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|description = The fortress and residence of Richard I of England during the Third Crusade. | |description = The fortress and residence of Richard I of England during the Third Crusade. | ||
|location = Rich District, [[Acre]], [[ | |location = Rich District, [[Acre]], [[Kingdom of Jerusalem]] | ||
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The '''Acre Citadel''' was a large [[fort]]ress located in the | The '''Acre Citadel''' was a large [[fort]]ress located in the Rich District of [[Acre]], as well as the main residence of [[Richard I of England|Richard I]] of [[England]] during the [[Third Crusade]]. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
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==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" widths="180"> | <gallery captionalign="center" position="center" widths="180"> | ||
File:AC1 thierry-doizon-ac-bt-acrecitadelle-sketches02.jpg|Concept art | |||
Kingrichardscitadeloutside.png|Altaïr facing the citadel's walls | File:Ac-acre-knights-citadel.jpg|Concept art | ||
Kingrichardscitadeltower.png|The citadel's tower | File:AC1 Acre Citadel+Flag.png|A view of the citadel and a Templar [[flag]] | ||
Kingrichardscitadelinnercitadel.jpg|The inner citadel | File:Kingrichardscitadeloutside.png|Altaïr facing the citadel's walls | ||
File:Kingrichardscitadeltower.png|The citadel's tower | |||
ACBL Assault 5.png|Maria and two Templars inside the citadel | File:Kingrichardscitadelinnercitadel.jpg|The inner citadel | ||
ACBL Assault 6.png|Altaïr eavesdropping on the Templars | File:ACBL Assault 5.png|Maria and two Templars inside the citadel | ||
ACBL Assault 10.png|Maria being taken captive by the Assassins following her defeat | File:ACBL Assault 6.png|Altaïr eavesdropping on the Templars | ||
File:ACBL Assault 10.png|Maria being taken captive by the Assassins following her defeat | |||
File:ACReb Acre citadels walls1.jpg|A view of the citadel's walls, simulated by the [[Animus|Animus 4.38]] | |||
File:ACReb Acre citadel's walls.jpg|Another view of the citadel's walls, simulated by the Animus 4.38 | |||
File:ACReb chambers of King Richard's steward in Acre citadel.jpg|The chamber of King Richard's steward, simulated by the Animus 4.38 | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
{{Reflist}} | {{Reflist}} | ||
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The Acre Citadel was a large fortress located in the Rich District of Acre, as well as the main residence of Richard I of England during the Third Crusade.
History[edit | edit source]
The citadel was essentially a small town that was heavily fortified against outside attacks, with massive walls and battlements. It contained the quarters of William of Montferrat, a Templar who governed Acre whilst Richard was absent fighting the Saracens.[1]
In 1191, a team of Assassins was sent by their Mentor, Al Mualim, to keep William inside the citadel and allow Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad to kill him.[2] The team eliminated Templar patrols,[3] Crusaders,[4] and William's personal bodyguard, Isembart, from whom they learned that William knew of Altaïr's mission and had laid an ambush for the Assassin.[5] The team subsequently disrupted the ambush,[6] allowing Altaïr to infiltrate the heavily guarded fortress, eliminate the archers patrolling its perimeter, and assassinate William.[1]
Following William's death, the Templars assumed control of the citadel, from where they planned to relocate to Cyprus to avoid further Assassin incursions. In October 1191, as the Templar fleet departed Acre, Altaïr led an attack on the citadel but was too late to prevent the fleet's escape. However, he did manage to defeat and capture Maria Thorpe, who had been left behind by the new Templar Grand Master, Armand Bouchart. Altaïr then decided to travel to Cyprus himself to investigate the Templars' activities.[7]
A few years later, in 1197, Altaïr and Maria, now married, met at the top of the citadel's tower, where they made love and subsequently conceived a son.[8]
Behind the scenes[edit | edit source]
The citadel is based on a real Templar fortress and castle that existed in Acre.[9]
Gallery[edit | edit source]
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Concept art -
Concept art -
A view of the citadel and a Templar flag -
Altaïr facing the citadel's walls -
The citadel's tower -
The inner citadel -
Maria and two Templars inside the citadel -
Altaïr eavesdropping on the Templars -
Maria being taken captive by the Assassins following her defeat -
A view of the citadel's walls, simulated by the Animus 4.38 -
Another view of the citadel's walls, simulated by the Animus 4.38 -
The chamber of King Richard's steward, simulated by the Animus 4.38
Appearances[edit | edit source]
- Assassin's Creed (first appearance)
- Assassin's Creed: Bloodlines
- Assassin's Creed II
- Assassin's Creed: The Secret Crusade
- Assassin's Creed: Rebellion – The Eagle's Shadow
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Assassin's Creed – Assassination (William of Montferrat)
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Rebellion – The Eagle's Shadow – Illusory Words
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Rebellion – The Eagle's Shadow – With Arms Open
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Rebellion – The Eagle's Shadow – Deadly Game
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Rebellion – The Eagle's Shadow – Fighting Fair
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Rebellion – The Eagle's Shadow – The Unseen Knife
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Bloodlines – Assault (Maria Thorpe)
- ↑ Assassin's Creed II – Modern day
- ↑ The Historical Documentation of the Water Cisterns under the Jazzar Pasha Mosque in Acre by Bartosz Radojewski. www.iaa-conservation.org. Accessed 20 September 2021