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Contents hide Travel to Midgard Find the Wolves at the Kennel Open the Gate Follow the Wolves to the Norns Continue Tracking the Norns Return to the Wolves and Continue Tracking the Norns Find the Norns at the Well of Urd Leave the Norns

In this guide, we’ll walk you from start to finish through The Word of Fate main path chapter in God of War Ragnarok. Kratos is seeking answers and heads to Midgard to question the Norns.

The Word of Fate represents a major story beat in God of War Ragnarok and as such the below walkthrough features some spoilers. We’ve tried to avoid revealing too much, but there are a few in there, so tread carefully if you want to experience everything yourself firsthand.

Travel to Midgard

Leave Sindri’s house and use the mystic gateway to travel to Midgard.

Find the Wolves at the Kennel

Follow Freya to the kennels and interact with the sled. 

Open the Gate

Go over to the gate and interact with the prompt.

Follow the Wolves to the Norns

Head to this spot in the Lake of Nine. Captured by VideoGamer

Interact with the sled and drive the wolves to the Lake of Nine. The wolves will point you towards the Norns with head movements and louder barking as you near. For ease, head to the northeast part of the lake and follow the path until you reach a ledge. Freya will explain you’ll need to continue on foot.

Interact with the gravestone. Captured by VideoGamer

Climb the ledge and push forward to reach King’s Grave. Fight the enemies there and then interact with the gravestone at the center of the area to pick up the Inert Hilt of Skofnung.

Inert Hilt of Skofnung. Captured by VideoGamer

Follow Freya down the path on the right and to a cave hidden by Norn illusions. A false lead.

Continue Tracking the Norns

Head to this spot to continue the quest. Captured by VideoGamer

Return to the sled and follow the wolves’ scent to the southwest of the Lake of Nine.

Hop off the sled and jump over the piece of wood to progress. Captured by VideoGamer

Again, there’s a ledge preventing you from going further with the sled. Hop over and go to Freya who will dispel another Norn illusion. Again, there’s nothing there.

Another false lead. Captured by VideoGamer

Return to the Wolves and Continue Tracking the Norns

Go back to the sled, and the wolves will guide you to the northwest corner of the Lake of Nine. Again, a ledge prevents on-sled access. Hop off and climb over.

Head here. Captured by VideoGamer Climb up. Captured by VideoGamer

Grapple up and then axe through the ice barring the path. Defeat the enemies beyond and continue climbing upwards. Fight off another group of Raiders then follow Freya to yet another illusion – the right one this time. 

Find the Norns at the Well of Urd

Enter the cave, jump down the ledge, and burn the vines on the right. Grapple up to the level above and fight Kratos’ doppelganger. Continue out of the cave. The path only goes one way from here. You’ll encounter two more lots of projections. 

Climb up. Captured by VideoGamer

Once they are dealt with, climb up the rock face ahead. Here you’ll face a Frozen Phantom. Aim for the rune, until it’s stunned. Dive in and pile on the attacks, then slash at the glowing purple pillars to whittle down its true health. For your efforts, you’ll get a Jewel of Yggdrasil Amulet upgrade and a Chaos Flame.

Ascend the ice wall. Captured by VideoGamer Press on. Captured by VideoGamer

Lift the rock at the back of the arena and push on, across a gap, to the cave where the Norns are waiting. Enter the cave, and make your way down. Interact with the door at the bottom. Fight your way through the various projections, then through the open door to enter the Well of Urd. Mount the Kelpie and meet the Norns.

Head through to enter the Well of Urd. Captured by VideoGamer

Leave the Norns

After the cut scene, mount the Kelpie again then make your way out of the cave. Climbing and dropping as the path dictates until you reach the sled to complete The Word of Fate.

Be sure to check out our dedicated God of War Ragnarok guides hub for more walkthroughs, 100% realm completion, and collectibles.

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Tom Bardwell

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God of War: Ragnarok

  • Platform(s): PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5
  • Genre(s): Action
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