Thread by @CreedLandmarks

Let's learn some History about #AssassinsCreedValhalla's Landmark: LINCOLN!

It was called Lindum Colonia in Roman times, the wall you see is Roman!

Danelaw gave Lincoln to #Vikings. (2) Bc of its Geography(3-4), it prospered in trade & crafts!(5-7)

#ACFacts/Theories (8/8)

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🔲#Vikings invaded England in 865 & conquered East Anglia, Northumbria & Mercia, latter including Lindsey, which is the region Lincoln is in.

🔲 Struggle was made to reclaim, but the Danelaw signed by Alfred of Wessex & Danes divided 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿, being 1/5 boroughs given to Vikings.

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🔲Lincoln was a Goldmine to Vikings, because it was Geographically a GREAT Place for Trade to Prosper.

- It had ready-built Roman walls for defense. In #AssassinsCreedValhalla, you can see the rusted bricks signifying its old age.🧱

- River Trade routes around Lincoln.👇

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🔲Lincoln had "waterway links via the Foss Dyke & River Witham to the Humber and the east coast."(History)

🔲This not only made Lincoln a local trading town but a National & International one too!

🔲Viking influence SKYROCKETED Lincoln bc Vikings were GREAT in Trading!🚀

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🔲A Town had to have services for trade to go UP, thx to street names in-town & excavations in Lincoln, we know they did.

🔲Ex: In old Norse, Saltergate in Lincoln "suggests salt was being brought up the witham to Lincoln for trade."(visit)🧂

🔲gate in norse=gata=Street.

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🔲Lincoln had 2 parts, lower & upper city.

🔲In Lower city, there was "an explosion of activity in the southeast corner... in particular Flaxengate...area"(etheses)

🔲Flaxengate=Street where people turned flax-->Linen-->clothes.🪡

🔲Flaxengate Excavations👇

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🔲Flaxengate excavations show "evidence of successive workshops, copper-smith & textile shops."

🔲Pottery vessels from France, China show its international trade.(History)

🔲🪙 found in digs saw mints from York, Hereford, Chester etc. proving Lincoln's Strength in Trading.

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#AssassinsCreedValhalla Theory: In these shots, Eivor is hooded in Lincoln.. I say this is before Danelaw. Eventually, we wouldn't wear hood in Lincoln

Possible #ACFacts: Since Lincoln is Big in Trade, I reckon that there'll be Blacksmith/Tailor shops to buy clothes/⚔️/food

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Sources:
history.blogs.lincoln.ac.uk/2019/02/06/the…
etheses.whiterose.ac.uk/14545/1/531161…
visitlincoln.com/blog/when-the-…

Lincoln went from 600 people (900 AD) to 6K in William the Conqueror's time (1066)

You will play in its birth as a Viking Trading Settlement.

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