Brihthelm (bishop of Selsey)
Brihthelm | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Selsey | |
| Appointed | between 953 and 956 |
| Term ended | between 956 and 963 |
| Predecessor | Ælfred |
| Successor | Eadhelm |
| Personal details | |
| Died | between 956 and 963 |
| Denomination | Christian |
Brihthelm or Beorhthelm was a Bishop of Selsey.
According to a South Saxon charter, supposedly from 956, Brihthelm received a grant of land from a King Eadwig; however, the charter (S.616) is likely to have been a later forgery, although probably based on a genuine contemporary document.[1][2]
A charter (S.1291) issued by Brihthelm in 957, pertaining to the restoration of lands seized around Selsey by a certain Ælfsige, is also thought to be suspicious, but again it is probable that a genuine contemporary document lies behind it.[3][4]
Brihthelm died between 956 and 963, or he may have been transferred to Winchester around then.[5]
Citations
- ^ Anglo-Saxons.net Charters S616 accessed on 25 August 2007
- ^ Kelly Charters of Selsey pp. 80-84
- ^ Anglo-Saxons.net Charters 1291 accessed on 25 August 2007
- ^ Kelly Charters of Selsey pp. 87-91
- ^ 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 VI. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-726175-2.
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