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Ælfgar (other)
Ælfgar is an Anglo-Saxon masculine personal name, from ''ælf'' " elf" and ''gar'' "spear", that may refer to: * Ælfgar of Lichfield (died c. 947), bishop of Lichfield * Ælfgar of Elmham (died 1021), bishop of Elmham * Ælfgar, Earl of Mercia (1030–1062), earl of Mercia * Ælfgar of Selwood, saint venerated in later medieval Somerset See also * Algar * Alger (name) Alger is both a given name and a surname. It originates from the Anglo-Saxon name Ælfgar, meaning “ elf spear.” Notable people with the name include: * Abby Langdon Alger (1850–1905), American writer, translator * Alger of Liège (1055– ... * Elgar (other) * Ælfgifu * Wulfgar {{given name, cat=Old English masculine given names Germanic masculine given names Masculine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anglo-Saxon Name
Germanic given names are traditionally dithematic; that is, they are formed from two elements, by joining a prefix and a suffix. For example, King Æþelred's name was derived from ', for "noble", and ', for "counsel". However, there are also names dating from an early time which seem to be monothematic, consisting only of a single element. These are sometimes explained as hypocorisms, short forms of originally dithematic names, but in many cases the etymology of the supposed original name cannot be recovered. The oldest known Germanic names date to the Roman Empire period, such as those of ''Arminius'' and his wife ''Thusnelda'' in the 1st century, and in greater frequency, especially Gothic names, in the late Roman Empire, in the 4th to 5th centuries (the Germanic Heroic Age). A great variety of names are attested from the medieval period, falling into the rough categories of Scandinavian (Old Norse), Anglo-Saxon (Old English), continental (Frankish, Old High German and Lo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ælfgar Of Lichfield
__NOTOC__ Wulfgar (died ) was a medieval Bishop of Lichfield. Wulfgar was consecrated between 935 and 941 and died between 946 and 949.Fryde, et al. ''Handbook of British Chronology'' p. 218 He is known to history from William of Malmesbury,William of Malmesbury '' Gesta Pontificum Anglorum'' iv.172.2 a number of royal charters, some land grants made by him and as witness in several assorted contractual documents from the 10th century. Citations References * External links * 10th-century English bishops Anglo-Saxon bishops of Lichfield 940s deaths Year of birth unknown Year of death uncertain {{England-bishop-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ælfgar Of Elmham
__NOTOC__ Ælfgar was a medieval Bishop of Elmham. Ælfgar was consecrated in 1001 and resigned the see between 1012 and 1016. He died on 24 or 25 December 1021. References External links * Bishops of Elmham 1021 deaths Year of birth unknown {{England-bishop-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ælfgar, Earl Of Mercia
Ælfgar (died ) was the son of Leofric, Earl of Mercia, by his famous mother Godgifu (Lady Godiva). He succeeded to his father's title and responsibilities on the latter's death in 1057. He gained the additional title of Earl of East Anglia, but also was exiled for a time. Through the first marriage of his daughter he would become father-in-law of the Welsh king Gruffydd ap Llywelyn; a few years after his death, his daughter would become a widow and marry English King Harold. War and exile Ælfgar profited from the exile of Earl Godwin of Wessex and his sons in 1051. He was given the Earldom of East Anglia, which had been that of Harold, son of Godwin. Earl Godwin and King Edward were reconciled the following year, so Harold was restored to his earldom—but not for long. At Easter 1053 Godwin died, so Harold became Earl of Wessex, and the earldom of East Anglia returned to Ælfgar.Ann Williams, 'Ælfgar, earl of Mercia (d. 1060)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ælfgar Of Selwood
Ælfgar (''Algar''), according to 16th-century antiquarian John Leland, was a saint venerated at a chapel in the forest of Selwood, three miles from Mells (near Frome), Somerset.Blair, "Handlist", p. 503 Leland wrote that at the chapel "be buryed the bones of S. Algar, of late tymes superstitiously soute of by the folische commune people". There is no other surviving information on the saint, and it is presumed he was an Anglo-Saxon hermit A hermit, also known as an eremite (adjectival form: hermitic or eremitic) or solitary, is a person who lives in seclusion. Eremitism plays a role in a variety of religions. Description In Christianity, the term was originally applied to a Ch .... Notes References * {{DEFAULTSORT:Aelfgar Of Selwood English hermits History of Somerset People from Somerset Christianity in Somerset West Saxon saints Burials in Somerset ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Algar (other)
Algar may refer to: Places *Algar, Cádiz, a city in Andalusia, Spain * Algar, India, a settlement in Uttara Kannada district, Karnataka, India * Algar de Mesa, a municipality in the province of Guadalajara, Castile-La Mancha, Spain * Algar de Palancia, a municipality in the comarca of Camp de Morvedre in the Valencian Community, Spain * El Algar, a district of the Spanish municipality Cartagena *Algar do Carvão, an ancient lava tube or volcanic vent in the center of the island of Terceira in the Azores * Bnied Al-Gar, a suburb of Kuwait City * Algar Court, an alleyway in Sai Ying Pun, Hong Kong People * Ben Algar, an English footballer, who currently plays for F.C. New York * Hamid Algar, a British-American Professor Emeritus of Persian Studies at the University of California * James Algar, an American film director, screenwriter, and producer * Luis Herrero-Tejedor Algar, a Spanish politician and Member of the European Parliament * Michael Algar, aka Olga, an English guitarist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alger (name)
Alger is both a given name and a surname. It originates from the Anglo-Saxon name Ælfgar, meaning “ elf spear.” Notable people with the name include: * Abby Langdon Alger (1850–1905), American writer, translator * Alger of Liège (1055–1131), French Roman Catholic priest * Alger "Texas" Alexander (1900–1954), American blues singer * Alger Hiss (1904–1996), American diplomat and alleged Soviet spy * Alger H. Wood (1891–1970), American football and basketball coach * Alpheus B. Alger (1854–1895), Massachusetts State Senator * Bruce Alger (1918–2015), American Congressman from Texas * Cyrus Alger (1781–1865), American metallurgist and arms manufacturer * Fanny Alger (1816–1889), the first plural wife of Joseph Smith, Jr. * Francis Alger (1807–1863), American mineralogist * Frederick M. Alger Jr. (1907–1967), American politician and diplomat * Harry Alger (1924–2010), Canadian politician * Horatio Alger (1832–1899), American author * Ian Alger (1926 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elgar (other)
Edward Elgar (1857–1934) was an English romantic composer. Elgar may also refer to: Surname * Alice Elgar (1848–1920), English poet and author, wife of Edward Elgar * Avril Elgar (1932–2021), British actress * Dean Elgar (born 1987), South African cricketer * Ella Elgar (1869–1945), New Zealand socialite and art collector * Francis Elgar (1845–1909), naval architect * Rebecca Elgar, English children's book illustrator and writer * Sybil Elgar (1914–2007), British educator Given name * Elgar Fleisch (born 1968), Austrian/Swiss academic * Elgar Howarth (born 1935), English conductor and composer * Elgar Watts (born 1985), South African rugby union player Other uses * Edward Elgar Publishing, global publisher of academic works * ''Elgar'' (film), a 1962 drama documentary * Elgar Technology College Elgar Technology College was a secondary school in Worcester, Worcestershire, England, that was formed in 1983 and closed in 2009. It was a co-educational commu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ælfgifu
Ælfgifu (also ''Ælfgyfu''; ''Elfgifa, Elfgiva, Elgiva'') is an Anglo-Saxon feminine personal name, from ''ælf'' "elf" and ''gifu'' "gift". When Emma of Normandy, the later mother of Edward the Confessor, became queen of England in 1002, she was given the native Anglo-Saxon name of ''Ælfgifu'' to be used in formal and official contexts.Florence of Worcester: ''Emmam, Saxonica Alfgivam vocatam''; see Bolton Corney, ''The Gentleman's Magazine'', July 1839p. 44 Latinized forms of the name include forms such as ''Aelueua, Alueua, Alueue, Elgiva, Elueua, Aluiua, Aueue'' (etc.). People called Ælfgifu: * Ælfgifu of Exeter, Anglo-Saxon saint * Ælfgifu of Northampton, first wife of King Cnut the Great. Her name became Álfífa in Old Norse. * Ælfgifu of Shaftesbury, wife of King Edmund I of England * Ælfgifu of York, first wife of Æthelred the Unready * Ælfgifu, wife of Eadwig, king of England ** as ''Elgiva'', the female protagonist of ''Edwy and Elgiva'', a 1790 verse tr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wulfgar
Wulfgar, Wolfgar and Wolfger are variants of an Old High German masculine given name meaning "wolf-spear".Beate Varnhorn, ''Das grosse Lexikon der Vornamen'' (Bertelsmann, 2008), p. 309. They may refer to: Historical *Wolfgar (bishop of Würzburg), a 9th-century bishop *Wolfger von Erla, a 12th-century bishop *Wulfgar of Abingdon, a 10th-century abbot *Wulfgar of Lichfield, a mid 10th century bishop *Wolfger of Prüfening, a 12th-century monk and historian *Wulfgar of Ramsbury, a medieval bishop Fictional *Wulfgar (Forgotten Realms) Wulfgar, son of Beornegar, is the Barbarian (Dungeons & Dragons), barbarian hero of Icewind Dale (region), Icewind Dale in the ''Forgotten Realms'' campaign setting, and one of the Companions of the Hall along with Drizzt Do'Urden, Catti-brie, R ..., one of the Companions of the Hall from the ''Icewind Dale Trilogy'' *Wulfgar, the herald of Hroðgar, a character in ''Beowulf'' *Wulfgar, the villain in the 1981 Sylvester Stallone film '' Nighthaw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Germanic Masculine Given Names
Germanic may refer to: * Germanic peoples, an ethno-linguistic group identified by their use of the Germanic languages ** List of ancient Germanic peoples and tribes * Germanic languages :* Proto-Germanic language, a reconstructed proto-language of all the Germanic languages * Germanic name * Germanic mythology, myths associated with Germanic paganism * Germanic religion (other) * SS ''Germanic'' (1874), a White Star Line steamship See also * Germania (other) * Germanus (other) * German (other) * Germanicia Caesarea Marash (Armenian: Մարաշ), officially Kahramanmaraş () and historically Germanicea (Greek: Γερμανίκεια), is a city in the Mediterranean Region of Turkey and the administrative center of Kahramanmaraş Province. Before 1973, Kahrama ... * * {{disambiguation Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
