- Jaruman
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name =Jaruman
religion =Catholic
See =Diocese of Mercia
Title =Bishop of Mercia
Period = 662–669
Predecessor =Thumere
Successor =Chad of Mercia
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date of birth =
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date of death =669
place of death =Jaruman or Jarumann (died 669) was the fourth
Christian Bishop ofMercia .Fryde "Handbook of British Chronology" p. 220] He fought againstapostacy outside his diocese.Stenton "Anglo-Saxon England" Third Edition p. 130] He served as Bishop in the time ofKing Wulfhere , on whose behalf he undertook several missions to Saxon tribes which had lapsed into paganism.Mayr-Harting "Coming of Christianity" p. 117] He probably originated in Ireland but was educated atLindisfarne .Some
Tolkien scholars suggest that his name was the inspiration for that ofSaruman in "The Lord of the Rings ".Notes
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* [http://www.pase.ac.uk/pase/apps/persons/CreatePersonFrames.jsp?personKey=1710 Prosopography of Anglo Saxon England entry for Jarumann]
Persondata
NAME=Jaruman
ALTERNATIVE NAMES=Jarumann
SHORT DESCRIPTION=Bishop of Mercia
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DATE OF DEATH=669
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