medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
Don't you mean Ethelfritha? (Etheldrede is the
Ely saint whose feast day falls in late June.)
>Etheldritha (Elfriede, Alfreda) (d. either 795 or 834) Etheldritha is
>supposed to have been the daughter of King Offa of Mercia. She
married
>King Aethelbert of East Anglia, but after his death in 794 (?) became
a
>hermit on Croyland Island in Lincolnshire, where she was famous for
her
>prophecies. Her shrine remained at Croyland until the island was
plundered
>in 870 by Danes
>
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