Wulfstan I

Wulfstan I

Infobox Archbishop of York
name = Wulfstan I


birth_name = Wulfstan
consecration = 931
began = unknown
term_end = 26 December 956
predecessor = Hrotheweard
successor = Oskytel
birth_date =
birthplace =
death_date = 26 December 956
deathplace = Oundle, Northamptonshire
tomb =

Wulfstan (died 26 December 956) was Archbishop of York between 931 and 952. He is often known as Wulfstan I, to separate him from Wulfstan II, Archbishop of York.

Life

Wulfstan was consecrated in 931.Fryde "Handbook of British Chronology" p. 224]

In 939, King Olaf Guthfrithson of Dublin invaded Northumbria and occupied York. King Eadred of England marched north to remove Olaf from York, but in 940 Wulfstan and Archbishop Wulfhelm of Canterbury arranged a treaty that ceded the area between Watling Street and the border of Northumbria to Olaf. But Olaf died in late 940, and his rule in York was inherited by his cousin, Olaf Sitricson who became King of Jórvík.Stenton "Anglo Saxon England" p. 357] In 943 Wulfstan, who was the real ruler of Northumbria, deposed Olaf Sitricson, for relapsing into paganism, and placed Ragnall Gothfrithson, Olaf Guthfrithson's brother, on the throne of York.Hill "The Age of Athelstan" p. 170-171] However, Ragnall was killed in 945 by Olaf, who returned to the throne.Ashley "Mammoth Book of British Kings & Queens" p. 464-466] In early 947 Eadred became king, and Wulfstan swore an oath to recognize Eadred as king in Northumbria.Stenton "Anglo Saxon England" 3rd ed. p. 360-361] Later in 947 Wulfstan invited Erik Bloodaxe, king of Orkney to become King of Jórvík. Erik was expelled in 948 by Eadred who put Olaf back on the throne again. However, in 952 Wulfstan once more plotted and managed to return Erik to the throne. Eadred then re-invaded and imprisoned Wulfstan.Ashley "Mammoth Book of British Kings & Queens" p. 443] The Anglo Saxon Chronicle version D says that Eadred arrested Wulfstan, but if this actually happened, the king and archbishop must have reconciled at some point before Eadred's death in 955, as Wulfstan was archbishop when Eadred died.

He died at Oundle, Northamptonshire on 26 December 956.

Notes

References

* Ashely, Mike "The Mammoth Book of British Kings & Queens" New York: Carroll & Graff 1998 ISBN 0-7967-0692-9
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* Hill, Paul "The Age of Athelstan: Britain's Forgotten History" Stroud:Tempus 2004 ISBN 0-7524-2566-8
* Stenton, F. M. "Anglo-Saxon England" Third Edition Oxford:Oxford University Press 1971 ISBN 978-0-19-280139-5

External links

* [http://www.britannia.com/bios/abofy/wulfstan1.html Wulfstan I at Britannia Biographies]
* [http://www.earlybritishkingdoms.com/adversaries/bios/wulfstan1.html Wulfstan I at Early British Kingdoms]
* [http://www.pase.ac.uk/pase/apps/persons/CreatePersonFrames.jsp?personKey=7828 Prosopography of Anglo Saxon England entry on Wulfstan]

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