Wulfric
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Wulfric is an Anglo-Saxon male name, meaning "wolf power" or "wolf ruler".
[edit] Historical mentions
- Wulfric Spot, Earl of Mercia and Chief Councillor of State to King Ethelred; b.(?), d. Oct 1010. Founder of Burton Abbey, to which he bequeathed land and money in his will of c. 1002-4.
- Wulfric of Haselbury, hermit and miracle worker; b. 1080(?) at Compton Martin, d. 20 Feb 1154 at Haselbury Plucknett. Venerated as a Catholic Saint, though never formally canonised.
[edit] Fictional characters
- The chief protagonist in Wulfric the Weapon Thane by Charles W. Whistler.
- The middle name of Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore, a main character in J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series.
- The Duke of Bewcastle, Wulfric Bedwyn, in Mary Balogh's "Slightly" series.
[edit] External links
- Saint Wulfric from Catholic Online
- Wulfric of Haselbury discussion thread on the Later Medieval Britain mailing list
- C. R. Hart. The Early Charters of Northern England and the North Midlands. Studies in Early English History 6. Leicester: Leicester University Press, 1975. (Wulfric Spot: pp. 373-4)
- Richard Fletcher. Who's Who in Roman Britain and Anglo-Saxon England. Who's Who in British History. London: Shepheard-Walwyn (Publishers) Ltd., 1989. (Wulfric Spot: pp. 192-4)
- The Project Gutenberg eBook of Wulfric the Weapon Thane, by Charles W. Whistler
- Albus Dumbledore at the Harry Potter Lexicon