A God of War fan came across an awesome surprise when they found a real life Jotnar shrine. For those who have played 2018's God of War and its follow-up God of War Ragnarok, this fan's discovery will likely bring back some great memories of stumbling upon the shrines of the Norse Giants for the first time.
The God of War franchise has been one of the staple PlayStation exclusives since the first game was released nearly 20 years ago in 2005. Since the game's initial launch, there have been nine mainline entries in the series that follow Kratos on his mission for vengeance. However, in 2018 the franchise had a fresh start with a Norse setting that now focused on Kratos and his son Atreus as the former struggled with his new role as a single father. One of the key points in this new chapter of God of War focused on Atreus being half Jotnar, making the shrines an important detail in the father and son's story.
While walking through a Scottish woodland, Reddit user Szyger found a wooden panel that looked awfully familiar to them. Closer examination of the panel revealed that it was actually a beautiful piece of artwork that resembles one of the many Jotnar references in God of War. This specific type of wood panel art is called a triptych, which has historically been used to represent important stories in many different cultures.
Szyger shared some pictures to the God of War subreddit, and many fans have already commented sharing their excitement for such a cool find. Some were even asking for the location of the panel, stating that they had never seen anything like this despite living in Scotland as well. This type of panel art played a massive role in God of War's father-son journey, and to see it in the wild in real life must have been an incredibly exciting moment.
This artwork is a great example of how much Santa Monica Studio paid attention to detail when approaching the historical aspects of the game since Norse groups eventually came to Scotland. Although this particular piece of panel art has clearly been made recently since it's in great shape, ancient Norse influence in Scotland has lived through generations, inspiring incredible artwork like this panel. The way God of War handles Norse mythology has brought a lot of ancient art and history back into the spotlight, making one wonder if the artist responsible for this panel was a God of War fan as well.
God of War Ragnarok is available now for PS4 and PS5.