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'''Aaru''', or the '''Field of Reeds''', was an aspect of the [[Egypt]]ian [[Egyptian mythology|afterlife]] considered to be a heavenly paradise. It resided at the end of a long journey for the recently deceased through the [[Duat]] and was considered the ultimate destination of [[Ba|one's soul]]. It was not uncommon for living Egyptians to promise a reunification within the Field of Reeds should one's death be seemingly assured.


'''Aaru''', the ''Field of Reeds'', was an aspect of the [[Egypt]]ian [[Egyptian mythology|afterlife]] considered to be a heavenly paradise. It resided at the end of a long journey for the recently deceased through the [[Duat]] and was considered the ultimate destination of [[Ba|one's soul]].
==History==
It was not uncommon for living Egyptians to promise a reunification within the Field of Reeds should one's death be seemingly assured.
Around 34 BCE, the [[Mentor]] of the [[Assassins|Hidden Ones]] in Egypt, [[Bayek]] of [[Siwa]], seemingly travelled to Aaru in order to combat the disembodied spirit of Queen [[Nefertiti]], which had been returned to the world of the living thanks to the [[Curse of the Pharaohs]] that was plaguing the city of [[Thebes]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' – ''[[The Curse of the Pharaohs]]'' – [[The Lady of Grace]]</ref>
 
==Locations==
;Military locations
*[[Lodge of Names]]
*[[Palace of the Lady of Grace]]
 
;Treasure locations
*[[Brewers' Landing]]
*[[Dock of the Eclipse]]
*[[Foundation Offering]]
*[[House of the Threshed Grain]]
*[[Nut's Gift]]
*[[Royal Bakery]]
*[[Tower of the Deathless Feathers]]


==History==
;Myths of the Pharaohs stelae
Around 38 BCE, the [[Mentor]] of the [[Hidden Ones]] in Egypt, [[Bayek]] of [[Siwa]], seemingly travelled to Aaru in order to combat the disembodied spirit of [[Nefertiti]], which had been returned to the world of the living thanks to the [[Curse of the Pharaohs]] that was plaguing the city of [[Thebes]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' – ''[[The Curse of the Pharaohs]]'' – [[The Lady of Grace]]</ref>
*[[Gate of Aaru]]
*[[House of Libations]]
*[[Leaning Statue]]
*[[Nefertiti's Spring]]


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
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==References==
==References==
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{{Reflist}}
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Aaru

Aaru, or the Field of Reeds, was an aspect of the Egyptian afterlife considered to be a heavenly paradise. It resided at the end of a long journey for the recently deceased through the Duat and was considered the ultimate destination of one's soul. It was not uncommon for living Egyptians to promise a reunification within the Field of Reeds should one's death be seemingly assured.

History[edit | edit source]

Around 34 BCE, the Mentor of the Hidden Ones in Egypt, Bayek of Siwa, seemingly travelled to Aaru in order to combat the disembodied spirit of Queen Nefertiti, which had been returned to the world of the living thanks to the Curse of the Pharaohs that was plaguing the city of Thebes.[1]

Locations[edit | edit source]

Military locations
Treasure locations
Myths of the Pharaohs stelae

Gallery[edit | edit source]

Appearances[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]