In Valhalla you play the same character, Eivor, but choose if they are male or female. By McDevitt’s comment, it seems like Valhalla will reveal the nuances of its approach to canon when we can ...

Cyberpunk 2077 lets players choose either a male or female version of protagonist V to play as, but developer CD Projekt Red made them both equally valid from the very beginning of development.

Eivor was indeed created with both male and female counterparts in mind. Darby McDevitt, AC Valhalla’s Narrative Director, laid the speculation to rest in response to a recent Reddit thread.