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|name = Rowan | |name = Rowan | ||
|image = | |image = ACV Rowan.png | ||
|birth = 9th century | |birth = 9th century | ||
|active = 9th century [[Great Britain]] | |active = 9th century [[Great Britain]] | ||
|affiliates = [[ | |affiliates = [[Ravensthorpe]] | ||
| | [[Assassins|Hidden Ones]] | ||
*[[British Brotherhood of Assassins|British Brotherhood]] | |||
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'''Rowan''' was a [[Anglo-Saxons|Saxon]] who lived in the 9th century. He worked as a [[stable]]master and {{Wiki|Aviculture|aviculturalist}} in the [[Vikings|Viking]] settlement of [[Ravensthorpe]]. He tended to the [[horse]]s and helped [[Eivor Varinsdottir]] in training them, as well as caring for Eivor's pet [[raven]], [[Sýnin]]. | |||
==Biography== | |||
===Business in Ledecestrescire and capture=== | |||
Prior to joining Ravensthorpe, Rowan primarily worked as a hand in stables acrossing [[England]], helping to trim and take care of horses, and ocassionally selling them to various buyers. During the [[Viking expansion|Viking incursions]] into [[England]], Rowan came to conduct business with the [[Vikings]] as well, primarily the [[Sons of Ragnar]], whom he sold countless stallions to.<ref name="Unwelcome">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – [[Unwelcome]]</ref> | |||
In 873, Rowan, alongside a [[China|Chinese]] [[merchant]] named [[Yanli]], was invited by [[Halfdan Ragnarsson]] to conduct business at the Ragnarsson's encampment in [[Ledecestrescire]]. When they arrived however, the encampment had long been abandoned and [[bandit]]s had settled in. The bandits captured both Rowan and Yanli, selling off the former's horses and holding both of them in the [[longhouse]], intending to have them sold off as slaves. Sometime later, the two were found by [[Sigurd Styrbjornsson|Sigurd]], Eivor, and [[Dag Nithisson|Dag]], members of the [[Norse people|Norse]] [[Raven Clan]]. The clan had came seeking an alliance with the Sons of Ragnar, and dispatched the bandits who occupied the encampment. On Sigurd's orders, Eivor and Dag freed both Rowan and Yanli, and the two were offered to remain and help them to establish a new settlement, an offer both of them accepted.<ref name="Unwelcome" /> | |||
===Joining the Hidden Ones=== | |||
Around 889, Rowan, alongside Yanli, [[Eluric]], and [[Tove]] joined the [[Hidden Ones]], training under the tutelage of [[Hytham]] in [[Ravensthorpe]].<ref name="Hytham">''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla — [[The Last Chapter]]'' – [[Fare Thee Well, Young Eagle]]</ref> | |||
==Gallery== | |||
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ACV Unwelcome 5.png|Rowan and Yanli freed by the Raven Clan members | |||
ACV Unwelcome 6.png|Rowan and Yanli agreeing to join the clan's new settlement | |||
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==Appearances== | ==Appearances== | ||
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' | *''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' {{1st}} | ||
**''[[The Last Chapter]]'' | |||
*''[[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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Rowan was a Saxon who lived in the 9th century. He worked as a stablemaster and aviculturalist in the Viking settlement of Ravensthorpe. He tended to the horses and helped Eivor Varinsdottir in training them, as well as caring for Eivor's pet raven, Sýnin.
Biography[edit | edit source]
Business in Ledecestrescire and capture[edit | edit source]
Prior to joining Ravensthorpe, Rowan primarily worked as a hand in stables acrossing England, helping to trim and take care of horses, and ocassionally selling them to various buyers. During the Viking incursions into England, Rowan came to conduct business with the Vikings as well, primarily the Sons of Ragnar, whom he sold countless stallions to.[1]
In 873, Rowan, alongside a Chinese merchant named Yanli, was invited by Halfdan Ragnarsson to conduct business at the Ragnarsson's encampment in Ledecestrescire. When they arrived however, the encampment had long been abandoned and bandits had settled in. The bandits captured both Rowan and Yanli, selling off the former's horses and holding both of them in the longhouse, intending to have them sold off as slaves. Sometime later, the two were found by Sigurd, Eivor, and Dag, members of the Norse Raven Clan. The clan had came seeking an alliance with the Sons of Ragnar, and dispatched the bandits who occupied the encampment. On Sigurd's orders, Eivor and Dag freed both Rowan and Yanli, and the two were offered to remain and help them to establish a new settlement, an offer both of them accepted.[1]
Joining the Hidden Ones[edit | edit source]
Around 889, Rowan, alongside Yanli, Eluric, and Tove joined the Hidden Ones, training under the tutelage of Hytham in Ravensthorpe.[2]
Gallery[edit | edit source]
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Rowan and Yanli freed by the Raven Clan members -
Rowan and Yanli agreeing to join the clan's new settlement
Appearances[edit | edit source]
- Assassin's Creed: Valhalla (first appearance)
- The World of Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Journey to the North – Logs and Files of a Hidden One (mentioned only)
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Unwelcome
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Valhalla — The Last Chapter – Fare Thee Well, Young Eagle