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[[File:ACV BB - Ashdown.jpg|thumb|250px|Ashdown in January 8, 871]] | |||
'''Ashdown''' was an open field near the village of {{Wiki|Moulsford}}, famous for the [[Battle of Ashdown]]. | '''Ashdown''' was an open field near the village of {{Wiki|Moulsford}}, famous for the [[Battle of Ashdown]]. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
Following a failed attack at the Dane encampment at [[Reading|Readingum]], [[Æthelred I, King of Wessex|Æthelred I]] and his brother [[Alfred the Great|Alfred]] desired to draw out the Danes from their fortifications to an open field battle in Ashdown.<ref name = "Chapter 12">''[[Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Geirmund's Saga]]'' – Chapter 12</ref> Though they suffered many losses, the Saxons conquered the field at the end of the day, while the [[Great Heathen Army]] was forced to retreat.<ref name = "Chapter 13">''Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Geirmund's Saga'' – Chapter 13</ref> | Following a [[Battle of Reading|failed attack]] at the [[Vikings|Dane]] encampment at [[Reading|Readingum]], King [[Æthelred I, King of Wessex|Æthelred I]] of [[Wessex]] and his brother [[Alfred the Great|Alfred]] desired to draw out the Danes from their fortifications to an open field battle in Ashdown.<ref name = "Chapter 12">''[[Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Geirmund's Saga]]'' – Chapter 12</ref> Though they suffered many losses, the Saxons conquered the field at the end of the day, while the [[Great Heathen Army]] was forced to retreat.<ref name = "Chapter 13">''Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Geirmund's Saga'' – Chapter 13</ref> | ||
==Appearances== | ==Appearances== | ||
*''[[Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Geirmund's Saga]]'' | *''[[Echoes of History]]'' {{1stm}} | ||
*''[[Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Geirmund's Saga]]'' {{1st}} | |||
*''[[Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Blood Brothers]]'' | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{Reflist}} | {{Reflist}} | ||
{{ACVGS}} | {{ACVGS}} | ||
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[[Category:England]] | [[Category:England]] | ||
Latest revision as of 02:11, 21 August 2023
Ashdown was an open field near the village of Moulsford, famous for the Battle of Ashdown.
History[edit | edit source]
Following a failed attack at the Dane encampment at Readingum, King Æthelred I of Wessex and his brother Alfred desired to draw out the Danes from their fortifications to an open field battle in Ashdown.[1] Though they suffered many losses, the Saxons conquered the field at the end of the day, while the Great Heathen Army was forced to retreat.[2]
Appearances[edit | edit source]
- Echoes of History (first mentioned)
- Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Geirmund's Saga (first appearance)
- Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Blood Brothers
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Geirmund's Saga – Chapter 12
- ↑ Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Geirmund's Saga – Chapter 13
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