Æthelstan was

Abbot of Abingdon The Abbot of Abingdon was the head (or abbot) of Anglo-Saxon and eventually Benedictines, Benedictine house of Abingdon Abbey at Abingdon-on-Thames in northern Berkshire (present-day Oxfordshire), England. The following is a list of abbots of Abin ...

in the 11th century. Æthelstan became Abbot of Abingdon about 1044, following Siward's promotion. He was remembered as a supporter of alms and compassion. The

Anglo-Saxon Chronicle The ''Anglo-Saxon Chronicle'' is a collection of annals in Old English, chronicling the history of the Anglo-Saxons. The original manuscript of the ''Chronicle'' was created late in the ninth century, probably in Wessex, during the reign of ...

records in 1047 a time of pestilence. Æthelstan stepped in to give nourishment to those suffering from starvation in his own community and beyond. He died on 29 March 1047 or 1048.''

Historia Ecclesie Abbendonensis The ''Historia Ecclesie Abbendonensis'' or ''History of the Church of Abingdon'' (sometimes known by its older printed title of ''Chronicon Monasterii de Abingdon'' or occasionally as the ''Abingdon Chronicle'') was a Middle Ages, medieval chroni ...

'' Volume 1, trans. John Hudson, (Oxford Medieval Texts) Oxford, 2007. pp. 194-197 He was succeeded by

Spearhafoc Spearhafoc was an eleventh-century Anglo-Saxon artist and Benedictine monk, whose artistic talent was apparently the cause of his rapid elevation to Abbot of Abingdon in 1047–48 and Bishop-Elect of London in 1051. After his consecration as b ...

References

Bibliography

*Kelly, S. E. 2000. Charters of Abingdon, part 1. ''Anglo-Saxon Charters'' 7.

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