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.

Factoids by Source

ASC: Anglo-Saxon Chronicle: Base te... (4)

Recorded Name (2)

Sigelm (1)

 ASC  904 A, <905> B, 905 CG

Sihelm (1)

 ASC  905 D

Office (1)

Ealdorman (1)

 ASC  904 A, <905> B, 905 CDG

Event (1)

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)

Killing/murder (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)

S1211 (7)

Personal Relationship (1)

Sigehelm 4 Father (Consanguineal kinship) of ~ (1)

 of Eadgifu 4: S1211   

Event (6)

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   

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 (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   

Killing/murder (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)

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   

S1212 (1)

Personal Relationship (1)

Sigehelm 4 Father (Consanguineal kinship) of ~ (1)

 of Eadgifu 4: S1212   

S1276 (3)

Recorded Name (1)

Sigehelm (1)

 S1276   

Office (1)

Dux (1)

 S1276   

Event (1)

Charter-witnessing (1)

 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)

Grant and Gift (1)

 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 (4)

Recorded Name (1)

Sigilm (1)

 S350   

Office (1)

Dux (1)

 S350   

Event (2)

Charter-witnessing (1)

 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)

Grant and Gift (2)

 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)
 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)

Ęthelweard.Chron: Chronicle of Ęthelweard (2)

Recorded Name (1)

Sighelm (1)

 Ęthelweard.Chron  iv.4 (p. 52)

Event (1)

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 (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)