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'''Wales''' is a country that is part of the [[United Kingdom]] and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east, the Irish Sea to its north and west, and the Bristol Channel to its south.
{{Imageneed|''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' and/or ''[[Discovery Tour: Viking Age]]''}}
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*[[Great Britain]]
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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 a number of 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 Assassin]] [[Cecily Frye]] was also of Welsh descent, having a Welsh mother and an English father who worked as a steelworks manager in the {{Wiki|Rhondda|Rhondda Valley}}.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' – [[Database: Evie Frye]]</ref>


==History==
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>
[[John Dee]], consultant to [[Elizabeth I of England|Queen Elizabeth I]], was of Welsh descent.


In 1635, Sir [[Henry Morgan]], a Welsh privateer, pirate and admiral of the English Royal Navy, was born in Wales.
==Trivia==
 
*Both the ''[[Jackdaw]]'' and the ''[[Jack Snipe]]''<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Pirates]]''</ref> are named after birds frequently found in Wales.
[[Parry Crowther]], a pirate, was born in Wales.
 
In 1682, [[Bartholomew Roberts]], a Welsh pirate and [[Sage]], was born in Wales in the town of Castell Newydd Bach (Little Newcastle).
 
In 1690, [[Howell Davis]], Welsh pirate and mentor of Bartholomew Roberts, was born in Pembrokeshire, in the city of Milford Haven.
 
In 1693, [[Edward Kenway]], privateer-turned-pirate and member of the [[Assassin Order]], was born in Swansea to [[Bernard Kenway|Bernard]] and [[Linette Kenway]]. His mother hailed from Cardiff.<ref>[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]</ref>
 
In 1792, [[Mary Anne Disraeli]], 1st Viscountess Beaconsfield, was born in Wales.
 
The maternal grandmother of [[Jacob Frye|Jacob]] and [[Evie Frye]] was Welsh.<ref>[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]</ref>


==Trivia==
==Appearances==
*Both the [[Jackdaw]] and [[Jack Snipe]] are named after birds frequently found in Wales.
*''[[Assassin's Creed III]] {{1stm}}
*''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Black Flag]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Pirates]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' {{Mdat}}
**''[[The Dreadful Crimes]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Geirmund's Saga]]'' {{c|as "Wealas"}}
*''[[Discovery Tour: Viking Age]]''


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:United Kingdom]]
[[Category:United Kingdom]]
[[Category:Countries in Europe]]

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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 a number of notable figures, including the pirate and Assassin Edward Kenway in 1693,[1] and the Sage Bartholomew Roberts in 1682.[2] The British Assassin Cecily Frye was also of Welsh descent, having a Welsh mother and an English father who worked as a steelworks manager in the Rhondda Valley.[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]

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  1. ↑ Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag – Database: Edward Kenway
  2. ↑ Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag – Database: Bartholomew "Black Bart" Roberts
  3. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Syndicate – Database: Evie Frye
  4. ↑ Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Geirmund's Saga – Chapter 26
  5. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Pirates
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