Oswulf of Ramsbury explained
| Type: | Bishop |
| Oswulf |
| Bishop of Ramsbury |
| Religion: | Christian |
| Appointed: | between 949 and 951 |
| Term End: | 970 |
| Predecessor: | Ælfric |
| Successor: | Ælfstan |
| Consecration: | between 949 and 950 |
| Death Date: | 970 |
Oswulf was a medieval Bishop of Ramsbury.
Oswulf was consecrated between 949 and 951. He died in 970.[1] In the 940s Ealdorman Ealhhelm was given the lands of the then defunct Evesham Abbey, and on his death they were appropriated by thegn Wulfric and Bishop Oswulf.[2]
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 .
- Williams, Ann . Ann Williams (historian) . 143–172. Princeps Merciorum gentis: the family, career and connections of Ælfhere, Ealdorman of Mercia, 956-83. Anglo-Saxon England. 1982. Cambridge, UK. Cambridge University Press. 0-521-24177-4.
Notes and References
- Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 220
- Williams "Princeps Merciorum gentis" Anglo-Saxon England pp. 145–146
