Wulfric

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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. 12 October 1010. Founder of Burton Abbey, to which he bequeathed land and money in his will of c. 1002-4 [1].
• Wulfric of Haselbury, hermit and miracle worker; b. 1080(?) at Compton Martin, d. 20 February 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