![]() ![]() The gods are dead, the sun no longer falls or rises, there will be no more Varl, even the serpent that is supposed to devour the world is confused as to what is happening. We saw how races and people all struggled with and reacted to the coming end. Jorundr seems to reference a Swedish king of the same name. Most stories involve passing the torch to the next generation however in the Banner Saga there is a very strong thematic sense of the end. Banner Saga was about the tenacious struggle to survive in a world that was ending, we followed a few no-bodies from a small no-where hamlet from one side of the known world to another.Even as Hakon and Ubin witness the burning remains. In the first part of The Banner Saga, end of Chapter 3, Grofheim is overrun and destroyed by a sudden and overwhelming dredge invasion coming from the north. He is the fifth king of the varl, ruling from the capital of Grofheim. The survivors confirm that Jorundr was indeed slain in the fall of the fortress-city. Jorundr is a varl non-playable character (NPC) met in the first part of The Banner Saga. Later in the game, in the second part of The Banner Saga ( Chapter 13), the Ravens meet Fasolt and a small company of varl, flying the colors of Einartoft. ![]() With the unknown fate of the fifth varl king and with Vognir mysteriously killed, the varl kingship passes on to Hakon. Einartoft eventually falls to the dredge, led by Bellower himself. His resolve is broken only by the intervention of a legendary varl hero.Īs the Skogr caravan departs together with Eyvind ( Chapter 6), Jorundr decides to have the varl make a last stand in Einartoft, but not before sending off a warband lead by Hakon to Arberrang, the human capital in the south, to seek the aid of King Meinolf. The varl king stubbornly refuses, relying on Fasolt to hold the bridge whatever the cost. Ending 82 The Banner Saga Developer: Stoic Studios Publisher: Versus Evil Steam 2014 This game is beautiful, poignant, thoughtful and oozes aesthetic class. Juno leads you to go get something for the end of the game. Eyvind and Rook implore Jorundr to allow them to bring down the monumental varl bridge of Einartoft in order to prevent or, at least, delay the sacking of the city. Rook's caravan reaches Einartoft ( Chapter 4), shortly after Hakon's caravan and just as the dredge army descends and lays siege to the fortress-city. Even as Hakon and Ubin witness the burning remains of the varl capital from the Two Spears, Jorundr is wounded but manages to escape, leading the remnants of the varl to Einartoft, the ancient fortress-city to the south. Jorundr is a varl non-playable character (NPC) met in the first part of The Banner Saga. Jorundr as seen in Einartoft, wounded but escaped from the sacking of Grofheim. ![]()
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