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	==History==		==History==
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	Winchester was settled by the [[Roman Empire]] in 70 CE as {{Wiki\|Venta Belgarum}}, named after a local Gaulish tribe ~~named~~ the {{Wiki\|Belgae\|Belgares}}. The settlement quickly became a hub for industry, education, and culture~~. Their~~ pagan religion eventually transformed to {{Wiki\|Catholic Church\|Catholicism}}.<ref name="Venta Belgarum">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – [[Viking Expansion notes#Wincestre_Seminary\|Viking Expansion notes]]: "Dull Lesson"</ref>		Winchester was settled by the [[Roman Empire]] in 70 CE as {{Wiki\|Venta Belgarum}}, named after a local Gaulish tribe called the {{Wiki\|Belgae\|Belgares}}. The settlement quickly became a hub for industry, education, and culture, while the local pagan religion eventually transformed into {{Wiki\|Catholic Church\|Catholicism}}.<ref name="Venta Belgarum">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – [[Viking Expansion notes#Wincestre_Seminary\|Viking Expansion notes]]: "Dull Lesson"</ref>

	In 306 CE, during the reign of Emperor [[Constantine I]], [[Christianity\|Christian]] worshippers came under frequent attack ~~from {{Wiki\|~~Belgae}} warriors. The [[Assassins\|Hidden One]] [[Beatha]] was dispatched from the [[Venta Belgarum bureau]] to locate Constantine and deliver a message to secure protection for the worshippers.<ref name="History">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – [[A Brief History of the Hidden Ones]]</ref>		In 306 CE, during the reign of Emperor [[Constantine I]], [[Christianity\|Christian]] worshippers came under frequent attack by Belgae warriors. The [[Assassins\|Hidden One]] [[Beatha]] was dispatched from the [[Venta Belgarum bureau]] to locate Constantine and deliver a message to secure protection for the worshippers.<ref name="History">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – [[A Brief History of the Hidden Ones]]</ref>

	Around 383, the Roman Emperor [[Magnus Maximus]] left for [[France\|Gaul]] with most of his troops in a bit to usurp [[Gratian]], ending formal Roman presence in north and west Britannia. As local populations began to grow hostile towards the Hidden Ones, [[Marcellus]] ordered the evacuation of the bureau in Venta Belgarum, requesting relocation to [[London\|Londinium]] and [[Colchester\|Camulodunum]].<ref name="History" />		Around 383, the Roman Emperor [[Magnus Maximus]] left for [[France\|Gaul]] with most of his troops in a bit to usurp [[Gratian]], ending formal Roman presence in north and west Britannia. As local populations began to grow hostile towards the Hidden Ones, [[Marcellus]] ordered the evacuation of the bureau in Venta Belgarum, requesting relocation to [[London\|Londinium]] and [[Colchester\|Camulodunum]].<ref name="History" />

	===Medieval period===		===Medieval period===
	The outskirts of Venta Belgarum were eventually settled by the [[Anglo-Saxons\|Saxons]], who farmed outside its crumbling walls. They named the land Venta Caester, which in time corrupted into ''Wincestre''.<ref name="Venta Caester">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – [[Viking Expansion notes#Wincestre_Seminary\|Viking Expansion notes]]: "Deathly Dull Manuscript"</ref> Wincestre became the capital of the Kingdom of Wessex, which, by the 9th century, had ~~came~~ to dominate much of ~~Southern~~ England.<ref name="ACV">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]''</ref>		The outskirts of Venta Belgarum were eventually settled by the [[Anglo-Saxons\|Saxons]], who farmed outside its crumbling walls. They named the land Venta Caester, which in time corrupted into ''Wincestre''.<ref name="Venta Caester">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – [[Viking Expansion notes#Wincestre_Seminary\|Viking Expansion notes]]: "Deathly Dull Manuscript"</ref> Wincestre became the capital of the Kingdom of Wessex, which, by the 9th century, had come to dominate much of southern England.<ref name="ACV">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]''</ref>

	By the 870s, the [[Order of the Ancients]] maintained a strong presence in the city. The Ancient [[Ealhferth]] became Bishop of Wincestre, using the alleged words of God to influence the populace,<ref name="Impaling the Seax">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – [[Impaling the Seax]]</ref> while his fellow Order member [[Selwyn]] attained the position of [[reeve]], maintaining law and order in the city,<ref name="Choking the Gallows">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – [[Choking the Gallows]]</ref> and [[Hilda]] established a criminal network comprised mostly of Wincestre's orphaned children.<ref name="Plucking the Quill">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – [[Plucking the Quill]]</ref> King [[Alfred the Great\|Alfred]] himself served as the [[Grand Maegester of the Order of the Ancients\|Grand Maegester]] of the Order, though he loathed the organization for its heretic beliefs and, with the help of his reeve [[Goodwin]], devised a plan to destroy it from within.<ref name="Poor Fellow Soldier">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – [[The Poor Fellow-Soldier]]</ref>		By the 870s, the [[Order of the Ancients]] maintained a strong presence in the city. The Ancient [[Ealhferth]] became Bishop of Wincestre, using the alleged words of God to influence the populace,<ref name="Impaling the Seax">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – [[Impaling the Seax]]</ref> while his fellow Order member [[Selwyn]] attained the position of [[reeve]], maintaining law and order in the city,<ref name="Choking the Gallows">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – [[Choking the Gallows]]</ref> and [[Hilda]] established a criminal network comprised mostly of Wincestre's orphaned children.<ref name="Plucking the Quill">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – [[Plucking the Quill]]</ref> King [[Alfred the Great\|Alfred]] himself served as the [[Grand Maegester of the Order of the Ancients\|Grand Maegester]] of the Order, though he loathed the organization for its heretic beliefs and, with the help of his reeve [[Goodwin]], devised a plan to destroy it from within.<ref name="Poor Fellow Soldier">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – [[The Poor Fellow-Soldier]]</ref>
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	[[File:ACV Choking the Gallows 6.png\|thumb\|250px\|left\|Eivor witnessing one of Selwyn's executions]]		[[File:ACV Choking the Gallows 6.png\|thumb\|250px\|left\|Eivor witnessing one of Selwyn's executions]]
	In 877, Eivor traveled to Wincestre after her Hidden One friend [[Hytham]] received a letter signed by the Poor-Fellow Soldier,<ref name="More Intel">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – [[More Intel]]</ref> and met Alfred at [[the Old Minster]], where the king handed her another letter from the Poor-Fellow Soldier detailing the Order's plans in Wincestre. Eivor subsequently rescued Goodwin, who had been imprisoned at the [[Wincestre Garrison]] by Selwyn's men,<ref name="The Reeve of Wincestre" /> and assassinated the Order member while he oversaw a public execution ~~at the town square~~.<ref name="Choking the Gallows" />		In 877, Eivor traveled to Wincestre after her Hidden One friend [[Hytham]] received a letter signed by the Poor-Fellow Soldier,<ref name="More Intel">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – [[More Intel]]</ref> and met Alfred at [[the Old Minster]], where the king handed her another letter from the Poor-Fellow Soldier detailing the Order's plans in Wincestre. Eivor subsequently rescued Goodwin, who had been imprisoned at the [[Wincestre Garrison]] by Selwyn's men,<ref name="The Reeve of Wincestre" /> and assassinated the Order member while he oversaw a public execution.<ref name="Choking the Gallows" />

	Eivor also tracked down and eliminated Hilda,<ref name="Plucking the Quill" /> and later discovered that Ealhferth had faked his death to murder Alfred while he delivered a speech at [[Witan Hall]]. The shieldmaiden killed Ealhferth during his assassination attempt, saving Alfred's life and ending the Order's influence in Wincestre, though she was soon banished from the city after rejecting Alfred's offer to convert to Christianity.<ref name="Impaling the Seax" />		Eivor also tracked down and eliminated Hilda,<ref name="Plucking the Quill" /> and later discovered that Ealhferth had faked his death to murder Alfred while he delivered a speech at [[Witan Hall]]. The shieldmaiden killed Ealhferth during his assassination attempt, saving Alfred's life and ending the Order's influence in Wincestre, though she was soon banished from the city after rejecting Alfred's offer to convert to Christianity.<ref name="Impaling the Seax" />
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	[[File:ACV Choking the Gallows 6.png\|thumb\|250px\|left\|Eivor witnessing one of Selwyn's executions]]		[[File:ACV Choking the Gallows 6.png\|thumb\|250px\|left\|Eivor witnessing one of Selwyn's executions]]
	In 877, Eivor traveled to Wincestre after her Hidden One friend [[Hytham]] received a letter signed by the Poor-Fellow Soldier,<ref name="More Intel">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – [[More Intel]]</ref> and met Alfred at [[~~The~~ Old Minster]], where the king handed her another letter from the Poor-Fellow Soldier detailing the Order's plans in Wincestre. Eivor subsequently rescued Goodwin, who had been imprisoned at the [[Wincestre Garrison]] by Selwyn's men,<ref name="The Reeve of Wincestre" /> and assassinated the Order member while he oversaw a public execution at the town square.<ref name="Choking the Gallows" />		In 877, Eivor traveled to Wincestre after her Hidden One friend [[Hytham]] received a letter signed by the Poor-Fellow Soldier,<ref name="More Intel">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – [[More Intel]]</ref> and met Alfred at [[the Old Minster]], where the king handed her another letter from the Poor-Fellow Soldier detailing the Order's plans in Wincestre. Eivor subsequently rescued Goodwin, who had been imprisoned at the [[Wincestre Garrison]] by Selwyn's men,<ref name="The Reeve of Wincestre" /> and assassinated the Order member while he oversaw a public execution at the town square.<ref name="Choking the Gallows" />

	Eivor also tracked down and eliminated Hilda,<ref name="Plucking the Quill" /> and later discovered that Ealhferth had faked his death to murder Alfred while he delivered a speech at [[Witan Hall]]. The shieldmaiden killed Ealhferth during his assassination attempt, saving Alfred's life and ending the Order's influence in Wincestre, though she was soon banished from the city after rejecting Alfred's offer to convert to Christianity.<ref name="Impaling the Seax" />		Eivor also tracked down and eliminated Hilda,<ref name="Plucking the Quill" /> and later discovered that Ealhferth had faked his death to murder Alfred while he delivered a speech at [[Witan Hall]]. The shieldmaiden killed Ealhferth during his assassination attempt, saving Alfred's life and ending the Order's influence in Wincestre, though she was soon banished from the city after rejecting Alfred's offer to convert to Christianity.<ref name="Impaling the Seax" />

	The following year, after having eliminated all Order members in England and discovered Alfred's identity as both the Poor-Fellow Soldier and the Grand Maegester of the Order, Eivor was given the key to Alfred's secret study at ~~The~~ Old Minster. There, she found documents detailing his plans to establish a [[Templars\|new order]], one that would seek the [[New World Order\|betterment]] of [[human]]ity.<ref name="Poor Fellow Soldier" /> At some point during her time in Wincestre, Eivor also found and explored the abandoned Venta Belgarum bureau, retrieving a page from [[The Magas Codex]] and the [[seax]] [[Suttungr's Claw]].<ref name="History" />		The following year, after having eliminated all Order members in England and discovered Alfred's identity as both the Poor-Fellow Soldier and the Grand Maegester of the Order, Eivor was given the key to Alfred's secret study at the Old Minster. There, she found documents detailing his plans to establish a [[Templars\|new order]], one that would seek the [[New World Order\|betterment]] of [[human]]ity.<ref name="Poor Fellow Soldier" /> At some point during her time in Wincestre, Eivor also found and explored the abandoned Venta Belgarum bureau, retrieving a page from [[The Magas Codex]] and the [[seax]] [[Suttungr's Claw]].<ref name="History" />

	[[File:ACV The Last Chapter Promo 3.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|Eivor meeting Alfred at the Old Minster]]		[[File:ACV The Last Chapter Promo 3.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|Eivor meeting Alfred at the Old Minster]]
	Circa 889, Eivor met with Alfred one final time in the courtyard of ~~The~~ Old Minster, where the king extended an invitation for her to join his Order. However, Eivor turned down the offer, explaining that she was planning to leave England for good, and Alfred wished her well on her ~~journeys~~ before the two parted ways.<ref name="Farewell">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – ''[[The Last Chapter]]'' – [[Fare Thee Well, Aelfred Rex]]</ref>		Circa 889, Eivor met with Alfred one final time in the courtyard of the Old Minster, where the king extended an invitation for her to join his Order. However, Eivor turned down the offer, explaining that she was planning to leave England for good, and Alfred wished her well on her journey before the two parted ways.<ref name="Farewell">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – ''[[The Last Chapter]]'' – [[Fare Thee Well, Aelfred Rex]]</ref>

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	By the 870s, the [[Order of the Ancients]] maintained a strong presence in the city. The Ancient [[Ealhferth]] became Bishop of Wincestre, using the alleged words of God to influence the populace,<ref name="Impaling the Seax">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – [[Impaling the Seax]]</ref> while his fellow Order member [[Selwyn]] attained the position of [[reeve]], maintaining law and order in the city,<ref name="Choking the Gallows">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – [[Choking the Gallows]]</ref> and [[Hilda]] established a criminal network comprised mostly of Wincestre's orphaned children.<ref name="Plucking the Quill">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – [[Plucking the Quill]]</ref> King [[Alfred the Great\|Alfred]] himself served as the [[Grand Maegester of the Order of the Ancients\|Grand Maegester]] of the Order, though he loathed the organization for its heretic beliefs and, with the help of his reeve [[Goodwin]], devised a plan to destroy it from within.<ref name="Poor Fellow Soldier">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – [[The Poor Fellow-Soldier]]</ref>		By the 870s, the [[Order of the Ancients]] maintained a strong presence in the city. The Ancient [[Ealhferth]] became Bishop of Wincestre, using the alleged words of God to influence the populace,<ref name="Impaling the Seax">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – [[Impaling the Seax]]</ref> while his fellow Order member [[Selwyn]] attained the position of [[reeve]], maintaining law and order in the city,<ref name="Choking the Gallows">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – [[Choking the Gallows]]</ref> and [[Hilda]] established a criminal network comprised mostly of Wincestre's orphaned children.<ref name="Plucking the Quill">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – [[Plucking the Quill]]</ref> King [[Alfred the Great\|Alfred]] himself served as the [[Grand Maegester of the Order of the Ancients\|Grand Maegester]] of the Order, though he loathed the organization for its heretic beliefs and, with the help of his reeve [[Goodwin]], devised a plan to destroy it from within.<ref name="Poor Fellow Soldier">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – [[The Poor Fellow-Soldier]]</ref>

	Circa 875, [[Maegester]] [[Fulke]] uncovered Alfred's "collaboration" with the "Poor-Fellow Soldier of Christ", a mysterious informant seeking the downfall of the Order, and tasked Ealhferth, Selwyn and Hilda to ensure the king was "burned to ash" for his betrayal.<ref name="Impaling the Seax" /> The Order ~~subsequently~~ began attacking Alfred's attempts to reform religion and education, and the king decided to enlist the aid of the [[Raven Clan]] [[shieldmaiden]] [[Eivor Varinsdottir]], being unable to personally deal with the Order without exposing his identity as the Poor-Fellow Soldier.<ref name="The Reeve of Wincestre">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – [[The Reeve of Wincestre]]</ref>		Circa 875, [[Maegester]] [[Fulke]] uncovered Alfred's "collaboration" with the "Poor-Fellow Soldier of Christ", a mysterious informant seeking the downfall of the Order, and tasked Ealhferth, Selwyn, and Hilda to ensure the king was "burned to ash" for his betrayal.<ref name="Impaling the Seax" /> The Order began attacking Alfred's attempts to reform religion and education, and the king decided to enlist the aid of the [[Raven Clan]] [[shieldmaiden]] [[Eivor Varinsdottir]], being unable to personally deal with the Order without exposing his identity as the Poor-Fellow Soldier.<ref name="The Reeve of Wincestre">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – [[The Reeve of Wincestre]]</ref>

	[[File:ACV Choking the Gallows 6.png\|thumb\|250px\|left\|Eivor witnessing one of Selwyn's executions]]		[[File:ACV Choking the Gallows 6.png\|thumb\|250px\|left\|Eivor witnessing one of Selwyn's executions]]

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	Circa 889, Eivor met with Alfred one final time in the courtyard of The Old Minster, where the king extended an invitation for her to join his Order. However, Eivor turned down the offer, explaining that she was planning to leave England for good, and Alfred wished her well on her journeys before the two parted ways.<ref name="Farewell">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – ''[[The Last Chapter]]'' – [[Fare Thee Well, Aelfred Rex]]</ref>		Circa 889, Eivor met with Alfred one final time in the courtyard of The Old Minster, where the king extended an invitation for her to join his Order. However, Eivor turned down the offer, explaining that she was planning to leave England for good, and Alfred wished her well on her journeys before the two parted ways.<ref name="Farewell">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – ''[[The Last Chapter]]'' – [[Fare Thee Well, Aelfred Rex]]</ref>
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	Winchester was settled by the [[Roman Empire]] in ~~the~~ 70 CE as {{Wiki\|Venta Belgarum}}, named after a local Gaulish tribe named the {{Wiki\|Belgae\|Belgares}}. The settlement quickly became a hub for industry, education, and culture. Their pagan religion eventually transformed to {{Wiki\|Catholic Church\|Catholicism}}.<ref name="Venta Belgarum">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – [[Viking Expansion notes#Wincestre_Seminary\|Viking Expansion notes]]: "Dull Lesson"</ref>		Winchester was settled by the [[Roman Empire]] in 70 CE as {{Wiki\|Venta Belgarum}}, named after a local Gaulish tribe named the {{Wiki\|Belgae\|Belgares}}. The settlement quickly became a hub for industry, education, and culture. Their pagan religion eventually transformed to {{Wiki\|Catholic Church\|Catholicism}}.<ref name="Venta Belgarum">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – [[Viking Expansion notes#Wincestre_Seminary\|Viking Expansion notes]]: "Dull Lesson"</ref>

	In 306 CE, during the reign of Emperor [[Constantine I]], [[Christianity\|Christian]] worshippers came under frequent attack from {{Wiki\|Belgae}} warriors. The [[Assassins\|Hidden One]] [[Beatha]] was dispatched from the [[Venta Belgarum bureau]] to locate Constantine and deliver a message to secure protection for the worshippers.<ref name="History">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – [[A Brief History of the Hidden Ones]]</ref>		In 306 CE, during the reign of Emperor [[Constantine I]], [[Christianity\|Christian]] worshippers came under frequent attack from {{Wiki\|Belgae}} warriors. The [[Assassins\|Hidden One]] [[Beatha]] was dispatched from the [[Venta Belgarum bureau]] to locate Constantine and deliver a message to secure protection for the worshippers.<ref name="History">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – [[A Brief History of the Hidden Ones]]</ref>

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	\|founded = Gaulish tribes		\|founded = Gaulish tribes
	\|date = 1st ~~Century~~ BCE		\|date = 1st century BCE
	\|landmark = [[Wincestre Seminary]]<br>[[Wincestre Garrison]]<br>[[Witan Hall]]<br>[[The Old Minster]]		\|landmark = [[Wincestre Seminary]]<br>[[Wincestre Garrison]]<br>[[Witan Hall]]<br>[[The Old Minster]]
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	'''Winchester''' ({{Wiki\|Old English}}: ''Wincestre'') is a city and the county town of [[Hampshire]], [[England]]. The city served as the capital of [[Wessex]] during the [[Anglo-Saxon]] [[Heptarchy]].		'''Winchester''' ({{Wiki\|Old English}}: ''Wincestre'') is a city and the county town of [[Hampshire]], [[England]]. The city served as the capital of [[Wessex]] during the [[Anglo-Saxon]] [[Heptarchy]].
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	Winchester was settled by the [[Roman Empire]] in the 70 CE as {{Wiki\|Venta Belgarum}}, named after a local Gaulish tribe named the {{Wiki\|Belgae\|Belgares}}. The settlement quickly became a hub for industry, education, and culture. Their pagan religion eventually transformed to {{Wiki\|Catholic Church\|Catholicism}}.<ref name="Venta Belgarum">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – [[Viking Expansion notes#Wincestre_Seminary\|Viking Expansion notes]]: "Dull Lesson"</ref>		Winchester was settled by the [[Roman Empire]] in the 70 CE as {{Wiki\|Venta Belgarum}}, named after a local Gaulish tribe named the {{Wiki\|Belgae\|Belgares}}. The settlement quickly became a hub for industry, education, and culture. Their pagan religion eventually transformed to {{Wiki\|Catholic Church\|Catholicism}}.<ref name="Venta Belgarum">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – [[Viking Expansion notes#Wincestre_Seminary\|Viking Expansion notes]]: "Dull Lesson"</ref>

	In 306 CE during the reign of Emperor [[Constantine I]], [[Christianity\|Christian]] worshippers came under frequent attack from {{Wiki\|Belgae}} warriors. [[~~Hidden Ones~~\|Hidden One]] [[Beatha]] was dispatched from the [[Venta Belgarum bureau]] to locate Constantine and deliver a message to secure protection for the worshippers.<ref name="History">''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla'' – [[A Brief History of the Hidden Ones]]</ref>		In 306 CE, during the reign of Emperor [[Constantine I]], [[Christianity\|Christian]] worshippers came under frequent attack from {{Wiki\|Belgae}} warriors. The [[Assassins\|Hidden One]] [[Beatha]] was dispatched from the [[Venta Belgarum bureau]] to locate Constantine and deliver a message to secure protection for the worshippers.<ref name="History">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – [[A Brief History of the Hidden Ones]]</ref>

	Around 383, the Roman Emperor [[Magnus Maximus]] left for [[France\|Gaul]] with most of his troops in a bit to usurp [[Gratian]], ending formal Roman presence in north and west Britannia. As local populations began to grow hostile towards the Hidden Ones, [[Marcellus]] ordered the evacuation of the bureau in Venta Belgarum, requesting relocation to [[London\|Londinium]] and [[Colchester\|Camulodunum]].<ref name="History" />		Around 383, the Roman Emperor [[Magnus Maximus]] left for [[France\|Gaul]] with most of his troops in a bit to usurp [[Gratian]], ending formal Roman presence in north and west Britannia. As local populations began to grow hostile towards the Hidden Ones, [[Marcellus]] ordered the evacuation of the bureau in Venta Belgarum, requesting relocation to [[London\|Londinium]] and [[Colchester\|Camulodunum]].<ref name="History" />

	===Medieval period===		===Medieval period===
	The outskirts of Venta Belgarum were eventually settled by the [[Anglo-Saxons\|Saxons]], who farmed outside its crumbling walls. They named the land Venta Caester, which in time corrupted into ''Wincestre''.<ref name="Venta Caester">''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla'' – [[Viking Expansion notes#Wincestre_Seminary\|Viking Expansion notes]]: "Deathly Dull Manuscript"</ref> Wincestre became the capital of the Kingdom of Wessex, which, by the 9th century, had came to dominate much of Southern England.<ref name="ACV">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]''</ref>		The outskirts of Venta Belgarum were eventually settled by the [[Anglo-Saxons\|Saxons]], who farmed outside its crumbling walls. They named the land Venta Caester, which in time corrupted into ''Wincestre''.<ref name="Venta Caester">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – [[Viking Expansion notes#Wincestre_Seminary\|Viking Expansion notes]]: "Deathly Dull Manuscript"</ref> Wincestre became the capital of the Kingdom of Wessex, which, by the 9th century, had came to dominate much of Southern England.<ref name="ACV">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]''</ref>

			By the 870s, the [[Order of the Ancients]] maintained a strong presence in the city. The Ancient [[Ealhferth]] became Bishop of Wincestre, using the alleged words of God to influence the populace,<ref name="Impaling the Seax">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – [[Impaling the Seax]]</ref> while his fellow Order member [[Selwyn]] attained the position of [[reeve]], maintaining law and order in the city,<ref name="Choking the Gallows">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – [[Choking the Gallows]]</ref> and [[Hilda]] established a criminal network comprised mostly of Wincestre's orphaned children.<ref name="Plucking the Quill">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – [[Plucking the Quill]]</ref> King [[Alfred the Great\|Alfred]] himself served as the [[Grand Maegester of the Order of the Ancients\|Grand Maegester]] of the Order, though he loathed the organization for its heretic beliefs and, with the help of his reeve [[Goodwin]], devised a plan to destroy it from within.<ref name="Poor Fellow Soldier">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – [[The Poor Fellow-Soldier]]</ref>

			Circa 875, [[Maegester]] [[Fulke]] uncovered Alfred's "collaboration" with the "Poor-Fellow Soldier of Christ", a mysterious informant seeking the downfall of the Order, and tasked Ealhferth, Selwyn and Hilda to ensure the king was "burned to ash" for his betrayal.<ref name="Impaling the Seax" /> The Order subsequently began attacking Alfred's attempts to reform religion and education, and the king decided to enlist the aid of the [[Raven Clan]] [[shieldmaiden]] [[Eivor Varinsdottir]], being unable to personally deal with the Order without exposing his identity as the Poor-Fellow Soldier.<ref name="The Reeve of Wincestre">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – [[The Reeve of Wincestre]]</ref>

			[[File:ACV Choking the Gallows 6.png\|thumb\|250px\|left\|Eivor witnessing one of Selwyn's executions]]
			In 877, Eivor traveled to Wincestre after her Hidden One friend [[Hytham]] received a letter signed by the Poor-Fellow Soldier,<ref name="More Intel">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – [[More Intel]]</ref> and met Alfred at [[The Old Minster]], where the king handed her another letter from the Poor-Fellow Soldier detailing the Order's plans in Wincestre. Eivor subsequently rescued Goodwin, who had been imprisoned at the [[Wincestre Garrison]] by Selwyn's men,<ref name="The Reeve of Wincestre" /> and assassinated the Order member while he oversaw a public execution at the town square.<ref name="Choking the Gallows" />

			Eivor also tracked down and eliminated Hilda,<ref name="Plucking the Quill" /> and later discovered that Ealhferth had faked his death to murder Alfred while he delivered a speech at [[Witan Hall]]. The shieldmaiden killed Ealhferth during his assassination attempt, saving Alfred's life and ending the Order's influence in Wincestre, though she was soon banished from the city after rejecting Alfred's offer to convert to Christianity.<ref name="Impaling the Seax" />

			The following year, after having eliminated all Order members in England and discovered Alfred's identity as both the Poor-Fellow Soldier and the Grand Maegester of the Order, Eivor was given the key to Alfred's secret study at The Old Minster. There, she found documents detailing his plans to establish a [[Templars\|new order]], one that would seek the [[New World Order\|betterment]] of [[human]]ity.<ref name="Poor Fellow Soldier" /> At some point during her time in Wincestre, Eivor also found and explored the abandoned Venta Belgarum bureau, retrieving a page from [[The Magas Codex]] and the [[seax]] [[Suttungr's Claw]].<ref name="History" />

			[[File:ACV The Last Chapter Promo 3.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|Eivor meeting Alfred at the Old Minster]]
			Circa 889, Eivor met with Alfred one final time in the courtyard of The Old Minster, where the king extended an invitation for her to join his Order. However, Eivor turned down the offer, explaining that she was planning to leave England for good, and Alfred wished her well on her journeys before the two parted ways.<ref name="Farewell">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – ''[[The Last Chapter]]'' – [[Fare Thee Well, Aelfred Rex]]</ref>
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	==Behind the scenes==		==Behind the scenes==
	Wincester is a city in ''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]''. In the game, Wincester is listed as a region seperate from the surrounding Hamtunscire.		Wincester is a city in ''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]''. In the game, Wincester is listed as a region seperate from the surrounding Hamtunscire, similarly to how [[London\|Lunden]] and [[York\|Jorvik]] are treated as their own individual regions.

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			ACV The Reeve of Wincestre 2.png\|Eivor synchronizing a [[viewpoint]] in Wincestre
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	==Appearances==		==Appearances==
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' {{1st}}		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' {{1st}}
			**''[[The Last Chapter]]''
	*''[[Discovery Tour: Viking Age]]''		*''[[Discovery Tour: Viking Age]]''
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – The Hidden Codex]]''		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – The Hidden Codex]]''
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	Winchester was settled by the [[Roman Empire]] in the 70 CE as {{Wiki\|Venta Belgarum}}, named after a local Gaulish tribe named the {{Wiki\|Belgae\|Belgares}}. The settlement quickly became a hub for industry, education, and culture. Their pagan religion eventually transformed to {{Wiki\|Catholic Church\|Catholicism}}.<ref name="Venta Belgarum">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – [[Viking Expansion notes#Wincestre_Seminary\|Viking Expansion notes]]: "Dull Lesson"</ref>		Winchester was settled by the [[Roman Empire]] in the 70 CE as {{Wiki\|Venta Belgarum}}, named after a local Gaulish tribe named the {{Wiki\|Belgae\|Belgares}}. The settlement quickly became a hub for industry, education, and culture. Their pagan religion eventually transformed to {{Wiki\|Catholic Church\|Catholicism}}.<ref name="Venta Belgarum">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – [[Viking Expansion notes#Wincestre_Seminary\|Viking Expansion notes]]: "Dull Lesson"</ref>

	In 306 CE during the reign of Emperor [[Constantine I]], [[Christianity\|~~christian~~]] worshippers came under frequent attack from {{Wiki\|Belgae}} warriors. [[Hidden Ones\|Hidden One]] [[Beatha]] was dispatched from the [[Venta Belgarum bureau]] to locate Constantine and deliver a message to secure protection for the worshippers.<ref name="History">''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla'' – [[A Brief History of the Hidden Ones]]</ref>		In 306 CE during the reign of Emperor [[Constantine I]], [[Christianity\|Christian]] worshippers came under frequent attack from {{Wiki\|Belgae}} warriors. [[Hidden Ones\|Hidden One]] [[Beatha]] was dispatched from the [[Venta Belgarum bureau]] to locate Constantine and deliver a message to secure protection for the worshippers.<ref name="History">''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla'' – [[A Brief History of the Hidden Ones]]</ref>

	Around 383, the Roman Emperor [[Magnus Maximus]] left for [[France\|Gaul]] with most of his troops in a bit to usurp [[Gratian]], ending formal Roman presence in north and west Britannia. As local populations began to grow hostile towards the Hidden Ones, [[Marcellus]] ordered the evacuation of the bureau in Venta Belgarum, requesting relocation to [[London\|Londinium]] and [[Colchester\|Camulodunum]].<ref name="History" />		Around 383, the Roman Emperor [[Magnus Maximus]] left for [[France\|Gaul]] with most of his troops in a bit to usurp [[Gratian]], ending formal Roman presence in north and west Britannia. As local populations began to grow hostile towards the Hidden Ones, [[Marcellus]] ordered the evacuation of the bureau in Venta Belgarum, requesting relocation to [[London\|Londinium]] and [[Colchester\|Camulodunum]].<ref name="History" />

← Older revision		Revision as of 03:10, 8 January 2024
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	Winchester was settled by the [[Roman Empire]] in the 70 CE as {{Wiki\|Venta Belgarum}}, named after a local Gaulish tribe named the {{Wiki\|Belgae\|Belgares}}. The settlement quickly became a hub for industry, education, and culture. Their pagan religion eventually transformed to {{Wiki\|Catholic Church\|Catholicism}}.<ref name="Venta Belgarum">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – [[Viking Expansion notes#Wincestre_Seminary\|Viking Expansion notes]]: "Dull Lesson"</ref>		Winchester was settled by the [[Roman Empire]] in the 70 CE as {{Wiki\|Venta Belgarum}}, named after a local Gaulish tribe named the {{Wiki\|Belgae\|Belgares}}. The settlement quickly became a hub for industry, education, and culture. Their pagan religion eventually transformed to {{Wiki\|Catholic Church\|Catholicism}}.<ref name="Venta Belgarum">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – [[Viking Expansion notes#Wincestre_Seminary\|Viking Expansion notes]]: "Dull Lesson"</ref>

	In 306 CE during the reign of Emperor [[Constantine I]], [[Christianity\|~~christian~~]] worshippers came under frequent attack from {{Wiki\|Belgae}} warriors. [[Hidden Ones\|Hidden One]] [[Beatha]] was dispatched from the [[Venta Belgarum bureau]] to locate Constantine and deliver a message to secure protection for the worshippers.<ref name="History">''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla'' – [[A Brief History of the Hidden Ones]]</ref>		In 306 CE during the reign of Emperor [[Constantine I]], [[Christianity\|Christian]] worshippers came under frequent attack from {{Wiki\|Belgae}} warriors. [[Hidden Ones\|Hidden One]] [[Beatha]] was dispatched from the [[Venta Belgarum bureau]] to locate Constantine and deliver a message to secure protection for the worshippers.<ref name="History">''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla'' – [[A Brief History of the Hidden Ones]]</ref>

	Around 383, the Roman Emperor [[Magnus Maximus]] left for [[France\|Gaul]] with most of his troops in a bit to usurp [[Gratian]], ending formal Roman presence in north and west Britannia. As local populations began to grow hostile towards the Hidden Ones, [[Marcellus]] ordered the evacuation of the bureau in Venta Belgarum, requesting relocation to [[London\|Londinium]] and [[Colchester\|Camulodunum]].<ref name="History" />		Around 383, the Roman Emperor [[Magnus Maximus]] left for [[France\|Gaul]] with most of his troops in a bit to usurp [[Gratian]], ending formal Roman presence in north and west Britannia. As local populations began to grow hostile towards the Hidden Ones, [[Marcellus]] ordered the evacuation of the bureau in Venta Belgarum, requesting relocation to [[London\|Londinium]] and [[Colchester\|Camulodunum]].<ref name="History" />