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==History== | ==History== | ||
While [[Leif Ericson]] is commonly accepted to be the first European to set foot on the continent, having landed there in around 1000,<ref name="ACI">''[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates]]'' – [[Database: Daring Viking Explorer]]</ref> Vinland had already been visited by [[Brendan of Clonfert]] | While [[Leif Ericson]] is commonly accepted to be the first European to set foot on the continent, having landed there in around 1000,<ref name="ACI">''[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates]]'' – [[Database: Daring Viking Explorer]]</ref> Vinland had already been visited by [[Brendan of Clonfert]]. A devout {{Wiki|Celts|Irish Celtic}} monk, Brendan believed he was undertaking his [[Christianity|God]]'s will in his pilgrimage from [[Norway]], but was in fact being [[Sage|compelled by the legacy]] of the [[Isu]] [[Aita]] to access the [[Grand Temple]] and free the captive [[Juno]]. He ultimately failed to unlock its entrance.<ref name="ACV">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]''</ref> | ||
Nearly two centuries later, in the 870s, the [[ | Nearly two centuries later, in the 870s, [[Gorm Kjotvesson]], the son of [[Kjotve the Cruel]] who served as [[Maegester]] to the [[Wardens of War]] sect of the [[Order of the Ancients]], mounted an expedition to the area chasing Isu secrets surrounding the [[Crystal Balls|crystal ball]] in their possession. However, their efforts were undone by Gorm's sworn enemy, the [[shieldmaiden]] [[Eivor Varinsdottir]] of the [[Raven Clan]] . Eivor later explored the region and met the [[Kanien'kehá:ka]] people of the [[Iroquois|Iroquois Confederacy]] living in [[Karonhiakèn:iate']] and around the forest of [[Kahrhakén:rat]]. Eivor reclaimed the crystal ball after killing Gorm, before handing it over to the natives for safekeeping.<ref name="ACV" /> | ||
After Gorm's death the Norse left Vinland for over a century until it was rediscovered by Leif Ericson albeit much further north than Gorm's original excursion. Another expedition was undertaken by {{Wiki|Henry Sinclair}} and Sir [[James Gunn]] around a hundred years before the voyages of [[Christopher Columbus]]. Many centuries later in the 1700s [[Assassins|Assassin]]-turned-[[Templars|Templar]] [[Shay Cormac]] found remnants of these excursions which lead him to weapons and armor.{{Cite}} | After Gorm's death, the Norse left Vinland for over a century until it was rediscovered by Leif Ericson, albeit much further north than Gorm's original excursion. Another expedition was undertaken by {{Wiki|Henry Sinclair}} and Sir [[James Gunn]] around a hundred years before the voyages of [[Christopher Columbus]]. Many centuries later in the 1700s, the [[Assassins|Assassin]]-turned-[[Templars|Templar]] [[Shay Cormac]] found remnants of these excursions which lead him to weapons and armor.{{Cite}} | ||
==Appearances== | ==Appearances== | ||
Revision as of 05:16, 3 March 2021
Vinland, also known as Saint Brendan's Island, is the area of coastal North America, ranging from near what is now Turin, New York to the Canadian island of Newfoundland, explored by Norse Vikings during the Middle Ages.
History
While Leif Ericson is commonly accepted to be the first European to set foot on the continent, having landed there in around 1000,[1] Vinland had already been visited by Brendan of Clonfert. A devout Irish Celtic monk, Brendan believed he was undertaking his God's will in his pilgrimage from Norway, but was in fact being compelled by the legacy of the Isu Aita to access the Grand Temple and free the captive Juno. He ultimately failed to unlock its entrance.[2]
Nearly two centuries later, in the 870s, Gorm Kjotvesson, the son of Kjotve the Cruel who served as Maegester to the Wardens of War sect of the Order of the Ancients, mounted an expedition to the area chasing Isu secrets surrounding the crystal ball in their possession. However, their efforts were undone by Gorm's sworn enemy, the shieldmaiden Eivor Varinsdottir of the Raven Clan . Eivor later explored the region and met the Kanien'kehá:ka people of the Iroquois Confederacy living in Karonhiakèn:iate' and around the forest of Kahrhakén:rat. Eivor reclaimed the crystal ball after killing Gorm, before handing it over to the natives for safekeeping.[2]
After Gorm's death, the Norse left Vinland for over a century until it was rediscovered by Leif Ericson, albeit much further north than Gorm's original excursion. Another expedition was undertaken by Henry Sinclair and Sir James Gunn around a hundred years before the voyages of Christopher Columbus. Many centuries later in the 1700s, the Assassin-turned-Templar Shay Cormac found remnants of these excursions which lead him to weapons and armor. [citation needed]
Appearances
- Assassin's Creed III (first appearance)
- Assassin's Creed: Initiates (mentioned in Database entry only)
- Assassin's Creed: Valhalla (first identified as Vinland)
References