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Re: Aelfric Putoc Archbishop of York 1023-1051

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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture

Dear Chris,

Regarding Archbishop Aelfric Putoc, the following information comes from A.
Tindal Hart, "Ebor: A History of the Archbishops of York from Paulinus to
Maclagan 627-1908" (York: Sessions Book Trust, 1986, Reprinted 2001), pp.
10-11...

Aelfric was of West Saxon origin. He had been a monk and then dean of
Winchester, before being appointed to York. An ardent supporter of Cnut's
son, Harthacnut, in the latter's opposition to his brother, Harold, he
actually went so far as to advise the king to insult that brother's body by
having it mutilated; an act which he personally helped to carry out on
Harthacnut's orders. He also played a leading part in accusing Earl Godwine
and Bishop Lyfing of Worcester of the murder of the Atheling, Alfred, the
son of Emma and Ethelred the Unready. For this he was rewarded with the now
vacant diocese of Worcester, where he took part in ravaging the city for its
expulsion of himself and the murder of the king's tax-collectors. He was
certainly something of a Vicar of Bray, since he cleverly accommodated
himself to three such different kings as Harold, Harthacnut and Edward the
Confessor, continuing to play a leading part in politics throughout all
three regions.

In 1026 he went to Rome for his pallium, and, in his capacity as archbishop,
vigorously pursued Wulfstan's work of reformation in the north, and in
particular increased the endowments of those great centres of evangelicalism
and teaching, the houses of the secular canons at York, Beverley and
Southwell. But at the same time he laid down some strict rules for governing
their conduct: the canons were to avoid the company of women, sleep together
in a single dormitory, sing the offices together in church, and eat together
in the refectory. For this purpose Aelfric began the rebuilding of such
dormitories and refectories, a work which was to be completed by his
successors. At Beverley he translated the relics of St. John of Beverley
into a costly shrine, and purchased further estates for that Minster. He
likewise concerned himself with enlarging and extanding the lands belonging
to the see of York.

Aelfric's unscrupulous political career earned him the name of Puttoc, the
kite, which was probably originally given him at Worcester after he took
over that diocese, once again uniting it with York in 1040. He died at
Southwell in 1051, and was buried in Peterborough monastery. Here he was
venerated as a benefactor, although never selected, like his successor
Cynesige, as a possible candidate for canonisation.

---
Mr. Johan Bergstrom-Allen
Flat 2, 74 Walmgate,
York, YO1 9TL, U.K.
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Subject: [M-R] Aelfric Putoc Archbishop of York 1023-1051


medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture

Dear All

I am looking for information / articles etc (indeed anything) about Aelfric
Putoc Archbishop of York 1023-1051.

The web seems singularly useless (no mention as far as I can see in
Keynes's Anglo-Saxon Bibliography ...) The only information I can find on
the web (given below) comes from 1903.

Does anyone know of sections to him in articles etc?

Thanks

Chris Daniell


Aelfric Puttoc
(Died 1051)
Bishop of Worcester
Archbishop of York
Died: 22nd January 1051


Aelfric Puttoc became Archbishop of York in 1023, but lost the associated
Bishopric of Worcester to Lyfing, the great counsellor of Canute, who
succeeded to that living. When Lyfing was accused of being implicated in
the murder of Prince Alfred, the Archbishop took his opportunity to seize
the See of Worcester. He, however, resigned it in the following year and
permitted Lyfing (who was Bishop of Crediton as well as of Worcester) to
return. Aelfric died at Southwell and was buried in Peterborough Cathedral.

Edited from Richard John King's "Handbook to the Cathedrals of England:
Northern Division" (1903).

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