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{{Faction_Infobox|locations = [[East Anglia]]<br>Essex<br>Kent<br>Sussex<br>[[Mercia]]<br>[[Northumbria]]<br>[[Wessex]] | {{stub}} | ||
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The [[Anglo-Saxons|Anglo-Saxon]] '''Heptarchy''' was the group of 7 kingdoms that controlled the land that is now [[England]]. The collapse of the Heptarchy began in 829CE when [[Wessex]] took control of Essex, Kent, and Sussex. | |locations = [[East Anglia]]<br>[[Essex]]<br>[[Kent]]<br>[[Sussex]]<br>[[Mercia]]<br>[[Northumbria]]<br>[[Wessex]] | ||
|predecessor = Roman Britain | |||
|successor = [[England]] | |||
|religion = [[Christianity]] | |||
|formed = c. 450 CE | |||
|collapsed = 829 CE | |||
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The [[Anglo-Saxons|Anglo-Saxon]] '''Heptarchy''' was the group of 7 kingdoms that controlled the land that is now [[England]]. The collapse of the Heptarchy began in 829CE when [[Wessex]] under King [[Alfred the Great]] took control of [[Essex]], [[Kent]], and [[Sussex]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]''</ref> | |||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*The kingdoms of East Anglia, Mercia, and Northumbria would eventually | |||
*The kingdoms of [[East Anglia]], [[Mercia]], and [[Northumbria]] would eventually merge with Wessex following the [[Vikings]]' [[Viking expansion|invasion]] with the [[Great Heathen Army]] marking the creation of a unified England. | |||
*The Norman Invasion of England in 1066 ended all Anglo-Saxon rule in England. | *The Norman Invasion of England in 1066 ended all Anglo-Saxon rule in England. | ||
==Appearances== | ==Appearances== | ||
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' | |||
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' {{1st}} | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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{{ACV}} | {{ACV}} | ||
[[Category:Culture and society]] | [[Category:Culture and society]] | ||
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The Anglo-Saxon Heptarchy was the group of 7 kingdoms that controlled the land that is now England. The collapse of the Heptarchy began in 829CE when Wessex under King Alfred the Great took control of Essex, Kent, and Sussex.[1]
Trivia
- The kingdoms of East Anglia, Mercia, and Northumbria would eventually merge with Wessex following the Vikings' invasion with the Great Heathen Army marking the creation of a unified England.
- The Norman Invasion of England in 1066 ended all Anglo-Saxon rule in England.
Appearances
- Assassin's Creed: Valhalla (first appearance)
References