Aelfric Puttoc
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| Aelfric Puttoc | |
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Archbishop of York |
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| Birth name | Aelfric |
| Enthroned | 1023 and 1042 |
| Ended | 1041 and 1051 |
| Predecessor | Wulfstan II |
| Successor | Cynesige |
| Died | January 22, 1051 Southwell, Nottinghamshire |
| Buried | Peterborough Cathedral |
Aelfric Puttoc (died 22 January 1051) was a medieval Archbishop of York and Bishop of Worcester.
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[edit] Life
Aelfric first appears in the historical record as the provost of New Minster, Winchester.[1] He became Archbishop of York in 1023,[2] but did not hold the see of Worcester at the same time, which had been traditional for a number of years. He was consecrated by Æthelnoth Archbishop of Canterbury.[1] In 1036 he may have been the bishop who crowned Harold Harefoot king of England, since the Archbishop of Canterbury of the time was Aethelnoth, who supported Harold's rival Harthacanute.[citation needed] However, when Harthacanute became king, Aelfric was sent with others to disinter Harold's body and throw it away.[1] In 1040, Lyfing was accused of being implicated in the murder of the Prince Alfred Atheling and the Aelfric took the opportunity to seize the see of Worcester. In fact, it the chronicler John of Worcester relates the story that it was Aelfric himself who accused Lyfing of being involved in Alfred's murder, although whether to curry favor with the new king Harthacanute or in order to acquire Worcester is unclear.[3] He resigned Worcester in the following year, however, and permitted Lyfing (who was Bishop of Crediton as well as Worcester) to return. Aelfric was deprived of both his sees in 1041.[2]
In 1042, Aethelric, who had succeeded to the see of York, was deprived of York and Aelfric was returned to York.[2] Aelfric officiated with Archbishop Edsige of Canterbury at the coronation of Edward the Confessor at Winchester on April 3, 1043.[4] Aelfric died at Southwell on January 22, 1051[5] and is buried in Peterborough Cathedral.[6] His nickname "Puttoc" probably means "kite", a type of bird, and may have been an invention by the monks of Worcester in order to belittle Aelfric.[1] It may have meant "buzzard" also.[7] The Northumbrian Priests' Law which is usually attributed to Alefric's predecessor Wulfstan II, Archbishop of York, might have been authored instead by Aelfric, or possibly Aelfric's successor Cynesige.[8]
[edit] Notes
- ^ a b c d Hunt "Ælfric (d. 1051)" Oxford Dictionary of National Biography Online Edition accessed November 10, 2007
- ^ a b c Fryde Handbook of British Chronology p. 224
- ^ Walker Harold p. 16
- ^ Barlow, Frank, Edward the Confessor p. 61
- ^ Barlow Edward the Confessor p. 104
- ^ Knowles The Monastic Order in England p. 73
- ^ Fletcher Bloodfeud p. 113-114
- ^ Fletcher Bloodfeud p. 128
[edit] References
- Barlow, Frank Edward the Confessor Berkeley, California: University of California Press 1970 ISBN 0-520-01671-8
- Fletcher, Richard Bloodfeud: Murder and Revenge in Anglo-Saxon England Oxford: Oxford University Press 2003 ISBN 0-19-516136-X
- Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I. (1996). Handbook of British Chronology, Third Edition, revised, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-56350-X.
- Hunt, William "Ælfric (d. 1051)" rev. Marios Costambeys, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography Oxford University Press, 2004 Online Edition accessed November 10, 2007
- Knowles, David The Monastic Order in England: A History of Its Development from the Times of St Dunstan to the Fourth Lateran Council 940-1216 Second Edition Cambridge:Cambridge University Press 1963 ISBN 0-521-05479-6
- Walker, Ian Harold: The Last Anglo-Saxon King Wrens Park Publishing 2000 ISBN 0-905-778-464
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| Roman Catholic Church titles | ||
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| Preceded by Wulfstan II |
Archbishop of York 1023–1041 |
Succeeded by Æthelric |
| Preceded by Lyfing |
Bishop of Worcester 1040–1041 |
Succeeded by Lyfing |
| Preceded by Æthelric |
Archbishop of York 1042–1051 |
Succeeded by Cynesige |
| Persondata | |
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| NAME | Aelfric Puttoc |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Archbishop of York; Bishop of Worcester |
| DATE OF BIRTH | |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 22, 1051 |
| PLACE OF DEATH | Southwell, Nottinghamshire |
