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Author Ęthelwulf
Source Title De Abbatibus
Date of composition [803-21]
Language Latin

Notes

*On the relations between Ęthelwulf and the School of York see M. Lapidge, 'Aediluulf and the School of York', in his Anglo-Latin Literature, 600-899, Cambridge 1996, pp. 381-98.

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Go to Ęthelwulf. De Abbatibus Campbell, A. Ęthelwulf. De Abbatibus Oxford 1967 3-65

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Campbell, A. Ęthelwulf. De Abbatibus Oxford 1967 2-64

Factoid List

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RecordedNames Ęthelwulf.CarmAbb  19 cap. Wynnfrith 2 (Vynfridus)
RecordedNames Ęthelwulf.CarmAbb  19 Wynnfrith 2 (Vynfrid)
RecordedNames Ęthelwulf.CarmAbb  22 Wulfsige 3 (Vulfsig)
RecordedNames Ęthelwulf.CarmAbb  18 Wulfsige 3 (Vulfsig)
RecordedNames Ęthelwulf.CarmAbb  18 cap. Wulfsige 3 (Vulfsig)
RecordedNames Ęthelwulf.CarmAbb  22 Hyglac 1 (Higlac)
Possession Ęthelwulf.CarmAbb  4 Eanmund 1 He gave land to St Peter's (Lindisfarne?)
RecordedNames Ęthelwulf.CarmAbb  16 Hyglac 1 (Hyglacus)
RecordedNames Ęthelwulf.CarmAbb  22 Cuthbert 1 (Cudberchtus)
RecordedNames Ęthelwulf.CarmAbb  15 cap. Sigewine 1 (Siguuinus)
RecordedNames Ęthelwulf.CarmAbb  15 Sigewine 1 (Siguinus)
RecordedNames Ęthelwulf.CarmAbb  16 cap. Hyglac 1 (Hyglacus)
RecordedNames Ęthelwulf.CarmAbb  14 Sigebald 4 (preclaro nomine Sigbald)
RecordedNames Ęthelwulf.CarmAbb  13 cap. Eorpwine 1 (Eorpuinus)
RecordedNames Ęthelwulf.CarmAbb  14 cap. Sigebald 4 (Sigbaldus)
RecordedNames Ęthelwulf.CarmAbb  13 Ealdwine 3 (Aldwinus)
RecordedNames Ęthelwulf.CarmAbb  13 Ealdwine 3 (Alduinus)
RecordedNames Ęthelwulf.CarmAbb  10 Ęthwine 1 (Aethuinus)
RecordedNames Ęthelwulf.CarmAbb  11 Merhteof 1 (Merchdeof)
RecordedNames Ęthelwulf.CarmAbb  10 cap. Cwicwine 1 (Cuicuinus)
RecordedNames Ęthelwulf.CarmAbb  9 Frithugils 1 (Fridegils)
RecordedNames Ęthelwulf.CarmAbb  9 cap. Frithugils 1 (Fridugilus)
RecordedNames Ęthelwulf.CarmAbb  8 Ultįn 1 (Vltan)
RecordedNames Ęthelwulf.CarmAbb  8 cap. Ultįn 1 (Vltan)
RecordedNames Ęthelwulf.CarmAbb  6 Ecgberht 6 (Ecgbercht)
RecordedNames Ęthelwulf.CarmAbb  6 Ecgberht 6 (Ecgberctus)
RecordedNames Ęthelwulf.CarmAbb  8 Eanmund 1 (Eanmundus)
RecordedNames Ęthelwulf.CarmAbb  5 Eadfrith 3 (Eadfridus)
RecordedNames Ęthelwulf.CarmAbb  7+ Eanmund 1 (Eanmund)
RecordedNames Ęthelwulf.CarmAbb  12 cap. Eanmund 1 (Eanmundus)
RecordedNames Ęthelwulf.CarmAbb  3 cap. Eanmund 1 (Eanmund)
RecordedNames Ęthelwulf.CarmAbb  3 Eanmund 1 (Eanmund)
RecordedNames Ęthelwulf.CarmAbb  2 cap. Osred 1 (Osred)
RecordedNames Ęthelwulf.CarmAbb  2 Aldfrith 1 (Aldfridus)
RecordedNames Ęthelwulf.CarmAbb  23 Ęthelwulf 5 (Clarus Lupus)
RecordedNames Ęthelwulf.CarmAbb  2 Ecgfrith 4 (Ecgfridus)
RecordedNames Ęthelwulf.CarmAbb  Pref. Ęthelwulf 5 (Aediluulf)
PersonInfo Ęthelwulf.CarmAbb  16 Anonymous 417 confessor among the English
PersonInfo Ęthelwulf.CarmAbb  15 Sigewine 1 He was very generous to humble men and great ones
RecordedNames Ęthelwulf.CarmAbb  Pref. Ecgberht 6 (Ecgberctus)
PersonInfo Ęthelwulf.CarmAbb  19 Wynnfrith 2 distinguished by splendid deeds
PersonInfo Ęthelwulf.CarmAbb  18 Wulfsige 3 humble man, modest in word and deed
PersonInfo Ęthelwulf.CarmAbb  16- Hyglac 1 saint
PersonInfo Ęthelwulf.CarmAbb  22 Hyglac 1 blessed
PersonInfo Ęthelwulf.CarmAbb  16 Hyglac 1 he became blind
PersonInfo Ęthelwulf.CarmAbb  18 Wulfsige 3 He would recite then entire psalter at night and then again during the day. He ate only what sufficed when his hungry body urged him to obtain food
PersonInfo Ęthelwulf.CarmAbb  22 Wulfsige 3 reverend
PersonInfo Ęthelwulf.CarmAbb  22 Eadfrith 5 from Ireland
PersonInfo Ęthelwulf.CarmAbb  16 Hyglac 1 famous
PersonInfo Ęthelwulf.CarmAbb  13 Eorpwine 1 zealous lover of monastic life
PersonInfo Ęthelwulf.CarmAbb  15 Sigewine 1 He desired to celebrate sacred solemnities with his monks at festivals.
PersonInfo Ęthelwulf.CarmAbb  13 Ealdwine 3 a noble standard-bearer
PersonInfo Ęthelwulf.CarmAbb  13 Eorpwine 1 he brought riches to the monks, whom terrible hunger had afflicted
PersonInfo Ęthelwulf.CarmAbb  11 Merhteof 1 lethargy was vexing his body
PersonInfo Ęthelwulf.CarmAbb  13 Eorpwine 1 pious
PersonInfo Ęthelwulf.CarmAbb  13 Eorpwine 1 he was generous to the needy, but very sparing to himself in all his diet
PersonInfo Ęthelwulf.CarmAbb  11 Merhteof 1 he died in a purified state
PersonInfo Ęthelwulf.CarmAbb  11 Merhteof 1 famous
PersonInfo Ęthelwulf.CarmAbb  10 Cwicwine 1 This pious man cast all sin from his chaste heart.
PersonInfo Ęthelwulf.CarmAbb  8 Ultįn 1 pious father
PersonInfo Ęthelwulf.CarmAbb  10 Cwicwine 1 holy man
PersonInfo Ęthelwulf.CarmAbb  10 Cwicwine 1 He was perpetually performing fasts for whole days
PersonInfo Ęthelwulf.CarmAbb  9 Frithugils 1 He was remarkable for his teachings and his doings
PersonInfo Ęthelwulf.CarmAbb  8 Ultįn 1 saint
PersonInfo Ęthelwulf.CarmAbb  8 Anonymous 414 disease swallowed up his body
PersonInfo Ęthelwulf.CarmAbb  12 Eanmund 1 man of noble speech and to be revered in every action
PersonInfo Ęthelwulf.CarmAbb  8 Ultįn 1 blessed
PersonInfo Ęthelwulf.CarmAbb  8 Ultįn 1 elected of God
PersonInfo Ęthelwulf.CarmAbb  8 Ultįn 1 Scottorum gente
PersonInfo Ęthelwulf.CarmAbb  6 Ecgberht 6 reverend
PersonInfo Ęthelwulf.CarmAbb  6 Ecgberht 6 holy in his way of life
PersonInfo Ęthelwulf.CarmAbb  7 Anonymi 1209 They began in piety to surpass each other for the sake of Christ
PersonInfo Ęthelwulf.CarmAbb  5 Eadfrith 3 pious man
PersonInfo Ęthelwulf.CarmAbb  5 Eanmund 1 servant of the Lord
PersonInfo Ęthelwulf.CarmAbb  6 Eanmund 1 servant of Christ
PersonInfo Ęthelwulf.CarmAbb  6 Eanmund 1 pious man
PersonInfo Ęthelwulf.CarmAbb  3 Eanmund 1 a pious man and an associate of the friends of Christ
PersonInfo Ęthelwulf.CarmAbb  5 Eadfrith 3 rendered famous by the reward of his merits
PersonInfo Ęthelwulf.CarmAbb  4 Osred 1 tyrant
PersonInfo Ęthelwulf.CarmAbb  2 Osred 1 He devoted his short life to empty acts ... he destroyed many by a pitiable death, but forced others to live in monastic enclosures after receiving tonsure.
PersonInfo Ęthelwulf.CarmAbb  3 Eanmund 1 reverend
PersonInfo Ęthelwulf.CarmAbb  Pref. Ecgberht 6 pre-eminent among the English
Occupation Ęthelwulf.CarmAbb  22 Eadfrith 5 Teacher
Occupation Ęthelwulf.CarmAbb  19 Wynnfrith 2 Servant
PersonInfo Ęthelwulf.CarmAbb  2 Osred 1 Vigorous in his deeds, in his words, and in every activity, but not having been controlled in early life, he was an indocile youth
Occupation Ęthelwulf.CarmAbb  21 Anonymous 418 Brother
Occupation Ęthelwulf.CarmAbb  22 Hyglac 1 Teacher
Occupation Ęthelwulf.CarmAbb  22 Hyglac 1 Teacher
Occupation Ęthelwulf.CarmAbb  19 Wynnfrith 2 Brother
Occupation Ęthelwulf.CarmAbb  15 Anonymous 416 Brother
Occupation Ęthelwulf.CarmAbb  8 Ultįn 1 Scribe
Occupation Ęthelwulf.CarmAbb  11 Merhteof 1 Brother
Occupation Ęthelwulf.CarmAbb  10 Ęthwine 1 Monk
Occupation Ęthelwulf.CarmAbb  10 Cwicwine 1 Brother
Occupation Ęthelwulf.CarmAbb  10 cap. Cwicwine 1 Smith
Occupation Ęthelwulf.CarmAbb  10 cap. Cwicwine 1 Brother
Occupation Ęthelwulf.CarmAbb  9 Frithugils 1 Brother
Occupation Ęthelwulf.CarmAbb  8 Anonymous 414 Brother
Occupation Ęthelwulf.CarmAbb  7 cap. Anonymous 413 Messenger
Occupation Ęthelwulf.CarmAbb  6 Anonymous 413 Messenger
Occupation Ęthelwulf.CarmAbb  12 Anonymi 1209 Brother
Occupation Ęthelwulf.CarmAbb  8 Anonymous 415 Servant
Occupation Ęthelwulf.CarmAbb  6 Anonymous 412 Messenger
Occupation Ęthelwulf.CarmAbb  6 cap. Anonymous 412 Messenger
Occupation Ęthelwulf.CarmAbb  6 Anonymous 412 Brother
Occupation Ęthelwulf.CarmAbb  23 Ęthelwulf 5 Poet
Occupation Ęthelwulf.CarmAbb  7 Anonymi 1209 Monk
Occupation Ęthelwulf.CarmAbb  7 cap. Anonymi 1209 Brother
Occupation Ęthelwulf.CarmAbb  5 Anonymous 411 Teacher
Occupation Ęthelwulf.CarmAbb  3 Eanmund 1 Soldier
Occupation Ęthelwulf.CarmAbb  4 Anonymi 1209 Monk
Occupation Ęthelwulf.CarmAbb  4 Eanmund 1 Soldier
Occupation Ęthelwulf.CarmAbb  1 cap. Anonymi 1208 Monk
Occupation Ęthelwulf.CarmAbb  1 Anonymi 1208 Monk
Occupation Ęthelwulf.CarmAbb  22 Ęthelwulf 5 Poet
Occupation Ęthelwulf.CarmAbb  1 Ęthelwulf 5 Poet
Occupation Ęthelwulf.CarmAbb  1 cap. Ęthelwulf 5 Poet
Occupation Ęthelwulf.CarmAbb  Pref. Ęthelwulf 5 Poet
Personal Relationship Ęthelwulf.CarmAbb  4 Eanmund 1 was Father of Anonymi 1209
Personal Relationship Ęthelwulf.CarmAbb  19 Wulfsige 3 was Father of Wynnfrith 2
Personal Relationship Ęthelwulf.CarmAbb  15 Sigewine 1 was Brother of Sigebald 4
Personal Relationship Ęthelwulf.CarmAbb  2 Aldfrith 1 was Father of Osred 1
Personal Relationship Ęthelwulf.CarmAbb  15 cap. Sigewine 1 was Brother of Sigebald 4
Personal Relationship Ęthelwulf.CarmAbb  13 Ealdwine 3 was Brother of Eorpwine 1
Personal Relationship Ęthelwulf.CarmAbb  13 cap. Ealdwine 3 was Brother of Eorpwine 1
Personal Relationship Ęthelwulf.CarmAbb  2 Aldfrith 1 was Half-brother of Ecgfrith 4
Personal Relationship Ęthelwulf.CarmAbb  6 Eanmund 1 was Father of Anonymous 412
Personal Relationship Ęthelwulf.CarmAbb  6 Eanmund 1 was Brother of Ecgberht 6
Personal Relationship Ęthelwulf.CarmAbb  1 Anonymi 1207 was Kinsman of Ecgberht 6
Personal Relationship Ęthelwulf.CarmAbb  1 cap. Anonymi 1207 was Kinsman of Ecgberht 6
Personal Relationship Ęthelwulf.CarmAbb  1 Ecgberht 6 was Father of Ęthelwulf 5
Education Ęthelwulf.CarmAbb  14 Sigebald 4 learned
Personal Relationship Ęthelwulf.CarmAbb  Pref. Ecgberht 6 was Friend of Ęthelwulf 5
Personal Relationship Ęthelwulf.CarmAbb  1 Ęthelwulf 5 was Friend of Ecgberht 6
Personal Relationship Ęthelwulf.CarmAbb  Pref. Ecgberht 6 was Father of Ęthelwulf 5
Personal Relationship Ęthelwulf.CarmAbb  23 Ecgberht 6 was Father of Ęthelwulf 5
Office Ęthelwulf.CarmAbb  16 cap. Hyglac 1 held office of Lector
Office Ęthelwulf.CarmAbb  18 cap. Wulfsige 3 held office of Abbot
Education Ęthelwulf.CarmAbb  1 Ecgberht 6 learned
Office Ęthelwulf.CarmAbb  22 Eadfrith 5 held office of Priest
Office Ęthelwulf.CarmAbb  16 Sigewine 1 held office of Abbot
Office Ęthelwulf.CarmAbb  22 Wulfsige 3 held office of Priest
Office Ęthelwulf.CarmAbb  19 Wynnfrith 2 held office of Priest
Office Ęthelwulf.CarmAbb  19 cap. Wynnfrith 2 held office of Priest
Office Ęthelwulf.CarmAbb  19 Wulfsige 3 held office of Abbot
Office Ęthelwulf.CarmAbb  18 Wulfsige 3 held office of Priest
Office Ęthelwulf.CarmAbb  15 Sigewine 1 held office of Abbot
Office Ęthelwulf.CarmAbb  6 Ecgberht 6 held office of Bishop
Office Ęthelwulf.CarmAbb  15 cap. Sigewine 1 held office of Abbot
Office Ęthelwulf.CarmAbb  16 cap. Hyglac 1 held office of Priest
Office Ęthelwulf.CarmAbb  18 cap. Wulfsige 3 held office of Priest
Office Ęthelwulf.CarmAbb  17 Sigewine 1 held office of Abbot
Office Ęthelwulf.CarmAbb  14 cap. Sigebald 4 held office of Abbot
Office Ęthelwulf.CarmAbb  14 Sigebald 4 held office of Abbot
Office Ęthelwulf.CarmAbb  14 cap. Sigebald 4 held office of Priest
Office Ęthelwulf.CarmAbb  13 Ealdwine 3 held office of Abbot
Office Ęthelwulf.CarmAbb  13 Eorpwine 1 held office of Priest
Office Ęthelwulf.CarmAbb  8 Eanmund 1 held office of Abbot
Office Ęthelwulf.CarmAbb  22 Hyglac 1 held office of Lector
Office Ęthelwulf.CarmAbb  14 Sigebald 4 held office of Priest
Office Ęthelwulf.CarmAbb  8 Ultįn 1 held office of Priest
Office Ęthelwulf.CarmAbb  5 cap. Eadfrith 3 held office of Bishop
Office Ęthelwulf.CarmAbb  6 Ecgberht 6 held office of Bishop
Office Ęthelwulf.CarmAbb  5 Anonymous 411 held office of Priest
Office Ęthelwulf.CarmAbb  2 Osred 1 held office of Ruler
Office Ęthelwulf.CarmAbb  5 Eadfrith 3 held office of Bishop
Office Ęthelwulf.CarmAbb  12 cap. Eanmund 1 held office of Abbot
Office Ęthelwulf.CarmAbb  9 Frithugils 1 held office of Priest
Office Ęthelwulf.CarmAbb  12 Eanmund 1 held office of Abbot
Office Ęthelwulf.CarmAbb  7 Eanmund 1 held office of Abbot
Office Ęthelwulf.CarmAbb  7 cap. Eanmund 1 held office of Abbot
Office Ęthelwulf.CarmAbb  4 Eanmund 1 held office of Abbot
Office Ęthelwulf.CarmAbb  Pref. Ęthelwulf 5 held office of Priest
Office Ęthelwulf.CarmAbb  13 cap. Eorpwine 1 held office of Abbot
Office Ęthelwulf.CarmAbb  2 Aldfrith 1 held office of Ruler
Office Ęthelwulf.CarmAbb  2 cap. Osred 1 held office of King
Office Ęthelwulf.CarmAbb  Pref. Ecgberht 6 held office of Bishop
Office Ęthelwulf.CarmAbb  6 Eanmund 1 held office of Abbot
Office Ęthelwulf.CarmAbb  1 Anonymi 1207 held office of Bishop
Office Ęthelwulf.CarmAbb  1 cap. Ecgberht 6 held office of Bishop
Authorship Ęthelwulf.CarmAbb  16 Ęthelwulf 5 Author of De abbatibus ('On the Abbots')
Authorship Ęthelwulf.CarmAbb  22 Ęthelwulf 5 Author of De Abbatibus ('On the Abbots')
Office Ęthelwulf.CarmAbb  3 Eanmund 1 held status of Dux / Dux
Office Ęthelwulf.CarmAbb  3 cap. Eanmund 1 held status of Dux / Dux
Event Ęthelwulf.CarmAbb  14 Sigebald 4 built a church consecrated to the Virgin.
Authorship Ęthelwulf.CarmAbb  1 Ęthelwulf 5 Author of De Abbatibus ('On the Abbots')
Event Ęthelwulf.CarmAbb  19 Both day and night in his prayers Wynnfrith 2 commended both himself and the soul of Wulfsige 3 to the Lord.
Event Ęthelwulf.CarmAbb  15 A brother (Anonymous 416) saw Sigewine 1, dressed in clothes not his own, give gifts to the poor who were shut out of the gates. He urged them that they would tell these things to no man for as long as he was alive.
Event Ęthelwulf.CarmAbb  22 In Ęthelwulf 5's dream he was venerating the tomb of St Cuthbert 1.
Event Ęthelwulf.CarmAbb  16 Anonymous 417 saw in a vision the Lord take Hyglac 1 in his arms.
Event Ęthelwulf.CarmAbb  12 Eanmund 1's limbs were placed in a fitting tomb under the roof of the church
Office Ęthelwulf.CarmAbb  Pref. Ecgberht 6 held office of Bishop
Event Ęthelwulf.CarmAbb  21 After leaving the church of St Peter at night, Ęthelwulf 5 approached a brother (Anonymous 418) who was observing the stars in the sky. Suddenly there appeared a great troop, which poured forth songs.
Event Ęthelwulf.CarmAbb  11 When life was taken away from Merhteof 1's body, his soul met his children who had previously died. They took him to the Lord who bade him visit his wife, whom he had cast away by marrying again. She was convinced by the children to let him return to his body so that he could discharge his sins.
Status Ęthelwulf.CarmAbb  3 cap. Eanmund 1 held status of Nobleman / Nobleman
Event Ęthelwulf.CarmAbb  10 Ęthwine 1 saw a troop come from heaven and take Cwicwine 1's soul from his body. It was resplendent and flying with the troop it entered the citadels above.
Event Ęthelwulf.CarmAbb  18 Ęthelwulf 5 attached himself to Wulfsige 3 as soon as he entered the monastery as a boy. They both enjoyed the peace of one house.
Event Ęthelwulf.CarmAbb  22 Ęthelwulf 5 had a dream of a great and elaborate church. He saw an old man there, who pointed out to him Eadfrith 5, one of Ęthelwulf 5's teachers. He also saw Hyglac 1 there and was led by Eadfrith 5 to meet Wulfsige 3. When the poet woke up, he started to write a description of the dream.
Event Ęthelwulf.CarmAbb  8 Ultįn 1 went to Eanmund 1's cells and mingled with the monks.
Event Ęthelwulf.CarmAbb  6 Eanmund 1 completed the lofty walls of a very beautiful temple. He placed in the church the altar which had been consecrated in the name of St Peter by Ecgberht 6.
Event Ęthelwulf.CarmAbb  8 A brother (Anonymous 414) who was very ill asked his servant to bring him a relic of Ultįn 1's body, namely his hand as he wanted to make a sign with it, hoping to be healed by the merits of the saint.
Event Ęthelwulf.CarmAbb  6 Eanmund 1 sent a messenger to Ecgberht 6, asking him to instruct the monks by the letter, and to sanctify for him an altar and reveal which places were worthy ones, in which a church might be placed. The bishop consecrated the altar in the name of St Peter and described a place that he had seen in a vision as a worthy place for the construction of a church.
Event Ęthelwulf.CarmAbb  6 A messenger (Anonymous 413) was sent by Ecgberht 6 to Eanmund 1. The bishop was aware of the construction of the church and was happy that it should stand on a former haunt of robbers.
Event Ęthelwulf.CarmAbb  17 Sigewine 1 was buried by the figure of the tall cross he had set up.
Event Ęthelwulf.CarmAbb  8 it was decided to raise Ultįn 1's remains from the grave, and after washing his bones to place them inside a tomb, which stood in the church.
Event Ęthelwulf.CarmAbb  5 Eanmund 1 went to see Eadfrith 3 and obtained from him a teacher (Anonymous 411) of the monastic rule.
Event Ęthelwulf.CarmAbb  4 Eanmund 1 obtained what he had assigned to Christ and St Peter, and collected the monks (Anonymi 1209) into a blessed cell.
Event Ęthelwulf.CarmAbb  Pref., 1 Ęthelwulf 5 wrote the poem 'De Abbatibus' for Bishop Ecgberht 6, from whose blood the great men celebrated in the poem 'De Abbatibus' had sprung.
Event Ęthelwulf.CarmAbb  2 Ecgfrith 4 fell by the hostile sword of the Picts.
Event Ęthelwulf.CarmAbb  4 Eanmund 1 received the tonsure when Osred 1 was persecuting the leaders of the English.
RecordedNames Ęthelwulf.CarmAbb  22 Eadfrith 5 (Eadfridus)
Possession Ęthelwulf.CarmAbb  14 Sigebald 4 a golden chalice