Order of the Ancients medallion

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The necklace held by the Persian branch of the Order

An Order of the Ancients medallion was a pendant carried by individuals to signify their membership in the Order of the Ancients. The design of the medallion varied across time and among specific rites, but generally could be considered a precursor to the rings and pins used by Templars to identify each other in later centuries.

History

In the 5th century BCE, the Persian sect of Order of the Ancients carried medallions made of adamant and stamped with a twisted version of the Faravahar. The Spartan mercenary Kassandra recovered these from the bodies of her targets as she dismantled the Order in Greece. She later gave them to an artisan blacksmith who melted them down in order to repair the Sword of Kings.

In the 9th century, the Anglo-Saxon Order of the Ancients carried silver medallions engraved with a depiction of the Yggdrasil. The Viking shieldmaiden Eivor Varinsdottir of the Raven Clan collected one of the medallions after defeating Kjotve the Cruel in a holmgang before the Raven Clan's assault on his fortress, but when asked about it by the Hidden One Basim Ibn Ishaq, she believed it little more than a trinket to be traded at a merchant store. Upon being told of the medallion's true meaning by the Basim's apprentice Hytham, Eivor agreed to help eliminate the Order of the Ancients in England and to bring the medallions to the bureau as proof of her kills.

Appearances

• Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Legacy of the First Blade: Bloodline (first appearance)
• Assassin's Creed: Valhalla