Arwy River
The Arwy River (Old English: Arewe, "Arrow") is a river that flows southward in-between Shropshire and Leicestershire in the Midlands region of England. The river joins with the Alne River to its east, while the Cearrwell River in Oxfordshire lies to its south.[1]
The Arwy derives its name from the Old English word arewe or arwe, meaning "arrow," called so for its swiftness or straightness.[2] The land enclosed by the Arwy and Alne featured the Alcestre Monastery and the Offchurch crypt.[1]
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The Arwy River is based on the River Arrow, which flows through the modern English counties of Worcestershire and Warwickshire, bordering those of Shropshire and Leicestershire, respectively. It is a tributary of the Warwickshire Avon, while its own tributary is the Alne River.[3] "Arwy" is the Welsh form of the name, which is today used for a different River Arrow (Afon Arwy) that rises in Wales.[4]
For the purposes of convenient longboat traversal in Assassin's Creed: Valhalla, the waters of the Arwy flow directly into the Cearrwell River, then a section of the Great Ouse River, before joining the Thames near Oxford. Additionally, the Alne flows away from the connection with the Arwy, instead forming a confluence with the River Nene to the east.[1]
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References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Assassin's Creed: Valhalla
- ↑ Bosworth, Joseph. “Arewe.” In An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online, edited by Thomas Northcote Toller, Christ Sean, and Ondřej Tichy. Prague: Faculty of Arts, Charles University, 2014. https://bosworthtoller.com/2101.
- ↑
River Arrow, Worcestershire on Wikipedia
- ↑ River Arrow, Wales on Wikipedia