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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 Lodbrok 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

References

  1. Echoes of Valhalla – Episode 2: Dragon of the Seas
  2. 2.0 2.1 Assassin's Creed: ValhallaDatabase: Ivarr and Ubba
  3. Assassin's Creed: ValhallaKing Killer
  4. Assassin's Creed: Valhalla (manhua)Chapter 3
  5. Assassin's Creed: Valhalla
  6. Assassin's Creed: ValhallaThe Poor Fellow-Soldier

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