Dublin

Dublin is the capital and largest city of Ireland.

History

Origins

The city originated as a Gaelic settlement by the name of Dubh Linn, named for a black pool situated south of the site. In the mid-9th century, Dublin was occupied by Vikings from Scandinavia and eventually emerged into a kingdom in its own right, with a blend of Gaelic and Norse cultures.

In 873, Dublin was greatly damaged as a result of a siege by the Irish kingdoms, which also resulted in the death of the King Ímar. His son Bárid ascended the throne and spent the next few years rebuilding the city, while turning it into a prosperous trading hub.

Viking rule

Eivor, Bárid, and Azar walking through Dublin

In the late 9th century, the Viking jarlskona Eivor Varinsdottir was invited to Dublin by her cousin, Bárid, and she ventured to the city with the help of the trader Azar. Upon her arrival, Eivor and Bárid spent time together while discussing how he wanted Dublin to be the epicenter of trade in Ireland. This idea was to show Flann Sinna that Dublin and its king were allies to the future High King. However, Bárid's position as King of Dublin was undermined due to his Viking background and troubles within the city, especially with his son, Sichfrith.

After Eivor and Bárid spent time at Ímar's grave, they were attacked while leaving. Surviving the ambush, Bárid quickly deduced that Thorstein was behind the attack, and Eivor offered to capture him. After Thorstein was brought to Bárid by Eivor, the King of Dublin gave leniency and decreed Thorstein to be exiled from Dublin.

Deciding to help Bárid build up Dublin as a trade center, Eivor and Azar discussed how to obtain proof of Dublin's growth into an influential city. Believing foreign spices to be a good example, Eivor and Azar decided to re-establish a trade post, Rathdown, and use it to correspond with Dublin in terms of trade. After eliminating the trade post's bandits and rebuilding Rathdown, Eivor went back to Azar in Dublin and saw that the spices had arrived. The spices were later sent to Flann, as a gift from Bárid.

A drunk Ciara at Dublin's alehouse

On the day of Flann's coronation, Bárid told Eivor that his poetess, Ciara ingen Medba, was missing and had last been seen in Dublin. Eivor looked around the city and found a drunk Ciara singing badly and disrupting others at an alehouse. Ciara was soon confronted by Norse warriors at the alehouse, with whom she instigated a fight. However, Eivor intervened and defeated the warriors before carrying Ciara outside and dropping her into a puddle of cold water to sober her up. Eivor and a lucid Ciara then left Dublin to meet with Bárid at the place of the coronation, the Hill of Tara.

After the coronation, Eivor aided Flann and Bárid in solidifying the High King's control, especially against the other kings of Ireland. However, a betrayal from Abbot Eogan mac Cartaigh resulted in Bárid's death when he was killed during an ambush at Clogher. Eivor made sure her cousin received a proper burial on the outskirts of Dublin, at Gortknaw, while Flann promised to repay Bárid's loyalty to him by mentoring the new King of Dublin, Sichfrith.

After defeating Eogan in Armagh, Eivor traveled to Dublin and drank at an alehouse in the city. Afterwards, Eivor and Flann went on a final venture, after a rash decision from the High King caused Ciara to activate the Lia Fáil at Tara. Upon subduing Ciara, Eivor saw the stone's power diminished as she traveled back to Dublin, to tend to Sichfrith mourning his father. Eivor and Flann shook hands at Bárid's grave site, as friends, before Eivor told Sichfrith that his father would be proud of how he had turned Dublin into an even grander city.

Eivor capturing Konstantinos

Throughout her journey, Eivor aided Azar to re-establish other trade posts around Ireland to build up Dublin's trade network. Soon, the city established trade connections with other countries. While discussing the increased trade, Azar shared some details about her background with Eivor, including how her former partner, Konstantinos, had betrayed her, killed her family, and taken her right eye. Agreeing to help Azar enact revenge, Eivor abducted Konstantinos when he appeared around the outskirts of Dublin, and brought him back to Azar, after which she left the two alone.

Traveling around the city, Eivor found and claimed two tungsten ingots, one inside a barred house in northern Dublin and one in the lake south of the city, after finding the key to its chest inside another barred house. Eivor also paid respect at The Morrigan's Altar in eastern Dublin, by giving fifty delicacies as tribute.

During her travels, Eivor also hunted the Children of Danu for the druid priestess Deirdre Na Linni and Ciara. One clue that Eivor found was a message to The Deer from The Oak, which relayed that he needed to check The Spider's behavior in Dublin. After defeating Dublin's drinking champion and searching around the city's tallest tree, Eivor found more clues and deduced The Spider's identity to be Aideen, a local merchant. Looking around Dublin's marketplace, Eivor caught sight of Aideen and assassinated her, ending the Children's influence in Dublin.

Gallery

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  Concept art of 9th-century Dublin
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  Concept art
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  Concept art of a market in Dublin
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  9th-century Dublin
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  9th-century Dublin
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  Dublin's outskirts

Appearances

• Assassin's Creed: Rogue (first mentioned) (mentioned in Database entry only)
• Echoes of History (mentioned only)
• Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Wrath of the Druids (first appearance)
• Discovery Tour: Viking Age (mentioned only)
• Assassin's Creed: The Engine of History – The Magus Conspiracy (mentioned only)
• The World of Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Journey to the North – Logs and Files of a Hidden One (mentioned only) (image only)