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There are 35 Nornir Chests in God of War Ragnarok, one of which is located in Midgard's Well of Urd area. Players will find themselves at this location during the game's ninth chapter when Kratos and Freya set out in search of the Norns, though they'll also be able to return at a later time if they fail to open the chest on their initial visit.

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Though the chest itself can be fairly easy to miss, the torches that need to be lit in order to unlock it should be more than enough to alert God of War Ragnarok players to its presence. From there, it's simply a case of them finding the chest, igniting all three torches, and then helping themselves to the precious stat-boosting treasure inside.

How to Unlock the Well of Urd Nornir Chest

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The Well of Urd is the third and final location that the sled wolves lead Kratos and Freya to. When players first arrive there it won't actually be marked on their map, with the location instead showing up as an unnamed area in the northwest region of Midgard. Once there, players will likely see a torch with a C rune on it and will then be able to find the Well of Urd Nornir Chest behind a large rock to their left.

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In order to open the chest, players will need to light three torches with the same runes on them as the ones on the side of the chest. With this in mind, players will want to equip Kratos' Blades of Chaos and target the torch they just walked past by holding L2. Once it's in the center of the screen and the crosshairs turn red, they can tap the R2 button to ignite the torch and break the first seal on the chest.

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Next, players should climb the nearby rock and then use the Blades of Chaos to grapple across to a platform up above them. They'll see another torch with an R-shaped rune on it during their ascent but should ignore this for now. Once they're back on solid land, Freya will ask Kratos to cut a way through the ice. However, rather than doing so, players should climb the ledge and follow the path around until they come to another torch with an n-like rune on it up on the far wall.

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After lighting the second torch, players should drop down to the area beneath them, from which they'll be able to light the third torch that they passed on the way up. It's then a simple matter of dropping back down to ground level and opening up the Well of Urd Nornir Chest. Assuming players haven't already opened up 30 or more chests, it will contain either an Idunn Apple or a Horn of Blood Mead.

God of War Ragnarok is available now for PS4 and PS5.