Sigehelm 4 (Male) Ealdorman [of/in Kent], killed 902
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Notes: He was the father of Queen Eadgifu 4. He was killed in the Battle of the Holme in 902. The circumstances surrounding his call up and the aftermath of his death are preserved in S1211. Cf. Sigehelm 3.

Factoid List

Recorded Name (5)

Sigehelm (1)

 S1276   

Sigelm (1)

 ASC  904 A, <905> B, 905 CG

Sighelm (1)

 Ęthelweard.Chron  iv.4 (p. 52)

Sigilm (1)

 S350   

Sihelm (1)

 ASC  905 D

Office (3)

Dux (2)

 S350   
 S1276   

Ealdorman (1)

 ASC  904 A, <905> B, 905 CDG

Personal Relationship (2)

Sigehelm 4 Father (Consanguineal kinship) of ~ (2)

 of Eadgifu 4: S1211   
 of Eadgifu 4: S1212   

Event (11)

Battle (1)

 Sigewulf 8.death in battle: Sigewulf 8 was killed with many others during the battle in the Fens between Edward 2's army (Anonymi 1024) and the Danish army (Anonymi 1014).: ASC  904 A, <905> B, 905 CDG (902)

Bequeathing/will-making (1)

 Sigehelm 4.bequeathing land to Eadgifu 4: Sigehelm 4 bequeathed land at Cooling, Kent to his daughter, Eadgifu 4: S1211   

Borrowing/lending (3)

 Goda 5.lending money to Sigehelm 4: Sigehelm 4 borrowed 30 pounds from Goda 5 and gave him land at Cooling, Kent as surety: S1211   
 Sigehelm 4.lending estate to Goda 5: Sigehelm 4 borrowed 30 pounds from Goda 5 and gave him land at Cooling, Kent as surety: S1211   
 Sigehelm 4.repaying Goda 5: Eadgifu 4 claimed that her father, Sigehelm 4, had repaid Goda 5 the 30 pounds he owed him. After Sigehelm 4's death at the Battle of Holme, Goda 5 refused to return the estate at Cooling, Kent, which he had been given as surety for the money, saying that he had never been repaid.: S1211   

Charter-witnessing (2)

 S1276 - Swithwulf 2 granting land to Beorhtwulf 10: Swithwulf 2, bishop, and the community at Rochester 1, to Beorhtwulf 10; grant of a half sulung (aratrum) at Haddun (Haven Street in Frindsbury), with meadows at Beckley and Strood, Kent: S1276    (889)
 S350 - Alfred 8 granting land to Sigehelm 4: Alfred 8, king of the Saxons, to Sigehelm 4, dux; grant of 1 hide (manens) at Farleigh, Kent, with appurtenant meadow: S350    (898)

Death/dying (1)

 Sigehelm 4.death at the Battle of the Holme: Sigehelm 4, father of Eadgifu 4, was killed at the battle of the Holme.: S1211    (903)

Disputing/dispute-settling (2)

 Eadgifu 4.dispute with Goda 5 and his family: Eadgifu 4, queen, to Christ Church, Canterbury; grant of land at Cooling, and at Osterland, Kent, with an account of the history of these estates.: S1211    (959)
 Sigehelm 4.repaying Goda 5: Eadgifu 4 claimed that her father, Sigehelm 4, had repaid Goda 5 the 30 pounds he owed him. After Sigehelm 4's death at the Battle of Holme, Goda 5 refused to return the estate at Cooling, Kent, which he had been given as surety for the money, saying that he had never been repaid.: S1211   

Grant and Gift (5)

 Alfred 8.S350 granting land to Sigehelm 4: Alfred 8, king of the Saxons, to Sigehelm 4, dux; grant of 1 hide (manens) at Farleigh, Kent, with appurtenant meadow: S350    (898)
 Eadgifu 4.dispute with Goda 5 and his family: Eadgifu 4, queen, to Christ Church, Canterbury; grant of land at Cooling, and at Osterland, Kent, with an account of the history of these estates.: S1211    (959)
 S1276 - Swithwulf 2 granting land to Beorhtwulf 10: Swithwulf 2, bishop, and the community at Rochester 1, to Beorhtwulf 10; grant of a half sulung (aratrum) at Haddun (Haven Street in Frindsbury), with meadows at Beckley and Strood, Kent: S1276    (889)
 S350 - Alfred 8 granting land to Sigehelm 4: Alfred 8, king of the Saxons, to Sigehelm 4, dux; grant of 1 hide (manens) at Farleigh, Kent, with appurtenant meadow: S350    (898)
 Sigehelm 4.repaying Goda 5: Eadgifu 4 claimed that her father, Sigehelm 4, had repaid Goda 5 the 30 pounds he owed him. After Sigehelm 4's death at the Battle of Holme, Goda 5 refused to return the estate at Cooling, Kent, which he had been given as surety for the money, saying that he had never been repaid.: S1211   

Hostility (1)

 Sigewulf 8.killing with others in AD 902: Sigewulf 8 and others were killed during the hostilities in 902.: Ęthelweard.Chron  iv.4 (p. 52) (902)

Killing/murder (3)

 Sigehelm 4.death at the Battle of the Holme: Sigehelm 4, father of Eadgifu 4, was killed at the battle of the Holme.: S1211    (903)
 Sigewulf 8.death in battle: Sigewulf 8 was killed with many others during the battle in the Fens between Edward 2's army (Anonymi 1024) and the Danish army (Anonymi 1014).: ASC  904 A, <905> B, 905 CDG (902)
 Sigewulf 8.killing with others in AD 902: Sigewulf 8 and others were killed during the hostilities in 902.: Ęthelweard.Chron  iv.4 (p. 52) (902)

Property-exchanging (2)

 Goda 5.lending money to Sigehelm 4: Sigehelm 4 borrowed 30 pounds from Goda 5 and gave him land at Cooling, Kent as surety: S1211   
 Sigehelm 4.lending estate to Goda 5: Sigehelm 4 borrowed 30 pounds from Goda 5 and gave him land at Cooling, Kent as surety: S1211   

Refusal (1)

 Sigehelm 4.repaying Goda 5: Eadgifu 4 claimed that her father, Sigehelm 4, had repaid Goda 5 the 30 pounds he owed him. After Sigehelm 4's death at the Battle of Holme, Goda 5 refused to return the estate at Cooling, Kent, which he had been given as surety for the money, saying that he had never been repaid.: S1211   

Surety-giving (3)

 Goda 5.lending money to Sigehelm 4: Sigehelm 4 borrowed 30 pounds from Goda 5 and gave him land at Cooling, Kent as surety: S1211   
 Sigehelm 4.lending estate to Goda 5: Sigehelm 4 borrowed 30 pounds from Goda 5 and gave him land at Cooling, Kent as surety: S1211   
 Sigehelm 4.repaying Goda 5: Eadgifu 4 claimed that her father, Sigehelm 4, had repaid Goda 5 the 30 pounds he owed him. After Sigehelm 4's death at the Battle of Holme, Goda 5 refused to return the estate at Cooling, Kent, which he had been given as surety for the money, saying that he had never been repaid.: S1211