Gunnhild, the "Mother of Kings" and Fiend-witch is a Nordic Tzimisce of great potency and age from Scandinavia.
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| “ | Christ, I remember that old witch. She scared the hell out of me. I remember when she invited us to watch her perform the rista orn — the blood-eagle. It's called that because it looks like you're carving eagle wings into the victim's back. What you're actually doing is cutting the ribs away one by one down to the loins. Not enough to kill you, but enough to keep you alive and howling. After removing the ribs, the torturer reaches in and pulls out your lungs. That's when you slowly choke to death. | ” |
Originally a Finnish witch, she married Eric Bloodaxe and fought the Christian advance of Olaf Tryggvason before her Embrace. Although her struggle and use of blood magic eventually failed to stop her people's conversion, she survived well past the fall of Uppsala, the sacred royal lands of Freya herself.
During their internment in the frozen lands, the Scandinavian Tzimisce introduced the Sabbat to the notion of the Jomsvikings. These warriors once ranked among the Fiend Witch's entourage, but Gunnhild lost them in the war against Christianity.
Because of Gunnhild's standing among the local Gangrel who still called upon Odin in battle, the Sabbat entered Scandinavia with little difficulty, and they gained valuable allies in the fight against the Camarilla.
Trivia[]
For the historical figure see Gunnhild, Mother of Kings.
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