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[[File:BH-PigeonCoop.png|thumb|250px|A pigeon coop in the [[Caserma di Alviano]]]]
[[File:BH-PigeonCoop.png|thumb|250px|A pigeon coop in the [[Caserma di Alviano]]]]
The '''pigeon coop''', as well as the courier pigeons they house, is a means of communication which were historically used by the [[Assassins]] to covertly trade messages and assignments.
The '''pigeon coop''', as well as the carrier pigeons they house, is a means of communication which were historically used by the [[Assassins]] to covertly trade messages and assignments.


==History==
==History==
===Antiquity===
In the 1st century BCE, members of [[Apollodorus]]' [[Apollodorus' informants|network of informants]] often communicated through carrier pigeons. [[Hotephres]] had a pigeon coop at his [[Hotephres' bureau|hideout]] in [[Soknopaiou Nesos]], which he was forced to abandon after his theft of a ledger belonging to the [[Order of the Ancients]] member [[Berenike]] was discovered.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' – [[The Crocodile's Scales]]</ref>
===Middle Ages===
===Middle Ages===
====Golden Age of Baghdad====
In the 9th century, the [[Hidden Ones of Alamut]] frequently communicated through carrier pigeons, and each of their [[Assassin bureau|bureaus]] in [[Baghdad]] featured at least one pigeon coop.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]''</ref>
====Viking Age====
====Viking Age====
During the late 9th century, under [[Flann Sinna]]'s reign as {{Wiki|High King of Ireland|High King}} of [[Ireland]], pigeon coops were found in cities, towns, and trading posts across the country. Every pigeon coop corresponded to the regions of [[Ulster]], [[Connacht]], and [[Meath]] and the royal demands of their kings. The royals demands on the pigeon coops detailed the kings' large issues that needed solving immediately. The [[Vikings|Viking]] ''[[jarl]]skona'' [[Eivor Varinsdottir]] of the [[Raven Clan]] was told about these pigeon coops by Flann's poetess and advisor, [[Ciara ingen Medba]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]] – [[Wrath of the Druids]]'' – [[War Efforts]]</ref> Eivor used these pigeon coops to gain influence and support from these kings, in order to garner support for Flann Sinna's rule in the aforementioned regions.
[[File:ACV Pigeon coop.png|thumb|250px|left|A pigeon coop in Ireland]]
During [[Flann Sinna]]'s reign as {{Wiki|High King of Ireland|High King}} of [[Ireland]], pigeon coops were found in cities, towns, and trading posts across the country. Every pigeon coop corresponded to the regions of [[Ulster]], [[Connacht]], and [[Meath]] and the royal demands of their kings. The royal demands on the pigeon coops detailed the kings' large issues that needed solving immediately.<ref name="WotD">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]] – [[Wrath of the Druids]]''</ref>
 
In 879, the [[Vikings|Viking]] ''[[jarl]]skona'' [[Eivor Varinsdottir]] of the [[Raven Clan]] was told about these pigeon coops by Flann's poetess and advisor, [[Ciara ingen Medba]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]] – [[Wrath of the Druids]]'' – [[War Efforts]]</ref> Eivor subsequently used them to gain influence and support from the kings, in order to garner support for Flann's rule in the aforementioned regions.<ref name="WotD"/>


====Third Crusade====
====Third Crusade====
During the [[Third Crusade]], coops were located within [[Masyaf]] and the local [[Assassin bureau]] of each city. Messages were often sent to the [[Rafiq]] of the Bureau to inform them of [[Assassination contracts|contracts]], or of the arrival of certain Assassins in their city. During the [[Hunt for the Nine]], the [[Mentor]] [[Al Mualim]] sent pigeons from his study to the cities of [[Damascus]], [[Acre]], and [[Jerusalem]] to inform the local Rafiqs of [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]]'s eminent arrival in the city, and of his current target.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed]]''</ref>
During the [[Third Crusade]], coops were located within [[Masyaf]] and the local Assassin bureaus of each city. Messages were often sent to the [[Rafiq]] of the bureau to inform them of [[Assassination contracts|contracts]], or of the arrival of certain Assassins in their city. During the [[Hunt for the Nine]], the [[Mentor]] [[Al Mualim]] sent pigeons from his study to the cities of [[Damascus]], [[Acre]], and [[Jerusalem]] to inform the local Rafiqs of [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]]'s eminent arrival in the city, and of his current target.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed]]''</ref>


===Renaissance===
===Renaissance===
[[File:The Shadow Game.jpg|left|thumb|250px|Pigeons delivering messages to Monteriggioni]]
At the time of the [[Renaissance]], most of the contracts sent via carrier pigeon were assigned by [[Lorenzo de' Medici]], and were executed by [[Giovanni Auditore da Firenze|Giovanni Auditore]] and, later, by his son [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze|Ezio]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref> [[Mario Auditore]] also made use of pigeons in [[Monteriggioni]], though mostly to collect the information gathered by spies he sent to other cities.<ref name="Project Legacy">''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]''</ref>
At the time of the [[Renaissance]] and Late Middle Ages, most of the contracts sent by pigeon were assigned by [[Lorenzo de' Medici]], and were executed by [[Giovanni Auditore da Firenze|Giovanni Auditore]], and later, by his son [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze|Ezio]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref> [[Mario Auditore]] also made use of pigeons in [[Monteriggioni]], though mostly to collect the information gathered by spies he sent to other cities.<ref name="Project Legacy">''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]''</ref>


As most rooftops were restricted to [[civilian]]s, Assassins and their allies were easily able to leave messages at pigeon coops to be later picked up by members of the Order.<ref name="Project Legacy"/> [[Fiora Cavazza]] relied on this fact when she betrayed the Templars, choosing to wait near a pigeon coop and speaking with a [[Soldier|guard]] she had seen leave a message in a nest.{{Cite|9 March 2022}} However, this method was still prone to flaws, as when [[Francesco Vecellio]] sent a message to [[Giovanni Borgia]] by a carrier pigeon, only for it to fly straight into his room instead of the coop as intended.{{Cite|9 March 2022}}
[[File:The Shadow Game.jpg|thumb|250px|Pigeons delivering messages to Monteriggioni]]
As most rooftops were restricted to [[civilian]]s, Assassins and their allies were easily able to leave messages at pigeon coops to be later picked up by members of the Order.<ref name="Project Legacy"/> [[Fiora Cavazza]] relied on this fact when she betrayed the Templars, choosing to wait near a pigeon coop and speaking with a [[Soldier|guard]] she had seen leave a message in a nest.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]'' – [[Rome: Chapter 1 – Fiora Cavazza]]</ref> However, this method was still prone to flaws, such as when [[Francesco Vecellio]] sent a message to [[Giovanni Borgia]] via carrier pigeon, only for it to fly straight into his room instead of the coop as intended.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]'' – [[Rome: Chapter 2 – Giovanni Borgia]]</ref>


When the [[Italian Brotherhood of Assassins|Italian Assassins]] built their brotherhood in [[Rome]], [[Niccolò Machiavelli]] managed to plant several spies in the [[House of Borgia|Borgia]] forces. These men gathered the names of important [[Templars|Templar]] figures, which were in turn delivered to Ezio Auditore through pigeon coops around Rome. To receive more assignments, Ezio spoke with [[Pantasilea Baglioni]], who would inform him of Machiavelli's progress and the type of contracts available. Through these coops, not only could Ezio accept [[Contracts (Italian Brotherhood)|contracts]], but he could also assign his [[Assassin apprentice|apprentices]] their own missions, as well as improve their [[armor]] and weapons.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''</ref> In [[Constantinople]], pigeon coops were always located near the ground, in secluded areas next to [[bomb-crafting station]]s. Though they functioned similarly, they were also noticeably smaller than those found in [[Italy]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]''</ref>
When the [[Italian Brotherhood of Assassins|Italian Assassins]] built their brotherhood in [[Rome]], [[Niccolò Machiavelli]] managed to plant several spies in the [[House of Borgia|Borgia]] forces. These men gathered the names of important [[Templars|Templar]] figures, which were in turn delivered to Ezio Auditore through pigeon coops around Rome. To receive more assignments, Ezio spoke with [[Pantasilea Baglioni]], who would inform him of Machiavelli's progress and the type of contracts available. Through these coops, not only could Ezio accept [[Contracts (Italian Brotherhood)|contracts]], but he could also assign his [[Assassin apprentice|apprentices]] their own missions.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''</ref> In [[Constantinople]], pigeon coops were always located near the ground, in secluded areas next to [[bomb-crafting station]]s. Though they functioned similarly, they were also noticeably smaller than those found in [[Italy]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]''</ref>


===Golden Age of Piracy===
===Golden Age of Piracy===
In the early 18th century, the Assassins continued to use pigeon coops, and had several stationed on islands around the [[Caribbean|West Indies]]. The [[Piracy|pirate]] [[Edward Kenway]] used these coops to receive contracts, the [[Assassination targets|targets]] of which were often located on islands nearby.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]''</ref>
In the early 18th century, the Assassins continued to use pigeon coops, and had several stationed on islands around the [[Caribbean|West Indies]]. The [[Piracy|pirate]] [[Edward Kenway]] used these coops to receive contracts, the targets of which were often located on islands nearby.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]''</ref>
 
===Colonial America===
During the 1760s and 1770s, the Assassin [[Aveline de Grandpré]] regularly collected messages from pigeon coops around [[New Orleans]], which were sent by her fellow Assassin [[Gérald Blanc]] and contained details about her missions. Aveline even kept a pigeon coop in the backyard of her [[De Grandpré Mansion|mansion]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III: Liberation]]''</ref>


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" widths="180">
<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" widths="180">
Concept art of the Pigeon Coops.JPG|Concept art of a pigeon coop in Rome
ACO Hotephres' bureau.jpg|A pigeon coop at Hotephres' bureau
ACMir Pigeon coop.jpg|[[Basim Ibn Ishaq]] at the [[Harbiyah bureau]]'s pigeon coop
ACV Eivor at Pigeon Coop Concept.jpg|Concept art of Eivor at an Irish pigeon coop
ACV Eivor at Pigeon Coop Concept.jpg|Concept art of Eivor at an Irish pigeon coop
ACMir Pigeon coop.jpg|[[Basim Ibn Ishaq]] at the [[Harbiyah bureau]]'s pigeon coop
ACV Pigeon coop.png|A pigeon coop in Medieval Ireland
Masun Knowledge 2.png|Al Mualim's pigeon coop in Masyaf
Masun Knowledge 2.png|Al Mualim's pigeon coop in Masyaf
AC Coop.png|Altaïr standing near a pigeon coop in an Assassin bureau
AC Coop.png|Altaïr standing near a pigeon coop in an Assassin bureau
Concept art of the Pigeon Coops.JPG|Concept art of a pigeon coop in Rome
Special Delivery v (2).png|Ezio retrieving a message from a pigeon coop in [[Florence]]
Special Delivery v (2).png|Ezio retrieving a message from a pigeon coop in [[Florence]]
Bar 10.png|Pantasilea Baglioni showing Ezio a pigeon coop
Bar 10.png|Pantasilea Baglioni showing Ezio a pigeon coop
AC4 Pigeon coop.png|A pigeon coop in Havana
AC4 Pigeon coop.png|A pigeon coop in Havana
AC3L Pigeon coop.png|A pigeon coop in New Orleans
AC3L Pigeon coop.png|A pigeon coop in New Orleans
ACINewOrleansByNight.jpg|Aveline de Grandpré collecting a message from a pigeon coop
</gallery>
</gallery>


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*''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed III: Liberation]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Identity]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Identity]]''
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*''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]] – [[Wrath of the Druids]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]] – [[Wrath of the Druids]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed: The Engine of History – The Resurrection Plot]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Assassin's Creed: The Engine of History – The Resurrection Plot]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]''


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 12:36, 10 March 2025

A pigeon coop in the Caserma di Alviano

The pigeon coop, as well as the carrier pigeons they house, is a means of communication which were historically used by the Assassins to covertly trade messages and assignments.

History

Antiquity

In the 1st century BCE, members of Apollodorus' network of informants often communicated through carrier pigeons. Hotephres had a pigeon coop at his hideout in Soknopaiou Nesos, which he was forced to abandon after his theft of a ledger belonging to the Order of the Ancients member Berenike was discovered.[1]

Middle Ages

Golden Age of Baghdad

In the 9th century, the Hidden Ones of Alamut frequently communicated through carrier pigeons, and each of their bureaus in Baghdad featured at least one pigeon coop.[2]

Viking Age

A pigeon coop in Ireland

During Flann Sinna's reign as High King of Ireland, pigeon coops were found in cities, towns, and trading posts across the country. Every pigeon coop corresponded to the regions of Ulster, Connacht, and Meath and the royal demands of their kings. The royal demands on the pigeon coops detailed the kings' large issues that needed solving immediately.[3]

In 879, the Viking jarlskona Eivor Varinsdottir of the Raven Clan was told about these pigeon coops by Flann's poetess and advisor, Ciara ingen Medba.[4] Eivor subsequently used them to gain influence and support from the kings, in order to garner support for Flann's rule in the aforementioned regions.[3]

Third Crusade

During the Third Crusade, coops were located within Masyaf and the local Assassin bureaus of each city. Messages were often sent to the Rafiq of the bureau to inform them of contracts, or of the arrival of certain Assassins in their city. During the Hunt for the Nine, the Mentor Al Mualim sent pigeons from his study to the cities of Damascus, Acre, and Jerusalem to inform the local Rafiqs of Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad's eminent arrival in the city, and of his current target.[5]

Renaissance

At the time of the Renaissance, most of the contracts sent via carrier pigeon were assigned by Lorenzo de' Medici, and were executed by Giovanni Auditore and, later, by his son Ezio.[6] Mario Auditore also made use of pigeons in Monteriggioni, though mostly to collect the information gathered by spies he sent to other cities.[7]

Pigeons delivering messages to Monteriggioni

As most rooftops were restricted to civilians, Assassins and their allies were easily able to leave messages at pigeon coops to be later picked up by members of the Order.[7] Fiora Cavazza relied on this fact when she betrayed the Templars, choosing to wait near a pigeon coop and speaking with a guard she had seen leave a message in a nest.[8] However, this method was still prone to flaws, such as when Francesco Vecellio sent a message to Giovanni Borgia via carrier pigeon, only for it to fly straight into his room instead of the coop as intended.[9]

When the Italian Assassins built their brotherhood in Rome, Niccolò Machiavelli managed to plant several spies in the Borgia forces. These men gathered the names of important Templar figures, which were in turn delivered to Ezio Auditore through pigeon coops around Rome. To receive more assignments, Ezio spoke with Pantasilea Baglioni, who would inform him of Machiavelli's progress and the type of contracts available. Through these coops, not only could Ezio accept contracts, but he could also assign his apprentices their own missions.[10] In Constantinople, pigeon coops were always located near the ground, in secluded areas next to bomb-crafting stations. Though they functioned similarly, they were also noticeably smaller than those found in Italy.[11]

Golden Age of Piracy

In the early 18th century, the Assassins continued to use pigeon coops, and had several stationed on islands around the West Indies. The pirate Edward Kenway used these coops to receive contracts, the targets of which were often located on islands nearby.[12]

Colonial America

During the 1760s and 1770s, the Assassin Aveline de Grandpré regularly collected messages from pigeon coops around New Orleans, which were sent by her fellow Assassin Gérald Blanc and contained details about her missions. Aveline even kept a pigeon coop in the backyard of her mansion.[13]

Gallery

  • A pigeon coop at Hotephres' bureau
    A pigeon coop at Hotephres' bureau
  • Basim Ibn Ishaq at the Harbiyah bureau's pigeon coop
    Basim Ibn Ishaq at the Harbiyah bureau's pigeon coop
  • Concept art of Eivor at an Irish pigeon coop
    Concept art of Eivor at an Irish pigeon coop
  • Al Mualim's pigeon coop in Masyaf
    Al Mualim's pigeon coop in Masyaf
  • Altaïr standing near a pigeon coop in an Assassin bureau
    Altaïr standing near a pigeon coop in an Assassin bureau
  • Concept art of a pigeon coop in Rome
    Concept art of a pigeon coop in Rome
  • Ezio retrieving a message from a pigeon coop in Florence
    Ezio retrieving a message from a pigeon coop in Florence
  • Pantasilea Baglioni showing Ezio a pigeon coop
    Pantasilea Baglioni showing Ezio a pigeon coop
  • A pigeon coop in Havana
    A pigeon coop in Havana
  • A pigeon coop in New Orleans
    A pigeon coop in New Orleans
  • Aveline de Grandpré collecting a message from a pigeon coop
    Aveline de Grandpré collecting a message from a pigeon coop

Appearances

References

  1. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Origins – The Crocodile's Scales
  2. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Mirage
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Wrath of the Druids
  4. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Wrath of the Druids – War Efforts
  5. ↑ Assassin's Creed
  6. ↑ Assassin's Creed II
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy
  8. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy – Rome: Chapter 1 – Fiora Cavazza
  9. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy – Rome: Chapter 2 – Giovanni Borgia
  10. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood
  11. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Revelations
  12. ↑ Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag
  13. ↑ Assassin's Creed III: Liberation
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