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'''Ælla''' (died 867) was King of [[Northumbria]] until his death in 867. He was responsible for capturing the [[Vikings|Viking]] leader [[Ragnar Lodbrok]] and had him put to death. In retaliation, two of Ragnar's sons, [[Ivarr the Boneless]] and [[Ubba Ragnarsson]], sought revenge and [[Viking expansion|invaded]] [[England]] leading the [[Great Heathen Army]]. In time, the sons captured Ælla and ritually executed him by way of the [[blood eagle]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – [[Database: Ivarr and Ubba]]</ref>
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'''Ælla''' (c. 815 – 867), alternatively '''Aelle''',<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – [[The Lost Drengir of Ragnar Lothbrok]]</ref> was the King of [[Northumbria]] from 866 until his death in 867. He was a member of the [[Order of the Ancients]], and was in line to become the new [[Grand Maegester of the Order of the Ancients|Grand Maegester]] of the Order in [[England]] by the mid-860s.


Ælla was a member of the [[Order of the Ancients]], and was in line to become the new Grand Maegester in England by the mid-860s. After Ælla died in 867, the title was instead bestowed upon [[Æthelred I, King of Wessex|Æthelred]], the son of King [[Æthelwulf, King of Wessex|Æthelwulf]] of [[Wessex]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – Note in King Alfred's study</ref>
==Biography==
Circa 865, ealdorman Ælla captured the famed [[Vikings|Viking]] leader [[Ragnar Lothbrok]] and had him executed by throwing him into a [[Ælla's snake pit|pit]] of [[snake]]s.<ref name="EchoesOfHistoryEp2">''[[Echoes of History]]: Vikings'' – Episode 2: Dragon of the Seas</ref> As retaliation, two of Ragnar's sons, [[Ivarr the Boneless]] and [[Ubba Ragnarsson]], sought revenge and [[Viking expansion|invaded]] [[England]] leading the [[Great Heathen Army]].<ref name="ACV DB">''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla'' – [[Database: Ivarr and Ubba]]</ref>
 
On 1 November 866, after Ivarr killed Ælla's predecessor [[Osberht of Northumbria|Osberht]]<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla'' – [[King Killer]]</ref> on the battlefield,<ref name="EchoesOfHistoryEp3">''Echoes of History: Vikings'' – Episode 3: Thor's Hammer</ref> Ælla was crowned King of Northumbria in the [[York Minster]] by the Archbishop [[Wulfhere of York|Wulfhere]]. After which, the kingdom celebrated the {{Wiki|All Saints' Day}} Feast. The day also marked the [[Viking Capture of York]] led by Ivarr.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Blood Brothers]]'' – [[The Boneless]]</ref> After receiving the news that Ivarr was leading this attack, Ælla sent his captain of the guard to lead the troops to defend the city. However, the captain was eventually killed by the brothers [[Ulf Stensson|Ulf]] and [[Björn Stensson]], and York was captured by the Vikings. With Ivarr's capture of York, Ælla also abandoned his people and escaped the city.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Blood Brothers'' – [[Battle of York (manhua)|Battle of York]]</ref>
 
During Ælla's reign, King [[Louis the Younger]] of {{Wiki|Saxony}} gave him [[Aella's Bardiche|a unique axe]] from [[Europe]] as a gift.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla''</ref>
 
By March 867, the [[Sons of Ragnar]] captured Ælla and ritually executed him by way of the [[blood eagle]].<ref name="ACV DB" /><ref>''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Blood Brothers'' – [[The Dust Settles]]</ref> After Ælla's death, the title he would have assumed was instead bestowed upon [[Æthelred I, King of Wessex|Æthelred]], the son of King [[Æthelwulf, King of Wessex|Æthelwulf]] of [[Wessex]].<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla'' – [[The Poor Fellow-Soldier]]</ref>
 
==Gallery==
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==Appearances==
==Appearances==
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Echoes of History]]'' {{c|voice only}}
*''[[Echoes of Valhalla]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' {{1stm}}
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Blood Brothers]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[The World of Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Journey to the North – Logs and Files of a Hidden One]]'' {{Mo}}


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Ælla (c. 815 – 867), alternatively Aelle,[2] was the King of Northumbria from 866 until his death in 867. He was a member of the Order of the Ancients, and was in line to become the new Grand Maegester of the Order in England by the mid-860s.

Biography[edit | edit source]

Circa 865, ealdorman Ælla captured the famed Viking leader Ragnar Lothbrok and had him executed by throwing him into a pit of snakes.[3] As retaliation, two of Ragnar's sons, Ivarr the Boneless and Ubba Ragnarsson, sought revenge and invaded England leading the Great Heathen Army.[4]

On 1 November 866, after Ivarr killed Ælla's predecessor Osberht[5] on the battlefield,[6] Ælla was crowned King of Northumbria in the York Minster by the Archbishop Wulfhere. After which, the kingdom celebrated the All Saints' Day Feast. The day also marked the Viking Capture of York led by Ivarr.[7] After receiving the news that Ivarr was leading this attack, Ælla sent his captain of the guard to lead the troops to defend the city. However, the captain was eventually killed by the brothers Ulf and Björn Stensson, and York was captured by the Vikings. With Ivarr's capture of York, Ælla also abandoned his people and escaped the city.[8]

During Ælla's reign, King Louis the Younger of Saxony gave him a unique axe from Europe as a gift.[9]

By March 867, the Sons of Ragnar captured Ælla and ritually executed him by way of the blood eagle.[4][10] After Ælla's death, the title he would have assumed was instead bestowed upon Æthelred, the son of King Æthelwulf of Wessex.[11]

Gallery[edit | edit source]

Appearances[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. Ælla of Northumbria on Wikipedia
  2. Assassin's Creed: ValhallaThe Lost Drengir of Ragnar Lothbrok
  3. Echoes of History: Vikings – Episode 2: Dragon of the Seas
  4. 4.0 4.1 Assassin's Creed: ValhallaDatabase: Ivarr and Ubba
  5. Assassin's Creed: ValhallaKing Killer
  6. Echoes of History: Vikings – Episode 3: Thor's Hammer
  7. Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Blood BrothersThe Boneless
  8. Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Blood BrothersBattle of York
  9. Assassin's Creed: Valhalla
  10. Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Blood BrothersThe Dust Settles
  11. Assassin's Creed: ValhallaThe Poor Fellow-Soldier