their wings. Like the other Valkyries Olrun had extremely large mechanical wings, Olrun's wings were a golden yellow, they are covered in golden metal plates as armor thus why they are mechanical in the first place. Like her sisters, her design showed her both skilled and refined. With each Valkyrie, hints of their past would be shown off in their armor sets – not looking completely polished and showcasing a long-and-tired past, such as in the torn feather designs on the helmets.

God of War Ragnarök[]

After Freya resurrected Olrun and her sisters with Seidr magic, their skin returned to its original healthy color. Additionally, like all Shield Maidens, her original Valkyrie wings were replaced with more organic-looking birdlike wings.