Higbald of Lindisfarne
Higbald of Lindisfarne | |
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Bishop of Lindisfarne | |
| Appointed | 780 or 781 |
| Term ended | 25 May 803 |
| Predecessor | Cynewulf |
| Successor | Egbert |
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| Died | 25 May 803 |
| Denomination | Christian |
Higbald of Lindisfarne (or Hygebald) was
Viking raid on Lindisfarne on 8 June 793 in which many of his monks
were killed.
Higbald has long been thought to be identical with the Speratus addressed in a letter by Alcuin of 797, but this is no longer viewed as likely.[2]
Citations
- ^ Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 219
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References
- Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I. (1996). Handbook of British Chronology (Third revised ed.). Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-56350-X.
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