Wihthun
| Wihthun | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Selsey | |
| See | Diocese of Selsey |
| Appointed | circa 789 |
| Term ended | between 805 and 811 |
| Predecessor | Tota |
| Successor | Æthelwulf |
| Personal details | |
| Died | between 805 and 811 |
| Denomination | Catholic |
Wihthun (sometimes Wehthun or Withun; died circa 808) was an early medieval Bishop of Selsey.
Life
Wihthun seems to have been appointed bishop in 789, as he appears last among the bishops in the witness list of a charter issued by Osfrith, King of Mercia, to Wærmund, Bishop of Rochester in that year.
Wihthun's last datable subscriptions are to two charters of 805: a grant by Cuthred, King of Kent, to Archbishop Wulfred , and a grant by Coenwulf, King of Mercia, and Cuthred, King of Kent, to a priest called Wulfhard.[1] He also witnessed a grant from between 805 and 807 by Cuthred, King of Kent, to Æthelnoth, praefectus.[2]
Wihthun died sometime after 805 and before 811.[3]
See also
- Kings of Sussex
- Kingdom of Sussex
Notes
- ↑ Anglo-Saxons.net Charters S161 accessed on 25 August 2007
- ↑ Anglo-Saxons.net Charters S41 accessed on 25 August 2007
- ↑ Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 221
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.
- Kelly, S. E. (1998). Charters of Selsey. Anglo-Saxon Charters 6.
Further reading
- Barker, E. (1947). "Sussex Anglo-Saxon Charters, part 1". Sussex Archaeological Collections 86: 42–101.
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| Catholic Church titles | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Tota |
Bishop of Selsey flourished about 790 |
Succeeded by Æthelwulf |