There are 18 Lorestangir locations in Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2. Finding all of them unlocks the “Tales of Midgard” achievement.
They are similar to the Loremarkers in the first game. They look like totems with glyphs on them. Zoom in on them by holding LT/RT (Xbox) / E (PC). This will add a red rune to the totem and triggers some dialogue to count it as “collected”.
After finding one, it will add a collectible tracker to chapter select. On the totems the glyphs show up in the fixed order in which they can be found, thus you can see exactly which ones you still need. If you missed anything you can grab it via Chapter Select and it still counts towards the achievement.
Chapter 1 (1 Lorestangir)
Lorestangir #1 – Sub-Chapter: Landfall
During the Prologue, along the main path in plain sight. This is practically unmissable. After you climb up a wall from the beach, follow the path until you reach a big totem on the main path. The voices will say “There’s a symbol. What does it mean?”. Look at it by holding LT/RT (hold “E” on PC) to zoom in. There’s a glyph on the totem that will turn red when you zoom in to focus on it, then a voice will speak from the totem and it gets a red checkmark on it to count as completed.
Chapter 2 (4 Lorestangir)
Lorestangir #2 – Sub-Chapter: Freyslaug Sighted
At the very start of Chapter 2, as soon as you start walking with the Slaver turn right to enter a fenced area with two straw huts. Behind the huts is the Lorestangir totem, in the back left corner.
Lorestangir #3 – Sub-Chapter: Return Home
After going through the village and obtaining the mirror weapon, you will fight some demonic enemies in the burning village. Afterward follow the path until it’s night again and you go through a wooden barn with a dead man hanging from a rope (unmissable story path). After exiting the barn, turn left to enter a round area with wooden stakes around it. Go left again to crouch under some rubble, behind this you find the Lorestangir totem on the right.
Lorestangir #4 – Sub-Chapter: Draugar Ceremony
You will come to a dark mountain area with moving roots on the path. Continue up the mountain until you get a cutscene where a man talks and many hands grab Senua’s head from behind. After this the main path makes you shimmy across a ledge on the side of the mountain. Then you drop down another ledge. After this turn LEFT and climb up the wooden ladder, at the top you can climb over the little wall, follow the path to find the Lorestangir at the end. This is easy to miss, if you enter the tunnel with the hanging bones before climbing the ladder you can’t go back. Senua will be walking while crouching in the mountain area, that’s how you know you are near this collectible.
Lorestangir #5 – Sub-Chapter: Meeting the Stranger
After going through the dark mountain, you will fight a bunch of masked enemies (including one spitting flames at you), then you will rescue a man from the stakes. Afterward it will be day again and you’ll walk with the man you rescued. After passing a broken bridge, when the man says “We can offer you refuge for a time, but not safety”, you are supposed to follow him downhill to the river. Instead of going with him, take a left turn to explore an optional area where you find this Lorestangir slightly downhill. Before reaching the destroyed village.
Chapter 3 (6 Lorestangir)
Lorestangir #6 – Sub-Chapter: Red Hills
The third chapter begins when you start walking with the two men (guy who you rescued and the slaver you left outside village). At the very start of the chapter, as soon as you walk downhill into the destroyed village, turn left and explore the corner behind the broken house where there are cracks in the ground. You will find the totem there.
Lorestangir #7 – Sub-Chapter: On the Hill
After going through the foggy forest, it will be day again and after a cutscene you’ll be on top of a hill. Before going downhill, circle around the hilltop and go up to the highest point. There between some huts you’ll find the Lorestangir totem.
Lorestangir #8 – Sub-Chapter: On the Hill
After putting two balls on a pedestal the path forward will open. Go ahead, follow the path all the way up and then turn left to find this in an optional area. (Before crouching through tunnel on the right).
Lorestangir #9 – Sub-Chapter: On the Hill
After a puzzle where you must put 3 balls on a pedestal, advance to the next area by dropping down two ledges. Go past 2 puddles of water on the main path, then turn left and squeeze through a gap. You’ll find it on the path behind that.
Lorestangir #10 – Sub-Chapter: On the Hill
In the same area as the previous Lorestangir. From that last location drop back down and go past the 3 puddles of water again. Then crouch through the small cave on the right side, follow that path to the end to find this totem. (Don’t drop down the ledge on the main path going straight into a cave as you can’t go back from there).
Lorestangir #11 – Subqpter: Find the Hiddenfolk
During the next puzzle where you must put 3 balls on a pedestal. Where you pick up the 3rd ball turn around to find this hanging from the ceiling.
Chapter 4 (3 Lorestangir)
Lorestangir #12 – Sub-Chapter: Enter the Caves
At the start of the chapter you will be in a cave. Count until you dropped down 4 ledges total (unmissable on story path). After the 4th ledge you land you in a small puddle of water. Immediately after dropping down the third ledge turn right to climb up another ledge which leads to the Lorestangir.
Lorestangir #13 – Sub-Chapter: Enter the Caves
After a mini scene where you drop into a flooded cave section (water is waist-high), you will have to interact with two turquoise fires to advance on the story path (unmissable). After using the second fire to make a bridge, cross over the bridge and you’ll get to a path leading further down the cave. Here keep interacting with the right side until you find a hidden ledge you can drop down that leads to the Lore Totem. You will also see the Totem from the main path if looking to the right.
Lorestangir #14 – Sub-Chapter: Act of Sacrifice
Much later into the chapter (about 30 minutes later), after solving puzzles outside and going through another dark cave where you are being hunted by a ghoulish monster. When you escape the monster you will shimmy over some ledges (mandatory story path). Then you squeeze through a gap and enter a lit cave with daylight coming from above and flying rocks on the sides. After dropping down the next ledge take the RIGHT path to find this. (Don’t take the left path yet).
Chapter 5 (4 Lorestangir)
Lorestangir #15 – Sub-Chapter: To the Sea
Found shortly after the start of the chapter. After walking for 1 minute you will lose the two guys who are walking with you. Continue until you reach slope that first goes downhill and then uphill again, when the voices say “We know it. You can feel it. We can feel it”. After going up the slop turn right to enter a cave with a waterfall. Turn right again and follow the stream of water to find the Lore Totem.
Lorestangir #16 – Sub-Chapter: Sjávarrisi
After the next cutscene you will walk with a woman. Walk with her until you climb a wall, then drop down, squeeze through a gap. After squeezing through you must climb across 3 more ledges, then turn right and crouch through an opening in the rocks to find it. This is in the open area before climbing another wall with the woman.
Lorestangir #17 – Sub-Chapter: Another Question
You will come to a beach with a puzzle where you must find 3 glyphs again. Take the path on the right, after looking at the first glyph you will drop to an area with a shipwreck and turquoise colored dust in the corner. Go through the turquoise colored dust, behind it you can squeeze through a gap that leads to the totem at the shoreline. This is just before the second glyph on the right path.
Lorestangir #18 – Sub-Chapter: Another Question
After the underwater section you will be in a village with a raging thunderstorm going on. After passing the 4th hut, take the LEFT path, slightly uphill. Then turn left to see the last totem.
Chapter 6 does not contain any collectibles. The next time you return to the Main Menu you will unlock your reward, a new selection in the Extras Menu. You will also unlock the “Tales of Midgard” achievement.
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