House of Munsö: Difference between revisions

The House of Munsö, also known as the House of Björn Ironside, the House of Uppsala or simply the Old dynasty, was the first dominant ruling dynasty of Sweden, dating back to the Viking Age.^[1] The House of Munsö could trace its lineage to Ragnar Lothbrok and his sons Halfdan, Ivarr, Sigurd Snake-in-the-Eye, Björn and Ubba Ragnarsson during the Viking expansion into England.^[2]^[3]^[4] For much of the 9th and 10th centuries, the dynasty ruled from the island of Munsö, as opposed to Uppsala, the seat of political power in Sweden.^[1]

In 975, the House of Munsö was caught up in a succession crisis that was caused by the assassination of Olof Björnsson after he finished a meal that was poisoned by the Scandinavian branch of the Hidden Ones. The Hidden Ones backed the ascendant Swedish king Eric the Victorious, who was largely under the influence of his advisor Torgny the Lawspeaker. The disgruntled Styrbjörn the Strong on the other hand decided to overthrow his uncle by forging an alliance with Harald Bluetooth, the Templar king of Denmark and Norway. Furthermore, Styrbjörn's sister Gyrid Olafsdottir was already married to Harald and she was one of the participants in the effort to overthrow Eric. However, Eric emerged victorious in the struggle to secure the Swedish throne and crushed his rivals, including Styrbjörn and Gyrid.^[5]

By 1060, the Munsö dynasty had to come an end after the death of Emund the Old. By then, the ascendant House of Stenkil had replaced them as the ruling monarchs of Sweden.^[6]

Notable members

Ragnar Lothbrok
Sweden
died 867
Halfdan Ragnarsson
Sweden
died 877
Ivarr the Boneless
Denmark
died 873
Sigurd Snake-in-the-Eye
Denmark
c. 873 - 887
Ubba Ragnarsson
Sweden
died 878
Björn Ironside
Sweden
c. 9th century
Olof Björnsson
Sweden
died c. 975
Eric the Victorious
Sweden
c. 975 - c. 995
Styrbjörn the Strong
Sweden
died c. 985
Gyrid Olafsdottir
Sweden
died c. 980s

Behind the scenes

The House of Munsö is the earliest reliably attested medieval dynasty in Sweden by historical sources such as German archbishop Rimbert and chronicler Adam Bremen as well as the Icelandic sagas. Historians have debated the existence of the dynasty and over how much of its lineage was real or fake with its founder Björn Ironside largely considered to be a legend rather than an actual historical figure.

Appearances

Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants – Fate of the Gods (first appearance)
Assassin's Creed: Valhalla
Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Geirmund's Saga
Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Blood Brothers

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 House of Munso on Wikipedia
↑ Assassin's Creed: Valhalla
↑ Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Geirmund's Saga
↑ Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Blood Brothers
↑ Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants – Fate of the Gods
↑ House of Stenkil on Wikipedia

Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants

Last Descendants • Locus • Tomb of the Khan • Fate of the Gods

Characters

Assassins	Gavin Banks • Griffin • Rebecca Crane • Yanmei \| Evie Frye • Henry Green \| Eliza • Mentor • Varius \| Ezio Auditore da Firenze \| Kang • Zhang Zhi • Zhang Zhi's father \| Thorvald Hjaltason • Torgny the Lawspeaker

Templars	Anaya Chodary • Cole • Isaiah • Sebastian Monroe • Victoria Bibeau \| Alice \| A. Oakey Hall • Charles W. Sandford • Cudgel Cormac • Peter B. Sweeny • Richard B. Connolly • William M. Tweed \| Asutai • Bayan • Möngke Khan \| Harald Bluetooth

Isu	Minerva

Others	David Collins • Grace Collins • Javier Mondragón • Natalya Aliyev • Owen Meyers • Rothenburg • Sean Molloy • Thomas Marshall \| Frederick Abberline • Horace Greeley • Mark Twain • Niall Hobday • Edward Feather \| Abraham • Adelina Patti • Gallus Mag • Mercy Powell • Skinny Joe • Tommy Greyling • Ulysses S. Grant • William Niblo • William P. Powell \| Brandon Bolster • Jane Bolster • Michael Dooley • Richard Bolster \| Alfonso del Castillo • Chimalpopoca • Gerónimo de Aguilar • Hernán Cortés • La Malinche \| Masireh \| Chen Lun • Köke • Wang Dechen • Wang Jian \| Agnes Östensdottir • Alferth • Arne • Boe Björnsson • Eric the Victorious • Frida • Gorm • Greta Östensdottir • Gyrid of Sweden • Heine • Hilla • Olof • Östen Jorundsson • Palnatoke • Skarpe • Styrbjörn the Strong • Tørgils Östensson • Thyra Haraldsdottir

Factions

Locations

Events

Terms and concepts

Animus (Genetic Memory Concordance • Memory Corridor) • Bleeding Effect • Eagle Vision • Hidden Blade • Pieces of Eden (Trident of Eden • Precursor box • Voynich manuscript)

Assassin's Creed: Valhalla

Characters

Assassins	Rebecca Crane • Layla Hassan • Shaun Hastings • Antony Henry • William Miles \| Basim ibn Ishaq • Hytham • Eluric • Rayhan • Roshan • Fuladh • Abbo Cernuus • Alexandre Douce \| Vitus • Eghan • Caius • Anicius • Marcellus • Khloe • Beatha • Maya • Sebastos • Teague • C. C. \| Amunet • Bayek • Hakor • Magas

Order of the Ancients	Alfred the Great • Fulke • Gorm Kjotvesson (Avgos Spearhand • Frideswid • Hunta • Kjotve the Cruel • Leofgifu • Vicelin) • Tatfrid (Gifle • Havelok • Herefrith • Mucel • Patrick • Wigmund) • Derby (Ingeborg • Audun • Eanbhert • Grigorii • Gunilla • Tata) • Blaeswith (Beneseck • Ealhferth • Heika • Hilda • Selwyn • Yohanes Loukas) • Al-Si'la • Zealots (Beorhtsige • Bercthun • Callin • Cola • Cudberct • Eorforwine • Heike • Horsa • Hrothgar • Kendall • Osgar • Redwalda • Wealdmaer • Woden • Wuffa) \| Offa of Mercia • Arthur Pendragon • Charlemagne • Louis II of Italy • Æthelred I, King of Wessex • Æthelwulf, King of Wessex • Ælla of Northumbria • Lerion

Children of Danu	Eogan mac Cartaigh (Aideen • Bécc mac Nath-í • Conlae • Cummascach • Leasleach • Niamh • Ruaidrí • Sétnae • Trian)

Bellatores Dei	Isidore Mercator (Ebels • Engelwin • Euphrasia • Gozlin)

Ravensthorpe Residents	Ake • Alvis • Alwin • Arth • Azar • Bertham • Braun • Brigid • Bronson • Osbert of Lunden • Dandelion Puff • Dwolfg • Eira • Eivor Varinsdottir (Sýnin) • Eluric • Everold • Eydis • Gudmund • Gudrun • Gunnar • Holger • Hildiran • Hunwald • Hytham • Leofric • Mayda • Kari • Knud • Merton • Mundi • Nessa • Norvid • Olsen • Petra • Randvi • Reda • Rowan • Runa • Sigurd Styrbjornsson • Sunniva • Svanhildr • Svend • Swanburrow • Swinda • Sylvi • Tarben • Tekla • Thyra • Tove • Valka • Vagn • Viggo • Wallace • Winfrith • Yanli \| Sea Chariot's crew (Birna • Bjorn Bloodtooth • Bragi • Dag Nithisson • Finnr • Fyl • Hermod • Hrefna • Nali • Skarde • Sten • Revna • Rollo • Valtar • Vili Hemmingson • Yrsa)

Daughters of Lerion	Cordelia • Goneril • Regan

Lost Drengir	Erik Loyalskull • Thor the Fish Monger • Nokkfylla Shine-Eye • Gotafrid Fairrobes • Skegjold Frenzy-Seeker • Orwig Neverdeath \| Hogne Sea-Tossed • Blud the Giant

Frankish Nobles	Amric • Gerswinda • Herbert du Lilibonne

Isu	Ægir • Andhrímnir • Angrboða • Asvid • Baldr • Búri • The Builder • Einar • Eysa • Fafnir • Fenrir • Freyja • Frigg • Heimdall • Glöð • Gunnlöð • Hel • Hyrrokin • Iðunn • Ivaldi • Jörmungandr • Kára • Loki • Lug • Mímir • Mórrígan • Nodens • Njörðr • Odin • Saklas • Samael • Sif • Sigyn • Sinmara • Skaði • Suttungr • Surtr • Thor • Týr • Ullr • Vé • Víðarr • Vili • Yaldabaoth

Other	Acha • Aelfgar • Ahmad ibn Tulun • Alfida • Angharad ferch Meurig • Azar • Bárid mac Ímair • Birna • Bernard • Birstan • Brothir • Broder • Burgred of Mercia • Ceolbert • Ceolwulf II of Mercia • Charles the Fat • Ciara ingen Medba • Conchobar mac Taidg Mór • Cynebert • Cynon • Deirdre Na Linni • Deorlaf • Domnall mac Áeda • Eadwyn • Erke Bodilsson • Estrid • Faith • Faravid • Finnr • Flann Sinna • Galinn • Geadric • Goodwin • Grendel • Guthrum • Gwenydd • Halfdan Ragnarsson • Harald Fairhair • Hemming • Hjorr Halfsson • Ivarr the Boneless • Kassandra • Ketil Flatnose • Leofrith • Lif • Ljufvina Bjarmarsdottir • Modron • Muhammad I of Córdoba • Niall Glúndub • Nornir (Skuld • Urðr • Verðandi) • Odo of France • Oswald of East Anglia • Pierre • Rhodri the Great • Richardis • Ricsige of Northumbria • Rollo • Rued • Rurik • Sichfrith • Sigfred • Sinric • Soma • Stowe • Styrbjorn Sigvaldisson • Thorstein the Red • Toka Sinricsdottir • Ubba Ragnarsson • Valdis \| Brendan of Clonfert • Cú Chulainn • Niall of the Nine Hostages • Ragnar Lothbrok • Rig Reidarasson • Thorgest

Factions

Assassins (British Brotherhood • Frankish Brotherhood • Roman Hidden Ones) • Templars (Order of the Ancients • Zealots • Red Hand) • Anglo-Saxons • Britons • Picts • Gaels (Norse-Gaels • Uí Néill) • Iroquois (Kanien'kehá:ka) • Norse (Elgring Clan • Clan Hemmingsons • Raven Clan • Wolf Clan) • Vikings (Jomsvikings • Shieldmaidens • Sons of Ragnar • Great Summer Army) • Thousand Eyes • Druids (Daughters of Nimue • Children of Danu) • Franks (Frankish Rebels • Bellatores Dei) | Isu (Æsir)

Locations

United States (Turin) | England (East Anglia • Wessex (Cent • Essexe • Hamtunscire • Suthsexe • Wincestre) • Mercia (Glowecestrescire • Grantebridgescire • Ledecestrescire • Lincolnscire • Sciropescire • Oxenefordscire • Lunden • Ravensthorpe) • Northumbria (Eurviscire • Jorvik • Snotinghamscire)) • Ireland (Connacht • Dublin • Meath • Ulster) • Isle of Skye • Norway (Fornburg • Hordafylke • Rygjafylke) • Vinland • West Francia (Amienois • Evresin • Melunois • Paris) | Asgard • Jötunheim • Niflheim (Kaldstad • Døkkerland • Nidheim • Helheim) • Svartalfheim (Gullnámar • Svaladal • Vangrinn • Eitri)

Events

COVID-19 pandemic | Unification of Norway (Assault on Kjotve's Fortress) • Viking expansion (Great Heathen Army • Battle of Chippenham • Siege of Paris) | Great Catastrophe (Ragnarök)

Terms and concepts

Achievements • Helix Credits • Photo Mode | Animus (Animus Anomalies • Codex • Genetic memory • Memories • Memory Corridor) • Cairns • Crafting • Currencies (Opal • Silver) • Customization • Flyting • Irish Cycle pages • The Magas Codex • Orlog • Overseas Trading • Pieces of Eden (Crystal Ball • Excalibur • Freya's medallion • Gungnir • Lia Fáil • Mjölnir • Odin's Eye • Staff of Hermes Trismegistus • Yggdrasil) • Rigsogur • Runes • Ships • Skills (Dual-wielding • Eagle Vision • Leap of Faith • Social Stealth • Swimming) • The Sons of Niall • Standing stones • Tattoos • Treasures of Britain • Viewpoints

Weapons

Bearded axes • Bows • Dane axes • Flails • Hidden Blade • Scythes • Seaxes • Shields • Sickles • Spears • Swords • Warhammers

DLC

Main	The Legend of Beowulf • The Way of the Berserker • Wrath of the Druids • The Siege of Paris • Dawn of Ragnarök

Free expansions	Yule Season • River Raids • Ostara Season • Mastery Challenge • Sigrblot Season • Oskoreia Season • Discovery Tour • Assassin's Creed Crossover Stories • The Forgotten Saga • Shared History • The Last Chapter

Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Geirmund's Saga

Characters

Hidden Ones	Hytham

Order of the Ancients	Ælfred • Æthelred

Isu	Völund

Other	Ágáða • Bersi • Birna Gormsdóttir • Bragi Boddason • Eivor Varinsdottir • Eskil • Fasti • Geirmund Hel-hide • Guthrum • Halfdan Ragnarsson • Hámund Hel-hide • Hjörr Halfsson • John • Krok Uxiblóð • Ljufvina Bjarmarsdottir • Odmar • Rafn One-Arm • Randvi • Rek • Skjalgi • Sidroc • Sidroc the Elder • Steinólfur • Styrbjorn Sigvaldisson • Torthred • Tova • Valka • Vetr • Yrsa

Factions

Anglo-Saxons • Norsemen (Raven Clan) • Vikings (Hel-hides • Great Summer Army) • Isu

Locations

England (East Anglia • Wessex (Ashdown • Bedwyn • Cippanhamm • Readingum • Wareham) • Mercia (Abingdon • Ancarig • Lunden • Medeshamstede • Ravensthorpe • Wanating • Wælingford) • Northumbria (Jorvik)) • Jutland • Norway (Rygjafylke)

Events

Unification of Norway • Viking expansion (Great Heathen Army • Battle of Ashdown • Battle of Bedwyn • Battle of Meretun • Battle of Chippenham)

Terms and concepts

Currency (Silver) • Runes • Pieces of Eden (Hnituðr) • Ships (Wave Lover)

Weapons

Bearded axes • Bows • Dane axes • Seaxes • Shields • Spears • Swords

Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Blood Brothers

Characters

Order of the Ancients	Ælla of Northumbria • Æthelred I, King of Wessex • Alfred the Great

Others	Björn Stensson • Edmund the Martyr • Halfdan Ragnarsson • Ivarr the Boneless • Sons of Ragnar skald • Sten Stensson • Ulf Stensson • Wulfhere of York • Burgred of Mercia \| Ragnar Lothbrok

Factions

Anglo-Saxons • Vikings (Sons of Ragnar)

Locations

Norway • East Anglia • Northumbria (York) • Wessex (Ashdown • Reading)

Events

Viking expansion (Great Heathen Army • Viking Capture of York • Battle of Reading • Battle of Ashdown)

Terms and concepts

Blood eagle

Weapons and tools

Bows • Dane axes • Swords • Hammers • Spears

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-ACV BB - Ragnar Lothbrok.jpg|[[Ragnar Lothbrok]]<br>Sweden<br/>c. ? - 867
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-ACV DB Halfdan.png|[[Halfdan Ragnarsson]]<br>Sweden<br/>c. ? - 877
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-ACV DB Ivar Ragnarsson render.png|[[Ivarr the Boneless]]<br>Denmark<br/>c. ? - 873
+ACV DB Ivar Ragnarsson render.png|[[Ivarr the Boneless]]<br>Denmark<br>died 873
-Wiki noimage.jpg|[[Sigurd Snake-in-the-Eye]]<br>Denmark<br/>c. 873 - 887
+Wiki noimage.jpg|[[Sigurd Snake-in-the-Eye]]<br>Denmark<br>c. 873 - 887
-ACV Ubba Ragnarsson render.png|[[Ubba Ragnarsson]]<br>Sweden<br/>? - 878
+ACV Ubba Ragnarsson render.png|[[Ubba Ragnarsson]]<br>Sweden<br>died 878
-Wiki noimage.jpg|[[Björn Ironside]]<br>Sweden<br/>c. 9th century
+Wiki noimage.jpg|[[Björn Ironside]]<br>Sweden<br>c. 9th century
-Wiki noimage.jpg|[[Olof Björnsson]]<br>Sweden<br/>? - c. 975
+Wiki noimage.jpg|[[Olof Björnsson]]<br>Sweden<br>died c. 975
-Wiki noimage.jpg|[[Eric the Victorious]]<br>Sweden<br/>c. 975 - c. 995
+Wiki noimage.jpg|[[Eric the Victorious]]<br>Sweden<br>c. 975 - c. 995
-Wiki noimage.jpg|[[Styrbjörn the Strong]]<br>Sweden<br/>? - c. 985
+Wiki noimage.jpg|[[Styrbjörn the Strong]]<br>Sweden<br>died c. 985
-Wiki noimage.jpg|[[Gyrid of Sweden|Gyrid Olafsdottir]]<br>Sweden<br/>? - c. 980s
+Wiki noimage.jpg|[[Gyrid of Sweden|Gyrid Olafsdottir]]<br>Sweden<br>died c. 980s
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