Æscwig | |
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See | Bishop of Dorchester |
Term ended | 23 April 1002 |
Predecessor | Alnothus |
Successor | Alfhelmus |
Orders | |
Consecration | between 975 and 979 |
Personal details | |
Died | 1002 |
Denomination | Christian |
Æscwig (or Œswy) was a medieval Bishop of Dorchester, when the town was seat of the united dioceses of Lindsey and Dorchester.
Æscwig was a monk at Winchester and then abbot of Bath. [1] In 973 he was sent by King Edgar on an embassy to Germany, and information he learnt there about Ottonian royal ritual may have played a part in the planning of Edgar's coronation. [2] [3] In old age, he was chosen to lead a sea- fyrd against the Danes in 992. [4]
Æscwig was consecrated between 975 and 979 and died on 23 April 1002. [5]
Æscwig | |
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See | Bishop of Dorchester |
Term ended | 23 April 1002 |
Predecessor | Alnothus |
Successor | Alfhelmus |
Orders | |
Consecration | between 975 and 979 |
Personal details | |
Died | 1002 |
Denomination | Christian |
Æscwig (or Œswy) was a medieval Bishop of Dorchester, when the town was seat of the united dioceses of Lindsey and Dorchester.
Æscwig was a monk at Winchester and then abbot of Bath. [1] In 973 he was sent by King Edgar on an embassy to Germany, and information he learnt there about Ottonian royal ritual may have played a part in the planning of Edgar's coronation. [2] [3] In old age, he was chosen to lead a sea- fyrd against the Danes in 992. [4]
Æscwig was consecrated between 975 and 979 and died on 23 April 1002. [5]