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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 History]]: Vikings'' – 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> | 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 History]]: Vikings'' – 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 | On 1 November 866, after Ivarr killed Ælla's predecessor [[Osberht of Northumbria|Osberht]]<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla'' – [[King Killer]]</ref> on the battlefield,<ref name="EchoesOfHistory">''[[Echoes of History]]: Vikings – Episode 3: Thor's Hammer</ref> Ælla was crowned King of Northumbria in the [[York]] Minster by the Archbishop [[Wulfhere of York|Wulfhere]]. After which the kingdom celebrated the {{Wiki|All Saint's Day}} Feast. The day also marked the [[Battle of York (867)|Battle of York]] led by Ivarr.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Blood Brothers]]'' – [[The Boneless]]</ref> After receiving the news that Ivarr was leading this attack, Ælla sent his captain of the guard to lead the troops to defend the city. However, the captain was eventually killed by the brothers [[Ulf Stensson|Ulf]] and [[Björn Stensson|Björn]], and York was captured by the Vikings. With Ivarr's capture of York, Ælla also abandoned his people and escaped from the city.<ref>''Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Blood Brothers'' – [[Battle of York (manhua)|Battle of York]]</ref> | ||
During Ælla's reign, King [[Louis the Younger]] of {{Wiki|Saxony}} gave him [[Aella's Bardiche|a unique axe]] from [[Europe]] as a gift.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla''</ref> | During Ælla's reign, King [[Louis the Younger]] of {{Wiki|Saxony}} gave him [[Aella's Bardiche|a unique axe]] from [[Europe]] as a gift.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla''</ref> | ||
Revision as of 23:43, 4 April 2022
Ælla (c. 815 – 867), alternatively Aelle,[2] was the 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.[3] As retaliation, two of Ragnar's sons, Ivarr the Boneless and Ubba Ragnarsson, sought revenge and invaded England leading the Great Heathen Army.[4]
On 1 November 866, after Ivarr killed Ælla's predecessor Osberht[5] on the battlefield,[6] Ælla was crowned King of Northumbria in the York Minster by the Archbishop Wulfhere. After which the kingdom celebrated the All Saint's Day Feast. The day also marked the Battle of York led by Ivarr.[7] After receiving the news that Ivarr was leading this attack, Ælla sent his captain of the guard to lead the troops to defend the city. However, the captain was eventually killed by the brothers Ulf and Björn, and York was captured by the Vikings. With Ivarr's capture of York, Ælla also abandoned his people and escaped from the city.[8]
During Ælla's reign, King Louis the Younger of Saxony gave him a unique axe from Europe as a gift.[9]
By March 867, the Sons of Ragnar captured Ælla and ritually executed him by way of the blood eagle.[4][10] After Ælla's death, the title he would have assumed was instead bestowed upon Æthelred, the son of King Æthelwulf of Wessex.[11]
Gallery
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Ælla subjugated to the blood eagle
Appearances
- Echoes of History (voice only)
- Assassin's Creed: Valhalla (first mentioned)
- Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Blood Brothers (first appearance)
References
- ↑
Ælla of Northumbria on Wikipedia
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – The Lost Drengir of Ragnar Lothbrok
- ↑ Echoes of History: Vikings – Episode 2: Dragon of the Seas
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Database: Ivarr and Ubba
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – King Killer
- ↑ Echoes of History: Vikings – Episode 3: Thor's Hammer
- ↑ Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Blood Brothers – The Boneless
- ↑ Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Blood Brothers – Battle of York
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Valhalla
- ↑ Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Blood Brothers – The Dust Settles
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – The Poor Fellow-Soldier
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