Aldhun Bishop of Durham

• Preferred Name: Aldhun Bishop of Durham^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13]}
  
• Gender: M
  
• Religion: Bishop
  
• Moved+See+to+Durham: 995 in Durham, England at LATI: N4.7643 LONG: E1.571 with note: Description: In 995 Aldhun moved the See of Lindisfarne from Chester-le-Street to what became Durham and began building the White Church. https://archive.org/details/dictionarynatio43stepgoog/page/247/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Durham_Cathedral#Anglo-Saxon
  
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• Appointed+Bishop+of+Lindisfarne: 990 in Chester le Street, Durham, England at LATI: N4.8603 LONG: E1.5748 with note: Description: Aldhun was appointed Bishop to the See of Chester-le-Street (Bishop of Lindisfarne) in 990 https://archive.org/details/dictionarynatio43stepgoog/page/247/mode/1up
  
• Began+building+the+White+Church+of+Durham: 998 in Durham, England at LATI: N4.7643 LONG: E1.571 with note: Description: In 998 Aldhun began building a stone church at Durham that was known as "The White Church" and eventually became Durham Cathedral https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Durham_Cathedral#Anglo-Saxon https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aldhun https://archive.org/details/dictionarynatio43stepgoog/page/247/mode/1up
  
• Moved+Relics+of+St+Cuthbert+to+Durham: 995 in Durham, England at LATI: N4.7643 LONG: E1.571 with note: Description: In 995 Aldhun moved the holy relics of St Cuthbert of Lindisfarne from Chester-le-Street to Durham, building a new shrine to house them. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Durham_Cathedral#Anglo-Saxon
  
• Birth: ABT 959 in Northumbria, England at LATI: N4.6325 LONG: E2.3516 with note: https://www.durhamworldheritagesite.com/learn/history/prince-bishops/early-bishops
  
• Death: SEP 1018 in Durham, England at LATI: N4.7643 LONG: E1.571 with note: https://archive.org/details/dictionarynatio43stepgoog/page/247/mode/1up
  
• Burial: SEP 1018 in Durham, England at LATI: N4.7643 LONG: E1.571 with note: https://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/ENGLAND,%20AngloSaxon%20nobility.htm#UhtredNorthumbriadied1016
  
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  === Life Sketch ===
  ALDHUN, or EALDHUN (d. 1018), bishop of Durham, a monk of noble family, was appointed to the Bernician seat of Chester- le-Street, Durham, in 990. In order to escape the ravages of the Danes, Aldhun, accompanied by the whole body of his monks, left Chester m 995, and carried the body of St. Cuthberht to Ripon. This migration was, according to Simeon of Durham, the result of a divine warning. After the departure of Olaf to Norway England enjoyed a respite from invasion. Seeing that the danger was post, Aldhun with St. Cuthberht's body left Ripon after a stay of three or four months. He and his monks did not take the straight road back to Chester-le-Street, but went to Werdelau Hill to the east of the present city of Durham. There the carriage which bore the incorruptible body of the saint stuck fast. From this it was inferred that it was the will of St. Cuthberht to remain there. Unfortunately the place was uninhabitable. It was however, revealed to one of the brethren that the body was to be taken to Durham. The choice, whether it was made by Aldhun or his patron, was a wise one, for the place was very strong. It cost no small pains to make it fit for the habitation of the bishop and his monks. Only one level spot was there in the neighbourhood where men could drive the plough. There Aldhun at once began to raise a large and stately church of stone. All the rest of the land was covered with trees. Uhtred, the Northumbrian earl, and all the people from the Coquet to the Tees, came to help the monks. The trees were grubbed up, dwellings were built, and in three years' time (998) the church was consecrated, and re- ceived the body of the saint. Thus it was that after 113 years Chester-le-Street ceased to be the seat of the Bernician bishop; and thus Aldhun planted church and city on the high above the Wear in a place of strength which has in no small degree affected the history of the bishopric. Many and rich gifts were made to the church of Durham during the episcopate of Aldhun. Some lands, however, were alienated to the Northumbrian earls to help them in times of need. Aldhun had a daughter named Ecgfreda, whom he married to Uhtred, son of Waltheof, the earl of Bernician Northumbria. On her marriage the bishop granted to her husband six of the estates of his church, to be held by him so long as he lived with his wife. Uhtred gained great glory by a victory over the Scots, and was made earl of both the Northumbrian earldoms. He was now rich enough to resign the bishop's grant. He sent Ecgfreda back to her father, and restored the estates which he had received with her. Both he and Ecgfreda married again. Aldhun is described as religious, humble, and gracious in word and deed. In 1018 the whole strength of the Bernician earldom was destroyed at Carham by Malcolm, king of Scotland. Nearly all the thegns of the north fell in the battle. When Aldhun heard of the piteous slaughter of the people of his bishopric, he prayed that he might not survive them longer. He fell sick, and in a few days he died. One tower only of his new church remained unfinished at his death.
  
  From the Dictionary of National Biography Volume I, (1885 version therefore not a copyright violation to copy it here)
  
  Aldhun died in 1018 days after the Battle of Carham, which has (disputably) been dated to September 1018, 30 days after a comet was seen in August 1018.
  
  Aldhun of Durham
  Aldhun of Durham (died 1018 or 1019), also known as Ealdhun, was the last Bishop of Lindisfarne (based at Chester-le-Street)[1] and the first Bishop of Durham.[2] He was of "noble descent".[3]
  
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  === Aldhun, or Ealdhun (d 1018), bishop of D ===
  Aldhun, or Ealdhun (d 1018), bishop of Durham, a monk of noble family, was appointed to the Bernician see of Chester-le-Street, Durham, in 990. In order to escape the ravaes of the Danes, Aldhun, accompanied by the whole body of his monks, left Chester in 995, and carried the body of St Chuthberht to Ripon. This migration was, according to Simeon of Durham, the result of a divine warning. After the departure of Olaf to Norway England enjoyed a respite from invasion. Seeing that the danger was past, Aldhun with St Cuthberht's body left Ripon after a stay of three or four months. He and his monks did not take the straight road back to Chester-le-Street, but went to Werdelan Hill to the east of the present city of Durham. There the carriage which bore the incorruptible body of the saint stuck fast. From this is was inferred that it was the will of St Cuthberht to remain there. Unfortunately the place was ininhabitable. It was, however, revealed to one of the brethren that the body was to be taken to Durham. The choice, whether it was made by Aldhun or his patron, was a wise one, for the place was very strong. It cost no small pains to make it fit for the habitation of the bishop and his monks. Only one level spot was there in the neighbourhood where men could drive the plough. There Aldhun at once began to raise a large and stately church of stone. All the rest of the land was covered with trees. Uhtred, the Northumbrian earl, and all the people from the Coquet to the Tees, came to help the monks. The trees were grabbed up, dwellings were built, and in three years' time (998) the church was consecrated, and received the body of the saint. Thus it was that after 113 years Chester-le-Street ceased to be the see of the Bernician bishop; and thus Aldhun planted the church and city of the height above the Wear in a place of strength which has in no small degree affected the history of the bishopric. Many and rich gifts were made to the church of Durham during the episcopate of Aldhun. Some lands, however, were alienated to the Northumbrian earls to help them in time of need. Aldhun had a daughter named Ecgfreda, whom he married to Uhtred, son of Waltheof, the earl of Bernician Northumbria. On her marriage the bishop granted her husband six of the estates of his church, to be held by him so long as he lived with his wife. Uhtred gained great glory by a victory over the Scots, and was made earl of both the Northumbrian earldoms. He was now rich enought to resign the bishop's grant. He sent Ecgfreda back to her father and restored the estates which he had received with her. Both he and Ecgfreda married again. Aldhun is described as a religious, humble, and gracious in word and deed. In 1018 the whole strength of the Bernician earldom was destroyed at Carham by Malcolm, king of Scotland. Nearly all the thegns of the north fell in the battle. When Aldhun heard of the piteous slaughter of the people of his bishopric, he prayed that he might not survive them longer. He fell sick, and in a few days he died. One tower only of his new church remained unfinished at his death. [Dictionary of National Biography I:247]
  
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  === Notes and Sources for Bishop Aldun ===
  Sigrida, wife of Arkill and mother of Gospatric, was the daughter of the Yorkshire thane, Kilvert, son of Ligulf. She had been the wife of another Arkill, son of Fridgist, and also of earl Eadult. She was the granddaughter of bishop Aldun.
  
  ~ Yorkshire Archaeological Journal, Vol. IV, p. 385
  
  • Background Information. 1476
  From The Bishops of Lindisfarne, Hexham, Chester-le-Street, and Durham, A.D. 635-1020, pp. 250-253
  
  "Bishop Aldhun was a man of good family, and of no mean ability. He was probably a widower when lie joined the community, although clerical celibacy was the exception and not the rule in the North in the tenth and eleventh centuries.
  
  "In 995 the monks were terrified at the threatened invasion of Northmen and fled to Ripon with their treasures, including the body of S. Cuthbert. When the panic was over they set out for their old home at Chester-le-Street, but when they reached a place known as Wrdelau the car upon which the body of their holy father Cuthbert rested became immovable. Willing helpers went to the assistance of the monks, but all to no purpose. In their perplexity Aldhun enjoined a three days' fast, and the brethren were urged to spend the time in watching and prayer so that they might be divinely guided as to their future abode.
  
  "On the third day a monk, Eadmer, received a revela- tion to the effect that Dunholme (Durham) was to be the saint's resting-place. The announcement was made to the brethren, who received it with great joy. The revelation was confirmed by the fact that the car moved with ease. When they reached Durham a little chapel made of boughs of trees was speedily erected and the body placed therein.
  
  "It was found that the place was uninhabitable, being covered with a dense wood. Bishop and monks. Earl (Uhtred) and people, willingly set to work to clear it. When this was done a residence was assigned by lot to each brother, and the Bishop lost no time in making plans for the erection of a fine church of wood \emdash the White Church, which was the second cathedral of Durham, the first being the temporary erection made of the boughs of the trees. When the monks were thhus settied the Bishop commenced a third church, which was dedicated on September 4, 998, and then, 'to the great joy of all, and to the honour of God, he (the Bishop) translated the incorrupted body of the most holy father Cuthbert, and deposited it with due honour in the place which had been prepared for its reception.'
  
  "Aldhun seems to have realised the importance oi fortifying Durham. Invaders usually made their way to the walled city.
  
  "Uhtred, who had rendered great assistance in the erection of the churches at Durham and had proved himself valiant in fight, married the Bishop's daughter Egfrida. He endowed her with certain Church lands, an uncanonical and invalid proceeding.
  
  "Uhtred, however, soon divorced Egfrida and restoored the lands which had formed her dowry."

1. Ecgfrida of Durham, b. 973 in Chester-le-Street, Durham, England     d. 1089 in Northumberland, England

1. Title: Pedigree of Uchtred, Earl of Northumberland, in "Bloodfeud," Pg. 76 [See document in the Memories section]
   Author: Bloodfeud, Pg. 76
   Note: There are several pedigrees of Uchtred, Earl of Northumberland, in primary source documents. This one appears in Bloodfeud, Pg. 76 [See document in the Memories section]
   Page: Pedigree of Uchtred, Earl of Northumberland, in Bloodfeud, Pg. 76 [See document in the Memories section]
   
2. Title: Earls of Northumbria in "The Church Historians of England, Vol. III, Part II," pg. 765-768 [See document in the Memories section]
   Author: The Church Historians of England, Vol. III, Part II, pg. 765-768
   Note: Earls of Northumbria in The Church Historians of England, Vol. III, Part II, pg. 765-768 [See document in the Memories section]
   Page: Earls of Northumbria in The Church Historians of England, Vol. III, Part II, pg. 765-768 [See document in the Memories section]
   
3. Title: Aldhun: The First Bishop of Durham - Durham World Heritage Site
   Publication: Name: https://www.durhamworldheritagesite.com/learn/history/prince-bishops/early-bishops;
   Note: Early Bishops Aldhun: The First Bishop of Durham Aldhun (born circa 959, died 1018) was the first bishop of Durham. It was he that moved the community of St Cuthbert, along with the body of the saint, to Durham from Chester-le-Street in 995. His daughter’s marriage to the Earl of Northumbria at around that time probably made the community’s move possible, although there are much more fascinating stories about their choice of Durham as a final resting place for St Cuthbert. Historic sources mention the earl, Uchtred the Bold, helping the monks clear the land to build their first church in Durham. Aldhun remained Bishop for 24 years, and is said to have died of a broken heart after the Scots defeated the Northumbrians in battle.
   Page: Identifies Aldhun as born circa 959 and died 1018, Identifies him as the first bishop of Durham Moved Bishopric from Chester-le-Street to Durham in 995
   
4. Title: Uchtred, Earl of Northumberland, in The Church Historians of England, Vol. III, Part II, pgs. 521, 527 [See document in the Memories section]
   Author: The Church Historians of England, Vol. III, Part II, pgs. 521, 527
   Note: Uchtred, Earl of Northumberland, in The Church Historians of England, Vol. III, Part II, pgs. 521, 527 [See document in the Memories section]
   Page: Uchtred, Earl of Northumberland, in The Church Historians of England, Vol. III, Part II, pgs. 521, 527
   
5. Title: Bloodfeud: Murder and Revenge in Anglo-Saxon England by Fletcher
   Publication: Name: https://archive.org/details/bloodfeudmurderr0000flet/page/70/mode/1up?q=Ealdhun;
   Note: Page 70 At York, then, the record is of a succession of archbishops over a period of nearly seventy years (954-1023) who were men of southern connections and of links with English governing circles. In the other northern see, the cathedral church of St Cuthbert, the pattern is less clear. During Ethelred’s reign there were only two bishops. The connections of Bishop Ælfsige of Chester-le-Street (c. 968-90) remain unknown. His successor Ealdhun (c. 990-1018) was ‘of noble descent’, which presumably indicates connections among the aristocracy of Bernicia. He was certainly connected to them by marriage. His daughter Ecgfrida — presumably born to him before he became a bishop — was the first wife of none other than Earl Uhtred of Northumbria. Page 75 Earl Uhtred was married three times. His first wife, Ecgfrida, was (as we have seen) the daughter of Bishop Ealdhun of Chester-le-Street/ Durham. It is a reasonable guess that the marriage took place at or soon after the time when we first hear of Uhtred and Ealdhun acting in concert on the occasion of the founding of Durham cathedral in 995. This marriage signalled the reinforcement of a long-standing alliance between the leading aristocratic family of Bernicia and the most powerful spiritual force in the north, the community of St Cuthbert. In the exchange of possessions that accompanied the match, Bishop Ealdhun gave with his daughter the six estates in Tees- dale whose recovery for the church of Durham was much later to prompt the composition of De Obsessione Dunelmi. Uhtred and Ecgfrida had one son, Ealdred. If there were any other children, we do not hear of them. Page 76 Genealogical Table Page 112 There were ecclesiastical changes too. At Durham the elderly Bishop Ealdhun died of a broken heart after hearing news of the disaster at Carham. After his death the see of Durham was vacant ‘for nearly three years’, which takes us to the early part of 1021 before the next appointment, of a bishop named Edmund, was made.
   Page: Identifies Ealdhun as successor of Bishop Ælfsige of Chester-le-Street, succeeded in 990 and was bishop until his death in 1018. Identifies Ealdhun as the father of Ecgfrida, the first wife of Earl Uhtred of Northumbria. And grandfather of Ealdred, son of Uhtred and Ecgfrida. Bishop Ealdhun died in 1018 after 'the disaster at Carham' The Battle of Carham which took place in September 1018
   
6. Title: Uchtred, Earl of Northumberland, in "A History of Northumberland," pgs. 15-18 [See document in the Memories section]
   Author: A History of Northumberland, pgs. 15-18
   Note: Uchtred, Earl of Northumberland, in A History of Northumberland, pgs. 15-18 [See document in the Memories section]
   Page: Uchtred, Earl of Northumberland, in A History of Northumberland, pgs. 15-18 [See document in the Memories section]
   
7. Title: Uchtred, Earl of Northumberland, in the "Dictionary of National Biography," Vol. 58, pg. 16-17 [See document in the Memories section]
   Author: Dictionary of National Biography, Vol. 58, pg. 16-17
   Note: Uchtred, Earl of Northumberland, in the Dictionary of National Biography, Vol. 58, pg. 16-17 [See document in the Memories section]
   Page: Uchtred, Earl of Northumberland, in the Dictionary of National Biography, Vol. 58, pg. 16-17 [See document in the Memories section]
   
8. Title: Wikiwand: Aldhun
   Publication: Name: https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Aldhun;
   Note: Aldhun of Durham (died 1018 or 1019), also known as Ealdhun, was the last Bishop of Lindisfarne (based at Chester-le-Street) and the first Bishop of Durham. He was of "noble descent." Since the late 9th century the see of Lindisfarne was based at Chester-le-Street because of constant attacks from invading Danes. However, in 994 King Æthelred II of England had paid a Danegeld (protection money) to King Sweyn I of Denmark and King Olaf I of Norway in return for peace. The pay-off worked and there followed a period of freedom from Viking raids. This encouraged Aldhun to return the remains of Cuthbert of Lindisfarne to their original resting place at Lindisfarne, and to reinstate the diocese there. En route to their destination however Aldhun claimed to have received a vision from Cuthbert saying that the saint's remains should be laid to rest at Durham. The monks detoured then to Durham, and the title Bishop of Lindisfarne was transferred to Bishop of Durham. The removal of the see from Chester-le-Street to Durham took place in 995. Symeon of Durham is the main source for the moving of the see, and he states that Uhtred the Bold helped the monks clear the site of the new cathedral, which was consecrated in 998. Aldhun was a bishop for 24 years, which puts his death in 1018 or 1019. He was said to have died of heartbreak because of the defeat of the Northumbrians by the Scots at the battle of Carham. Aldhun's daughter Ecgfrida married first Uhtred the Bold who was Earl of Northumbria from 1006 to 1016. After he repudiated her, she married a northern thegn Kilvert. The marriage probably took place close to the time when Uhtred helped her father move the see to Durham. Their son Ealdred was the grandfather of Waltheof, Earl of Northumbria.
   
9. Title: Bishop of Durham From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
   Publication: Name: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bishop_of_Durham#Early_Medieval_bishops;
   Note: Bishops of Lindisfarne From Until 990 995 Aldhun According to the traditional account, the see was moved to Durham. In 995, the King had paid the Danegeld to the Danish and Norwegian Kings and peace was restored. According to the legend, Aldhun was on his way to reestablish the see at Lindisfarne when he received a divine vision that the body of St Cuthbert should be laid to rest in Durham. Bishops of Durham From Until 995 1018 Aldhun
   
10. Title: ALDUN Bishop of Durham in record of UHTRED, Earl of Northumbria
    Publication: Name: https://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/ENGLAND,%20AngloSaxon%20nobility.htm#UhtredNorthumbriadied1016;
    Note: UHTRED, son of WALTHEOF Earl of Northumbria & his wife --- (-murdered 1016). Simeon of Durham records that "his son Uchtred" succeeded "the elder Walthef" in Northumbria, stating that he was killed by "a powerful Dane Thurbrand surnamed Hold with the consent of Cnut"[419]. Earl of Northumbria. Inquisitions by "David…Cumbrensis regionis princeps", dated 1124, concerning land owned by the church of Glasgow, refer to donations by "Uchtred filius Waldef…"[420]. "Uhtred dux" subscribed charters of King Æthelred II dated 1009 to 1015[421]. He defeated a Scottish army which had besieged Durham in 1006. After the invasion of Svend King of Denmark in 1013, Earl Uhtred submitted to him[422]. The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle records that he was murdered on the orders of Eadric "Streona"[423]. Stenton refers to "northern sources of the Norman age" which show that the chief agent of the murder was Thurbrand, who was in turn killed by Uhtred's son Ealdred[424], presumably referring to Simeon of Durham quoted above. King Canute appointed Erik Haakonson Jarl in Norway as Earl of Northumbria after Uhtred's death. m firstly (repudiated) as her first husband, ECGFRIDA, daughter of ALDUN Bishop of Durham & his wife --- (----, bur Durham). Simeon of Durham's Account of the Siege of Durham records the marriage of "Cospatric's son…Ucthred" (although from the context "Cospatric" appears to be an error for "Waltheof") and "Bishop Aldun…his daughter…Ecgfrida" and her repudiation by her husband, following which Uhtred married "the daughter of a rich citizen…Styr the son of Ulf…Sigen"[425]. Simeon of Durham's Account of the Siege of Durham records Ecgfrida's second marriage to "a certain thane in Yorkshire…Kilvert the son of Ligulf" and "their daughter Sigrida…wife of Arkil the son of Ecgfrid" whose son was "Cospatric…[who married] the daughter of Dolfin the son of Tolfin, by whom he begot Cospatric who of late ought to have fought with Waltheof the son of Eilaf", her repudiation by her second husband, her taking the veil, and her burial at Durham[426]. m secondly SIGEN, daughter of STYR Ulfsson & his wife ---. Simeon of Durham's Account of the Siege of Durham records the marriage of "Cospatric's son…Ucthred" (although from the context "Cospatric" appears to be an error for "Waltheof") and "the daughter of a rich citizen…Styr the son of Ulf…Sigen"[427]. m thirdly ([1009/16]) ÆLFGIFU, daughter of ÆTHELRED II King of England & his first wife Ælfgiva ---. Simeon of Durham's Account of the Siege of Durham records the third marriage of "Cospatric's son…Ucthred" (although from the context "Cospatric" appears to be an error for "Waltheof") and "king Ethelred…his…daughter Elfgiva"[428]. She is named as daughter of King Æthelred by Roger of Hoveden, when he records her marriage[429]. Her marriage date is estimated on the assumption that it is unlikely that she would have been married before her older sister Eadgyth. Earl Uhtred & his [second] wife had three children: 1. EALDRED (-murdered Risewood 1039). Simeon of Durham names "Aldred, Eadulf and Cospatric" as the three sons of "Uchtred", stating that "Aldred" succeeded his paternal uncle Eadulf Cudel in Northumbria[430]. He is named as son of Uhtred by Roger of Hoveden, first of the three sons he lists[431]. He succeeded his paternal uncle as Earl of Northumbria. Simeon of Durham records that Ealdred killed "the murderer Thurebrand" to avenge his father, made peace with "Carl the son of Thurebrand", but the latter killed "Aldred" in "the wood called Risewood"[432]. m ---. The name of Ealdred's wife is not known. Ealdred & his wife had five children: a) ÆLFLED . Simeon of Durham names "Elfleda daughter of Earl Aldred" as wife of Siward and mother of Waltheof[433]. She is named daughter of Ealdred by Roger of Hoveden, who also records her marriage[434]. Simeon of Durham's Account of the Siege of Durham records that "Earl Aldred was the father of five daughters, three of whom bore the same name Ælfleda, the fourth…Aldgitha and the fifth Etheldritha", specifying that "one of these Ælfledas married earl Siward by whom she became the mother of Waltheof"[435]. m SIWARD, son of --- (-York 26 Mar 1055). He was recognised as Earl of Northumbria in 1041, in succession to his wife's uncle. b) ÆLFLED . Simeon of Durham's Account of the Siege of Durham records that "Earl Aldred was the father of five daughters, three of whom bore the same name Ælfleda, the fourth…Aldgitha and the fifth Etheldritha"[436]. c) ÆLFLED . Simeon of Durham's Account of the Siege of Durham records that "Earl Aldred was the father of five daughters, three of whom bore the same name Ælfleda, the fourth…Aldgitha and the fifth Etheldritha"[437]. d) ÆLDGYTH . Simeon of Durham names "Algitha daughter of earl Aldred" as wife of "Ligulf", when recording the latter's murder[438]. Roger of Hoveden names her and her father, as well as her husband and two sons[439]. Simeon of Durham's Account of the Siege of Durham records that "Earl Aldred was the father of five daughters, three of whom bore the same name Ælfleda, the fourth…Aldgitha and the fifth Etheldritha"[440]. m LIULF, son of --- (-murdered 1080). Simeon of Durham records that "Ligulf a noble and good thane" was murdered[441]. Resident of Durham, he was friends with Walcher and was murdered by Gilbert sheriff of Northumberland[442]. Liulf & his wife had two children: i) UHTRED . Simeon of Durham names "Uchthred and Morckar" as the two sons of "Ligulf" & his wife[443]. m ---. The name of Uhtred's wife is not known. Uhtred & his wife had [one possible child]: (a) [LIULF . "…Lyulf filio Uchtredi…" witnessed the charter dated to [1120] under which "David comes filius Malcolmi Regis Scottorum" founded the abbey of Selkirk[444]. While no proof has been found that Liulf was the son of Uhtred, son of Liulf, this is probable because of the common use of the unusual name "Liulf".] ii) MORCAR . Simeon of Durham names "Uchthred and Morckar" as the two sons of "Ligulf" & his wife, stating that Morcar was educated by the monks of Jarrow[445]. e) ETHELDREDA . Simeon of Durham's Account of the Siege of Durham records that "Earl Aldred was the father of five daughters, three of whom bore the same name Ælfleda, the fourth…Aldgitha and the fifth Etheldritha"[446]. Simeon of Durham's Account of the Siege of Durham records the marriage of "Etheldritha, one of the five daughters of earl Aldred" and "a certain thane of Yorkshire called Orm the son of Gamel"[447]. m ORM, son of GAMEL & his wife ---. Orm & his wife had one child: i) ECGFRIDA . Simeon of Durham's Account of the Siege of Durham names "Ecgfrida" as the daughter of "Etheldritha, one of the five daughters of earl Aldred" and "…Orm the son of Gamel", recording that she married "Eilsi of Tees…who took possession of Bermetun and Skirningheim by hereditary right" by whom she was mother of "Waltheof and his two brothers and Eda their sister"[448]. m EILSI, son of ---. 2. EADWULF (-murdered 1041). Simeon of Durham names "Aldred, Eadulf and Cospatric" as the three sons of "Uchtred"[449]. Earl of Northumbria. Simeon of Durham records that Eadwulf succeeded in Northumbria after his brother Ealdred was murdered but that he was "put to death by Siward"[450]. Named son of Uhtred by Roger of Hoveden, second of the three sons he lists, specifying that he succeeded his brother as Earl of Northumbria[451]. He was betrayed and murdered on the orders of King Harthacnut[452]. m as her second husband, SIGRIDA, [widow] of ARKIL (son of Fridegist), daughter of KILVERT & his wife Ecgfrida. Simeon of Durham's Account of the Siege of Durham records that "Sigrida, the daughter of Kilvert and of Ecgfrida, the daughter of bishop Aldun" (first wife of Eadwulf's father Uhtred) married "Arkil the son of Fridegist, and earl Eadulf, and Arkil the son of Ecgfrith"[453]. Eadwulf & his wife had [two] children: a) OSWULF (-murdered 1069). Earl of Northumbria. Simeon of Durham records that Earl Morcar handed over the earldom "beyond the Tyne" to "the young Osulf son of…earl Eadulf", but that William I King of England appointed "Copsi who was on the side of earl Tosti" who was beheaded by Oswulf "in the fifth week of his charge of the earldom IV Id Mar at Newburn"[454]. Named son of Eadwulf by Roger of Hoveden, who specifies that he was appointed by King William I to succeed Morcar as Earl of Northumbria[455]. Simeon of Durham records that Oswulf was killed by a robber[456]. b) [HALDEN . Inquisitions by "David…Cumbrensis regionis princeps", dated 1124, concerning land owned by the church of Glasgow refer to donations by "…Halden filius Eadulf"[457]. It is not known whether this refers to an otherwise unknown son of Eadwulf, son of Uhtred.] 3. GOSPATRICK . Simeon of Durham names "Aldred, Eadulf and Cospatric" as the three sons of "Uchtred", stating that "the third…did not attain the rank of the earldom" but that he had "a son…Uchtred whose son was Eadulf surnamed Rus who afterwards appeared as the leader of those who murdered bishop Walcher"[458]. He is named as son of Uhtred by Roger of Hoveden, third of the three sons he lists, specifying that he ruled in no county[459]. m ---. The name of Gospatrick's wife is not known. Gospatrick & his wife had one child: a) UHTRED . Simeon of Durham names "Aldred, Eadulf and Cospatric" as the three sons of "Uchtred", stating that "the third…did not attain the rank of the earldom" but that he had "a son…Uchtred…"[460]. m ---. The name of Uhtred's wife is not known. Uhtred & his wife had one child: i) EADWULF (-murdered ----, bur Jedburgh). Simeon of Durham names "Aldred, Eadulf and Cospatric" as the three sons of "Uchtred", stating that "the third…did not attain the rank of the earldom" but that he had "a son…Uchtred whose son
    Page: Identifies ALDUN Bishop of Durham & his wife as the parents of ECGFRIDA, the first wife of UHTRED, Earl of Northumbria (who died in 1016) Identifies Aldun as buried in Durhum, England
    
11. Title: Uchtred, Earl of Northumberland, in "Bloodfeud," pgs. 1-5, 75 and 77 [See document in the Memories section]
    Author: Bloodfeud, pgs. 1-5, 75 and 77
    Note: Uchtred, Earl of Northumberland, in Bloodfeud, pgs. 1-5, 75 and 77 [See document in the Memories section]
    Page: Uchtred, Earl of Northumberland, in Bloodfeud, pgs. 1-5, 75 and 77 [See document in the Memories section]
    
12. Title: Aldhun - Dictionary of National Biography Volume I (1885)
    Publication: Name: https://archive.org/details/dictionarynatio43stepgoog/page/247/mode/1up;
    Note: Page 247 ALDHUN, or EALDHUN (d. 1018), bishop of Durham, a monk of noble family, was appointed to the Bernician see of Chester- le-Street, Durham, in 990. In order to escape the ravages of the Danes, Aldhun, accompanied by the whole body of his monks, left Chester m 995, and carried the body of St. Cuthberht to Ripon. This migration was, according to Simeon of Durham, the result of a divine warning. After the departure of Olaf to Norway England enjoyed a respite from invasion. Seeing that the danger was post, Aldhun with St. Cuthberht's body left Ripon after a stay of three or four months. He and his monks did not take the straight road back to Chester-le-Street, but went to Werdelau Hill to the east of the present city of Durham. There the carriage which bore the incorruptible body of the saint stuck fast. From this it was inferred that it was the will of St. Cuthberht to remain there. Unfortunately the place was uninhabitable. It was however, revealed to one of the brethren that the body was to be taken to Durham. The choice, whether it was made by Aldhun or his patron, was a wise one, for the place was very strong. It cost no small pains to make it fit for the habitation of the bishop and his monks. Only one level spot was there in the neighbourhood where men could drive the plough. There Aldhun at once began to raise a large and stately church of stone. All the rest of the land was covered with trees. Uhtred, the Northumbrian earl, and all the people from the Coquet to the Tees, came to help the monks. The trees were grubbed up, dwellings were built, and in three years' time (998) the church was consecrated, and re- ceived the body of the saint. Thus it was that after 113 years Chester-le-Street ceased to be the see of the Bernician bishop; and thus Aldhun planted church and city on the height above the Wear in a place of strength which has in no small degree affected the history of the bishopric. Many and rich gifts were made to the church of Durham during the episcopate of Aldhun. Some lands, however, were alienated to the Northumbrian earls to help them in times of need. Aldhun had a daughter named Ecgfreda, whom he married to Uhtred, son of Waltheof, the earl of Bernician Northumbria. On her marriage the bishop granted to her husband six of the estates of his church, to be held by him so long as he lived with his wife. Uhtred gained great glory by a victory over the Scots, and was made earl of both the Northumbrian earldoms. He was now rich enough to resign the bishop's grant. He sent Ecgfreda back to her father, and restored the estates which he had received with her. Both he and Ecgfreda married again. Aldhun is described as religious, humble, and gracious in word and deed. In 1018 the whole strength of the Bernician earldom was destroyed at Carham by Malcolm, king of Scotland. Nearly all the thegns of the north fell in the battle. When Aldhun heard of the piteous slaughter of the people of his bishopric, he prayed that he might not survive them longer. He fell sick, and in a few days he died. One tower only of his new church remained unfinished at his death.
    
13. Title: Aldun Wikipedia Article
    Author: Wikipedia
    Publication: Name: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aldhun;
    Note: "Aldhun of Durham (died 1018 or 1019), also known as Ealdhun, was the last Bishop of Lindisfarne (based at Chester-le-Street)[1] and the first Bishop of Durham.[2] He was of "noble descent".[3] Since the late 9th century the see of Lindisfarne was based at Chester-le-Street because of constant attacks from invading Danes. However, in 994 King Æthelred II of England had paid a Danegeld (protection money) to King Sweyn I of Denmark and King Olaf I of Norway in return for peace. The pay-off worked and there followed a period of freedom from Viking raids. This encouraged Aldhun to return the remains of Cuthbert of Lindisfarne to their original resting place at Lindisfarne, and to reinstate the diocese there.[citation needed] En route to their destination however Aldhun claimed to have received a vision from Cuthbert saying that the saint's remains should be laid to rest at Durham. The monks detoured then to Durham, and the title Bishop of Lindisfarne was transferred to Bishop of Durham.[4] The removal of the see from Chester-le-Street to Durham took place in 995.[5] Symeon of Durham is the main source for the moving of the see, and he states that Uhtred the Bold helped the monks clear the site of the new cathedral, which was consecrated in 998.[6] Aldhun was a bishop for 24 years, which puts his death in 1018 or 1019.[5] He was said to have died of heartbreak because of the defeat of the Northumbrians by the Scots at the battle of Carham.[4] Aldhun's daughter Ecgfrida married first Uhtred the Bold who was Earl of Northumbria from 1006 to 1016. After he repudiated her, she married a northern thegn Kilvert.[6] The marriage probably took place close to the time when Uhtred helped her father move the see to Durham. Their son Ealdred was the grandfather of Waltheof, Earl of Northumbria.[7]"
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