Seeress

*"It is not enough to be the man who never cries...Prince Amleth. The prince that turned from his fate. A beast that cares for naught. A beast that wrings tears from the eyes of men. A beast scavenging for wisdom in the temple it burnt to the ground. Now remember for whom you shed your last teardrop. Remember the oath to right the wrong. Remember the Raven King. Remember. Remember. It contains the salty ocean you must sail upon to the edge of the world."
"It feeds the freezing river of hate that runs in my veins."
"It will take you to an island in the north, where there will spring a burning lake, bursting from a black mountain's peak."
"There, I will drown my father's killer."*
―The Seeress and Amleth[src]
The **Seeress** is a blind sorceress encountered by Amleth at a village in Garðaríki.

## Biography

### Prophecy

*"Follow the vixen's tail to the dwelling of the ancient one. To seek the fated sword that matches your brutal rage."
"Why speak you my fortune, witch?"
"For where your path of ashes ends, another will begin her journey. A Maiden King."
"Release me ..."
"You cannot 'scape what Fate the Norns have spun. Now begone!"*
―Amleth and the Seeress[src]
The Seeress is present in her village during a raid by the Berserkers, after which they enslave several villagers before burning the rest of them alive.

Later that night, she resides in a temple of Svetovit and draws one of the Bersekers to her. As he approaches, she tells him that while he may prowl and hide in shadow, she sees him even though his brothers stole her eyes. He replies that he is no one's brother and she tells him that it is not enough to be the man who never cares, revealing that she knows him to be Prince Amleth.

She calls him the prince that turned from his fate and a beast that cares for nought and wrings tears from the eyes of men. She grabs his wrist and tells him to remember for whom he shed his last teardrop as she places it in his hand. She then tells him to remember his oath to right the wrong and avenge his father, King Aurvandil War Raven.

She then tells him that the teardop contains the salty ocean that he must sail upon to the edge of the world and he replies that it feeds the freezing river of hate that runs in his veins. She tells him that it will take him to an island in the north where there will spring a burning lake bursting from a black mountain's peak and he declares that there he will drown his father's killer. She encourages him to follow the vixen's tail to the dwelling of the ancient one to seek the fated sword that matches his his brutal rage.

Amleth asks her why she speaks his fortune and she tells him that where his path of ashes ends, another will begin; the journey of a Maiden King. He demands that she release him and she replies that he cannot escape what fate the Norns have spun and tells him to begone as she releases him before vanishing.

## Personality

*"Prowl in shadow, slayer of my people. Hide. Even though your brothers stole my eyes, I see you."
"I am no one's brother."*
―The Seeress and Amleth[src]
The Seeress carries out the fate spun for her by the Norns and tells Amleth the prophecy of how he may avenge his father, King Aurvandil, and bring about the rise of the Maiden King. She does this despite her hatred for the Berserkers, due to them taking her eyes and enslaving her people.

## Religion

The Seeress is a worshipper for Svetovit, being found in one of his temples by Amleth.

## References

1. ↑ Eggers, Robert; Sjón, *The Northman*, Focus Features, USA, April 22, 2022