Editing Wanating

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'''Wantage''' ({{Wiki|Old English}}: ''Wanating'') is a market town in [[Oxfordshire]], [[England]]. Historically lying within the boundaries of [[Berkshire]], it was the birthplace of [[Alfred the Great]]. 

==History==
According to King Alfred's biographer, [[Asser]], Wantage was a ''royal vill'', a central settlement of a rural territory in [[Anglo-Saxons|Anglo-Saxon]] England, which would be visited by members of the royal household on regular circuits of their kingdoms.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – [[Asser (memory)|Asser]]</ref> It was at this royal estate that Alfred was born, circa 849.

In the late 9th century, the [[Vikings|Viking]] [[Geirmund Hel-hide|Geirmund Hjörrsson]] and his company of [[Hel-hides]] visited Wanating during their march to divert Alfred's attention from [[Guthrum]]'s army. Having learned it was the birthplace of Alfred, the Hel-hides made for the settlement, only to find an empty [[fort]]ress in which they pitched camp for the night. Alfred and his [[Anglo-Saxons|Saxons]] marched through the night to reach them and they besieged the Vikings for a few days before abruptly leaving and heading west.<ref name="Chapter 27">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Geirmund's Saga]]'' – Chapter 27</ref> The Hel-hides were confused, but later learned the Saxons had left to engage<ref name="KingdomsEnd">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – [[Kingdom's End]]</ref> [[Ubba Ragnarsson]]'s [[Great Heathen Army|forces]] in [[Battle of Cynwit|battle]]<ref name="Chapter 28">''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Geirmund's Saga'' – Chapter 28</ref> near the [[River Avon]].<ref name="KingdomsEnd"/> Geirmund soon cremated his fallen warriors, including [[Thorgrim]], and left Wanating aflame.<ref name="Chapter 28"/>

==Appearances==
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' {{mo}}
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Geirmund's Saga]]'' {{c|as "Wanating"}}

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