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A Triumphant Return, Assassin's Creed Valhalla Quest

Walkthrough for the quest A Triumphant Return in the game Assassin's Creed Valhalla. This page covers all main objectives, key steps, or helpful tips to guide you through the quest smoothly. Whenever possible, the guide points out locations for key items and details interactions with NPCs, among other tips. To ensure maximum clarity, in-game screenshots are included for easy-to-follow visual guidance.

Quest Group: East Anglia / The Tale of Thegn Oswald

Prerequisites: To play this quest, you must first complete the quest The Measure of a Norseman.

This quest starts automatically after completing "The Measure of a Norseman" quest.

Oswald returns to Northwic with treasure and a tale of victory over Rued's clan. But will it be enough to win over the brothers?

A Triumphant Return

Related points of interest

Icon of Location Northwic England
Icon of Location Dunwic England

Quest stages of A Triumphant Return

1. Meet with Oswald

Go back to Northwic and approach Oswald talking to one of the brothers at the harbor.

Meet with Oswald

After a while, the other brother will join you with the information that there are Rued's spies in the village. You decide to catch one of them to question him.

Meet with Oswald

2. Find and defeat one of Rued's scouts

They were seen near small boats, around the walls of Northwic. Go outside the western walls of the settlement and you will find a spy there.

Find and defeat one of Rued's scouts

When you beat him, you will be able to tie him up.

Find and defeat one of Rued's scouts

3. Bring the scout to Oswald

Transport the spy back to the harbor.

Bring the scout to Oswald

A spy, initially reluctant to give any information, will eventually give you the information you need. During the conversation you will also learn a little about Oswald's future wife's past. If you do not kill a spy, someone else will.

Bring the scout to Oswald

Although everyone will advise him not to do so, Oswald will decide to go to meet Rued.

Bring the scout to Oswald

4. Meet with your allies

Meet the others near Dunwic fortress.

Meet with your allies

5. Eliminate Rued's clansmen

You must eliminate about fifteen or so opponents that are in the fortress. If you want to get to the fortress in a more discreet way, you can use a secret entrance.

Eliminate Rued's clansmen

Eliminate all opponents in the fortress in any way you can.

Eliminate Rued's clansmen

One of the opponents, the one with the ingot, will be a bit more difficult to defeat than the others.

Eliminate Rued's clansmen

6. Light the brazier

When you get rid of all the opponents, use your torch and light the brazier.

Light the brazier

Twilight will come and Rued and his men will arrive to the fortress.

Light the brazier

Rued will challenge Oswald to a duel and he will accept his challenge. The duel will end in a rather unexpected way.

Light the brazier

7. Escape with your allies

When you regain control of the character, simply head towards the main gate of the fortress as soon as possible and run to the place where you previously met your allies. Wait for your allies to join you and after a short conversation the quest will end.

Escape with your allies

Escape with your allies

After completing this quest, you will be able to play the quest Raising Iron.