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In 985 Olof received the | In 985, Olof received the Bidding Stick, summoning him, [[Östen Jorundsson]], [[Alferth]], and their neighbors under the conscription practice of ''{{Wiki|Leidang|ledung}}'' for his king Eric the Victorious, in order to repel an assault by Eric's nephew, [[Styrbjörn the Strong]].<ref name="ACLD ch6">''[[Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants – Fate of the Gods]]'' – Chapter 6</ref> Once gathered under the ''ledung'', Olof was among thirty men selected by the ''[[skald]]'' and secret [[Hidden Ones|Hidden One]] [[Thorvald Hjaltason]] to engage in guerrilla tactics and harry Styrbjorn's force of ''[[Jomsvikings]]'' before it met with Eric's forces at the [[Battle of Fýrisvellir]].<ref name="ACLD ch10">''[[Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants – Fate of the Gods]]'' – Chapter 10</ref> | ||
First, Thorvald had Olof and the others build a palisade in the waters of the {{wiki|Fyris}} river, forcing Styrbjorn and his men to disembark early. After Thorvald appointed Östen in charge of the warband, Thorvald left to [[Assassination|assassinate]] [[Palnatoke]], the leader of the ''Jomsvikings'', and Östen ordered Olof and the other men to lay traps and snares in the [[Mirkwood]] between Styrbjorn's men and Fýrisvellir's fields while he applied [[poison]] provided by Thorvald to them. Once Styrbjorn's forces emerged from the Mirkwood and made camp for the night to tend to their wounded and dying, Thorvald's men conducted hit-and-run maneuvers to thin the numbers more, but not without losing half their own number,<ref name="ACLD ch15">''[[Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants – Fate of the Gods]]'' – Chapter 15</ref> though Olof survived the night.<ref name="ACLD ch16">''[[Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants – Fate of the Gods]]'' – Chapter 16</ref> | |||
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Revision as of 23:20, 22 February 2022
Olof was a tenth century Svear farmer and subject of Eric the Victorious, king of Svealand.
History
In 985, Olof received the Bidding Stick, summoning him, Östen Jorundsson, Alferth, and their neighbors under the conscription practice of ledung for his king Eric the Victorious, in order to repel an assault by Eric's nephew, Styrbjörn the Strong.[1] Once gathered under the ledung, Olof was among thirty men selected by the skald and secret Hidden One Thorvald Hjaltason to engage in guerrilla tactics and harry Styrbjorn's force of Jomsvikings before it met with Eric's forces at the Battle of Fýrisvellir.[2]
First, Thorvald had Olof and the others build a palisade in the waters of the Fyris river, forcing Styrbjorn and his men to disembark early. After Thorvald appointed Östen in charge of the warband, Thorvald left to assassinate Palnatoke, the leader of the Jomsvikings, and Östen ordered Olof and the other men to lay traps and snares in the Mirkwood between Styrbjorn's men and Fýrisvellir's fields while he applied poison provided by Thorvald to them. Once Styrbjorn's forces emerged from the Mirkwood and made camp for the night to tend to their wounded and dying, Thorvald's men conducted hit-and-run maneuvers to thin the numbers more, but not without losing half their own number,[3] though Olof survived the night.[4]
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References
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants – Fate of the Gods – Chapter 6
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants – Fate of the Gods – Chapter 10
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants – Fate of the Gods – Chapter 15
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants – Fate of the Gods – Chapter 16