Æthelred I, King of Wessex

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Æthelred I; (Old English: Æthel-ræd; 845/848 – 871) was King of Wessex from 865 until his death. The son of King Æthelwulf, Æthelred also inherited position of the Grand Maegester of the Order of the Ancients.

From his ascension to kingship until his death in 871, Æthelred spent much of his reign repelling the Viking invasions from Scandinavia, mostly notably the Great Heathen Army. After his death in 871 from a spear to the stomach in the Battle of Bedwyn,^[1] the throne and the position of Grand Maegester was passed to his brother Alfred.^[2]

Appearances

Echoes of History (first mentioned)
Assassin's Creed: Valhalla (mentioned only)
Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Geirmund's Saga (mentioned only)
Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Blood Brothers (first appearance)

References

↑ Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Geirmund's Saga – Chapter 16
↑ Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – The Poor Fellow-Soldier

Assassin's Creed: Valhalla

Characters

Assassins	Rebecca Crane • Layla Hassan • Shaun Hastings • Antony Henry • William Miles \| Basim ibn Ishaq • Hytham • Eluric • Rayhan • Roshan • Fuladh • Abbo Cernuus • Alexandre Douce \| Vitus • Eghan • Caius • Anicius • Marcellus • Khloe • Beatha • Maya • Sebastos • Teague • C. C. \| Amunet • Bayek • Hakor • Magas

Order of the Ancients	Alfred the Great • Fulke • Gorm Kjotvesson (Avgos Spearhand • Frideswid • Hunta • Kjotve the Cruel • Leofgifu • Vicelin) • Tatfrid (Gifle • Havelok • Herefrith • Mucel • Patrick • Wigmund) • Derby (Ingeborg • Audun • Eanbhert • Grigorii • Gunilla • Tata) • Blaeswith (Beneseck • Ealhferth • Heika • Hilda • Selwyn • Yohanes Loukas) • Al-Si'la • Zealots (Beorhtsige • Bercthun • Callin • Cola • Cudberct • Eorforwine • Heike • Horsa • Hrothgar • Kendall • Osgar • Redwalda • Wealdmaer • Woden • Wuffa) \| Offa of Mercia • Arthur Pendragon • Charlemagne • Louis II of Italy • Æthelred I, King of Wessex • Æthelwulf, King of Wessex • Ælla of Northumbria • Lerion

Children of Danu	Eogan mac Cartaigh (Aideen • Bécc mac Nath-í • Conlae • Cummascach • Leasleach • Niamh • Ruaidrí • Sétnae • Trian)

Bellatores Dei	Isidore Mercator (Ebels • Engelwin • Euphrasia • Gozlin)

Ravensthorpe Residents	Ake • Alvis • Alwin • Arth • Azar • Bertham • Braun • Brigid • Bronson • Osbert of Lunden • Dandelion Puff • Dwolfg • Eira • Eivor Varinsdottir (Sýnin) • Eluric • Everold • Eydis • Gudmund • Gudrun • Gunnar • Holger • Hildiran • Hunwald • Hytham • Leofric • Mayda • Kari • Knud • Merton • Mundi • Nessa • Norvid • Olsen • Petra • Randvi • Reda • Rowan • Runa • Sigurd Styrbjornsson • Sunniva • Svanhildr • Svend • Swanburrow • Swinda • Sylvi • Tarben • Tekla • Thyra • Tove • Valka • Vagn • Viggo • Wallace • Winfrith • Yanli \| Sea Chariot's crew (Birna • Bjorn Bloodtooth • Bragi • Dag Nithisson • Finnr • Fyl • Hermod • Hrefna • Nali • Skarde • Sten • Revna • Rollo • Valtar • Vili Hemmingson • Yrsa)

Daughters of Lerion	Cordelia • Goneril • Regan

Lost Drengir	Erik Loyalskull • Thor the Fish Monger • Nokkfylla Shine-Eye • Gotafrid Fairrobes • Skegjold Frenzy-Seeker • Orwig Neverdeath \| Hogne Sea-Tossed • Blud the Giant

Frankish Nobles	Amric • Gerswinda • Herbert du Lilibonne

Isu	Ægir • Andhrímnir • Angrboða • Asvid • Baldr • Búri • The Builder • Einar • Eysa • Fafnir • Fenrir • Freyja • Frigg • Heimdall • Glöð • Gunnlöð • Hel • Hyrrokin • Iðunn • Ivaldi • Jörmungandr • Kára • Loki • Lug • Mímir • Mórrígan • Nodens • Njörðr • Odin • Saklas • Samael • Sif • Sigyn • Sinmara • Skaði • Suttungr • Surtr • Thor • Týr • Ullr • Vé • Víðarr • Vili • Yaldabaoth

Other	Acha • Aelfgar • Ahmad ibn Tulun • Alfida • Angharad ferch Meurig • Azar • Bárid mac Ímair • Birna • Bernard • Birstan • Brothir • Broder • Burgred of Mercia • Ceolbert • Ceolwulf II of Mercia • Charles the Fat • Ciara ingen Medba • Conchobar mac Taidg Mór • Cynebert • Cynon • Deirdre Na Linni • Deorlaf • Domnall mac Áeda • Eadwyn • Erke Bodilsson • Estrid • Faith • Faravid • Finnr • Flann Sinna • Galinn • Geadric • Goodwin • Grendel • Guthrum • Gwenydd • Halfdan Ragnarsson • Harald Fairhair • Hemming • Hjorr Halfsson • Ivarr the Boneless • Kassandra • Ketil Flatnose • Leofrith • Lif • Ljufvina Bjarmarsdottir • Modron • Muhammad I of Córdoba • Niall Glúndub • Nornir (Skuld • Urðr • Verðandi) • Odo of France • Oswald of East Anglia • Pierre • Rhodri the Great • Richardis • Ricsige of Northumbria • Rollo • Rued • Rurik • Sichfrith • Sigfred • Sinric • Soma • Stowe • Styrbjorn Sigvaldisson • Thorstein the Red • Toka Sinricsdottir • Ubba Ragnarsson • Valdis \| Brendan of Clonfert • Cú Chulainn • Niall of the Nine Hostages • Ragnar Lothbrok • Rig Reidarasson • Thorgest

Factions

Assassins (British Brotherhood • Frankish Brotherhood • Roman Hidden Ones) • Templars (Order of the Ancients • Zealots • Red Hand) • Anglo-Saxons • Britons • Picts • Gaels (Norse-Gaels • Uí Néill) • Iroquois (Kanien'kehá:ka) • Norse (Elgring Clan • Clan Hemmingsons • Raven Clan • Wolf Clan) • Vikings (Jomsvikings • Shieldmaidens • Sons of Ragnar • Great Summer Army) • Thousand Eyes • Druids (Daughters of Nimue • Children of Danu) • Franks (Frankish Rebels • Bellatores Dei) | Isu (Æsir)

Locations

United States (Turin) | England (East Anglia • Wessex (Cent • Essexe • Hamtunscire • Suthsexe • Wincestre) • Mercia (Glowecestrescire • Grantebridgescire • Ledecestrescire • Lincolnscire • Sciropescire • Oxenefordscire • Lunden • Ravensthorpe) • Northumbria (Eurviscire • Jorvik • Snotinghamscire)) • Ireland (Connacht • Dublin • Meath • Ulster) • Isle of Skye • Norway (Fornburg • Hordafylke • Rygjafylke) • Vinland • West Francia (Amienois • Evresin • Melunois • Paris) | Asgard • Jötunheim • Niflheim (Kaldstad • Døkkerland • Nidheim • Helheim) • Svartalfheim (Gullnámar • Svaladal • Vangrinn • Eitri)

Events

COVID-19 pandemic | Unification of Norway (Assault on Kjotve's Fortress) • Viking expansion (Great Heathen Army • Battle of Chippenham • Siege of Paris) | Great Catastrophe (Ragnarök)

Terms and concepts

Achievements • Helix Credits • Photo Mode | Animus (Animus Anomalies • Codex • Genetic memory • Memories • Memory Corridor) • Cairns • Crafting • Currencies (Opal • Silver) • Customization • Flyting • Irish Cycle pages • The Magas Codex • Orlog • Overseas Trading • Pieces of Eden (Crystal Ball • Excalibur • Freya's medallion • Gungnir • Lia Fáil • Mjölnir • Odin's Eye • Staff of Hermes Trismegistus • Yggdrasil) • Rigsogur • Runes • Ships • Skills (Dual-wielding • Eagle Vision • Leap of Faith • Social Stealth • Swimming) • The Sons of Niall • Standing stones • Tattoos • Treasures of Britain • Viewpoints

Weapons

Bearded axes • Bows • Dane axes • Flails • Hidden Blade • Scythes • Seaxes • Shields • Sickles • Spears • Swords • Warhammers

DLC

Main	The Legend of Beowulf • The Way of the Berserker • Wrath of the Druids • The Siege of Paris • Dawn of Ragnarök

Free expansions	Yule Season • River Raids • Ostara Season • Mastery Challenge • Sigrblot Season • Oskoreia Season • Discovery Tour • Assassin's Creed Crossover Stories • The Forgotten Saga • Shared History • The Last Chapter

Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Geirmund's Saga

Characters

Hidden Ones	Hytham

Order of the Ancients	Ælfred • Æthelred

Isu	Völund

Other	Ágáða • Bersi • Birna Gormsdóttir • Bragi Boddason • Eivor Varinsdottir • Eskil • Fasti • Geirmund Hel-hide • Guthrum • Halfdan Ragnarsson • Hámund Hel-hide • Hjörr Halfsson • John • Krok Uxiblóð • Ljufvina Bjarmarsdottir • Odmar • Rafn One-Arm • Randvi • Rek • Skjalgi • Sidroc • Sidroc the Elder • Steinólfur • Styrbjorn Sigvaldisson • Torthred • Tova • Valka • Vetr • Yrsa

Factions

Anglo-Saxons • Norsemen (Raven Clan) • Vikings (Hel-hides • Great Summer Army) • Isu

Locations

England (East Anglia • Wessex (Ashdown • Bedwyn • Cippanhamm • Readingum • Wareham) • Mercia (Abingdon • Ancarig • Lunden • Medeshamstede • Ravensthorpe • Wanating • Wælingford) • Northumbria (Jorvik)) • Jutland • Norway (Rygjafylke)

Events

Unification of Norway • Viking expansion (Great Heathen Army • Battle of Ashdown • Battle of Bedwyn • Battle of Meretun • Battle of Chippenham)

Terms and concepts

Currency (Silver) • Runes • Pieces of Eden (Hnituðr) • Ships (Wave Lover)

Weapons

Bearded axes • Bows • Dane axes • Seaxes • Shields • Spears • Swords

Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Blood Brothers

Characters

Order of the Ancients	Ælla of Northumbria • Æthelred I, King of Wessex • Alfred the Great

Others	Björn Stensson • Edmund the Martyr • Halfdan Ragnarsson • Ivarr the Boneless • Sons of Ragnar skald • Sten Stensson • Ulf Stensson • Wulfhere of York • Burgred of Mercia \| Ragnar Lothbrok