Lantfred of Fleury ( la, Lantfredus; ang, Landfrið; goh, Landfred), also known as Lantfred of Winchester, was a 10th and 11th century

Anglo-Saxon The Anglo-Saxons were a Cultural identity, 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- ...

monk who lived in

Winchester Winchester is a City status in the United Kingdom, cathedral city in Hampshire, England. The city lies at the heart of the wider City of Winchester, a local government Districts of England, district, at the western end of the South Downs Nation ...

, Hampshire, England. He was originally from the French town of Fleury-sur-Loire. Lantfred is famous for having written ''Vita S. Swithuni'' ("The Life of St. Swithun") and ''Translatio et miracula S. Swithuni'' ("The Translation and Miracles of St. Swithun"), the oldest known account of

St. Swithun Swithun (or Swithin; ang, Swīþhūn; la, Swithunus; died 863 AD) was an Anglo-Saxon bishop of Winchester and subsequently patron saint of Winchester Cathedral. His historical importance as bishop is overshadowed by his reputation for posth ...

's life, as well as ''Vita S. Birini'' ("The Life of St. Birinus").

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