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List Of Anglo-Saxon Mercians ...
* Ælfhere * Ælfric * Ælfweard * Æthelwine * Æthelwulf * Alphege (originally Ælfheah) * Beorhtric * Eadric Streona * Eadwig * Ealdgyth * Ealhhelm * Ealhswith * Goda * Godwin * Leofric * Leofwine * Morcar * Northman * Wulfric Spot Sources * *{{cite web, first=Sean , last=Miller , url=http://www.anglo-saxons.net/hwaet/?do=seek&query=Stretton , archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930181601/http://www.anglo-saxons.net/hwaet/?do=seek&query=Stretton , archivedate=30 September 2007 , title=Anglo-Saxons.net Find: Stretton , accessdate=August 13, 2012 Anglo-Saxon Mercians Mercians la, Merciorum regnum , conventional_long_name=Kingdom of Mercia , common_name=Mercia , status=Kingdom , status_text=Independent kingdom (527–879)Client state of Wessex () , life_span=527–918 , era=Heptarchy , event_start= , date_start= , ye ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ealhswith
Ealhswith or Ealswitha (died 5 December 902) was the wife of King Alfred the Great. Her father was a Mercian nobleman, Æthelred Mucel, Ealdorman of the Gaini, which is thought to be an old Mercian tribal group. Her mother was Eadburh, a member of the Mercian royal family. Ealhswith is commemorated as a saint in the Christian East and the West on 20 July. Descent A charter of 897 (S 1442) discusses the responsibilities of Ealhswith's brother Æthelwulf towards the monastery of Winchcombe, and Barbara Yorke argues that as this monastery was claimed as a possession by the family of Ceolwulf and Coenwulf, brothers who were both kings of Mercia, Ealhswith was probably a member of this family. Richard Abels goes further, stating that she was descended from King Coenwulf. Life She was married to Alfred in 868 at Gainsborough, Lincolnshire. His elder brother Æthelred was then king, and Alfred was regarded as heir apparent.Costambeys, ''Ealhswith'' The Danes occupied the Mercian town of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wulfric Spot
Wulfric (died ''circa'' 1004), called Wulfric Spot or Spott, was an Anglo-Saxon nobleman. His will is an important document from the reign of King Æthelred the Unready. Wulfric was a patron of the Burton Abbey, around which the modern town of Burton on Trent later grew up, and may have refounded the Benedictine monastery there. Family He was one of the three known children of the noblewoman Wulfrun, after whom Wolverhampton is named. Wulfric's family was linked with the Wulfsige the Black to whom King Edmund I granted land in Staffordshire. As much of Wulfric the Black's estate was granted to Wolverhampton by Wulfrun, and other parts, including lands around modern Abbots Bromley passed to Wulfric, it is possible that Wulfric the Black was this Wulfric's maternal grandfather. The family was related to the Wulfgeat who is a witness to charters in the reign of King Edgar and received lands in Staffordshire and Gloucestershire from the king. Of Wulfric's father and his paternal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Northman, Son Of Leofwine
Northman (died 1017) was a Mercian chieftain of the early 11th century. A member of a powerful Mercian kinship (clan), he is known primarily for receiving the village of Twywell in Northamptonshire from King Æthelred II in 1013, and for his death by order of King Cnut the Great (Canute) in 1017. His violent end by Cnut contrasts with the successful career enjoyed by his brother Leofric, as Earl of Mercia during Cnut's reign. Northman is believed to have been an associate of the troublesome ealdorman Eadric Streona, who was killed with him. Family and status In the account of Northman's death by order of Cnut the Great, the chronicler John of Worcester styled Northman "...son of Leofwine, Ealdorman of the Hwicce", ''Dux'' ("duke", "ealdorman" or "warlord"). He is described as a brother of Leofric ''comes'' ("count" or "ealdorman"). No other source claims that Northman was an ealdorman, and so the authenticity of this account is in doubt. Northman was the eldest of four known ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morcar
Morcar (or Morkere) ( ang, Mōrcǣr) (died after 1087) was the son of Ælfgār (earl of Mercia) and brother of Ēadwine. He was the earl of Northumbria from 1065 to 1066, when he was replaced by William the Conqueror with Copsi. Dispute with the Godwins Morcar and his brother Ēadwine, now Earl of Mercia, assisted the Northumbrian rebels to expel Tostig Godwinson. In October 1065 the Northumbrians chose Morcar as earl at York. He at once satisfied the people of the Bernicia by making over the government of the country beyond the River Tyne to Osulf of Bamburgh, the eldest son of Eadwulf IV of Bamburgh, the Bernician earl whom Siward had slain in 1041. Marching southwards with the rebels, Morcar gathered into his forces the men of Nottingham, Derby, and Lincoln, members of the old Danish confederacy of towns, and met Ēadwine, who was at the head of a considerable force at Northampton. There the brothers and their rebel army considered proposals for peace offered to them by Ea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leofwine (other)
Leofwine is an Old English name meaning "dear friend." A modern German equivalent is Levin or Lewin. The name may refer to: * Leofwine (bishop of Lindsey), fl. 953 *Leofwine, Ealdorman of the Hwicce died 1028 *Leofwine Godwinson, killed at the Battle of Hastings *Leofwin __NOTOC__ Leofwin (or Leofwine; died after 1071) was a medieval Bishop of Lichfield. Appointed to the see by King Edward the Confessor of England, Leofwin was a monk before becoming a bishop.Knowles ''Monastic Order'' p. 71 footnote 2 For a t ..., bishop of Lichfield (in office 1053–1070) {{hndis, Leofwine Old English given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leofric, Earl Of Mercia
Leofric (died 31 August or 30 September 1057) was an Earl of Mercia. He founded monasteries at Coventry and Much Wenlock. Leofric is most remembered as the husband of Lady Godiva. Life Leofric was the son of Leofwine, Ealdorman of the Hwicce, who witnessed a charter in 997 for King Æthelred II. Leofric had three brothers: Northman, Edwin and Godwine. It is likely that Northman is the same as ''Northman Miles'' ("Northman the knight") to whom King Æthelred II granted the village of Twywell in Northamptonshire in 1013. Northman, according to the Chronicle of Crowland Abbey, the reliability of which is often doubted by historians, says he was a retainer (knight) of Eadric Streona, the Earl of Mercia.Baxter, ''Earls of Mercia'', pp. 29–30, and n. 45 for reference It adds that Northman had been killed upon Cnut's orders along with Eadric and others for this reason. Cnut "made Leofric ealdorman in place of his brother Northman, and afterwards held him in great affection." Bec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Godwin (other)
Godwin is an English-language surname with Anglo-Saxon origins. It means ''God's friend'' and is thus equivalent to Theophilus, Jedediah, Amadeus (name), Amadeus and Reuel. .However, the word "Godwin" can also mean "helper of mankind" People Politics and governance * Abraham Godwin (1763–1835), New Jersey General Assembly 1802–1806, Elector for Andrew Jackson 1828 * Abraham Godwin Jr. (1791–1849), New Jersey General Assembly 1821–1832, took vote to D.C. for Presidential Election 1840 * Godwin, Earl of Wessex (died 1053), earl in England under the Danish king Cnut the Great * Hannibal Lafayette Godwin (1873–1929), North Carolina Congressman * Mary Wollstonecraft, later Mary Godwin (1759–1797), English author of ''A Vindication of the Rights of Woman'' * Mills E. Godwin Jr. (1914–1999), Governor of Virginia * Richard Godwin (1922–2005), First Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics * William Godwin (1756–1836), English political philosop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goda Of England
Goda may refer to: Names * a Lithuanian female name meaning “to have a sense, to perceive". Lithuanian word “goda” also means "honor, glory, respect" * Devin Goda (born 1989), an American male model and former professional football player * a hypocorism of various Germanic given names in ''God-'' ** Goda of England (''Godgifu'') (c. 1004 - c. 1049), 11th-century English princess * a surname derived from a given name in ''God-'', found in Germany and Hungary ** Krisztina Goda (b. 1970), Hungarian film director * Gōda, Japanese surnames 合田 or 郷田 connected to "rice paddies" * a Sanskrit epithet meaning "cattle-giving" ** '' Goda Varma'' "cattle-giver protector", a title given to the firstborn son by the nobility of the south Indian Kingdom of Conchin in the 16th and 17th centuries * Kuno Goda, a pseudonym used by a German artist People * Goda-ikka, a yakuza group * Godha (a Jain caste) Places * Göda, a municipality in Saxony, Germany * Goda, Purba Bardha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ealhhelm
Ealhhelm was an Anglo-Saxon nobleman and ealdorman of central Mercia (now Worcestershire and Gloucestershire) from 940 to 951. His sons were acknowledged as kinsmen by several kings, but the nature of the relationship is unknown. Ealhhelm is described by the historian Shashi Jayakumar as "an obscure figure who had been ealdorman in Mercia under Edmund". His sons were Ælfhere, Ealdorman of Mercia, Ælfheah, Ælfwine and Eadric. Ælfric Cild Ælfric Cild ()Williams, "Ælfhere (''d''. 983)" was a wealthy Anglo-Saxon England, Anglo-Saxon nobleman from the east Midlands, Ealdorman of Mercia between 983 and 985, and possibly brother-in-law to his predecessor Ælfhere, Ealdorman of Mercia, ... may have been his son-in-law. References Bibliography * * Further reading * . Retrieved 2007-10-28 * Henson, Donald, ''A Guide to Late Anglo-Saxon England: From Ælfred to Eadgar II.'' Hockwold-cum-Wilton: Anglo-Saxon Books, 1998. * Williams, Ann, "''Princeps Merciorum Gentis'': The Fam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ælfric (other)
Ælfric (Old English ', Middle English ''Elfric'') is an Anglo-Saxon given name. Churchmen *Ælfric of Eynsham (c. 955–c. 1010), late 10th century Anglo-Saxon abbot and writer *Ælfric of Abingdon (died 1005), late 10th century Anglo-Saxon Archbishop of Canterbury *Ælfric Bata (or "the bat") ( fl. 1005) *Ælfric Puttoc (died 1051), 11th century Anglo-Saxon Archbishop of York *Ælfric of Crediton, late 10th century Anglo-Saxon Bishop of Crediton *Ælfric (Bishop of Hereford), mid 10th century Anglo-Saxon Bishop of Hereford *Ælfric of Ramsbury (fl. 940s), Bishop of Ramsbury *Ælfric (archbishop-elect of Canterbury) (fl. 1050), Benedictine monk elected to but denied the see of Canterbury * Ælfric I (died c. 973), Bishop of Elmham *Ælfric II (died 1038), Bishop of Elmham *Ælfric III (died c. 1042), Bishop of Elmham Laymen *Ælfric Cild, late 10th century Anglo-Saxon Ealdorman of Mercia *Ælfric of Hampshire, late 10th century/early 11th century Anglo-Saxon Ealdorman of Hampshire ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ealdgyth (other) , sometimes Latinized as E ...
The name Ealdgyth ( ang, Ealdgȳð; sometimes modernized to Aldith, may refer to * Ealdgyth, daughter of Uhtred the Bold, Earl of Northumbria (died 1016) and Ælfgifu who is a daughter of Æthelred II * Ealdgyth (floruit 1015–1016) (born c. 992), wife of Sigeferth and then of King Edmund Ironside * Ealdgyth, wife of the thane Morcar (died 1015) * Ealdgyth, daughter of Earl Ælfgar (fl. c. 1057 – 1066), wife of Gruffudd ap Llywelyn and later of Harold Godwineson * Edith Swanneck (c. 1025 – c. 1086), concubine of Harold Godwineson * Ealdgyth of Wallingford, daughter of Wigot and wife of Robert D'Oyly (died 1091) See also * Eadgyth (other), Old English form of the name (Edith) * Eadgifu The name Eadgifu, sometimes Latinized as ''Ediva'' or ''Edgiva'', may refer to: * Eadgifu of Kent (died c. 966), third wife of king Edward the Elder, King of Wessex * Eadgifu of Wessex (902 – after 955), wife of King Charles the Simple * Eadgifu, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
