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Saint Ceolwulf was King of Northumbria from 729 until 737, except for a short period in 731 or 732 when he was briefly deposed and then restored to power. Ceolwulf ultimately abdicated and entered the monastery at Lindisfarne. He was the "most glorious king" to whom Bede dedicated his Historia ecclesiastica gentis Anglorum.
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Saint Ceolwulf was King ofNorthumbria from 729 until 737, except for a short period in 731 or 732 when he was briefly deposed and then restored to power...
Ceolwulf of Northumbria (Saint Ceolwulf), King ofNorthumbriaCeolwulfof Wessex, King of Wessex Ceolulfus, Bishop of Lindsey, also known as Ceolwulf This disambiguation...
visiting the archbishop of York and King CeolwulfofNorthumbria. His ecumenical writings were extensive and included a number of Biblical commentaries...
George. "Ceolwulf." The Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 3. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1908. 18 May 2013 Higham, N.J., The Kingdom ofNorthumbria AD 350-1100...
the consumption of horseflesh by his Christian converts. Ecgbert is appointed bishop of York, by his cousin CeolwulfofNorthumbria. He founds a library...
Northumbria, a kingdom of Angles, in what is now northern England and south-east Scotland, was initially divided into two kingdoms: Bernicia and Deira...
approved of the election of his successor, Nothhelm, while in 735 he agreed to the request of King CeolwulfofNorthumbria that Bishop Egbert of York should...
but the city is immediately recaptured by Eudes of Aquitaine. Autumn – King CeolwulfofNorthumbria is deposed by opponents, and forced to enter a monastery...
dedicates it to Ceolwulf, king ofNorthumbria. The preface mentions that Ceolwulf received an earlier draft of the book; presumably, Ceolwulf knew enough...
of Strathclyde formed the diocese of Lindisfarne. In 737, CeolwulfofNorthumbria abdicated as King ofNorthumbria and entered the abbey at Lindisfarne...
ofNorthumbria, East Anglia, and Mercia, and nearly conquered Wessex, but in that year the West Saxons achieved a decisive victory at the Battle of Edington...
of Deira; it was taken over in 655 by its northern neighbour Bernicia to form the kingdom ofNorthumbria. The Anglo-Saxon king Edwin ofNorthumbria was...
is regarded as the patron saint of boundaries, and by extension, of trade and travel, as well as various aspects of farming. His feast day is celebrated...
of Coldingham, daughter of Æthelfrith, king of Bernicia Ælfflæd of Whitby, daughter of Oswiu, king ofNorthumbria Ælfthryth of Crowland, daughter of Offa...
at its height included London, all of East Anglia and most of the North of England. The final Mercian king, Ceolwulf II, died in 879 with the kingdom appearing...
After Burgred left, the Vikings appointed a Mercian Ceolwulf to replace him, demanding oaths of loyalty to them. Burgred retired to Rome and died there...
literal meaning of 'grey dog'. It appears that Cynegils became king on the death of King Ceolwulf c. 611. His relationship to Ceolwulf is uncertain. Cynegils...
but the city is immediately recaptured by Eudes of Aquitaine. Autumn – King CeolwulfofNorthumbria is deposed by opponents, and forced to enter a monastery...
favour of his son Oswulf and became a monk at York. Eadberht became ruler ofNorthumbria following the second abdication of his cousin Ceolwulf, who entered...
Aldeberge (c. 565 – d. in or after 601) was the queen of Kent whose influence led to the Christianization of Anglo-Saxon England. She was canonized as a saint...
first Viking King ofNorthumbria and a pretender to the throne of Kingdom of Dublin. It is also possible he was for a time co-ruler of Denmark with his...
Irish saint ofNorthumbria, venerated primarily in the town of St Bees. According to her Life, she was an Irish princess who fled to Northumbria to escape...
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