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'''Wales''', also called '''Cymru''' in {{Wiki|Welsh language|Welsh}}, is a constituent country of the [[United Kingdom]] located on the western-most part of the island of [[Great Britain]]. It was the birthplace of | '''Wales''', also called '''Cymru''' in {{Wiki|Welsh language|Welsh}}, is a constituent country of the [[United Kingdom]], located on the western-most part of the island of [[Great Britain]]. It was the birthplace of several notable figures, including the [[Piracy|pirate]] and [[Assassins|Assassin]] [[Edward Kenway]] in 1693,<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[Database: Edward Kenway (Black Flag)|Database: Edward Kenway]]</ref> and the [[Sage]] [[Bartholomew Roberts]] in 1682.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[Database: Bartholomew "Black Bart" Roberts]]</ref> The [[British Brotherhood of Assassins|British Assassins]] [[Jacob Frye|Jacob]] and [[Evie Frye]] also possessed Welsh heritage on their [[Cecily Frye|mother]]'s side, as their grandmother was a native Welshwoman and their grandfather was an Englishman from the {{Wiki|Rhondda}} valley in South Wales.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' – [[Database: Evie Frye]]</ref> | ||
During the [[Vikings|Viking]] [[Viking expansion|expansion]] into [[England]], [[Ubba Ragnarsson]] was known to periodically [[raid]] Welsh settlements along the coastlines when not leading the [[Great Heathen Army]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Geirmund's Saga]]'' – Chapter 26</ref> | During the [[Vikings|Viking]] [[Viking expansion|expansion]] into [[England]], [[Ubba Ragnarsson]] was known to periodically [[raid]] Welsh settlements along the coastlines when not leading the [[Great Heathen Army]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Geirmund's Saga]]'' – Chapter 26</ref> | ||
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Wales, also called Cymru in Welsh, is a constituent country of the United Kingdom, located on the western-most part of the island of Great Britain. It was the birthplace of several notable figures, including the pirate and Assassin Edward Kenway in 1693,[1] and the Sage Bartholomew Roberts in 1682.[2] The British Assassins Jacob and Evie Frye also possessed Welsh heritage on their mother's side, as their grandmother was a native Welshwoman and their grandfather was an Englishman from the Rhondda valley in South Wales.[3]
During the Viking expansion into England, Ubba Ragnarsson was known to periodically raid Welsh settlements along the coastlines when not leading the Great Heathen Army.[4]
Trivia[edit | edit source]
- Both the Jackdaw and the Jack Snipe[5] are named after birds frequently found in Wales.
Appearances[edit | edit source]
- Assassin's Creed III (first mentioned)
- Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag (mentioned only)
- Assassin's Creed: Black Flag (mentioned only)
- Assassin's Creed: Pirates (mentioned only)
- Assassin's Creed: Syndicate (mentioned in Database entry only)
- The Dreadful Crimes (mentioned only)
- Assassin's Creed: Valhalla (first appearance)
- Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Geirmund's Saga (as "Wealas")
- Discovery Tour: Viking Age