God of War Ragnarok - Who Are Huginn and Muninn

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Following an extended period of radio silence, Santa Monica Studio has finally pulled back the curtain on one of 2022’s most anticipated games. After months of online theorizing, fans on PS4 and PS5 now know that God of War: Ragnarok will launch later this year on November 9. While the news was accompanied by an overview of Ragnarok’s various special editions, the real star of the show was a CGI trailer that provided an epic insight into Kratos and Atreus’ final Norse mythology-themed adventure.

Beyond setting the tone for God of War: Ragnarok, the brief video also provided some intriguing hints as to the shape of the journey that Kratos and Atreus will undertake. Fenrir’s appearance in particular, a character who in mythology is related directly to Loki by blood, suggests it will take up an important role in the apocalyptic tale. That’s not to say that the giant wolf was the only animal in the spotlight though. Amongst some other tantalizing clues, fans have spotted what appears to be two of Norse mythology’s lesser known creatures, Huginn and Muninn.

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Thanks to the existence of larger-than-life characters like Thor, it’s sometimes easy to overlook some of Norse mythology’s other intriguing entities. In most interpretations of the ancient European religion though, characters like Huginn and Muninn also play important roles in the trajectory of its story. As the personal raven companions of Odin, it’s important to remember that both birds are silent observers of most of the pantheon's dealings in the run-up to the apocalyptic Ragnarok.

Huginn and Muninn are so intrinsically linked with Odin that most depictions of Norse mythology’s lead god are accompanied by his ravens.