Ælfheah 44 (Male) II, bishop of Winchester, 984-1006; archbishop of Canterbury, 1006-1012
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Notes: BDDAB, pp. 8-9; BEASE, p. 7; CDNB 1:20; DNB 1:150-2 = 1:150-2; Fletcher, pp. 194-5; Harmer, Writs, p. 548; Hart, ECNE, p. 256; Henrietta Leyser, ?Ælfheah (d. 1012)?, ODNB.

Factoid List

Recorded Name (35)
... Ælfegum (2)
 Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  Ep. 1, p. 372
 Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  Ep. 1, p. 396
... Ælfheages, se ðe oðran naman wæs geciged Godwine ... (1)
 ASC (A)  984 A
... Ælfheahes, se þe oþran naman wæs geciged Godwine ... (1)
 ASC (A)  984 G
Alfeah (1)
 ASC (C-F)  1006 CDE
Alfegus (1)
 ASC (C-F)  1011 F(Lat.)
Alphegus (1)
 ASC (C-F)  1013 F(Lat.)
Elphian (1)
 S871   
Æfegus (1)
 ASC (F)  984 F(Lat.)
Ælfeach (1)
 ASC (C-F)  994 E
Ælfeag (1)
 ASC (C-F)  1023 D
Ælfeagus (2)
 Wulfstan Cantor.VitÆthelwoldi  43
 Wulfstan Cantor.VitÆthelwoldi  46
Ælfeah (3)
 ASC (A)  993 A
 ASC (C-F)  994 CDF(OE)
 ASC (C-F)  1011 CDE
Ælfeg (3)
 ASC (C-F)  1013 F(OE)
 ASC (C-F)  1023 CDEF(OE)
 S1460   
Ælfegus (6)
 Ælfric.VitÆthelwoldi  5
 Ælfric.VitÆthelwoldi  6
 Ælfric.VitÆthelwoldi  28
 ASC (C-F)  994 F(Lat.)
 ASC (C-F)  1006 F(Lat.)
 ASC (C-F)  1023 F(Lat.)
Ælfeh (4)
 Byrhtferth.VitOswaldi  v.21
 ASC (C-F)  1006 F(OE)
 ASC (C-F)  1011 F(OE)
 ASC (F)  984 F(OE)
Ælfehg (1)
 ASC (A)  1006 A
Ælfheah (5)
 ASC (C-F)  1023 D
 NewMinster.LiberVitae  Fol 15r.5.xxvii
 NewMinster.LiberVitae  Fol 16r.8.xxvii
 NewMinster.LiberVitae  Fol 17v.16.ii
 S1450   
Personal Information (19)
intellectual (1)
 NewMinster.LiberVitae  Fol 17v.16.ii (viligant)
other (6)
 Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  Ep. 1, p. 372 (lord and father)
 Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  Ep. 1, p. 374 (father)
 Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  Ep. 1, p. 396 (father)
 Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  Ep. 1, p. 396 (lord and father)
 Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  Ep. 1, p. 380 (Your Excellency)
 ASC (C-F)  1011 CDEF(OE and Lat.) (he who had [F(Lat.) adds: a little] earlier been the head of the English [F(Lat.) substitutes: Britain] and of Christendom [sc. in England])
piety (2)
 Ælfric.VitÆthelwoldi  5 (He was strong in the spirit of prophecy)
 Wulfstan Cantor.VitÆthelwoldi  43 (venerable)
reputation (1)
 NewMinster.LiberVitae  Fol 17v.16.ii (venerable)
residence (1)
 Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  Ep. 1, p. 372 (he lived in Winchester)
saintly status (8)
 ASC (C-F)  1012 CDEF(OE) (his holy blood .... his holy soul ... [EF(OE) add: ... the holy body ...])
 ASC (C-F)  1012 F(Lat.) (the holy man)
 ASC (C-F)  1012 CDE (There God now manifests the power of the holy martyr.)
 ASC (C-F)  1013 F(Lat.) (the passion of Saint Ælfheah)
 ASC (C-F)  1023 CDEF(OE and Lat.) (Saint)
 ASC (C-F)  1023 D (the holy martyr)
 ASC (F)  984 F(OE) (holy)
 WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  i.20.4 (saint and martyr)
Office (114)
Archbishop (22)
 ASC (A)  1006 A
 ASC (C-F)  1006 CDEF(OE)
 ASC (C-F)  1006 F(Lat.) (Archbishop of Kent)
 ASC (C-F)  1011 CDEF(OE and Lat.)
 ASC (C-F)  1012 F(OE and Lat.)
 ASC (C-F)  1013 CDEF(OE)
 ASC (C-F)  1023 DEF(OE and Lat.)
 NewMinster.LiberVitae  Fol 15r.5.xxvii (Archbishop of the people of Canterbury)
 S854    (archbishop of Canterbury)
 S915    (archbishop of the church of Canterbury)
 S916    (archbishop of the church of Canterbury)
 S918    (archbishop of the church of Canterbury)
 S920   
 S921    (archbishop of the church of Canterbury)
 S922    (archbishop of Canterbury)
 S923    (archbishop of the church of Canterbury)
 S930   
 S940    (archbishop of the church of Canterbury)
 S943    (archbishop of Canterbury)
 S1460   
 Anon.EpisList4    (archbishop of the city of Canterbury)
 WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  i.20.3
Bishop (92)
 Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  Ep. 1, p. 372
 Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  Ep. 1, p. 372
 Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  Ep. 1, p. 372 (Bishop of Winchester)
 Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  Ep. 1, p. 380
 Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  Ep. 1, p. 390
 Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  Ep. 1, p. 396 (Bishop of Winchester)
 Byrhtferth.VitOswaldi  v.21
 Ælfric.VitÆthelwoldi  5 (Bishop of Winchester)
 Ælfric.VitÆthelwoldi  28
 Wulfstan Cantor.VitÆthelwoldi  43
 Wulfstan Cantor.VitÆthelwoldi  46
 Wulfstan Cantor.VitÆthelwoldi  46
 ASC (A)  984 AG
 ASC (A)  993 A (Bishop at Winchester)
 ASC (C-F)  994 CDEF(OE and Lat.) (Bishop of Winchester)
 ASC (C-F)  1006 CDEF(Lat.) (Bishop of Winchester)
 ASC (C-F)  1012 CDE
 ASC (F)  984 F(OE and Lat.) (Bishop of Winchester)
 NewMinster.LiberVitae  Fol 16r.8.xxvii (Bishop of the West Saxons)
 NewMinster.LiberVitae  Fol 17v.16.ii
 S856   
 S857    (bishop of the church of Winchester)
 S858   
 S859    (bishop of the church of Winchester)
 S860   
 S861   
 S862   
 S863   
 S864   
 S865    (bishop of the church of Winchester)
 S867   
 S868   
 S869    (bishop of the church of Winchester)
 S870    (bishop of the church of Winchester)
 S871    (bishop of the church of Winchester)
 S872   
 S873   
 S874   
 S876    (bishop of the church of Winchester)
 S877   
 S877   
 S878    (bishop of the church of Winchester)
 S879    (bishop of the church of Winchester)
 S880   
 S881    (bishop of the church of Winchester)
 S882    (bishop of the church of Winchester)
 S883    (bishop of the church of Winchester)
 S884    (bishop of the church of Winchester)
 S885    (bishop of the church of Winchester)
 S886    (bishop of the church of Winchester)
 S887    (bishop of the church of Winchester)
 S888    (bishop of the church of Winchester)
 S889   
 S889   
 S890   
 S891    (bishop of the church of Winchester)
 S892    (bishop of the church of Winchester)
 S893    (bishop of the church of Winchester)
 S895   
 S896   
 S897    (bishop of the church of Winchester)
 S898    (bishop of the church of Winchester)
 S899    (bishop of the church of Winchester)
 S900   
 S901   
 S902   
 S903   
 S904   
 S905    (bishop of the church of Winchester)
 S906   
 S907    (bishop of the church of Winchester)
 S909    (abbot of Westminster)
 S910   
 S911   
 S912   
 S914    (Bishop of Winchester)
 S917   
 S924   
 S1420   
 S1488   
 S939    (bishop of Winchester)
 S942   
 S944   
 S946   
 S1217    (bishop of Winchester)
 S1380    (bishop of the church of Winchester)
 S1378    (bishop of the church of Winchester)
 S1450   
 Anon.EpisList5    (bishop of the church of Winchester)
 S1379   
 WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  i.20.3
 WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  ii.75.21
Occupation (3)
Brother (1)
 NewMinster.LiberVitae  Fol 17v.16.ii
Preacher (1)
 Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  Ep. 1, p. 396
Teacher (1)
 Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  Ep. 1, p. 374
Status (2)
Captive (1)
 ASC (C-F)  1011 F(Lat.)
Prisoner (1)
 ASC (C-F)  1011 CDEF(OE)
Personal Relationship (4)
Ælfheah 44 Successor (General relationship) of ~ (4)
 of Æthelwold 1: ASC (A)  984 AG
 of Ælfric 46: ASC (C-F)  1006 CDE
 of Æthelwold 1: ASC (F)  984 F(OE and Lat.)
 of Æthelwold 1: NewMinster.LiberVitae  Fol 17v.16.ii
Event (125)
Absolution (1)
 Æthelwold 1.post-mortem liberation of Anonymous 678: A thief (Anonymous 678) was sent to prison by Ælfheah 44. There he had a vision of Æthelwold 1 and was set free on the spot. The thief went to Ælfheah 44 and told him in detail what had been done for him. Ælfheah released him, letting him go away uninjured.: Ælfric.VitÆthelwoldi  28
Adultery (1)
 S901 - Æthelred 32 granting land to Ælfric 46: King Æthelred 32 to Ælfric 46, archbishop; grant of 24 hides (mansae) at Dumbleton, Gloucs., including land comprising 17 hides to the west of the river Isbourne (i.e. at Dumbleton), 2 hides in the common land at Aston Somerville, Gloucs., and 5 hides of woodland at Fleferth (? Kington near Flyford Flavell, Worcs.), in return for 50 talents. The land had been forfeited by a woman [Anonymous 927] for adultery.: S901    (1002)
Advice/counsel (1)
 S876 - Æthelred 32 confirming privileges of Abingdon 1: King Æthelred 32 mentioned the [unspecified ] difficulties which he and his kingdom had faced since the death of his mentor, Æthelwold 1. The king was penitent for the decisions taken in his youth with the counsel of greedy men - Bishop Wulfgar 28, Ealdorman Ælfric 87 - and for being persuaded to infringe on the liberty of Abingdon 1 in return for money. This liberty Æthelwold had acquired for the monastery from the kings Eadred 16, Eadwig 4, and Edgar 11. A synod was conveyed in Winchester at Pentecost to renew / restore the lost liberty. Æthelred 32 here renounces the payment he accepted from Ælfric 87 in return for awarding Edwin 15, Ælfric 87's brother, the abbacy. The confirmation of the synod's conclusions was made in the oratory at Gillingham after the celebration of mass in the presence of the king, Abbot Ælfsige 81, Æthelmær 22, and Ordwulf 4, the king's uncle. Æthelred 32 gave lordship of Abingdon to Abbot Wulfgar 28; his successor was to be chosen by the brethren in accordance with : S876    (993)
Alms-giving (1)
 S884 - Æthelred 32 granting land to Muchelney 1: King Æthelred 32 to Muchelney 1 Abbey; confirmation of estates, with particular reference to land at Ilminster, which had been leased out by the abbey and then lost, and land at Camel, Somerset, partly purchased by Abbot Leofric 36 with Æthelred 32's alms and partly donated by Ealdorman Æthelmær 18: S884    (995)
Appointment/consecration/elevation/ordination of archbishop (3)
 Ælfheah 44.consecration as archbishop: Here Ælfheah 44 was consecrated as archbishop.: ASC (A)  1006 A (1006)
 Ælfheah 44.ecclesiastical career: Æthelwold 1 was succeeded by Ælfheah 44. He took habit at Deerhurst and then moved to Bath, were he shut himself up in a private cell and thought of the divine, receiving visions. When the bishop of Winchester died, Dunstan 1 put Ælfheah 44 in his throne. He elevated Æthelwold 1's bones twelve years after his death. After twenty-two years as bishop, he was moved to Canterbury, against his will, they say. He had to go to Rome and received the pallium from the pope, performing miracles on the way. When the Danes arrived, he was first imprisoned for seven months, then stoned to death and buried at St Paul's in London. Nine years later, at the orders of King Cnut 3 and in his presence, is body was exhumed and found incorrupt. : WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  ii.76
 Ælfheah 44.elevation to archbishopric: Ælfheah 44 acceded to the archbishopric [F(Lat.) has instead: acceded to the archbishopric of Kent] [CDE: after him (sc. Ælfric 46)].: ASC (C-F)  1006 CDEF(OE and Lat.) (1006)
Appointment/consecration/elevation/ordination of bishop (4)
 Ælfheah 44.consecration as bishop: The consecration of the succeeding bishop, Ælfheah 44, [was] on 14 kalends of November [= 19 October].: ASC (A)  984 AG (984)
 Ælfheah 44.elevation to episcopacy: Ælfheah 44 succeeded Æthelwold 1 in the episcopacy.: Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  Ep. 1, p. 380 (984)
 Ælfheah 44.enthronement: Ælfheah 44 was enthroned on 28th October.: NewMinster.LiberVitae  Fol 18r.16.ii
 Ælfheah 44.occupation of episcopal throne: Ælfheah 44 sat on the episcopal throne on the Day of the two apostles, Simon and Jude [= 28 October], at Winchester.: ASC (A)  984 AG (984)
Appointment/consecration/elevation/ordination of priest (3)
 Ælfheah 44.consecration of Æthelwold 1-Dunstan 1-Æthelstan 38: Ælfheah 44 ordained at the same time Dunstan 1, Æthelwold 1 and Æthelstan 38: Ælfric.VitÆthelwoldi  5
 Ælfheah 44.ordination: Ælfheah 44 was ordained on 19th October.: NewMinster.LiberVitae  Fol 18r.16.ii
 Ælfheah 44.tonsure of Æthelwold 1: At Æthelstan 18's orders Æthelwold 1 was tonsured and consecrated into the priestly orders by Ælfheah 44.: Ælfric.VitÆthelwoldi  5
Ascetic practices/fasting/resisting temptation (1)
 Ælfheah 44.ecclesiastical career: Æthelwold 1 was succeeded by Ælfheah 44. He took habit at Deerhurst and then moved to Bath, were he shut himself up in a private cell and thought of the divine, receiving visions. When the bishop of Winchester died, Dunstan 1 put Ælfheah 44 in his throne. He elevated Æthelwold 1's bones twelve years after his death. After twenty-two years as bishop, he was moved to Canterbury, against his will, they say. He had to go to Rome and received the pallium from the pope, performing miracles on the way. When the Danes arrived, he was first imprisoned for seven months, then stoned to death and buried at St Paul's in London. Nine years later, at the orders of King Cnut 3 and in his presence, is body was exhumed and found incorrupt. : WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  ii.76
Assembly (4)
 Anonymi 2242.killing of Ælfheah 44: They [sc. Anonymi 2242] brought Ælfheah 44 to their assembly and put him to death on 19 April.: ASC (C-F)  1012 CDEF(OE and Lat.) (1012)
 S877 - seizure of Wulfbald 3's property and it donation to the king: Charter from a great moot at London detailing and condemning the crimes of Wulfbald 3. The judgement is embedded in a grant by Æthelred 32 to his mother, Ælfthryth 8, of land forfeited by Wulfbald 3.: S877    (989)
 Ælfheah 44-others.second dedication of Old Minster: The dedication of the Old Minster was carried out [Ælfheah 44] according to liturgical rite and celebrated with appropriate ceremony. Eight noble prelates consecrated the minster to the Lord.: Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  Ep. 1, pp. 390-6 (993 x 994)
 Æthelred 32.sending of Ælfheah 44 and Æthelweard 23 to Olaf 5: Then the king [sc. Æthelred 32] sent Ælfheah 44 and Æthelweard 23 for Olaf 5.: ASC (C-F)  994 CDEF(OE and Lat.) (994)
Assistance (1)
 Ælfheah 44.saving of life of Ælfmær 9: [F(Lat): A little] before Ælfheah 44 had saved [Ælfmær 9's] life.: ASC (C-F)  1011 CDEF(OE and Lat.)
Baptism (1)
 Æthelred 32.sponsorship of Olaf 5 at baptism: The king [sc. Æthelred 32] took him [sc. Olaf 5] from the hand of the bishop (Anonymous 805).: ASC (A)  993 A, <991>G (991 x 993)
Bequeathing/will-making (7)
 S889 - Æthelred 32 restoring land to Winchester, Old Minster: King Æthelred 32 to Winchester, Old Minster; restoration of a messuage (haga) in Winchester with a fishery at Bræge (Brentford, Middx.). Ælfswith 9, matrona, had promised the Winchester haga to Old Minster after her death, but the bequest had been blocked.: S889    (996)
 S906 - Æthelred 32 confirming privileges and lands of Burton 1: King Æthelred 32 to Burton 1 Abbey; confirmation of privileges and lands granted by Wulfric 52 as in his will (S 1536): S906    (1004)
 S911 - Æthelred 32 confirming foundation endowment of Eynsham 1: King Æthelred 32 to Eynsham 1 Abbey; confirmation of the foundation by Æthelmær 22, the endowment including (a) 30 hides (mansiunculae) at Eynsham 1 [acquired from his father Æthelweard 23 in exchange for 3 hides at Upottery, Devon; 10 at Little Compton, Warwicks.; 10 at Lawling in Latchingdon, Essex; and 13 at Scildforda]; (b) 5 hides at Shipton-on-Cherwell and the vill at Shifford, Oxon [granted by King Edgar 11 to Byrhtnoth 1, dux, and bequeathed by Leofwine 32 to Æthelmær 22]; (c) Mickleton, Gloucs. [granted by charter by King Edgar 11 to Byrhtnoth 1, and bequeathed by Byrhtnoth 1 to Æthelmær 22]; (d) 5 hides at Burton [given to Æthelmær 22 by Æthelweard 23]; (e) 1.5 hides at Marlcliff in Bidford-on-Avon and 2 at Bentley in Holt, Worcs. [among lands forfeited by Leofflæd 3, for which Æthelmær 22 gave 30 pounds to King Edgar 11]; (f) 10 hides at Yarnton, Oxon. [acquired from Godwine 34, in exchange for 5 hides at Studley, Warwicks. or Oxon., and 10 at Chesterton, Warwicks. or Oxon.]; (g) 20 hides at Esher, Surrey [granted by Beorhthelm 29, bishop, to Æthelweard, and bequeathed by Æthelweard 23 to his son, Æthelmær 22]; (h) land at Thames Ditton, Surrey (cf. S 847); and (i) Rameslege (lost, corresponds with Brede, Sussex) [bequeathed to Eynsham by Wulfin (Wulfwynn 5), Æthelmær 22's kinswoman]: S911    (1005)
 S939 - Æthelred 32 confirming Æthelric 32’s will: King Æthelred 32 confirmed the will of Æthelric 32 (i.e. S 1501) and exculpated him of his conspiracy with Swein 1 because his wife [Anonymous 993] offered her marriage-gift to Canterbury, Christ Church and brought his heriot with her.: S939    (995 x 999)
 S940 - Æthelred 32 granting land to Chester, St Peter’s: King Æthelred 32 to Chester, St Peter's Abbey; grant of privileges at a wharf near Fischuthe in London bequeathed to Chertsey 1 Abbey by Wulfstan 47, the king's priest: S940    (1006 x 1011)
 Various.Ælfric 46 bequeathing land and goods S1488: Will of Ælfric 46, archbishop, including bequests of land at Westwell and Burnan (? Bishopsbourne), Kent, and Monks Risborough, Bucks., to Canterbury, Christ Church; at Cingesbyrig (probably consisting of land at Flamstead, Herts., and at St Albans) to St Albans Abbey; at Dumbleton, Gloucs., part to Abingdon 1 Abbey and part to Ælfnoth 26, for life, with reversion to Abingdon 1; at Wallingford, Berks., to Ceolweard 4, for life, with reversion to Cholsey minster; at (Great) Tew and Osney, Oxon., and at London to St Albans; at Fiddington and at Newton (in Ashchurch), Gloucs., to his sisters and their children [Anonymi 2648].: S1488    (1002 x 1005)
 Ælfric 46.S1488 bequeathing to Ælfheah 44: Ælfric 46, archbishop, to Ælfheah 44, bishop; bequest of a crucifix: S1488    (1002 x 1005)
Burial (4)
 Ælfheah 44.bearing of his body to London: CDF(OE): In the morning the body [sc. of Ælfheah 44] was carried to London. [EF(Lat.) have: Then Eadnoth 11 and Ælfhun 4 and the dwellers in the burh (Anonymi 2265) received the holy body (sc. of Ælfheah 44) and bore it to London with every mark of respect.]: ASC (C-F)  1012 CDEF(OE and Lat.) (1012)
 Ælfheah 44.burial: Ælfheah 44's body was collected from Greenwich where he had been killed by the Danes and taken to London by Eadnoth 11 who buried him there.: Anon.LiberEliensis  LE II.71
 Ælfheah 44.ecclesiastical career: Æthelwold 1 was succeeded by Ælfheah 44. He took habit at Deerhurst and then moved to Bath, were he shut himself up in a private cell and thought of the divine, receiving visions. When the bishop of Winchester died, Dunstan 1 put Ælfheah 44 in his throne. He elevated Æthelwold 1's bones twelve years after his death. After twenty-two years as bishop, he was moved to Canterbury, against his will, they say. He had to go to Rome and received the pallium from the pope, performing miracles on the way. When the Danes arrived, he was first imprisoned for seven months, then stoned to death and buried at St Paul's in London. Nine years later, at the orders of King Cnut 3 and in his presence, is body was exhumed and found incorrupt. : WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  ii.76
 Æthelnoth 43.with others deposition of Ælfheah 44’s body: Æthelnoth 43, Ælfsige 80, Beorhtwine 7 and all those with them (Anonymi 2355) placed Ælfheah 44's body on the north side of Christ's altar.: ASC (C-F)  1023 D (1023)
Capture (2)
 Anonymi 2242.capture of Ælfheah 44 and others: They [sc. Anonymi 2242] seized Ælfheah 44 and others. They permitted Ælfmær 10 to escape.: ASC (C-F)  1011 CDEF(OE and Lat.) (1011)
 Ælfheah 44.killed by the Danes: Ælfheah 44 scorned the policy of submission to the Danes, unwilling to buy ease for himself at the cost of others' sufferings. He was accordingly seized and put in chains, and finally gave up his soul to heaven after being stoned by the Danes.: WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  i.20.3
Charter-witnessing (76)
 S1378 - Æscwig 3 returning land to Ælfric 46: Æscwig 3, bishop of Dorchester, to Ælfric 46, archbishop, and Christ Church, Canterbury; return of land at Monks Risborough, Bucks., mortgaged to him by Archbishop Sigeric 9: S1378    (995)
 S1379 - Æscwig 3 granting land to Ælfstan 63: Æscwig 3, bishop of Dorchester, to Ælfstan 63, his man; grant of 5 hides (mansae) at Cuxham, Oxon.: S1379    (994)
 S1380 - Sigeric 9 confirming grant of Wulfrun 8 to Wolverhampton: Sigeric 9, archbishop of Canterbury, confirms a grant by Wulfrun 8 for the monastery at Wolverhampton 1 of land at Upper Arley, Worcs.; Eswich (? Ashwood), Bilston, Willenhall, Wednesfield, Pelsall, Ogley, Hilton near Wall, Hatherton, Kinvaston, Hilton near Wolverhampton, and Featherstone, all in Staffs.: S1380    (994)
 S1420 - Ælfsige 81 granting land to Wulfmær 20: Ælfsige 81, abbot, and the community of New Minster, Winchester, to Wulfmær 20; lease, for his life and his wife's [Anonymous 931], of one hide at Barton Stacey, with reversion of this and a further hide at Drayton, Hants., to the minster.: S1420    (995 x 1005)
 S1450 - Æthelred 32 granting land to Westminster 1: King Æthelred 32 to the church of Westminster 1; grant of 5 hides (mansiunculae) at Hampstead, Middx.: S1450    (986)
 S854 - Æthelred 32 granting land to Bath 1: King Æthelred 32 to the church of Bath 1; grant of 3.5 hides (mansae) at Radstock, Somerset: S854    (1009)
 S856 - Æthelred 32 granting land to Æthelric 33: King Æthelred 32 to Æthelric 33, his minister; grant of 17 hides (cassati) at Harwell, Berks.: S856    (985)
 S857 - Æthelred 32 granting land to Alfred 50: King Æthelred 32 to Alfred 50, his amicus; grant of 11 hides (mansae) at Michelmersh, Hants.: S857    (985)
 S858 - Æthelred 32 granting land to Leofwine 52: King Æthelred 32 to Leofwine 52, his minister; grant of 10 hides (cassati) at Wootton, Berks.: S858    (985)
 S859 - Æthelred 32 granting land to Wulfric 45: King Æthelred 32 to Wulfric 45, his sacerdos: grant of 1 hide (mansa), half at Borstealle (? Dorstealle) and half at Haestan dic and Cnollam: S859    (985)
 S860 - Æthelred 32 granting land to Wulfrun 7: King Æthelred 32 to Wulfrun 7; grant of 10 hides (cassati), comprising 9 at Wolverhampton and 1 (manens) at Trescott, Staffs.: S860    (985)
 S861 - Æthelred 32 granting land to Ælfgar 27: King Æthelred 32 to Ælfgar 27, his minister; grant of 5 hides (manentes) at Ebbesborne, Wilts.: S861    (986)
 S862 - Æthelred 32 granting land to Wenoth 1: King Æthelred 32 to Wenoth 1, his minister; grant of 5 hides (mansiunculae) at Littleton on Severn, Gloucs.: S862    (986)
 S863 - Æthelred 32 granting land to Æthelsige 23: King Æthelred 32 to Æthelsige 23, his minister; grant of 12 hides (mansae) at Æsce: S863    (987)
 S864 - Æthelred 32 granting land to Æthelsige 24: King Æthelred 32 to Æthelsige 24, his minister; grant of 10 sulungs (aratra) at Bromley, Kent: S864    (987)
 S865 - Æthelred 32 granting land to Æthelwald 60: King Æthelred 32 to Æthelwald 60; grant of 10 hides (manentia) at Manningford Abbots, Wilts.: S865    (987)
 S867 - Æthelred 32 granting land to Leofwine 27: King Æthelred 32 to Leofwine 27, his venator; grant of 3 hides (mansae) at Westwood, Wilts., and 3 perticae in the common land at Farleigh Hungerford, Somerset: S867    (987)
 S868 - Æthelred 32 granting land to Ælfgar 27: King Æthelred 32 to Ælfgar 27 , his minister, or, according to the rubric, bishop; grant of 5 hides (mansae) at Wylye, Wilts., previously held by Æthelwald 53 and his brother, Ælfhelm 12: S868    (988)
 S869 - Æthelred 32 granting land to Æthelgar 8: King Æthelred 32 to Æthelgar 8, bishop (of Selsey); grant of 7 hides (manentia) at South Heighton, Sussex, granted to Æthelgar 8 by Ælfric 87, comes, in exchange for land at Lamburna: S869    (988)
 S870 - Æthelred 32 granting land to Æthelnoth 39: King Æthelred 32 to Æthelnoth 39, his faithful minister; grant of a messuage (curtis) in Wilton, Wilts., associated with St Benedict's church: S870    (988)
 S871 - Æthelred 32 granting land to Æthelsige 13: King Æthelred 32 to Æthelsige 13, bishop (of Sherborne), and Æthelmær 22, the king's miles; grant of a messuage (curtis) in Winchester, Hants., formerly belonging to Edgeard 2: S871   
 S872 - Æthelred 32 granting land to Leofstan 16: King Æthelred 32 to Leofstan 16, his minister; grant of 4 hides (mansae) at Colworth in Oving, Sussex, and a messuage (haga) in Chichester: S872    (988)
 S873 - Æthelred 32 granting land to Northman 3: King Æthelred 32 to Northman 3, his minister; grant of 5 hides (manentes) at Hampton, near Evesham, Worcs.: S873    (988)
 S874 - Æthelred 32 granting land to Æthelweard 31: King Æthelred 32 to Æthelweard 31, his minister; grant of 15 hides (tributaria) at Wootton St Lawrence, Hants., with nine messuages (hagan) in Winchester, a meadow at Basingstoke and a mill at Hines clifæ: S874    (990)
 S876 - Æthelred 32 confirming privileges of Abingdon 1: King Æthelred 32 mentioned the [unspecified ] difficulties which he and his kingdom had faced since the death of his mentor, Æthelwold 1. The king was penitent for the decisions taken in his youth with the counsel of greedy men - Bishop Wulfgar 28, Ealdorman Ælfric 87 - and for being persuaded to infringe on the liberty of Abingdon 1 in return for money. This liberty Æthelwold had acquired for the monastery from the kings Eadred 16, Eadwig 4, and Edgar 11. A synod was conveyed in Winchester at Pentecost to renew / restore the lost liberty. Æthelred 32 here renounces the payment he accepted from Ælfric 87 in return for awarding Edwin 15, Ælfric 87's brother, the abbacy. The confirmation of the synod's conclusions was made in the oratory at Gillingham after the celebration of mass in the presence of the king, Abbot Ælfsige 81, Æthelmær 22, and Ordwulf 4, the king's uncle. Æthelred 32 gave lordship of Abingdon to Abbot Wulfgar 28; his successor was to be chosen by the brethren in accordance with : S876    (993)
 S877 - seizure of Wulfbald 3's property and it donation to the king: Charter from a great moot at London detailing and condemning the crimes of Wulfbald 3. The judgement is embedded in a grant by Æthelred 32 to his mother, Ælfthryth 8, of land forfeited by Wulfbald 3.: S877    (989)
 S877 - Æthelred 32 granting land to Ælfthryth 8: King Æthelred 32 to Ælfthryth 8, his mother; grant of 3.5 (sulunga) at Brabourne, 3.5 at Evegate, 2 at Burhwarefelda, 3 at Nackington, 3 at Chalk and 1 at Wirigenn (? Perry), Kent, forfeited by Wulfbald 3 for many crimes. Ælfthryth 8 gives in exchange land at Cholsey, Berks.: S877    (996)
 S878 - Æthelred 32 granting land to Wulfric 52: King Æthelred 32 to Wulfric 52, his minister; grant of 3 hides (cassati) at Abbots Bromley, Staffs.: S878    (996)
 S879 - Æthelred 32 granting land to Wulfric 52: King Æthelred 32 to Wulfric 52, his minister: grant of land at Pillaton, near Penkridge, Staffs.: S879    (996)
 S880 - Æthelred 32 granting land to Ealdred 42: King Æthelred 32 to Ealdred 42, bishop of Cornwall; grant of privileges: S880    (994)
 S881 - Æthelred 32 granting land to Wilton: King Æthelred 32 to Wilton, St Mary's Church; grant of 10 hides (cassati) at Fovant, Wilts.: S881    (994)
 S882 - Æthelred 32 confirming land of Æscwig 3: King Æthelred 32 to Æscwig 3, bishop (of Dorchester); confirmation of 30 hides (mansiunculae) at Monks Risborough, Bucks. The land had been sold to Æscwig 3 by Sigeric 9, archbishop of Canterbury, for 90 pounds of silver and 200 mancuses of gold, in order to raise money to pay off the Danes threatening Canterbury.: S882    (995)
 S883 - Æthelred 32 granting land to Æthelwig 3: King Æthelred 32 to Æthelwig 3, his miles; grant of 5 hides (mansi) at Ardley, Oxon., forfeited by three brothers [Ælfnoth 20, Ælfric 77, Æthelwine 22]: S883    (995)
 S884 - Æthelred 32 granting land to Muchelney 1: King Æthelred 32 to Muchelney 1 Abbey; confirmation of estates, with particular reference to land at Ilminster, which had been leased out by the abbey and then lost, and land at Camel, Somerset, partly purchased by Abbot Leofric 36 with Æthelred 32's alms and partly donated by Ealdorman Æthelmær 18: S884    (995)
 S885 - Æthelred 32 granting land to Rochester 1: King Æthelred 32 to the bishopric of Rochester 1; restoration of 6 hides or sulungs (mansae or sulunga) at Wouldham and 1 hide (mansa) at Littlebrook, Kent, with swine-pastures in the Weald: S885    (995)
 S886 - Æthelred 32 granting land to Wulfric 52 Spot: King Æthelred 32 to Wulfric 52 (Spot), his minister; grant of 2.5 hides (mansae) in the common land at Dumbleton, Gloucs., forfeited by Æthelsige 25 for theft, granted by the king to Hawase 1, his man, and now exchanged by Hawase 1 for other land belonging to Wulfric 52.: S886    (995)
 S887 - Æthelred 32 granting land to Eadric 35, Eadwig 14 and Ealdred 39: King Æthelred 32 to Eadric 35, Eadwig 14 and Ealdred 39, brothers; grant of 2 hides (mansae) at Bynsingtun land (? Benson, Oxon.): S887    (996)
 S888 - Æthelred 32 granting land to St Albans: King Æthelred 32 to St Albans Abbey; grant of 8 hides (mansae) in St Albans, comprising 4 at Burston in St Stephens and 4 at Wincelfelda (lost, also in St Stephens), and also 9 haga in the town, and 8 iugera at Westwick in St Michaels, Herts.: S888    (996)
 S889 - Æthelred 32 restoring land to Winchester, Old Minster: King Æthelred 32 to Winchester, Old Minster; restoration of a messuage (haga) in Winchester with a fishery at Bræge (Brentford, Middx.). Ælfswith 9, matrona, had promised the Winchester haga to Old Minster after her death, but the bequest had been blocked.: S889    (996)
 S890 - Æthelred 32 granting land to Ælfwald 55: King Æthelred 32 to Ælfwald 55, bishop; grant of 2 hides (cassati) at Sandford, Devon: S890    (997)
 S891 - Æthelred 32 granting land to Winchester, Old Minster: King Æthelred 32 to Winchester, Old Minster 1; restoration of 100 hides (mansae), comprising 55 at Downton and 45 at Ebbesborne, Wilts. The land had been granted by King Cenwealh 2 (cf. S 229), confirmed (?) by King Cynewulf 4, restored by King Ecgberht 10 (cf. S 275) and again by King Eadred 16 (cf. S 540) and King Edgar 11 (cf. S 819, 821).: S891    (997)
 S892 - Æthelred 32 granting land to Leofwine 49: King Æthelred 32 to Leofwine 49, dux: grant of 7.5 hides (tributarii), comprising 3 hides (mansae) at Southam and 4.5 hides (manentes) at Ladbroke and Radbourne, Warwicks. The land had been forfeited by Wistan 4 for murder.: S892    (998)
 S893 - Æthelred 32 granting land to Rochester, St Andrew's: King Æthelred 32 to Rochester, St Andrew's 1 church; restitution of 6 sulungs at Bromley, Kent, with swine-pastures in the Weald: S893    (993)
 S895 - Æthelred 32 confirming lands of Wulfsige 36 and Sherborne 1: King Æthelred 32 to Wulfsige 36, bishop, and Sherborne 1 Abbey; permission to convert the community to the Benedictine Rule, and confirmation of land at Stockland in Sherborne, Dorset; 9 hides (cassati) at Holcombe Rogus, Devon; 15 at Halstock, 7 at Thornford, 10 at Bradford Abbas, 5 at Oborne, 8 at Stalbridge Weston, 20 in Stalbridge, all in Dorset; 10 at Wulfheardigstoke; 8 at (Nether and Over) Compton, Dorset; 2 in Osanstoke; and 1 hide (mansa) at Lyme, Dorset: S895    (998)
 S896 - Æthelred 32 granting land to Abingdon, St Mary's: King Æthelred 32 to Abingdon, St Mary's; grant of 15 hides (cassati) at South Cerney, Gloucs.: S896    (999)
 S897 - Æthelred 32 granting land to Abingdon 1 and Wulfgar 31: King Æthelred 32 to Abingdon 1 Abbey and Abbot Wulfgar 31; grant of 5 hides (mansorum culturae), comprising 3 at Drayton and 2 at Sutton Courtenay, Berks, formerly belonging to Wulfgar 32, the king's pincerna: S897    (1000)
 S898 - Æthelred 32 granting land to Clofi 1: King Æthelred 32 to Clofi 1; grant of 25 hides (mansi) at Long Itchington and Arley, Warwicks.: S898    (1001)
 S899 - Æthelred 32 granting land to Shaftesbury 1: King Æthelred 32 to Shaftesbury 1 Abbey; grant of the cenobium of Bradford-on-Avon, Wilts., with land at Bradford: S899    (1001)
 S900 - Æthelred 32 granting land to Ælfhelm 8: (a) King Æthelred 32 to Ælfhelm 8, his faithful minister; grant of 5 hides (mansae) at Codicote, Herts., in return for 152 mancuses of gold. (b) Ælfhelm grants the land to St Albans: S900    (1002)
 S901 - Æthelred 32 granting land to Ælfric 46: King Æthelred 32 to Ælfric 46, archbishop; grant of 24 hides (mansae) at Dumbleton, Gloucs., including land comprising 17 hides to the west of the river Isbourne (i.e. at Dumbleton), 2 hides in the common land at Aston Somerville, Gloucs., and 5 hides of woodland at Fleferth (? Kington near Flyford Flavell, Worcs.), in return for 50 talents. The land had been forfeited by a woman [Anonymous 927] for adultery.: S901    (1002)
 S902 - Æthelred 32 granting land to Godwine 34: King Æthelred 32 to Godwine 34, his faithful minister; grant of 10 hides (mansae) at Little Haseley, Oxon., in return for 30 mancuses of gold: S902    (1002)
 S903 - Æthelred 32 exchanging with Westminster 1: King Æthelred 32 to Westminster 1 Abbey; grant of 2 hides (mansae) at Berewican, near Tyburn, Middx, in return for 100 mancuses of gold: S903    (1002)
 S904 - Æthelred 32 granting privileges to Wherwell 1 and Heanflæd 1: King Æthelred 32 to Abbess Heanflæd 1 and Wherwell 1 Abbey; grant of privileges and confirmation of 70 hides (mansae) in the vicinity of the abbey, and grant of 60 hides (cassati) at Æthelingadene (East and West Dean, Sussex), previously belonging to Queen Ælfthryth 8. With note, dated 1008, confirming 29 messuages in Winchester to the abbey and granting 10 hides (mansae) at Bullington, Hants.: S904    (1002)
 S905 - Æthelred 32 leasing land to Æthelred 35: King Æthelred 32 to Æthelred 35, his faithful man; lease, for the lives of himself and his wife [Anonymous 949], of land in Canterbury and of 6 agri outside the city, in return for 7 pounds, with reversion to Canterbury, Christ Church: S905    (1002)
 S906 - Æthelred 32 confirming privileges and lands of Burton 1: King Æthelred 32 to Burton 1 Abbey; confirmation of privileges and lands granted by Wulfric 52 as in his will (S 1536): S906    (1004)
 S907 - Æthelred 32 granting land to Ely 1: King Æthelred 32 to Ely 1 Abbey; grant of 20 hides (mansae) at Littlebury, Essex: S907    (1004)
 S909 - Æthelred 32 confirming land of Oxford, St Frideswide's: King Æthelred 32 to Oxford, St Frideswide's 1 Abbey; confirmation of 10 hides at Upper Winchendon, Bucks., and 3 at Whitehill in Tackley, 3 at Cowley, 3 at Cutslow, and land at Headington, all Oxon.: S909    (1004)
 S910 - Æthelred 32 exchanging with Eadsige 10: King Æthelred 32 to Eadsige 10, his minister (gerefa in rubric); grant of 1 hide (mansa) at Seaton, Devon, in return for 100 mancuses of gold: S910    (1005)
 S911 - Æthelred 32 confirming foundation endowment of Eynsham 1: King Æthelred 32 to Eynsham 1 Abbey; confirmation of the foundation by Æthelmær 22, the endowment including (a) 30 hides (mansiunculae) at Eynsham 1 [acquired from his father Æthelweard 23 in exchange for 3 hides at Upottery, Devon; 10 at Little Compton, Warwicks.; 10 at Lawling in Latchingdon, Essex; and 13 at Scildforda]; (b) 5 hides at Shipton-on-Cherwell and the vill at Shifford, Oxon [granted by King Edgar 11 to Byrhtnoth 1, dux, and bequeathed by Leofwine 32 to Æthelmær 22]; (c) Mickleton, Gloucs. [granted by charter by King Edgar 11 to Byrhtnoth 1, and bequeathed by Byrhtnoth 1 to Æthelmær 22]; (d) 5 hides at Burton [given to Æthelmær 22 by Æthelweard 23]; (e) 1.5 hides at Marlcliff in Bidford-on-Avon and 2 at Bentley in Holt, Worcs. [among lands forfeited by Leofflæd 3, for which Æthelmær 22 gave 30 pounds to King Edgar 11]; (f) 10 hides at Yarnton, Oxon. [acquired from Godwine 34, in exchange for 5 hides at Studley, Warwicks. or Oxon., and 10 at Chesterton, Warwicks. or Oxon.]; (g) 20 hides at Esher, Surrey [granted by Beorhthelm 29, bishop, to Æthelweard, and bequeathed by Æthelweard 23 to his son, Æthelmær 22]; (h) land at Thames Ditton, Surrey (cf. S 847); and (i) Rameslege (lost, corresponds with Brede, Sussex) [bequeathed to Eynsham by Wulfin (Wulfwynn 5), Æthelmær 22's kinswoman]: S911    (1005)
 S912 - Æthelred 32 granting land to St Albans: King Æthelred 32 to St Albans 1 Abbey; grant of 1 hide (cassata) at Flamstead and 5 at St Albans, Herts., with renewal of extensive liberties granted by King Offa 7. Abbot Leofric 37 had given 200 pounds of gold and silver to the king to pay off the Danes [Anonymi 2653], receiving in exchange these 6 hides and 55 hides at Eadulfinctun; but now he has returned Eadulfinctun: S912    (1005)
 S914 - Æthelred 32 refounding Canterbury, Christ Church: King Æthelred 32 to Canterbury, Christ Church 1; refoundation of the monastic community and confirmation of land at Eastry, Ickham, Bossington, Adisham, Appledore, Swarling, Preston, Graveney, Westwell, Chart and Farleigh, Kent; at Patching, Sussex; at Meopham and Cooling in West Kent; at Walworth, Surrey; at Risborough, Bucks.; at Lawling in Latchingdon, Essex; at Hadleigh and Monks Eleigh, Suffolk; and in Thanet: S914    (1002)
 S915 - Æthelred 32 exchanging with Ælfgar 32: King Æthelred 32 to Ælfgar 32, his prepositus; grant of 8 hides (mansi) at Waltham St Lawrence, Berks., in return for 300 mancuses of gold and silver: S915    (1007)
 S916 - Æthelred 32 granting land to St Albans: King Æthelred 32 to St Albans 1 Abbey; grant of land at Norton, 1 hide (mansa) at Rodanhangra and land at Oxhey, Herts., originally granted to the abbey by King Offa 7 but subsequently lost, and later forfeited to King Æthelred 32 by Leofsige 17, dux, and purchased for St Albans 1 by Archbishop Ælfric 46 and Abbot Leofric 30: S916    (1007)
 S917 - Æthelred 32 granting land to unnamed minster: King Æthelred 32 to an unnamed minister [Anonymous 960] ; grant of land at an unspecified place: S917    (1007)
 S918 - Æthelred 32 restoring land to Abingdon, St Mary's: King Æthelred 32 to Abingdon, St Mary's 1; restitution of 20 hides (mansi) at Moredon in Rodbourne Cheney, Wilts., and grant of a prediolum at Cricklade, Wilts.: S918    (1008)
 S920 - Æthelred 32 exchanging with Wulfgeat 5 and Burton 1: King Æthelred 32 to Wulfgeat 5, abbot, and Burton 1 Abbey; grant of 2.5 hides (cassati) at Rolleston, Staffs., in exchange for the vills of Aldsworth and Arlington, Gloucs.: S920    (1008)
 S921 - Æthelred 32 granting land to Athelney 1: King Æthelred 32 to Athelney 1 Abbey; grant of 3 perticae at Hamp, near Bridgewater, Somerset: S921    (1009)
 S922 - Æthelred 32 granting land to Morcar 2: King Æthelred 32 to Morcar 2, his minister; grant of 8 hides (manentes) at Weston upon Trent, 1 at Marley, 1 at Smalley and Kidsley, 1 at Crich, and 1 at Ingleby, Derbys.: S922    (1009)
 S923 - Æthelred 32 granting land to Elemod 1: King Æthelred 32 to Elemod 1, his minister; grant of 2 hides (cassatae) at Hallam, Derbys., in return for 21 pounds of gold: S923    (1011)
 S924 - Æthelred 32 granting land to Morcar 2: King Æthelred 32 to Morcar 2, his minister; grant of 5 hides (mansae) at Ufre (? Mickleover, Derbys.): S924    (1011)
 S930 - Æthelred 32 exchanging with Wulfgeat 5: King Æthelred 32 to Wulfgeat 5, abbot; grant of 1.5 hides (manses) at Wetmoor, Staffs., in return for 70 pounds of gold and silver: S930    (1012)
 S939 - Æthelred 32 confirming Æthelric 32’s will: King Æthelred 32 confirmed the will of Æthelric 32 (i.e. S 1501) and exculpated him of his conspiracy with Swein 1 because his wife [Anonymous 993] offered her marriage-gift to Canterbury, Christ Church and brought his heriot with her.: S939    (995 x 999)
 S940 - Æthelred 32 granting land to Chester, St Peter’s: King Æthelred 32 to Chester, St Peter's Abbey; grant of privileges at a wharf near Fischuthe in London bequeathed to Chertsey 1 Abbey by Wulfstan 47, the king's priest: S940    (1006 x 1011)
 S942 - Æthelred 32 granting land to South Stoneham: King Æthelred 32 to the church of South Stoneham, St Peter and All Saints; grant of 10 hides (mansae) at Hinton Ampner, Hants.: S942    (990)
 S943 - Æthelred 32 granting land to Toti 1: King Æthelred 32 to Toti 1, a Dane; grant of 1 hide (mansus) at Beckley and 5 at Horton, Oxon., in return for a pound of silver.: S943    (1006 x 1011)
 S944 - Æthelred 32 granting land to Anonymous 971: King Æthelred 32 to ? [Anonymous 971]; grant of 8 hides (mansae) at Weston in South Stoneham, Hants.: S944    (990)
Church-adornment (2)
 Ælfheah 44.adorning of the Old Minster: Ælfheah 44 beautified the monastery with a variety of adornments.: Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  Ep. 1, p. 374
 Ælfheah 44.enlargement of organ: Ælfheah 44 enlarged the organ of the Old Minster.: Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  Ep. 1, pp. 382-6
Church/monastery/minster foundation/dedication/restoration (7)
 S914 - Æthelred 32 refounding Canterbury, Christ Church: King Æthelred 32 to Canterbury, Christ Church 1; refoundation of the monastic community and confirmation of land at Eastry, Ickham, Bossington, Adisham, Appledore, Swarling, Preston, Graveney, Westwell, Chart and Farleigh, Kent; at Patching, Sussex; at Meopham and Cooling in West Kent; at Walworth, Surrey; at Risborough, Bucks.; at Lawling in Latchingdon, Essex; at Hadleigh and Monks Eleigh, Suffolk; and in Thanet: S914    (1002)
 Ælfheah 44-others.second dedication of Old Minster: The dedication of the Old Minster was carried out [Ælfheah 44] according to liturgical rite and celebrated with appropriate ceremony. Eight noble prelates consecrated the minster to the Lord.: Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  Ep. 1, pp. 390-6 (993 x 994)
 Ælfheah 44.completion of Old Minster Winchester: Ælfheah 44 continued the construction and decoration of the Old Minster at Winchester.: NewMinster.LiberVitae  Fol 17v.16.ii
 Ælfheah 44.completion of eastern chapel: Ælfheah 44 completed the construction of the eastern chapel which had been begun by his predecessor, Æthelwold 1.: Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  Ep. 1, p. 380
 Ælfheah 44.construction of crypts: Ælfheah 44 added hidden crypts to the Old Minster church.: Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  Ep. 1, pp. 380-2
 Ælfheah 44.construction of tower: Ælfheah 44 added a lofty tower to the Old Minster.: Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  Ep. 1, pp. 386-8
 Æthelmær 15.founding Cerne 1 Abbey: Æthelmær 15, satrap of King Æthelred 32 and son of Æthelweard 35, founds Cerne 1 Abbey, the endowment including land at Cerne 1 and Æscere, 6 hides (cassati) at Mintern, 10 at Winterborne Abbas, 6 and 12 at Little and Long Bredy and 3 at Renscombe [to pass to the minster after Æthelmær 15's death], land at Poxwell [granted by Leofric 35 of Poxwell, clericus], and the reversion of 4 hides at Affpuddle [granted by Ælfrith of Bincombe, Æthelmær 15's propinquus, after the death of Leofwine 29] and of 5 hides (mansae) at Bloxworth [granted by Ælfwald 52, after the death of his wife], and tithes from Cerne 1 and Cheselbourne, all in Dorset.: S1217    (987)
Confession (1)
 Æthelwine 2.death: After making his confession and receiving communion, he died while engaged in prayer. Ælfheah 44 and Germann 4 administered the last rites.: Byrhtferth.VitOswaldi  v.21
Confirmation of land/privileges (13)
 S1380 - Sigeric 9 confirming grant of Wulfrun 8 to Wolverhampton: Sigeric 9, archbishop of Canterbury, confirms a grant by Wulfrun 8 for the monastery at Wolverhampton 1 of land at Upper Arley, Worcs.; Eswich (? Ashwood), Bilston, Willenhall, Wednesfield, Pelsall, Ogley, Hilton near Wall, Hatherton, Kinvaston, Hilton near Wolverhampton, and Featherstone, all in Staffs.: S1380    (994)
 S876 - Æthelred 32 confirming privileges of Abingdon 1: King Æthelred 32 mentioned the [unspecified ] difficulties which he and his kingdom had faced since the death of his mentor, Æthelwold 1. The king was penitent for the decisions taken in his youth with the counsel of greedy men - Bishop Wulfgar 28, Ealdorman Ælfric 87 - and for being persuaded to infringe on the liberty of Abingdon 1 in return for money. This liberty Æthelwold had acquired for the monastery from the kings Eadred 16, Eadwig 4, and Edgar 11. A synod was conveyed in Winchester at Pentecost to renew / restore the lost liberty. Æthelred 32 here renounces the payment he accepted from Ælfric 87 in return for awarding Edwin 15, Ælfric 87's brother, the abbacy. The confirmation of the synod's conclusions was made in the oratory at Gillingham after the celebration of mass in the presence of the king, Abbot Ælfsige 81, Æthelmær 22, and Ordwulf 4, the king's uncle. Æthelred 32 gave lordship of Abingdon to Abbot Wulfgar 28; his successor was to be chosen by the brethren in accordance with : S876    (993)
 S882 - Æthelred 32 confirming land of Æscwig 3: King Æthelred 32 to Æscwig 3, bishop (of Dorchester); confirmation of 30 hides (mansiunculae) at Monks Risborough, Bucks. The land had been sold to Æscwig 3 by Sigeric 9, archbishop of Canterbury, for 90 pounds of silver and 200 mancuses of gold, in order to raise money to pay off the Danes threatening Canterbury.: S882    (995)
 S884 - Æthelred 32 granting land to Muchelney 1: King Æthelred 32 to Muchelney 1 Abbey; confirmation of estates, with particular reference to land at Ilminster, which had been leased out by the abbey and then lost, and land at Camel, Somerset, partly purchased by Abbot Leofric 36 with Æthelred 32's alms and partly donated by Ealdorman Æthelmær 18: S884    (995)
 S891 - Æthelred 32 granting land to Winchester, Old Minster: King Æthelred 32 to Winchester, Old Minster 1; restoration of 100 hides (mansae), comprising 55 at Downton and 45 at Ebbesborne, Wilts. The land had been granted by King Cenwealh 2 (cf. S 229), confirmed (?) by King Cynewulf 4, restored by King Ecgberht 10 (cf. S 275) and again by King Eadred 16 (cf. S 540) and King Edgar 11 (cf. S 819, 821).: S891    (997)
 S895 - Æthelred 32 confirming lands of Wulfsige 36 and Sherborne 1: King Æthelred 32 to Wulfsige 36, bishop, and Sherborne 1 Abbey; permission to convert the community to the Benedictine Rule, and confirmation of land at Stockland in Sherborne, Dorset; 9 hides (cassati) at Holcombe Rogus, Devon; 15 at Halstock, 7 at Thornford, 10 at Bradford Abbas, 5 at Oborne, 8 at Stalbridge Weston, 20 in Stalbridge, all in Dorset; 10 at Wulfheardigstoke; 8 at (Nether and Over) Compton, Dorset; 2 in Osanstoke; and 1 hide (mansa) at Lyme, Dorset: S895    (998)
 S904 - Æthelred 32 granting privileges to Wherwell 1 and Heanflæd 1: King Æthelred 32 to Abbess Heanflæd 1 and Wherwell 1 Abbey; grant of privileges and confirmation of 70 hides (mansae) in the vicinity of the abbey, and grant of 60 hides (cassati) at Æthelingadene (East and West Dean, Sussex), previously belonging to Queen Ælfthryth 8. With note, dated 1008, confirming 29 messuages in Winchester to the abbey and granting 10 hides (mansae) at Bullington, Hants.: S904    (1002)
 S906 - Æthelred 32 confirming privileges and lands of Burton 1: King Æthelred 32 to Burton 1 Abbey; confirmation of privileges and lands granted by Wulfric 52 as in his will (S 1536): S906    (1004)
 S909 - Æthelred 32 confirming land of Oxford, St Frideswide's: King Æthelred 32 to Oxford, St Frideswide's 1 Abbey; confirmation of 10 hides at Upper Winchendon, Bucks., and 3 at Whitehill in Tackley, 3 at Cowley, 3 at Cutslow, and land at Headington, all Oxon.: S909    (1004)
 S911 - Æthelred 32 confirming foundation endowment of Eynsham 1: King Æthelred 32 to Eynsham 1 Abbey; confirmation of the foundation by Æthelmær 22, the endowment including (a) 30 hides (mansiunculae) at Eynsham 1 [acquired from his father Æthelweard 23 in exchange for 3 hides at Upottery, Devon; 10 at Little Compton, Warwicks.; 10 at Lawling in Latchingdon, Essex; and 13 at Scildforda]; (b) 5 hides at Shipton-on-Cherwell and the vill at Shifford, Oxon [granted by King Edgar 11 to Byrhtnoth 1, dux, and bequeathed by Leofwine 32 to Æthelmær 22]; (c) Mickleton, Gloucs. [granted by charter by King Edgar 11 to Byrhtnoth 1, and bequeathed by Byrhtnoth 1 to Æthelmær 22]; (d) 5 hides at Burton [given to Æthelmær 22 by Æthelweard 23]; (e) 1.5 hides at Marlcliff in Bidford-on-Avon and 2 at Bentley in Holt, Worcs. [among lands forfeited by Leofflæd 3, for which Æthelmær 22 gave 30 pounds to King Edgar 11]; (f) 10 hides at Yarnton, Oxon. [acquired from Godwine 34, in exchange for 5 hides at Studley, Warwicks. or Oxon., and 10 at Chesterton, Warwicks. or Oxon.]; (g) 20 hides at Esher, Surrey [granted by Beorhthelm 29, bishop, to Æthelweard, and bequeathed by Æthelweard 23 to his son, Æthelmær 22]; (h) land at Thames Ditton, Surrey (cf. S 847); and (i) Rameslege (lost, corresponds with Brede, Sussex) [bequeathed to Eynsham by Wulfin (Wulfwynn 5), Æthelmær 22's kinswoman]: S911    (1005)
 S912 - Æthelred 32 granting land to St Albans: King Æthelred 32 to St Albans 1 Abbey; grant of 1 hide (cassata) at Flamstead and 5 at St Albans, Herts., with renewal of extensive liberties granted by King Offa 7. Abbot Leofric 37 had given 200 pounds of gold and silver to the king to pay off the Danes [Anonymi 2653], receiving in exchange these 6 hides and 55 hides at Eadulfinctun; but now he has returned Eadulfinctun: S912    (1005)
 S914 - Æthelred 32 refounding Canterbury, Christ Church: King Æthelred 32 to Canterbury, Christ Church 1; refoundation of the monastic community and confirmation of land at Eastry, Ickham, Bossington, Adisham, Appledore, Swarling, Preston, Graveney, Westwell, Chart and Farleigh, Kent; at Patching, Sussex; at Meopham and Cooling in West Kent; at Walworth, Surrey; at Risborough, Bucks.; at Lawling in Latchingdon, Essex; at Hadleigh and Monks Eleigh, Suffolk; and in Thanet: S914    (1002)
 S939 - Æthelred 32 confirming Æthelric 32’s will: King Æthelred 32 confirmed the will of Æthelric 32 (i.e. S 1501) and exculpated him of his conspiracy with Swein 1 because his wife [Anonymous 993] offered her marriage-gift to Canterbury, Christ Church and brought his heriot with her.: S939    (995 x 999)
Conspiracy/intent to murder (1)
 S939 - Æthelred 32 confirming Æthelric 32’s will: King Æthelred 32 confirmed the will of Æthelric 32 (i.e. S 1501) and exculpated him of his conspiracy with Swein 1 because his wife [Anonymous 993] offered her marriage-gift to Canterbury, Christ Church and brought his heriot with her.: S939    (995 x 999)
Correspondence (1)
 Wulfstan 37.letter to Ælfheah 44: Wulfstan 37 wrote a dedicatory letter to Ælfheah 44 concerning the miracles of Swithhun 5.: Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  Ep. 1, pp. 372-96
Council-meeting, ecclesiastical (1)
 S876 - Æthelred 32 confirming privileges of Abingdon 1: King Æthelred 32 mentioned the [unspecified ] difficulties which he and his kingdom had faced since the death of his mentor, Æthelwold 1. The king was penitent for the decisions taken in his youth with the counsel of greedy men - Bishop Wulfgar 28, Ealdorman Ælfric 87 - and for being persuaded to infringe on the liberty of Abingdon 1 in return for money. This liberty Æthelwold had acquired for the monastery from the kings Eadred 16, Eadwig 4, and Edgar 11. A synod was conveyed in Winchester at Pentecost to renew / restore the lost liberty. Æthelred 32 here renounces the payment he accepted from Ælfric 87 in return for awarding Edwin 15, Ælfric 87's brother, the abbacy. The confirmation of the synod's conclusions was made in the oratory at Gillingham after the celebration of mass in the presence of the king, Abbot Ælfsige 81, Æthelmær 22, and Ordwulf 4, the king's uncle. Æthelred 32 gave lordship of Abingdon to Abbot Wulfgar 28; his successor was to be chosen by the brethren in accordance with : S876    (993)
Crime (3)
 S876 - Æthelred 32 confirming privileges of Abingdon 1: King Æthelred 32 mentioned the [unspecified ] difficulties which he and his kingdom had faced since the death of his mentor, Æthelwold 1. The king was penitent for the decisions taken in his youth with the counsel of greedy men - Bishop Wulfgar 28, Ealdorman Ælfric 87 - and for being persuaded to infringe on the liberty of Abingdon 1 in return for money. This liberty Æthelwold had acquired for the monastery from the kings Eadred 16, Eadwig 4, and Edgar 11. A synod was conveyed in Winchester at Pentecost to renew / restore the lost liberty. Æthelred 32 here renounces the payment he accepted from Ælfric 87 in return for awarding Edwin 15, Ælfric 87's brother, the abbacy. The confirmation of the synod's conclusions was made in the oratory at Gillingham after the celebration of mass in the presence of the king, Abbot Ælfsige 81, Æthelmær 22, and Ordwulf 4, the king's uncle. Æthelred 32 gave lordship of Abingdon to Abbot Wulfgar 28; his successor was to be chosen by the brethren in accordance with : S876    (993)
 S877 - seizure of Wulfbald 3's property and it donation to the king: Charter from a great moot at London detailing and condemning the crimes of Wulfbald 3. The judgement is embedded in a grant by Æthelred 32 to his mother, Ælfthryth 8, of land forfeited by Wulfbald 3.: S877    (989)
 S877 - Æthelred 32 granting land to Ælfthryth 8: King Æthelred 32 to Ælfthryth 8, his mother; grant of 3.5 (sulunga) at Brabourne, 3.5 at Evegate, 2 at Burhwarefelda, 3 at Nackington, 3 at Chalk and 1 at Wirigenn (? Perry), Kent, forfeited by Wulfbald 3 for many crimes. Ælfthryth 8 gives in exchange land at Cholsey, Berks.: S877    (996)
Death/dying (4)
 S876 - Æthelred 32 confirming privileges of Abingdon 1: King Æthelred 32 mentioned the [unspecified ] difficulties which he and his kingdom had faced since the death of his mentor, Æthelwold 1. The king was penitent for the decisions taken in his youth with the counsel of greedy men - Bishop Wulfgar 28, Ealdorman Ælfric 87 - and for being persuaded to infringe on the liberty of Abingdon 1 in return for money. This liberty Æthelwold had acquired for the monastery from the kings Eadred 16, Eadwig 4, and Edgar 11. A synod was conveyed in Winchester at Pentecost to renew / restore the lost liberty. Æthelred 32 here renounces the payment he accepted from Ælfric 87 in return for awarding Edwin 15, Ælfric 87's brother, the abbacy. The confirmation of the synod's conclusions was made in the oratory at Gillingham after the celebration of mass in the presence of the king, Abbot Ælfsige 81, Æthelmær 22, and Ordwulf 4, the king's uncle. Æthelred 32 gave lordship of Abingdon to Abbot Wulfgar 28; his successor was to be chosen by the brethren in accordance with : S876    (993)
 Ælfheah 44.ecclesiastical career: Æthelwold 1 was succeeded by Ælfheah 44. He took habit at Deerhurst and then moved to Bath, were he shut himself up in a private cell and thought of the divine, receiving visions. When the bishop of Winchester died, Dunstan 1 put Ælfheah 44 in his throne. He elevated Æthelwold 1's bones twelve years after his death. After twenty-two years as bishop, he was moved to Canterbury, against his will, they say. He had to go to Rome and received the pallium from the pope, performing miracles on the way. When the Danes arrived, he was first imprisoned for seven months, then stoned to death and buried at St Paul's in London. Nine years later, at the orders of King Cnut 3 and in his presence, is body was exhumed and found incorrupt. : WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  ii.76
 Ælfheah 44.predicting Cenwulf 6's demise: Ælfheah 44, while in Rome, announced to his people, in accurate detail, the demise of Cenwulf 6.: WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  i.20.4
 Æthelwine 2.death: After making his confession and receiving communion, he died while engaged in prayer. Ælfheah 44 and Germann 4 administered the last rites.: Byrhtferth.VitOswaldi  v.21
Disputing/dispute-settling (1)
 Various.dispute over Inkberrow, Worcs. S1460: Record of a dispute between Æthelstan 64, bishop (of Hereford) and Wulfstan 50 and his son Wulfric 62, concerning land at Inkberrow, Worcs.: S1460    (1010 x 1023)
Dowering/Morning-gifting (1)
 S939 - Æthelred 32 confirming Æthelric 32’s will: King Æthelred 32 confirmed the will of Æthelric 32 (i.e. S 1501) and exculpated him of his conspiracy with Swein 1 because his wife [Anonymous 993] offered her marriage-gift to Canterbury, Christ Church and brought his heriot with her.: S939    (995 x 999)
Dreaming/seeing vision/revelation (3)
 Ælfheah 44.ecclesiastical career: Æthelwold 1 was succeeded by Ælfheah 44. He took habit at Deerhurst and then moved to Bath, were he shut himself up in a private cell and thought of the divine, receiving visions. When the bishop of Winchester died, Dunstan 1 put Ælfheah 44 in his throne. He elevated Æthelwold 1's bones twelve years after his death. After twenty-two years as bishop, he was moved to Canterbury, against his will, they say. He had to go to Rome and received the pallium from the pope, performing miracles on the way. When the Danes arrived, he was first imprisoned for seven months, then stoned to death and buried at St Paul's in London. Nine years later, at the orders of King Cnut 3 and in his presence, is body was exhumed and found incorrupt. : WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  ii.76
 Æthelwold 1.post-mortem liberation of Anonymous 678: A thief (Anonymous 678) was sent to prison by Ælfheah 44. There he had a vision of Æthelwold 1 and was set free on the spot. The thief went to Ælfheah 44 and told him in detail what had been done for him. Ælfheah released him, letting him go away uninjured.: Ælfric.VitÆthelwoldi  28
 Æthelwold 1.post-mortem liberation of a bound thief: A thief (Anonymous 699) who had been sent to the stocks by Ælfheah 44 had a vision of Æthelwold 1 who told him he should cease from his thefts and freed him from the bonds of the shackles.: Wulfstan Cantor.VitÆthelwoldi  46
Exhumation (2)
 Cnut 3.permission to Æthelnoth 43 and others to translate Ælfheah 44’s relics: Here Cnut 3 gave permission to various people to disinter St Ælfheah 44 and this was duly done.: ASC (C-F)  1023 D (1023)
 Ælfheah 44.ecclesiastical career: Æthelwold 1 was succeeded by Ælfheah 44. He took habit at Deerhurst and then moved to Bath, were he shut himself up in a private cell and thought of the divine, receiving visions. When the bishop of Winchester died, Dunstan 1 put Ælfheah 44 in his throne. He elevated Æthelwold 1's bones twelve years after his death. After twenty-two years as bishop, he was moved to Canterbury, against his will, they say. He had to go to Rome and received the pallium from the pope, performing miracles on the way. When the Danes arrived, he was first imprisoned for seven months, then stoned to death and buried at St Paul's in London. Nine years later, at the orders of King Cnut 3 and in his presence, is body was exhumed and found incorrupt. : WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  ii.76
Flight (1)
 Anonymi 2242.capture of Ælfheah 44 and others: They [sc. Anonymi 2242] seized Ælfheah 44 and others. They permitted Ælfmær 10 to escape.: ASC (C-F)  1011 CDEF(OE and Lat.) (1011)
Forfeiture (8)
 S877 - seizure of Wulfbald 3's property and it donation to the king: Charter from a great moot at London detailing and condemning the crimes of Wulfbald 3. The judgement is embedded in a grant by Æthelred 32 to his mother, Ælfthryth 8, of land forfeited by Wulfbald 3.: S877    (989)
 S877 - Æthelred 32 granting land to Ælfthryth 8: King Æthelred 32 to Ælfthryth 8, his mother; grant of 3.5 (sulunga) at Brabourne, 3.5 at Evegate, 2 at Burhwarefelda, 3 at Nackington, 3 at Chalk and 1 at Wirigenn (? Perry), Kent, forfeited by Wulfbald 3 for many crimes. Ælfthryth 8 gives in exchange land at Cholsey, Berks.: S877    (996)
 S883 - Æthelred 32 granting land to Æthelwig 3: King Æthelred 32 to Æthelwig 3, his miles; grant of 5 hides (mansi) at Ardley, Oxon., forfeited by three brothers [Ælfnoth 20, Ælfric 77, Æthelwine 22]: S883    (995)
 S886 - Æthelred 32 granting land to Wulfric 52 Spot: King Æthelred 32 to Wulfric 52 (Spot), his minister; grant of 2.5 hides (mansae) in the common land at Dumbleton, Gloucs., forfeited by Æthelsige 25 for theft, granted by the king to Hawase 1, his man, and now exchanged by Hawase 1 for other land belonging to Wulfric 52.: S886    (995)
 S892 - Æthelred 32 granting land to Leofwine 49: King Æthelred 32 to Leofwine 49, dux: grant of 7.5 hides (tributarii), comprising 3 hides (mansae) at Southam and 4.5 hides (manentes) at Ladbroke and Radbourne, Warwicks. The land had been forfeited by Wistan 4 for murder.: S892    (998)
 S901 - Æthelred 32 granting land to Ælfric 46: King Æthelred 32 to Ælfric 46, archbishop; grant of 24 hides (mansae) at Dumbleton, Gloucs., including land comprising 17 hides to the west of the river Isbourne (i.e. at Dumbleton), 2 hides in the common land at Aston Somerville, Gloucs., and 5 hides of woodland at Fleferth (? Kington near Flyford Flavell, Worcs.), in return for 50 talents. The land had been forfeited by a woman [Anonymous 927] for adultery.: S901    (1002)
 S911 - Æthelred 32 confirming foundation endowment of Eynsham 1: King Æthelred 32 to Eynsham 1 Abbey; confirmation of the foundation by Æthelmær 22, the endowment including (a) 30 hides (mansiunculae) at Eynsham 1 [acquired from his father Æthelweard 23 in exchange for 3 hides at Upottery, Devon; 10 at Little Compton, Warwicks.; 10 at Lawling in Latchingdon, Essex; and 13 at Scildforda]; (b) 5 hides at Shipton-on-Cherwell and the vill at Shifford, Oxon [granted by King Edgar 11 to Byrhtnoth 1, dux, and bequeathed by Leofwine 32 to Æthelmær 22]; (c) Mickleton, Gloucs. [granted by charter by King Edgar 11 to Byrhtnoth 1, and bequeathed by Byrhtnoth 1 to Æthelmær 22]; (d) 5 hides at Burton [given to Æthelmær 22 by Æthelweard 23]; (e) 1.5 hides at Marlcliff in Bidford-on-Avon and 2 at Bentley in Holt, Worcs. [among lands forfeited by Leofflæd 3, for which Æthelmær 22 gave 30 pounds to King Edgar 11]; (f) 10 hides at Yarnton, Oxon. [acquired from Godwine 34, in exchange for 5 hides at Studley, Warwicks. or Oxon., and 10 at Chesterton, Warwicks. or Oxon.]; (g) 20 hides at Esher, Surrey [granted by Beorhthelm 29, bishop, to Æthelweard, and bequeathed by Æthelweard 23 to his son, Æthelmær 22]; (h) land at Thames Ditton, Surrey (cf. S 847); and (i) Rameslege (lost, corresponds with Brede, Sussex) [bequeathed to Eynsham by Wulfin (Wulfwynn 5), Æthelmær 22's kinswoman]: S911    (1005)
 S916 - Æthelred 32 granting land to St Albans: King Æthelred 32 to St Albans 1 Abbey; grant of land at Norton, 1 hide (mansa) at Rodanhangra and land at Oxhey, Herts., originally granted to the abbey by King Offa 7 but subsequently lost, and later forfeited to King Æthelred 32 by Leofsige 17, dux, and purchased for St Albans 1 by Archbishop Ælfric 46 and Abbot Leofric 30: S916    (1007)
Gafol payment (2)
 S882 - Æthelred 32 confirming land of Æscwig 3: King Æthelred 32 to Æscwig 3, bishop (of Dorchester); confirmation of 30 hides (mansiunculae) at Monks Risborough, Bucks. The land had been sold to Æscwig 3 by Sigeric 9, archbishop of Canterbury, for 90 pounds of silver and 200 mancuses of gold, in order to raise money to pay off the Danes threatening Canterbury.: S882    (995)
 S912 - Æthelred 32 granting land to St Albans: King Æthelred 32 to St Albans 1 Abbey; grant of 1 hide (cassata) at Flamstead and 5 at St Albans, Herts., with renewal of extensive liberties granted by King Offa 7. Abbot Leofric 37 had given 200 pounds of gold and silver to the king to pay off the Danes [Anonymi 2653], receiving in exchange these 6 hides and 55 hides at Eadulfinctun; but now he has returned Eadulfinctun: S912    (1005)
Godparenting (1)
 Æthelred 32.sponsorship of Olaf 5 at baptism: The king [sc. Æthelred 32] took him [sc. Olaf 5] from the hand of the bishop (Anonymous 805).: ASC (A)  993 A, <991>G (991 x 993)
Grant and Gift (63)
 S1379 - Æscwig 3 granting land to Ælfstan 63: Æscwig 3, bishop of Dorchester, to Ælfstan 63, his man; grant of 5 hides (mansae) at Cuxham, Oxon.: S1379    (994)
 S1450 - Æthelred 32 granting land to Westminster 1: King Æthelred 32 to the church of Westminster 1; grant of 5 hides (mansiunculae) at Hampstead, Middx.: S1450    (986)
 S854 - Æthelred 32 granting land to Bath 1: King Æthelred 32 to the church of Bath 1; grant of 3.5 hides (mansae) at Radstock, Somerset: S854    (1009)
 S856 - Æthelred 32 granting land to Æthelric 33: King Æthelred 32 to Æthelric 33, his minister; grant of 17 hides (cassati) at Harwell, Berks.: S856    (985)
 S857 - Æthelred 32 granting land to Alfred 50: King Æthelred 32 to Alfred 50, his amicus; grant of 11 hides (mansae) at Michelmersh, Hants.: S857    (985)
 S858 - Æthelred 32 granting land to Leofwine 52: King Æthelred 32 to Leofwine 52, his minister; grant of 10 hides (cassati) at Wootton, Berks.: S858    (985)
 S859 - Æthelred 32 granting land to Wulfric 45: King Æthelred 32 to Wulfric 45, his sacerdos: grant of 1 hide (mansa), half at Borstealle (? Dorstealle) and half at Haestan dic and Cnollam: S859    (985)
 S860 - Æthelred 32 granting land to Wulfrun 7: King Æthelred 32 to Wulfrun 7; grant of 10 hides (cassati), comprising 9 at Wolverhampton and 1 (manens) at Trescott, Staffs.: S860    (985)
 S861 - Æthelred 32 granting land to Ælfgar 27: King Æthelred 32 to Ælfgar 27, his minister; grant of 5 hides (manentes) at Ebbesborne, Wilts.: S861    (986)
 S862 - Æthelred 32 granting land to Wenoth 1: King Æthelred 32 to Wenoth 1, his minister; grant of 5 hides (mansiunculae) at Littleton on Severn, Gloucs.: S862    (986)
 S863 - Æthelred 32 granting land to Æthelsige 23: King Æthelred 32 to Æthelsige 23, his minister; grant of 12 hides (mansae) at Æsce: S863    (987)
 S864 - Æthelred 32 granting land to Æthelsige 24: King Æthelred 32 to Æthelsige 24, his minister; grant of 10 sulungs (aratra) at Bromley, Kent: S864    (987)
 S865 - Æthelred 32 granting land to Æthelwald 60: King Æthelred 32 to Æthelwald 60; grant of 10 hides (manentia) at Manningford Abbots, Wilts.: S865    (987)
 S867 - Æthelred 32 granting land to Leofwine 27: King Æthelred 32 to Leofwine 27, his venator; grant of 3 hides (mansae) at Westwood, Wilts., and 3 perticae in the common land at Farleigh Hungerford, Somerset: S867    (987)
 S868 - Æthelred 32 granting land to Ælfgar 27: King Æthelred 32 to Ælfgar 27 , his minister, or, according to the rubric, bishop; grant of 5 hides (mansae) at Wylye, Wilts., previously held by Æthelwald 53 and his brother, Ælfhelm 12: S868    (988)
 S869 - Æthelred 32 granting land to Æthelgar 8: King Æthelred 32 to Æthelgar 8, bishop (of Selsey); grant of 7 hides (manentia) at South Heighton, Sussex, granted to Æthelgar 8 by Ælfric 87, comes, in exchange for land at Lamburna: S869    (988)
 S870 - Æthelred 32 granting land to Æthelnoth 39: King Æthelred 32 to Æthelnoth 39, his faithful minister; grant of a messuage (curtis) in Wilton, Wilts., associated with St Benedict's church: S870    (988)
 S871 - Æthelred 32 granting land to Æthelsige 13: King Æthelred 32 to Æthelsige 13, bishop (of Sherborne), and Æthelmær 22, the king's miles; grant of a messuage (curtis) in Winchester, Hants., formerly belonging to Edgeard 2: S871   
 S872 - Æthelred 32 granting land to Leofstan 16: King Æthelred 32 to Leofstan 16, his minister; grant of 4 hides (mansae) at Colworth in Oving, Sussex, and a messuage (haga) in Chichester: S872    (988)
 S873 - Æthelred 32 granting land to Northman 3: King Æthelred 32 to Northman 3, his minister; grant of 5 hides (manentes) at Hampton, near Evesham, Worcs.: S873    (988)
 S874 - Æthelred 32 granting land to Æthelweard 31: King Æthelred 32 to Æthelweard 31, his minister; grant of 15 hides (tributaria) at Wootton St Lawrence, Hants., with nine messuages (hagan) in Winchester, a meadow at Basingstoke and a mill at Hines clifæ: S874    (990)
 S877 - seizure of Wulfbald 3's property and it donation to the king: Charter from a great moot at London detailing and condemning the crimes of Wulfbald 3. The judgement is embedded in a grant by Æthelred 32 to his mother, Ælfthryth 8, of land forfeited by Wulfbald 3.: S877    (989)
 S877 - Æthelred 32 granting land to Ælfthryth 8: King Æthelred 32 to Ælfthryth 8, his mother; grant of 3.5 (sulunga) at Brabourne, 3.5 at Evegate, 2 at Burhwarefelda, 3 at Nackington, 3 at Chalk and 1 at Wirigenn (? Perry), Kent, forfeited by Wulfbald 3 for many crimes. Ælfthryth 8 gives in exchange land at Cholsey, Berks.: S877    (996)
 S878 - Æthelred 32 granting land to Wulfric 52: King Æthelred 32 to Wulfric 52, his minister; grant of 3 hides (cassati) at Abbots Bromley, Staffs.: S878    (996)
 S879 - Æthelred 32 granting land to Wulfric 52: King Æthelred 32 to Wulfric 52, his minister: grant of land at Pillaton, near Penkridge, Staffs.: S879    (996)
 S880 - Æthelred 32 granting land to Ealdred 42: King Æthelred 32 to Ealdred 42, bishop of Cornwall; grant of privileges: S880    (994)
 S881 - Æthelred 32 granting land to Wilton: King Æthelred 32 to Wilton, St Mary's Church; grant of 10 hides (cassati) at Fovant, Wilts.: S881    (994)
 S883 - Æthelred 32 granting land to Æthelwig 3: King Æthelred 32 to Æthelwig 3, his miles; grant of 5 hides (mansi) at Ardley, Oxon., forfeited by three brothers [Ælfnoth 20, Ælfric 77, Æthelwine 22]: S883    (995)
 S884 - Æthelred 32 granting land to Muchelney 1: King Æthelred 32 to Muchelney 1 Abbey; confirmation of estates, with particular reference to land at Ilminster, which had been leased out by the abbey and then lost, and land at Camel, Somerset, partly purchased by Abbot Leofric 36 with Æthelred 32's alms and partly donated by Ealdorman Æthelmær 18: S884    (995)
 S886 - Æthelred 32 granting land to Wulfric 52 Spot: King Æthelred 32 to Wulfric 52 (Spot), his minister; grant of 2.5 hides (mansae) in the common land at Dumbleton, Gloucs., forfeited by Æthelsige 25 for theft, granted by the king to Hawase 1, his man, and now exchanged by Hawase 1 for other land belonging to Wulfric 52.: S886    (995)
 S887 - Æthelred 32 granting land to Eadric 35, Eadwig 14 and Ealdred 39: King Æthelred 32 to Eadric 35, Eadwig 14 and Ealdred 39, brothers; grant of 2 hides (mansae) at Bynsingtun land (? Benson, Oxon.): S887    (996)
 S888 - Æthelred 32 granting land to St Albans: King Æthelred 32 to St Albans Abbey; grant of 8 hides (mansae) in St Albans, comprising 4 at Burston in St Stephens and 4 at Wincelfelda (lost, also in St Stephens), and also 9 haga in the town, and 8 iugera at Westwick in St Michaels, Herts.: S888    (996)
 S890 - Æthelred 32 granting land to Ælfwald 55: King Æthelred 32 to Ælfwald 55, bishop; grant of 2 hides (cassati) at Sandford, Devon: S890    (997)
 S891 - Æthelred 32 granting land to Winchester, Old Minster: King Æthelred 32 to Winchester, Old Minster 1; restoration of 100 hides (mansae), comprising 55 at Downton and 45 at Ebbesborne, Wilts. The land had been granted by King Cenwealh 2 (cf. S 229), confirmed (?) by King Cynewulf 4, restored by King Ecgberht 10 (cf. S 275) and again by King Eadred 16 (cf. S 540) and King Edgar 11 (cf. S 819, 821).: S891    (997)
 S892 - Æthelred 32 granting land to Leofwine 49: King Æthelred 32 to Leofwine 49, dux: grant of 7.5 hides (tributarii), comprising 3 hides (mansae) at Southam and 4.5 hides (manentes) at Ladbroke and Radbourne, Warwicks. The land had been forfeited by Wistan 4 for murder.: S892    (998)
 S896 - Æthelred 32 granting land to Abingdon, St Mary's: King Æthelred 32 to Abingdon, St Mary's; grant of 15 hides (cassati) at South Cerney, Gloucs.: S896    (999)
 S897 - Æthelred 32 granting land to Abingdon 1 and Wulfgar 31: King Æthelred 32 to Abingdon 1 Abbey and Abbot Wulfgar 31; grant of 5 hides (mansorum culturae), comprising 3 at Drayton and 2 at Sutton Courtenay, Berks, formerly belonging to Wulfgar 32, the king's pincerna: S897    (1000)
 S898 - Æthelred 32 granting land to Clofi 1: King Æthelred 32 to Clofi 1; grant of 25 hides (mansi) at Long Itchington and Arley, Warwicks.: S898    (1001)
 S899 - Æthelred 32 granting land to Shaftesbury 1: King Æthelred 32 to Shaftesbury 1 Abbey; grant of the cenobium of Bradford-on-Avon, Wilts., with land at Bradford: S899    (1001)
 S900 - Æthelred 32 granting land to Ælfhelm 8: (a) King Æthelred 32 to Ælfhelm 8, his faithful minister; grant of 5 hides (mansae) at Codicote, Herts., in return for 152 mancuses of gold. (b) Ælfhelm grants the land to St Albans: S900    (1002)
 S901 - Æthelred 32 granting land to Ælfric 46: King Æthelred 32 to Ælfric 46, archbishop; grant of 24 hides (mansae) at Dumbleton, Gloucs., including land comprising 17 hides to the west of the river Isbourne (i.e. at Dumbleton), 2 hides in the common land at Aston Somerville, Gloucs., and 5 hides of woodland at Fleferth (? Kington near Flyford Flavell, Worcs.), in return for 50 talents. The land had been forfeited by a woman [Anonymous 927] for adultery.: S901    (1002)
 S902 - Æthelred 32 granting land to Godwine 34: King Æthelred 32 to Godwine 34, his faithful minister; grant of 10 hides (mansae) at Little Haseley, Oxon., in return for 30 mancuses of gold: S902    (1002)
 S903 - Æthelred 32 exchanging with Westminster 1: King Æthelred 32 to Westminster 1 Abbey; grant of 2 hides (mansae) at Berewican, near Tyburn, Middx, in return for 100 mancuses of gold: S903    (1002)
 S904 - Æthelred 32 granting privileges to Wherwell 1 and Heanflæd 1: King Æthelred 32 to Abbess Heanflæd 1 and Wherwell 1 Abbey; grant of privileges and confirmation of 70 hides (mansae) in the vicinity of the abbey, and grant of 60 hides (cassati) at Æthelingadene (East and West Dean, Sussex), previously belonging to Queen Ælfthryth 8. With note, dated 1008, confirming 29 messuages in Winchester to the abbey and granting 10 hides (mansae) at Bullington, Hants.: S904    (1002)
 S907 - Æthelred 32 granting land to Ely 1: King Æthelred 32 to Ely 1 Abbey; grant of 20 hides (mansae) at Littlebury, Essex: S907    (1004)
 S910 - Æthelred 32 exchanging with Eadsige 10: King Æthelred 32 to Eadsige 10, his minister (gerefa in rubric); grant of 1 hide (mansa) at Seaton, Devon, in return for 100 mancuses of gold: S910    (1005)
 S911 - Æthelred 32 confirming foundation endowment of Eynsham 1: King Æthelred 32 to Eynsham 1 Abbey; confirmation of the foundation by Æthelmær 22, the endowment including (a) 30 hides (mansiunculae) at Eynsham 1 [acquired from his father Æthelweard 23 in exchange for 3 hides at Upottery, Devon; 10 at Little Compton, Warwicks.; 10 at Lawling in Latchingdon, Essex; and 13 at Scildforda]; (b) 5 hides at Shipton-on-Cherwell and the vill at Shifford, Oxon [granted by King Edgar 11 to Byrhtnoth 1, dux, and bequeathed by Leofwine 32 to Æthelmær 22]; (c) Mickleton, Gloucs. [granted by charter by King Edgar 11 to Byrhtnoth 1, and bequeathed by Byrhtnoth 1 to Æthelmær 22]; (d) 5 hides at Burton [given to Æthelmær 22 by Æthelweard 23]; (e) 1.5 hides at Marlcliff in Bidford-on-Avon and 2 at Bentley in Holt, Worcs. [among lands forfeited by Leofflæd 3, for which Æthelmær 22 gave 30 pounds to King Edgar 11]; (f) 10 hides at Yarnton, Oxon. [acquired from Godwine 34, in exchange for 5 hides at Studley, Warwicks. or Oxon., and 10 at Chesterton, Warwicks. or Oxon.]; (g) 20 hides at Esher, Surrey [granted by Beorhthelm 29, bishop, to Æthelweard, and bequeathed by Æthelweard 23 to his son, Æthelmær 22]; (h) land at Thames Ditton, Surrey (cf. S 847); and (i) Rameslege (lost, corresponds with Brede, Sussex) [bequeathed to Eynsham by Wulfin (Wulfwynn 5), Æthelmær 22's kinswoman]: S911    (1005)
 S912 - Æthelred 32 granting land to St Albans: King Æthelred 32 to St Albans 1 Abbey; grant of 1 hide (cassata) at Flamstead and 5 at St Albans, Herts., with renewal of extensive liberties granted by King Offa 7. Abbot Leofric 37 had given 200 pounds of gold and silver to the king to pay off the Danes [Anonymi 2653], receiving in exchange these 6 hides and 55 hides at Eadulfinctun; but now he has returned Eadulfinctun: S912    (1005)
 S915 - Æthelred 32 exchanging with Ælfgar 32: King Æthelred 32 to Ælfgar 32, his prepositus; grant of 8 hides (mansi) at Waltham St Lawrence, Berks., in return for 300 mancuses of gold and silver: S915    (1007)
 S916 - Æthelred 32 granting land to St Albans: King Æthelred 32 to St Albans 1 Abbey; grant of land at Norton, 1 hide (mansa) at Rodanhangra and land at Oxhey, Herts., originally granted to the abbey by King Offa 7 but subsequently lost, and later forfeited to King Æthelred 32 by Leofsige 17, dux, and purchased for St Albans 1 by Archbishop Ælfric 46 and Abbot Leofric 30: S916    (1007)
 S917 - Æthelred 32 granting land to unnamed minster: King Æthelred 32 to an unnamed minister [Anonymous 960] ; grant of land at an unspecified place: S917    (1007)
 S918 - Æthelred 32 restoring land to Abingdon, St Mary's: King Æthelred 32 to Abingdon, St Mary's 1; restitution of 20 hides (mansi) at Moredon in Rodbourne Cheney, Wilts., and grant of a prediolum at Cricklade, Wilts.: S918    (1008)
 S920 - Æthelred 32 exchanging with Wulfgeat 5 and Burton 1: King Æthelred 32 to Wulfgeat 5, abbot, and Burton 1 Abbey; grant of 2.5 hides (cassati) at Rolleston, Staffs., in exchange for the vills of Aldsworth and Arlington, Gloucs.: S920    (1008)
 S921 - Æthelred 32 granting land to Athelney 1: King Æthelred 32 to Athelney 1 Abbey; grant of 3 perticae at Hamp, near Bridgewater, Somerset: S921    (1009)
 S922 - Æthelred 32 granting land to Morcar 2: King Æthelred 32 to Morcar 2, his minister; grant of 8 hides (manentes) at Weston upon Trent, 1 at Marley, 1 at Smalley and Kidsley, 1 at Crich, and 1 at Ingleby, Derbys.: S922    (1009)
 S923 - Æthelred 32 granting land to Elemod 1: King Æthelred 32 to Elemod 1, his minister; grant of 2 hides (cassatae) at Hallam, Derbys., in return for 21 pounds of gold: S923    (1011)
 S924 - Æthelred 32 granting land to Morcar 2: King Æthelred 32 to Morcar 2, his minister; grant of 5 hides (mansae) at Ufre (? Mickleover, Derbys.): S924    (1011)
 S930 - Æthelred 32 exchanging with Wulfgeat 5: King Æthelred 32 to Wulfgeat 5, abbot; grant of 1.5 hides (manses) at Wetmoor, Staffs., in return for 70 pounds of gold and silver: S930    (1012)
 S940 - Æthelred 32 granting land to Chester, St Peter’s: King Æthelred 32 to Chester, St Peter's Abbey; grant of privileges at a wharf near Fischuthe in London bequeathed to Chertsey 1 Abbey by Wulfstan 47, the king's priest: S940    (1006 x 1011)
 S942 - Æthelred 32 granting land to South Stoneham: King Æthelred 32 to the church of South Stoneham, St Peter and All Saints; grant of 10 hides (mansae) at Hinton Ampner, Hants.: S942    (990)
 S943 - Æthelred 32 granting land to Toti 1: King Æthelred 32 to Toti 1, a Dane; grant of 1 hide (mansus) at Beckley and 5 at Horton, Oxon., in return for a pound of silver.: S943    (1006 x 1011)
 S944 - Æthelred 32 granting land to Anonymous 971: King Æthelred 32 to ? [Anonymous 971]; grant of 8 hides (mansae) at Weston in South Stoneham, Hants.: S944    (990)
 Æthelmær 15.founding Cerne 1 Abbey: Æthelmær 15, satrap of King Æthelred 32 and son of Æthelweard 35, founds Cerne 1 Abbey, the endowment including land at Cerne 1 and Æscere, 6 hides (cassati) at Mintern, 10 at Winterborne Abbas, 6 and 12 at Little and Long Bredy and 3 at Renscombe [to pass to the minster after Æthelmær 15's death], land at Poxwell [granted by Leofric 35 of Poxwell, clericus], and the reversion of 4 hides at Affpuddle [granted by Ælfrith of Bincombe, Æthelmær 15's propinquus, after the death of Leofwine 29] and of 5 hides (mansae) at Bloxworth [granted by Ælfwald 52, after the death of his wife], and tithes from Cerne 1 and Cheselbourne, all in Dorset.: S1217    (987)
Hiding/harbouring/sanctuary (1)
 Ælfheah 44.saving of life of Ælfmær 9: [F(Lat): A little] before Ælfheah 44 had saved [Ælfmær 9's] life.: ASC (C-F)  1011 CDEF(OE and Lat.)
Imprisonment (2)
 Ælfheah 44.ecclesiastical career: Æthelwold 1 was succeeded by Ælfheah 44. He took habit at Deerhurst and then moved to Bath, were he shut himself up in a private cell and thought of the divine, receiving visions. When the bishop of Winchester died, Dunstan 1 put Ælfheah 44 in his throne. He elevated Æthelwold 1's bones twelve years after his death. After twenty-two years as bishop, he was moved to Canterbury, against his will, they say. He had to go to Rome and received the pallium from the pope, performing miracles on the way. When the Danes arrived, he was first imprisoned for seven months, then stoned to death and buried at St Paul's in London. Nine years later, at the orders of King Cnut 3 and in his presence, is body was exhumed and found incorrupt. : WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  ii.76
 Æthelwold 1.post-mortem liberation of Anonymous 678: A thief (Anonymous 678) was sent to prison by Ælfheah 44. There he had a vision of Æthelwold 1 and was set free on the spot. The thief went to Ælfheah 44 and told him in detail what had been done for him. Ælfheah released him, letting him go away uninjured.: Ælfric.VitÆthelwoldi  28
Journey (4)
 Anonymi 2242.return to ships with Ælfheah 44: When they [sc. Anonymi 2242] had completely investigated the burh [sc. of Canterbury], they betook themselves to the ships and led the archbishop [sc. Ælfheah 44] with them.: ASC (C-F)  1011 CDEF(OE and Lat.) (1011)
 Olaf 5.journey to Æthelred 32 at Andover: They [sc. Ælfheah 44 and Æthelweard 23] led Olaf 5 with great honour to the king [sc. Æthelred 32] at Andover.: ASC (C-F)  994 CDEF(OE and Lat.) (994)
 Ælfheah 44.bearing of his body to London: CDF(OE): In the morning the body [sc. of Ælfheah 44] was carried to London. [EF(Lat.) have: Then Eadnoth 11 and Ælfhun 4 and the dwellers in the burh (Anonymi 2265) received the holy body (sc. of Ælfheah 44) and bore it to London with every mark of respect.]: ASC (C-F)  1012 CDEF(OE and Lat.) (1012)
 Ælfheah 44.ecclesiastical career: Æthelwold 1 was succeeded by Ælfheah 44. He took habit at Deerhurst and then moved to Bath, were he shut himself up in a private cell and thought of the divine, receiving visions. When the bishop of Winchester died, Dunstan 1 put Ælfheah 44 in his throne. He elevated Æthelwold 1's bones twelve years after his death. After twenty-two years as bishop, he was moved to Canterbury, against his will, they say. He had to go to Rome and received the pallium from the pope, performing miracles on the way. When the Danes arrived, he was first imprisoned for seven months, then stoned to death and buried at St Paul's in London. Nine years later, at the orders of King Cnut 3 and in his presence, is body was exhumed and found incorrupt. : WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  ii.76
Judicial decision/review (2)
 S876 - Æthelred 32 confirming privileges of Abingdon 1: King Æthelred 32 mentioned the [unspecified ] difficulties which he and his kingdom had faced since the death of his mentor, Æthelwold 1. The king was penitent for the decisions taken in his youth with the counsel of greedy men - Bishop Wulfgar 28, Ealdorman Ælfric 87 - and for being persuaded to infringe on the liberty of Abingdon 1 in return for money. This liberty Æthelwold had acquired for the monastery from the kings Eadred 16, Eadwig 4, and Edgar 11. A synod was conveyed in Winchester at Pentecost to renew / restore the lost liberty. Æthelred 32 here renounces the payment he accepted from Ælfric 87 in return for awarding Edwin 15, Ælfric 87's brother, the abbacy. The confirmation of the synod's conclusions was made in the oratory at Gillingham after the celebration of mass in the presence of the king, Abbot Ælfsige 81, Æthelmær 22, and Ordwulf 4, the king's uncle. Æthelred 32 gave lordship of Abingdon to Abbot Wulfgar 28; his successor was to be chosen by the brethren in accordance with : S876    (993)
 S877 - seizure of Wulfbald 3's property and it donation to the king: Charter from a great moot at London detailing and condemning the crimes of Wulfbald 3. The judgement is embedded in a grant by Æthelred 32 to his mother, Ælfthryth 8, of land forfeited by Wulfbald 3.: S877    (989)
Killing/murder (3)
 Anonymi 2242.killing of Ælfheah 44: They [sc. Anonymi 2242] brought Ælfheah 44 to their assembly and put him to death on 19 April.: ASC (C-F)  1012 CDEF(OE and Lat.) (1012)
 S892 - Æthelred 32 granting land to Leofwine 49: King Æthelred 32 to Leofwine 49, dux: grant of 7.5 hides (tributarii), comprising 3 hides (mansae) at Southam and 4.5 hides (manentes) at Ladbroke and Radbourne, Warwicks. The land had been forfeited by Wistan 4 for murder.: S892    (998)
 Ælfheah 44.killing by the Danes: Ælfheah 44 was stoned to death by the Danes at Greenwich.: Anon.LiberEliensis  LE II.71
Lease (3)
 S1420 - Ælfsige 81 granting land to Wulfmær 20: Ælfsige 81, abbot, and the community of New Minster, Winchester, to Wulfmær 20; lease, for his life and his wife's [Anonymous 931], of one hide at Barton Stacey, with reversion of this and a further hide at Drayton, Hants., to the minster.: S1420    (995 x 1005)
 S884 - Æthelred 32 granting land to Muchelney 1: King Æthelred 32 to Muchelney 1 Abbey; confirmation of estates, with particular reference to land at Ilminster, which had been leased out by the abbey and then lost, and land at Camel, Somerset, partly purchased by Abbot Leofric 36 with Æthelred 32's alms and partly donated by Ealdorman Æthelmær 18: S884    (995)
 S905 - Æthelred 32 leasing land to Æthelred 35: King Æthelred 32 to Æthelred 35, his faithful man; lease, for the lives of himself and his wife [Anonymous 949], of land in Canterbury and of 6 agri outside the city, in return for 7 pounds, with reversion to Canterbury, Christ Church: S905    (1002)
Liturgical celebration (2)
 S876 - Æthelred 32 confirming privileges of Abingdon 1: King Æthelred 32 mentioned the [unspecified ] difficulties which he and his kingdom had faced since the death of his mentor, Æthelwold 1. The king was penitent for the decisions taken in his youth with the counsel of greedy men - Bishop Wulfgar 28, Ealdorman Ælfric 87 - and for being persuaded to infringe on the liberty of Abingdon 1 in return for money. This liberty Æthelwold had acquired for the monastery from the kings Eadred 16, Eadwig 4, and Edgar 11. A synod was conveyed in Winchester at Pentecost to renew / restore the lost liberty. Æthelred 32 here renounces the payment he accepted from Ælfric 87 in return for awarding Edwin 15, Ælfric 87's brother, the abbacy. The confirmation of the synod's conclusions was made in the oratory at Gillingham after the celebration of mass in the presence of the king, Abbot Ælfsige 81, Æthelmær 22, and Ordwulf 4, the king's uncle. Æthelred 32 gave lordship of Abingdon to Abbot Wulfgar 28; his successor was to be chosen by the brethren in accordance with : S876    (993)
 Ælfheah 44-others.second dedication of Old Minster: The dedication of the Old Minster was carried out [Ælfheah 44] according to liturgical rite and celebrated with appropriate ceremony. Eight noble prelates consecrated the minster to the Lord.: Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  Ep. 1, pp. 390-6 (993 x 994)
Martyrdom (2)
 Ælfheah 44.ecclesiastical career: Æthelwold 1 was succeeded by Ælfheah 44. He took habit at Deerhurst and then moved to Bath, were he shut himself up in a private cell and thought of the divine, receiving visions. When the bishop of Winchester died, Dunstan 1 put Ælfheah 44 in his throne. He elevated Æthelwold 1's bones twelve years after his death. After twenty-two years as bishop, he was moved to Canterbury, against his will, they say. He had to go to Rome and received the pallium from the pope, performing miracles on the way. When the Danes arrived, he was first imprisoned for seven months, then stoned to death and buried at St Paul's in London. Nine years later, at the orders of King Cnut 3 and in his presence, is body was exhumed and found incorrupt. : WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  ii.76
 Ælfheah 44.killed by the Danes: Ælfheah 44 scorned the policy of submission to the Danes, unwilling to buy ease for himself at the cost of others' sufferings. He was accordingly seized and put in chains, and finally gave up his soul to heaven after being stoned by the Danes.: WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  i.20.3
Miracle (4)
 Wulfstan 37.letter to Ælfheah 44: Wulfstan 37 wrote a dedicatory letter to Ælfheah 44 concerning the miracles of Swithhun 5.: Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  Ep. 1, pp. 372-96
 Ælfheah 44.ecclesiastical career: Æthelwold 1 was succeeded by Ælfheah 44. He took habit at Deerhurst and then moved to Bath, were he shut himself up in a private cell and thought of the divine, receiving visions. When the bishop of Winchester died, Dunstan 1 put Ælfheah 44 in his throne. He elevated Æthelwold 1's bones twelve years after his death. After twenty-two years as bishop, he was moved to Canterbury, against his will, they say. He had to go to Rome and received the pallium from the pope, performing miracles on the way. When the Danes arrived, he was first imprisoned for seven months, then stoned to death and buried at St Paul's in London. Nine years later, at the orders of King Cnut 3 and in his presence, is body was exhumed and found incorrupt. : WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  ii.76
 Æthelwold 1.post-mortem liberation of Anonymous 678: A thief (Anonymous 678) was sent to prison by Ælfheah 44. There he had a vision of Æthelwold 1 and was set free on the spot. The thief went to Ælfheah 44 and told him in detail what had been done for him. Ælfheah released him, letting him go away uninjured.: Ælfric.VitÆthelwoldi  28
 Æthelwold 1.post-mortem liberation of a bound thief: A thief (Anonymous 699) who had been sent to the stocks by Ælfheah 44 had a vision of Æthelwold 1 who told him he should cease from his thefts and freed him from the bonds of the shackles.: Wulfstan Cantor.VitÆthelwoldi  46
Monastery, violation of (1)
 S876 - Æthelred 32 confirming privileges of Abingdon 1: King Æthelred 32 mentioned the [unspecified ] difficulties which he and his kingdom had faced since the death of his mentor, Æthelwold 1. The king was penitent for the decisions taken in his youth with the counsel of greedy men - Bishop Wulfgar 28, Ealdorman Ælfric 87 - and for being persuaded to infringe on the liberty of Abingdon 1 in return for money. This liberty Æthelwold had acquired for the monastery from the kings Eadred 16, Eadwig 4, and Edgar 11. A synod was conveyed in Winchester at Pentecost to renew / restore the lost liberty. Æthelred 32 here renounces the payment he accepted from Ælfric 87 in return for awarding Edwin 15, Ælfric 87's brother, the abbacy. The confirmation of the synod's conclusions was made in the oratory at Gillingham after the celebration of mass in the presence of the king, Abbot Ælfsige 81, Æthelmær 22, and Ordwulf 4, the king's uncle. Æthelred 32 gave lordship of Abingdon to Abbot Wulfgar 28; his successor was to be chosen by the brethren in accordance with : S876    (993)
Monastic life, converting to/joining/oblation (1)
 Ælfheah 44.ecclesiastical career: Æthelwold 1 was succeeded by Ælfheah 44. He took habit at Deerhurst and then moved to Bath, were he shut himself up in a private cell and thought of the divine, receiving visions. When the bishop of Winchester died, Dunstan 1 put Ælfheah 44 in his throne. He elevated Æthelwold 1's bones twelve years after his death. After twenty-two years as bishop, he was moved to Canterbury, against his will, they say. He had to go to Rome and received the pallium from the pope, performing miracles on the way. When the Danes arrived, he was first imprisoned for seven months, then stoned to death and buried at St Paul's in London. Nine years later, at the orders of King Cnut 3 and in his presence, is body was exhumed and found incorrupt. : WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  ii.76
Monastic reform (1)
 S895 - Æthelred 32 confirming lands of Wulfsige 36 and Sherborne 1: King Æthelred 32 to Wulfsige 36, bishop, and Sherborne 1 Abbey; permission to convert the community to the Benedictine Rule, and confirmation of land at Stockland in Sherborne, Dorset; 9 hides (cassati) at Holcombe Rogus, Devon; 15 at Halstock, 7 at Thornford, 10 at Bradford Abbas, 5 at Oborne, 8 at Stalbridge Weston, 20 in Stalbridge, all in Dorset; 10 at Wulfheardigstoke; 8 at (Nether and Over) Compton, Dorset; 2 in Osanstoke; and 1 hide (mansa) at Lyme, Dorset: S895    (998)
Pallium-despatch/receipt/request (1)
 Ælfheah 44.ecclesiastical career: Æthelwold 1 was succeeded by Ælfheah 44. He took habit at Deerhurst and then moved to Bath, were he shut himself up in a private cell and thought of the divine, receiving visions. When the bishop of Winchester died, Dunstan 1 put Ælfheah 44 in his throne. He elevated Æthelwold 1's bones twelve years after his death. After twenty-two years as bishop, he was moved to Canterbury, against his will, they say. He had to go to Rome and received the pallium from the pope, performing miracles on the way. When the Danes arrived, he was first imprisoned for seven months, then stoned to death and buried at St Paul's in London. Nine years later, at the orders of King Cnut 3 and in his presence, is body was exhumed and found incorrupt. : WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  ii.76
Penance (1)
 S876 - Æthelred 32 confirming privileges of Abingdon 1: King Æthelred 32 mentioned the [unspecified ] difficulties which he and his kingdom had faced since the death of his mentor, Æthelwold 1. The king was penitent for the decisions taken in his youth with the counsel of greedy men - Bishop Wulfgar 28, Ealdorman Ælfric 87 - and for being persuaded to infringe on the liberty of Abingdon 1 in return for money. This liberty Æthelwold had acquired for the monastery from the kings Eadred 16, Eadwig 4, and Edgar 11. A synod was conveyed in Winchester at Pentecost to renew / restore the lost liberty. Æthelred 32 here renounces the payment he accepted from Ælfric 87 in return for awarding Edwin 15, Ælfric 87's brother, the abbacy. The confirmation of the synod's conclusions was made in the oratory at Gillingham after the celebration of mass in the presence of the king, Abbot Ælfsige 81, Æthelmær 22, and Ordwulf 4, the king's uncle. Æthelred 32 gave lordship of Abingdon to Abbot Wulfgar 28; his successor was to be chosen by the brethren in accordance with : S876    (993)
Praying (1)
 Æthelwine 2.death: After making his confession and receiving communion, he died while engaged in prayer. Ælfheah 44 and Germann 4 administered the last rites.: Byrhtferth.VitOswaldi  v.21
Property-buying/purchasing (4)
 S884 - Æthelred 32 granting land to Muchelney 1: King Æthelred 32 to Muchelney 1 Abbey; confirmation of estates, with particular reference to land at Ilminster, which had been leased out by the abbey and then lost, and land at Camel, Somerset, partly purchased by Abbot Leofric 36 with Æthelred 32's alms and partly donated by Ealdorman Æthelmær 18: S884    (995)
 S912 - Æthelred 32 granting land to St Albans: King Æthelred 32 to St Albans 1 Abbey; grant of 1 hide (cassata) at Flamstead and 5 at St Albans, Herts., with renewal of extensive liberties granted by King Offa 7. Abbot Leofric 37 had given 200 pounds of gold and silver to the king to pay off the Danes [Anonymi 2653], receiving in exchange these 6 hides and 55 hides at Eadulfinctun; but now he has returned Eadulfinctun: S912    (1005)
 S916 - Æthelred 32 granting land to St Albans: King Æthelred 32 to St Albans 1 Abbey; grant of land at Norton, 1 hide (mansa) at Rodanhangra and land at Oxhey, Herts., originally granted to the abbey by King Offa 7 but subsequently lost, and later forfeited to King Æthelred 32 by Leofsige 17, dux, and purchased for St Albans 1 by Archbishop Ælfric 46 and Abbot Leofric 30: S916    (1007)
 S943 - Æthelred 32 granting land to Toti 1: King Æthelred 32 to Toti 1, a Dane; grant of 1 hide (mansus) at Beckley and 5 at Horton, Oxon., in return for a pound of silver.: S943    (1006 x 1011)
Property-exchanging (6)
 S869 - Æthelred 32 granting land to Æthelgar 8: King Æthelred 32 to Æthelgar 8, bishop (of Selsey); grant of 7 hides (manentia) at South Heighton, Sussex, granted to Æthelgar 8 by Ælfric 87, comes, in exchange for land at Lamburna: S869    (988)
 S877 - Æthelred 32 granting land to Ælfthryth 8: King Æthelred 32 to Ælfthryth 8, his mother; grant of 3.5 (sulunga) at Brabourne, 3.5 at Evegate, 2 at Burhwarefelda, 3 at Nackington, 3 at Chalk and 1 at Wirigenn (? Perry), Kent, forfeited by Wulfbald 3 for many crimes. Ælfthryth 8 gives in exchange land at Cholsey, Berks.: S877    (996)
 S886 - Æthelred 32 granting land to Wulfric 52 Spot: King Æthelred 32 to Wulfric 52 (Spot), his minister; grant of 2.5 hides (mansae) in the common land at Dumbleton, Gloucs., forfeited by Æthelsige 25 for theft, granted by the king to Hawase 1, his man, and now exchanged by Hawase 1 for other land belonging to Wulfric 52.: S886    (995)
 S911 - Æthelred 32 confirming foundation endowment of Eynsham 1: King Æthelred 32 to Eynsham 1 Abbey; confirmation of the foundation by Æthelmær 22, the endowment including (a) 30 hides (mansiunculae) at Eynsham 1 [acquired from his father Æthelweard 23 in exchange for 3 hides at Upottery, Devon; 10 at Little Compton, Warwicks.; 10 at Lawling in Latchingdon, Essex; and 13 at Scildforda]; (b) 5 hides at Shipton-on-Cherwell and the vill at Shifford, Oxon [granted by King Edgar 11 to Byrhtnoth 1, dux, and bequeathed by Leofwine 32 to Æthelmær 22]; (c) Mickleton, Gloucs. [granted by charter by King Edgar 11 to Byrhtnoth 1, and bequeathed by Byrhtnoth 1 to Æthelmær 22]; (d) 5 hides at Burton [given to Æthelmær 22 by Æthelweard 23]; (e) 1.5 hides at Marlcliff in Bidford-on-Avon and 2 at Bentley in Holt, Worcs. [among lands forfeited by Leofflæd 3, for which Æthelmær 22 gave 30 pounds to King Edgar 11]; (f) 10 hides at Yarnton, Oxon. [acquired from Godwine 34, in exchange for 5 hides at Studley, Warwicks. or Oxon., and 10 at Chesterton, Warwicks. or Oxon.]; (g) 20 hides at Esher, Surrey [granted by Beorhthelm 29, bishop, to Æthelweard, and bequeathed by Æthelweard 23 to his son, Æthelmær 22]; (h) land at Thames Ditton, Surrey (cf. S 847); and (i) Rameslege (lost, corresponds with Brede, Sussex) [bequeathed to Eynsham by Wulfin (Wulfwynn 5), Æthelmær 22's kinswoman]: S911    (1005)
 S912 - Æthelred 32 granting land to St Albans: King Æthelred 32 to St Albans 1 Abbey; grant of 1 hide (cassata) at Flamstead and 5 at St Albans, Herts., with renewal of extensive liberties granted by King Offa 7. Abbot Leofric 37 had given 200 pounds of gold and silver to the king to pay off the Danes [Anonymi 2653], receiving in exchange these 6 hides and 55 hides at Eadulfinctun; but now he has returned Eadulfinctun: S912    (1005)
 S920 - Æthelred 32 exchanging with Wulfgeat 5 and Burton 1: King Æthelred 32 to Wulfgeat 5, abbot, and Burton 1 Abbey; grant of 2.5 hides (cassati) at Rolleston, Staffs., in exchange for the vills of Aldsworth and Arlington, Gloucs.: S920    (1008)
Property-giving/selling (10)
 S882 - Æthelred 32 confirming land of Æscwig 3: King Æthelred 32 to Æscwig 3, bishop (of Dorchester); confirmation of 30 hides (mansiunculae) at Monks Risborough, Bucks. The land had been sold to Æscwig 3 by Sigeric 9, archbishop of Canterbury, for 90 pounds of silver and 200 mancuses of gold, in order to raise money to pay off the Danes threatening Canterbury.: S882    (995)
 S900 - Æthelred 32 granting land to Ælfhelm 8: (a) King Æthelred 32 to Ælfhelm 8, his faithful minister; grant of 5 hides (mansae) at Codicote, Herts., in return for 152 mancuses of gold. (b) Ælfhelm grants the land to St Albans: S900    (1002)
 S901 - Æthelred 32 granting land to Ælfric 46: King Æthelred 32 to Ælfric 46, archbishop; grant of 24 hides (mansae) at Dumbleton, Gloucs., including land comprising 17 hides to the west of the river Isbourne (i.e. at Dumbleton), 2 hides in the common land at Aston Somerville, Gloucs., and 5 hides of woodland at Fleferth (? Kington near Flyford Flavell, Worcs.), in return for 50 talents. The land had been forfeited by a woman [Anonymous 927] for adultery.: S901    (1002)
 S902 - Æthelred 32 granting land to Godwine 34: King Æthelred 32 to Godwine 34, his faithful minister; grant of 10 hides (mansae) at Little Haseley, Oxon., in return for 30 mancuses of gold: S902    (1002)
 S903 - Æthelred 32 exchanging with Westminster 1: King Æthelred 32 to Westminster 1 Abbey; grant of 2 hides (mansae) at Berewican, near Tyburn, Middx, in return for 100 mancuses of gold: S903    (1002)
 S910 - Æthelred 32 exchanging with Eadsige 10: King Æthelred 32 to Eadsige 10, his minister (gerefa in rubric); grant of 1 hide (mansa) at Seaton, Devon, in return for 100 mancuses of gold: S910    (1005)
 S911 - Æthelred 32 confirming foundation endowment of Eynsham 1: King Æthelred 32 to Eynsham 1 Abbey; confirmation of the foundation by Æthelmær 22, the endowment including (a) 30 hides (mansiunculae) at Eynsham 1 [acquired from his father Æthelweard 23 in exchange for 3 hides at Upottery, Devon; 10 at Little Compton, Warwicks.; 10 at Lawling in Latchingdon, Essex; and 13 at Scildforda]; (b) 5 hides at Shipton-on-Cherwell and the vill at Shifford, Oxon [granted by King Edgar 11 to Byrhtnoth 1, dux, and bequeathed by Leofwine 32 to Æthelmær 22]; (c) Mickleton, Gloucs. [granted by charter by King Edgar 11 to Byrhtnoth 1, and bequeathed by Byrhtnoth 1 to Æthelmær 22]; (d) 5 hides at Burton [given to Æthelmær 22 by Æthelweard 23]; (e) 1.5 hides at Marlcliff in Bidford-on-Avon and 2 at Bentley in Holt, Worcs. [among lands forfeited by Leofflæd 3, for which Æthelmær 22 gave 30 pounds to King Edgar 11]; (f) 10 hides at Yarnton, Oxon. [acquired from Godwine 34, in exchange for 5 hides at Studley, Warwicks. or Oxon., and 10 at Chesterton, Warwicks. or Oxon.]; (g) 20 hides at Esher, Surrey [granted by Beorhthelm 29, bishop, to Æthelweard, and bequeathed by Æthelweard 23 to his son, Æthelmær 22]; (h) land at Thames Ditton, Surrey (cf. S 847); and (i) Rameslege (lost, corresponds with Brede, Sussex) [bequeathed to Eynsham by Wulfin (Wulfwynn 5), Æthelmær 22's kinswoman]: S911    (1005)
 S915 - Æthelred 32 exchanging with Ælfgar 32: King Æthelred 32 to Ælfgar 32, his prepositus; grant of 8 hides (mansi) at Waltham St Lawrence, Berks., in return for 300 mancuses of gold and silver: S915    (1007)
 S923 - Æthelred 32 granting land to Elemod 1: King Æthelred 32 to Elemod 1, his minister; grant of 2 hides (cassatae) at Hallam, Derbys., in return for 21 pounds of gold: S923    (1011)
 S930 - Æthelred 32 exchanging with Wulfgeat 5: King Æthelred 32 to Wulfgeat 5, abbot; grant of 1.5 hides (manses) at Wetmoor, Staffs., in return for 70 pounds of gold and silver: S930    (1012)
Property-transacting (1)
 S1378 - Æscwig 3 returning land to Ælfric 46: Æscwig 3, bishop of Dorchester, to Ælfric 46, archbishop, and Christ Church, Canterbury; return of land at Monks Risborough, Bucks., mortgaged to him by Archbishop Sigeric 9: S1378    (995)
Prophecy (2)
 Ælfheah 44.predicting Cenwulf 6's demise: Ælfheah 44, while in Rome, announced to his people, in accurate detail, the demise of Cenwulf 6.: WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  i.20.4
 Ælfheah 44.prophecy on three priests: Ælfheah 44 prophesied that Dunstan 1 and Æthelwold 1 would become bishops, whereas Æthelstan 38 would not continue in the holy life he had begun.: Ælfric.VitÆthelwoldi  5
Relics-incorrupt preservation/placing in reliquary/requesting/translating (9)
 Cnut 3. with others removal of Ælfheah 44’s body across Thames: The king [sc. Cnut 3] with many others carried the holy body [of Ælfheah 44] over the Thames to Southwark in a ship.: ASC (C-F)  1023 D (1023 D)
 Cnut 3.moving of Ælfheah 44’s relics to Canterbury: He [sc. Cnut 3] had the relics of St Ælfheah 44 taken from London to Canterbury after [his return to England].: ASC (C-F)  1023 C (1023)
 Cnut 3.permission to Æthelnoth 43 and others to translate Ælfheah 44’s relics: Here Cnut 3 gave permission to various people to disinter St Ælfheah 44 and this was duly done.: ASC (C-F)  1023 D (1023)
 Emma 2-Harthacnut 1.removal of Æthelnoth 43’s body to Canterbury: Æthelnoth 43 with Harthacnut 1 came on the third day and they all bore the holy archbishop [sc. Ælfheah 44] to Canterbury.: ASC (C-F)  1023 D (1023)
 Ælfheah 44.bearing of his body to London: CDF(OE): In the morning the body [sc. of Ælfheah 44] was carried to London. [EF(Lat.) have: Then Eadnoth 11 and Ælfhun 4 and the dwellers in the burh (Anonymi 2265) received the holy body (sc. of Ælfheah 44) and bore it to London with every mark of respect.]: ASC (C-F)  1012 CDEF(OE and Lat.) (1012)
 Ælfheah 44.ecclesiastical career: Æthelwold 1 was succeeded by Ælfheah 44. He took habit at Deerhurst and then moved to Bath, were he shut himself up in a private cell and thought of the divine, receiving visions. When the bishop of Winchester died, Dunstan 1 put Ælfheah 44 in his throne. He elevated Æthelwold 1's bones twelve years after his death. After twenty-two years as bishop, he was moved to Canterbury, against his will, they say. He had to go to Rome and received the pallium from the pope, performing miracles on the way. When the Danes arrived, he was first imprisoned for seven months, then stoned to death and buried at St Paul's in London. Nine years later, at the orders of King Cnut 3 and in his presence, is body was exhumed and found incorrupt. : WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  ii.76
 Ælfheah 44.reception of his body in London: Eadnoth 11 and Ælfhun 4 and the dwellers in the burh (Anonymi 2265) [F(Lat.) has instead: also the citizens of London] received him [sc. Ælfheah 44] [CD: with every mark of respect] [CD: sc. in London; EF(OE and Lat.): sc. in Canterbury].: ASC (C-F)  1012 CDEF(OE and Lat.) (1012)
 Ælfheah 44.translation of Æthelwold 1: At a great gathering of monks and minor clergy Ælfheah 44 translated the remains of Æthelwold 1.: Wulfstan Cantor.VitÆthelwoldi  43 (996)
 Æthelnoth 43.removal of Ælfheah 44’s relics from Canterbury to London: [F: In that same year] Æthelnoth 43 bore the relics of Archbishop St Ælfheah 44 from London to Canterbury [F(Lat.) substitutes: to his own see].: ASC (C-F)  1023 EF(OE and Lat.) (1023)
Religious practice (1)
 Æthelwine 2.death: After making his confession and receiving communion, he died while engaged in prayer. Ælfheah 44 and Germann 4 administered the last rites.: Byrhtferth.VitOswaldi  v.21
Reporting (1)
 Æthelwold 1.post-mortem liberation of Anonymous 678: A thief (Anonymous 678) was sent to prison by Ælfheah 44. There he had a vision of Æthelwold 1 and was set free on the spot. The thief went to Ælfheah 44 and told him in detail what had been done for him. Ælfheah released him, letting him go away uninjured.: Ælfric.VitÆthelwoldi  28
Restoration of land/property (7)
 S1378 - Æscwig 3 returning land to Ælfric 46: Æscwig 3, bishop of Dorchester, to Ælfric 46, archbishop, and Christ Church, Canterbury; return of land at Monks Risborough, Bucks., mortgaged to him by Archbishop Sigeric 9: S1378    (995)
 S876 - Æthelred 32 confirming privileges of Abingdon 1: King Æthelred 32 mentioned the [unspecified ] difficulties which he and his kingdom had faced since the death of his mentor, Æthelwold 1. The king was penitent for the decisions taken in his youth with the counsel of greedy men - Bishop Wulfgar 28, Ealdorman Ælfric 87 - and for being persuaded to infringe on the liberty of Abingdon 1 in return for money. This liberty Æthelwold had acquired for the monastery from the kings Eadred 16, Eadwig 4, and Edgar 11. A synod was conveyed in Winchester at Pentecost to renew / restore the lost liberty. Æthelred 32 here renounces the payment he accepted from Ælfric 87 in return for awarding Edwin 15, Ælfric 87's brother, the abbacy. The confirmation of the synod's conclusions was made in the oratory at Gillingham after the celebration of mass in the presence of the king, Abbot Ælfsige 81, Æthelmær 22, and Ordwulf 4, the king's uncle. Æthelred 32 gave lordship of Abingdon to Abbot Wulfgar 28; his successor was to be chosen by the brethren in accordance with : S876    (993)
 S885 - Æthelred 32 granting land to Rochester 1: King Æthelred 32 to the bishopric of Rochester 1; restoration of 6 hides or sulungs (mansae or sulunga) at Wouldham and 1 hide (mansa) at Littlebrook, Kent, with swine-pastures in the Weald: S885    (995)
 S889 - Æthelred 32 restoring land to Winchester, Old Minster: King Æthelred 32 to Winchester, Old Minster; restoration of a messuage (haga) in Winchester with a fishery at Bræge (Brentford, Middx.). Ælfswith 9, matrona, had promised the Winchester haga to Old Minster after her death, but the bequest had been blocked.: S889    (996)
 S891 - Æthelred 32 granting land to Winchester, Old Minster: King Æthelred 32 to Winchester, Old Minster 1; restoration of 100 hides (mansae), comprising 55 at Downton and 45 at Ebbesborne, Wilts. The land had been granted by King Cenwealh 2 (cf. S 229), confirmed (?) by King Cynewulf 4, restored by King Ecgberht 10 (cf. S 275) and again by King Eadred 16 (cf. S 540) and King Edgar 11 (cf. S 819, 821).: S891    (997)
 S893 - Æthelred 32 granting land to Rochester, St Andrew's: King Æthelred 32 to Rochester, St Andrew's 1 church; restitution of 6 sulungs at Bromley, Kent, with swine-pastures in the Weald: S893    (993)
 S918 - Æthelred 32 restoring land to Abingdon, St Mary's: King Æthelred 32 to Abingdon, St Mary's 1; restitution of 20 hides (mansi) at Moredon in Rodbourne Cheney, Wilts., and grant of a prediolum at Cricklade, Wilts.: S918    (1008)
Theft/attempted theft (1)
 S886 - Æthelred 32 granting land to Wulfric 52 Spot: King Æthelred 32 to Wulfric 52 (Spot), his minister; grant of 2.5 hides (mansae) in the common land at Dumbleton, Gloucs., forfeited by Æthelsige 25 for theft, granted by the king to Hawase 1, his man, and now exchanged by Hawase 1 for other land belonging to Wulfric 52.: S886    (995)
Tomb-making/opening (1)
 Cnut 3.permission to Æthelnoth 43 and others to translate Ælfheah 44’s relics: Here Cnut 3 gave permission to various people to disinter St Ælfheah 44 and this was duly done.: ASC (C-F)  1023 D (1023)
Tonsuring (1)
 Ælfheah 44.tonsure of Æthelwold 1: At Æthelstan 18's orders Æthelwold 1 was tonsured and consecrated into the priestly orders by Ælfheah 44.: Ælfric.VitÆthelwoldi  5
Factoids linked indirectly to Ælfheah 44 (5)
Education (1)
 Æthelwold 1: He greatly benefited by the teaching and example of Ælfheah 44: Ælfric.VitÆthelwoldi  6
Authorship (1)
Osbern 7:  Ælfheah 44's life, written by Osbern 7, is full of miraculous stories. (Saint’s Life): WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  i.20.4
Office (2)
Archbishop of Ælfheah 44 (1)
 Lyfing 9: WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  i.21.1
Cleric of Ælfheah 44 (1)
 Anonymi 2263: ASC (C-F)  1011 F(Lat.)
Occupation (1)
Monk of Ælfheah 44 (1)
 Anonymi 1701: Byrhtferth.VitOswaldi  v.21