Ring Giver

"Njord bestows prestigious rings upon your Jarls, increasing their hitpoints and causing them do do extra damage to myth units."
In-game description

Ring Giver is a Norse myth technology that is available to worshipers of Njord and can be researched at the Great Hall. Once researched, it increases the hit points of Jarls and makes them deal more damage to myth units.

Effects

Affects	Effect
Jarl	+25% hit points and +1 damage multiplier against myth units

History

"Norse kings, or thanes, gave out rings to favored subjects as tokens of esteem. Ring giver is a kenning (a poetic expression) that means King.
"The ring too I will give thee, which was burnt with the young son of Odin. Eight of equal weight will from it drop, every ninth night."
-- The Poetic Eddas, The Lay of Skinir"
In-game compendium

Trivia

The description mentions "lore of the rings", referencing the popular book and movie series Lord of the Rings.

Myth Tech