▁as ▁both ▁a ▁V alk y rie ▁and ▁a ▁normal ▁high ▁school er . ▁She ▁does ▁not ▁worship ▁the ▁Nor se ▁gods ▁as ▁she ▁is ▁Muslim ▁and ▁bel ieves ▁in ▁God . ▁Her ▁family ▁is ▁from ▁Bag hd ad , ▁Ira q , ▁but ▁has ▁been ▁raised ▁by ▁her ▁grand par ents ▁in ▁Dor chester ▁since ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁her ▁mother . ▁Sam ' s ▁family ▁already ▁had ▁a ▁long ▁history ▁with ▁the ▁Vik ings , ▁even ▁before ▁her ▁mother ▁met ▁L oki ; ▁A hm ad ▁ibn ▁F ad lan , ▁an ▁en voy ▁of ▁the ▁Abb as id ▁C ali ph ▁to ▁the ▁K ie van ▁Rus ', ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁Sam ' s ▁ancest ors , ▁and ▁the ▁Var ang ians ▁have ▁since ▁inter mar ried ▁with ▁Sam ' s ▁family . ▁Her ▁specific ▁parent age ▁is ▁a ▁shame ▁to ▁her ▁mother ' s ▁family ▁as ▁an ▁out - of - wed lock ▁child ; ▁the ▁Nor se ▁also ▁dist rust ▁her ▁for ▁being ▁L oki ' s ▁daughter . ▁Sam ▁is ▁bet ro th ed ▁to ▁her ▁child hood ▁cr ush , ▁Am ir ▁F ad lan . ▁ ▁In ▁The ▁S word ▁of ▁Summer , ▁Sam ▁is ▁exp elled ▁from ▁Val hal la ▁when ▁her ▁video ▁of ▁Magn us ' ▁hero ic ▁death ▁is ▁edited ▁by ▁Gun illa , ▁but ▁later ▁joins ▁Magn us , ▁Bl itz , ▁and ▁H ear th ▁in ▁stopping ▁Fen ris ▁Wolf ▁from ▁breaking ▁free . ▁She ▁is ▁eventually ▁re inst ated ▁as