The will-o'-the-wisp
Very rarely, a ghost light from the otherworld appears in the mist – to just one player a day. Those who follow it receive rune stones and a title of their own.
The browser game by North Legendary
Saga of the North
Become a jarl of the North. Build your farmstead, train warriors, raid camps and rise in the hall of fame – free in your browser, on any phone.
Opens the sign-up right inside the game: player name and email, no password needed.
- Free
- Never pay-to-win – no buying power
- The world is never reset
Closed beta The test round opens step by step – those on the waitlist go first.
How to play
From a small farmstead to your own saga
Six chapters, just as you experience them in the game. All images come straight from the game.
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Chapter 1ᚠ Fehu – wealth
Build your farmstead
It all starts with a longhouse and a few fields. Woodcutter, quarry and iron mine deliver the resources that make your farmstead grow level by level.
- Four resources: wood, stone, iron and grain
- More than 20 buildings – from longhouse to shipyard
- Grain feeds your people and your army
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Chapter 2ᛏ Tiwaz – battle
Raise an army
In the barracks you drill warriors, shieldmaidens and berserkers. Later, riders from the stable and ships from the shipyard join them.
- Foot troops, cavalry, scouts and ships
- The smithy makes your troops stronger
- Palisade and watchtower protect your farmstead
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Chapter 3ᚱ Raidho – journey
Go raiding
Camps of robbers, Saxons, Franks, Picts and draugr wait on the world map. Send out your warriors, clear the camps and bring the loot home.
- Five landscapes: grassland, forest, highlands, wasteland and coast
- Camps of many strengths – from an easy start to the berserker cult camp
- Found new farmsteads and expand your realm
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Chapter 4ᛈ Perthro – fate
Follow the saga
At Urd's well the Norns spin the thread of your fate. The saga of your farmstead guides you through your first days in 13 steps – every task you complete brings supplies, hacksilver and glory.
- 13 steps from your first field to the title “Hero of the Saga”
- “Show me” takes you straight to the next goal
- Plus daily tasks for every day
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Chapter 5ᚷ Gebo – gift
Trade and send ravens
On the market you trade with other jarls; at the trading post a travelling merchant buys your surplus for hacksilver. You send messages by raven post from your raven tower.
- Market with trade carts between farmsteads
- Trading post and journeys to merchants
- Raven post: breed ravens and send messages
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Chapter 6ᛗ Mannaz – fellowship
Found a tribe
Alone you are a jarl, together you are a force. Found a tribe or join one, plan your moves in the tribe chat and climb the hall of fame together.
- Tribe with roles, invitations and its own ranking
- World and tribe chat
- Glory from buildings, research and army
The world of the game
Buildings and warriors
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Longhouse
Main building: unlocks buildings and reduces build time.
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Fields
Produce grain – the basis of everything.
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Woodcutter
Produces wood.
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Quarry
Produces stone.
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Iron mine
Produces iron.
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Barracks
Trains foot troops and reduces training time.
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Stable
Reduces the training time of mounted units.
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Smithy
Forges weapons: more attack power for your troops.
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Seer's hut
Where you research rune lore.
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Raven tower
Breeds ravens for the raven post.
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Market
Trade with other jarls – and house your trade carts.
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Trading post
A travelling merchant buys your surplus for hacksilver.
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Shipyard
Builds ships – only by the water.
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Thing place
The settler party sets out from here to found a new farmstead.
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Palisade
Increases your farmstead's defence.
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Watchtower
Warns of incoming attacks.
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Warrior
The all-rounder of your army – solid in attack and defence.
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Shieldmaiden
Holds the line with her shield – strong in defence.
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Berserker
Wild attacker with enormous striking power.
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Scout
Fast and quiet – scouts camps and farmsteads.
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Raider
Barely any fighting power, but carries plenty of loot home.
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Rider
Fast cavalry with a strong attack.
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Heavy rider
Heavily armoured – needs a smithy.
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Hunter
Goes hunting and brings home meat and furs.
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Longship
Carries warriors and loot across the water.
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Dragon boat
The hardest-hitting ship in the North.
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Knorr
Trading ship with a huge cargo hold.
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Battering ram
Siege engine against other farmsteads' palisades.
A living world
Day, night and weather
The world keeps turning while you are offline. Time of day, weather and landscape change your yields – rain makes the grain grow, the forest delivers more wood.
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Night
What awaits you
Already in the game – and what's coming
Already in the game
- Farmstead with more than 20 buildings and research at the seer's hut
- Army with foot troops, cavalry and ships
- World map with five landscapes and many camps
- Saga quest line and daily tasks
- Market, trading post, journeys and raven post
- Tribe, chat and hall of fame
- Found more farmsteads and raise coastal ones to the port town of Kaupang
- Weather, times of day and the will-o'-the-wisp
Planned, no date yet
- Joint attacks with your tribe that arrive at the same time
- Blót at the hörgr: a daily offering to the gods
- Holmgang arena: a duel ranking against other jarls
- Seasonal festivals such as Yule and Midsummer
Planned content consists of ideas from our workshop – order and timing are not fixed yet.
Our oath to you
Never pay-to-win
No time reductions, no resources, no troops – no buying power. Those who play smart get ahead, not those who pay.
Your saga stays
We never reset the world. Your progress is here to stay.
How to join the waitlist
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Enter name and email
The button opens the sign-up inside the game. You don't need a password yet.
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Confirm your email
Click the link in the confirmation email (valid for 24 hours). Please also check your spam folder.
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Wait to be unlocked
When it's your turn, you get an email, set your password and found your farmstead.
Fair & transparent: how runes work
Never pay-to-winno buying power
Runes buy looks and a little convenience. If you never buy anything, you play just as strongly as everyone else.
With runes: looks & convenience
Never for sale
Earn runes for free Follow the will-o’-the-wisp in the game.
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Pouch
100runes€4.99
- +10% bonus
Satchel
220runes€9.99
- +20% bonus
Chest
480runes€19.99
- +30% bonus
Treasure chest
1,300runes€49.99
Prices include VAT · not yet available to buy
Convenience, not strength
Jarl Pass
100 runes · 30 daysequivalent to €4.99 a month
- Up to 3 queued orders
- All farmsteads at a glance
- Templates & statistics
- Combat simulator & map filters
- Alarms + a monthly cosmetic set
| Free | Jarl Pass | |
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| Queued orders | 1 | 3 |
| Build speed | the same for everyone | |
Season Pass
30 levels, looks only. Free track for everyone, premium 100 runes per season.
Founder pack Coming soon
€19.99 · 480 runes + a numbered frame, title & banner. During the beta only.
Support the game Coming soon
Voluntary, from €3. Thank-you: a badge & a heart in the hall of fame.
For your protection
- Max. €100 a month
- 18+ or with parents
- Runes never expire
- Instant credit
All the details on runes & passes
- What runes buy
- Cosmetics mostly cost 15 to 100 runes, many are also available for hacksilver (the in-game currency). Jarl Pass 100 runes for 30 days, Season Pass premium 100 runes per season, supporter pass 150 runes per season, renaming a farmstead from the second time 10 runes, changing gender 25 runes. Fixed prices, no random prices; what the game shows is binding.
- Rune packs
- €4.99 = 100, €9.99 = 220, €19.99 = 480, €49.99 = 1,300 runes, VAT included. Bonus rounded, compared with the 100-rune pack. You can buy once payment is switched on; until then you earn runes in the game.
- Jarl Pass: what is included
- Up to 3 queued follow-up orders instead of 1 (still only one building is built at a time, at the same speed for everyone), an overview of all farmsteads, templates for build and training lists, extended statistics, a combat simulator, map filters and bookmarks, alarms with a bell and push notification, a new cosmetic set every month (yours to keep after the pass ends), a pass badge.
- Not in the Jarl Pass
- No time reductions, no resources, no troops, no extra simultaneous building slots, no protection, no bonuses to glory, combat or the economy.
- How the pass works
- Bought with runes only, never directly with money. Several purchases extend the duration. Optionally it renews automatically from your rune balance (can be switched off at any time, reminder 3 days before). If you do not have enough runes, the pass simply ends: no debt, no extra charges. Orders already queued stay in place after it ends.
- Season Pass
- A season lasts about 57 days, with 30 levels on two tracks. You level up by playing normally (saga, building, tribe goals, raids, trading); playing more does not make you faster. The free track brings looks and a little hacksilver. You can buy premium later too and receive levels already reached retroactively.
- Founder pack
- Available during the beta only, not afterwards. Only looks and runes, no gameplay advantage.
- Support
- Your contribution goes into servers, further development and new content. The thank-you is purely cosmetic; there is no gameplay advantage.
- Link the game and the shop (soon)
- If you have bought a design in the North Legendary shop, you get a matching design frame and title in the game, plus vouchers for game achievements (for example 10% after saga chapter 1). Only with your consent, revocable at any time.
- Player protection
- At most €100 per month. Purchases only from age 18, or with your parents’ permission. No loot boxes and no random purchases, no countdown tricks, no artificial scarcity, no prompts to buy after a defeat.
- Right of withdrawal
- Because digital content is supplied immediately (section 356(5) of the German Civil Code, BGB), your right of withdrawal lapses once you have expressly consented and the credit has been made. Details are in the terms and conditions.
Quick questions
Is the game pay-to-win?
No. Money and runes only buy looks and a little convenience, such as avatars, frames or the Jarl Pass with up to 3 queued orders. Build time, resources, troops, protection and glory are never for sale; everyone builds at the same speed.
What does the game cost?
Nothing. Saga of the North is free. Never pay-to-win: there is no buying power.
What are runes for?
Runes are the currency for looks and convenience. You can earn them for free through the will-o’-the-wisp. Rune packs are optional, never expire and arrive once payment is switched on.
When does it start?
The game is in a closed beta. There is no fixed date for everyone yet – we open the test round step by step, waitlist first.
Do I need an app?
No. The game runs in your browser, on your phone as well as your computer. On your phone you can add it to your home screen like an app – no app store needed.
What data do you store?
For the waitlist, only your player name, email address and language. Unconfirmed sign-ups are deleted after 30 days. Everything else is in the “Browser game” section of our privacy policy.
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