#he adores them but that darn loki just hates odin too much

[nerdynanny]

Slowly they sneak up behind Basim in a crouched position- eyes ever focused on him as they watched their footing. Light and agile as they made their way behind him before giving his shoulder a nudge… -Basim

"Best you work on your stealth Eivor." He turned to face them, arms crossed over his chest. "I heard you coming-- if you really want to surprise me, you'll have to surpass me. Which I believe you can do." His stern expression softened. They weren't one of his fledglings, but an ally.

Still, they seemed interested in learning the ways of the Hidden Ones. They'd need to sharpen their skills further.

"You've come far though. You're not nearly has heavy footed as your brother."

[z-ackfair]

why do you like sigurd?

because why not?

i feel like i see more 'hate' towards him than love and sometimes i genuinely wonder why? he was pretty shitty during the majority of the game, but that shouldn't completely define his character. eivor adores him. this is evident through the way she would literally do anything for him. if he was such a terrible person, she would have dropped him without a doubt. but, she stands by him until he can see the world clearly again because she trusts him and loves him. this just proves that he must of been a pretty darn wonderful person throughout their time growing up together.

i saw someone call him 'ab*sive' the other day and honestly that left me baffled because HOW? his failed marriage with randvi doesn't justify such an accusation, especially since we don't know the extent of their marriage. from what can be gathered in game, they got married - he probably wasn't happy, just like she wasn't happy - and then he left because he had much larger aspirations that his father wished to squash. he voices this concern in game. he was only ever kind to her when he returned, and he was kind to her throughout the small moments we saw them interacting. he probably just wasn't interested in the political marriage, but this doesn't make him ab*sive... also the fact he seems uninterested just shows that neither of them really had any time to get to know each other, so it is more awkward than it is harmful. i'm sure a lot of political marriages have played out the same way - especially in ancient and middle age time periods. like you can't compare it to today's standards of marriage, that would be stupid.

i genuinely think that there is much more for us to see with his character, and i hope he pops up in one of the future dlc's because i would love to explore more of his relationship with eivor. the small moments of dialogue we got from the cairn puzzles showed moments between them that honestly warmed my heart and tells me just how caring and wonderful he truly is. he loves fiercely and protects without question; this is evident through his bond with eivor and i adore it. he unfortunately just had his vulnerabilities totally manipulated and twisted by basim (loki) and i feel that is an unfair excuse to judge his character.

also when you add fulke's months long torture, sigurd was merely a shell of a man by the time he returns. his outbursts of anger are not strange and are actually completely understandable. he was hurt and vulnerable; he was attacking and deflecting in order to maintain the image of a strong leader everyone saw him as, but he was falling apart. he was left in the realm between the reality of the isu and that of being a man, it would do my head in too! his anger does seem to come more in the form of tyr voicing his anger at odin taking his position as chief among the aesir, so i think it is important to understand some of the mythological background to the gods before pointing a finger at how 'rude' and 'mean' sigurd is. especially because sigurd actually hints that he is aware of eivor being the reincarnation of odin when she rescues him! (he calls her mad one - which also shows he has been completely manipulated by loki.)

anyway... he is gorgeous and gudmundur thorvaldsson did an amazing job!!

p.s. people who claimed he did nothing for ravensthorpe. he did everything until basim managed to sink his claws in. he saved his people and provided them with a new opportunity to flourish in england. it is just unfortunate that other people's agendas caused him to fall from grace. also, it is all strictly following the script of tyr's fall and odin's rise as chief of the aesir, as said before.

i personally like to believe that post-game, he and eivor stand together as chieftons of the raven clan, where they both belong.