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	==History==		==History==
	===Early history===		===Early history===
	In the second century CE, in response to Pictish raids from the north, the [[Roman Empire\|Roman Emperor]] [[Hadrian]] built [[Hadrian's Wall\|a fortified wall]] across the northernmost boundary of [[Great Britain\|Britannia]] to keep the Picts out.<ref name="Hadrian's Wall">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – [[Hadrian's Wall]]</ref> For two-hundred years, Hadrian's Wall was effective in stopping the Picts from raiding [[Rome]]'s holdings in Britain. However, in 410 CE, in the aftermath of the ~~{{Wiki\|~~Sack of Rome (410)\|Sack of Rome}} by the {{Wiki\|Visigoths}}, the Western Roman Emperor, [[Honorius]] ordered all legions in Britannia withdraw to the continent, thus abandoning Britain.{{Cite}}		In the second century CE, in response to Pictish raids from the north, the [[Roman Empire\|Roman Emperor]] [[Hadrian]] built [[Hadrian's Wall\|a fortified wall]] across the northernmost boundary of [[Great Britain\|Britannia]] to keep the Picts out.<ref name="Hadrian's Wall">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – [[Hadrian's Wall]]</ref> For two-hundred years, Hadrian's Wall was effective in stopping the Picts from raiding [[Rome]]'s holdings in Britain. However, in 410 CE, in the aftermath of the [[Sack of Rome (410)\|Sack of Rome]] by the {{Wiki\|Visigoths}}, the Western Roman Emperor, [[Honorius]] ordered all legions in Britannia withdraw to the continent, thus abandoning Britain.{{Cite}}

	This absence of Roman military power gave the Picts the chance to raid south of Hadrian's Wall, pillaging the towns of the Romanized Britons. In 449 CE, a Briton leader named [[Vortigern]] realized that his forces alone could not defeat the Picts, and so invited the [[Anglo-Saxons]] to fight alongside them as mercenaries against the Picts.<ref name="Vortigern">{{WP\|Vortigern}}</ref> This led to the first wars between the Picts and the Anglo-Saxons during the next three centuries, with the latter being unable to conquer their new enemies.{{Cite}}		This absence of Roman military power gave the Picts the chance to raid south of Hadrian's Wall, pillaging the towns of the Romanized Britons. In 449 CE, a Briton leader named [[Vortigern]] realized that his forces alone could not defeat the Picts, and so invited the [[Anglo-Saxons]] to fight alongside them as mercenaries against the Picts.<ref name="Vortigern">{{WP\|Vortigern}}</ref> This led to the first wars between the Picts and the Anglo-Saxons during the next three centuries, with the latter being unable to conquer their new enemies.{{Cite}}

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	In the second century CE, in response to Pictish raids from the north, the [[Roman Empire\|Roman Emperor]] [[Hadrian]] built [[Hadrian's Wall\|a fortified wall]] across the northernmost boundary of [[Great Britain\|Britannia]] to keep the Picts out.<ref name="Hadrian's Wall">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – [[Hadrian's Wall]]</ref> For two-hundred years, Hadrian's Wall was effective in stopping the Picts from raiding [[Rome]]'s holdings in Britain. However, in 410 CE, in the aftermath of the {{Wiki\|Sack of Rome (410)\|Sack of Rome}} by the {{Wiki\|Visigoths}}, the Western Roman Emperor, [[Honorius]] ordered all legions in Britannia withdraw to the continent, thus abandoning Britain.{{Cite}}		In the second century CE, in response to Pictish raids from the north, the [[Roman Empire\|Roman Emperor]] [[Hadrian]] built [[Hadrian's Wall\|a fortified wall]] across the northernmost boundary of [[Great Britain\|Britannia]] to keep the Picts out.<ref name="Hadrian's Wall">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – [[Hadrian's Wall]]</ref> For two-hundred years, Hadrian's Wall was effective in stopping the Picts from raiding [[Rome]]'s holdings in Britain. However, in 410 CE, in the aftermath of the {{Wiki\|Sack of Rome (410)\|Sack of Rome}} by the {{Wiki\|Visigoths}}, the Western Roman Emperor, [[Honorius]] ordered all legions in Britannia withdraw to the continent, thus abandoning Britain.{{Cite}}

	This absence of Roman military power gave the Picts the chance to raid south of Hadrian's Wall, pillaging the towns of the Romanized Britons. In 449 CE, a Briton leader named ~~{{wiki\|~~Vortigern}} realized that his forces alone could not defeat the Picts, and so invited the [[Anglo-Saxons]] to fight alongside them as mercenaries against the Picts.<ref name="Vortigern">{{WP\|Vortigern}}</ref> This led to the first wars between the Picts and the Anglo-Saxons during the next three centuries, with the latter being unable to conquer their new enemies.{{Cite}}		This absence of Roman military power gave the Picts the chance to raid south of Hadrian's Wall, pillaging the towns of the Romanized Britons. In 449 CE, a Briton leader named [[Vortigern]] realized that his forces alone could not defeat the Picts, and so invited the [[Anglo-Saxons]] to fight alongside them as mercenaries against the Picts.<ref name="Vortigern">{{WP\|Vortigern}}</ref> This led to the first wars between the Picts and the Anglo-Saxons during the next three centuries, with the latter being unable to conquer their new enemies.{{Cite}}

	By the late 6th century, the [[Gaels\|Gaelic]] missionary, {{wiki\|Columba}}, made his way into the Pictish hill-fort at Inverness as a way to achieve peace between the Picts and the Gaelic kinfdom of {{Wiki\|Dál Riata}}. The successful outcome led to the gradual conversion of the Picts to [[Christianity]].<ref name="Columba Wiki">{{WP\|Columba}}</ref>		By the late 6th century, the [[Gaels\|Gaelic]] missionary, {{wiki\|Columba}}, made his way into the Pictish hill-fort at Inverness as a way to achieve peace between the Picts and the Gaelic kinfdom of {{Wiki\|Dál Riata}}. The successful outcome led to the gradual conversion of the Picts to [[Christianity]].<ref name="Columba Wiki">{{WP\|Columba}}</ref>
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	*''[[Discovery Tour: Viking Age]]'' {{Mo}}		*''[[Discovery Tour: Viking Age]]'' {{Mo}}
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Sword of the White Horse]]''		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Sword of the White Horse]]''
			*''[[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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	The '''Picts''' were a confederation of ~~{{Wiki\|~~Celts\|Celtic}} people who lived in what is now eastern and northern [[Scotland]], which was dubbed as "Pictland". Together with the [[Gaels]], they merged to form the {{Wiki\|Kingdom of Alba}}, a precursor to the {{Wiki\|Kingdom of Scotland}}.		The '''Picts''' were a confederation of [[Celts\|Celtic]] people who lived in what is now eastern and northern [[Scotland]], which was dubbed as "Pictland". Together with the [[Gaels]], they merged to form the {{Wiki\|Kingdom of Alba}}, a precursor to the {{Wiki\|Kingdom of Scotland}}.

	In the 9th century, the Picts, like the [[Anglo-Saxons]] to the south, warred frequently with the invading [[Vikings]] from [[Scandinavia]]. By the 870s, they warred against [[Halfdan Ragnarsson]] in [[Northumbria]].		In the 9th century, the Picts, like the [[Anglo-Saxons]] to the south, warred frequently with the invading [[Vikings]] from [[Scandinavia]]. By the 870s, they warred against [[Halfdan Ragnarsson]] in [[Northumbria]].

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	The '''Picts''' were a confederation of {{Wiki\|Celts\|Celtic}} people who lived in what is now eastern and northern [[Scotland]], which was dubbed as "Pictland". Together with the [[Gaels]], they merged to form the {{Wiki\|Kingdom of Alba}}, a precursor to the {{Wiki\|Kingdom of Scotland}}.		The '''Picts''' were a confederation of {{Wiki\|Celts\|Celtic}} people who lived in what is now eastern and northern [[Scotland]], which was dubbed as "Pictland". Together with the [[Gaels]], they merged to form the {{Wiki\|Kingdom of Alba}}, a precursor to the {{Wiki\|Kingdom of Scotland}}.

	~~During~~ the 9th century, the Picts, like the [[Anglo-Saxons]] to the south, warred frequently with the invading [[Vikings]] from [[Scandinavia]]. By the 870s, they warred against [[Halfdan Ragnarsson]] in [[Northumbria]].		In the 9th century, the Picts, like the [[Anglo-Saxons]] to the south, warred frequently with the invading [[Vikings]] from [[Scandinavia]]. By the 870s, they warred against [[Halfdan Ragnarsson]] in [[Northumbria]].

	==History==		==History==
	===Early history===		===Early history===
	~~During~~ the second century CE, in response to Pictish raids from the north, the [[Roman Empire\|Roman Emperor]] [[Hadrian]] built [[Hadrian's Wall\|a fortified wall]] across the northernmost boundary of [[Great Britain\|Britannia]] to keep the Picts out.<ref name="Hadrian's Wall">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – [[Hadrian's Wall]]</ref> For two-hundred years, Hadrian's Wall was effective in stopping the Picts from raiding [[Rome]]'s holdings in Britain. However, in 410 CE, in the aftermath of the {{Wiki\|Sack of Rome (410)\|Sack of Rome}} by the {{Wiki\|Visigoths}}, the Western Roman Emperor, [[Honorius]] ordered all legions in Britannia withdraw to the continent, thus abandoning Britain.{{Cite}}		In the second century CE, in response to Pictish raids from the north, the [[Roman Empire\|Roman Emperor]] [[Hadrian]] built [[Hadrian's Wall\|a fortified wall]] across the northernmost boundary of [[Great Britain\|Britannia]] to keep the Picts out.<ref name="Hadrian's Wall">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – [[Hadrian's Wall]]</ref> For two-hundred years, Hadrian's Wall was effective in stopping the Picts from raiding [[Rome]]'s holdings in Britain. However, in 410 CE, in the aftermath of the {{Wiki\|Sack of Rome (410)\|Sack of Rome}} by the {{Wiki\|Visigoths}}, the Western Roman Emperor, [[Honorius]] ordered all legions in Britannia withdraw to the continent, thus abandoning Britain.{{Cite}}

	This absence of Roman military power gave the Picts the chance to raid south of Hadrian's Wall, pillaging the towns of the Romanized Britons. In 449 CE, a Briton leader named {{wiki\|Vortigern}} realized that his forces alone could not defeat the Picts, and so invited the [[Anglo-Saxons]] to fight alongside them as mercenaries against the Picts.<ref name="Vortigern">{{WP\|Vortigern}}</ref> This led to the first wars between the Picts and the Anglo-Saxons during the next three centuries, with the latter being unable to conquer their new enemies.{{Cite}}		This absence of Roman military power gave the Picts the chance to raid south of Hadrian's Wall, pillaging the towns of the Romanized Britons. In 449 CE, a Briton leader named {{wiki\|Vortigern}} realized that his forces alone could not defeat the Picts, and so invited the [[Anglo-Saxons]] to fight alongside them as mercenaries against the Picts.<ref name="Vortigern">{{WP\|Vortigern}}</ref> This led to the first wars between the Picts and the Anglo-Saxons during the next three centuries, with the latter being unable to conquer their new enemies.{{Cite}}
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	===Pictish-Viking War===		===Pictish-Viking War===
	During the [[Viking expansion\|Viking invasions]] of England in the 9th century, the Picts were led by [[Causantin mac Cináeda]] and warred against the Kingdom of Northumbria, influenced by the Viking ''[[jarl]]'' Halfdan Ragnarsson, the oldest son of [[Ragnar Lothbrok]].<ref name="ACV">''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla''</ref> Around the 870s, the Picts conspired with the [[Norse people\|Norse]]-influenced King [[Ricsige of Northumbria\|Ricsige]] to revolt against Halfdan and return the kingdom to Anglo-Saxon rule.<ref name="Honor's Hubris">''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla'' – [[Honor's Hubris]]</ref> Emboldened and bolstered by his discreet aid, the Picts occupied the strongholds of [[Magnis Fortress]] and [[Stenwege Camp]], allowing them to launch raids further into ~~Northumria~~.<ref name="ACV" />		During the [[Viking expansion\|Viking invasions]] of England in the 9th century, the Picts were led by [[Causantin mac Cináeda]] and warred against the Kingdom of Northumbria, influenced by the Viking ''[[jarl]]'' Halfdan Ragnarsson, the oldest son of [[Ragnar Lothbrok]].<ref name="ACV">''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla''</ref> Around the 870s, the Picts conspired with the [[Norse people\|Norse]]-influenced King [[Ricsige of Northumbria\|Ricsige]] to revolt against Halfdan and return the kingdom to Anglo-Saxon rule.<ref name="Honor's Hubris">''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla'' – [[Honor's Hubris]]</ref> Emboldened and bolstered by his discreet aid, the Picts occupied the strongholds of [[Magnis Fortress]] and [[Stenwege Camp]], allowing them to launch raids further into Northumbria.<ref name="ACV" />

	In 876, the Norse shieldmaiden, [[Eivor Varinsdottir]], helped Halfdan and his army fight against the Picts.		In 876, the Norse shieldmaiden, [[Eivor Varinsdottir]], helped Halfdan and his army fight against the Picts.
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	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' {{1st}}		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' {{1st}}
	*''[[Discovery Tour: Viking Age]]'' {{Mo}}		*''[[Discovery Tour: Viking Age]]'' {{Mo}}
			*''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Sword of the White Horse]]''

	==References==		==References==

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	This absence of Roman military power gave the Picts the chance to raid south of Hadrian's Wall, pillaging the towns of the Romanized Britons. In 449 CE, a Briton leader named {{wiki\|Vortigern}} realized that his forces alone could not defeat the Picts, and so invited the [[Anglo-Saxons]] to fight alongside them as mercenaries against the Picts.<ref name="Vortigern">{{WP\|Vortigern}}</ref> This led to the first wars between the Picts and the Anglo-Saxons during the next three centuries, with the latter being unable to conquer their new enemies.{{Cite}}		This absence of Roman military power gave the Picts the chance to raid south of Hadrian's Wall, pillaging the towns of the Romanized Britons. In 449 CE, a Briton leader named {{wiki\|Vortigern}} realized that his forces alone could not defeat the Picts, and so invited the [[Anglo-Saxons]] to fight alongside them as mercenaries against the Picts.<ref name="Vortigern">{{WP\|Vortigern}}</ref> This led to the first wars between the Picts and the Anglo-Saxons during the next three centuries, with the latter being unable to conquer their new enemies.{{Cite}}

	By the late 6th century, the [[Gaels\|Gaelic]] missionary, {{WP\|Columba}}, made his way into the Pictish hill-fort at Inverness as a way to achieve peace between the Picts and the Gaelic kinfdom of {{Wiki\|Dál Riata}}. The successful outcome led to the gradual conversion of the Picts to [[Christianity]].<ref name="Columba Wiki">{{WP\|Columba}}</ref>		By the late 6th century, the [[Gaels\|Gaelic]] missionary, {{wiki\|Columba}}, made his way into the Pictish hill-fort at Inverness as a way to achieve peace between the Picts and the Gaelic kinfdom of {{Wiki\|Dál Riata}}. The successful outcome led to the gradual conversion of the Picts to [[Christianity]].<ref name="Columba Wiki">{{WP\|Columba}}</ref>

	===Pictish-Viking War===		===Pictish-Viking War===

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	==Appearances==		==Appearances==
			*''[[Echoes of History]]'' {{1stm}}
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' {{1st}}		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' {{1st}}
	*''[[Echoes of History]]'' {{Mo}}
	*''[[Discovery Tour: Viking Age]]'' {{Mo}}		*''[[Discovery Tour: Viking Age]]'' {{Mo}}

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	==Appearances==		==Appearances==
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' {{1st}}		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' {{1st}}
			*''[[Echoes of History]]'' {{Mo}}
	*''[[Discovery Tour: Viking Age]]'' {{Mo}}		*''[[Discovery Tour: Viking Age]]'' {{Mo}}