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Lord Eadwulf of Bamburgh [8120] 1947
- Born: Abt 860, Bamburgh, , Northumbria, England 1947
- Christened: , , Northumbria, England 1947
- Marriage (1): Unknown
- Died: 913, , , Northumbria, England about age 53 1947
- Buried: 913, , , Northumbria, England 1947
FamilySearch ID: PSTJ-22Y.
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LifeSketch
Eadwulf II of Northumbria
Eadwulf (also Eadulf and Adulf) was the son of Ęthelthryth daughter of Ęlla, King of Northumbria. Eadwulf was King of Northumbria, ruler of Bamburgh, in the early tenth century and died in 913.
Eadwulf's wife is not known, he may have married several times, but he is believed to be the father of 4 sons:
- Ealdred (died after 927) of Bamburgh
- Uhtred, Ealdorman of Derbyshire
- Adulf (Ęthelwulf) King of the Northern Saxons
- Osulf (Oswulf), High-Reeve of Northumbria
De Northumbria post Britannos identifies Edwulf as the 'King of the Northern English'
The Irish Annals of Ulster and Annals of Clonmacnoise call him "king of the Saxons of the north".
Ęthelweard, author of a Latin version of the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle known as the Chronicon Ęthelweardi, and who wrote his manuscript between 975 and 983, says he "ruled as reeve of the town called Bamburgh".
From 910 to 913 Eadwulf is believed to have ruled all of Northumbria, before this he may have ruled all of Northumbria or just the northern part, the old Kingdom of Bernicia. Historians agree that from 890 and 913 he ruled an area north of the River Tyne, extending into what is now southern Scotland from the old Northumbrian royal centre at Bamburgh. However, since it is not known when Ecgberht ceased to be king and Eadwulf succeeded him, he may have been a power in the area as early as 877.
The Historia de Sancto Cuthberto states that Eadwulf had been a favorite (dilectus) of King Alfred the Great. This could mean he was a favorite friend and equal of Alfred as in fellow king, or favorite courtier.
According to historian Benjamin Hudson, in 913 Eadred son of Rixinc (Ricsig ?) invaded Eadwulf's territory and killed him, then seized his wife and went to the sanctuary of the lands of St Cuthbert south of the River Tyne.
Therefore, it is known that a wife survived him.
It is not known where Eadwulf is buried, presumably in Bamburgh.
Noted events in his life were:
1. Title Of Nobility: Ruler of Bamburgh, in 913, in Bamburgh, , Northumbria, England. 1949
Eadwulf married.
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