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== Biography == | == Biography == | ||
Born some time in the late 9th century, Ceolbert was destined to be the ealdorman of Mercia, succeeding his father.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – [[The Sons of Ragnar]]</ref> Ceolbert joined | Born some time in the late 9th century, Ceolbert was destined to be the ealdorman of Mercia, succeeding his father.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – [[The Sons of Ragnar]]</ref> Ceolbert joined Ivarr and [[Eivor Varinsdottir]] in [[Leicestershire|Ledecestreshire]] and [[Shropshire|Sciropescire]] as they worked to depose King Burgred, who had constantly provoked the [[Vikings|Viking]] [[Great Heathen Army|army]] which surrounded his forces. After a peace had been signed between the Vikings and the forces of Welsh king Rhodri the Great, Ceolbert was suddenly found dead in a cave, stabbed through the heart and with evidence suggesting that Rhodri was personally responsible.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla'' – {{Cite|Memory needed}}</ref> His death was used to inspire a siege of Rhodri's castle, though Eivor later learned that Ceolbert had been murdered by his former father-figure and erstwhile mentor, Ivarr.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla'' – [[King Killer]]</ref> | ||
==Behind the scenes== | ==Behind the scenes== | ||
Ceolbert is a character in ''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]''. He is voiced by actor [[Luke T. Taylor]]. | Ceolbert is a character in ''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]''. He is voiced by actor [[Luke T. Taylor]]. | ||
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Ceolbert (died 873) was a Mercian nobleman and the son of Ceolwulf II. His father reigned as King of Mercia following the deposition of Burgred by Ivarr the Boneless and Ubba Ragnarsson in 873.
Biography
Born some time in the late 9th century, Ceolbert was destined to be the ealdorman of Mercia, succeeding his father.[1] Ceolbert joined Ivarr and Eivor Varinsdottir in Ledecestreshire and Sciropescire as they worked to depose King Burgred, who had constantly provoked the Viking army which surrounded his forces. After a peace had been signed between the Vikings and the forces of Welsh king Rhodri the Great, Ceolbert was suddenly found dead in a cave, stabbed through the heart and with evidence suggesting that Rhodri was personally responsible.[2] His death was used to inspire a siege of Rhodri's castle, though Eivor later learned that Ceolbert had been murdered by his former father-figure and erstwhile mentor, Ivarr.[3]
Behind the scenes
Ceolbert is a character in Assassin's Creed: Valhalla. He is voiced by actor Luke T. Taylor.
Appearances
References
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – The Sons of Ragnar
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – [citation needed]
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – King Killer