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|name = Boudicca | |||
|image = ACV Boudicca DB Render.png | |image = ACV Boudicca DB Render.png | ||
|birth = | |birth = | ||
|death = c. 60 or 61<br>[[Great Britain|Britannia]] | |death = c. 60 or 61<br>[[Great Britain|Britannia]] | ||
|species = [[Human]] | |species = [[Human]] | ||
|database=[[Database: Boudicca|Boudicca]] | |database = [[Database: Boudicca|Boudicca]] | ||
|affiliates = {{wiki|Iceni}} | |affiliates = {{wiki|Iceni}} | ||
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'''Boudicca''' (died c. 61), also known as '''Boudica''', '''Boadicea''' or '''Boudicea''', and in [[Wales|Welsh]] as '''Buddug''', was a queen of the {{wiki|Celtic Britons|Celtic}} {{wiki|Iceni}} tribe who led an uprising against the conquering forces of the [[Roman Empire]] in 60 or 61. | '''Boudicca''' (died c. 61), also known as '''Boudica''', '''Boadicea''' or '''Boudicea''', and in [[Wales|Welsh]] as '''Buddug''', was a queen of the {{wiki|Celtic Britons|Celtic}} {{wiki|Iceni}} tribe in [[Great Britain|Britannia]] who led an uprising against the conquering forces of the [[Roman Empire]] in 60 or 61. | ||
==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
Boudicca's husband [[Prasutagus]] was a client king of [[Rome]], being allowed to be nominally independent. Upon his death however, the [[Roman Empire|Romans]] defied his will, and dispossessed his family of land, goods and the tribe itself, while both Boudicca and their daughters were raped and beaten.<ref name="Database">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – [[Database: Boudicca]]</ref> | |||
Determined for revenge, Boudicca raised an army and led an {{Wiki|Boudican revolt|uprising}} with the Iceni across Britannia. In addition to mutilating statues and desecrating the Roman tonbs, Boudicca also sacked the cities of [[Colchester|Camulodunum]], [[London|Londinium]] and {{Wiki|Verulamium}}.<ref name="Database" /> Londinium in particular was said to be burned to the ground.<ref name="Compass">''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla'' – [[Smashing the Compass]]</ref> | |||
Boudicca eventually {{Wiki|Defeat of Boudica|lost}} to the rallying Roman troops in what is now the {{Wiki|Midlands}} of [[England]]. Rather than allowing herself to be captured, Boudicca instead took poison to end her life.<ref name="Database" /> The [[Britons]] celebrated her efforts against the Romans and buried her in a [[Boudicca Tomb|Isu vault]] in [[East Anglia]].<ref name="ACV">''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla''</ref> | |||
==Legacy== | ==Legacy== | ||
Later, [[Anglo-Saxons|Anglo-Saxon]] [[Brother Harold]] recorded Boudicca's exploits in his ''Annals of History''. In ''Annals of History'', Boudicca is described as "A woman, painted in blue, screeching like an [[eagle]], blood on her teeth, death in her eyes."<ref name="Annals of History">''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla'' – Note: Annals of History (IV)</ref> | Later, [[Anglo-Saxons|Anglo-Saxon]] [[Brother Harold]] recorded Boudicca's exploits in his ''Annals of History''. In ''Annals of History'', Boudicca is described as "A woman, painted in blue, screeching like an [[eagle]], blood on her teeth, death in her eyes."<ref name="Annals of History">''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla'' – Note: Annals of History (IV)</ref> | ||
Boudicca was mentioned by [[Vicelin]] | In 873, Boudicca's sack of London was mentioned by the [[Order of the Ancients]] admiral [[Vicelin]] to [[Eivor Varinsdottir]].<ref name="Compass" /> | ||
In 1916, [[British Brotherhood of Assassins|British Assassin]] [[Lydia Frye]] found Boudicca's Torque in a locked [[Treasure chest|chest]] from London.<ref name="ACS">''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' – [[The Darkest Hour]]</ref> | In 1916, [[British Brotherhood of Assassins|British Assassin]] [[Lydia Frye]] found Boudicca's Torque in a locked [[Treasure chest|chest]] from London.<ref name="ACS">''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' – [[The Darkest Hour]]</ref> | ||
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Boudicca (died c. 61), also known as Boudica, Boadicea or Boudicea, and in Welsh as Buddug, was a queen of the Celtic Iceni tribe in Britannia who led an uprising against the conquering forces of the Roman Empire in 60 or 61.
Biography
Boudicca's husband Prasutagus was a client king of Rome, being allowed to be nominally independent. Upon his death however, the Romans defied his will, and dispossessed his family of land, goods and the tribe itself, while both Boudicca and their daughters were raped and beaten.[1]
Determined for revenge, Boudicca raised an army and led an uprising with the Iceni across Britannia. In addition to mutilating statues and desecrating the Roman tonbs, Boudicca also sacked the cities of Camulodunum, Londinium and Verulamium.[1] Londinium in particular was said to be burned to the ground.[2]
Boudicca eventually lost to the rallying Roman troops in what is now the Midlands of England. Rather than allowing herself to be captured, Boudicca instead took poison to end her life.[1] The Britons celebrated her efforts against the Romans and buried her in a Isu vault in East Anglia.[3]
Legacy
Later, Anglo-Saxon Brother Harold recorded Boudicca's exploits in his Annals of History. In Annals of History, Boudicca is described as "A woman, painted in blue, screeching like an eagle, blood on her teeth, death in her eyes."[4]
In 873, Boudicca's sack of London was mentioned by the Order of the Ancients admiral Vicelin to Eivor Varinsdottir.[2]
In 1916, British Assassin Lydia Frye found Boudicca's Torque in a locked chest from London.[5]
Appearances
- Assassin's Creed: Syndicate (mentioned only)
- Assassin's Creed: Valhalla (ghost only)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Database: Boudicca
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Smashing the Compass
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Valhalla
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Note: Annals of History (IV)
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Syndicate – The Darkest Hour