Æthelwold

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Æthelwold was a common Anglo Saxon name. It may refer to:

[edit] Royalty

• King Æthelwold of Deira, King of Deira, d. 655
• King Æthelwold of East Anglia, King of East Anglia, d. 664
• King Æthelwold Moll of Northumbria, King of Northumbria, d. post-765
• Prince Æthelwold of Wessex, son of King Æthelred of Wessex, d. 903

[edit] Saints

• Saint Æthelwold of Farne, hermit on Inner Farne, d. 699; feast kept 23 March
• Saint Æthelwold of Lindisfarne, Abbot of Melrose and Bishop of Lindisfarne, d. 740; feast kept 12 February
• Saint Æthelwold of Winchester, Bishop of Winchester, d. 984; feast kept 1 August

[edit] Other clerics

• Bishop Æthelwold of Domnoc, Bishop of Domnoc (probably Dunwich), mid-9th century
• Bishop Æthelwold of Lichfield, Bishop of Lichfield, d. 845
• Bishop Æthelwold of Dorchester, Bishop of Dorchester, d. 950
• Bishop Æthelwold II of Winchester, Bishop of Winchester, d. 1012