Achievements (Viking)

Like many other games, this game has achievements which a player can gain when doing certains tasks under specific circumstances. There are forty achievements in total, of which six are hidden. The 34 normal achievements are explained in the first section of this page, while the 6 hidden achievements are explained in the second section.

Achievements

Image	Achievement Name	Conditions	Advise
	Thegn	Defeat the raiders who tried to raid Skjern, you will discuss the expedition to Britannia with Astridr afterwards.
	Rite of Passage	You get this achievement after looting the tomb in Skerninge. For more details, see the quest page.
	The Dragon	Awarded once you have chosen the name of your ship at the end of Preparations: The Longship.
	Viking	When leaving Skjern at the end of The Calling of the Sea, which is the first quest of the second act.
	Lord of Seals	Finish the quest Lord of Seals.
	Dear Old Dad	Finish The Final Expedition.
	Mocking the Cross	Knock down all crosses you can find in Britannia.	See Cairns & Crosses for more information.
	Wretched Heathens	Plunder churches on the Britannia world map: Aberlemno Kirk northeast of Perth, Chapel Finian southwest of Dun Phris, and Saint Wilfrid's Church northwest of York.	The achievement is difficult to acquire, due to the conditions of the achievement being quite specific or being bugged.
	Wrath of the Northmen	Defeat both the Northumbrians and the Picts by conquering Britannia with the Northmen.	See Great Heathen Army for the quest which needs to be completed for the achievement.
	The Travelling Monk	Allowing Morcant to join your hird at the end of the quest Parsley Sage Rosemary Thyme will unlock this.
	The Tribal Huntress	Allow Aife to join your hird at the start of Mac Taidg Must Die.
	Buried Past	Finish Ketill's personal quest Buried Past.
	Helsott	Finish Nefja's personal quest The Helsott Curse.
	Freyja's Touch	Romance Ketill, Nefja, Asleifr or Roskva. You can romance three of the four companions, depending on the sex of the thegn of Skjern.	See Romance (Viking) for more information.
	Ambrosius	Finish Wisdom of the Ancients by taking Myrddin Emrys to Perth.
	Damsel in Distress	Finish A Gaelic Alliance.
	Flower of Scotland	Finish The Princess Bride.
	Rats in the Wall	Finish the Punching Through quest.
	Hero of Pictavia	Finish Kingslayer.
	Romani Ite Domum	Finish Ghosts of the Empire.
	False Flag	Finish A Mercian Connection.
	Hail to the King	Finish The Battle of Yngilwood.
	Mountain of Madness	Finish the quest Into the Dark.
	Hero of Northumbria	Finish the quest Here's To The Future.
	Bounty Hunter	Finish Bounties by claiming all five bounties.
	Living Legend	Invest at least 300 skill points in any hirdman to unlock this.	If you do all available quests, you likely end the game with about 350 skill points.
	Eviction	Clear out every occupied campsite in Denmark.	See the campsites achievements guide for the locations in Denmark.
	Hostile Takeover	Clear out every occupied campsite in Britain.	See the campsites achievements guide for the locations in Brittania.
	Wayfarer	Find all the cairns in Denmark.	See Cairns & Crosses for more information.
	Pathfinder	Find all the cairns in Britain.	See Cairns & Crosses for more information.
	Saga's End	Finish the game on any difficulty.
	Boneless	Finish the game on medium difficulty or higher.
	Shaggy-Breeches	Finish the game on hard difficulty or higher.
	Bloodaxe	Finish the game on the highest difficulty.

Hidden achievements

There also six hidden rewards which be viewable when you have earned them. The table below will tell you what the six achievements are, how to get them and give more elaborate advise on how to earn those.

Image	Achievement name	Conditions	Advise
	Ashes to Ashes	Find the arsonist of the fire in Ribe.	See the Ashes to Ashes page for detailed information.
	Beowulf	Finish the game with Ironman mode activated.	It is advised to finish the game with an easy or medium difficulty when you attempt to get this achievement. See Ironman mode for the details.
	Einherjar	In the second act, your camp will be visited by a man called Grimnir. When you let him stay at your camp, you be visited by Grimnir three times in your dreams. After completing the third dream, you will receive this achievement.	The events are as far as known, are triggered at randomly.
	The Isle of Apples	This achievement will be triggered when you set foot on the isle of Avalon, which can only be reached by boat. It is located southwest on the world map.	See the The Isle of Apples page for more information about unlocking the location.
	The Last Legionnaire	Wear all the three pieces of Roman equipment at the same moment (can be worn by multiple characters). The pieces are: the Ancient Armor, the Ancient Helmet and the Ancient Shield.	For information on how to acquire the mentioned items, see: Ghosts of the Empire and Time-Out, The Final Expedition and The Isle of Apples to have Avalon added to the map.
	Treasure Hunter	After you have taken control of Orkneyjar from Steinn the Clever and he is still alive to organise the conquest of Britain, a man called Egill will appear on Orkneyjar. He will tell you the location of the treasure for 2,000 Valuables. After you have looted the last chest in the cave, you will get this achievement.	See Lost And Found for more information.