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Circa 865, ealdorman Ælla captured the famed [[Vikings|Viking]] leader [[Ragnar | Circa 865, ealdorman Ælla captured the famed [[Vikings|Viking]] leader [[Ragnar Lothbrok]] and had him executed by throwing him into a [[Ælla's snake pit|pit]] of [[snake]]s.<ref>''[[Echoes of Valhalla]]'' – Episode 2: Dragon of the Seas</ref> As retaliation, two of Ragnar's sons, [[Ivarr the Boneless]] and [[Ubba Ragnarsson]], sought revenge and [[Viking expansion|invaded]] [[England]] leading the [[Great Heathen Army]].<ref name="ACV DB">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – [[Database: Ivarr and Ubba]]</ref> | ||
On 1 November 866, following the deposition and murder of his predecessor {{Wiki|Osberht of Northumbria|Osberht}} by Ivarr,<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla'' – [[King Killer]]</ref> Ælla was crowned King of Northumbria in the [[York]] Minster.<ref>[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla (manhua)|''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla'' (manhua)]] – [[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla Chapter 3|Chapter 3]]</ref> | On 1 November 866, following the deposition and murder of his predecessor {{Wiki|Osberht of Northumbria|Osberht}} by Ivarr,<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla'' – [[King Killer]]</ref> Ælla was crowned King of Northumbria in the [[York]] Minster.<ref>[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla (manhua)|''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla'' (manhua)]] – [[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla Chapter 3|Chapter 3]]</ref> | ||
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Ælla (died 867) was King of Northumbria from 866 until his death in 867. He was a member of the Order of the Ancients, and was in line to become the new Grand Maegester of the Order in England by the mid-860s.
Biography
Circa 865, ealdorman Ælla captured the famed Viking leader Ragnar Lothbrok and had him executed by throwing him into a pit of snakes.[1] As retaliation, two of Ragnar's sons, Ivarr the Boneless and Ubba Ragnarsson, sought revenge and invaded England leading the Great Heathen Army.[2]
On 1 November 866, following the deposition and murder of his predecessor Osberht by Ivarr,[3] Ælla was crowned King of Northumbria in the York Minster.[4]
During Ælla's reign, Louis the Younger gave him a unique axe from the European continent as a gift.[5]
By March 867, the sons of Ragnar captured Ælla and ritually executed him by way of the blood eagle.[2] After Ælla's death, the title he would have assumed was instead bestowed upon Æthelred, the son of King Æthelwulf of Wessex.[6]
Appearances
- Assassin's Creed: Valhalla (mentioned only)
- Echoes of Valhalla (voice only)
- Assassin's Creed: Valhalla manhua (first appearance)
References
- ↑ Echoes of Valhalla – Episode 2: Dragon of the Seas
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Database: Ivarr and Ubba
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – King Killer
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Valhalla (manhua) – Chapter 3
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Valhalla
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – The Poor Fellow-Soldier