How to find and unlock all 35 Nornir Chests in God of War Ragnarok

Shortly after arriving in Alfheim, you can head left off a cliff in The Strond to find this chest. Use Kratos’ Blades of Chaos to ignite all three rune flams to open the chest.

In the Temple of Light, you’ll come across this chest. You’ll have to quickly hit all three Rune bells in a short amount of time, so try positioning yourself carefully and using the purple crystal to reflect your axe into the third bell.

In the northeast of The Barrens, you can find an outpost with a chest. Two braziers are close to the bottom, while the third is on the top of the building.

In the Barrens, as you progress along the side quest to free the Hafgufa, you’ll find this chest. You need to get the gate open so you can quickly hit the top bell, then drop down so you can hit the other two from the same location.

At the westernmost point of The Forbidden Sands, you’ll find this Nornir Chest. Look around the surrounding rocks for the three Runic braziers, using Sigil magic to trigger the ones out of reach.

In the Strond, as you follow the path leading to the Temple of Light, you can find this Nornir chest. You’ll need to use Draupnir to embed a spear in all three small statuettes, then detonate them at once.

The most well-hidden Nornir Chest in Alfheim is in The Forbidden Sands. At the Light Elf library in the east, smash the rocks at the base and follow the underground path. You’ll need to bounce the axe to clear Dark Elf hive matter, then stack Sigil magic arrows to active the various braziers.

Go northwest of the Dwarf shop on the frozen Lake of Nine, and then use the Blades to grapple up in order to light the braziers for this Nornir Chest.

In the underground area near the wreck of The Oarsmen, you can find this chest, where you’ll have to ring all three bells.

Northeast of the Lake of Nine, there’s another Nornir chest. To light the braziers, you’ll have to stack Sigil arrows for spreading fire.

At The Lost Treasury, you’ll be able to unlock a Nornir chest by lighting three braziers, one of which is hidden behind a metal wheel you can pull to the side.

This first chest in Muspelheim is found on the Burning Cliffs, and requires very careful use of stacking Sigil arrows to burn two of the braziers.

The second chest in Muspelheim is strange. Instead of lining up, burning, or destroying particular runes, you’ll have to complete a number of challenges. This chest can be opened multiple times when you complete different combinations of challenges for new rewards, but you only need to open it once. This Nornir Chest is also different in that it does not grant the usual items but instead provides Muspelheim gear rewards.

This lone Nornir Chest is located in the Aesir Prison Wreckage. After using Draupnir to create poles to swing on both sides, use the chains on the different levels of the prison to lower and raise the poles, which will help you get around any sides that are blocked off.

This chest is found just to the right of the main path when you first enter Svartalfheim. Two runes to be destroyed are easy to spot, with the third up a cliff that requires freezing a geyser.

Another chest is on Radsvinn’s Rig, where you’ll have to light three braziers, including one behind an iron cage.

After the mine cart crashes and you make your way through the Jarnsmida Mines, you’ll find this chest and three braziers to ignite.

At Alberich Island, you can ring three Rune bells to unlock this chest. One bell requires hitting a white board to make it visible, so you should hit that one first.

Another chest is located on Dragon Beach, and you’ll have to freeze geysers in order to see the locations of the different destroyable Rune statues.

When you visit Svartalfheim again during the story as part of a quest to forge a new weapon, you’ll end up undergroud. Ignite the three braziers at this spot to unlock a chest.

Revisiting this area you passed through earlier, you can now use Draupnir to embed simultaneous spears in the three Rune figures and detonate them to open the chest.

Return to the Svard Sands underground area with Draupnir, and you’ll be able to access this Nornir chest, embedding spears into the three figures and destroying them all at once.

This chest requires you to line up the runes by hitting the three pillars, and you’ll need to freeze a geyser in order to see one of them.

Go back to the Applecore with Draupnir, and you’ll be able to detonate the three figurines locking this Nornir chest.

The first Nornir Chest you’ll find in Vanaheim is located at the northern tip of The Southern Wilds. You’ll have to burn away brambles to access one of the Runes.

A Nornir Chest in The Abandoned Village can be accessed the first time you visit the realm. You’ll need to swing the lit brazier and apply physics to ignite a couple of the Runes.

The chest in the Cliffside Ruins is more spread out than most, with one Rune requiring you to cross over and stand near the Dwarf shop, while another requires climbing a high vantage point in order to be able to see it.

This chest in The Veiled Passage is unusually straightforward, with all three Rune bells on the same wall.

There’s a Nornir Chest at Goddess Falls, and it’ll require you to stack Sigil arrows in order to ignite the three braziers.

Going through the Eastern Barri Woods will let you find this chest and the three pillars with Runes to line up.

After you get to the Crater, head to the northern point on the eastern side of The Plains. After burning away some bramble, you can ring the three Rune bells.

Down in The Jungle, once you have the water restored, you can row your boat to this spot and hit the three Rune pillars to unlock a Nornir Chest.

In The Sinkholes, there’s a Nornir Chest that requires stacking Sigil arrows to trigger ignition in the three braziers.

In The Sinkholes, right next to the arena where you can fight a flying dragon, you’ll find this chest. You’ll have to use Draupnir on the three figurines.

This secluded northwest area in The Plains is filled with Seidr enemies, and also has the final Nornir chest. It’s locked by three statues you can smash.