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==History== | ==History== | ||
Following a [[Battle of Reading|failed attack]] at the [[Vikings|Dane]] encampment at [[Reading|Readingum]], King [[Æthelred I, King of Wessex|Æthelred I]] of [[Wessex]] and his brother [[Alfred the Great|Alfred]] desired to draw out the Danes from their fortifications to an open field battle in Ashdown.<ref name = "Chapter 12">''[[Assassin's Creed Valhalla | Following a [[Battle of Reading|failed attack]] at the [[Vikings|Dane]] encampment at [[Reading|Readingum]], King [[Æthelred I, King of Wessex|Æthelred I]] of [[Wessex]] and his brother [[Alfred the Great|Alfred]] desired to draw out the Danes from their fortifications to an open field battle in Ashdown.<ref name = "Chapter 12">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Geirmund's Saga]]'' – Chapter 12</ref> Though they suffered many losses, the Saxons conquered the field at the end of the day, while the [[Great Heathen Army]] was forced to retreat.<ref name = "Chapter 13">''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Geirmund's Saga'' – Chapter 13</ref> | ||
==Appearances== | ==Appearances== | ||
*''[[Echoes of History]]'' {{1stm}} | *''[[Echoes of History]]'' {{1stm}} | ||
*''[[Assassin's Creed Valhalla | *''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Geirmund's Saga]]'' {{1st}} | ||
*''[[Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Blood Brothers]]'' | *''[[Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Blood Brothers]]'' | ||
Revision as of 14:16, 22 September 2026
Ashdown was an open field near the village of Moulsford, famous for the Battle of Ashdown.
History
Following a failed attack at the Dane encampment at Readingum, King Æthelred I of Wessex and his brother Alfred desired to draw out the Danes from their fortifications to an open field battle in Ashdown.[1] Though they suffered many losses, the Saxons conquered the field at the end of the day, while the Great Heathen Army was forced to retreat.[2]
Appearances
- Echoes of History (first mentioned)
- Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Geirmund's Saga (first appearance)
- Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Blood Brothers
References
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Geirmund's Saga – Chapter 12
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Geirmund's Saga – Chapter 13
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