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Soranin at 12:03, 30 May 2026

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	\|founder = [[Isidore Mercator]]		\|founder = [[Isidore Mercator]]
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	==Appearances==		==Appearances==
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]] – [[The Siege of Paris]]''		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]] – [[The Siege of Paris]]'' {{1st}}
			*''[[The World of Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Journey to the North – Logs and Files of a Hidden One]]'' {{Mo}}

	==References==		==References==

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	[[Category:Cults]]		[[Category:Cults]]
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	[[Category:Secret societies]]		[[Category:Secret societies]]

imported>Darman36: Has no set founding or collapse date, but had influence during Siege for sure. Unclear if existed during Charles' childhood/youth

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Has no set founding or collapse date, but had influence during Siege for sure. Unclear if existed during Charles' childhood/youth

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	\|religion = *[[Christianity\|Christian]] fanaticism<ref name="Majesty">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]] – [[The Siege of Paris]]'' – [[Majesty in the Dark]]</ref>		\|religion = *[[Christianity\|Christian]] fanaticism<ref name="Majesty">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]] – [[The Siege of Paris]]'' – [[Majesty in the Dark]]</ref>
	\|active = ~~Unknown – ???~~		\|active = c. 886–887 CE
	\|}}		\|}}
	The '''Bellatores Dei''' (English: God's Warriors) was a secretive group of religious zealots which operated in [[Francia]] in the 9th century. Led by a scholar known only by the pseudonym of [[Isidore Mercator]], the group followed his false decretals, believing that Francia had fallen into {{Wiki\|apostasy}} and sought to restore the state to order through [[Christianity\|Christian]] fanaticism.<ref name="DB">''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – The Siege of Paris'' – [[Database: Bellatores Dei]]</ref>		The '''Bellatores Dei''' (English: God's Warriors) was a secretive group of religious zealots which operated in [[Francia]] in the 9th century. Led by a scholar known only by the pseudonym of [[Isidore Mercator]], the group followed his false decretals, believing that Francia had fallen into {{Wiki\|apostasy}} and sought to restore the state to order through [[Christianity\|Christian]] fanaticism.<ref name="DB">''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – The Siege of Paris'' – [[Database: Bellatores Dei]]</ref>

imported>Batfan13: I don't believe they are done if I.M was still alive right?

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I don't believe they are done if I.M was still alive right?

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	\|religion = *[[Christianity\|Christian]] fanaticism<ref name="Majesty">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]] – [[The Siege of Paris]]'' – [[Majesty in the Dark]]</ref>		\|religion = *[[Christianity\|Christian]] fanaticism<ref name="Majesty">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]] – [[The Siege of Paris]]'' – [[Majesty in the Dark]]</ref>
	\|active = ~~Unknown–c. 886<ref name="Majesty"/>~~		\|active = Unknown – ???
	\|}}		\|}}
	The '''Bellatores Dei''' (English: God's Warriors) was a secretive group of religious zealots which operated in [[Francia]] in the 9th century. Led by a scholar known only by the pseudonym of [[Isidore Mercator]], the group followed his false decretals, believing that Francia had fallen into {{Wiki\|apostasy}} and sought to restore the state to order through [[Christianity\|Christian]] fanaticism.<ref name="DB">''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – The Siege of Paris'' – [[Database: Bellatores Dei]]</ref>		The '''Bellatores Dei''' (English: God's Warriors) was a secretive group of religious zealots which operated in [[Francia]] in the 9th century. Led by a scholar known only by the pseudonym of [[Isidore Mercator]], the group followed his false decretals, believing that Francia had fallen into {{Wiki\|apostasy}} and sought to restore the state to order through [[Christianity\|Christian]] fanaticism.<ref name="DB">''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – The Siege of Paris'' – [[Database: Bellatores Dei]]</ref>

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	Unknown to most, the brothers [[Ebels]] and [[Gozlin]] were part of the Bellatores Dei and worked under the guises of a warrior and priest, respectively, to prepare for the siege. Once the Vikings broke down the [[Wooden Bridge]] to the [[Île de la Cité]], Count [[Odo of France\|Odo]] and the brothers awaited the Vikings. As Odo left the brothers, the Vikings met the warriors at the gate. Ebels told Gozlin to leave as he fought against Eivor and her allies. Ebels fought with his men but was killed by Eivor, which led to the start of the siege.<ref name="DarkBeforeDawn">''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – The Siege of Paris'' – [[Dark Before Dawn]]</ref>		Unknown to most, the brothers [[Ebels]] and [[Gozlin]] were part of the Bellatores Dei and worked under the guises of a warrior and priest, respectively, to prepare for the siege. Once the Vikings broke down the [[Wooden Bridge]] to the [[Île de la Cité]], Count [[Odo of France\|Odo]] and the brothers awaited the Vikings. As Odo left the brothers, the Vikings met the warriors at the gate. Ebels told Gozlin to leave as he fought against Eivor and her allies. Ebels fought with his men but was killed by Eivor, which led to the start of the siege.<ref name="DarkBeforeDawn">''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – The Siege of Paris'' – [[Dark Before Dawn]]</ref>

	After Paris was overrun, Gozlin hid himself with the people inside the church of [[Saint-Étienne]]. However, he was soon found by Eivor, who attacked and seemingly killed him within the church. Within moments, the siege ended with a truce between Charles and Sigfred.<ref name="SiegeofParis">''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – The Siege of Paris'' – [[The Siege of Paris (memory)\|The Siege of Paris]]</ref> By 887, however, it appeared that Gozlin had survived, as he aided in Charles' mad plan to put Richardis through a {{Wiki\|Trial by ordeal\|trial by fire}}. Although Eivor came to rescue Richardis again, Gozlin stopped and challenged her to a fight, declaring his intent to defeat her and avenge the deaths of his brother and their fellow members. While the queen was saved through "divine intervention" when a heavy rain storm extinguished the queen's pyre, Gozlin was swiftly defeated in the duel, and before he could boast about the zealots' ~~further~~ plans, Eivor slit his throat with her axe.<ref name="Fire">''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – The Siege of Paris'' – [[Fire and Faith]]</ref>		After Paris was overrun, Gozlin hid himself with the people inside the church of [[Saint-Étienne]]. However, he was soon found by Eivor, who attacked and seemingly killed him within the church. Within moments, the siege ended with a truce between Charles and Sigfred.<ref name="SiegeofParis">''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – The Siege of Paris'' – [[The Siege of Paris (memory)\|The Siege of Paris]]</ref> By 887, however, it appeared that Gozlin had survived, as he aided in Charles' mad plan to put Richardis through a {{Wiki\|Trial by ordeal\|trial by fire}}. Although Eivor came to rescue Richardis again, Gozlin stopped and challenged her to a fight, declaring his intent to defeat her and avenge the deaths of his brother and their fellow members. While the queen was saved through "divine intervention" when a heavy rain storm extinguished the queen's pyre, Gozlin was swiftly defeated in the duel, and before he could boast about the zealots' plans, Eivor slit his throat with her axe.<ref name="Fire">''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – The Siege of Paris'' – [[Fire and Faith]]</ref>

	===Excavating ruins===		===Excavating ruins===

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	The '''Bellatores Dei''' (English: God's Warriors) was a secretive group of religious zealots which operated in [[Francia]] in the 9th century. Led by a scholar known only by the pseudonym of [[Isidore Mercator]], the group followed ~~the~~ false decretals ~~of Isidore~~, believing that Francia had fallen into apostasy and sought to restore to order of [[Christianity\|~~Christiandom~~]] ~~into the state~~.<ref name="DB">''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – The Siege of Paris'' – [[Database: Bellatores Dei]]</ref>		The '''Bellatores Dei''' (English: God's Warriors) was a secretive group of religious zealots which operated in [[Francia]] in the 9th century. Led by a scholar known only by the pseudonym of [[Isidore Mercator]], the group followed his false decretals, believing that Francia had fallen into {{Wiki\|apostasy}} and sought to restore the state to order through [[Christianity\|Christian]] fanaticism.<ref name="DB">''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – The Siege of Paris'' – [[Database: Bellatores Dei]]</ref>

	==History==		==History==
	By 886, the Bellatores Dei was led by a mysterious figure, Isidore Mercator, and consisted of members of Francia's clergy and warriors, some even close to King [[Charles the Fat\|Charles III]]. However, they viewed multiple incursions as obstacles for their control ~~and allyship with~~ the King, ~~such as~~ the [[Vikings]], the [[Elgring Clan]]~~, led by their~~ ''[[jarl]]'' [[Sigfred]], and Queen [[Richardis]]' influence over Charles.<ref name="TheQueenGambit">''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – The Siege of Paris'' – [[The Queen's Gambit]]</ref><ref name="WarlordofMelun">''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – The Siege of Paris'' – [[Warlord of Melun]]</ref>		By 886, the Bellatores Dei was led by the mysterious figure Isidore Mercator and consisted of members of Francia's clergy and warriors, some even close to King [[Charles the Fat\|Charles III]]. However, they viewed multiple incursions as obstacles for their control over the King, namely, the invading [[Vikings]] lead by the [[Elgring Clan]] ''[[jarl]]s'' [[Sigfred]] and [[Sinric]] who lay [[Siege of Paris (885–886)\|siege]] to [[Paris]], and Queen [[Richardis]]' influence over Charles.<ref name="TheQueenGambit">''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – The Siege of Paris'' – [[The Queen's Gambit]]</ref><ref name="WarlordofMelun">''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – The Siege of Paris'' – [[Warlord of Melun]]</ref>

	===Engelwin's efforts===		===Engelwin's efforts===
	At one point, ~~[[Paris]]ian~~ [[Scholar\|priest]] and Bellatores Dei member [[Engelwin]] attacked and killed ~~Sigfred's brother,~~ [[Sinric]], which enraged Sigfred against the French soldiers. At [[Melun]], Engelwin launched an attack against Sigfred and his newfound ally, ''jarlskona'' [[Eivor Varinsdottir]] of the [[Raven Clan]]. However, he left unharmed before his [[soldier]]s were defeated by the Vikings.<ref name="WarlordofMelun"/> Back in southern Paris, Engelwin collected ill-gotten levies as he performed acts of "deliverance" for a selected few within [[Sainte-Geneviève Church]]. Yet, his work was cut short once Eivor assassinated him underneath the church.<ref name="RotintheSlums">''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – The Siege of Paris'' – [[The Rot in the Slums]]</ref>		At one point, the Parisian [[Scholar\|priest]] and Bellatores Dei member [[Engelwin]] attacked and killed [[Sinric]], which enraged Sigfred against the French soldiers. At [[Melun]], Engelwin launched an attack against Sigfred and his newfound ally, ''jarlskona'' [[Eivor Varinsdottir]] of the [[Raven Clan]]. However, he left unharmed before his [[soldier]]s were defeated by the Vikings.<ref name="WarlordofMelun"/> Back in southern Paris, Engelwin collected ill-gotten levies as he performed acts of "deliverance" for a selected few within [[Sainte-Geneviève Church]]. Yet, his work was cut short once Eivor assassinated him underneath the church.<ref name="RotintheSlums">''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – The Siege of Paris'' – [[The Rot in the Slums]]</ref>

	===The capture of Queen Richardis===		===The capture of Queen Richardis===
	Bellatores Dei soon found an opportunity and captured Queen [[Richardis]].<ref name="Majesty"/> ~~In doing so,~~ the nun [[Euphrasia]]~~, known as "Little Mother," was given the queen,~~ in order to perform a sacrificial exorcism on her. In [[Aquila (town)\|Aquila]], Euphrasia took the queen underneath the town into its [[Aquila Sewers\|sewers]]~~. Within the sewers~~, ~~Euphrasia~~ prepared the ceremony ~~as well as chastising~~ the queen as evil. However, Euphrasia was soon assassinated by Eivor, who rescued the queen for King Charles.<ref name="TheQueenGambit"/>		The Bellatores Dei soon found an opportunity and captured Queen [[Richardis]],<ref name="Majesty"/> then delivered her to the nun [[Euphrasia]] in order to perform a sacrificial exorcism on her. In [[Aquila (town)\|Aquila]], Euphrasia took the queen underneath the town into its [[Aquila Sewers\|sewers]], where she prepared the ceremony and condemned the queen as an evil force. However, Euphrasia was soon assassinated by Eivor, who rescued the queen for King Charles.<ref name="TheQueenGambit"/>

	===Siege of Paris===		===The Siege of Paris===
	Unknown to most, ~~warrior-~~brothers [[Ebels]] and ~~[[Scholar\|priest]]~~ [[Gozlin]] were part of the Bellatores Dei and worked ~~in part~~ to prepare for the ~~[[Siege of Paris (885–886)\|~~siege]]. Once the Vikings broke down the [[Wooden Bridge]] to [[Île de la Cité]], Count [[Odo of France\|Odo]] and the brothers awaited the Vikings. As Odo left the brothers, the Vikings met the warriors at the gate. Ebels told Gozlin to leave as he fought against Eivor and her allies. Ebels fought with his men but was killed by Eivor, which led to the start of the siege.<ref name="DarkBeforeDawn">''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – The Siege of Paris'' – [[Dark Before Dawn]]</ref>		Unknown to most, the brothers [[Ebels]] and [[Gozlin]] were part of the Bellatores Dei and worked under the guises of a warrior and priest, respectively, to prepare for the siege. Once the Vikings broke down the [[Wooden Bridge]] to the [[Île de la Cité]], Count [[Odo of France\|Odo]] and the brothers awaited the Vikings. As Odo left the brothers, the Vikings met the warriors at the gate. Ebels told Gozlin to leave as he fought against Eivor and her allies. Ebels fought with his men but was killed by Eivor, which led to the start of the siege.<ref name="DarkBeforeDawn">''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – The Siege of Paris'' – [[Dark Before Dawn]]</ref>

	After Paris was overrun, Gozlin hid himself with the people inside the church of [[Saint-Étienne]]. However, he was soon found by Eivor, who attacked and seemingly killed him within the church. Within moments, the siege ended with a truce between Charles and Sigfred.<ref name="SiegeofParis">''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – The Siege of Paris'' – [[The Siege of Paris (memory)\|The Siege of Paris]]</ref> By 887, however, Gozlin survived ~~the attempt~~ as he aided in Charles' mad plan to put Richardis through a trial of fire. Although Eivor came to rescue Richardis again, Gozlin stopped and challenged her to a fight. ~~Luckily, Gozlin~~ was ~~defeated as~~ rain ~~appeared to put out~~ the queen's pyre.<ref name="Fire">''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – The Siege of Paris'' – [[Fire and Faith]]</ref>		After Paris was overrun, Gozlin hid himself with the people inside the church of [[Saint-Étienne]]. However, he was soon found by Eivor, who attacked and seemingly killed him within the church. Within moments, the siege ended with a truce between Charles and Sigfred.<ref name="SiegeofParis">''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – The Siege of Paris'' – [[The Siege of Paris (memory)\|The Siege of Paris]]</ref> By 887, however, it appeared that Gozlin had survived, as he aided in Charles' mad plan to put Richardis through a {{Wiki\|Trial by ordeal\|trial by fire}}. Although Eivor came to rescue Richardis again, Gozlin stopped and challenged her to a fight, declaring his intent to defeat her and avenge the deaths of his brother and their fellow members. While the queen was saved through "divine intervention" when a heavy rain storm extinguished the queen's pyre, Gozlin was swiftly defeated in the duel, and before he could boast about the zealots' further plans, Eivor slit his throat with her axe.<ref name="Fire">''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – The Siege of Paris'' – [[Fire and Faith]]</ref>

	After the queen was saved through "divine intervention," Gozlin condemned Eivor for killing his brother and his fellow members. However, before he could finish, Gozlin was slain by Eivor's axe.<ref name="Fire"/>		===Excavating ruins===
			In the late 9th century, Isidore sent out commands to his soldiers to excavate and retrieve any treasure found at the [[Diodurum Ruins]], [[Gisacum Ruins]], and [[Champlieu Ruins]], which were connected to the [[Hidden Ones]]' abandoned central [[Assassin bureau\|base]], the [[Lutetia bureau]]. However, the Bellatores Dei soldiers were noticed by one of the remaining [[Parisian Brotherhood of Assassins\|Frankish Hidden Ones]], [[Abbo Cernuus]], who eliminated them before they could succeed in their objectives.<ref name="Hidden">''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – The Siege of Paris'' – [[Hidden]]</ref>
	===~~Ruins' excavations~~===
	In the late 9th century, Isidore sent out commands to his soldiers to excavate and retrieve any treasure found at the [[Diodurum Ruins]], [[Gisacum Ruins]], and [[Champlieu Ruins]], which were connected to the ~~abandoned~~ [[Hidden Ones]] [[Assassin bureau\|base]], the [[Lutetia bureau]]. However, the Bellatores Dei soldiers were noticed by one of the remaining Hidden Ones, [[Abbo Cernuus]], who eliminated them before they could succeed in their objectives.<ref name="Hidden">''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – The Siege of Paris'' – [[Hidden]]</ref>

	==Members==		==Members==

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	{{Quote\|Soli Deo gloria.\|The group's motto.\|~~The Siege~~ of ~~Paris~~}}		{{Quote\|Soli Deo gloria.<br>(Glory to God alone.)\|The group's motto.\|Assassin's Creed: Valhalla\|Sister of Sorrow}}
	{{Faction infobox		{{Faction infobox
	\|name = Bellatores Dei		\|name = Bellatores Dei
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	\|religion = *[[Christianity\|Christian]] fanaticism<ref name="Majesty">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]] – [[The Siege of Paris]]'' – [[Majesty in the Dark]]</ref>		\|religion = *[[Christianity\|Christian]] fanaticism<ref name="Majesty">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]] – [[The Siege of Paris]]'' – [[Majesty in the Dark]]</ref>
	\|~~formed~~ = ~~Unknown~~		\|active = Unknown–c. 886<ref name="Majesty"/>
	~~\|reorganized =~~
	~~\|collapsed = c~~. 886<ref name="Majesty"/>
	\|}}		\|}}
	The '''Bellatores Dei''' (English: God's Warriors) was a secretive group of religious zealots which operated in [[Francia]] in the 9th century. Led by a scholar known only by the pseudonym of [[Isidore Mercator]], the group followed the false decretals of Isidore, believing that Francia had fallen into apostasy and sought to restore to order of [[Christianity\|Christiandom]] into the state.<ref name="DB">''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – The Siege of Paris'' – [[Database: Bellatores Dei]]</ref>		The '''Bellatores Dei''' (English: God's Warriors) was a secretive group of religious zealots which operated in [[Francia]] in the 9th century. Led by a scholar known only by the pseudonym of [[Isidore Mercator]], the group followed the false decretals of Isidore, believing that Francia had fallen into apostasy and sought to restore to order of [[Christianity\|Christiandom]] into the state.<ref name="DB">''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – The Siege of Paris'' – [[Database: Bellatores Dei]]</ref>

imported>Batfan13: Sorry.

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Sorry.

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	\|related =		\|related =
	\|religion = *[[Christianity\|Christian]] fanaticism<ref name="Majesty">''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – The Siege of Paris'' – [[Majesty in the Dark]]</ref>		\|religion = *[[Christianity\|Christian]] fanaticism<ref name="Majesty">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]] – [[The Siege of Paris]]'' – [[Majesty in the Dark]]</ref>
	\|formed = Unknown		\|formed = Unknown
	\|reorganized =		\|reorganized =
	\|collapsed = c. 886<ref name="Majesty"/>		\|collapsed = c. 886<ref name="Majesty"/>
	\|}}		\|}}
	The '''Bellatores Dei''' (English: God's Warriors) was a secretive group of religious zealots which operated in [[Francia]] in the 9th century. Led by a scholar known only by the pseudonym of [[Isidore Mercator]], the group followed the false decretals of Isidore, believing that Francia had fallen into apostasy and sought to restore to order of [[Christianity\|Christiandom]] into the state.<ref name="DB">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]] – [[The Siege of Paris]]'' – [[Database: Bellatores Dei]]</ref>		The '''Bellatores Dei''' (English: God's Warriors) was a secretive group of religious zealots which operated in [[Francia]] in the 9th century. Led by a scholar known only by the pseudonym of [[Isidore Mercator]], the group followed the false decretals of Isidore, believing that Francia had fallen into apostasy and sought to restore to order of [[Christianity\|Christiandom]] into the state.<ref name="DB">''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – The Siege of Paris'' – [[Database: Bellatores Dei]]</ref>

	==History==		==History==

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	\|religion = *[[Christianity\|Christian]] fanaticism<ref name="~~ACV~~">''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – The Siege of Paris'' – ~~{{Cite\|14 Aug 2021. Expand memories}}~~</ref>		\|religion = *[[Christianity\|Christian]] fanaticism<ref name="Majesty">''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – The Siege of Paris'' – [[Majesty in the Dark]]</ref>
	\|formed = Unknown		\|formed = Unknown
	\|reorganized =		\|reorganized =
	\|collapsed = c. 886<ref name="~~ACV~~"/>		\|collapsed = c. 886<ref name="Majesty"/>
	\|}}		\|}}
	The '''Bellatores Dei''' (English: God's Warriors) was a secretive group of religious zealots which operated in [[Francia]] in the 9th century. Led by a scholar known only by the pseudonym of [[Isidore Mercator]], the group followed the false decretals of Isidore, believing that Francia had fallen into apostasy and sought to restore to order of [[Christianity\|Christiandom]] into the state.<ref name="DB">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]] – [[The Siege of Paris]]'' – [[Database: Bellatores Dei]]</ref>		The '''Bellatores Dei''' (English: God's Warriors) was a secretive group of religious zealots which operated in [[Francia]] in the 9th century. Led by a scholar known only by the pseudonym of [[Isidore Mercator]], the group followed the false decretals of Isidore, believing that Francia had fallen into apostasy and sought to restore to order of [[Christianity\|Christiandom]] into the state.<ref name="DB">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]] – [[The Siege of Paris]]'' – [[Database: Bellatores Dei]]</ref>
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	===The capture of Queen Richardis===		===The capture of Queen Richardis===
	Bellatores Dei soon found an opportunity and captured Queen [[Richardis]].<ref name="Majesty"~~>''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – The Siege of Paris'' – [[Majesty in the Dark]]<~~/~~ref~~> In doing so, the nun [[Euphrasia]], known as "Little Mother," was given the queen, in order to perform a sacrificial exorcism on her. In [[Aquila (town)\|Aquila]], Euphrasia took the queen underneath the town into its [[Aquila Sewers\|sewers]]. Within the sewers, Euphrasia prepared the ceremony as well as chastising the queen as evil. However, Euphrasia was soon assassinated by Eivor, who rescued the queen for King Charles.<ref name="TheQueenGambit"/>		Bellatores Dei soon found an opportunity and captured Queen [[Richardis]].<ref name="Majesty"/> In doing so, the nun [[Euphrasia]], known as "Little Mother," was given the queen, in order to perform a sacrificial exorcism on her. In [[Aquila (town)\|Aquila]], Euphrasia took the queen underneath the town into its [[Aquila Sewers\|sewers]]. Within the sewers, Euphrasia prepared the ceremony as well as chastising the queen as evil. However, Euphrasia was soon assassinated by Eivor, who rescued the queen for King Charles.<ref name="TheQueenGambit"/>

	===Siege of Paris===		===Siege of Paris===