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'''Deirdre Na Linni''' was an [[Ireland|Irish]] druid and healer who lived during the 9th century. She was a friend of [[Ciara ingen Medba]], a fellow druid and {{Wiki|Ollamh Érenn}} of the {{Wiki|High King of Ireland|High King}} [[Flann Sinna]]. | |name = Deirdre Na Linni | ||
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}}'''Deirdre Na Linni''' was an [[Ireland|Irish]] [[druid]] and [[Doctor|healer]] who lived during the 9th century. She was a friend of [[Ciara ingen Medba]], a fellow druid and ''{{Wiki|Ollamh Érenn}}'' of the {{Wiki|High King of Ireland|High King}} [[Flann Sinna]]. | |||
==Biography== | |||
Little is known about Deirdre's early life. According to oral tradition, she was born to [[Christianity|Christian]] parents and quickly developed an ability as a child for "second sight". However, alarmed at her gift and believing it to be the work of the devil, they abandoned her in the forest when she was about seven or eight.<ref name="Database">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – [[Database: Deirdre Na Linni]]</ref> | |||
Wandering through the woods, Deirdre found an aging and infirm druid, who raised the child and taught her the pagan arts of medicine in order to help care for him; through these means, his new apprentice was able to prolong his already-extensive life by many years. After her teacher's passing, Deirdre continued her self-taught studies, and in time, soon became well known among Ireland's pagan communities as both an exceptionally powerful seer and a healer.<ref name="Database"/> | |||
As an adult, Deidre moved to a hut in [[Asfinn]] within the [[Connacht|Kingdom of Connacht]] and upkept her druidic practices. Eventually, she was introduced to Ciara ingen Medba, a fellow druid who had joined the cult known as the [[Children of Danu]] which sought to preserve the druidic ways from the ever-expanding influence of Christianity, and the two women became fast friends. When the cult turned away from its initial purpose and began adopting more fanatical and violent methods, Ciara left and sought out Deidre to continue her studies. After Ciara's appointment as High King Flann's ''Ollamh Érenn'', Deidre was disappointed her friend was leaving the forest and its ways to serve a Christian king, but maintained their friendship and believed Ciara would one day return.<ref name="PotionOfBlood">''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – [[Wrath of the Druids]]'' – [[Potion of Blood]]</ref> | |||
In the late 9th century, Deirdre met the [[Vikings|Viking]] ''[[jarl]]skona'' [[Eivor Varinsdottir]] of the [[Raven Clan]] who was visiting Ireland to see her cousin [[Bárid mac Ímair]], but had been unknowingly embroiled in a greater plot in the country when Bárid was framed for [[poison]]ing Flann's army. Knowing Deirdre would be able to make a cure, Ciara took Eivor to the priestess and explained the matter. Quickly assessing the situation, she said that the cure required the mystical powers locked away in bloody [[amber]], which could be collected from any member of the Children of Danu. With this information and working off a lead that had gone cold from a late friend of the druids, Eivor sought out and killed the cult member known as "[[Niamh|The Wren]]" and retrieved their amber shard.<ref name="PotionOfBlood"/> | |||
As she made the potion, Deirdre informed Eivor that collecting all the amber from the Children of Danu would ''"give [her] the force of the blazing [[sun]]"''.<ref name="PotionOfBlood"/> Intrigued, Eivor hunted down and systematically eliminated the rest of the cult and gathered their amber shards.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Wrath of the Druids'' – [[Children of Danu (memory)]]</ref> Returning again to Deidre's hut, Eivor delivered the minerals and the druid used them to make a psychoactive mixture which sent Eivor on a hallucinogenic vision where she fought and defeated a manifestation of the {{Wiki|Fomorians|Fomorian}} [[giant]] named [[Balor]] for possession of the [[Irish mythology|legendary]] [[spear]] [[Gae Bolg]], which had been wielded by the hero [[Cú Chulainn]].<ref name="AmberSun">''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Wrath of the Druids'' – [[Amber Sun]]</ref> | |||
==Personality and characteristics== | |||
Deidre was an incredibly learned individual in the pagan arts; so thorough was her knowledge in healing that she was able to immediately identify the affliction plaguing Flann's army, the perpetrator, and the elements necessary for the cure, all within moments of being told the symptoms. A powerful seer as well, she had a strong connection to the {{Wiki|Celtic Otherworld}}, commenting to Ciara and Eivor upon their visit that she had hoped the omens she had read were mistaken as to the pair's purpose in Asfinn.<ref name="PotionOfBlood"/> In her strongest display of her second sight, Deidre proved astute enough to correctly determine Eivor's identity as a [[Sage|reincarnaiton]] of the [[Norse]] [[Norse mythology|god]] [[Odin]], twice stating that Eivor should remember having fought Balor, despite having neither met the woman before nor shown any prior knowledge of the [[Isu]].<ref name="AmberSun"/> | |||
==Behind the scenes== | |||
Deirdre Na Linni, a character in the ''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' DLC expansion ''[[Wrath of the Druids]]'', shares her first name with the legendary figure {{Wiki|Deirdre}}, whose tragic story of her beauty causing untold bloodshed is recorded in the {{Wiki|Ulster Cycle}}.<ref>{{WP|Deirdre}}</ref> | |||
Deirdre is a female given name taken from the {{Wiki|Old Irish}} ''"[[wikt:Derdiu|Derdriu]]"'', which derives from the word ''"[[wikt:dord|dord]]"'', meaning "buzzing, humming, droning, intoning". | |||
==Gallery== | |||
<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" spacing="small" widths="180"> | |||
ACV WotD Deirdre Concept 1.jpg|Concept art of Dierdre | |||
ACV WotD Deirdre Concept 2.jpg|Concept art | |||
ACV WotD Deirdre Concept 3.jpg|Concept art | |||
ACV WotD Deirdre Eivor Standing Stone Concept.jpg|Concept art of Eivor and Deirdre at a [[standing stone]] | |||
ACV WotD Deirdre Portrait closeup.png|3D model closeup of Deirdre | |||
ACV - WotD Concept 1.jpg|Concept ar of Deirdre and Ciara meeting Eivor | |||
</gallery> | |||
==Appearances== | ==Appearances== | ||
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]] | *''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]] – [[Wrath of the Druids]]'' | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Deirdre Na Linni was an Irish druid and healer who lived during the 9th century. She was a friend of Ciara ingen Medba, a fellow druid and Ollamh Érenn of the High King Flann Sinna.
Biography
Little is known about Deirdre's early life. According to oral tradition, she was born to Christian parents and quickly developed an ability as a child for "second sight". However, alarmed at her gift and believing it to be the work of the devil, they abandoned her in the forest when she was about seven or eight.[1]
Wandering through the woods, Deirdre found an aging and infirm druid, who raised the child and taught her the pagan arts of medicine in order to help care for him; through these means, his new apprentice was able to prolong his already-extensive life by many years. After her teacher's passing, Deirdre continued her self-taught studies, and in time, soon became well known among Ireland's pagan communities as both an exceptionally powerful seer and a healer.[1]
As an adult, Deidre moved to a hut in Asfinn within the Kingdom of Connacht and upkept her druidic practices. Eventually, she was introduced to Ciara ingen Medba, a fellow druid who had joined the cult known as the Children of Danu which sought to preserve the druidic ways from the ever-expanding influence of Christianity, and the two women became fast friends. When the cult turned away from its initial purpose and began adopting more fanatical and violent methods, Ciara left and sought out Deidre to continue her studies. After Ciara's appointment as High King Flann's Ollamh Érenn, Deidre was disappointed her friend was leaving the forest and its ways to serve a Christian king, but maintained their friendship and believed Ciara would one day return.[2]
In the late 9th century, Deirdre met the Viking jarlskona Eivor Varinsdottir of the Raven Clan who was visiting Ireland to see her cousin Bárid mac Ímair, but had been unknowingly embroiled in a greater plot in the country when Bárid was framed for poisoning Flann's army. Knowing Deirdre would be able to make a cure, Ciara took Eivor to the priestess and explained the matter. Quickly assessing the situation, she said that the cure required the mystical powers locked away in bloody amber, which could be collected from any member of the Children of Danu. With this information and working off a lead that had gone cold from a late friend of the druids, Eivor sought out and killed the cult member known as "The Wren" and retrieved their amber shard.[2]
As she made the potion, Deirdre informed Eivor that collecting all the amber from the Children of Danu would "give [her] the force of the blazing sun".[2] Intrigued, Eivor hunted down and systematically eliminated the rest of the cult and gathered their amber shards.[3] Returning again to Deidre's hut, Eivor delivered the minerals and the druid used them to make a psychoactive mixture which sent Eivor on a hallucinogenic vision where she fought and defeated a manifestation of the Fomorian giant named Balor for possession of the legendary spear Gae Bolg, which had been wielded by the hero Cú Chulainn.[4]
Personality and characteristics
Deidre was an incredibly learned individual in the pagan arts; so thorough was her knowledge in healing that she was able to immediately identify the affliction plaguing Flann's army, the perpetrator, and the elements necessary for the cure, all within moments of being told the symptoms. A powerful seer as well, she had a strong connection to the Celtic Otherworld, commenting to Ciara and Eivor upon their visit that she had hoped the omens she had read were mistaken as to the pair's purpose in Asfinn.[2] In her strongest display of her second sight, Deidre proved astute enough to correctly determine Eivor's identity as a reincarnaiton of the Norse god Odin, twice stating that Eivor should remember having fought Balor, despite having neither met the woman before nor shown any prior knowledge of the Isu.[4]
Behind the scenes
Deirdre Na Linni, a character in the Assassin's Creed: Valhalla DLC expansion Wrath of the Druids, shares her first name with the legendary figure Deirdre, whose tragic story of her beauty causing untold bloodshed is recorded in the Ulster Cycle.[5]
Deirdre is a female given name taken from the Old Irish "Derdriu", which derives from the word "dord", meaning "buzzing, humming, droning, intoning".
Gallery
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Concept art of Dierdre -
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Concept art of Eivor and Deirdre at a standing stone -
3D model closeup of Deirdre -
Concept ar of Deirdre and Ciara meeting Eivor
Appearances
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Database: Deirdre Na Linni
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Wrath of the Druids – Potion of Blood
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Wrath of the Druids – Children of Danu (memory)
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Wrath of the Druids – Amber Sun
- ↑
Deirdre on Wikipedia