Einherjar Ambush

The myth

The einherjar are the warriors chosen by the valkyries who live in Valhöll with Odin. Snorri says that every day they put on their armor, go out into the yard and fight until they fall upon one another; at night they return healed to drink together. This eternal training has a purpose: to form the army that will fight beside the gods at Ragnarök. Grímnismál says eight hundred warriors will march out of each of the hall's five hundred and forty doors. This card's ambush is a MYTHENOR creation inspired by that army.

Why it has this power

A Common trap that destroys the attacking monster. They died once and do not fear dying again, the card says: when the enemy advances, the heroes of the hall appear from nowhere and bring it down. One of the fjord's harshest traps for careless attackers.

Did you know

Snorri says the einherjar eat the flesh of the boar Sæhrímnir every night, and it is whole again each morning.

Connections

• In Freydís, Warden of Yggdrasil's deck

Where to get it

• Daily Offering: 0% per pack (Common 64% per card)
• Welcome Pack: 0.97% per pack (Common 70% per card)
• Traveler's Pack: 0.88% per pack · 5.2% in the themed pack (Common 64% per card)
• Bronze Reliquary: 0.86% per pack · 5.1% in the themed pack (Common 62% per card)
• Silver Reliquary: 0.67% per pack · 4% in the themed pack (Common 49% per card)
• Golden Reliquary: 0.46% per pack · 2.7% in the themed pack (Common 33% per card)
• Daily Showcase: Shows up on about 0.69% of days · 150 gold
• Craft with card dust: 40 dust
• Crossing of Myths: Can be offered as a reward during a crossing (the card stays in the crossing deck).

Sources

1. einherjer — Store norske leksikon
2. Valhalla — Encyclopaedia Britannica
3. The Prose Edda: Gylfaginning — Arthur Gilchrist Brodeur (trad./trans.)