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Hræthhun

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Hræthhun
Bishop of Leicester
Appointedbetween 814 and 816
Term endedbetween 839 and December 840
PredecessorWernbeorht
SuccessorEaldred
Orders
Consecrationbetween 814 and 816
Personal details
Diedbetween 839 and December 840
DenominationChristian

Hræthhun (or Rethhun or Hrethhun) Bishop of Leicester, died between 839 and December 840.[1]

Hræthhun was consecrated bishop between 814 and 816.[1] He was styled Abbot of Abingdon in a charter dated 811. However, this charter was found to be a forgery,[2] and so Kelly (2000) excluded him from the list of abbots.

Citations

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  1. ^ a b Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 218
  2. ^ "Anglo-Saxons.net : S 166".

References

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  • 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. (2000). Charters of Abingdon, Part 1. Anglo-Saxon Charters.
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Christian titles
Preceded by Bishop of Leicester
c. 815 – c. 839
Succeeded by