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Puppets and Prisoners Walkthrough

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This page is a walkthrough for the Puppets and Prisoners Quest in Assassin's Creed Valhalla (AC Valhalla). Read on to learn more about the quest objectives, stealth routes, notables, and more!

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Starting Location

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The quest starts outside Dover Fortress immediately after stealing King Aelfred's orders from the emissary during The Abbot's Gambit quest.

Quest Walkthrough

No. Objectives Guide
1
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Report to Cynebert		 Travel west towards Folcanstan and speak to Cynebert and Basim.
2
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Follow Basim		 Follow Basim to Beamasfield.
3
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Find and kidnap Tedmund		 Look for Tedmund in Beamasfield.
You can either do this quietly via sneaking around or fight through soldiers to get to Tedmund.
TIPS:
Basim will not alert any soldiers with his presence if you decide to sneak around Beamasfield.
Try hitting Tedmund once if the Tie Up action isn't showing up.
You might have to reload your save if the issue persists.
4
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Carry Tedmund		 Carry Tedmund and bring him to the Medeuuage Megaliths located north of Beamasfield.
A cutscene plays out once you drop him at the indicated area.
5
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Decide Shergar's fate		 It turns out that the Tedmund you captured in Beamasfield is an impostor named Shergar.
Quest objectives going forward will split into two paths depending on your decision about Shergar during the cutscene.
This quest ultimatley leads towards the same conclusion regardless of which dialogue option you chose and will not affect the story arc in any way going forward.
TIP: Take Shergar with you if you prefer to avoid conflict in the Dane Camp.

Taking Shergar With You

No. Objectives Guide
6
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Follow Shergar		 Follow Shergar to the Dane Camp.
He will initiate a short conversation with the Saxons' leader and try to let the captured Danes go.
7
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Talk to the Saxon		 A set of dialogue options will pop up during Shergar's conversation with the Saxons' leader.
Choose the first two dialogue options if you prefer a peaceful resolution
Choose the third option to engage in open combat.
8
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Talk to the Danes		 Position yourself behind the Danes to remove their bonds and set them free.
A series of cutscenes will play out immediately afterward.
The quest ends after the cutscenes.

Letting Cynebert Take Shergar

No. Objectives Guide
6
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Reach the Dane camp		 Find the Dane Camp located northwest from Medeuuage Megaliths.
TIP: Use Odin's Sight to determine its exact location.
7
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Clear the camp		 Eliminate all Saxons inside the Dane Camp.
8
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Talk to the Danes		 Talk to the Danes after freeing them.
A series of cutscenes will play out immediately afterward.
The quest ends after the cutscenes.

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Assassin's Creed Valhalla Prologue
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The Prodigal Prince Rude Awakening A Cruel Destiny
Birthrights The Seas of Fate
Ravensthorpe Quests
The Swan-Road Home Unwelcome Settling Down
A New Home The Alliance Map To Serve The Light
The Thousand Eyes Viking For Hire A Brief History of The Hidden Ones
Uninvited Guests Mane and Tail Carrying The Torch
Taken For Granted A Little Problem The Huntress
Have You Seen This Man? The Baker's Plaint Man of Mystery
A Rivalry for the Ages A Wise Friend In Dreams
Going Deeper Bound To Fate A Brewing Storm
Of All That Has Passed Blame and Sail Reap What Was Sown
The Road to Valhalla In a Strange Land Breaking The Order
The Poor Fellow-Soldier The Forge and The Flame
Ledecestrescire Quests
The Sons of Ragnar Bartering Rumors of Ledecestre
The Walls of Templebrough Tilting The Balance Heavy Is The Head
Hunted
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The Great Scattered Army Orphans of The Fens Glory Regained
Razing Earnningstone Unholy Father Storming Ravensburg
The Stench of Treachery An Island of Eels
Lunden Quests
Walls and Shadows Firing The Arrow Bleeding The Leech
Smashing The Compass
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Raising Iron A Fury from the Sea Wedding Horns
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Blood From a Stone Fiery Ambush Ringing Cyne Belle
The Saga Stone
Sciropescire Quests
War Weary The Supply Line Ransacking Wenlocan
Bloody Path to Peace King Killer
Cent Quests
The Abbot's Gambit Puppets and Prisoners The Man Behind The Man
A Bloody Welcome
Suthsexe Quests
Reaver of the South Arrive Unexpected Let Them Eat Ashes
Scorched Earth Severing The Lines Storming The Walls
Essexe Quests
An Uncommon Proposition Old Wounds Childhood Sweetheart
Taken Twists and Turns
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A Noble Escort Homecoming In the Absence of an Ealdorman
Salve for a Fresh Wound The Thegn of Lincoln Where the Stone Falls
A Sword-Shower in Anecastre
Jorvik Quests
The Welcoming Party Burning The Firebrand Pricking The Needle
Closing The Vault
Eurvicscire Quests
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This Son of Jorvik Honor's Hubris Of Blood and Bonds
Lost Glory
Glowecestrescire Quests
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A Love Betrayed The Gutted Lamb The Burning of the Wicker Man
Snotinghamscire Quests
Old Friends On Borrowed Time Rowdy Raiders
Adorning the Adorned Of Blood and Gods Under the Skin
Farewells and Legacies
Wincestre Quests
The Reeve of Wincestre Choking The Gallows Plucking The Quill
Impaling The Seax
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Where Legends Are Born A Brother's Keeper
Hamtunscire Quests
Kingdom's End Holy Day
Asgard Quests
View Above All Well-Traveled Defensive Measures
Extended Family Forging a Bond A Feline's Footfall
Taking Root The Big Finish Binding Fate
Cheating Fate
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Mistress of The Iron Wood The Lost Cauldron A Gift From The Past
A Feast to Remember The Price of Wisdom
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The Hunting Grounds Hunter of Beasts Hunter's Repast
The Way of The Berserker (DLC)
The Mysterious Berserker The Ritual of The Berserker The Vengeance of The Berserker
The Legend of Beowulf (DLC)
A Fiend out of Hell Prey in the High Hall Ever As Fate Must
Wrath of the Druids (DLC)
Irish Trade Irish Adventure Blood Bond
Snaring Thorstein Rathdown Build Up Flann Over Ireland
A Show of Character War Efforts Gathering Strength
Foothold in Connacht Potion of Blood Into the Fog
The Northern Reach Courting the Kings The Mask of Diplomacy
The Wages of War A Scourging of Snakes The Cost of Betrayal
Dublin's Reach An Eye for an Eye Children of Danu
Amber Sun
Mastery Challenge
A Challenge From the Gods The Cryptic Tutelage of Hildiran

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