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Leofgifu grew up an orphan after losing her parents to a plague in [[Cambridge|Grantebridge]]. In order to survive, she became a [[bandit]] and eventually sought work as a [[mercenary]], becoming an adept fighter. The Order of the Ancients took notice of Leofgifu's activities and thus recruited her. Making use of her position as a valued mercenary, Leofgifu began amassing an arsenal of weapons for the Order and quickly insulated herself into a position of command by distributing luxury goods to fellow officers, such that they would turn a blind eye to her illegal acts. By the 870s, she was based in a Saxon military camp at [[Utbech]] near the city and had two bodyguards following her.<ref name="ACV">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – [[Breaking the Order]]</ref>
Leofgifu grew up an orphan after losing her parents to a plague in [[Cambridge|Grantebridge]]. In order to survive, she became a [[bandit]] and eventually sought work as a [[mercenary]], becoming an adept fighter. The Order of the Ancients took notice of Leofgifu's activities and thus recruited her. Making use of her position as a valued mercenary, Leofgifu began amassing an arsenal of weapons for the Order and quickly insulated herself into a position of command by distributing luxury goods to fellow officers, such that they would turn a blind eye to her illegal acts. By the 870s, she was based in a Saxon military camp at [[Utbech]] near the city and had two bodyguards following her.<ref name="ACV">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – [[Breaking the Order]]</ref>


Eventually, the [[Viking]] [[Eivor Varinsdottir]], an ally of the [[Hidden Ones]], tracked down Leofgifu, once she finished [[Renovation|renovating]] the [[Hidden Ones]]' [[Ravensthorpe Bureau|Bureau]] in [[Ravensthorpe]].<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla'' – [[To Serve the Light...]]</ref> Due to [[Hytham|Hytham's]] note, Eivor headed straight to the camp and assassinated her, thereby putting a stop to her procurement of weapons.<ref name="ACV">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – [[Breaking the Order]]</ref>
Eventually, the [[Viking]] [[Eivor Varinsdottir]], an ally of the [[Hidden Ones]], tracked down Leofgifu, once she finished [[Renovation|renovating]] the [[Hidden Ones]]' [[Ravensthorpe bureau|bureau]] in [[Ravensthorpe]].<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla'' – [[To Serve the Light...]]</ref> Due to [[Hytham|Hytham's]] note, Eivor headed straight to the camp and assassinated her, thereby putting a stop to her procurement of weapons.<ref name="ACV">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – [[Breaking the Order]]</ref>


==Trivia==
==Trivia==

Revision as of 17:35, 15 February 2021

"We are both a clot and cancer. We sit heavy in water, and yet we spread like a river's current."
―Leofgifu's final words, 870s.[src]-[m]

Leofgifu (died 873), also known as the Scabbard, was an Order of the Ancients Palatinus who served in the Wardens of War sect in Anglo-Saxon England during the 9th century.

Biography

Leofgifu grew up an orphan after losing her parents to a plague in Grantebridge. In order to survive, she became a bandit and eventually sought work as a mercenary, becoming an adept fighter. The Order of the Ancients took notice of Leofgifu's activities and thus recruited her. Making use of her position as a valued mercenary, Leofgifu began amassing an arsenal of weapons for the Order and quickly insulated herself into a position of command by distributing luxury goods to fellow officers, such that they would turn a blind eye to her illegal acts. By the 870s, she was based in a Saxon military camp at Utbech near the city and had two bodyguards following her.[1]

Eventually, the Viking Eivor Varinsdottir, an ally of the Hidden Ones, tracked down Leofgifu, once she finished renovating the Hidden Ones' bureau in Ravensthorpe.[2] Due to Hytham's note, Eivor headed straight to the camp and assassinated her, thereby putting a stop to her procurement of weapons.[1]

Trivia

  • The name is an Old English name meaning "dear gift", combining the elements leof "dear, agreeable, beloved" and giefu "gift".

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