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==History== | ==History== | ||
In [[ancient Rome]], the metal was mostly imported from [[Cyprus]], after which the metal was named.<ref name="ACB" /> | In [[ancient Rome]], the metal was mostly imported from [[Cyprus]], after which the metal was named.<ref name="ACB" /> | ||
In 11th century [[England]], copper was used by the [[Anglo-Saxons]] for horse stirrups.<ref>''[[Discovery Tour: Viking Age]]'' – [[Learnings: Horses and Warfare]]</ref> | |||
In the 15th and 16th centuries, the [[Spanish Brotherhood of Assassins]] utilized the metal to [[Crafting (Assassin's Creed: Rebellion)|forge]] a number of weapons and [[armor]]s for use against the [[Spanish Rite of the Templar Order|Spanish Templars]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Rebellion]]''</ref> | In the 15th and 16th centuries, the [[Spanish Brotherhood of Assassins]] utilized the metal to [[Crafting (Assassin's Creed: Rebellion)|forge]] a number of weapons and [[armor]]s for use against the [[Spanish Rite of the Templar Order|Spanish Templars]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Rebellion]]''</ref> | ||
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<gallery position="center" widths="180" captionalign="center"> | <gallery position="center" widths="180" captionalign="center"> | ||
ACReb Material Render Copper Ore.png|Copper Ore | ACReb Material Render Copper Ore.png|Copper Ore | ||
DTVA Copper Alloy stirrup mount.jpg|An 11th century English copper stirrup mount | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
==Behind the scenes== | ==Behind the scenes== | ||
The ''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'' description of [[Trade objects|Copper Ore]] references the origins of copper's name: what began as ''aes cyprium'' (metal of Cyprus/Cyprian metal) later evolved into various forms, among them the English ''copper''.<ref>[[wikt:copper | The ''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'' description of [[Trade objects|Copper Ore]] references the origins of copper's name: what began as ''aes cyprium'' (metal of Cyprus/Cyprian metal) later evolved into various forms, among them the English ''copper''.<ref>[[wikt:copper|Copper]] on {{Wiki|Wiktionary}}</ref> | ||
==Appearances== | ==Appearances== | ||
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*''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' | *''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' | ||
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Rebellion]]'' | *''[[Assassin's Creed: Rebellion]]'' | ||
*''[[Discovery Tour: Viking Age]]'' | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Copper is a chemical element with a pinkish-orange hue, which is commonly used as a component of alloys, most notably bronze. The metal is malleable and has high thermal and electrical conductivity, bending and melting with ease.[1]
History
In ancient Rome, the metal was mostly imported from Cyprus, after which the metal was named.[1]
In 11th century England, copper was used by the Anglo-Saxons for horse stirrups.[2]
In the 15th and 16th centuries, the Spanish Brotherhood of Assassins utilized the metal to forge a number of weapons and armors for use against the Spanish Templars.[3]
During the American Revolutionary War, the Kanien'kehá:ka Assassin Ratonhnhaké:ton traded and used copper, among other things.[4]
Gallery
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Copper Ore -
An 11th century English copper stirrup mount
Behind the scenes
The Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood description of Copper Ore references the origins of copper's name: what began as aes cyprium (metal of Cyprus/Cyprian metal) later evolved into various forms, among them the English copper.[5]
Appearances
- Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood
- Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy
- Assassin's Creed III
- Assassin's Creed: Rebellion
- Discovery Tour: Viking Age