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King Edgar to New Minster, Winchester; refoundation and grant of privileges.

Charter information
Sawyer 745
Birch 1190
Kemble 527
British Academy Miller, New Minster No. 23
Source Used Brit_Ac
Archive(s) Winchester, New Minster
Source Information
Language Latin
Date from Source 966
Scholarly Source Dating 966

Notes

*Finberg, ECW, no. 100, authentic; Wormald 1963, on script; John 1965, pp. 417 n., 420 n., 421, on formulation, pp. 271-5, probably contemporary; John 1966, pp. 271-5, extraordinary but original; Whitelock 1970, pp. 131-3, drafted by Bishop Æthelwold; Bishop 1971, p. xxi, perhaps written by Abingdon scribe; HRH, p. 230, original, subscriptions are consistent; Biddle 1975, pp. 134, 236 n. 66, genuine record of events in 966 but charter itself need only be dated 966 x 984; Biddle et al. 1976, p. 315; Sawyer, Burton, p. 34, authentic; Whitelock, EHD, pp. 378-9, surely composed by Æthelwold; Keynes 1980, p. 81 n. 163, can be regarded as work of Æthelwold; Councils and Synods, pp. 119-20; Golden Age, p. 47 (no. 26); Lapidge and Winterbottom 1991, pp. lxxxix-xc; Heslop 1992, p. 310 n. 43; Dumville 1993, p. 2 n. 6, p. 143, on script; Lapidge 1993, pp. 127, 189-90, on prose style; Dumville 1994, p. 162, cited; Deshman 1995, pp. 184, 196; Gameson 1995, p. 203 n. 9; Keynes 1996, pp. 26-8

Factoid List

View Factoid Type Source Ref Primary Person Short Description
Transaction S745    King Edgar 11 to Winchester, New Minster 1; refoundation and grant of privileges
RecordedNames S745    Gregory 1 (Gregorius)
Personal Relationship S745    Ælfthryth 8 was Wife of Edgar 11
Personal Relationship S745    Eadgifu 4 was Grandmother of Edgar 11
Office S745    Wulfstan 21 held office of Minister
Office S745    Ælfwine 18 held office of Minister
Office S745    Leofwine 11 held office of Minister
Office S745    Æthelweard 21 held office of Minister
Office S745    Ælfweard 9 held office of Minister
Office S745    Osweard 4 held office of Minister
Office S745    Beorhtfrith 10 held office of Minister
Office S745    Ælfwine 17 held office of Minister
Office S745    Byrhtnoth 1 held office of Dux
Office S745    Æthelwine 2 held office of Dux
Office S745    Ordgar 5 held office of Dux
Office S745    Ælfheah 33 held office of Dux
Office S745    Æthelstan 31 held office of Dux
Office S745    Ælfhere 10 held office of Dux
Office S745    Æthelgar 8 held office of Abbot
Office S745    Ælfstan 41 held office of Abbot
Office S745    Ordberht 4 held office of Abbot
Office S745    Osgar 1 held office of Abbot
Office S745    Athulf 7 held office of Bishop
Office S745    Æscwig 4 held office of Abbot
Office S745    Wynnsige 20 held office of Bishop
Office S745    Eadhelm 13 held office of Bishop
Office S745    Ælfstan 39 held office of Bishop
Office S745    Beorhthelm 17 held office of Bishop
Office S745    Ælfwald 32 held office of Bishop
Office S745    Oswald 8 held office of Bishop
Office S745    Ælfstan 40 held office of Bishop (bishop of the church of London)
Office S745    Oswulf 16 held office of Bishop
Office S745    Æthelwold 1 held office of Bishop (bishop of the church of Winchester)
Office S745    Oscytel 5 held office of Archbishop (archbishop of the church of York)
Office S745    Dunstan 1 held office of Archbishop
Office S745    Edgar 11 held office of Vicar (vicar of Christ)
Office S745    Edgar 11 held office of Basileus (basileus of all Albion)
Office S745    Edgar 11 held office of King
Office S745    Edgar 11 held office of Princeps
Status S745    Edmund 11 held status of Clito / Clito
Status S745    Edward 12 held status of Clito / Clito
Event S745    King Edgar 11 to Winchester, New Minster; refoundation and grant of privileges
Event S745    King Edgar 11 expelled the 'crowds of depraved canons from the various monasteries of our kingdom. Because they had no benefit to me with their intercessory prayers...' and 'joyously installed in these monasteries within our jurisdiction, throngs of monks pleasing to the Lord, who might intercede unhesitatingly for us... For this reason therefore ... I have re-established the monastery of the New Minster of the church of Winchester, dedicated to Our Saviour and to His mother Mary, the Perpetual Virgin, and to all the Apostles, with other saints... I have driven away wanton clerks, and I, subject to the High-Throned One, choosing an abbot with Christ's help, have faithfully appointed thither true worshippers of God, observing the monkish decree [of humility], who might intercede for our sins, and for those of our people lying at rest there, by zealous service, [so that], fortified by their intercessions, the condition of our kingdom might thrive.'
Personal Relationship S745    Edmund 11 was Son of Edgar 11