Cearrwell River - Revision history

Soranin at 01:53, 4 May 2026

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	[[File:ACV Cearrwell River.png\|thumb\|250px\|alt=A river winding through the Medieval English countryside.\|The Cearrwell River]]		[[File:ACV Cearrwell River.png\|thumb\|250px\|alt=A river winding through the Medieval English countryside.\|The Cearrwell River]]
	The '''Cearrwell River''', now '''Cherwell''' (pronounced ''CHAR-wel''), is a river in [[Oxfordshire]], [[England]], west of [[Gloucestershire]].<ref name="WP">{{WP\|River Cherwell}}</ref> The [[Arwy River]] and [[Alne River]] lie to its north, while the upper [[Great Ouse River]] and the [[River Thames]] lie to its south. From the west, it is joined by a stream that flows by the foot of the hill atop which [[Cragstone Watchtower]] stands.<ref name="ACV">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]''</ref>		The '''Cearrwell River''', now '''Cherwell''' (pronounced ''CHAR-'' or ''CHUR-wel''), is a river in [[Oxfordshire]], [[England]], west of [[Gloucestershire]].<ref name="WP">{{WP\|River Cherwell}}</ref> The [[Arwy River]] and [[Alne River]] lie to its north, while the upper [[Great Ouse River]] and the [[River Thames]] lie to its south. From the west, it is joined by a stream that flows by the foot of the hill atop which [[Cragstone Watchtower]] stands.<ref name="ACV">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]''</ref>

	==History==		==History==

	The Cearrwell derives its name from the Old English words ''cerr'' and ''welle'', meaning to "turn/wind" and "well/spring/stream," respectively.<ref>Bosworth, Joseph. “cyrr.” In ''An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online'', edited by Thomas Northcote Toller, Christ Sean, and Ondřej Tichy. Prague: Faculty of Arts, Charles University, 2014. https://bosworthtoller.com/7255.</ref><ref>Bosworth, Joseph. “wille.” In ''An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary'' Online, edited by Thomas Northcote Toller, Christ Sean, and Ondřej Tichy. Prague: Faculty of Arts, Charles University, 2014. https://bosworthtoller.com/35775.</ref>		The Cearrwell derives its name from the Old English words ''cerr'' and ''welle'', meaning to "turn/wind" and "well/spring/stream," respectively.<ref>Bosworth, Joseph. “cyrr.” In ''An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online'', edited by Thomas Northcote Toller, Christ Sean, and Ondřej Tichy. Prague: Faculty of Arts, Charles University, 2014. https://bosworthtoller.com/7255.</ref><ref>Bosworth, Joseph. “wille.” In ''An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary'' Online, edited by Thomas Northcote Toller, Christ Sean, and Ondřej Tichy. Prague: Faculty of Arts, Charles University, 2014. https://bosworthtoller.com/35775.</ref>

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	The Cearrwell River is based on the River Cherwell, which flows through the modern English counties of Northamptonshire and Oxfordshire, the latter bordering that of Gloucestershire. It is the second largest tributary of the River Thames.<ref name="WP"/>		The Cearrwell River is based on the River Cherwell, which flows through the modern English counties of Northamptonshire and Oxfordshire, the latter bordering that of Gloucestershire. It is the second largest tributary of the River Thames.<ref name="WP"/>

	For the purposes of convenient longship travel in ''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'', the Arwy River flows directly into the Cearrwell, which in turn flows into ~~the upper~~ part of the Great Ouse, before joining the Thames near [[Oxford]].<ref name="ACV"/>		For the purposes of convenient longship travel in ''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'', the Arwy River flows directly into the Cearrwell, which in turn flows into part of the Great Ouse, before joining the Thames near [[Oxford]].<ref name="ACV"/> Although [[Evesham Abbey]] is incorrectly located on the east bank of the Cearrwell's upper section,<ref name="ACV"/> this does correspond with its real-world position on the waterway south of the Alne-Arwy confluence.<ref>{{WP\|Evesham Abbey}}</ref>

	==Gallery==		==Gallery==

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	[[File:ACV Cearrwell River.png\|thumb\|250px\|alt=A river winding through the Medieval English countryside.\|The Cearrwell River]]		[[File:ACV Cearrwell River.png\|thumb\|250px\|alt=A river winding through the Medieval English countryside.\|The Cearrwell River]]
	The '''Cearrwell River''', now '''Cherwell''' (pronounced ''CHAR-wel''), is a river in [[Oxfordshire]], [[England]], west of [[Gloucestershire]].<ref name="WP">{{WP\|River Cherwell}}</ref> The [[Arwy River]] ~~lies~~ to its north, while the upper [[Great Ouse River]] and the [[River Thames]] lie to its south. From the west, it is joined by a stream that flows by the foot of the ~~cliff~~ atop which [[Cragstone Watchtower]] stands.<ref name="ACV">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]''</ref>		The '''Cearrwell River''', now '''Cherwell''' (pronounced ''CHAR-wel''), is a river in [[Oxfordshire]], [[England]], west of [[Gloucestershire]].<ref name="WP">{{WP\|River Cherwell}}</ref> The [[Arwy River]] and [[Alne River]] lie to its north, while the upper [[Great Ouse River]] and the [[River Thames]] lie to its south. From the west, it is joined by a stream that flows by the foot of the hill atop which [[Cragstone Watchtower]] stands.<ref name="ACV">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]''</ref>

	==History==		==History==

	The Cearrwell derives its name from the Old English words ''cerr'' and ''~~wielle~~'', meaning to "turn/wind" and "spring/stream," respectively.<ref>Bosworth, Joseph. “cyrr.” In ''An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online'', edited by Thomas Northcote Toller, Christ Sean, and Ondřej Tichy. Prague: Faculty of Arts, Charles University, 2014. https://bosworthtoller.com/7255.</ref><ref>Bosworth, Joseph. “wille.” In ''An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary'' Online, edited by Thomas Northcote Toller, Christ Sean, and Ondřej Tichy. Prague: Faculty of Arts, Charles University, 2014. https://bosworthtoller.com/35775.</ref>		The Cearrwell derives its name from the Old English words ''cerr'' and ''welle'', meaning to "turn/wind" and "well/spring/stream," respectively.<ref>Bosworth, Joseph. “cyrr.” In ''An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online'', edited by Thomas Northcote Toller, Christ Sean, and Ondřej Tichy. Prague: Faculty of Arts, Charles University, 2014. https://bosworthtoller.com/7255.</ref><ref>Bosworth, Joseph. “wille.” In ''An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary'' Online, edited by Thomas Northcote Toller, Christ Sean, and Ondřej Tichy. Prague: Faculty of Arts, Charles University, 2014. https://bosworthtoller.com/35775.</ref>

	In the 870s, the [[Vikings\|Viking]] [[Eivor Varinsdottir]] occasionally led members of the [[Raven Clan]] on [[raid]]s along the river from aboard her [[longship]] ''[[Sea-Chariot]]''.<ref name="ACV"/>		In the 870s, the [[Vikings\|Viking]] [[Eivor Varinsdottir]] occasionally led members of the [[Raven Clan]] on [[raid]]s along the river from aboard her [[longship]] ''[[Sea-Chariot]]''.<ref name="ACV"/>

	==Behind the scenes==		==Behind the scenes==
	The Cearrwell River is based on the River Cherwell, which flows through the modern English counties of Northamptonshire and Oxfordshire, the latter bordering that of Gloucestershire. It is a tributary of the River Thames.<ref name="WP"/>		The Cearrwell River is based on the River Cherwell, which flows through the modern English counties of Northamptonshire and Oxfordshire, the latter bordering that of Gloucestershire. It is the second largest tributary of the River Thames.<ref name="WP"/>

	For the purposes of convenient ~~longboat traversal~~ in ''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'', the Arwy River flows directly into the Cearrwell, which in turn flows into the upper part of the Great Ouse, before joining the Thames near [[Oxford]].<ref name="ACV"/>		For the purposes of convenient longship travel in ''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'', the Arwy River flows directly into the Cearrwell, which in turn flows into the upper part of the Great Ouse, before joining the Thames near [[Oxford]].<ref name="ACV"/>

			==Gallery==
			<gallery widths="180" position="center" captionalign="center">
			ACV Cearrwell River tributary stream.png\|alt=A small stream joining a larger river.\|Tributary stream (center) flowing by Cragstone Tower hill (left) and joining the Cearrwell
			ACV Alne, Arwy and Cearrwell River.png\|alt=Three rivers connecting at a single point.\|Fictional junction of rivers Alne and Arwy (left) with Cearrwell (right) to aid longship travel
			</gallery>

	==Appearances==		==Appearances==

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	~~{{Imageneed\|''~~[[~~Assassin's Creed~~: ~~Valhalla~~]]~~''}}~~		[[File:ACV Cearrwell River.png\|thumb\|250px\|alt=A river winding through the Medieval English countryside.\|The Cearrwell River]]
	The '''Cearrwell River''' is a river in [[Oxfordshire]], [[England]], ~~located near the borders~~ of [[Gloucestershire]] to the west~~. The river~~ is ~~connected to~~ the [[~~Arwy River~~]] in the ~~north~~. In the 870s, the [[Vikings\|Viking]] [[Eivor Varinsdottir]] occasionally led members of the [[Raven Clan]] on [[raid]]s along the river from aboard her [[longship]] ''[[Sea-Chariot]]''.<ref name="ACV">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]''</~~ref~~>		The '''Cearrwell River''', now '''Cherwell''' (pronounced ''CHAR-wel''), is a river in [[Oxfordshire]], [[England]], west of [[Gloucestershire]].<ref name="WP">{{WP\|River Cherwell}}</ref> The [[Arwy River]] lies to its north, while the upper [[Great Ouse River]] and the [[River Thames]] lie to its south. From the west, it is joined by a stream that flows by the foot of the cliff atop which [[Cragstone Watchtower]] stands.<ref name="ACV">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]''</ref>

			==History==

			The Cearrwell derives its name from the Old English words ''cerr'' and ''wielle'', meaning to "turn/wind" and "spring/stream," respectively.<ref>Bosworth, Joseph. “cyrr.” In ''An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online'', edited by Thomas Northcote Toller, Christ Sean, and Ondřej Tichy. Prague: Faculty of Arts, Charles University, 2014. https://bosworthtoller.com/7255.</ref><ref>Bosworth, Joseph. “wille.” In ''An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary'' Online, edited by Thomas Northcote Toller, Christ Sean, and Ondřej Tichy. Prague: Faculty of Arts, Charles University, 2014. https://bosworthtoller.com/35775.</ref>

			In the 870s, the [[Vikings\|Viking]] [[Eivor Varinsdottir]] occasionally led members of the [[Raven Clan]] on [[raid]]s along the river from aboard her [[longship]] ''[[Sea-Chariot]]''.<ref name="ACV"/>

			==Behind the scenes==
			The Cearrwell River is based on the River Cherwell, which flows through the modern English counties of Northamptonshire and Oxfordshire, the latter bordering that of Gloucestershire. It is a tributary of the River Thames.<ref name="WP"/>

			For the purposes of convenient longboat traversal in ''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'', the Arwy River flows directly into the Cearrwell, which in turn flows into the upper part of the Great Ouse, before joining the Thames near [[Oxford]].<ref name="ACV"/>

	==Appearances==		==Appearances==

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	The '''Cearrwell River''' is a river in [[Oxfordshire]], [[England]], located near the borders of [[Gloucestershire]] to the west. The river is connected to the [[~~Awry~~ River]] in the north.		The '''Cearrwell River''' is a river in [[Oxfordshire]], [[England]], located near the borders of [[Gloucestershire]] to the west. The river is connected to the [[Arwy River]] in the north. In the 870s, the [[Vikings\|Viking]] [[Eivor Varinsdottir]] occasionally led members of the [[Raven Clan]] on [[raid]]s along the river from aboard her [[longship]] ''[[Sea-Chariot]]''.<ref name="ACV">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]''</ref>

	In the 870s, the [[Vikings\|Viking]] [[Eivor Varinsdottir]] occasionally led members of the [[Raven Clan]] on [[raid]]s along the river from aboard her [[longship]] ''[[Sea-Chariot]]''.<ref name="ACV">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]''</ref>

	==Appearances==		==Appearances==

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	The '''Cearrwell River''' is a river in [[Oxfordshire]], [[England]], located near the borders of [[Gloucestershire]] to the west. The river is connected to the [[Awry River]] in the north.		The '''Cearrwell River''' is a river in [[Oxfordshire]], [[England]], located near the borders of [[Gloucestershire]] to the west. The river is connected to the [[Awry River]] in the north.

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	The '''Cearrwell River''' is a river in [[Oxfordshire]], [[England]], located near the borders of [[Gloucestershire]] to the west. The river is connected to the [[Awry River]] in the north.		The '''Cearrwell River''' is a river in [[Oxfordshire]], [[England]], located near the borders of [[Gloucestershire]] to the west. The river is connected to the [[Awry River]] in the north.

	In the 870s, the [[Viking]] [[Eivor Varinsdottir]] occasionally led ~~her~~ [[Raven Clan~~\|clan~~]] on [[raid]]s ~~via~~ her [[Sea-Chariot~~\|longship~~]] ~~along the river~~.<ref name="ACV">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]''</ref>		In the 870s, the [[Vikings\|Viking]] [[Eivor Varinsdottir]] occasionally led members of the [[Raven Clan]] on [[raid]]s along the river from aboard her [[longship]] ''[[Sea-Chariot]]''.<ref name="ACV">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]''</ref>

	==Appearances==		==Appearances==

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The '''Cearrwell River''' is a river in [[Oxfordshire]], [[England]], located near the borders of [[Gloucestershire]] to the west. The river is connected to the [[Awry River]] in the north.

In the 870s, the [[Viking]] [[Eivor Varinsdottir]] occasionally led her [[Raven Clan|clan]] on [[raid]]s via her [[Sea-Chariot|longship]] along the river.<ref name="ACV">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]''</ref>

==Appearances==
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]''

==References==
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[[Category:Locations in Oxfordshire]]
[[Category:Rivers of England]]