- Wulfric
Wulfric is an Anglo-Saxon male name, meaning "wolf power" or "wolf ruler".
Historical mentions
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Wulfric Spot , Earl ofMercia and Chief Councillor of State to King Ethelred; b.(?), d.12 October 1010 . Founder of Burton Abbey, to which he bequeathed land and money in his will of c. 1002-4 [http://www.burton2000.co.uk/History/Modwen/index.htm] .
*Wulfric of Haselbury, hermit and miracle worker; b. 1080(?) atCompton Martin , d.20 February 1154 atHaselbury Plucknett . Venerated as a CatholicSaint , though never formally canonised.Fictional characters
*The chief protagonist in "Wulfric the Weapon Thane" by
Charles W. Whistler .
*The middle name of Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore, a main character inJ.K. Rowling 's "Harry Potter " series.
*The Duke of Bewcastle, Wulfric Bedwyn, in Mary Balogh's "Slightly" series.External links
* [http://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=2053 Saint Wulfric] from "Catholic Online"
* [http://www.medievalbritain.cis.to/pipermail/lmb/2003-February/062623.html Wulfric of Haselbury] discussion thread on the "Later Medieval Britain" mailing list
*C. R. Hart. "The Early Charters of Northern England and the North Midlands." Studies in Early English History 6. Leicester: Leicester University Press, 1975. (Wulfric Spot: pp. 373-4)
*Richard Fletcher. "Who's Who in Roman Britain and Anglo-Saxon England." Who's Who in British History. London: Shepheard-Walwyn (Publishers) Ltd., 1989. (Wulfric Spot: pp. 192-4)
*The Project Gutenberg eBook of " [http://www.gutenberg.org/files/13752/13752-h/13752-h.htm Wulfric the Weapon Thane] ", by Charles W. Whistler
*Albus Dumbledore at the [http://www.hp-lexicon.org/wizards/dumbledore.html Harry Potter Lexicon]
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