The hardworking Vikings in Valheim continually create massive constructions that thrill the community. However, one player has now presented possibly the biggest highlight yet: a monument for Heimdall, the guardian of the Nordic gods – complete with a sword that is certainly 100 meters tall.
This is the monument: Player Di-zzy has built an enormous monument of the Nordic god Heimdall (also Heimdallr) on a mountain. The structure displays the head of the god along with a helmet and a giant sword.
The entire building is accessible and can be reached through a portal from a nearby peak. Di-zzy shows a short tour through the “head” of Heimdall in his video and stands next to the hilt of his sword.
Seeing the size of his character next to it and assuming a Viking is roughly 2 meters tall, the sword from the hilt to the ground should be about 80-100 meters tall.
The post has received over 11,000 upvotes, over 230 comments, and numerous awards on reddit within a day. It is one of the largest posts on the Valheim subreddit. We have embedded the clip here for you:
A monument to Heimdall, standing watch over the mountains from r/valheim
According to his own statement, he accomplished all of this by himself and without using admin commands that would have allowed him to build for free: “I fell so often that my sword skill eventually dropped to 3.”
Many players are amazed by the achievement. Some note that they can hardly manage to build a hut, while players like Di-zzy create such monster constructions. The builder himself is quite humble and thanks the developers for the many possibilities that Valheim offers. In his gallery on imgur, you can find more pictures of the structure.
Heimdall, the Guardian of the Gods in Valheim
Why is the god so important? In Norse mythology, Heimdall is the guardian of the rainbow bridge Bifröst that connects the world of the gods (Asgard) and that of humans (Midgard). He protects and guards the entrance to the home of the Aesir.
One of his most important tasks is to warn the gods when Asgard is under attack. To do this, he blows his Gjallarhorn (no, not the weapon from Destiny) and thus announces the Nordic apocalypse: Ragnarök.
Since Valheim is based on Norse mythology, stories of these gods are often represented in the world in some form. Even the Allfather Odin himself appears to the players and observes them in what they do.
Some players are also sure that they have already seen Thor, the god of thunder during particularly heavy storms. And now Heimdall stands on a mountain, watching over Valheim.
Why do players build such things? The building system in Valheim offers many possibilities to express creativity and build all sorts of things. Players use the system, often together with certain mods, to let their ideas run free.
Structures like the monument for Heimdall are just the tip of the iceberg. Many others are satisfied with smaller buildings – or build simply an idyllic village that perfectly fits into the world.
For many players, the act of building itself is already the greatest incentive. Creating a home or realizing completely crazy ideas is particularly motivating for creative players. It is a pastime, and in the end, something beautiful to look at or show off comes out of it.
Some players require hardly anything more than building in Valheim. This was explained to us by someone who has already played 267 hours of Valheim and is still having fun with it.
