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'''Selwyn''' (died 877), also known as '''The Gallows''', was a [[Anglo-Saxons|Anglo-Saxon]] member of the [[Wardens of Faith]] sect of the [[Order of the Ancients]] | '''Selwyn''' (died 877), also known as '''The Gallows''', was a [[Anglo-Saxons|Anglo-Saxon]] member of the [[Wardens of Faith]] sect of the [[Order of the Ancients]]. Holding the title of [[Palatinus]], Selwyn worked as a reeve in the town square, in the city of [[Winchester|Wincestre]]. | ||
==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
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===Reeve of Wincestre and death=== | ===Reeve of Wincestre and death=== | ||
{{Dialogue2|Selwyn|Perverter of justice! Who dares execute the King's noose?|Eivor|It is not in Aelfred's name that you carry out your work. You are The Order's executioner.|Ah. You peer through the veil, but you do not see clearly. Aelfred's laws are a slave's fever-dream. He offers shit-soaked beggars a seat at his table. Where the meek devour the strong. Who best to judge the fate of the wretched many, if not the strong and worthy few?|Selwyn to Eivor in the Memory Corridor, c. 877.|Assassin's Creed: Valhalla|Choking the Gallows}} | {{Dialogue2|Selwyn|Perverter of justice! Who dares execute the King's noose?|Eivor|It is not in Aelfred's name that you carry out your work. You are The Order's executioner.|Ah. You peer through the veil, but you do not see clearly. Aelfred's laws are a slave's fever-dream. He offers shit-soaked beggars a seat at his table. Where the meek devour the strong. Who best to judge the fate of the wretched many, if not the strong and worthy few?|Selwyn to Eivor in the Memory Corridor, c. 877.|Assassin's Creed: Valhalla|Choking the Gallows}} | ||
By the 870s, Selwyn came to serve as one reeves of Wincestre alongside [[Goodwin]], upholding the city's law and order under King [[Alfred the Great|Aelfred]].<ref name="The Reeve of Wincestre">''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla'' – [[The Reeve of Wincestre]]</ref> Circa 877, Selwyn and fellow members [[Hilda]] and [[Ealhferth]] were assigned by [[Maegester]] [[Fulke]] to eliminate Aelfred for his collaboration with an informant named the "Poor Fellow-Soldier of Christ" to undermine the Order in England.<ref name="Impaling the Seax">''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla'' – [[Impaling the Seax]]</ref> While the others went about their own operations, Selwyn turned to take down Goodwin who was a close confidant of King Aelfred and had | By the 870s, Selwyn came to serve as one reeves of Wincestre alongside [[Goodwin]], upholding the city's law and order under King [[Alfred the Great|Aelfred]].<ref name="The Reeve of Wincestre">''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla'' – [[The Reeve of Wincestre]]</ref> Circa 877, Selwyn and fellow members [[Hilda]] and [[Ealhferth]] were assigned by [[Maegester]] [[Fulke]] to eliminate Aelfred for his collaboration with an informant named the "Poor Fellow-Soldier of Christ" to undermine the Order in England.<ref name="Impaling the Seax">''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla'' – [[Impaling the Seax]]</ref> While the others went about their own operations, Selwyn turned to take down Goodwin, who was a close confidant of King Aelfred and had come close to uncovering Selwyn's identity and activities.<ref name="The Reeve of Wincestre" /> | ||
[[File:ACV Choking the Gallows 8.png|thumb|250px|left|Selwyn in the Memory Corridor after being assassinated by Eivor]] | [[File:ACV Choking the Gallows 8.png|thumb|250px|left|Selwyn in the Memory Corridor after being assassinated by Eivor]] | ||
Soon enough, Selwyn secretly sent his men to Goodwin's house, capturing and bringing him to the [[Wincestre Garrison]] while having his men ransack and attempt to destroy any evidence of his doing.<ref name="The Reeve of Wincestre" /> Certain that he had gotten rid of Goodwin's meddlings, Selwyn turned to undermine the king's law reforms, executing numerous citizens over small charges in the city square. At the trial where he sought to execute a couple, [[Leona]] and her husband [[Hubert]], for their comments towards fellow member, the Bishop Ealhferth. Upon the husband's execution and the audience's verbal disrespect, Selwyn continued to enforce his will, until Eivor | Soon enough, Selwyn secretly sent his men to Goodwin's house, capturing and bringing him to the [[Wincestre Garrison]] while having his men ransack and attempt to destroy any evidence of his doing.<ref name="The Reeve of Wincestre" /> Certain that he had gotten rid of Goodwin's meddlings, Selwyn turned to undermine the king's law reforms, executing numerous citizens over small charges in the city square. At the trial where he sought to execute a couple, [[Leona]] and her husband [[Hubert]], for their comments towards a fellow Order member, the Bishop Ealhferth. Upon the husband's execution and the audience's verbal disrespect, Selwyn continued to enforce his will, until [[Eivor Varinsdottir]] of the [[Raven Clan]] stealthily assassinated him. Thus, Selwyn's abuse of power over Wincestre ended.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – [[Choking the Gallows]]</ref> | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
Revision as of 23:40, 19 July 2022
Selwyn (died 877), also known as The Gallows, was a Anglo-Saxon member of the Wardens of Faith sect of the Order of the Ancients. Holding the title of Palatinus, Selwyn worked as a reeve in the town square, in the city of Wincestre.
Biography
Early years
Selwyn came from fortunate beginnings, which showed him being accustomed to being superior over servants and serfs surrounding him. However, his disdain for his father's habits, such as cheating, drinking, and dwindling their monetary resources, made Selwyn disgusted with his own family line. He rose above such manners and unbecoming ways, which he believed was from giving the weak too much leeway. Thus, given the Order's backing, Selwyn abused his power to enforce laws and to enact rulings, as he was trying to destroy human effluence.[1]
Reeve of Wincestre and death
- Selwyn: "Perverter of justice! Who dares execute the King's noose?"
- Eivor: "It is not in Aelfred's name that you carry out your work. You are The Order's executioner."
- Selwyn: "Ah. You peer through the veil, but you do not see clearly. Aelfred's laws are a slave's fever-dream. He offers shit-soaked beggars a seat at his table. Where the meek devour the strong. Who best to judge the fate of the wretched many, if not the strong and worthy few?"
- —Selwyn to Eivor in the Memory Corridor, c. 877.[src]-[m]
By the 870s, Selwyn came to serve as one reeves of Wincestre alongside Goodwin, upholding the city's law and order under King Aelfred.[2] Circa 877, Selwyn and fellow members Hilda and Ealhferth were assigned by Maegester Fulke to eliminate Aelfred for his collaboration with an informant named the "Poor Fellow-Soldier of Christ" to undermine the Order in England.[3] While the others went about their own operations, Selwyn turned to take down Goodwin, who was a close confidant of King Aelfred and had come close to uncovering Selwyn's identity and activities.[2]
Soon enough, Selwyn secretly sent his men to Goodwin's house, capturing and bringing him to the Wincestre Garrison while having his men ransack and attempt to destroy any evidence of his doing.[2] Certain that he had gotten rid of Goodwin's meddlings, Selwyn turned to undermine the king's law reforms, executing numerous citizens over small charges in the city square. At the trial where he sought to execute a couple, Leona and her husband Hubert, for their comments towards a fellow Order member, the Bishop Ealhferth. Upon the husband's execution and the audience's verbal disrespect, Selwyn continued to enforce his will, until Eivor Varinsdottir of the Raven Clan stealthily assassinated him. Thus, Selwyn's abuse of power over Wincestre ended.[4]
Trivia
- Like other Order members, Selwyn's cutscene in the Memory Corridor differs. At the end of his confession, the darkened tree with hanged people started to lower its rope and then it hanged Selwyn, whose spirit immediately vanished after succumbing to its pull. Selwyn's medallion was dropped from his hands as he was hanged.
- Selwyn is one of the four Order members that wanted and planned to kill Aelfred, along with The Quill, The Seax, and The Instrument.
- Selwyn shares similarities with the character Majd Addin in Jerusalem from the 2007 video game Assassin's Creed. Both served as the city's representative of the king—Alfred and Saladin, respectively—and was an overzealous executioner, though he did not sadistically enjoy it as Addin did, nor did he have the crowd's wild support during the executions.[5]
Gallery
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Selwyn presiding over the trial of a couple -
Selwyn assassinated by Eivor -
Selwyn about to be hanged in the Memory Corridor
Appearances
References
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Breaking the Order
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – The Reeve of Wincestre
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Impaling the Seax
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Choking the Gallows
- ↑ Assassin's Creed – Assassination (Majd Addin)