Werferth Explained

Type:Bishop
Werferth
Bishop of Worcester
Religion:Christian
Appointed:either in 872 or between 869 and 872
Term End:either in 915 or between 907 and 915
Predecessor:Ealhhun
Successor:Æthelhun
Consecration:either in 872 or between 869 and 872
Death Date:either in 915 or between 907 and 915

Werferth was an English bishop of Worcester.

Werferth was consecrated either in 872 or between 869 and 872.[1] A contemporary and friend of Alfred the Great, he was a significant translator, from Latin into Old English. His translations include the Dialogues of Gregory, commissioned by Alfred.[2] He died either in 915 or between 907 and 915.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 224
  2. http://www.bartleby.com/211/0609.html Alfred and the Old English Prose of his Reign