Ælfmær (bishop of Selsey) explained
Ælfmær (died) was an Anglo-Saxon Bishop of Selsey.
Life
Perhaps previously a monk at Glastonbury Abbey and then abbot of Tavistock Abbey,[1] Ælfmær was Bishop of Selsey by 1011, and was dead by 1032, when his successor witnessed a charter of King Cnut.[2] [3]
It is curious, however, that Ælfmær supposedly attested a charter of Cnut dated 1033.[4] The probable explanation is that Ælfmær witnessed the conveyance itself, which took place in 1032, but the charter recording the transaction was not prepared until 1033.[5]
According to the Handbook of British Chronology, Ælfmær became bishop between 1007 and 1011, and died about 1031.[6]
References
- Book: Fryde, E. B. . Greenway, D. E. . Porter, S. . Roy, I. . Handbook of British Chronology. Third revised . Cambridge University Press . Cambridge, UK . 1996 . 0-521-56350-X .
- Book: Kelly, S. E. . 1998 . Charters of Selsey . Anglo-Saxon Charters VI. Oxford University Press. 0-19-726175-2.
- Book: Knowles, David . David Knowles (scholar). London, Vera C. M. . Brooke, Christopher . Christopher N. L. Brooke . The Heads of Religious Houses, England and Wales, 940-1216. Second . Cambridge University Press . Cambridge, UK . 2001 . 0-521-80452-3 .
- Book: O'Donovan, M. A. . 1988 . Charters of Sherborne . Anglo-Saxon Charters III. Oxford University Press. 0-19-726051-9.
Notes and References
- Knowles, et al. Heads of Religious Houses p. 71
- http://www.anglo-saxons.net/hwaet/?do=seek&query=S+964 Anglo-Saxons.net Charters S964
- Kelly Charters of Selsey p. xcii
- http://www.anglo-saxons.net/hwaet/?do=seek&query=S+969 Anglo-Saxons.net Charters S969
- O'Donovan Charters of Sherborne pp. 72-73
- Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 221
