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It was the booking of a tenth of folkland to its owners, who would then be free to convey it to a church. [77] It was a reduction of one tenth in the secular burdens on lands already in the possession of landowners. [77] The secular burdens would have included the provision of supplies for the king and his officials and payment of various taxes ...
De abbatibus in the Cambridge manuscript. De abbatibus (fully Carmen de abbatibus, meaning "Song of the Abbots") is a Latin poem in eight hundred and nineteen hexameters by the ninth-century English monk Æthelwulf (Ædiluulf), a name meaning "noble wolf", which the author sometimes Latinises as Lupus Clarus.
In the eighth century, Mercia was the most powerful kingdom in southern England, but in the early ninth century Wessex became dominant. In the 820s King Egbert of Wessex conquered south-east England (Kent, Surrey, Sussex and Essex).
Æthelwold was nominated to the see of Carlisle about June 1133, and consecrated in August 1133. [6] Carlisle was a newly founded see, created by King Henry in Cumbria, in order to extend the rule of the English into areas in dispute between Scotland and England.
Adulf is said to have been the brother of Botolph, but virtually nothing is known about his life.Church historian Frederick George Holweck says he was not Botolph's brother.
Most of the world’s top corporations have simple names. Steve Jobs named Apple while on a fruitarian diet, and found the name "fun, spirited and not intimidating." Plus, it came before Atari in ...
Dunford started his acting career in 2010 on The Tudors. [2] Afterwards he appeared in many films and television productions such as An Crisis [2] and Game of Thrones. [2] His most notable roles are Aethelwulf on the television series Vikings [3] [4] and Patrick Fitzgerald in the 2014 film Patrick's Day.
The final night of the Democratic National Convention included a tutorial on pronouncing Kamala Harris' name — featuring none other than the candidate's great nieces. The actress Kerry ...