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|image = ACV Templebrough Fort.png | |image = ACV Templebrough Fort.png | ||
|location = [[Ledecestrescire]], [[Mercia]] | |location = [[Ledecestrescire]], [[Mercia]] | ||
|functions = Fort | |functions = Fort | ||
|affiliation = Kingdom of Mercia | |affiliation = Kingdom of Mercia | ||
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'''Templebrough Fort''' was a [[fort]] in [[Ledecestrescire]], [[England]], situated between the crossways of the [[Trent River]] and [[Soar River]]. | '''Templebrough Fort''' was a [[fort]] in [[Ledecestrescire]], [[England]], situated between the crossways of the [[River Trent|Trent River]] and [[Soar River]]. It was also located near the [[Witham River]] on the borders of [[Lincolnshire]]. | ||
In 873, Queen [[Æthelswith]], the wife of King [[Burgred of Mercia|Burgred]] of [[Mercia]], sought refuge at the fort following the [[Great Heathen Army]]'s [[Assault on Tamworth Fortress|assault]] on [[Tamworth Fortress]]. After learning the fort was a possible hiding place of Burgred's, the [[Vikings]] [[Ubba Ragnarsson]] and [[Sigurd Styrbjornsson]] travelled to the | ==History== | ||
In 873, Queen [[Æthelswith]], the wife of King [[Burgred of Mercia|Burgred]] of [[Mercia]], sought refuge at the fort following the [[Great Heathen Army]]'s [[Assault on Tamworth Fortress|assault]] on [[Tamworth Fortress]]. After learning that the fort was a possible hiding place of Burgred's, the [[Vikings]] [[Ubba Ragnarsson]] and [[Sigurd Styrbjornsson]] travelled to the stronghold to find and capture the Mercian king, only to discover the queen was hiding there instead.<ref name="ACV">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – [[The Walls of Templebrough]]</ref> | |||
Eivor and Sigurd infiltrated the fort and eventually managed to capture Queen Æthelswith, intending to use her as leverage for Burgred's whereabouts.<ref name="ACV" /> | The two were later joined by Sigurd's adopted sister, [[Eivor Varinsdottir]], as they interrogated the Mercian [[soldier]]s on patrol. Together, Eivor and Sigurd infiltrated the fort and eventually managed to capture Queen Æthelswith, intending to use her as leverage for Burgred's whereabouts.<ref name="ACV" /> | ||
==Appearances== | ==Appearances== | ||
Latest revision as of 06:27, 7 May 2026
Templebrough Fort was a fort in Ledecestrescire, England, situated between the crossways of the Trent River and Soar River. It was also located near the Witham River on the borders of Lincolnshire.
History[edit | edit source]
In 873, Queen Æthelswith, the wife of King Burgred of Mercia, sought refuge at the fort following the Great Heathen Army's assault on Tamworth Fortress. After learning that the fort was a possible hiding place of Burgred's, the Vikings Ubba Ragnarsson and Sigurd Styrbjornsson travelled to the stronghold to find and capture the Mercian king, only to discover the queen was hiding there instead.[1]
The two were later joined by Sigurd's adopted sister, Eivor Varinsdottir, as they interrogated the Mercian soldiers on patrol. Together, Eivor and Sigurd infiltrated the fort and eventually managed to capture Queen Æthelswith, intending to use her as leverage for Burgred's whereabouts.[1]