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[[File: ACV DB Daughters of Lerion.png|thumb|250px|Goneril (right) and her sisters]]
|death = 870s<br>[[Spalda Fens]], [[Grantebridgescire]], [[Mercia|Danish Mercia]]
'''Goneril''' (died 870s) was the eldest [[Daughters of Lerion|daughter]] of [[Lerion]], a wealthy [[East Anglia]]n [[ealdorman]] who plotted to kill the [[Mercia]]n king [[Burgred of Mercia|Burgred]]. The plot was foiled by King [[Edmund the Martyr|Edmund]] of East Anglia before it had hatched, leading to Lerion's arrest and execution for treason. Goneril and her sisters, fearing they would suffer their father's fate or worse, fled into the fens of East Anglia and disappeared.<ref name="Lerion Daughters Database">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – [[Database: The Daughters of Lerion]]</ref>
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'''Goneril''' (died 870s) was the eldest [[Daughters of Lerion|daughter]] of [[Lerion]], an [[East Anglia]]n [[ealdorman]] who plotted to kill the [[Mercia]]n king [[Burgred of Mercia|Burgred]]. The plot was foiled by King [[Edmund the Martyr|Edmund]] of East Anglia before it had hatched, leading to Lerion's arrest and execution for treason. Goneril and her sisters, fearing they would suffer their father's fate or worse, fled into the fens of East Anglia and disappeared.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – [[Database: The Daughters of Lerion]]</ref>


[[Vikings|Viking]] [[Eivor Varinsdottir]] eventually fought and killed Goneril while exploring the [[British Isles]], claiming her dagger.<ref name="ACV">''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla''</ref>
In the 870s, the [[Vikings|Viking]] [[Eivor Varinsdottir]] fought and killed Goneril while exploring [[England]], claiming her dagger.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – [[Floating conversations]]: The Daughters of Lerion</ref>
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==Behind the scenes==
==Behind the scenes==
The story of Lerion and his daughters is likely inspired by the {{Wiki|Leir of Britain|legendary figure}} of the same name, which was used by the playwright [[William Shakespeare]] as the basis for his play ''{{Wiki|King Lear}}''.<ref name="Leir of Britain">{{WP|Leir of Britain}}</ref>
Goneril is a character appearing in ''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'', where she is portrayed by [[Roanna Cochrane]], who also provides the voice for [[Tekla]]. Goneril is likely based upon the {{Wiki|Goneril|character}} of the same name from [[William Shakespeare]]'s 1606 play ''{{Wiki|King Lear}}''.<ref>{{WP|Goneril}}</ref>
 
==Appearances==
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]''


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ACV - Concept Goneril 1.jpg|Concept art of Goneril
ACV - Concept Goneril 1.jpg|Concept art of Goneril
ACV - Concept Goneril 2.jpg|Concept sketches of Goneril
ACV - Concept Goneril 2.jpg|Concept sketches of Goneril
ACV - Concept Goneril 3.jpg|Concept art of Goneril's alternate costumes  
ACV - Concept Goneril 3.jpg|Concept art of Goneril's alternate costumes
ACV Eivor fighting Goneril.png|Goneril fighting against Eivor Varinsdottir
ACV Eivor killing Goneril.png|Goneril's death
ACV Goneril's Body.png|Goneril's body after the battle
ACV Goneril's Dagger.PNG|Goneril's Dagger
ACV Goneril's Dagger.PNG|Goneril's Dagger
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==Appearances==
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' {{1st}}
**''[[Dawn of Ragnarök]]'' {{c|simulation only}}


==References==
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Goneril (died 870s) was the eldest daughter of Lerion, an East Anglian ealdorman who plotted to kill the Mercian king Burgred. The plot was foiled by King Edmund of East Anglia before it had hatched, leading to Lerion's arrest and execution for treason. Goneril and her sisters, fearing they would suffer their father's fate or worse, fled into the fens of East Anglia and disappeared.[1]

In the 870s, the Viking Eivor Varinsdottir fought and killed Goneril while exploring England, claiming her dagger.[2]

Behind the scenes[edit | edit source]

Goneril is a character appearing in Assassin's Creed: Valhalla, where she is portrayed by Roanna Cochrane, who also provides the voice for Tekla. Goneril is likely based upon the character of the same name from William Shakespeare's 1606 play King Lear.[3]

Gallery[edit | edit source]

Appearances[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]