Isle of Ely Monastery

The Isle of Ely Monastery was a Benedictine monastery on when it was still an island until were drained of its water during the 17th century. Founded by Saint Æthelthryth in 672,Discovery Tour: Viking Age – Learnings: Ely, a Monastery for All it stood until the 12th century, when it was demolished and rebuilt as the modern-day .
In 873, the Anglo-Saxon ealdorman and Order of the Ancients member Wigmund sought refuge in the monastery after the city of Grantebridge was recaptured by the Vikings led by Soma. Wigmund intended to remain in the monastery until he had received aid from the Order. However, this was prevented when Soma and her ally Eivor Varinsdottir raided the monastery, killing Wigmund within the abbey.Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – An Island of Eels
==Behind the scenes==
As the monastery is destroyed and no suitable ruins or records remain on its layout, level artists based their designs on the in France.Discovery Tour: Viking Age – Behnd the scenes – Research: Take a Leap of Faith
==Appearances==
*Assassin's Creed: Valhalla 
*Discovery Tour: Viking Age
==References==
Category:Order of the Ancients locations
Category:Locations in Cambridgeshire
Category:Monasteries