Ælfwold was a Benedictine monk at Glastonbury Abbey[1] before he was elected to Crediton between 986 and 987. He was succeeded by Ælfwold III in 1008.[2] He died between sometime before a time frame between 1011 and 1015.[3]
WillEdit
Ælfwold's will is still extant, and the hand drawing up the will matches the hand that drew up a charter of 997 from King Æthelred II to Ælfwold.[4]
In his will, Ælfwold freed all the slaves that had worked on his estates, suggesting the existence of slavery in Anglo-Saxon England, was tempered by the need to free such slaves on death.[5]
^Chaplais "Royal Anglo-Saxon 'Chancery'" Studies in Medieval History p. 45
^Robert Lacey and Danny Danziger: The Year 1000: What Life Was Like at the Turn of the First Millennium, Chptr 2 February, Little, Brown, 2000 ISBN0-316-51157-9
ReferencesEdit
Chaplais, Pierre (1985). Mayr-Harting, Henry; Moore, R. I. (eds.). The Royal Anglo-Saxon 'Chancery' of the Tenth Century Revisited. Studies in Medieval History Presented to R. H. C. Davis. London: Hambledon Press. pp. 41–51. ISBN0-907628-68-0.
Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I. (1996). Handbook of British Chronology (Third Edition, revised ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN0-521-56350-X.
Knowles, David (1976). The Monastic Order in England: A History of its Development from the Times of St. Dunstan to the Fourth Lateran Council, 940-1216 (Second Edition, reprint ed.). Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. ISBN0-521-05479-6.
Ælfwold, bishop, crediton, king, northumbria, Ælfwald, northumbria, Ælfwold, Ælfweald, aelfwold, medieval, bishop, crediton, Ælfwold, iibishop, creditonelectedbetween, 987term, ended1008predecessorÆlfricsuccessoraelfwold, iiipersonal, detailsdiedbetween, 1011,. For the king of Northumbria see AElfwald II of Northumbria AElfwold or AElfweald or Aelfwold was a medieval Bishop of Crediton AElfwold IIBishop of CreditonElectedbetween 986 and 987Term ended1008PredecessorAElfricSuccessorAelfwold IIIPersonal detailsDiedbetween 1011 and 1015DenominationChristianLife EditAElfwold was a Benedictine monk at Glastonbury Abbey 1 before he was elected to Crediton between 986 and 987 He was succeeded by AElfwold III in 1008 2 He died between sometime before a time frame between 1011 and 1015 3 Will EditAElfwold s will is still extant and the hand drawing up the will matches the hand that drew up a charter of 997 from King AEthelred II to AElfwold 4 In his will AElfwold freed all the slaves that had worked on his estates suggesting the existence of slavery in Anglo Saxon England was tempered by the need to free such slaves on death 5 Citations Edit Knowles Monastic Order p 65 footnote 65 Exeter Crockford s Clerical Directory Frye Handbook of British Chronology p 215 Chaplais Royal Anglo Saxon Chancery Studies in Medieval History p 45 Robert Lacey and Danny Danziger The Year 1000 What Life Was Like at the Turn of the First Millennium Chptr 2 February Little Brown 2000 ISBN 0 316 51157 9References EditChaplais Pierre 1985 Mayr Harting Henry Moore R I eds The Royal Anglo Saxon Chancery of the Tenth Century Revisited Studies in Medieval History Presented to R H C Davis London Hambledon Press pp 41 51 ISBN 0 907628 68 0 Fryde E B Greenway D E Porter S Roy I 1996 Handbook of British Chronology Third Edition revised ed Cambridge Cambridge University Press ISBN 0 521 56350 X Knowles David 1976 The Monastic Order in England A History of its Development from the Times of St Dunstan to the Fourth Lateran Council 940 1216 Second Edition reprint ed Cambridge UK Cambridge University Press ISBN 0 521 05479 6 External links EditAElfwald 53 at Prosopography of Anglo Saxon EnglandChristian titlesPreceded byAElfric Bishop of Creditonc 987 1008 Succeeded byAelfwold III 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 AElfwold II bishop of Crediton amp oldid 1137161063, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
