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[[File:DTVA - Jorvik.jpg|thumb|250px|The town of Jorvik as interpreted in Assassin's Creed Valhalla]] | |||
After its [[Viking Capture of York|capture]] by the [[Vikings]], [[York|Jorvik]], pictured in this screenshot from ''[[Assassin's Creed Valhalla]]'', grew quickly in land, wealth, and people. It became a centre of commercial, political, and social power. | After its [[Viking Capture of York|capture]] by the [[Vikings]], [[York|Jorvik]], pictured in this screenshot from ''[[Assassin's Creed Valhalla]]'', grew quickly in land, wealth, and people. It became a centre of commercial, political, and social power. | ||
Even though it had been wrenched from [[Christianity|Christian]] hands by a so-called [[Great Heathen Army|Heathen Army]], Jorvik was still an important place for [[Anglo-Saxons|Anglo-Saxon]] Christians. As a centre of trade and cultural exchange, Jorvik was one of only two towns in the Anglo-Saxon territories where an [[Scholar|archbishop]] had a see, a seat of Christian religious authority. The Archbishop of Jorvik oversaw all the Christian faithful in the North from his seat in a "[[Norse mythology|heathen]]" town. | Even though it had been wrenched from [[Christianity|Christian]] hands by a so-called [[Great Heathen Army|Heathen Army]], Jorvik was still an important place for [[Anglo-Saxons|Anglo-Saxon]] Christians. As a centre of trade and cultural exchange, Jorvik was one of only two towns in the Anglo-Saxon territories where an [[Scholar|archbishop]] had a see, a seat of Christian religious authority. The Archbishop of Jorvik oversaw all the Christian faithful in the North from his seat in a "[[Norse mythology|heathen]]" town. | ||
[[Category:Discovery Tour: Viking Age]] | [[Category:Discovery Tour: Viking Age]] | ||
Revision as of 13:26, 12 December 2021
After its capture by the Vikings, Jorvik, pictured in this screenshot from Assassin's Creed Valhalla, grew quickly in land, wealth, and people. It became a centre of commercial, political, and social power.
Even though it had been wrenched from Christian hands by a so-called Heathen Army, Jorvik was still an important place for Anglo-Saxon Christians. As a centre of trade and cultural exchange, Jorvik was one of only two towns in the Anglo-Saxon territories where an archbishop had a see, a seat of Christian religious authority. The Archbishop of Jorvik oversaw all the Christian faithful in the North from his seat in a "heathen" town.