| “ | Hill Fort summoned by Ullr to defend the realm of men. Garrisons units, and trains elite units and siege weapons. | ” |
| —In-game description | ||
The Asgardian Hill Fort is a Classical Age Fortress-type building for the Norse in Age of Mythology: Retold that is obtained through the Asgardian Bastion god power available to Ullr. It looks like a frozen Hill Fort, and is effectively a stronger one available an Age earlier, with no build limit. Like the Hill Fort, an Asgardian Hill Fort counts for the building requirement to age up to the Mythic Age, once the Heroic Age is reached.
When the god power is placed, a foundation for this building is placed at 50% hit points, which is then built up automatically. Players can also send their infantry to work on this foundation to construct it faster.
Overview[]
It can do everything a Hill Fort can do, and is affected by technologies and bonuses which affect Hill Forts. It also has an unmentioned benefit of being able to train Huskarls right from the Classical Age, which is a hidden bonus of Ullr. With Ydalir researched, it can also begin training Portable Rams earlier than usual.
Like other buildings summoned by god powers, it is immune to Deconstruction.
Comparison[]
 Asgardian Hill Fort
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 Hill Fort
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| Cost | 100 favor With  Ring Oath: 40 favor
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270 wood 300 gold 5 favor |
| Range | 4–22 | 4–20 |
| Attack | 11 | 10 |
| Build limit | None | 10 |
Further statistics[]
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General technologies[]
Copper Weapons, Bronze Weapons, and Iron Weapons: +10% attack.- Masons ➞ Architects: +15% hit points and -5% crush vulnerability.
- Signal Fires ➞ Carrier Pigeons: +6 Line of Sight.
- Crenellations: Can track fast-moving targets.
- Boiling Oil: Gain a weak melee-range attack.
Myth technologies[]
- Ring Oath (Ullr): -60% favor cost for recasting Asgardian Bastion.
- Ydalir (Ullr): Research technologies 20% faster and can train Portable Rams since the Classical Age.
- Feasts of Renown (Aegir): Passively heal nearby units and generate food.
Relics[]
- Arrows of the Alfar: +20% attack.
- Blanket of Empress Zoe: -10% crush vulnerability.
- Head of Orpheus: +8 Line of Sight.
- Nose of the Sphinx: +15% hit points.
- Texts of Imhotep: -10% construction time.
Units[]
Technologies[]
General[]
Myth[]
- Ydalir (Ullr)
- Feasts of Renown (Aegir)
- Nine Waves (Aegir)
Technology tree[]
Except the building's Age availability, the Asgardian Hill Fort's technology tree is identical to the Hill Fort's.
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 Huskarl |
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 Medium Infantry |
 Heavy Infantry |
 Champion Infantry | ||||
 Portable Ram |
 Ballista | |||||
 Draft Horses |
 Engineers | |||||
 Ydalir |
 Levy Hill Fort Soldiers |
 Conscript Hill Fort Soldiers |
Mythology[]
| “ | After the creation of the cosmos, the Aesir gods hired a jotun (giant) to build a fortification, according to Snorri Sturluson that would be "reliable and secure against mountain-giants and frost-giants even though they should come over into Midgard. The builder claimed that he could build the hill fort in three seasons, and his price was the goddess Freyja's hand in marriage as well as the sun and moon. The gods, confident that he would not be able to complete this task in the allotted time frame, agreed. The builder was allowed to use his horse Svadilfari in the building process; however, the Aesir soon realized that Svadilfari was no regular horse, and his supernatural abilities were allowing the builder to complete the hill fort at an alarming rate. So, the gods convinced Loki to solve the issue: Loki transformed into a mare and distracted Svadilfari, preventing the builder from completing the fortification on time. Enraged by the Aesir's trick, the builder grew angry and attacked, allowing the Aesir to break their oath - Thor killed the builder and the Aesir received a top tier fortress for free. |
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| —In-game help section | ||
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