Æthelwine of Sceldeforde

Æthelwine of Sceldeforde was a seventh century Catholic Saint, who lived in Anglo-Saxon England.^[1]
He is known to history mainly through being recorded in the Hagiography of the Secgan Manuscript.^[2][3][4]
He was venerated as a saint after his death. Although some have questioned his historicity.^[5]

His name is two Anglo Saxon words, Aethel (prince) and Wine (friend protector).
^[6] Æthelwine was a common name in the Anglo Saxon era with over a hundred persons so named, ranging from slaves to Bishops and princes.

References

1. ↑ The Oxford Dictionary of Saints, Oxford University Press.
2. ↑ Stowe MS 944, British Library
3. ↑ G. Hickes, Dissertatio Epistolaris in Linguarum veterum septentrionalium thesaurus grammatico-criticus et archeologicus (Oxford 1703-05), p. 115
4. ↑ The Oxford Dictionary of Saints, Oxford University Press.
5. ↑ Blair, John (2002), "A Handlist of Anglo-Saxon Saints", in Thacker, Alan; Sharpe, Richard, Local Saints and Local Churches in the Early Medieval West, Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp508-509
6. ↑ Blair, John (2002), "A Handlist of Anglo-Saxon Saints", in Thacker, Alan; Sharpe, Richard, Local Saints and Local Churches in the Early Medieval West, Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 508-09