Book of Knowledge - Revision history

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	==Gallery==		==Gallery==
	<gallery captionalign="center" position="center~~" spacing="small~~" widths="180">		<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" widths="180">
	ACV Book of Knowledge Concept 1.jpg\|A Book of Knowledge in an abandoned hall		ACV Book of Knowledge Concept 1.jpg\|A Book of Knowledge in an abandoned hall
	ACV Book of Knowledge Concept 2.jpg\|A Book of Knowledge at a work station		ACV Book of Knowledge Concept 2.jpg\|A Book of Knowledge at a work station

Soranin at 16:14, 3 May 2026

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	A '''Book of Knowledge''' is the name given to an {{Wiki\|illuminated manuscript}} containing information on particular [[Skill Tree (Assassin's Creed: Valhalla)\|combat skills]], be it ranged or melee. Save for a few exceptions, almost every skill was written about in such detail that the contents had to be split into two volumes which were kept separate from each other, though whether it was to make work easier between {{Wiki\|limner}} teams or to prevent concentration of knowledge is unclear. The texts were particularly valuable to both the limners who made them and to any people who sought them out, and as a sign of this, the books were often kept on lecterns with a [[marble]] base and backing, open for ready access .<ref name="ACV">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]''</ref>		A '''Book of Knowledge''' is the name given to an {{Wiki\|illuminated manuscript}} containing information on particular [[Skill Tree (Assassin's Creed: Valhalla)\|combat skills]], be it ranged or melee. Save for a few exceptions, almost every skill was written about in such detail that the contents had to be split into two volumes which were kept separate from each other, though whether it was to make work easier between {{Wiki\|limner}} teams or to prevent concentration of knowledge is unclear. The texts were particularly valuable to both the limners who made them and to any people who sought them out, and as a sign of this, the books were often kept on lecterns with a [[marble]] base and backing, open for ready access .<ref name="ACV">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]''</ref>

	In the late 9th century, during her many travels in [[Europe]], the [[Raven Clan]] [[Vikings\|Viking]] [[Eivor Varinsdottir]] read a number of these books and expanded her skillset.<ref name="ACV"/> Many of these books were found inside [[church]]es like the [[Cliffside Monastery]]<ref name="RiverRaids">''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – [[River Raids]]''</ref> or the [[Kells Abbey]],<ref name="WotD">''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla − [[Wrath of the Druids]]''</ref> [[fort]]resses like [[Dover Fortress]],<ref name="ACV"/> or abandoned sites such as the [[Hidden Ones]]' former [[Assassin bureau\|bureau]] at the [[Diodurum Ruins]].<ref name="SoP">''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla − [[The Siege of Paris]]''</ref> While exploring her [[~~Reborn~~ Isu\|visions]] of [[Odin]]'s [[Genetic memory\|genetic memories]] in [[Svartálfaheimr]], she also read four more of the books and maintained those skills when she woke.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – [[Dawn of Ragnarök]]''</ref>		In the late 9th century, during her many travels in [[Europe]], the [[Raven Clan]] [[Vikings\|Viking]] [[Eivor Varinsdottir]] read a number of these books and expanded her skillset.<ref name="ACV"/> Many of these books were found inside [[church]]es like the [[Cliffside Monastery]]<ref name="RiverRaids">''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – [[River Raids]]''</ref> or the [[Kells Abbey]],<ref name="WotD">''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla − [[Wrath of the Druids]]''</ref> [[fort]]resses like [[Dover Fortress]],<ref name="ACV"/> or abandoned sites such as the [[Hidden Ones]]' former [[Assassin bureau\|bureau]] at the [[Diodurum Ruins]].<ref name="SoP">''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla − [[The Siege of Paris]]''</ref> While exploring her [[Isu incarnation\|visions]] of [[Odin]]'s [[Genetic memory\|genetic memories]] in [[Svartálfaheimr]], she also read four more of the books and maintained those skills when she woke.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – [[Dawn of Ragnarök]]''</ref>

	==Known Books of Knowledge==		==Known Books of Knowledge==

imported>Darman36: /Behind the scenes/ MS Junius is shelfmark system, not name, Cædmon is former name based on presumed but now disproven authorship. Likewise, TCD MS 57 is shelf ref, not name. But, ref's check out clear; great job!

2025-11-16T05:45:24Z

Behind the scenes: MS Junius is shelfmark system, not name, Cædmon is former name based on presumed but now disproven authorship. Likewise, TCD MS 57 is shelf ref, not name. But, ref's check out clear; great job!

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	==Behind the scenes==		==Behind the scenes==
	The Books were represented in the [[Animus]] map function by a closed book with an enlarged {{Wiki\|Elder Futhark}} [[~~runes~~\|rune]] {{Wiki\|Ansuz (rune)\|Ansuz}}~~, "ᚨ",~~ on the cover.<ref name="ACV"/>		The Books were represented in the [[Animus]] map function by a closed book with an enlarged {{Wiki\|Elder Futhark}} [[Runes\|rune]] {{Wiki\|Ansuz (rune)\|Ansuz}} ⟨ᚨ⟩ on the cover.<ref name="ACV"/>

	The verso ~~of the~~ page spread ~~of the in game asset~~ is p.66 of the 10th century ~~manuscript~~ {{~~wiki~~\|MS Junius 11}} ~~also called the Cædmon manuscript which~~ depicts {{wiki\|Noah's Ark}} ~~(styled as a viking [[longship]]) in~~ the {{wiki\|Book of Genesis}}.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://medieval.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/catalog/manuscript_6318\|title=MS Junius 11\|author={{Wiki\|Bodleian Library\|Digital Bodleian}}		The in-game asset's {{Wiki\|recto and verso}} page spread depicts two different sheets from separate manuscripts made centuries apart. Its verso is fol. 66v of the 10th century {{Wiki\|Junius manuscript}} and depicts {{wiki\|Noah's Ark}} from the {{wiki\|Book of Genesis}} styled as a Viking [[longship]].<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://medieval.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/catalog/manuscript_6318\|title="MS. Junius 11"\|author={{Wiki\|Bodleian Library\|Digital Bodleian}}\|date=27 February 2015\|publisher=''{{Wiki\|Univeristy of Oxford}}''\|pages=[https://digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/objects/d5e3a9fc-abaa-4649-ae48-be207ce8da15/surfaces/53b2da14-a0cf-4bb0-ab2e-15445256f4d2/ pg. 66]\|accessdate=27 May 2025}}</ref> The recto is fol. 86r of the 7th century {{wiki\|Book of Durrow}} and is the initial page for the {{wiki\|Gospel of Mark}}.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://doi.org/10.48495/wm117t53k\|title=Book of Durrow. IE TCD MS 57\|author={{Wiki\|Library of Trinity College Dublin}}\|date=15 January 2021\|publisher=''{{Wiki\|Trinity College Dublin}}, {{Wiki\|University of Dublin}}''\|pages=[https://digitalcollections.tcd.ie/concern/parent/wm117t53k/file_sets/gb19fh77g fol. 86r]\|accessdate=27 May 2025}}</ref>
	\|date=February 27 2015\|publisher=''{{Wiki\|Univeristy of Oxford}}''\|pages=[https://digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/objects/d5e3a9fc-abaa-4649-ae48-be207ce8da15/surfaces/53b2da14-a0cf-4bb0-ab2e-15445256f4d2/ p.66]\|accessdate=27 May 2025}}</ref> The recto is fol.86r of the 7th century ~~manuscript IE TCD MS 57 also called the~~ {{wiki\|Book of Durrow}}.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=
	https://doi.org/10.48495/wm117t53k
	\|title=Book of Durrow. IE TCD MS 57\|author={{Wiki\|Library of Trinity College Dublin~~\|Digital Collections~~}}
	\|date=January 15 2021\|publisher=''{{Wiki\|Trinity College Dublin}}''\|pages=[https://digitalcollections.tcd.ie/concern/parent/wm117t53k/file_sets/gb19fh77g fol.86r]\|accessdate=27 May 2025}}</ref> ~~The page in question is the initial page for the {{wiki\|Gospel of Mark}}.~~

	==Appearances==		==Appearances==

imported>Lacrossedeamon: Darman can you check these. I tried copying the format we used on the Rigsogur article.

2025-11-15T10:21:10Z

Darman can you check these. I tried copying the format we used on the Rigsogur article.

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	The Books were represented in the [[Animus]] map function by a closed book with an enlarged {{Wiki\|Elder Futhark}} [[runes\|rune]] {{Wiki\|Ansuz (rune)\|Ansuz}}, "ᚨ", on the cover.<ref name="ACV"/>		The Books were represented in the [[Animus]] map function by a closed book with an enlarged {{Wiki\|Elder Futhark}} [[runes\|rune]] {{Wiki\|Ansuz (rune)\|Ansuz}}, "ᚨ", on the cover.<ref name="ACV"/>

	The verso of the page spread of the in game asset is ~~[https://digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/objects/56af94c1-2751-4c90-92d9-6b910b8c6244/surfaces/a033660c-ee8a-4776-8d80-34c43427df5f/~~ p. ~~066]~~ of the 10th century manuscript MS Junius 11 also called the ~~{{wiki\|Junius~~ manuscript}} which depicts {{wiki\|Noah's Ark}} (styled as a viking [[longship]]) in the {{wiki\|Book of Genesis}}. ~~The recto is~~ [https://~~digitalcollections~~.~~tcd~~.ie/~~concern~~/~~parent~~/~~wm117t53k~~/~~file_sets~~/~~jm214t57x f86r~~] of the 7th century manuscript IE TCD MS 57 also called the {{wiki\|Book of Durrow}}. The page in question is the initial page for the {{wiki\|Gospel of Mark}}.		The verso of the page spread of the in game asset is p.66 of the 10th century manuscript {{wiki\|MS Junius 11}} also called the Cædmon manuscript which depicts {{wiki\|Noah's Ark}} (styled as a viking [[longship]]) in the {{wiki\|Book of Genesis}}.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://medieval.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/catalog/manuscript_6318\|title=MS Junius 11\|author={{Wiki\|Bodleian Library\|Digital Bodleian}}
			\|date=February 27 2015\|publisher=''{{Wiki\|Univeristy of Oxford}}''\|pages=[https://digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/objects/d5e3a9fc-abaa-4649-ae48-be207ce8da15/surfaces/53b2da14-a0cf-4bb0-ab2e-15445256f4d2/ p.66]\|accessdate=27 May 2025}}</ref> The recto is fol.86r of the 7th century manuscript IE TCD MS 57 also called the {{wiki\|Book of Durrow}}.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=
			https://doi.org/10.48495/wm117t53k
			\|title=Book of Durrow. IE TCD MS 57\|author={{Wiki\|Library of Trinity College Dublin\|Digital Collections}}
			\|date=January 15 2021\|publisher=''{{Wiki\|Trinity College Dublin}}''\|pages=[https://digitalcollections.tcd.ie/concern/parent/wm117t53k/file_sets/gb19fh77g fol.86r]\|accessdate=27 May 2025}}</ref> The page in question is the initial page for the {{wiki\|Gospel of Mark}}.

	==Appearances==		==Appearances==

imported>Lacrossedeamon: found the other source

2025-05-27T08:46:51Z

found the other source

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	The Books were represented in the [[Animus]] map function by a closed book with an enlarged {{Wiki\|Elder Futhark}} [[runes\|rune]] {{Wiki\|Ansuz (rune)\|Ansuz}}, "ᚨ", on the cover.<ref name="ACV"/>		The Books were represented in the [[Animus]] map function by a closed book with an enlarged {{Wiki\|Elder Futhark}} [[runes\|rune]] {{Wiki\|Ansuz (rune)\|Ansuz}}, "ᚨ", on the cover.<ref name="ACV"/>

	The ~~left portion~~ of the page spread of the in game asset is [https://digitalcollections.tcd.ie/concern/parent/wm117t53k/file_sets/jm214t57x f86r] of the 7th century manuscript IE TCD MS 57 also called the {{wiki\|Book of Durrow}}. The page in question is the initial page for the {{wiki\|Gospel of Mark}}.		The verso of the page spread of the in game asset is [https://digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/objects/56af94c1-2751-4c90-92d9-6b910b8c6244/surfaces/a033660c-ee8a-4776-8d80-34c43427df5f/ p. 066] of the 10th century manuscript MS Junius 11 also called the {{wiki\|Junius manuscript}} which depicts {{wiki\|Noah's Ark}} (styled as a viking [[longship]]) in the {{wiki\|Book of Genesis}}. The recto is [https://digitalcollections.tcd.ie/concern/parent/wm117t53k/file_sets/jm214t57x f86r] of the 7th century manuscript IE TCD MS 57 also called the {{wiki\|Book of Durrow}}. The page in question is the initial page for the {{wiki\|Gospel of Mark}}.

	==Appearances==		==Appearances==

imported>Lacrossedeamon: moved gallery; added the historical manuscript they used for one of the pages, can't find the other att

2025-05-27T08:29:09Z

moved gallery; added the historical manuscript they used for one of the pages, can't find the other att

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	\|[[Dunseverick]], Ulster, Ireland		\|[[Dunseverick]], Ulster, Ireland
	\|}		\|}

	~~==Behind the scenes==~~
	~~The Books were represented in the [[Animus]] map function by a closed book with an enlarged {{Wiki\|Elder Futhark}} [[runes\|rune]] {{Wiki\|Ansuz (rune)\|Ansuz}}, "ᚨ", on the cover.<ref name="ACV"/>~~

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	ACV Book of Knowledge Concept 2.jpg\|A Book of Knowledge at a work station		ACV Book of Knowledge Concept 2.jpg\|A Book of Knowledge at a work station
	</gallery>		</gallery>

			==Behind the scenes==
			The Books were represented in the [[Animus]] map function by a closed book with an enlarged {{Wiki\|Elder Futhark}} [[runes\|rune]] {{Wiki\|Ansuz (rune)\|Ansuz}}, "ᚨ", on the cover.<ref name="ACV"/>

			The left portion of the page spread of the in game asset is [https://digitalcollections.tcd.ie/concern/parent/wm117t53k/file_sets/jm214t57x f86r] of the 7th century manuscript IE TCD MS 57 also called the {{wiki\|Book of Durrow}}. The page in question is the initial page for the {{wiki\|Gospel of Mark}}.

	==Appearances==		==Appearances==

imported>Soranin at 23:38, 8 January 2024

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	A '''Book of Knowledge''' is the name given to an {{Wiki\|illuminated manuscript}} containing information on particular [[Skill Tree (Assassin's Creed: Valhalla)\|combat skills]], be it ranged or melee. Save for a few exceptions, almost every skill was written about in such detail that the contents had to be split into two volumes which were kept separate from each other, though whether it was to make work easier between {{Wiki\|limner}} teams or to prevent concentration of knowledge is unclear. The texts were particularly valuable to both the limners who made them and to any people who sought them out, and as a sign of this, the books were often kept on lecterns with a [[marble]] base and backing, open for ready access .<ref name="ACV">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]''</ref>		A '''Book of Knowledge''' is the name given to an {{Wiki\|illuminated manuscript}} containing information on particular [[Skill Tree (Assassin's Creed: Valhalla)\|combat skills]], be it ranged or melee. Save for a few exceptions, almost every skill was written about in such detail that the contents had to be split into two volumes which were kept separate from each other, though whether it was to make work easier between {{Wiki\|limner}} teams or to prevent concentration of knowledge is unclear. The texts were particularly valuable to both the limners who made them and to any people who sought them out, and as a sign of this, the books were often kept on lecterns with a [[marble]] base and backing, open for ready access .<ref name="ACV">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]''</ref>

	In the late 9th century, during her many travels in [[Europe]], the [[Raven Clan]] [[Vikings\|Viking]] [[Eivor Varinsdottir]] read a number of these books and expanded her skillset.<ref name="ACV"/> Many of these books were found inside [[church]]es like the [[Cliffside Monastery]]<ref name="RiverRaids">''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – [[River Raids]]''</ref> or the [[Kells Abbey]],<ref name="WotD">''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla − [[Wrath of the Druids]]''</ref> [[fort]]resses like [[Dover Fortress]],<ref name="ACV"/> or abandoned sites such as the [[Hidden Ones]]' former [[Assassin bureau\|bureau]] at the [[Diodurum Ruins]].<ref name="SoP">''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla − [[The Siege of Paris]]''</ref> While exploring her [[~~Sage~~\|visions]] of [[Odin]]'s [[Genetic memory\|genetic memories]] in [[Svartálfaheimr]], she also read four more of the books and maintained those skills when she woke.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – [[Dawn of Ragnarök]]''</ref>		In the late 9th century, during her many travels in [[Europe]], the [[Raven Clan]] [[Vikings\|Viking]] [[Eivor Varinsdottir]] read a number of these books and expanded her skillset.<ref name="ACV"/> Many of these books were found inside [[church]]es like the [[Cliffside Monastery]]<ref name="RiverRaids">''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – [[River Raids]]''</ref> or the [[Kells Abbey]],<ref name="WotD">''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla − [[Wrath of the Druids]]''</ref> [[fort]]resses like [[Dover Fortress]],<ref name="ACV"/> or abandoned sites such as the [[Hidden Ones]]' former [[Assassin bureau\|bureau]] at the [[Diodurum Ruins]].<ref name="SoP">''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla − [[The Siege of Paris]]''</ref> While exploring her [[Reborn Isu\|visions]] of [[Odin]]'s [[Genetic memory\|genetic memories]] in [[Svartálfaheimr]], she also read four more of the books and maintained those skills when she woke.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – [[Dawn of Ragnarök]]''</ref>

	==Known Books of Knowledge==		==Known Books of Knowledge==

imported>Fielran: updated imageneed template

2023-06-28T01:21:18Z

updated imageneed template

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	[[File:ACV Book of Knowledge.png\|thumb\|250px\|A Book of Knowledge on a lectern]]		[[File:ACV Book of Knowledge.png\|thumb\|250px\|A Book of Knowledge on a lectern]]
	A '''Book of Knowledge''' is the name given to an {{Wiki\|illuminated manuscript}} containing information on particular [[Skill Tree (Assassin's Creed: Valhalla)\|combat skills]], be it ranged or melee. Save for a few exceptions, almost every skill was written about in such detail that the contents had to be split into two volumes which were kept separate from each other, though whether it was to make work easier between {{Wiki\|limner}} teams or to prevent concentration of knowledge is unclear. The texts were particularly valuable to both the limners who made them and to any people who sought them out, and as a sign of this, the books were often kept on lecterns with a [[marble]] base and backing, open for ready access .<ref name="ACV">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]''</ref>		A '''Book of Knowledge''' is the name given to an {{Wiki\|illuminated manuscript}} containing information on particular [[Skill Tree (Assassin's Creed: Valhalla)\|combat skills]], be it ranged or melee. Save for a few exceptions, almost every skill was written about in such detail that the contents had to be split into two volumes which were kept separate from each other, though whether it was to make work easier between {{Wiki\|limner}} teams or to prevent concentration of knowledge is unclear. The texts were particularly valuable to both the limners who made them and to any people who sought them out, and as a sign of this, the books were often kept on lecterns with a [[marble]] base and backing, open for ready access .<ref name="ACV">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]''</ref>

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imported>Soranin: /* Known Books of Knowledge */

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	[[File:ACV Book of Knowledge.png\|thumb\|250px\|A Book of Knowledge on a lectern]]		[[File:ACV Book of Knowledge.png\|thumb\|250px\|A Book of Knowledge on a lectern]]
	A '''Book of Knowledge''' is the name given to an {{Wiki\|illuminated manuscript}} containing information on particular [[Skill Tree (Assassin's Creed: Valhalla)\|combat skills]], be it ranged or melee. Save for a few exceptions, almost every skill was written about in such detail that the contents had to be split into two volumes which were kept separate from each other, though whether it was to make work easier between {{Wiki\|limner}} teams or to prevent concentration of knowledge is unclear. The texts were particularly valuable to both the limners who made them and to any people who sought them out, and as a sign of this, the books were often kept on lecterns with a [[marble]] base and backing, open for ready access .<ref name="ACV">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]''</ref>		A '''Book of Knowledge''' is the name given to an {{Wiki\|illuminated manuscript}} containing information on particular [[Skill Tree (Assassin's Creed: Valhalla)\|combat skills]], be it ranged or melee. Save for a few exceptions, almost every skill was written about in such detail that the contents had to be split into two volumes which were kept separate from each other, though whether it was to make work easier between {{Wiki\|limner}} teams or to prevent concentration of knowledge is unclear. The texts were particularly valuable to both the limners who made them and to any people who sought them out, and as a sign of this, the books were often kept on lecterns with a [[marble]] base and backing, open for ready access .<ref name="ACV">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]''</ref>