"Messe Thane" is a phrase commonly used in the video game "Assassin's Creed Valhalla" to describe a type of enemy. The spelling reflects the Old Norse language, which heavily influenced the game's setting of medieval Scandinavia. The phonetic transcription of "Messe Thane" is /ˈmɛsːə ˈθeɪn/, with the double "s" representing a long "s" sound and the "th" pronounced as in the word "thin". The "e" following the "s" is a silent letter, akin to the French language, and the final "e" in "Thane" is pronounced as a separate syllable.