Aethelnoth

Æthelnoth (known also as Egelnodus or Ednodus) (died October 29, 1038) was an Archbishop of Canterbury. He was a son of the ealdorman Æthelmaer, and a member of the royal family of Wessex.

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October 29 - 1038 - Archbishop of Canterbury - Wessex

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He became a monk at Glastonbury, then dean of the monastery of Christ Church, Canterbury, and chaplain to King Canute, and on November 13, 1020 was consecrated archbishop of Canterbury.

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Monk - Glastonbury - King Canute - November 13 - 1020

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In 1022 he went to Rome to obtain the pallium, and was received with great respect by Pope Benedict VIII. Returning from Rome he purchased at Pavia a relic said to be an arm of St Augustine of Hippo, for a hundred talents of silver and one of gold, and presented it to the abbey of Coventry.

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1022 - Rome - Pallium - Pope Benedict VIII - Pavia - Augustine of Hippo - Coventry

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He appears to have exercised considerable influence over Canute, largely by whose aid he restored his cathedral at Canterbury. A story of doubtful authenticity tells how he refused to crown King Harold I, as he had promised Canute to crown none but a son of the king by his wife, Emma. Æthelnoth, who was called the "Good," died on October 29, 1038, and his name appears in the lists of saints.

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King Harold I - October 29

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This entry was originally from the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.

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Lyfing

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Archbishop of Canterbury

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Edsige

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