675), king of the Mercians, was the second of the five sons of Penda q. V. and his queen, Cyneswitha. After Penda had been slain by Oswy q. V. at the battle of Winwaedfield (15 Nov. Wulfhere of Mercia: Wulfhere or Wulfar (died 675) was King of Mercia from 658 until 675 AD. He was the first Christian king of all of Mercia, though it is not known when or how he converted from Anglo-Saxon paganism. Wulfhere of York: Wulfhere (died c. 900) was Archbishop of York between 854 and 900. Wulfhere in Arabic Writing.
| Archbishop of York | |
Copper styca of Wulfhere | |
| Appointed | 854 |
|---|---|
| Term ended | 892 or 900 |
| Predecessor | Wigmund |
| Successor | Æthelbald |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | 854 |
| Personal details | |
| Birth name | Wulfhere |
| Died | 892 or 900 |
Wulfhere (died c. 900) was Archbishop of York between 854 and 900.
Wulfhere Meaning
Life[edit]
Wulfhere was consecrated in 854.[1]
In 866 the vikingGreat Heathen Army attacked and captured York, and the following year the 'Danes' (as the English called vikings in general at the time) defeated an attempt to recapture the city, by Anglo-Saxon forces, the following year. Wulfhere made peace with the invaders and stayed in York.[2]
When, in 872, Northumbrians rebelled against the Danes and their collaborators, and Wulfhere fled York.[3] Eventually he found refuge with King Burgred of Mercia.[4][5] Allister type iia troubleshooting.
Wulfhere was recalled in 873, and continued in York until his death in 892 or 900.[1] After his death, the seat remained vacant for eight years.[6]
Coinage[edit]
Like previous archbishops of York, Wulfhere issued styca coins.[7] His moneyers included Wulfred and Eardwulf.[7] Roger waters setlist.
Citations[edit]
- ^ abFryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 224
- ^Abels Alfred the Great pp. 116–117
- ^Abels Alfred the Great p. 142
- ^Stenton Anglo Saxon England p. 251
- ^Abels Alfred the Great p. 120
- ^Brooke 'York Minster' Churches and Churchmen p. 37
- ^ abPirie, Elizabeth J. E. (Elizabeth Jean Elphinstone), 1932-2005. (1996). Coins of the Kingdom of Northumbria c.700-867 in the Yorkshire collections : the Yorkshire Museum, York, the University of Leeds, the City Museum, Leeds. Llanfyllin, Powys: Galata. ISBN0-9516671-4-9. OCLC38338882.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
References[edit]
- Abels, Richard Philip (1998). Alfred the Great: War, Kingship, and Culture in Anglo-Saxon England. New York: Longman. ISBN0-582-04047-7.
- Brooke, C. N. L. (1999). 'York Minster from the Ninth to the early Thirteenth Centuries'. Churches and Churchmen in Medieval Europe. London: Hambledon Press. pp. 37–68. ISBN1-85285-183-X.
- Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I. (1996). Handbook of British Chronology (Third revised ed.). Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. ISBN0-521-56350-X.
- Stenton, F. M. (1971). Anglo-Saxon England (Third ed.). Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press. ISBN978-0-19-280139-5.
External links[edit]
- Wulfhere 8 at Prosopography of Anglo-Saxon England
| Christian titles | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Wigmund | Archbishop of York 854–c. 900 | Succeeded by Æthelbald |
Wulfhere Wessex
Wulfhere Meaning