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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture > Alphege the Elder (aka Alphege the Bald) (d. 951) Alphege was a monk > who became bishop of Winchester in 934. He won his "the Bald" > nickname because monks were so rare in England at the time that a > monastic tonsure attracted attention. Is that really true? I find it surprising. Perhaps a specialist in the period would like to give a definitive scholarly opinion. Bill. ===== ___________________________________________________________ Yahoo! Messenger - Communicate instantly..."Ping" your friends today! Download Messenger Now http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com/download/index.html ********************************************************************** To join the list, send the message: join medieval-religion YOUR NAME to: [log in to unmask] To send a message to the list, address it to: [log in to unmask] To leave the list, send the message: leave medieval-religion to: [log in to unmask] In order to report problems or to contact the list's owners, write to: [log in to unmask] For further information, visit our web site: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/medieval-religion.html