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	Forged in the 12th century, Maria Thorpe's sword first saw use in 1192 during her second duel with the Assassin Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad. Standing on the [[Acre]] [[Acre Citadel\|Citadel]] balcony, Maria fumed as the [[Levantine Rite of the Templar Order\|Levantine Templars]] abandoned her in their retreat to [[Cyprus]] following the [[Hunt for the Nine\|assassinations of their leaders]]. When Altaïr lead an assault on the Citadel and confronted her in hopes of learning the Templars' plan, she found a convenient target for her rage and drew her sword. Blaming Altaïr for causing her status among the Templars to fall after the death of her patron,<ref name="Assault">''[[Assassin's Creed: Bloodlines]]'' – [[Assault (Maria Thorpe)]]</ref> [[Grand Master of the Templar Order\|Grand Master]] [[Robert de Sablé]],<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: The Secret Crusade]]'' – Chapter 39</ref> and believing he wanted her dead, Maria engaged him in combat. As in their first encounter,<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed]]'' – [[Assassination (Robert de Sablé)]]</ref> she was bested by the Assassin, but Altaïr spared her life on account of her knowledge of Templar matters and his growing attraction to her, and took her prisoner as he pursued the Templars.<ref name="Assault" />		Forged in the 12th century, Maria Thorpe's sword first saw use in 1192 during her second duel with the Assassin Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad. Standing on the [[Acre]] [[Acre Citadel\|Citadel]] balcony, Maria fumed as the [[Levantine Rite of the Templar Order\|Levantine Templars]] abandoned her in their retreat to [[Cyprus]] following the [[Hunt for the Nine\|assassinations of their leaders]]. When Altaïr lead an assault on the Citadel and confronted her in hopes of learning the Templars' plan, she found a convenient target for her rage and drew her sword. Blaming Altaïr for causing her status among the Templars to fall after the death of her patron,<ref name="Assault">''[[Assassin's Creed: Bloodlines]]'' – [[Assault (Maria Thorpe)]]</ref> [[Grand Master of the Templar Order\|Grand Master]] [[Robert de Sablé]],<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: The Secret Crusade]]'' – Chapter 39</ref> and believing he wanted her dead, Maria engaged him in combat. As in their first encounter,<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed]]'' – [[Assassination (Robert de Sablé)]]</ref> she was bested by the Assassin, but Altaïr spared her life on account of her knowledge of Templar matters and his growing attraction to her, and took her prisoner as he pursued the Templars.<ref name="Assault" />

	Captive, Maria was separated from her weapon,<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Bloodlines'' – [[Investigate (Cypriot Resistance Safe House)]]</ref> but retrieved it and went into hiding after escaping Altaïr's custody in [[Kyrenia]].<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Bloodlines'' – [[Assault (Shalim and Shahar)]]</ref> She resurfaced in [[Limassol]] in 1193, where she killed a [[Armand Bouchart's agent\|mysterious Templar agent]] who aimed to take Altaïr's [[Apple of Eden 2\|Apple]] of [[Eden]] for himself, impaling the man from behind with her blade. Though still suspicious of Altaïr's intentions, Maria took him to the [[Templar Archive]] beneath [[Limassol Castle]].<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Bloodlines'' – [[Investigate (Limassol Castle Courtyard)]]</ref> Reaching the Archive before Altaïr, Maria briefly fought the waiting new Grand Master, [[Armand Bouchart]], but was knocked unconscious. She kept her sword after Bouchart's defeat and death,<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Bloodlines'' – [[Assault (Armand Bouchart)]]</ref> but had stopped using it by her later years, preferring instead to either attack from range with a [[bow]] when appropriate,<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Reflections]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Reflections 2\|Issue #02]]</ref> or not fight at all.<ref>[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations (novel)\|''Assassin's Creed: Revelations'' novel]] – Chapter 43</ref>		Captive, Maria was separated from her weapon,<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Bloodlines'' – [[Investigate (Cypriot Resistance Safe House)]]</ref> but retrieved it and went into hiding after escaping Altaïr's custody in [[Kyrenia]].<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Bloodlines'' – [[Assault (Shalim and Shahar)]]</ref> She resurfaced in [[Limassol]] in 1193, where she killed a [[Armand Bouchart's agent\|mysterious Templar agent]] who aimed to take Altaïr's [[Apple of Eden 2\|Apple]] of [[Eden]] for himself, impaling the man from behind with her blade. Though still suspicious of Altaïr's intentions, Maria took him to the [[Templar Archive]] beneath [[Limassol Castle]].<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Bloodlines'' – [[Investigate (Limassol Castle Courtyard)]]</ref> Reaching the Archive before Altaïr, Maria briefly fought the waiting new Grand Master, [[Armand Bouchart]], but was knocked unconscious. She kept her sword after Bouchart's defeat and death,<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Bloodlines'' – [[Assault (Armand Bouchart)]]</ref> but had stopped using it by her later years, preferring instead to either attack from range with a [[bow]] when appropriate,<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Reflections]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Reflections 2\|Issue #2]]</ref> or not fight at all.<ref>[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations (novel)\|''Assassin's Creed: Revelations'' novel]] – Chapter 43</ref>

	===Renaissance===		===Renaissance===

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	==Weapon statistics==		==Weapon statistics==
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	<small>*Only available after connecting the completed ''[[Assassin's Creed: Bloodlines]]'' to ''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' on PS3.</small>		<small>*Only available after connecting the completed ''[[Assassin's Creed: Bloodlines]]'' to ''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' on PS3.</small>

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	==Trivia==		==Trivia==
	*Maria's Longsword is one of six weapons players can obtain in ''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' by syncing the game with a completed ''[[Assassin's Creed: Bloodlines]]'' save file, with the others being [[Fredrick]]'s [[Fredrick's Hammer\|Hammer]], the [[Mace of the Bull\|Mace]] of [[Moloch\|the Bull]], the [[Dark Oracle]]'s [[Dark Oracle's Bone Dagger\|Bone Dagger]], the [[Twins' Rapier]], and [[Bouchart's Blade]]. ~~This is also the first time Maria's surname is revealed.~~		*Maria's Longsword is one of six weapons players can obtain in ''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' by syncing the game with a completed ''[[Assassin's Creed: Bloodlines]]'' save file, with the others being [[Fredrick]]'s [[Fredrick's Hammer\|Hammer]], the [[Mace of the Bull\|Mace]] of [[Moloch\|the Bull]], the [[Dark Oracle]]'s [[Dark Oracle's Bone Dagger\|Bone Dagger]], the [[Twins' Rapier]], and [[Bouchart's Blade]].
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	==Appearances==		==Appearances==

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	==Trivia==		==Trivia==
	*Maria's Longsword is one of six weapons players can obtain in ''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' by syncing the game with a completed ''[[Assassin's Creed: Bloodlines]]'' save file, with the others being [[Fredrick]]'s [[Fredrick's Hammer\|Hammer]], the [[Mace of the Bull\|Mace]] of [[Moloch\|the Bull]], the [[Dark Oracle]]'s [[Dark Oracle's Bone Dagger\|Bone Dagger]], the [[Twins' Rapier]], and [[Bouchart's Blade]].		*Maria's Longsword is one of six weapons players can obtain in ''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' by syncing the game with a completed ''[[Assassin's Creed: Bloodlines]]'' save file, with the others being [[Fredrick]]'s [[Fredrick's Hammer\|Hammer]], the [[Mace of the Bull\|Mace]] of [[Moloch\|the Bull]], the [[Dark Oracle]]'s [[Dark Oracle's Bone Dagger\|Bone Dagger]], the [[Twins' Rapier]], and [[Bouchart's Blade]]. This is also the first time Maria's surname is revealed.
			*

	==Appearances==		==Appearances==

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	[[File:RomanLongSword.png\|250px\|thumb\|Maria Thorpe's Longsword]]		[[File:RomanLongSword.png\|250px\|thumb\|Maria Thorpe's Longsword]]
	'''Maria Thorpe's Longsword''' was the personal [[~~Swords\|~~sword]] of [[Maria Thorpe]] who wielded it both during her time as a [[Templars\|Templar]] and later during her travels with the [[Assassins\|Assassin]] [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]] ~~from the end of~~ the [[Third Crusade]]. ~~A [[Roman Longsword\|Roman longsword]]~~, the weapon would ~~later~~ find its way to the armory of the [[Villa Auditore]] in [[Monteriggioni]], home of the [[Italian Brotherhood of Assassins\|Italian Assassin]] [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]].		'''Maria Thorpe's Longsword''' was the personal [[sword]] of [[Maria Thorpe]], who wielded it both during her time as a [[Templars\|Templar]] and later during her travels with the [[Levantine Brotherhood of Assassins\|Levantine]] [[Assassins\|Assassin]] [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]] after the [[Third Crusade]]. Centuries later, the weapon would find its way to the armory of the [[Villa Auditore]] in [[Monteriggioni]], home of the [[Italian Brotherhood of Assassins\|Italian Assassin]] [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]].

	==Design==		==Design==
	Maria ~~Thorpe~~'s personal weapon was a ~~longsword of contemporary~~ [[Rome\|Roman]] design.<ref ~~name="ACBH"~~>''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''</ref> Forged with a prominently wide, double-edged blade, the weapon's most notable feature was its unconventional ~~cross-guard~~. Unlike the straight ~~cross-guards~~ on most swords of the time, the terminals of the ~~cross-guard~~ on Maria's sword tapered towards the blade. Another peculiar feature was the unusually large and spiked ''écusson'' protruding from the ~~cross-guard~~. The center of the ~~cross-guard~~ was decorated with an ornamental red cross. ~~Though~~ termed a longsword, the ~~weapon was not actually quite as long as conventional longswords which~~ could be wielded ~~either with two-hands or~~ one.<ref name="AC2">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref>		Maria's personal weapon was a [[Rome\|Roman]] [[Roman Longsword\|longsword]] of contemporary design.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''</ref> Forged with a prominently wide, double-edged blade, the weapon's most notable feature was its unconventional crossguard. Unlike the straight crossguards on most swords of the time, the terminals of the crossguard on Maria's sword tapered towards the blade. Another peculiar feature was the unusually large and spiked ''écusson'' protruding from the crossguard. The center of the crossguard was decorated with an ornamental red cross. Although termed a longsword, it is a misnomer, as the blade could be easily wielded in one hand and was quite short compared to true longswords.<ref name="AC2">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref>

	==History==		==History==
	===Third Crusade===		===Third Crusade===
	As the ~~personal weapon of the Templar~~ Maria Thorpe~~, she wielded it~~ in 1192 during her second duel with the Assassin Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad on the ~~balconies of~~ [[Acre Citadel]]~~. At this point~~, the Templars~~, reeling from~~ the [[Hunt for the Nine\|assassinations]] of their ~~nine~~ leaders~~, retreated for their new base in [[Cyprus~~]], ~~leaving Maria behind because~~ her ~~standing in~~ the ~~Order had fallen significantly since~~ the ~~demise~~ of her patron [[Grand Master of the Templar Order\|Grand Master]] [[Robert de Sablé]]~~. When Altaïr~~, ~~leading an assault on the citadel, confronted her in hopes of learning the Templar~~'s ~~plan, she believed~~ he wanted her dead ~~and~~ engaged him ~~with her sword~~. As in their first encounter, she was bested by the Assassin, but Altaïr spared her life on account of his attraction to her and ~~seized~~ her prisoner as he pursued the Templars ~~to Cyprus~~.<ref name="~~ACBL~~"~~>''[[Assassin's Creed: Bloodlines]]''<~~/~~ref~~>		Forged in the 12th century, Maria Thorpe's sword first saw use in 1192 during her second duel with the Assassin Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad. Standing on the [[Acre]] [[Acre Citadel\|Citadel]] balcony, Maria fumed as the [[Levantine Rite of the Templar Order\|Levantine Templars]] abandoned her in their retreat to [[Cyprus]] following the [[Hunt for the Nine\|assassinations of their leaders]]. When Altaïr lead an assault on the Citadel and confronted her in hopes of learning the Templars' plan, she found a convenient target for her rage and drew her sword. Blaming Altaïr for causing her status among the Templars to fall after the death of her patron,<ref name="Assault">''[[Assassin's Creed: Bloodlines]]'' – [[Assault (Maria Thorpe)]]</ref> [[Grand Master of the Templar Order\|Grand Master]] [[Robert de Sablé]],<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: The Secret Crusade]]'' – Chapter 39</ref> and believing he wanted her dead, Maria engaged him in combat. As in their first encounter,<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed]]'' – [[Assassination (Robert de Sablé)]]</ref> she was bested by the Assassin, but Altaïr spared her life on account of her knowledge of Templar matters and his growing attraction to her, and took her prisoner as he pursued the Templars.<ref name="Assault" />

	~~As a captive~~, Maria was separated from her weapon~~. After~~ escaping Altaïr's custody in [[Kyrenia]]~~, she retrieved her weapon~~ and ~~went into hiding.~~ She resurfaced in [[Limassol]] in 1193, where she killed ~~the~~ [[Armand Bouchart's agent\|mysterious Templar agent]] who aimed to take Altaïr's [[Apple of Eden 2\|Apple of Eden]] for himself, impaling the man from behind with her blade. Though still suspicious of Altaïr's intentions, Maria took him to the [[Templar Archive]] beneath [[Limassol Castle]]. Reaching the Archive before Altaïr, Maria briefly fought the waiting [[Armand Bouchart]] but was knocked unconscious. She kept her sword after Bouchart's defeat,<ref ~~name="ACBL"~~ /> but had stopped using it by ~~the time she returned to Masyaf with Altaïr in~~ her later years.<ref ~~name="ACR"~~>''[[Assassin's Creed: ~~Revelations~~]]''</ref>		Captive, Maria was separated from her weapon,<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Bloodlines'' – [[Investigate (Cypriot Resistance Safe House)]]</ref> but retrieved it and went into hiding after escaping Altaïr's custody in [[Kyrenia]].<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Bloodlines'' – [[Assault (Shalim and Shahar)]]</ref> She resurfaced in [[Limassol]] in 1193, where she killed a [[Armand Bouchart's agent\|mysterious Templar agent]] who aimed to take Altaïr's [[Apple of Eden 2\|Apple]] of [[Eden]] for himself, impaling the man from behind with her blade. Though still suspicious of Altaïr's intentions, Maria took him to the [[Templar Archive]] beneath [[Limassol Castle]].<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Bloodlines'' – [[Investigate (Limassol Castle Courtyard)]]</ref> Reaching the Archive before Altaïr, Maria briefly fought the waiting new Grand Master, [[Armand Bouchart]], but was knocked unconscious. She kept her sword after Bouchart's defeat and death,<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Bloodlines'' – [[Assault (Armand Bouchart)]]</ref> but had stopped using it by her later years, preferring instead to either attack from range with a [[bow]] when appropriate,<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Reflections]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Reflections 2\|Issue #02]]</ref> or not fight at all.<ref>[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations (novel)\|''Assassin's Creed: Revelations'' novel]] – Chapter 43</ref>

	===Renaissance===		===Renaissance===
	During the Renaissance, the ~~[[Florence\|Florentine]]~~ Assassin Ezio Auditore ~~da Firenze~~ acquired this weapon and placed it on a special rack in the armory of the Villa Auditore in Monteriggioni alongside other weapons of the Cypriot Templars.<ref name="AC2" />		During the Renaissance, the Assassin Ezio Auditore acquired this weapon and placed it on a special rack in the armory of the Villa Auditore in Monteriggioni alongside other weapons of the Cypriot Templars.<ref name="AC2" />

	==Weapon statistics==		==Weapon statistics==
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	==Trivia==		==Trivia==
	*Maria's Longsword is one of ~~several~~ weapons ~~the player, as Ezio Auditore da Firenze, may~~ obtain in ''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' by syncing ~~his or her~~ game ~~file~~ with a ~~file~~ ''[[Assassin's Creed: Bloodlines]]''.		*Maria's Longsword is one of six weapons players can obtain in ''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' by syncing the game with a completed ''[[Assassin's Creed: Bloodlines]]'' save file, with the others being [[Fredrick]]'s [[Fredrick's Hammer\|Hammer]], the [[Mace of the Bull\|Mace]] of [[Moloch\|the Bull]], the [[Dark Oracle]]'s [[Dark Oracle's Bone Dagger\|Bone Dagger]], the [[Twins' Rapier]], and [[Bouchart's Blade]].
	*The weapon is visually identical to that of the [[~~Roman Longsword~~]] ~~in '~~'[[~~Assassin~~'s ~~Creed: Brotherhood~~]]'' ~~due to~~ the ''~~Bloodlines'' weapons being retained in the sequel but with altered names~~.

	==Appearances==		==Appearances==
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Bloodlines]]'' {{1st}}		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Bloodlines]]'' {{1st}}
	*''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' {{c\|First identified as "Maria Thorpe's Longsword}}		*''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' {{c\|First identified as "Maria Thorpe's Longsword"}}

	==References==		==References==

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	[[File:RomanLongSword.png\|250px\|thumb\|Maria Thorpe's Longsword]]		[[File:RomanLongSword.png\|250px\|thumb\|Maria Thorpe's Longsword]]
	'''Maria Thorpe's Longsword''' was the personal [[Swords\|sword]] of [[Maria Thorpe]] who wielded it both during her time as a [[Templars\|Templar]] and later during her travels with the [[Assassins\|Assassin]] [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]] from the end of the [[Third Crusade]]. A [[Roman Longsword\|Roman longsword]], the weapon would later find its way to the armory of the [[Villa Auditore]] in [[Monteriggioni]], home of the [[Italian Brotherhood of Assassins\|Italian Assassin]] [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]].		'''Maria Thorpe's Longsword''' was the personal [[Swords\|sword]] of [[Maria Thorpe]] who wielded it both during her time as a [[Templars\|Templar]] and later during her travels with the [[Assassins\|Assassin]] [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]] from the end of the [[Third Crusade]]. A [[Roman Longsword\|Roman longsword]], the weapon would later find its way to the armory of the [[Villa Auditore]] in [[Monteriggioni]], home of the [[Italian Brotherhood of Assassins\|Italian Assassin]] [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]].

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	*Maria's Longsword is one of several weapons the player, as Ezio Auditore da Firenze, may obtain in ''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' by syncing his or her game file with a file ''[[Assassin's Creed: Bloodlines]]''.		*Maria's Longsword is one of several weapons the player, as Ezio Auditore da Firenze, may obtain in ''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' by syncing his or her game file with a file ''[[Assassin's Creed: Bloodlines]]''.
	*The weapon is visually identical to that of the [[Roman Longsword]] in ''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'' due to the ''Bloodlines'' weapons being retained in the sequel but with altered names.		*The weapon is visually identical to that of the [[Roman Longsword]] in ''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'' due to the ''Bloodlines'' weapons being retained in the sequel but with altered names.

			==Appearances==
			*''[[Assassin's Creed: Bloodlines]]'' {{1st}}
			*''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' {{c\|First identified as "Maria Thorpe's Longsword}}

	==References==		==References==

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	[[File:RomanLongSword.png\|250px\|thumb\|Maria Thorpe's Longsword]]		[[File:RomanLongSword.png\|250px\|thumb\|Maria Thorpe's Longsword]]
	'''Maria Thorpe's Longsword''' was the personal [[Swords\|sword]] ~~wielded by~~ [[Maria Thorpe]] ~~throughout~~ her travels with [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]] ~~after~~ the end of the [[Third Crusade]].		'''Maria Thorpe's Longsword''' was the personal [[Swords\|sword]] of [[Maria Thorpe]] who wielded it both during her time as a [[Templars\|Templar]] and later during her travels with the [[Assassins\|Assassin]] [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]] from the end of the [[Third Crusade]]. A [[Roman Longsword\|Roman longsword]], the weapon would later find its way to the armory of the [[Villa Auditore]] in [[Monteriggioni]], home of the [[Italian Brotherhood of Assassins\|Italian Assassin]] [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]].

	==~~Description~~==		==Design==
	Forged with a wide, double-edged blade, the weapon's most notable feature was its unconventional cross-guard. Unlike the straight cross-guards on most swords of the time, the terminals of the cross-guard on Maria's sword tapered towards the blade. Another peculiar feature was the unusually large and spiked ''écusson'' protruding from the cross-guard. The center of the cross-guard was decorated with an ornamental red cross.		Maria Thorpe's personal weapon was a longsword of contemporary [[Rome\|Roman]] design.<ref name="ACBH">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''</ref> Forged with a prominently wide, double-edged blade, the weapon's most notable feature was its unconventional cross-guard. Unlike the straight cross-guards on most swords of the time, the terminals of the cross-guard on Maria's sword tapered towards the blade. Another peculiar feature was the unusually large and spiked ''écusson'' protruding from the cross-guard. The center of the cross-guard was decorated with an ornamental red cross. Though termed a longsword, the weapon was not actually quite as long as conventional longswords which could be wielded either with two-hands or one.<ref name="AC2">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref>

	==History==		==History==
	===~~High Middle Ages~~===		===Third Crusade===
	~~The first known use~~ of the ~~weapon was~~ in a duel ~~atop one~~ of ~~the~~ [[Acre Citadel]]~~'s balconies~~. ~~After~~ the ~~assassinations of~~ [[Hunt for the Nine\|~~nine prominent members~~]], ~~the [[Templars]] sailed to~~ [[Cyprus]] ~~but left~~ Maria behind, her standing in the Order ~~having~~ fallen significantly since [[Robert de Sablé]]~~'s death~~. When Altaïr ~~came to speak to~~ her in hopes of learning the Templar's plan, she believed he wanted her dead and engaged him in ~~a duel~~, ~~but~~ was bested by the ~~[[Assassins\|~~Assassin]], ~~who took~~ her prisoner.<ref name="ACBL">''[[Assassin's Creed: Bloodlines]]''</ref>		As the personal weapon of the Templar Maria Thorpe, she wielded it in 1192 during her second duel with the Assassin Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad on the balconies of [[Acre Citadel]]. At this point, the Templars, reeling from the [[Hunt for the Nine\|assassinations]] of their nine leaders, retreated for their new base in [[Cyprus]], leaving Maria behind because her standing in the Order had fallen significantly since the demise of her patron [[Grand Master of the Templar Order\|Grand Master]] [[Robert de Sablé]]. When Altaïr, leading an assault on the citadel, confronted her in hopes of learning the Templar's plan, she believed he wanted her dead and engaged him with her sword. As in their first encounter, she was bested by the Assassin, but Altaïr spared her life on account of his attraction to her and seized her prisoner as he pursued the Templars to Cyprus.<ref name="ACBL">''[[Assassin's Creed: Bloodlines]]''</ref>

	As a captive, Maria was separated from her weapon. After escaping Altaïr's custody in [[Kyrenia]], she retrieved her weapon and went into hiding. She resurfaced in [[Limassol]] in 1193, where she killed the [[Armand Bouchart's agent\|mysterious Templar agent]] who aimed to take Altaïr's [[Apple of Eden 2\|Apple of Eden]] for himself, impaling the man from behind with her blade. Though still suspicious of Altaïr's intentions, Maria took him to the [[Templar Archive]] beneath [[Limassol Castle]]. Reaching the Archive before Altaïr, Maria briefly fought the waiting [[Armand Bouchart]], but was knocked unconscious. She kept her sword after Bouchart's defeat,<ref name="ACBL" /> but had stopped using it by the time she returned to Masyaf with Altaïr in her later years.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]''</ref>		As a captive, Maria was separated from her weapon. After escaping Altaïr's custody in [[Kyrenia]], she retrieved her weapon and went into hiding. She resurfaced in [[Limassol]] in 1193, where she killed the [[Armand Bouchart's agent\|mysterious Templar agent]] who aimed to take Altaïr's [[Apple of Eden 2\|Apple of Eden]] for himself, impaling the man from behind with her blade. Though still suspicious of Altaïr's intentions, Maria took him to the [[Templar Archive]] beneath [[Limassol Castle]]. Reaching the Archive before Altaïr, Maria briefly fought the waiting [[Armand Bouchart]] but was knocked unconscious. She kept her sword after Bouchart's defeat,<ref name="ACBL" /> but had stopped using it by the time she returned to Masyaf with Altaïr in her later years.<ref name="ACR">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]''</ref>

	===Renaissance===		===Renaissance===
	During the [[Renaissance]], the [[~~Italian Brotherhood of Assassins~~\|~~Italian Assassin~~]] [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]] acquired this weapon and placed it on a special rack in the armory of the [[Villa Auditore]] in [[Monteriggioni]] alongside other weapons of the Cypriot Templars.<ref~~>''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''<~~/~~ref~~>		During the Renaissance, the [[Florence\|Florentine]] Assassin Ezio Auditore da Firenze acquired this weapon and placed it on a special rack in the armory of the Villa Auditore in Monteriggioni alongside other weapons of the Cypriot Templars.<ref name="AC2" />

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	==Trivia==		==Trivia==
	*Maria's Longsword is visually identical to the [[Roman Longsword]]~~, despite Ezio not encountering the weapon design until his time~~ in [[~~Rome~~]].		*Maria's Longsword is one of several weapons the player, as Ezio Auditore da Firenze, may obtain in ''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' by syncing his or her game file with a file ''[[Assassin's Creed: Bloodlines]]''.
			*The weapon is visually identical to that of the [[Roman Longsword]] in ''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'' due to the ''Bloodlines'' weapons being retained in the sequel but with altered names.

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imported>Sol Pacificus: Cleanup; really surprised someone else developed a weapon article to this degree

2017-07-09T08:10:09Z

Cleanup; really surprised someone else developed a weapon article to this degree

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	==Description==		==Description==
	Forged with a wide, double-edged blade, the weapon's most notable feature was its unconventional cross-guard. Unlike the straight cross-guards on most swords of the time, the terminals of the cross-guard on Maria's sword tapered towards the blade. Another peculiar feature was the unusually large and spiked ''écusson'' protruding from the cross-guard. The ~~middle~~ of the cross-guard was decorated with an ornamental red cross.		Forged with a wide, double-edged blade, the weapon's most notable feature was its unconventional cross-guard. Unlike the straight cross-guards on most swords of the time, the terminals of the cross-guard on Maria's sword tapered towards the blade. Another peculiar feature was the unusually large and spiked ''écusson'' protruding from the cross-guard. The center of the cross-guard was decorated with an ornamental red cross.

	==History==		==History==

imported>Sol Pacificus: /* Renaissance */ So I'm not sure if the Bloodlines weapons really was just an "Animus feature" or if Ezio really acquired them, but this sentence was written as though going by both which doesn't make sense.

2017-04-08T08:32:22Z

Renaissance: So I'm not sure if the Bloodlines weapons really was just an "Animus feature" or if Ezio really acquired them, but this sentence was written as though going by both which doesn't make sense.

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	===Renaissance===		===Renaissance===
	During the [[Renaissance]], the weapon ~~could be found~~ on a special rack in the [[Villa Auditore]] ~~armory, having been made available to [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze\|Ezio Auditore]] through an~~ [[~~Animus~~]] ~~modification~~.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref>		During the [[Renaissance]], the [[Italian Brotherhood of Assassins\|Italian Assassin]] [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]] acquired this weapon and placed it on a special rack in the armory of the [[Villa Auditore]] in [[Monteriggioni]] alongside other weapons of the Cypriot Templars.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref>

	==Weapon statistics==		==Weapon statistics==

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	[[File:RomanLongSword.png\|250px\|thumb\|Maria Thorpe's Longsword]]		[[File:RomanLongSword.png\|250px\|thumb\|Maria Thorpe's Longsword]]
	'''Maria Thorpe's Longsword''' was the personal [[Swords\|sword]] of [[Maria Thorpe]] who wielded it both during her time as a [[Templars\|Templar]] and later during her travels with the [[Assassins\|Assassin]] [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]] from the end of the [[Third Crusade]]. A [[Roman Longsword\|Roman longsword]], the weapon would later find its way to the armory of the [[Villa Auditore]] in [[Monteriggioni]], home of the [[Italian Brotherhood of Assassins\|Italian Assassin]] [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]].		'''Maria Thorpe's Longsword''' was the personal [[Swords\|sword]] of [[Maria Thorpe]] who wielded it both during her time as a [[Templars\|Templar]] and later during her travels with the [[Assassins\|Assassin]] [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]] from the end of the [[Third Crusade]]. A [[Roman Longsword\|Roman longsword]], the weapon would later find its way to the armory of the [[Villa Auditore]] in [[Monteriggioni]], home of the [[Italian Brotherhood of Assassins\|Italian Assassin]] [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]].