Cearrwell River
The Cearrwell River, now Cherwell (pronounced CHAR-wel), is a river in Oxfordshire, England, west of Gloucestershire.[1] The Arwy River and Alne River lie to its north, while the upper Great Ouse River and the River Thames lie to its south. From the west, it is joined by a stream that flows by the foot of the hill atop which Cragstone Watchtower stands.[2]
History[edit | edit source]
The Cearrwell derives its name from the Old English words cerr and welle, meaning to "turn/wind" and "well/spring/stream," respectively.[3][4]
In the 870s, the Viking Eivor Varinsdottir occasionally led members of the Raven Clan on raids along the river from aboard her longship Sea-Chariot.[2]
Behind the scenes[edit | edit source]
The Cearrwell River is based on the River Cherwell, which flows through the modern English counties of Northamptonshire and Oxfordshire, the latter bordering that of Gloucestershire. It is the second largest tributary of the River Thames.[1]
For the purposes of convenient longship travel in Assassin's Creed: Valhalla, the Arwy River flows directly into the Cearrwell, which in turn flows into the upper part of the Great Ouse, before joining the Thames near Oxford.[2]
Gallery[edit | edit source]
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Tributary stream (center) flowing by Cragstone Tower hill (left) and joining the Cearrwell -
Fictional junction of rivers Alne and Arwy (left) with Cearrwell (right) to aid longship travel
Appearances[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1
River Cherwell on Wikipedia
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Assassin's Creed: Valhalla
- ↑ Bosworth, Joseph. “cyrr.” 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/7255.
- ↑ Bosworth, Joseph. “wille.” 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/35775.