Norse Era Timeline
A timeline view of the Norse era, with room for the unanswered questions Laufey opens back up.
Era 1: The Guardian's Life (Pre-GoW 2018)
- Faye lives in Jotunheim as the Guardian
- Faye is linked to a legendary clash with Thor before 2018
- Faye meets Kratos, they marry
- Atreus is born
- Faye leaves markers and prophecies
- Faye passes away
Era 2: God of War (2018)
- Kratos and Atreus journey to spread Faye's ashes
- They discover Faye was a Giant
- Atreus learns he is Loki
- Baldr is killed, Fimbulwinter begins
Era 3: Ragnarök
- Three years of Fimbulwinter
- Thor confronts Kratos
- Atreus searches for Týr and his own identity
- Ragnarök destroys Asgard
- Odin is defeated and Asgard falls, leaving the Norse world permanently altered
- Atreus departs on his own journey
Era 4: God of War Laufey — Parallel Timeline
⚠️ Runs Concurrently
Laufey's story does not take place before or after the Norse era — it runs parallelto GoW 2018 and Ragnarök. Faye's journey in the Everywhen happens at the same time Kratos and Atreus are spreading her ashes and fighting through the Nine Realms.
- Faye dies and is laid to rest (opening of GoW 2018) — the narrative begins immediately after her funeral
- Faye awakens in the Everywhen— described as “the afterlife of the gods of all mythologies,” a realm where deities from every pantheon exist after death
- The Everywhen's magic density is amplified a thousandfoldcompared to the Greek and Norse realms (confirmed by Barlog in the IGN interview)
- Multiple mythologies overlap inside the Everywhen — Egyptian (Sekhmet), Mongolian (Begtse), Norse, and potentially more
- Faye can hear Kratos' voice and see his apparitionsfrom within the Everywhen — a cross-time perception enabled by the realm's amplified magic
- Faye battles gods of war from various pantheons as she discovers her plan to protect Kratos and Atreus is under threat
- Faye is joined by Phranque (a gelatinous cube companion) and Rue (a ribbon guardian who watches over a legendary sword)
- Cory Barlog: “Everything that we're doing in this game runs parallel to 2018 and Ragnarök, and ties directly to everything, so it's all part of a single universe.”