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'''Winchester''' ({{Wiki|Old English}}: '' | '''Winchester''' ({{Wiki|Old English}}: ''Wincestre'') is a city and the county town of [[Hampshire]], [[England]]. The city served as the capital of [[Wessex]] during the [[Anglo-Saxon]] [[Heptarchy]].<ref name="Youtube">{{Youtube|video=YdzcijLhQV8&t|text=Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Gameplay Overview Trailer <nowiki>| UbiFWD July 2020 |</nowiki> Ubisoft NA|channel=UCBMvc6jvuTxH6TNo9ThpYjg|channelname=Ubisoft North America | ||
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Revision as of 09:25, 16 July 2020
Winchester (Old English: Wincestre) is a city and the county town of Hampshire, England. The city served as the capital of Wessex during the Anglo-Saxon Heptarchy.[1]
Trivia
- The original Cathedral of Winchester was built in 648 and later torn down and rebuilt in 1093 by the Normans.
- Winchester as settled in the Iron age as Oppidum, later being settled by the Roman Empire in 70 CE as Venta Belgarium.
- The name Winchester comes from the Old English Wintan-caester which was the translation of Venta Belgarium.
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