Valheim Players : how to recreate Skyrim’s Whiterun ?

To all the Valheimers who spent their souls venturing hidden ancient treasures, sail the wild seas, and conquer the Norse world. Your craftsman skills give you boundless opportunities to put your creativity to work and make wonders in Valheim! In fact, you can go as far as building a whole city derived from other games and make it even look identical.

That is what some players have been doing; attempting to build Whiterun from Elder Scrolls Skyrim. Of course, this needs some handy blacksmithing and crafting skills and lots of creativity. Last week a Reddit user ‘Djchieu‘ posted a sub reddit announcing that players want to rebuild Whiterun and were searching for some good builders to help them forge it. The only resources they had at the time were a perimeter fence and few landscapes that might look similar to that of Skyrim’s heartland.

After his announcement, Djchieu has posted his progress updates; each day he builds an additional portion of the town and uploads it to the sub reddit. Recent reports concerning the establishment of Dragonsreach have been laid down; great progress has been achieved in the Plain District .


Whiterun: Update 1 from valheim

It is incredibly impressive to see the 10years old SKYRIM makes its way -with its Nordic RPG touch- to compile with the Viking style Valheim.

The builders of Whiterun recreation project have a lot of digging still ahead of them, but as we already see from their updates, these guys are working very hard; Redditors are waiting patiently to see the end result as these two beautiful games melt very well together and fans seem to love this idea. Skyrim’s Whiterun might be set in the middle of a devoid valley but is adjoined by a riverside spot.


Whiterun: Update 2 from valheim


Whiterun: Update 3 – Doing it right from valheim


Whiterun: Update 4 from valheim


Whiterun: Update 5 from valheim


Whiterun: Update 6 – Give credit to Hollow! from valheim


In the picture uploaded by Djchieu, we can see the guard bridge is still in progress but nevertheless fairly visible to get a glimpse of! The homes have a nearly exact resemblance to that of Whiterun’s Breezhomes. Still, the project is not finished yet and only time will reveal to us the final product.

Brief Introduction to Building:

It is documented that Valheim players are progressing in their craftsmanship in homes; Within the first few months of the game’s debut, some utterly captivating houses have caught our attention. That is not all; building has gone as far as forging gorgeous timber spaceships.

However, it is not all about home improvement, other plays make use of their longboats to roam the world.

In this series, we will dedicate a whole section to Building&Crafting, houses, mansions, boats, castles etc. Furthermore, we will provide you with the list of needed materials along with their location and how to find them. As vast and massive the Valheim map is, it can get tricky to spot some stuff, and might even get frustrating. We will cover all craftsmanship requirements and save you time and effort during your Walkthrough.

We will cover every possible tip and trick in regard to crafting and building in this starter guide. If you have any questions or want us to write about other stuff you are interested in Valheim, leave us a comment and it will help us a lot!

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