Ceolwulf of Northumbria

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Ceolwulf of Northumbria was an early 8th-century king of the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Northumbria, noted as a pious ruler and patron of learning who later abdicated to become a monk.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 8th-century English person
Anglo-Saxon monarch
King of Northumbria
afterReign became a monk
associatedWith Lindisfarne Priory NERFINISHED
burialPlace Lindisfarne NERFINISHED
country Northumbria NERFINISHED
culture Anglo-Saxon culture
deathPlace Northumbria NERFINISHED
describedAs a patron of learning
a pious ruler
describedBySource Bede NERFINISHED
dynasty Northumbrian royal house NERFINISHED
era early 8th century
ethnicGroup Anglo-Saxons NERFINISHED
event abdication of the throne
entry into monastic life
governedTerritory Northumbria NERFINISHED
governmentForm monarchy
hasOccupation monk
ruler
historicalPeriod Heptarchy NERFINISHED
knownFor patronage of learning
piety
support of monasticism
language Old English
mentionedIn Bede’s Ecclesiastical History of the English People NERFINISHED
monasticHouse Lindisfarne NERFINISHED
notableFor close relations with the Church
support of ecclesiastical scholarship
notableWork patronage of Bede’s historical writings
patronOf Bede NERFINISHED
positionHeld King of Northumbria NERFINISHED
predecessor Osric of Northumbria NERFINISHED
realm Kingdom of Northumbria NERFINISHED
region Northern England NERFINISHED
reignEnd 737
reignStart 729
religion Christianity
successor Eadberht of Northumbria NERFINISHED
successorState later medieval Kingdom of England
title King of the Northumbrians

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