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''' | '''Æthelstan''' was an [[Anglo-Saxons|Anglo-Saxon]] [[thegn]] in [[East Anglia]], [[England]]. | ||
==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
In 864, acting as an agent for King [[Edmund the Martyr|Edmund]], | In 864, acting as an agent for King [[Edmund the Martyr|Edmund]], Æthelstan secretly worked with fellow thegn [[Leofwine]] against the [[ealdorman]] [[Lerion]] after learning of his plans to overthrow the [[Mercia]]n King [[Burgred of Mercia|Burgred]]. As a result, Lerion was killed for his treasonous crimes and his [[Daughters of Lerion|daughters]] were forcibly betrothed as wives of East Anglian thegns.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' — [[Viking Expansion notes#Lerion's Estate|Viking Expansion notes]]: "Faded Letter [5]"</ref> However, when coming for the daughters, they fought back against Æthelstan, cursed him, and drove him away. Two weeks later, the thegn returned to see the women had vandalized the [[Lerion's Estate|estate]] and disappeared.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla'' — [[Viking Expansion notes#Lerion's Estate|Viking Expansion notes]]: "Faded Letter [4]"</ref> | ||
Æthelstan wrote to Leofwine about his experiences at the estate and his further findings, which proved that Lerion was a worshipper of "[[Isu|false gods]]". Noting that his estate was surrounded by a horrible aroma, he stated that a [[priest]] may be needed to cleanse the location.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla'' — [[Viking Expansion notes#Lerion's Estate|Viking Expansion notes]]: "Faded Letter [1]"</ref> | |||
==Appearances== | ==Appearances== | ||
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Revision as of 15:00, 6 May 2023
Æthelstan was an Anglo-Saxon thegn in East Anglia, England.
Biography
In 864, acting as an agent for King Edmund, Æthelstan secretly worked with fellow thegn Leofwine against the ealdorman Lerion after learning of his plans to overthrow the Mercian King Burgred. As a result, Lerion was killed for his treasonous crimes and his daughters were forcibly betrothed as wives of East Anglian thegns.[1] However, when coming for the daughters, they fought back against Æthelstan, cursed him, and drove him away. Two weeks later, the thegn returned to see the women had vandalized the estate and disappeared.[2]
Æthelstan 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]"