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|name = Winchester | |name = Winchester | ||
|state = | |image =ACV Winchester.jpg | ||
|rulers = Briton and Celtic tribes | |state = [[United Kingdom]] | ||
|rulers = Briton and Celtic tribes {{c|1st century BCE}}<br>[[Roman Empire]] ({{c|70 CE – 410}}<br>[[Wessex|Kingdom of Wessex]] {{c|450 – 927}}<br>[[Kingdom of England]] {{c|927 – current}} | |||
|factions = [[Anglo-Saxons]]<br>[[Order of the Ancients]] | |||
|founded = Gaulish tribes | |founded = Gaulish tribes | ||
|date = 1st | |date = 1st century BCE | ||
|landmark = | |landmark = [[Wincestre Seminary]]<br>[[Wincestre Garrison]]<br>[[Witan Hall]]<br>[[The Old Minster]] | ||
'''Winchester''' | |targets = [[Selwyn]]<br>[[Hilda]]<br>[[Ealhferth]] | ||
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'''Winchester''' ({{Wiki|Old English}}: ''Wincestre'') is a city and the county town of [[Hampshire]], [[England]]. The city served as the capital of [[Wessex]] during the [[Anglo-Saxon]] [[Heptarchy]]. | |||
== | ==History== | ||
===Roman period=== | |||
Winchester was settled by the [[Roman Empire]] in 70 CE as {{Wiki|Venta Belgarum}}, named after a local Gaulish tribe called the {{Wiki|Belgae|Belgares}}. The settlement quickly became a hub for industry, education, and culture, while the local pagan religion eventually transformed into {{Wiki|Catholic Church|Catholicism}}.<ref name="Venta Belgarum">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – [[Viking Expansion notes#Wincestre_Seminary|Viking Expansion notes]]: "Dull Lesson"</ref> | |||
In 306 CE, during the reign of Emperor [[Constantine I]], [[Christianity|Christian]] worshippers came under frequent attack by Belgae warriors. The [[Assassins|Hidden One]] [[Beatha]] was dispatched from the [[Venta Belgarum bureau]] to locate Constantine and deliver a message to secure protection for the worshippers.<ref name="History">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – [[A Brief History of the Hidden Ones]]</ref> | |||
Around 383, the Roman Emperor [[Magnus Maximus]] left for [[France|Gaul]] with most of his troops in a bit to usurp [[Gratian]], ending formal Roman presence in north and west Britannia. As local populations began to grow hostile towards the Hidden Ones, [[Marcellus]] ordered the evacuation of the bureau in Venta Belgarum, requesting relocation to [[London|Londinium]] and [[Colchester|Camulodunum]].<ref name="History" /> | |||
===Medieval period=== | |||
The outskirts of Venta Belgarum were eventually settled by the [[Anglo-Saxons|Saxons]], who farmed outside its crumbling walls. They named the land Venta Caester, which in time corrupted into ''Wincestre''.<ref name="Venta Caester">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – [[Viking Expansion notes#Wincestre_Seminary|Viking Expansion notes]]: "Deathly Dull Manuscript"</ref> Wincestre became the capital of the Kingdom of Wessex, which, by the 9th century, had come to dominate much of southern England.<ref name="ACV">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]''</ref> | |||
By the 870s, the [[Order of the Ancients]] maintained a strong presence in the city. The Ancient [[Ealhferth]] became Bishop of Wincestre, using the alleged words of God to influence the populace,<ref name="Impaling the Seax">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – [[Impaling the Seax]]</ref> while his fellow Order member [[Selwyn]] attained the position of [[reeve]], maintaining law and order in the city,<ref name="Choking the Gallows">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – [[Choking the Gallows]]</ref> and [[Hilda]] established a criminal network comprised mostly of Wincestre's orphaned children.<ref name="Plucking the Quill">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – [[Plucking the Quill]]</ref> King [[Alfred the Great|Alfred]] himself served as the [[Grand Maegester of the Order of the Ancients|Grand Maegester]] of the Order, though he loathed the organization for its heretic beliefs and, with the help of his reeve [[Goodwin]], devised a plan to destroy it from within.<ref name="Poor Fellow Soldier">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – [[The Poor Fellow-Soldier]]</ref> | |||
Circa 875, [[Maegester]] [[Fulke]] uncovered Alfred's "collaboration" with the "Poor-Fellow Soldier of Christ", a mysterious informant seeking the downfall of the Order, and tasked Ealhferth, Selwyn, and Hilda to ensure the king was "burned to ash" for his betrayal.<ref name="Impaling the Seax" /> The Order began attacking Alfred's attempts to reform religion and education, and the king decided to enlist the aid of the [[Raven Clan]] [[shieldmaiden]] [[Eivor Varinsdottir]], being unable to personally deal with the Order without exposing his identity as the Poor-Fellow Soldier.<ref name="The Reeve of Wincestre">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – [[The Reeve of Wincestre]]</ref> | |||
[[File:ACV Choking the Gallows 6.png|thumb|250px|left|Eivor witnessing one of Selwyn's executions]] | |||
In 877, Eivor traveled to Wincestre after her Hidden One friend [[Hytham]] received a letter signed by the Poor-Fellow Soldier,<ref name="More Intel">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – [[More Intel]]</ref> and met Alfred at [[the Old Minster]], where the king handed her another letter from the Poor-Fellow Soldier detailing the Order's plans in Wincestre. Eivor subsequently rescued Goodwin, who had been imprisoned at the [[Wincestre Garrison]] by Selwyn's men,<ref name="The Reeve of Wincestre" /> and assassinated the Order member while he oversaw a public execution.<ref name="Choking the Gallows" /> | |||
Eivor also tracked down and eliminated Hilda,<ref name="Plucking the Quill" /> and later discovered that Ealhferth had faked his death to murder Alfred while he delivered a speech at [[Witan Hall]]. The shieldmaiden killed Ealhferth during his assassination attempt, saving Alfred's life and ending the Order's influence in Wincestre, though she was soon banished from the city after rejecting Alfred's offer to convert to Christianity.<ref name="Impaling the Seax" /> | |||
The following year, after having eliminated all Order members in England and discovered Alfred's identity as both the Poor-Fellow Soldier and the Grand Maegester of the Order, Eivor was given the key to Alfred's secret study at the Old Minster. There, she found documents detailing his plans to establish a [[Templars|new order]], one that would seek the [[New World Order|betterment]] of [[human]]ity.<ref name="Poor Fellow Soldier" /> At some point during her time in Wincestre, Eivor also found and explored the abandoned Venta Belgarum bureau, retrieving a page from [[The Magas Codex]] and the [[seax]] [[Suttungr's Claw]].<ref name="History" /> | |||
[[File:ACV The Last Chapter Promo 3.jpg|thumb|250px|Eivor meeting Alfred at the Old Minster]] | |||
Circa 889, Eivor met with Alfred one final time in the courtyard of the Old Minster, where the king extended an invitation for her to join his Order. However, Eivor turned down the offer, explaining that she was planning to leave England for good, and Alfred wished her well on her journey before the two parted ways.<ref name="Farewell">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – ''[[The Last Chapter]]'' – [[Fare Thee Well, Aelfred Rex]]</ref> | |||
==Notable landmarks== | |||
*[[Bishop's Residence]] | |||
**[[Temple of Mithras, Winchester|Temple of Mithras]] | |||
*Jewelry Workshop | |||
*Market Warehouse | |||
*[[Saint Peter's Church]] | |||
*Shieldmaker's Yard | |||
*[[The Old Minster]] | |||
*[[The Nun's Minster]] | |||
*[[Venta Belgarum bureau]] | |||
*[[Wincestre Garrison]] | |||
*[[Wincestre Seminary]] | |||
*[[Witan Hall]] | |||
==Behind the scenes== | |||
Wincester is a city in ''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]''. In the game, Wincester is listed as a region seperate from the surrounding Hamtunscire, similarly to how [[London|Lunden]] and [[York|Jorvik]] are treated as their own individual regions. | |||
==Gallery== | |||
<gallery widths="180" captionalign="center" position="center"> | |||
ACV The Reeve of Wincestre 2.png|Eivor synchronizing a [[viewpoint]] in Wincestre | |||
</gallery> | |||
==Appearances== | ==Appearances== | ||
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' | *''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' {{1st}} | ||
**''[[The Last Chapter]]'' | |||
*''[[Discovery Tour: Viking Age]]'' | |||
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – The Hidden Codex]]'' | |||
*''[[The World of Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Journey to the North – Logs and Files of a Hidden One]]'' {{Mo}} | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Latest revision as of 21:50, 11 May 2026
Winchester (Old English: Wincestre) is a city and the county town of Hampshire, England. The city served as the capital of Wessex during the Anglo-Saxon Heptarchy.
History[edit | edit source]
Roman period[edit | edit source]
Winchester was settled by the Roman Empire in 70 CE as Venta Belgarum, named after a local Gaulish tribe called the Belgares. The settlement quickly became a hub for industry, education, and culture, while the local pagan religion eventually transformed into Catholicism.[1]
In 306 CE, during the reign of Emperor Constantine I, Christian worshippers came under frequent attack by Belgae warriors. The Hidden One Beatha was dispatched from the Venta Belgarum bureau to locate Constantine and deliver a message to secure protection for the worshippers.[2]
Around 383, the Roman Emperor Magnus Maximus left for Gaul with most of his troops in a bit to usurp Gratian, ending formal Roman presence in north and west Britannia. As local populations began to grow hostile towards the Hidden Ones, Marcellus ordered the evacuation of the bureau in Venta Belgarum, requesting relocation to Londinium and Camulodunum.[2]
Medieval period[edit | edit source]
The outskirts of Venta Belgarum were eventually settled by the Saxons, who farmed outside its crumbling walls. They named the land Venta Caester, which in time corrupted into Wincestre.[3] Wincestre became the capital of the Kingdom of Wessex, which, by the 9th century, had come to dominate much of southern England.[4]
By the 870s, the Order of the Ancients maintained a strong presence in the city. The Ancient Ealhferth became Bishop of Wincestre, using the alleged words of God to influence the populace,[5] while his fellow Order member Selwyn attained the position of reeve, maintaining law and order in the city,[6] and Hilda established a criminal network comprised mostly of Wincestre's orphaned children.[7] King Alfred himself served as the Grand Maegester of the Order, though he loathed the organization for its heretic beliefs and, with the help of his reeve Goodwin, devised a plan to destroy it from within.[8]
Circa 875, Maegester Fulke uncovered Alfred's "collaboration" with the "Poor-Fellow Soldier of Christ", a mysterious informant seeking the downfall of the Order, and tasked Ealhferth, Selwyn, and Hilda to ensure the king was "burned to ash" for his betrayal.[5] The Order began attacking Alfred's attempts to reform religion and education, and the king decided to enlist the aid of the Raven Clan shieldmaiden Eivor Varinsdottir, being unable to personally deal with the Order without exposing his identity as the Poor-Fellow Soldier.[9]
In 877, Eivor traveled to Wincestre after her Hidden One friend Hytham received a letter signed by the Poor-Fellow Soldier,[10] and met Alfred at the Old Minster, where the king handed her another letter from the Poor-Fellow Soldier detailing the Order's plans in Wincestre. Eivor subsequently rescued Goodwin, who had been imprisoned at the Wincestre Garrison by Selwyn's men,[9] and assassinated the Order member while he oversaw a public execution.[6]
Eivor also tracked down and eliminated Hilda,[7] and later discovered that Ealhferth had faked his death to murder Alfred while he delivered a speech at Witan Hall. The shieldmaiden killed Ealhferth during his assassination attempt, saving Alfred's life and ending the Order's influence in Wincestre, though she was soon banished from the city after rejecting Alfred's offer to convert to Christianity.[5]
The following year, after having eliminated all Order members in England and discovered Alfred's identity as both the Poor-Fellow Soldier and the Grand Maegester of the Order, Eivor was given the key to Alfred's secret study at the Old Minster. There, she found documents detailing his plans to establish a new order, one that would seek the betterment of humanity.[8] At some point during her time in Wincestre, Eivor also found and explored the abandoned Venta Belgarum bureau, retrieving a page from The Magas Codex and the seax Suttungr's Claw.[2]
Circa 889, Eivor met with Alfred one final time in the courtyard of the Old Minster, where the king extended an invitation for her to join his Order. However, Eivor turned down the offer, explaining that she was planning to leave England for good, and Alfred wished her well on her journey before the two parted ways.[11]
Notable landmarks[edit | edit source]
- Bishop's Residence
- Jewelry Workshop
- Market Warehouse
- Saint Peter's Church
- Shieldmaker's Yard
- The Old Minster
- The Nun's Minster
- Venta Belgarum bureau
- Wincestre Garrison
- Wincestre Seminary
- Witan Hall
Behind the scenes[edit | edit source]
Wincester is a city in Assassin's Creed: Valhalla. In the game, Wincester is listed as a region seperate from the surrounding Hamtunscire, similarly to how Lunden and Jorvik are treated as their own individual regions.
Gallery[edit | edit source]
-
Eivor synchronizing a viewpoint in Wincestre
Appearances[edit | edit source]
- Assassin's Creed: Valhalla (first appearance)
- Discovery Tour: Viking Age
- Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – The Hidden Codex
- The World of Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Journey to the North – Logs and Files of a Hidden One (mentioned only)
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Viking Expansion notes: "Dull Lesson"
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – A Brief History of the Hidden Ones
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Viking Expansion notes: "Deathly Dull Manuscript"
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Valhalla
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Impaling the Seax
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Choking the Gallows
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Plucking the Quill
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – The Poor Fellow-Soldier
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – The Reeve of Wincestre
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – More Intel
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – The Last Chapter – Fare Thee Well, Aelfred Rex
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