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Wulfstan
Wulfstan (d. 1023), author of homilies in English including the famous ‘Address to the English’, Sermo Lupi ad Anglos, in which he describes the desolation of the country brought about by the Danish raids and castigates the vices and demoralization of the people. He held the sees of Worcester and York simultaneously from 1002 to his death; this pluralism is possibly the reason why he is called reprobus and impius by some contemporary commentators. He had contacts with Ælfric, with whom he shares a distinction as a writer of sermons in rhythmical, alliterative prose. He drafted codes of Laws for Ethelred from 1008 to 1015, and for Cnut (Canute), despite his earlier deploring of the Danish raids.
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MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "Wulfstan." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "Wulfstan." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O54-Wulfstan.html MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "Wulfstan." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O54-Wulfstan.html |
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Wulfstan
Wulfstan male forename, name of two notable Anglo-Saxon clerics. Wulfstan (d. 1023), archbishop of York, was the author of Sermo Lupi ad Anglos ‘Address of Wulf to the English’, which depicts the destruction brought about by the Danish raids of the early 11th century.
St Wulfstan (c.1008–95), Benedictine monk, was bishop of Worcester; he was instrumental in ending the trade in slaves to Ireland, and was one of the Anglo-Saxon clergy who continued to hold office after the Conquest. His cult was early and popular. His feast day is 19 January. |
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ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Wulfstan." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Wulfstan." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-Wulfstan.html ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Wulfstan." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-Wulfstan.html |
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Wulfstan
Wulfstan d. 1023, English churchman, archbishop of York (1003–1023) and bishop of Worcester, whose Latin name was Lupus. He is buried at Ely. Homilies are attributed to him, but most of them are doubtful; from them as from those of Ælfric written for Wulfstan, many details of English law were derived. A homily on the millennium in English alliterative prose, styled Lupi sermo ad Anglos [Wulfstan's address to the English], is usually ascribed to him. |
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"Wulfstan." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Wulfstan." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Wulfstan.html "Wulfstan." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Wulfstan.html |
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