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|image = ACUp Eric Blair.png
|birth = 25 June 1903<br>{{Wiki|Motihari}}, {{Wiki|Bengal, British India|Bengal}}, [[India|British India]]
|birth = 25 June 1903<br>{{Wiki|Motihari}}, {{Wiki|Bengal, British India|Bengal}}, [[India|British India]]
|death = 21 January 1950<br>[[London]], [[England]]
|death = 21 January 1950 {{c|aged 46}}<br>[[London]], [[England]]
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|species = [[Human]]
|affiliates = *{{Wiki|POUM|Partido Obrero de Unificación Marxista}}
|affiliates = *{{Wiki|POUM|Partido Obrero de Unificación Marxista}}
*{{Wiki|Independent Labour Party}}
*{{Wiki|Independent Labour Party}}
}}
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'''Eric Arthur Blair''' (1903 – 1950), better known by his pen name '''George Orwell''', was an [[England|English]] novelist, essayist, journalist and critic.
'''Eric Arthur Blair''' (1903 – 1950), better known by his pen name '''George Orwell''', was an [[England|English]] novelist, essayist, journalist, and critic.


==Biography==
==Biography==
===Early life===
Eric Arthur Blair was born on 25 June 1903, in {{Wiki|Motihari}}, [[India|British India]] to Richard Walmesley Blair and Ida Mabel Blair (''née'' Limouzin). He experienced the colonial environment firsthand as his father served as a civil servant. His early education took place in [[England]], where he earned a scholarship to attend Eton College. This formative period in England contributed to his growing awareness of social inequalities.<ref name="WP">{{WP|George Orwell}}</ref>
===Military career===
===Military career===
In May 1937, Eric was part of the {{Wiki|POUM|Partido Obrero de Unificación Marxista}} ('''POUM''') based in [[Barcelona]], having arrived from England in April. While on the streets, he encountered the [[Spain|Spanish]] [[Assassins|Assassin]] [[Ignacio Cardona]], who was looking for weapons for his [[Assassin cell]]. Eric greeted the Assassin, telling him that he had several black market contacts that might have the weapons he wanted.<ref name="ACUp 6">''[[Assassin's Creed: Uprising]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Uprising 6|Issue #06]]</ref>
{{Dialogue2|Eric|Anything you like?|Ignacio|These are farmers' weapons. It's all junk.|Ha! It is, isn't it?|Eric introducing Ignacio to one of his contact's black market, 1937.|Assassin's Creed: Uprising|Assassin's Creed: Uprising 6}}
In May 1937, Eric was part of the ''{{Wiki|POUM|Partido Obrero de Unificación Marxista}}'' (POUM) based in [[Barcelona]], having arrived from England in April. While on the streets, he encountered the [[Spanish Brotherhood of Assassins|Spanish Assassin]] [[Ignacio Cardona]], who was looking for weapons for his [[Assassin cell]]. Eric greeted the [[Assassins|Assassin]], telling him that he had several black market contacts that might have the weapons he wanted.<ref name="ACUp 6">''[[Assassin's Creed: Uprising]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Uprising 6|Issue #6]]</ref>


As both Eric and Ignacio were in one of the black market shops, they heard gunshots and ran outside to investigate. Eric was informed by one of his comrades that the government had seized control of the telephone exchange building. Before Eric could ask Ignacio to help him, he had already ran off to investigate the {{Wiki|May Days|conflict}}.<ref name="ACUp 6"/>
As both Eric and Ignacio were in one of the black market shops, they heard gunshots and ran outside to investigate. Eric was informed by one of his comrades that the government had seized control of the telephone exchange building. Before Eric could ask Ignacio to help him, he had already ran off to investigate the {{Wiki|May Days|conflict}}.<ref name="ACUp 6"/>
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In August 1945, under his pen name of George Orwell, he published ''{{Wiki|Animal Farm}}'', an allegorical novella that satirized the events leading up to the [[Russian Revolution]] of 1917 and the early years of the [[Soviet Union]], it portrayed political corruption through a group of farm animals who rebelled against their human farmer.<ref>{{WP|Animal Farm|''Animal Farm''}}</ref>
In August 1945, under his pen name of George Orwell, he published ''{{Wiki|Animal Farm}}'', an allegorical novella that satirized the events leading up to the [[Russian Revolution]] of 1917 and the early years of the [[Soviet Union]], it portrayed political corruption through a group of farm animals who rebelled against their human farmer.<ref>{{WP|Animal Farm|''Animal Farm''}}</ref>


===Later life===
===Legacy===
During his two marriages, {{Wiki|Eileen O'Shaughnessy}} and {{Wiki|Sonia Brownell}}, Eric never had any biological children, instead adopting {{Wiki|Richard Blair (patron)|Richard}} with his first wife Eileen. He passed away on 21 January 1950 in [[London]], and was laid to rest within {{Wiki|All Saints' Church, Sutton Courtenay}}.<ref name="WP"/>
In October 2016, the [[Inner Sanctum of the Templar Order|Inner Sanctum]] member [[Simon Hathaway]] likened his recent ostracization from his fellow [[Templars|Templar]] peers to a quote from Orwell's ''Animal Farm'', "Some animals are more equal than others."<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Heresy]]'' – Chapter 24</ref>


===Legacy===
==Gallery==
In October 2016, the [[Inner Sanctum of the Templar Order|Inner Santcum]] [[Templars|Templar]] [[Simon Hathaway]], likened his recent ostracization from his fellow peers to a quote from Orwell's ''Animal Farm'', "Some animals are more equal than others."<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Heresy]]'' – Chapter 24</ref>
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AC - Ignacio Cardona greeted by George Orwell.png|Eric greeting Ignacio in the streets of Barcelona
AC - George Orwell showing Ignacio weapons at a black market.png|Eric introducing Ignacio to one of his contacts' black market
</gallery>


==Appearances==
==Appearances==
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Heresy]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Heresy]]'' {{1stm}}
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Uprising]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Uprising]]'' {{1st}}


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"Barcelona! The biggest worker takeover of industry in history."
―Eric during his first meeting with Ignacio Cardona, 1937.[src]-[m]

Eric Arthur Blair (1903 – 1950), better known by his pen name George Orwell, was an English novelist, essayist, journalist, and critic.

Biography[edit | edit source]

Military career[edit | edit source]

Eric: "Anything you like?"
Ignacio: "These are farmers' weapons. It's all junk."
Eric: "Ha! It is, isn't it?"
—Eric introducing Ignacio to one of his contact's black market, 1937.[src]-[m]

In May 1937, Eric was part of the Partido Obrero de Unificación Marxista (POUM) based in Barcelona, having arrived from England in April. While on the streets, he encountered the Spanish Assassin Ignacio Cardona, who was looking for weapons for his Assassin cell. Eric greeted the Assassin, telling him that he had several black market contacts that might have the weapons he wanted.[1]

As both Eric and Ignacio were in one of the black market shops, they heard gunshots and ran outside to investigate. Eric was informed by one of his comrades that the government had seized control of the telephone exchange building. Before Eric could ask Ignacio to help him, he had already ran off to investigate the conflict.[1]

Literary career[edit | edit source]

In August 1945, under his pen name of George Orwell, he published Animal Farm, an allegorical novella that satirized the events leading up to the Russian Revolution of 1917 and the early years of the Soviet Union, it portrayed political corruption through a group of farm animals who rebelled against their human farmer.[2]

Legacy[edit | edit source]

In October 2016, the Inner Sanctum member Simon Hathaway likened his recent ostracization from his fellow Templar peers to a quote from Orwell's Animal Farm, "Some animals are more equal than others."[3]

Gallery[edit | edit source]

Appearances[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]