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Aethelstan was an Anglo-Saxon thegn in East Anglia, England.
Biography
In 864, acting as an agent for King Edmund, Aethelstan secretly worked with fellow thegn Leofwine against the ealdorman Lerion after learning of his his plans to overthrow King Burgred of Mercia. As a result, Lerion was killed for his treasonous crimes and his daughters were forcibly betrothed as wives for thegns of East Anglia.[1] However, when coming for the daughters, they fought back against Aethelstan, cursed him, and drove him away. In a fortnight, the thegn returned but to see they'd disappeared and the estate vandalized.[2]
Aethelstan wrote to Leofwine about his experiences at the estate and his further findings, which proved that Lerion was a worshipper of "false gods". Noting that his estate was surrounded by a horrible aroma, he stated that a priest may be needed to cleanse the location.[3]
Appearances
- Assassin's Creed: Valhalla (first mentioned)
References
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Valhalla — Viking Expansion notes: "Faded Letter [5]"
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Valhalla — Viking Expansion notes: "Faded Letter [4]"
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Valhalla — Viking Expansion notes: "Faded Letter [1]"