Byrhthelm (bishop of Wells)
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Byrhthelm (bishop of Wells)
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Byrhthelm was the Bishop of Wells and briefly the archbishop of Canterbury. A monk from Glastonbury Abbey, he served as Bishop of Wells beginning in 956, then was translated to Canterbury in 959, only to be translated back to Wells in the same year. In October 959, King Eadwig died and his brother Edgar was readily accepted as ruler of the Kingdom of England. One of the last acts of Eadwig had been to appoint a successor to Archbishop Oda, who died on 2 June 958. First he appointed Ælfsige of Wi
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10th-century Bishop of Wells and Archbishop of Canterbury
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2024-01-16T08:38:40Z
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