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==History== | ==History== | ||
Some time during the 970s, [[Leif Ericson]] was the first [[Europe]]an to reach the shores of [[North America]], in what is currently known as Newfoundland. Although it is not clear whether he was part of the initial voyage, he was certainly a member of the [[Vikings | Some time during the 970s, [[Leif Ericson]] was the first [[Europe]]an to reach the shores of [[North America]], in what is currently known as Newfoundland. Although it is not clear whether he was part of the initial voyage, he was certainly a member of the [[Vikings]]' [[Viking expansion|expedition]] that reached [[L'Anse aux Meadows]], a settlement on the island. According to Viking [[Norse mythology|myths]] and {{Wiki|saga}}s, Ericson established a colony at [[Vinland]].<ref name="Daring Viking Explorer">''[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates]]'' – [[Database: Daring Viking Explorer]]</ref> | ||
In 1720, after his attack on a fleet of forty-two [[ship]]s belonging to the [[Portugal|Portuguese]] [[Portuguese Empire|Empire]]'s [[Portuguese Navy|navy]] stationed in [[Brazil]], [[Bartholomew Roberts]] renamed one of the captured ships ''The Fortune'' and headed north towards Newfoundland. He plundered a number of ships near the coasts of {{Wiki|Nova Scotia}} and Newfoundland before returning to the [[West Indies]] in the winter.<ref name="Piracy on the Northern Atlantic">''Assassin's Creed: Initiates'' – [[Database: Piracy on the Northern Atlantic]]</ref> | In 1720, after his attack on a fleet of forty-two [[ship]]s belonging to the [[Portugal|Portuguese]] [[Portuguese Empire|Empire]]'s [[Portuguese Navy|navy]] stationed in [[Brazil]], [[Bartholomew Roberts]] renamed one of the captured ships ''The Fortune'' and headed north towards Newfoundland. He plundered a number of ships near the coasts of {{Wiki|Nova Scotia}} and Newfoundland before returning to the [[West Indies]] in the winter.<ref name="Piracy on the Northern Atlantic">''Assassin's Creed: Initiates'' – [[Database: Piracy on the Northern Atlantic]]</ref> | ||
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*''[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates]]'' {{Mdat}} | *''[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates]]'' {{1stm}} {{Mdat}} | ||
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]'' {{mo}} | *''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]'' {{mo}} | ||
*''[[Echoes of History]]'' {{Mo}} | *''[[Echoes of History]]'' {{Mo}} | ||
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Fragments – The Witches of the Moors]]'' {{Mo}} | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{Reflist}} | {{Reflist}} | ||
[[Category:Canada]] | [[Category:Canada]] | ||
Latest revision as of 15:58, 9 April 2023
Newfoundland is an island off the east coast of the North American mainland which forms part of the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador.
History[edit | edit source]
Some time during the 970s, Leif Ericson was the first European to reach the shores of North America, in what is currently known as Newfoundland. Although it is not clear whether he was part of the initial voyage, he was certainly a member of the Vikings' expedition that reached L'Anse aux Meadows, a settlement on the island. According to Viking myths and sagas, Ericson established a colony at Vinland.[1]
In 1720, after his attack on a fleet of forty-two ships belonging to the Portuguese Empire's navy stationed in Brazil, Bartholomew Roberts renamed one of the captured ships The Fortune and headed north towards Newfoundland. He plundered a number of ships near the coasts of Nova Scotia and Newfoundland before returning to the West Indies in the winter.[2]
During the Seven Years' War, the island was considered more strategically important than the peninsula of Labrador, from which it is separated by a strait.[3]
Appearances[edit | edit source]
- Assassin's Creed: Initiates (first mentioned) (mentioned in Database entry only)
- Assassin's Creed: Rogue (mentioned only)
- Echoes of History (mentioned only)
- Assassin's Creed: Fragments – The Witches of the Moors (mentioned only)
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Initiates – Database: Daring Viking Explorer
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Initiates – Database: Piracy on the Northern Atlantic
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Rogue – The Battle of Labrador