Cynewulf of Lindisfarne

Cynewulf of Lindisfarne
Bishop of Lindisfarne
Church	Catholic
See	Diocese of Lindisfarne
In Office	740–780
Predecessor	Æthelwald
Successor	Higbald
Personal details
Died	783

Cynewulf of Lindisfarne was the Bishop of Lindisfarne from 740 to 780. He resigned the see in 780 and died in 783.^[1] It is possible that he was also the Anglo-Saxon poet Cynewulf, who was known to be alive at about the same time.

In 750 Cynewulf was imprisoned by Eadberht of Northumbria^[2] for giving sanctuary to Prince Offa during a dynastic clash.

Notes

1. ^ Powicke Handbook of British Chronology p. 238
2. ^ Kirby Earliest English Kings p. 126

References

• Kirby, D. P. (2000). The Earliest English Kings. New York: Routledge. ISBN 0-415-24211-8. 
• Powicke, F. Maurice and E. B. Fryde Handbook of British Chronology 2nd. ed. London:Royal Historical Society 1961

External links

• Catholic Encyclopedia highlighting the possible link with the poet Cynewulf
• Prosopography of Anglo Saxon England entry for Cynewulf

Religious titles
Preceded by Æthelwald	Bishop of Lindisfarne 740–780	Succeeded by Higbald

Persondata
Name	Cynewulf
Alternative names
Short description	Bishop of Lindisfarne
Date of birth
Place of birth
Date of death	783
Place of death