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Sigurd carried the sword with him into a rich [[merchant]]'s castle and used it in his fight against the [[Hidden Ones|Hidden One]] [[Ammon]] after inadvertently alerting the [[Soldier|guards]],<ref name="Glory2">''Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Song of Glory'' – [[Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Song of Glory 2|Issue #2]]</ref> but Ammon's [[Hidden Blade]] proved stronger than the sword. Sigurd's shock at seeing his blade break near the hilt gave Ammon an opening to stab him in the side before jumping out a window. Sigurd survived this wound and took a [[bearded axe]] with him as he tracked Ammon, leaving the broken sword behind.<ref name="Glory3">''Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Song of Glory'' – [[Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Song of Glory 3|Issue #3]]</ref>
Sigurd carried the sword with him into a rich [[merchant]]'s castle and used it in his fight against the [[Hidden Ones|Hidden One]] [[Ammon]] after inadvertently alerting the [[Soldier|guards]],<ref name="Glory2">''Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Song of Glory'' – [[Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Song of Glory 2|Issue #2]]</ref> but Ammon's [[Hidden Blade]] proved stronger than the sword. Sigurd's shock at seeing his blade break near the hilt gave Ammon an opening to stab him in the side before jumping out a window. Sigurd survived this wound and took a [[bearded axe]] with him as he tracked Ammon, leaving the broken sword behind.<ref name="Glory3">''Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Song of Glory'' – [[Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Song of Glory 3|Issue #3]]</ref>


The [[shieldmaiden]] [[Eivor Varinsdottir]], Sigurd's younger adopted sister, managed to collect three Ulfberht blades throughout her lifetime. On arriving at [[England]] in the early-870s as part of the [[Viking expansion]],<ref name="TheSwanRoadHome">''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla'' – [[The Swan-Road Home]]</ref> she explored the country and looted a [[Treasure chest|chest]] at the bandit's Forest Hideout that held Lerion's sword, which she claimed for her own.<ref name="ACV"/> A decade later, she sailed to Francia to aid Viking leaders [[Rollo]] and [[Sigfred]] in laying [[Siege of Paris (885–886)|siege]] to [[Paris]],<ref name="ToFrancia">''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – [[The Siege of Paris]]'' – [[To Francia]]</ref> and while there recovered a third Ulfbhert blade that was made into a short sword.<ref name="Siege">''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – The Siege of Paris''</ref> Shortly after, she sailed down the [[River Rhine]] in [[Germany]] to [[raid]] it on the advice of the retired ''[[Jomsvikings|Jomsviking]]'' [[Vagn]] and defeated a local champion stationed along the river who wielded an Ulfberht sword.<ref name="TheUlfberhtSword">''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla'' – [[The Ulfberht Sword]]</ref> Around the same time, Eivor found a note in Pruvinis that said another Ulfbhert blade stolen from a Frankish military camp was held in a nearby thieves' camp.<ref name="Note1">''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – The Siege of Paris'' – [[Viking Expansion notes]]: "Map to Thieves Camp"</ref> Later in Blihaut, she also found a scribbled diary page by a man named Bo, who wrote about his quest with a group to retrieve an "Oofbert sord", only for them to all be killed and leave him the sole survivor.<ref name="Note2">''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – The Siege of Paris'' – Viking Expansion notes: "Diary of Bo"</ref>
The [[shieldmaiden]] [[Eivor Varinsdottir]], Sigurd's younger adopted sister, managed to collect three Ulfberht blades throughout her lifetime. On arriving at [[England]] in the early-870s as part of the [[Viking expansion]],<ref name="TheSwanRoadHome">''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla'' – [[The Swan-Road Home]]</ref> she explored the country and looted a [[Treasure chest|chest]] at a bandit's Forest Hideout that held Lerion's sword, which she claimed for her own.<ref name="ACV"/> A decade later, in 886 CE, she sailed to Francia to aid Viking leaders [[Rollo]] and [[Sigfred]] in laying [[Siege of Paris (885–886)|siege]] to [[Paris]],<ref name="Siege">''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – [[The Siege of Paris]]''</ref> and while there found a scribbled diary page by a man named Bo, who wrote about his quest to retrieve an Ulfbhert sword from a Frankish military, only for them to all be killed and leave him the sole survivor.<ref name="Note2">''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – The Siege of Paris'' – Viking Expansion notes: "Diary of Bo"</ref> She tracked the man and claimed the [[Egbert]] blade, that had been made into a short sword, for herself. Shortly after returning to England, she left and sailed down the [[River Rhine]] in [[Franciade Set|Francia]] to [[raid]] it on the advice of the retired ''[[Jomsvikings|Jomsviking]]'' [[Vagn]] and defeated a local champion stationed along the river who wielded another Ulfberht sword.<ref name="TheUlfberhtSword">''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla'' – [[The Ulfberht Sword]]</ref>


A millennium later during the [[Victorian era]] in the 1860s, another one of the blades was kept in [[Buckingham Palace]] in [[Westminster]]. In 1868, it was stolen by [[Jacob Frye|Jacob]] and [[Evie Frye]], twin members of the [[British Brotherhood of Assassins|British Assassins]], who used it to [[Crafting (Assassin's Creed: Syndicate)|craft]] the [[Legendary Assassin Kukri]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]''</ref>
A millennium later during the [[Victorian era]] in the 1860s, another one of the blades was kept in [[Buckingham Palace]] in [[Westminster]]. In 1868, it was stolen by [[Jacob Frye|Jacob]] and [[Evie Frye]], twin members of the [[British Brotherhood of Assassins|British Assassins]], who used it to [[Crafting (Assassin's Creed: Syndicate)|craft]] the [[Legendary Assassin Kukri]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]''</ref>

Revision as of 18:41, 23 February 2022

Lerion's Ulfberht-style longsword

Ulfberht blades are medieval European swords, dated to the 9th to 11th centuries and inlaid with the inscription +VLFBERHT+. Ulfberht was a Frankish personal name that became a trademark used by various blacksmiths. Early versions of the blade were pattern welded to replicate the wave pattern of rarer Damascus steel until the steel and its working techniques became more widespread.[1]

History

In the mid-800s, one of these blades was fashioned into a longsword. It originated in the central European Carolingian Empire and was owned by East Anglian ealdorman Lerion, who kept it in his personal villa.[2] Following his execution,[3] his villa was looted by bandits who took the sword to their Forest Hideout.[2]

In 866, following the Vikings' capture of York, Ivarr the Boneless gifted his late father Ragnar Lothbrok's Ulfberht sword "Odin's Flame" to Ulf Stensson for exemplary actions during the battle.[4]

In 870,[5] the Raven Clan Viking Sigurd Styrbjornsson also found one in Bulgar[6] while on his two-year journey across the world.[5] Seeking to possess "a blade worthy of Brokkr", one of the mythical Æsir's dwarven blacksmiths, Sigurd's quest brought him to East Europe, where he heard the smith Tekin could supply him with such a weapon. On Sigurd's arrival at the smithy, Tekin showed Sigurd a finished Ulfberht blade of Damascus steel, before declaring that the Viking would instead be its first victim for being a Norseman like the ones who killed Tekin's brother. At this, Tekin and an associate charged at Sigurd, who swiftly killed them and claimed the Ulfbhert blade and other weapons in the room as battle prizes.[6]

Sigurd carried the sword with him into a rich merchant's castle and used it in his fight against the Hidden One Ammon after inadvertently alerting the guards,[7] but Ammon's Hidden Blade proved stronger than the sword. Sigurd's shock at seeing his blade break near the hilt gave Ammon an opening to stab him in the side before jumping out a window. Sigurd survived this wound and took a bearded axe with him as he tracked Ammon, leaving the broken sword behind.[8]

The shieldmaiden Eivor Varinsdottir, Sigurd's younger adopted sister, managed to collect three Ulfberht blades throughout her lifetime. On arriving at England in the early-870s as part of the Viking expansion,[9] she explored the country and looted a chest at a bandit's Forest Hideout that held Lerion's sword, which she claimed for her own.[2] A decade later, in 886 CE, she sailed to Francia to aid Viking leaders Rollo and Sigfred in laying siege to Paris,[10] and while there found a scribbled diary page by a man named Bo, who wrote about his quest to retrieve an Ulfbhert sword from a Frankish military, only for them to all be killed and leave him the sole survivor.[11] She tracked the man and claimed the Egbert blade, that had been made into a short sword, for herself. Shortly after returning to England, she left and sailed down the River Rhine in Francia to raid it on the advice of the retired Jomsviking Vagn and defeated a local champion stationed along the river who wielded another Ulfberht sword.[12]

A millennium later during the Victorian era in the 1860s, another one of the blades was kept in Buckingham Palace in Westminster. In 1868, it was stolen by Jacob and Evie Frye, twin members of the British Assassins, who used it to craft the Legendary Assassin Kukri.[13]

Weapon statistics

Name Alignment Stats Attributes Availability
Carolingian Longsword Bear 155 Attack
159 Stun
14 Weight
44 Speed
96 Critical Chance 		Increased Critical Damage after executing a finisher [up to 5 times] Loot chest in the Forest Hideout
Egbert Bear 135 Attack
174 Stun
7 Weight
58 Speed
103 Critical Chance 		Increase Stun after each hit [up to 10 times] Complete Ulfberht Sword
Ulfberht Sword Wolf 135 Attack
172 Stun
6 Weight
63 Speed
104 Critical Chance 		Increase Critical Chance & Critical Damage when parrying Complete The Ulfberht Sword

Gallery

  • Ivarr presenting Ragnar's Ulfberht blade to Ulf Stensson
    Ivarr presenting Ragnar's Ulfberht blade to Ulf Stensson
  • Sigurd inspects an Ulfberht blade
    Sigurd inspects an Ulfberht blade

Appearances

References

  1. ↑ Ulfberht swords on Wikipedia
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Assassin's Creed: Valhalla
  3. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Floating conversations: The Daughters of Lerion
  4. ↑ Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Blood Brothers – Battle of York
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – The Prodigal Prince
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Song of Glory – Issue #1
  7. ↑ Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Song of Glory – Issue #2
  8. ↑ Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Song of Glory – Issue #3
  9. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – The Swan-Road Home
  10. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – The Siege of Paris
  11. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – The Siege of Paris – Viking Expansion notes: "Diary of Bo"
  12. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – The Ulfberht Sword
  13. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Syndicate
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