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'''Ælla''' (died 867) was King of [[Northumbria]] from 866 until his death in 867. He was a member of the [[Order of the Ancients]], and was in line to become the new [[Grand Maegester of the Order of the Ancients|Grand Maegester]] of the Order in [[England]] by the mid-860s. | '''Ælla''' (died 867) was King of [[Northumbria]] from 866 until his death in 867. He was a member of the [[Order of the Ancients]], and was in line to become the new [[Grand Maegester of the Order of the Ancients|Grand Maegester]] of the Order in [[England]] by the mid-860s. | ||
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Revision as of 00:35, 27 February 2021
Ælla (died 867) was King of Northumbria from 866 until his death in 867. He was a member of the Order of the Ancients, and was in line to become the new Grand Maegester of the Order in England by the mid-860s.
Biography
Circa 865, ealdorman Ælla captured the famed Viking leader Ragnar Lodbrok and had him executed by throwing him into a pit of snakes.[1] As retaliation, two of Ragnar's sons, Ivarr the Boneless and Ubba Ragnarsson, sought revenge and invaded England leading the Great Heathen Army.[2]
On 1 November 866, following the deposition and murder of his predecessor Osberht by Ivarr,[3] Ælla was crowned King of Northumbria in the York Minster.[4]
During Ælla's reign, Louis the Younger gave him a unique axe from the European continent as a gift.[5]
By March 867, the sons of Ragnar captured Ælla and ritually executed him by way of the blood eagle.[2] After Ælla's death, the title he would have assumed was instead bestowed upon Æthelred, the son of King Æthelwulf of Wessex.[6]
Appearances
- Assassin's Creed: Valhalla (mentioned only)
- Echoes of Valhalla (voice only)
- Assassin's Creed: Valhalla manhua (first appearance)
References
- ↑ Echoes of Valhalla – Episode 2: Dragon of the Seas
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Database: Ivarr and Ubba
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – King Killer
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Valhalla (manhua) – Chapter 3
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Valhalla
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – The Poor Fellow-Soldier