Æthelric was consecrated in 1016 and died on 8 December 1034.[1]
When Æthelric was young, he was educated at Abingdon Abbey. A story about him claims that one day he and three other boys caused trouble by ringing the bell very hard. The bell cracked, and it was very expensive to replace. When the abbot learned what happened, he decided to pardon them because they were young aristocrats and when they were older, they were likely to pay far more than the value of this bell in gifts to the monastery. [2]
In another story, when Æthelric was bishop during the time of King Cnut, one day he was travelling with Cnut and stayed the night in the house of a rich Dane. The Dane got drunk and offered to sell an estate for 50 marks. Æthelric, perhaps wishing to clinch the deal before the man became sober, then quickly sent a messenger to Cnut to ask for help. The king was playing a game of chess, but he offered the money to Æthelric, who then finalized the purchase.[3]
^Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 215
^ Studies in the Early History of Shaftesbury Abbey, Dorset County Council, 1999
^ Studies in the Early History of Shaftesbury Abbey, Dorset County Council, 1999
Referencesedit
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.
Æthelric, bishop, dorchester, Æthelric, brihtmær, medieval, bishop, dorchester, when, town, seat, united, dioceses, lindsey, dorchester, eadhericusseebishop, dorchesterterm, ended8, december, 1034predecessoreadnothussuccessoreadnothusordersconsecration1016pers. AEthelric or Brihtmaer a was a medieval Bishop of Dorchester when the town was seat of the united dioceses of Lindsey and Dorchester EadhericusSeeBishop of DorchesterTerm ended8 December 1034PredecessorEadnothusSuccessorEadnothusOrdersConsecration1016Personal detailsDied8 December 1034DenominationChristian AEthelric was consecrated in 1016 and died on 8 December 1034 1 When AEthelric was young he was educated at Abingdon Abbey A story about him claims that one day he and three other boys caused trouble by ringing the bell very hard The bell cracked and it was very expensive to replace When the abbot learned what happened he decided to pardon them because they were young aristocrats and when they were older they were likely to pay far more than the value of this bell in gifts to the monastery 2 In another story when AEthelric was bishop during the time of King Cnut one day he was travelling with Cnut and stayed the night in the house of a rich Dane The Dane got drunk and offered to sell an estate for 50 marks AEthelric perhaps wishing to clinch the deal before the man became sober then quickly sent a messenger to Cnut to ask for help The king was playing a game of chess but he offered the money to AEthelric who then finalized the purchase 3 Notes edit Latin EadhericusCitations edit Fryde et al Handbook of British Chronology p 215 Studies in the Early History of Shaftesbury Abbey Dorset County Council 1999 Studies in the Early History of Shaftesbury Abbey Dorset County Council 1999References editFryde E B Greenway D E Porter S Roy I 1996 Handbook of British Chronology Third revised ed Cambridge UK Cambridge University Press ISBN 0 521 56350 X External links editAEthelric 49 at Prosopography of Anglo Saxon England Christian titles Preceded byEadnothus Bishop of Dorchester1016 1034 Succeeded byEadnothus nbsp This article about an English bishop or archbishop is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title AEthelric bishop of Dorchester amp oldid 954728861, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
