Jaruman Explained

Jaruman
Bishop of Mercia
Elected:	662
Ended:	669
Predecessor:	Trumhere
Successor:	Chad of Mercia
Death Date:	669

Jaruman (or Jarumann; died 669) was the fourth Bishop of Mercia.^[1] He fought against apostasy outside his diocese.^[2] He served as bishop in the time of King Wulfhere of Mercia, on whose behalf he undertook several missions to Saxon tribes which had returned to paganism.^[3] He probably originated in Ireland but was educated at Lindisfarne.

Some Tolkien scholars suggest that Jaruman's name was the inspiration for that of Saruman in The Lord of the Rings.

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: Henry Mayr-Harting

. Mayr-Harting, Henry. Henry Mayr-Harting . The Coming of Christianity to Anglo-Saxon England . Pennsylvania State University Press . University Park, PA . 1991 . 0-271-00769-9 .

• Book: Frank Stenton

. Stenton, F. M. . Frank Stenton . Anglo-Saxon England . 1971. Oxford University Press . Oxford, UK . Third . 978-0-19-280139-5 .

Notes and References

1. Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 220
2. Stenton Anglo-Saxon England p. 130
3. Mayr-Harting Coming of Christianity p. 117