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{{Quote|Here lies King Edmund, father of East Anglia, a good and godly man. May he lie here in peace, surrounded by the children of the God, until Doomsday when the dust shall return to the earth, and the spirit shall return unto Heaven. Lord have mercy on his soul.|A note near Edmund's crypt.|Assassin's Creed: Valhalla}} | {{Quote|Here lies King Edmund, father of East Anglia, a good and godly man. May he lie here in peace, surrounded by the children of the God, until Doomsday when the dust shall return to the earth, and the spirit shall return unto Heaven. Lord have mercy on his soul.|A note near Edmund's crypt.|Assassin's Creed: Valhalla}} | ||
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==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
In 865, the [[Great Heathen Army]] invaded East Anglia as part of the [[Vikings|Viking]] [[Viking expansion|expansion]] into [[England]]. | In 865, the [[Great Heathen Army]] invaded East Anglia as part of the [[Vikings|Viking]] [[Viking expansion|expansion]] into [[England]]. By the following year, Edmund had a truce in place with [[Ivarr the Boneless]] and [[Halfdan Ragnarsson]]. He once sent two heralds to speak with them and attempt a conversion, but Ivarr killed one of them and scared the other. Fearing his life, the remaining herald passed the message that Edmund thanked them for abiding by the truce and gifted them 2000 pounds of silver as a sign of respect and hope that the peace would continue. Ivarr sent him away, asking instead for a hundred strong horses in 10 days.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Blood Brothers]]'' – [[The Boneless]]</ref> | ||
In 870, he was "entirely covered with their missiles, like the bristles of a hedgehog", earning him the title of martyr.<ref>''Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Blood Brothers'' – [[The Dust Settles]]</ref> Following his death, Edmund was buried in the [[church]] crypt in the village of [[King's Bury]] near [[Thetford|Theotford]].<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla'' – [[Raising Iron]]</ref> | |||
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Four years later, emissaries met with Edmund and demanded that he renounce [[Christianity]] and accept [[Danelaw]] as the new law of the land. Edmund refused to recant his beliefs and challenged his aggressors to do their worst. Furious, the Danes tied him up and beat him, before shooting him with arrows<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Blood Brothers]]'' – [[The Dust Settles]]</ref> and beheading the body.<ref>{{WP|Edmund the Martyr}}</ref> | |||
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==Legacy== | ==Legacy== | ||
By 873, [[Ivarr the Boneless]] claimed personal credit for having killed Edmund,<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – [[King Killer]]</ref> but this could not be proven, as there were conflicting claims that Ubba had killed the king instead,<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Geirmund's Saga]]'' – Chapter 9</ref> though Ubba never challenged Ivarr on his boasts. | |||
During the 9th century CE, the [[shieldmaiden]] [[Eivor Varinsdottir]] of the [[Raven Clan]] learned of the king's death after opportunistically taking the arrows embedded in his throne. A local [[Anglo-Saxons|Anglo-Saxon]] woman informed her of the weapons' history and offered to buy them back for her own {{Wiki|Hagiography|hagiographical}} study, which Eivor accepted.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla'' – [[Edmund's Arrows]]</ref> | During the 9th century CE, the [[shieldmaiden]] [[Eivor Varinsdottir]] of the [[Raven Clan]] learned of the king's death after opportunistically taking the arrows embedded in his throne. A local [[Anglo-Saxons|Anglo-Saxon]] woman informed her of the weapons' history and offered to buy them back for her own {{Wiki|Hagiography|hagiographical}} study, which Eivor accepted.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla'' – [[Edmund's Arrows]]</ref> | ||
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- "Here lies King Edmund, father of East Anglia, a good and godly man. May he lie here in peace, surrounded by the children of the God, until Doomsday when the dust shall return to the earth, and the spirit shall return unto Heaven. Lord have mercy on his soul."
- ―A note near Edmund's crypt.[src]
Edmund the Martyr (c. 841 – 870), also known as Saint Edmund, was King of East Anglia from about 855 until his death. He was succeeded by Æthelred II.
Biography
In 865, the Great Heathen Army invaded East Anglia as part of the Viking expansion into England. By the following year, Edmund had a truce in place with Ivarr the Boneless and Halfdan Ragnarsson. He once sent two heralds to speak with them and attempt a conversion, but Ivarr killed one of them and scared the other. Fearing his life, the remaining herald passed the message that Edmund thanked them for abiding by the truce and gifted them 2000 pounds of silver as a sign of respect and hope that the peace would continue. Ivarr sent him away, asking instead for a hundred strong horses in 10 days.[1]
In 870, he was "entirely covered with their missiles, like the bristles of a hedgehog", earning him the title of martyr.[2] Following his death, Edmund was buried in the church crypt in the village of King's Bury near Theotford.[3]
Legacy
By 873, Ivarr the Boneless claimed personal credit for having killed Edmund,[4] but this could not be proven, as there were conflicting claims that Ubba had killed the king instead,[5] though Ubba never challenged Ivarr on his boasts.
During the 9th century CE, the shieldmaiden Eivor Varinsdottir of the Raven Clan learned of the king's death after opportunistically taking the arrows embedded in his throne. A local Anglo-Saxon woman informed her of the weapons' history and offered to buy them back for her own hagiographical study, which Eivor accepted.[6]
Behind the scenes
Although tradition holds that Edmund died in the as-yet unidentified place known as Haegelisdun, a fact upheld in the Assassin's Creed: Valhalla tie-in novel Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Geirmund's Saga, the Valhalla memory "Edmund's Arrows" instead says that he died in Norwich, pinned to his throne by arrows which were considered holy artifacts after Edmund's canonization.
Appearances
- Assassin's Creed: Valhalla (mentioned only)
- Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Geirmund's Saga (mentioned only)
- Echoes of Valhalla (voice only)
- Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Blood Brothers (first appearance)
References
- ↑ Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Blood Brothers – The Boneless
- ↑ Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Blood Brothers – The Dust Settles
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Raising Iron
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – King Killer
- ↑ Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Geirmund's Saga – Chapter 9
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Edmund's Arrows
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