Editing Samhain

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{{Quote|I am to be sacrificed in the wicker man as King of the Harvest! Like Ealdorman Simkin before me, and all before him.|Ealdorman Cynon mentioning Simkin to Eivor, c. 876|Assassin's Creed: Valhalla|The First Night of Samhain}}
[[File:ACV Samhain CA.jpg|thumb|250px|Concept art of the Samhain festival]]
'''Samhain''' is a yearly festival that is held on the evening of 31 October and continues into 1 November.

==History==
On 31 October 856, [[ealdorman]] [[Simkin]] and his fellow constituents of [[Gloucestershire|Glowecestrescire]] celebrated the Samhain festival and prepared the Wicker-Man, for it was Simkin's duty to burn within it. Before committing himself to self-sacrifice in the Wicker-Man, he gave the ealdorman's crown and guardianship of his daughter [[Brigid]] to his successor, [[Cynon]], who vowed to continue the alliance between the [[Christianity|Christians]] and pagans in the community.<ref name="TFNS">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' — [[The First Night of Samhain]]</ref> After Simkin burned inside the Wicker-Man, twenty years passed with good tidings within the shire, particularly between the leaders Cynon and the [[druid]] priestess [[Modron]], who raised their daughter [[Gwenydd]].<ref name="ALB">''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla'' — [[A Love Betrayed]]</ref>

On 31 October 876, the Samhain festival was held again, and this time, it was Cynon's turn to burn within the Wicker-Man. However, his successor [[Tewdwr]] preached a new Christian path, which worried Cynon and Modron and the future of the shire and their daughter. So, with the arrival of Brigid's fiance [[Gunnar]] and his guest, the [[Vikings|Viking]] [[shieldmaiden]] [[Eivor Varinsdottir]], Modron devised of a scheme to frame Eivor of murdering Tewdwr. After Eivor played her part as the [[Mari Lwyd]], the next day she was discovered alone in Tewdwr's house as planned<ref name="TFNS"/> and was accused killing him.<ref name="CR">''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla'' — [[Clues and Riddles]]</ref>

Their plan was thwarted by Eivor,<ref name="ALB"/> who saved Tewdwr from Modron from being sacrificed.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla'' — [[The Gutted Lamb]]</ref> Eivor thus gained an ally in Glowecestrescire with Tewdwr.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla'' — [[The Burning of the Wicker Man]]</ref>

==Gallery==
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ACV Samhain Wickerman.jpg|Eivor looks at the Wicker-Man
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==Appearances==
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Sword of the White Horse]]'' {{Mo}}

==References==
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[[Category:Celebrations]]
[[Category:Festivals]]