Emblem of the Order of the Ancients
The Grand Maegester of the Order of the Ancients was the title given to the leader of the Order of the Ancients in Great Britain during the Middle Ages. The Grand Maegester's chief purpose was to oversee the operations of the Order's different branches and guide them towards achieving the Order's goal of establishing a New World Order.
History[]
During the 9th century, the rank was held by members of the House of Wessex. After King Æthelwulf's death in 858, King Ælla of Northumbria, another high-ranking Order member, was expected to succeed him as Grand Maegester. However, due to Ælla's untimely demise at the hands of the Great Heathen Army in 867, the title passed down to Æthelwulf's son Æthelred I, who had succeeded him as King of Wessex.[1]
Following Æthelred's death in 871, his younger brother Alfred succeeded him as both King of Wessex and Grand Maegester of the Order. Unlike his father and brother, however, Alfred was against the Order's beliefs and sought to bring about its collapse.[1] Working under the pseudonym of a "Poor Fellow-Soldier of Christ", Alfred manipulated the Viking Eivor Varinsdottir into helping him achieve his goal, rendering the Order in Great Britain extinct and the title of Grand Maegester obsolete by 878.[2]
Known Grand Maegesters[]
Behind the scenes[]
The title of Grand Maegester uses an alternate spelling of the Latin word Magister, which means "teacher" or "master", and serves as a linguistic prelude to the current title of Grand Master used to denote the leader of a Templar Rite.
Although King Arthur was a leader of the Order of the Ancients in Great Britain during the 6th century, it is unknown if he held the title of Grand Maegester.[3]
Appearances[]
- Assassin's Creed: Valhalla (first appearance)
- Discovery Tour: Viking Age
- Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Geirmund's Saga
- Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Blood Brothers
- The World of Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Journey to the North – Logs and Files of a Hidden One (mentioned only)
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