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| image = Wiki_noimage.jpg | |name = Æthelwulf | ||
| birth = | |native = | ||
| death = 13 January 858 | |image = Wiki_noimage.jpg | ||
| species = [[Human]] | |birth = | ||
| affiliates = [[House of Wessex]]<br>[[Order of the Ancients]] | |death = 13 January 858 | ||
|species = [[Human]] | |||
|affiliates = [[House of Wessex]]<br>[[Order of the Ancients]] | |||
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''' | '''Æthelwulf''' (died 858) was King of [[Wessex]] from 839 to 858. The son of King {{Wiki|Ecgberht, King of Wessex|Ecgberht}}, Æthelwulf became a member of the [[Order of the Ancients]], eventually rising to the position of [[Grand Maegester of the Order of the Ancients|Grand Maegester]]. | ||
Upon his death, his title of Grand Maegester was transferred to his children who succeeded him as King of Wessex, including [[Æthelred I, King of Wessex| | ==Biography== | ||
===Reign=== | |||
During his rule, he arranged for the marriage of [[Birstan]] of Wessex to [[Estrid]] of [[Francia]], seeking to strengthen the ties between the two nations, though by 875 the couple fell to fighting with each other in an unhappy union.<ref name="AnUncommonProposition">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – [[An Uncommon Proposition]]</ref> | |||
Æthelwulf also possessed a [[King Æthelwulf's Royal Hunt Bow|hunting bow]], which he would use to hunt wild boar with.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla'' – [[King Æthelwulf's Royal Hunt Bow]]</ref> | |||
===Death=== | |||
Upon his death, his title of Grand Maegester was transferred to his children who succeeded him as King of Wessex, including [[Æthelred I, King of Wessex|Æthelred]], and ultimately [[Alfred the Great|Alfred]]. Unlike his father, Alfred disagreed with the Order's ideology and worked to dismantle and replace it with a new [[Templars|universal order]].<ref name="ACV">''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla'' – [[The Poor Fellow-Soldier]]</ref> | |||
==Appearances== | ==Appearances== | ||
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' {{Mo}} | *''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' {{1stm}} | ||
*''[[The World of Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Journey to the North – Logs and Files of a Hidden One]]'' {{Mo}} | |||
== | ==References== | ||
{{Reflist|1}} | {{Reflist|1}} | ||
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|title=King of Wessex | |||
|years=839 – 858 | |||
|before={{Wiki|Ecgberht, King of Wessex|Ecgberht}} | |||
|before-years=802 – 839 | |||
|after={{Wiki|Æthelbald, King of Wessex|Æthelbald}} | |||
|after-years=858 – 860 | |||
}} | |||
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{{ACV}} | {{ACV}} | ||
[[Category:858 deaths]] | [[Category:858 deaths]] | ||
[[Category:Individuals]] | [[Category:Individuals]] | ||
[[Category:Anglo- | [[Category:Anglo-Saxons]] | ||
[[Category:Monarchs of Kent]] | [[Category:Monarchs of Kent]] | ||
[[Category:Monarchs of Wessex]] | [[Category:Monarchs of Wessex]] | ||
[[Category:House of Wessex]] | [[Category:House of Wessex]] | ||
[[Category:Order of the Ancients | [[Category:Order of the Ancients]] | ||
[[Category:Grand Maegesters of the Order of the Ancients]] | [[Category:Grand Maegesters of the Order of the Ancients]] | ||
[[Category:Order of the Ancients leaders]] | [[Category:Order of the Ancients leaders]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 20:07, 24 May 2026
Æthelwulf (died 858) was King of Wessex from 839 to 858. The son of King Ecgberht, Æthelwulf became a member of the Order of the Ancients, eventually rising to the position of Grand Maegester.
Biography[edit | edit source]
Reign[edit | edit source]
During his rule, he arranged for the marriage of Birstan of Wessex to Estrid of Francia, seeking to strengthen the ties between the two nations, though by 875 the couple fell to fighting with each other in an unhappy union.[1]
Æthelwulf also possessed a hunting bow, which he would use to hunt wild boar with.[2]
Death[edit | edit source]
Upon his death, his title of Grand Maegester was transferred to his children who succeeded him as King of Wessex, including Æthelred, and ultimately Alfred. Unlike his father, Alfred disagreed with the Order's ideology and worked to dismantle and replace it with a new universal order.[3]
Appearances[edit | edit source]
- Assassin's Creed: Valhalla (first mentioned)
- 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 – An Uncommon Proposition
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – King Æthelwulf's Royal Hunt Bow
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – The Poor Fellow-Soldier