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Assassin's Creed Valhalla's latest update has brought a series of new locations for players to discover. As part of the 1.40 update to Assassin's Creed Valhalla, four new Tombs of the Fallen have been hidden across the map of England for players to discover.

The first of these, known as Manius's Sanctum, can be a bit of a challenge to find for players just getting into this new content for the game. For those players looking to locate this first location in Assassin's Creed Valhalla's latest update, this guide is here to help.

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Where is Manius's Sanctum?

The hunt for Manius's Sanctum begins in the Viking settlement of Ravensthorpe. This means that, in order to start this quest, players first have to get to the point in the main campaign where they found this settlement. With this done, the game will notify players that the latest update has been installed and give a hint as to where the Tombs of the Fallen questline in Assassin's Creed Valhalla begins.

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This should point players in a vague way around Ravensthorpe in Assassin's Creed Valhalla for strangers who will then point them in the right direction. With or without this help, the location players need to head towards is just across the river and on the right side of the giant hill. Climbing up this, players will see a large, glowing rune on a boulder. Interacting with it will transform this into the entrance to Manius's Sanctum.

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How to Complete Manius's Sanctum

Manius's Sanctum is a relatively straightforward puzzle for players to crack. Within this tomb, players can ignore the destructible wall and head instead deeper into the chasm. There is a closed door that players have to unlock with two pressure plates in front of it. Players first need to head to the left and up into a small room with a crank. Interacting with this releases a small weight that can be placed on the first pressure plate.

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The second pressure plate requires a much larger weight that is hidden behind a destructible wooden wall. A simple strike will expose this larger weight which can be walked back to the second pressure plate, thus releasing the mechanism and opening the door.

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Looking into the large room and directly to the left, there is a locked entrance to a torture chamber. The key for this door rests on a desk in front of the giant glowing rock map of England. Once acquired, the key opens up the new chamber with the treasure of Manius's Sanctum inside. This is a new cloak called the Fallen Hero Cape and will hopefully be part of one of the best armor sets in Assassin's Creed Valhalla.

Assassin’s Creed Valhalla is available now on PC, PS4, PS5, Stadia, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X.

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