Sigefrith 21 (Male) Chief thegn of the Seven Boroughs, killed 1015
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Notes: He and Morcar 2 were killed at the same time under the orders of Eadric 15 Streona. According to John of Worcester they were both the sons of Earngrim.

Factoid List

Recorded Name (7)
Siferdus (1)
 ASC (C-F)  1015 F(Lat.)
Siferthus (1)
 ASC (C-F)  1015 F(Lat.)
Siferð (1)
 ASC (C-F)  1015 CDF(OE)
Siferþ (1)
 ASC (C-F)  1015 D
Sigeferð (1)
 ASC (C-F)  1015 CEF(OE)
Sigferth (1)
 ASC (C-F)  1015 F(Lat.)
Sigferð (1)
 ASC (C-F)  1015 F(OE)
Personal Information (1)
other (1)
 ASC (C-F)  1015 CDEF(OE) (the most senior thegns in the Seven Boroughs)
Office (6)
Miles (1)
 S926   
Minister (4)
 S911   
 S922   
 S931   
 S933   
Thegn (1)
 ASC (C-F)  1015 CDEF(OE)
Status (1)
Noble (1)
 ASC (C-F)  1015 F(Lat.)
Personal Relationship (1)
~ Widow (Affinal kinship) of Sigefrith 21 (1)
 Anonymous 893: of Sigefrith 21: ASC (C-F)  1015 CDEF(OE and Lat.)
Event (10)
Assistance (1)
 S926 - Æthelred 32 granting land to Godwine 23: King Æthelred 32 to Godwine 23, bishop of Rochester; grant of 15 hides (mansae) at Fen Stanton and Hilton, Hunts., previously fofeited by Æthelflæd 20 for helping her exiled brother, Ealdorman Leofsige 17: S926    (1012)
Bequeathing/will-making (3)
 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)
 Various.Æthelstan 62 bequeathing land and goods S1503: Will of the Ætheling Æthelstan 62, including bequests of land at Adderbury, Oxon., Marlow, Bucks., and (Steeple) Morden, Cambs., to Old Minster, Winchester; at Hollingbourne and Garrington in Littlebourne, Kent, to Christ Church, Canterbury; at Rotherfield (? Sussex) to Nunnaminster, Winchester; at Chalton, Hants., Northtune and at Mollington, Oxon., to King Æthelred 32; land in East Anglia and Peacesdele (? Peak District or Pegsdon, Beds.) to Edmund 24, his brother; at Hambleden, Bucks., to Ælfmær 21; at Cumtune to Godwine 38; at Westune to Ælfswith 12; at Heorulfestune to Ælfwine 40; at Catherington, Hants., to Ælfmær 16; at Hockcliffe, Beds., to Sigefrith 21; at Tewin, Herts., to Æthelweard 46 the Stammerer and to Lyfing 13; at Lutegaresheale (? Ludgershall, Wilts.), to Godwine 39 the Driveller. : S1503    (1014)
 Æthelstan 62.S1503 bequeathing to Sigefrith 21: Æthelstan 62, ætheling, to Sigefrith 21; bequest of Hockcliffe, Beds., a sword, a horse and a ?curved shield and 1 ploughland at Hollingbourne, Kent: S1503    (1014)
Betrayal/oath-breaking (1)
 Eadric 35.killing of Sigefrith 21 and Morcar 2: There [sc. at the meeting in Oxford] Eadric 35 betrayed Sigefrith 21 and Morcar 2.: ASC (C-F)  1015 CDEF(OE and Lat.) (1015)
Charter-witnessing (5)
 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)
 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)
 S926 - Æthelred 32 granting land to Godwine 23: King Æthelred 32 to Godwine 23, bishop of Rochester; grant of 15 hides (mansae) at Fen Stanton and Hilton, Hunts., previously fofeited by Æthelflæd 20 for helping her exiled brother, Ealdorman Leofsige 17: S926    (1012)
 S931 - Æthelred 32 granting land to Northman 5: King Æthelred 32 to Northman 5, miles; grant of 3.5 hides (cassati) at Twywell, Northants.: S931    (1013)
 S933 - Æthelred 32 granting land to Sherborne 1: King Æthelred 32 to Sherborne 1 Abbey; grant of 13 or 16 hides (mansiunculae) at Corscombe, Dorset. The estate had belonged to Sherborne 1 in Edgar 11's reign, been leased out for two lives and then sold to Ealdorman [dux] Eadric 35, and later bought back by Wulfgar 33, famulus of Sherborne 1.: S933    (1014)
Confirmation of land/privileges (1)
 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)
Exile (1)
 S926 - Æthelred 32 granting land to Godwine 23: King Æthelred 32 to Godwine 23, bishop of Rochester; grant of 15 hides (mansae) at Fen Stanton and Hilton, Hunts., previously fofeited by Æthelflæd 20 for helping her exiled brother, Ealdorman Leofsige 17: S926    (1012)
Forfeiture (2)
 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)
 S926 - Æthelred 32 granting land to Godwine 23: King Æthelred 32 to Godwine 23, bishop of Rochester; grant of 15 hides (mansae) at Fen Stanton and Hilton, Hunts., previously fofeited by Æthelflæd 20 for helping her exiled brother, Ealdorman Leofsige 17: S926    (1012)
Grant and Gift (5)
 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)
 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)
 S926 - Æthelred 32 granting land to Godwine 23: King Æthelred 32 to Godwine 23, bishop of Rochester; grant of 15 hides (mansae) at Fen Stanton and Hilton, Hunts., previously fofeited by Æthelflæd 20 for helping her exiled brother, Ealdorman Leofsige 17: S926    (1012)
 S931 - Æthelred 32 granting land to Northman 5: King Æthelred 32 to Northman 5, miles; grant of 3.5 hides (cassati) at Twywell, Northants.: S931    (1013)
 S933 - Æthelred 32 granting land to Sherborne 1: King Æthelred 32 to Sherborne 1 Abbey; grant of 13 or 16 hides (mansiunculae) at Corscombe, Dorset. The estate had belonged to Sherborne 1 in Edgar 11's reign, been leased out for two lives and then sold to Ealdorman [dux] Eadric 35, and later bought back by Wulfgar 33, famulus of Sherborne 1.: S933    (1014)
Horse-using/giving/acquisition/riding (1)
 Æthelstan 62.S1503 bequeathing to Sigefrith 21: Æthelstan 62, ætheling, to Sigefrith 21; bequest of Hockcliffe, Beds., a sword, a horse and a ?curved shield and 1 ploughland at Hollingbourne, Kent: S1503    (1014)
Killing/murder (1)
 Eadric 35.killing of Sigefrith 21 and Morcar 2: There [sc. at the meeting in Oxford] Eadric 35 betrayed Sigefrith 21 and Morcar 2.: ASC (C-F)  1015 CDEF(OE and Lat.) (1015)
Lease (1)
 S933 - Æthelred 32 granting land to Sherborne 1: King Æthelred 32 to Sherborne 1 Abbey; grant of 13 or 16 hides (mansiunculae) at Corscombe, Dorset. The estate had belonged to Sherborne 1 in Edgar 11's reign, been leased out for two lives and then sold to Ealdorman [dux] Eadric 35, and later bought back by Wulfgar 33, famulus of Sherborne 1.: S933    (1014)
Property-buying/purchasing (1)
 S933 - Æthelred 32 granting land to Sherborne 1: King Æthelred 32 to Sherborne 1 Abbey; grant of 13 or 16 hides (mansiunculae) at Corscombe, Dorset. The estate had belonged to Sherborne 1 in Edgar 11's reign, been leased out for two lives and then sold to Ealdorman [dux] Eadric 35, and later bought back by Wulfgar 33, famulus of Sherborne 1.: S933    (1014)
Property-exchanging (1)
 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)
Property-giving/selling (2)
 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)
 S933 - Æthelred 32 granting land to Sherborne 1: King Æthelred 32 to Sherborne 1 Abbey; grant of 13 or 16 hides (mansiunculae) at Corscombe, Dorset. The estate had belonged to Sherborne 1 in Edgar 11's reign, been leased out for two lives and then sold to Ealdorman [dux] Eadric 35, and later bought back by Wulfgar 33, famulus of Sherborne 1.: S933    (1014)
Seizure of land (2)
 Edmund 24.seizure of properties: Edmund 24 immediately seized the property of Sigefrith 21 and Morcar 2.: ASC (C-F)  1015 CDEF(OE and Lat.) (1015)
 Æthelred 32.seizure of property [of Sigefrith 21 and Morcar 2]: The king took all their [sc. Sigefrith 21's and Morcar 2's] property.: ASC (C-F)  1015 CDEF(OE) (1015)