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Wolstan Weld-Forester
Wolstan is an unusual variant spelling of Wulstan (other), Wulstan and Wulfstan (other), Wulfstan. Of the following Wulfstans, the spelling Wolstan typically refers to St. Wulfstan II. *Wulfstan, ealdorman of Wiltshire (or Weohstan), died 802 *Wulfstan of Hedeby, 9th century merchantman and traveller *Wulfstan (died 956), Archbishop of York *Wulfstan (died 1023), Bishop of Worcester, Bishop of London and Archbishop of York *Wulfstan (died 1095), Bishop of Worcester (sometimes known as St. Wulfstan II) *Wulfstan the Cantor (c.960 – early 11th century), monk and poet *Wulfstan (10th century bishop of London), Wolstanus, 10th century bishop of London As a given name, the spelling is almost unique to: * Wolstan Dixie, Lord Mayor of London * his grand-nephew Wolstan Dixie and many other Wolstans of the Dixie baronets {{hndis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wulstan (other)
Wulfstan may refer to: *Wulfstan of Hedeby, 9th-century merchantman and traveller *Wulfstan (died 956), Archbishop of York *Wulfstan (died 1023), Bishop of Worcester, Bishop of London and Archbishop of York *Wulfstan (died 1095), Bishop of Worcester (sometimes known as St. Wulfstan II) *Wulfstan the Cantor (c. 960 – early 11th century), monk and poet {{hndis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wulfstan (other) (c. 960 – early 11th century), monk and poet
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Wulfstan may refer to: *Wulfstan of Hedeby, 9th-century merchantman and traveller *Wulfstan (died 956), Archbishop of York *Wulfstan (died 1023), Bishop of Worcester, Bishop of London and Archbishop of York *Wulfstan (died 1095), Bishop of Worcester (sometimes known as St. Wulfstan II) *Wulfstan the Cantor Wulfstan the Cantor (c. 960 – early 11th century), also known as Wulfstan of Winchester, was an Anglo-Saxon monk of the Old Minster, Winchester. He was also a writer, musician, composer and scribe. Wulfstan is most famous for his hagi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wulfstan, Ealdorman Of Wiltshire
Weohstan (died 802) was the ealdorman of Wiltshire, part of the kingdom of Wessex, at the beginning of the ninth century. In 802 King Beorhtric died, and on the same day ealdorman Æthelmund of the Hwicce invaded Wiltshire. He was met by a Wiltshire army under Weohstan, which defeated the invasion and both ealdormen were killed in the battle. According to a poem in the fifteenth century ''Chronicon Vilodunense'', Weohstan founded Wilton Abbey, and his wife Alburga, the sister of Beorhtric's successor, King Ecgberht, later became the abbess. This story is accepted by some historians, but rejected by Sarah Foot Sarah Rosamund Irvine Foot (born 23 February 1961) is an English Anglican priest and early medieval historian, currently serving as Regius Professor of Ecclesiastical History at the University of Oxford. Early life and education Foot was bor ... and Elizabeth Crittall. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Wulfstan, Ealdorman of Wiltshire 8th-century English people 8th-ce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wulfstan Of Hedeby
Wulfstan of Hedeby was a late ninth century traveller and trader. His travel accounts, as well as those of another trader, Ohthere of Hålogaland, were included in the ''Old English Orosius''. It is unclear if Wulfstan was English or indeed if he was from Hedeby, in today's northern Germany near the city of Schleswig. According to this account, Wulfstan undertook a journey by sea from Hedeby to the Prussian trading centre of Truso around the year 880. He names the lands the coasts he passes. This may be the earliest recorded use of the word "Denmark" (''Danemearcan''). The text of Wulfstan is also one of the earliest attestments of unique traditions and customs of Western Balts - Prussians, called ''Estum'', and their land called Witland in his text. The purpose of this travel remains unclear; one hypothesis is that King Alfred was interested in having allies against viking Vikings ; non, víkingr is the modern name given to seafaring people originally from Scan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wulfstan (died 956)
Wulfstan (died December 956) was Archbishop of York between 931 and 952. He is often known as Wulfstan I, to separate him from Wulfstan II, Archbishop of York. Early life Wulfstan was consecrated in 931.Fryde, et al. ''Handbook of British Chronology'' p. 224 He was presumably appointed with the consent of King Æthelstan, and attested all of the king's charters between 931 and 935. Between 936 and 41, however, he was absent from the king's court, for unknown reasons. Career Wulfstan's career is characterised by frequent swapping of allegiances, both among Viking leaders from Dublin and the Wessex kings. Perhaps Wulfstan played the part of 'king-maker' in Northumbrian politics in the mid-10th century, or perhaps he was guided by self-preservation and the interests of the Church in Northumbria.Downham ''Viking Kings of Britain and Ireland'' In 939, King Olaf Guthfrithson of Dublin invaded Northumbria and occupied York. King Edmund of England marched north to remove Olaf from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wulfstan (died 1023)
Wulfstan (sometimes Wulfstan II or Lupus;Wormald "Wulfstan" ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'' died 28 May 1023) was an English Bishop of London, Bishop of Worcester, and Archbishop of York. He is thought to have begun his ecclesiastical career as a Benedictine monk. He became the Bishop of London in 996. In 1002 he was elected simultaneously to the diocese of Worcester and the archdiocese of York, holding both in plurality until 1016, when he relinquished Worcester; he remained archbishop of York until his death. It was perhaps while he was at London that he first became well known as a writer of sermons, or homilies, on the topic of Antichrist. In 1014, as archbishop, he wrote his most famous work, a homily which he titled the '' Sermo Lupi ad Anglos'', or the ''Sermon of the Wolf to the English''. Besides sermons Wulfstan was also instrumental in drafting law codes for both kings Æthelred the Unready and Cnut the Great of England.Mack "Changing Thegns" ''Albion'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wulfstan (died 1095)
Wulfstan ( – 20 January 1095) was Bishop of Worcester from 1062 to 1095. He was the last surviving pre-Conquest bishop. Wulfstan is a saint in the Western Christian churches. Denomination His denomination as Wulfstan II is to indicate that he is the second Bishop Wulfstan of Worcester. This, however, does not prevent confusion, since the first Bishop Wulfstanhis maternal uncleis also called Wulfstan II to denote that ''he'' was the second Archbishop of York called Wulfstan. Life Wulfstan was born about 1008 at Long Itchington in the English county of Warwickshire.Walsh ''A New Dictionary of Saints'' p. 631 His family lost their lands around the time King Cnut of England came to the throne.Fleming ''Kings & Lords'' p. 41 He was probably named after his uncle, Wulfstan II, Archbishop of York. Through his uncle's influence, he studied at monasteries in Evesham and Peterborough, before becoming a clerk at Worcester. During this time, his superiors, noting his reputation f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wulfstan The Cantor
Wulfstan the Cantor (c. 960 – early 11th century), also known as Wulfstan of Winchester, was an Anglo-Saxon monk of the Old Minster, Winchester. He was also a writer, musician, composer and scribe. Wulfstan is most famous for his hagiographic work ''Vita S. Aethelwoldi''. Life Very little is known about Wulfstan's life. The date of his birth is unknown, but personal references within his poem ''Narratio metrica de S. Swithuno'' suggest he was a child at the time of St. Swithun’s canonization in 971. These references have led scholars to believe that Wulfstan was born in about 960 and was given as a child to the Old Minster, where he spent his mature life. At the Old Minster, Wulfstan studied under Æthelwold of Winchester, about whom he wrote write his ''Vita S. Aethelwoldi''. Wulfstan became a monk and a priest; he then rose to become a precentor, and hence is often referred to in contemporary sources as Wulfstan Cantor. As precentor, Wulfstan would have been respo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wulfstan (10th Century Bishop Of London)
Wulfstan may refer to: *Wulfstan of Hedeby, 9th-century merchantman and traveller * Wulfstan (died 956), Archbishop of York *Wulfstan (died 1023), Bishop of Worcester, Bishop of London and Archbishop of York *Wulfstan (died 1095) Wulfstan ( – 20 January 1095) was Bishop of Worcester from 1062 to 1095. He was the last surviving pre-Conquest bishop. Wulfstan is a saint in the Western Christian churches. Denomination His denomination as Wulfstan II is to indicate tha ..., Bishop of Worcester (sometimes known as St. Wulfstan II) * Wulfstan the Cantor (c. 960 – early 11th century), monk and poet {{hndis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wolstan Dixie
Sir Wolstan Dixie (1524/1525 – 1594) was an English merchant and administrator, and Lord Mayor of London in 1585. Life He was the son of Thomas Dixie and Anne Jephson, who lived at Catworth in Huntingdonshire. Wolstan was the fourth son of his father, and went into business. He appears to have been apprenticed to Sir Christopher Draper of the Ironmongers' Company, who was lord mayor in 1566, and whose daughter and coheiress, Agnes, he married. Sir Christopher was of Melton Mowbray in Leicestershire, and Dixie later held property in that county. He was a freeman of the Skinners' Company, was elected alderman of Broad Street ward 4 February 1573–4, and became one of the sheriffs of London in 1575, when his colleague was Edward Osborne. In 1585 he became lord mayor, and his installation was greeted by one of the earliest city pageants now extant, the words being composed by George Peele. On 8 February 1592 he became alderman of St. Michael Bassishaw ward in exchange for t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
