Jaruman

Jaruman
Bishop of Mercia
See Diocese of Mercia
Elected 662
Term ended 669
Predecessor Trumhere
Successor Chad of Mercia
Personal details
Died 669

Jaruman (or Jarumann; died 669) was the fourth Bishop of Mercia.[1] He fought against apostasy outside his diocese.[2] He served as bishop in the time of King Wulfhere of Mercia, on whose behalf he undertook several missions to Saxon tribes which had returned to paganism.[3] He probably originated in Ireland but was educated at Lindisfarne.

Some Tolkien scholars suggest that Jaruman's name was the inspiration for that of Saruman in The Lord of the Rings.

Citations

  1. ↑ Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 220
  2. ↑ Stenton Anglo-Saxon England p. 130
  3. ↑ Mayr-Harting Coming of Christianity p. 117

References

  • Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I. (1996). Handbook of British Chronology (Third revised ed.). Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-56350-X.
  • Mayr-Harting, Henry (1991). The Coming of Christianity to Anglo-Saxon England. University Park, PA: Pennsylvania State University Press. ISBN 0-271-00769-9.
  • Stenton, F. M. (1971). Anglo-Saxon England (Third ed.). Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-280139-5.

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Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Thumere		 Bishop of Mercia
662–669 		Succeeded by
Chad of Mercia
as Bishop of the Mercians and Lindsey People