Helmstan was a medieval Bishop of Winchester. He was consecrated between 838 and 839. He died between 844 and 852 or in 853. Fryde, et al. Handbook of...
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was born in the reign of Egbert of Wessex, and was ordained priest by Helmstan, bishop of Winchester (838-c. 852). His fame reached the king's ears, and...
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where his father was buried, and where he appointed Swithun to succeed Helmstan as bishop in 852–853. However, he made a grant of land in Somerset to his...
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attests without Wigthegn. betw. 833–838 838 Eadhun 838 or 839 betw. 844–853 Helmstan 852 or 853 betw. 862–865 Swithun Canonized. Patron saint of Winchester...
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Appointed between 833 and 838 Term ended 838 Predecessor Herefrith Successor Helmstan Orders Consecration between 833 and 838 Personal details Died 838 Denomination...
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of its former owner Helmstan, Ordlaf's godson, and how the land subsequently passed into Ordlaf's sole ownership after Helmstan's second conviction for...
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Cyneberht Ealhmund Wigthegn Herefrith (disputed) Eadmund (disputed) Eadhun Helmstan Swithun Ealhferth Tunbeorht Denewulf Frithestan Beornstan/Byrnstan Ælfheah...
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also be utilized. The Fonthill Letter recounts that a cattle thief named Helmstan was scratched in the face by a bramble while fleeing the scene of the crime...
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Cyneberht Ealhmund Wigthegn Herefrith (disputed) Eadmund (disputed) Eadhun Helmstan Swithun Ealhferth Tunbeorht Denewulf Frithestan Beornstan/Byrnstan Ælfheah...
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