Assassin's Creed Valhalla - Wrath of the Druids - Main Ending Analysis
558After so much time we have finally prepared our analysis of the Main Ending of the Wrath of the Druids DLC of Assassin's Creed Valhalla!
The video will focus on the main ending of the DLC and its context, ranging from Ciara’s backstory, to the Lia Fáil Stone and its in-lore Legend, the Lia Fáil song and the potential meaning it might hide and lastly the First Civilization ending of the DLC itself, with a lot of commentary about it.
In the video we will also highlight some of the relevant narrative issues concerning the DLC and its main ending, ranging from the dating issue that a lot of people in the community have highlighted, to the lack of explanation for a lot of plot points which made some bits too open to interpretation, and thus causing some of the story elements confused and vague.
Keep your eyes peeled for the second and final part of this analysis where we'll have a look at the mythology aspect of the DLC!
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CHAPTERS
00:00 Intro
03:10 The Dating Issues of the DLC
06:55 Ciara's Backstory
07:31 The Lia Fáil and its In-Lore Legend
10:19 Ciara’s Pagan Connection (and to the Children of Danu)
12:57 Ciara’s Relationship with Flann Sinna
15:29 The Lia Fáil Song and its Hidden Meanings
18:36 Narrative Motivations for the DLC's Ending
20:08 The Drawing of the Lia Fáil and the Isu Symbols
21:07 The “First Civilization” Ending
27:20 Outro
SOURCES
Background Music: “Unexpected Hoedown In Bagging Area” (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Doctor_Turtle/Flush_Your_Rolex_1416/unexpected_hoedown_in_bagging_area) by Doctor Turtle (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Doctor_Turtle) (CC BY 4.0)
Assassin’s Creed II Hologram and the Empirical Truth picture from Assassin’s Creed Origins via the Assassin’s Creed Wiki: https://assassinscreed.fandom.com/wiki/Assassin%27s_Creed_Wiki
Video of the Lia Fáil in the real world by @redcultural-magdalenamerbilhaa: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-SWUlE0xHo
Celtic Myth - The Isle of Destiny - Extra Mythology by @extrahistory: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EfPfWsVRAkg
Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood: The Da Vinci Disappearance Ending scene by @ALEX : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9NKAAlS0G4
Assassin’s Creed II Apple of Eden / Multiple Ezios scene via @tetraninja: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u82iFZj_Ahg
Statements by Associate Narrative Director Hugo Sahuquet: https://twitter.com/HugoShelter/status/1392902806802255875 and https://twitter.com/HugoShelter/status/1392903480684257281
Ubisoft News article showing the events in the Wrath of the Druids DLC take place after Valhalla’s main game: https://news.ubisoft.com/en-us/article/6bJqRrEopfotocmET5TyFB/assassins-creed-valhalla-wrath-of-the-druids--the-real-history
Articles featuring the “30 seconds Wikipedia rule” https://www.usgamer.net/articles/patrice-desilets-assassins-creed-sands-of-time-ubisoft-feature-profile and https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2019/03/i-played-11-assassins-creed-games-in-11-years-and-odyssey-made-them-all-worth-it/3/
Our Wrath of the Druids Non Spoiler Review: http://www.accesstheanimus.com/ACV_Wrath_Druids_ns_review.html
Ceasair art via Ireland Information: https://www.ireland-information.com/irish-mythology/ceasair-irish-legend.html
More information about Ceasair: https://www.herstory.ie/news/2017/4/26/cesaire-mythical-first-woman-in-ireland and http://womeninhistory.scoilnet.ie/content/unit1/female.html
Satellite Image of Ireland by the NASA Earth Observatory [Public Domain]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Ireland_(MODIS).jpg
“Nuada the High King” By Jim Fitzpatrick: https://jimfitzpatrick.com/product/nuada-the-high-king/?sfw=pass1622551575
The Tuatha Dé Danann as depicted in John Duncan's "Riders of the Sidhe" (1911) [Public Domain]: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Riders_of_th_Sidhe_(big).jpg
“Projected Roads, Druid Sites and Sacred Sites” map, by Alys Caviness, 2001, ESRI, 2000: http://www.tarataratara.net/Tara_Five_Roads.html
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