Event: Abdication, Kingdom - accession to, Monastic life, converting to/joining/oblation, Submission, TonsuringCeolwulf 3.tonsure

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Description Ceolwulf 3 son of Cuthwine 4 succeeded to the kingship and he also submitted himself to St Cuthbert 1 and, giving up his kingdom and his wife [Anonymous 10132] for the love of God, he took himself to the monastery of Lindisfarne with great treasure, shaved off his beard and accepted the crown [of the tonsure].
Year 729 x 737
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