Assassin's Creed Valhalla Maps & Locations Guide: Every Area Covered

Q: How is Valhalla different from Odyssey and Origins?

The settlement. Ravensthorpe grows through six levels, Encampment to Town, and buildings are paid for with supplies and raw materials that only raiding produces. Origins and Odyssey had no equivalent economy. Valhalla also replaces the ability menu with a skill constellation of star nodes and adds the Jomsviking system, where players design warriors other players hire.

Q: Which skill branch should I pick first?

Bear if you want to fight in the open, because Heavy Dual Wield is the standout node and Valhalla's melee is generous. Raven if you want the classic Assassin's Creed loop, since Chain Assassination is the branch's real payoff. Wolf is the specialist pick and shines against Lost Drengr and Zealots.

Q: How do Jomsvikings work?

Build the Barracks, design a warrior at the quartermaster, and yours goes online for other players. Every time someone recruits yours you collect 100 silver from your own quartermaster. You hire other players' Jomsvikings at docks for 100 silver and take up to six warriors raiding, and they can be killed for good.

Q: How do I get Excalibur and Mjolnir?

Excalibur needs all 11 Treasures of Britain tablets, each guarded by a Lost Drengr, placed in pillars in a hidden chamber. Mjolnir needs the complete Thor armour set, which means defeating the three Daughters of Lerion and the Order of the Ancients Zealots, then recovering the hammer in Hordafylke in Norway.

Q: Where is Ravensthorpe and can I move it?

Ravensthorpe sits on a river in England, established after Eivor leaves Rygjafylke in Norway, and it cannot be relocated. What you control is which buildings go up and in what order, and each new building pushes the settlement toward the next of its six levels.

Complete Assassin's Creed Valhalla maps and locations guide. Every area with difficulty, rewards, progression order, and what to do in each zone.

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Researched and editorially reviewed. Updated August 12, 2026.

Assassin's Creed Valhalla puts you in the boots of Eivor Varinsdottir, a Norse raider who leaves Rygjafylke in Norway in the year 873 and rebuilds a clan settlement called Ravensthorpe on English soil. Unlike Origins in Egypt or Odyssey in Greece, the spine of this game is a settlement you grow through six levels, a raiding economy that feeds it supplies and raw materials, and a skill constellation of star nodes instead of a perk menu.

Assassin's Creed Valhalla features distinct areas with increasing difficulty. This guide covers every major location in progression order: what to do, what to get, and when to move on. For the step-by-step path, see our walkthrough.

Area Progression Order

Order	Location	Difficulty	Key Rewards	Recommended Build
1	Ravensthorpe	Available from the start of the England arc	Gear upgrades, the Order of the Ancients tracker, feast buffs from the farms and brewery	Wolf branch ranged
2	Rygjafylke	Suggested power 1 to 20	Rage of Helheim, the longship, and the first raids	Wolf branch ranged
3	Ledecestrescire	Suggested power 20	First alliance, early Order targets, settlement supplies from nearby monasteries	Bear branch melee
4	East Anglia	Suggested power 55	Dive of the Valkyries, alliance progress, heavier raid targets	Bear branch melee
5	Vinland	Late game, and you arrive stripped of gear on purpose	Trade tokens, unique gear, and the Vinland arc's story payoff	Bear branch melee

Ravensthorpe: Starting Area

The Raven clan's settlement in England and the hub for everything. Hytham runs the Hidden Ones Bureau and the Order tracker, Valka reads the visions in the Seer's Hut, Gunnar works the Blacksmith, Randvi keeps the alliance map in the longhouse and Reda's stall arrives once the settlement grows.

Attribute	Detail
Difficulty	Available from the start of the England arc
Key Rewards	Gear upgrades, the Order of the Ancients tracker, feast buffs from the farms and brewery
Recommended Build	Wolf branch ranged
Key Equipment	Hidden Blade

What to Do Here

Learn the basics of Ravensthorpe settlement building. This is where you practice without heavy punishment.
Collect starting resources and your first equipment upgrade.
Clear all main content before moving to Rygjafylke.
If you're struggling, read our beginner's guide.

Rygjafylke: Early Game

The Norwegian home region and the opening act. It teaches raiding, longship travel and the Bear and Raven basics before England opens, and it holds Kjotve's Fortress where the Rage of Helheim book sits behind an ice wall.

Attribute	Detail
Difficulty	Suggested power 1 to 20
Key Rewards	Rage of Helheim, the longship, and the first raids
Recommended Build	Wolf branch ranged
Key Equipment	Hidden Blade

What to Do Here

Focus on mastering Raids and River Raids. It's critical from this point on.
Farm for Hidden Blade if you don't have it yet.
Complete all objectives for maximum rewards.
Prepare for the difficulty spike in Ledecestrescire.

Ledecestrescire: Mid Game

The first English region on the alliance map and the natural companion to Grantebridgescire. Both sit at suggested power 20, which makes them the correct pair to clear before touching anything else.

Attribute	Detail
Difficulty	Suggested power 20
Key Rewards	First alliance, early Order targets, settlement supplies from nearby monasteries
Recommended Build	Bear branch melee
Key Equipment	Hidden Blade

What to Do Here

This is the main skill check. Bring an optimized build.
Varin's Axe becomes accessible here. Prioritize getting it.
Master The skill constellation for the boss encounters.
Check our boss guide if you get stuck.

East Anglia: Late Game

The next step up the alliance map, and a noticeable jump. The Isle of Ely Monastery here hides the Dive of the Valkyries book in a cellar reached through a waterside cave.

Attribute	Detail
Difficulty	Suggested power 55
Key Rewards	Dive of the Valkyries, alliance progress, heavier raid targets
Recommended Build	Bear branch melee
Key Equipment	Varin's Axe

What to Do Here

Full build optimization is expected by this point.
Varin's Axe should be your primary, fully upgraded.
Alliance map and pledges mastery starts mattering here.
Farm resources for the push into Vinland.

Vinland: Endgame

The North American arc, reached by ship from Ravensthorpe. Eivor arrives with no equipment at all and has to work with what the land provides, which turns it into a survival detour rather than another region of camps to clear.

Attribute	Detail
Difficulty	Late game, and you arrive stripped of gear on purpose
Key Rewards	Trade tokens, unique gear, and the Vinland arc's story payoff
Recommended Build	Bear branch melee
Key Equipment	Varin's Axe

What to Do Here

This is endgame. Best-in-slot gear and a perfected build are mandatory.
See our boss guide for endgame fight strategies.
The reward loop: clear content → upgrade → push harder content.
Experiment with Raid captain for variety once you've mastered the meta.

Exploration Tips

Clear areas in order: Ravensthorpe → Rygjafylke → Ledecestrescire → East Anglia → Vinland. Skipping areas means missing resources you'll need later.
Check every corner: Hidden caches and secrets are often in non-obvious locations.
Match your equipment: Some areas favor different equipment types.
Read the walkthrough: Our walkthrough provides exact progression milestones for each area.
Don't rush: Clearing an area fully gives more resources than speedrunning two areas.

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