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Valheim’s development team is getting players amped up for the release of its Deep North content in an unconventional way, releasing a series of short trailers starring an original character named Hervor Bloodtooth. There’s no indication of exactly when the Deep North content will hitValheim, but the video series shows promise that Iron Gate AB is working towards getting it live.
A survival sandbox game that places players in the role of slain Vikings trying to earn their way into Valhalla,Valheimfirst launched in Early Access on PC exactly four years ago, on June 06, 2025. Developed by a team of just five people, the game saw instant success, asValheimbecame Steam’s top-selling weekly gamejust a few days after its launch, not even needing a full week to eclipseDyson Sphere Programand every other game available on the platform.
While not one of its original six main biomes, theDeep North biome inValheimhas been around since the game’s earliest days. However, while every area inValheimis procedurally generated, players usually find the Deep North pretty barren and empty, prompting an update that’s already been several months in the making and, according to some sources, isn’t likely to arrive until the end of 2025 at the earliest. To keep fans interested until that update’s release, Iron Gate AB has launched a narrative trailer series with its own original star: Deep North explorer Hervor Bloodtooth. Shared through the game’sdevelopment blogon Steam, only one installment of the series has been released so far, and fans haven’t learned much about Blootooth yet. From her narration, she views the Deep North as the final step on her path to Valhalla.
Valheim Shares Deep North Content through New Original Character
In the development blog, Iron Gate AB states that its team is hard at work adding new enemies, dungeons, and weapons to the survival sandbox game, giving players a vague glimpse ofwhat to expect inValheim’s Deep North update. There are still very few specifics on what players can expect to see, but the blog mentions northern lights and snow-covered trees, which are to be expected in the game’s frigid, northernmost zone. It also states that The Voyage of Hervor Bloodtooth will continue as a trailer series, but the developers will continue to share updates via other means as well.
The last big content update in Valheim went in the opposite direction, focusing on the southernmost region of the map.Valheim’s Ashlands Update releasedin May 2024, adding more than 30 new weapons, three sets of armor, a wide variety of new crafting materials and buildable objects, and area-specific music alongside new events. After a positive reception to the changes in the Ashlands, many players have high expectations for the overhaul of the Deep North, which may be the final big update before the game exits Early Access.
