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'''Flax''' | '''Flax''' is a flowering plant in the family {{Wiki|Linaceae}} which is harvested for use as food or a fiber. As fiber, it is is utilized in the creation of many textiles, linen, and cloth. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
In the 5th century BCE, a small cult in southwester [[Elis]] dedicated to the [[Sparta]]n ''[[Mercenary|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]] took root in the [[Plains of Flax]], eventually developing as a village farm called [[Linou Farm|Linou]]. It became self-sufficient from the abundance of flax from its fields.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref> | |||
In [[Renaissance]] times, flax [[merchant]]s frequented the [[Mercato Vecchio]], the center of business in [[Florence]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Database: Mercato Vecchio]]</ref> In [[Rome]], flax was collected by the [[Italian Brotherhood of Assassins|Italian Assassins]] to [[Crafting (Project Legacy)|sew]] their own sailcloths.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]'' − [[Rome: Chapter 3 – Francesco Vecellio]]</ref> | |||
During the [[American Revolutionary War]], flax was bought and sold as a commodity in the [[United States|thirteen colonies]]. The [[Kanien'kehá:ka]] [[Assassin]] [[Ratonhnhaké:ton]] frequently used the flax fibers with other materials to [[Crafting (Assassin's Creed III)|craft]] [[rope dart]]s, but he also put it to use in the concoction of digestive tonics, one of many goods he would sell in overseas trade. Within his community of the [[Davenport Homestead]], the seamstress [[Ellen]] was responsible for weaving the fabric called {{Wiki|linsey-woolsey}} and making paper through the use of flax.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III]]''</ref> | |||
During the [[American Revolutionary War]], flax was bought and sold as a commodity in the [[United States|thirteen colonies]]. The [[Kanien'kehá:ka]] | |||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
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==Appearances== | ==Appearances== | ||
*''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' {{ | *''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' {{Mdat}} | ||
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]'' {{ | *''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]'' {{1st}} | ||
*''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' | *''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' | ||
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' | *''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' | ||
Latest revision as of 21:26, 7 February 2022
Flax is a flowering plant in the family Linaceae which is harvested for use as food or a fiber. As fiber, it is is utilized in the creation of many textiles, linen, and cloth.
History[edit | edit source]
In the 5th century BCE, a small cult in southwester Elis dedicated to the Spartan misthios Kassandra took root in the Plains of Flax, eventually developing as a village farm called Linou. It became self-sufficient from the abundance of flax from its fields.[1]
In Renaissance times, flax merchants frequented the Mercato Vecchio, the center of business in Florence.[2] In Rome, flax was collected by the Italian Assassins to sew their own sailcloths.[3]
During the American Revolutionary War, flax was bought and sold as a commodity in the thirteen colonies. The Kanien'kehá:ka Assassin Ratonhnhaké:ton frequently used the flax fibers with other materials to craft rope darts, but he also put it to use in the concoction of digestive tonics, one of many goods he would sell in overseas trade. Within his community of the Davenport Homestead, the seamstress Ellen was responsible for weaving the fabric called linsey-woolsey and making paper through the use of flax.[4]
Gallery[edit | edit source]
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Processed flax
Appearances[edit | edit source]
- Assassin's Creed II (mentioned in Database entry only)
- Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy (first appearance)
- Assassin's Creed III
- Assassin's Creed: Odyssey