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Æthelwold Moll Of Northumbria
Æthelwold was a common Anglo Saxon name. It may refer to: Royalty and nobility *King Æthelwold of Deira, King of Deira, d. 655 *King Æthelwold of East Anglia, King of East Anglia, d. 664 *King Æthelwold Moll of Northumbria, King of Northumbria, d. post-765 *Æthelwold ætheling, son of King Æthelred of Wessex, d. 902 *Æthelwald, Ealdorman of East Anglia, son of Æthelstan Half-King, d. 962 Saints *Saint Æthelwold (hermit), hermit on Inner Farne, d. 699; feast kept 23 March *Saint Æthelwold (bishop of Lindisfarne), Abbot of Melrose and Bishop of Lindisfarne, d. 740; feast kept 12 February *Saint Æthelwold of Winchester, Bishop of Winchester, d. 984; feast kept 1 August Other clerics * Æthelweald, Bishop of Dunwich, mid-9th century * Æthelwold (bishop of Lichfield), Bishop of Lichfield, d. 845 *Æthelwold (bishop of Dorchester), Bishop of Dorchester, d. 950 * Æthelwold II (bishop of Winchester), Bishop of Winchester, d. 1012 *Æthelwold (bishop of Carlisle) Æthe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anglo-Saxons
The Anglo-Saxons were a cultural group who inhabited England in the Early Middle Ages. They traced their origins to settlers who came to Britain from mainland Europe in the 5th century. However, the ethnogenesis of the Anglo-Saxons happened within Britain, and the identity was not merely imported. Anglo-Saxon identity arose from interaction between incoming groups from several Germanic tribes, both amongst themselves, and with indigenous Britons. Many of the natives, over time, adopted Anglo-Saxon culture and language and were assimilated. The Anglo-Saxons established the concept, and the Kingdom, of England, and though the modern English language owes somewhat less than 26% of its words to their language, this includes the vast majority of words used in everyday speech. Historically, the Anglo-Saxon period denotes the period in Britain between about 450 and 1066, after their initial settlement and up until the Norman Conquest. Higham, Nicholas J., and Martin J. Ryan. ''The An ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
