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==History== | ==History== | ||
===Viking Age=== | ===Viking Age=== | ||
[[Alfred the Great]], future [[Kingdom of England|King of the Anglo-Saxons]] was born in Berkshire, in the town of {{Wiki|Wantage}} in 849.<ref name="Alfred">{{WP|Alfred the Great}}</ref> | |||
The [[Battle of Ashdown]] was fought in Berkshire in 871. During the battle between the [[Great Heathen Army]] and the forces of King [[Æthelred I, King of Wessex|Athelred I]] of [[Wessex]], ''[[jarl]]'' [[Osbern]] was killed.<ref name="Osbern">''[[Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Geirmund's Saga]]'' – Chapter 13</ref> | The [[Battle of Ashdown]] was fought in Berkshire in 871. During the battle between the [[Great Heathen Army]] and the forces of King [[Æthelred I, King of Wessex|Athelred I]] of [[Wessex]], ''[[jarl]]'' [[Osbern]] was killed.<ref name="Osbern">''[[Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Geirmund's Saga]]'' – Chapter 13</ref> | ||
In 878, | In 878, Alfred the Great gained command of the fyrd of Berkshire, and sent them to overlook the [[River Thames]] and the {{Wiki|Icknield Way}}, as Alfred predicted that [[Guthrum]]'s army would march from this direction towards the [[Battle of Chippenham]].<ref name="Fyrd">''Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Geirmund's Saga'' – Chapter 25</ref> | ||
===Victorian Era=== | ===Victorian Era=== | ||
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Berkshire (Old English: Bearroscire) is a county in the South East of England. The River Thames forms the northern border of the country.[1]
History
Viking Age
Alfred the Great, future King of the Anglo-Saxons was born in Berkshire, in the town of Wantage in 849.[2]
The Battle of Ashdown was fought in Berkshire in 871. During the battle between the Great Heathen Army and the forces of King Athelred I of Wessex, jarl Osbern was killed.[3]
In 878, Alfred the Great gained command of the fyrd of Berkshire, and sent them to overlook the River Thames and the Icknield Way, as Alfred predicted that Guthrum's army would march from this direction towards the Battle of Chippenham.[4]
Victorian Era
In 1863, Broadmoor Asylum was opened, taking some patients from Bethlam Royal Hospital in the process.[5]
Appearances
- Assassin's Creed: Syndicate (mentioned in Database entry only)
- Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Geirmund's Saga (first appearance)
References
- ↑
Berkshire on Wikipedia
- ↑ Alfred the Great on Wikipedia
- ↑ Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Geirmund's Saga – Chapter 13
- ↑ Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Geirmund's Saga – Chapter 25
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Syndicate – Database: Lambeth Asylum
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