Ordbriht Explained
| Ordbriht |
| Religion: | Christian |
| Bishop of Selsey |
| Appointed: | between 988 and 990 |
| Term End: | between 1007 and 1009 |
| Predecessor: | Æthelgar |
| Successor: | Ælfmær |
| Other Post: | Abbot of Chertsey |
| Death Date: | between 1007 and 1009 |
Ordbriht was a monk at Glastonbury, Winchester, and then Abingdon until 964 when he was appointed Abbot of Chertsey[1] by Æthelwold; Ordbriht attests as Bishop of Selsey from about 989 to 1007 or 1008.[2]
Ordbriht became bishop of Selsey between 988 and 990 and he died between 1007 and 1009.[3]
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 .
Notes and References
- Knowles, et al. Heads of Religious Houses pp. 38 and 244
- Kelly Charters of Selsey p. xcii
- Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 221
