Ælfric (

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''Elfric'') is an Anglo-Saxon given name, consisting of the elements ''ælf'', "elf" and ''ric'', "a powerful person, ruler".

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. ''Floruit'' ( ; usually abbreviated fl. or occasionally flor.; from Latin for 'flourished') denotes a date or period during which a person was known to have been alive or active. In English, the unabbreviated word may also be used as a noun indic ...

1005) * Ælfric Puttoc (died 1051), 11th century Anglo-Saxon Archbishop of York *

Ælfric of Crediton __NOTOC__ Ælfric (; died ) was a medieval Bishop of Crediton. Ælfric was elected to Crediton between 977 and 979. He died between 986 and 987.Fryde ''Handbook of British Chronology'' p. 215 Citations References * External links * ...

, late 10th century Anglo-Saxon Bishop of Crediton *

Ælfric (Bishop of Hereford) Ælfric (Old English ', Middle English ''Elfric'') is an Anglo-Saxon given name, consisting of the elements ''ælf'', "elf" and ''ric'', "a powerful person, ruler". Churchmen * Ælfric of Eynsham (c. 955–c. 1010), late 10th century Anglo-Sax ...

, mid 10th century Anglo-Saxon Bishop of Hereford *

Ælfric of Ramsbury __NOTOC__ Ælfric died ) was a medieval Bishop of Ramsbury. Ælfric was consecrated between 941 and 949. He died between 949 and 950. He was succeeded in his role by Oswulf. Notes References External links * See and ; however it is not c ...

(fl. 940s), Bishop of Ramsbury *

Ælfric (archbishop-elect of Canterbury) Ælfric (Old English ', Middle English ''Elfric'') is an Anglo-Saxon given name, consisting of the elements ''ælf'', "elf" and ''ric'', "a powerful person, ruler". Churchmen * Ælfric of Eynsham (c. 955–c. 1010), late 10th century Anglo-Sax ...

(fl. 1050), Benedictine monk elected to but denied the see of Canterbury *

Ælfric I Ælfric was a medieval Bishop of Elmham. Ælfric was consecrated before 970 and died sometime after that year. Notes References External links * * Anglo-Saxon chartersS 776 (AD 970)anS 779 (AD 970) Bishops of Elmham ...

(died c. 973), Bishop of Elmham *

Ælfric II __NOTOC__ Ælfric II was a medieval Bishop of Elmham. Ælfric was consecrated between 1023 and 1038 and died in December 1038. Notes References External links * Bishops of Elmham 1038 deaths Year of birth unknown { ...

(died 1038), Bishop of Elmham *

Ælfric III Ælfric III was a medieval Bishop of Elmham. He was consecrated in 1039 and died between 1042 and 1043. Notes References External links * Bishops of Elmham {{England-bishop-stub ...

(died c. 1042), Bishop of Elmham

Laymen

Ælfric Cild Ælfric Cild ()Williams, "Ælfhere (''d''. 983)" was a wealthy Anglo-Saxon nobleman from the east Midlands, Ealdorman of Mercia between 983 and 985, and possibly brother-in-law to his predecessor Ælfhere. He was also associated with the monastic ...

, late 10th century Anglo-Saxon Ealdorman of

Mercia Mercia (, was one of the principal kingdoms founded at the end of Sub-Roman Britain; the area was settled by Anglo-Saxons in an era called the Heptarchy. It was centred on the River Trent and its tributaries, in a region now known as the Midlan ...

Ælfric of Hampshire Ælfric was Ealdorman of Hampshire from to 1016. Ælfric succeeded ealdorman Æthelmær to the county of Hampshire Hampshire (, ; abbreviated to Hants.) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in South East England. It is bo ...

, late 10th century/early 11th century Anglo-Saxon Ealdorman of Hampshire *

Ælfric Modercope __NOTOC__ Ælfric Modercope (; ), sometimes known as Alfric de Modercope in modern English and as Ælfric Wihtgarsson in the patronymic system, was an Anglo-Norse thegn from East Anglia. While ''Ælfric'' is an Old English name, his nickname '' ...

, 11th century Anglo-Danish thegn

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