Swithhun 5 (Male) Saint; bishop of Winchester, 852x853-862x865
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Factoid List

Recorded Name (88)
... Suuithune (4)
 Lantfred.TransMiracSwithuni  26
 Lantfred.TransMiracSwithuni  29
 Lantfred.TransMiracSwithuni  32
 Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  i.6, p. 462
... Suuithuni (20)
 Lantfred.TransMiracSwithuni  Ep.
 Lantfred.TransMiracSwithuni  Praef.
 Lantfred.TransMiracSwithuni  2, p. 266
 Lantfred.TransMiracSwithuni  3, p. 274
 Lantfred.TransMiracSwithuni  25
 Lantfred.TransMiracSwithuni  27
 Lantfred.TransMiracSwithuni  30
 Lantfred.TransMiracSwithuni  40
 Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  Ep. 1, p. 372
 Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  i.1, p. 418
 Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  i.3, p. 446
 Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  i.4, p. 454
 Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  i.10, p. 470
 Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  i.21, p. 488
 Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  ii.14, p. 532
 Ælfric.EpitomSwithuni  1
 Ælfric.EpitomSwithuni  7
 Ælfric.EpitomSwithuni  10
 Ælfric.EpitomSwithuni  13
 Ælfric.EpitomSwithuni  14
... Suuithuno (2)
 Lantfred.TransMiracSwithuni  8
 Lantfred.TransMiracSwithuni  9
... Suuithunum (5)
 Lantfred.TransMiracSwithuni  36
 Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  Ep. 2, p. 398
 Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  i.5, p. 454
 Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  ii.2, p. 498
 Ælfric.EpitomSwithuni  11
... Suuithunus (1)
 Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  i.1, p. 414
... Suuiðhun (2)
 Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  Ep. 1, p. 392
 Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  ii.18, p. 542
... Suuiðhune (2)
 Lantfred.TransMiracSwithuni  31
 Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  ii.10, p. 520
... Suuiðhuni (11)
 Lantfred.TransMiracSwithuni  11
 Lantfred.TransMiracSwithuni  16
 Lantfred.TransMiracSwithuni  18
 Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  i.2, p. 430
 Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  i.7, p. 464
 Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  i.13, p. 476
 Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  i.21, p. 488
 Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  ii.8, p. 510
 Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  ii.12, p. 530
 Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  ii.15, p. 534
 Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  i.8, p. 466
... Suuiðhuno (1)
 Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  i.12, p. 472
... Suuiðhunum (3)
 Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  i.3, p. 448
 Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  i.6, p. 462
 Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  i.19, p. 484
... Suuiðuni (2)
 Lantfred.TransMiracSwithuni  Ep.
 Lantfred.TransMiracSwithuni  10
... Swithunus (1)
 Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  i.1 cap., p. 412
Suidhun (1)
 S326   
Suithunus (2)
 Swithhun.ProfEpis.R22  Tit.
 ASC (F)  861 F(Lat.)
Suiðhun (3)
 S308   
 S313   
 S329   
Suiþhun (1)
 S335   
Suuithunus (7)
 Swithhun.ProfEpis.R22   
 Lantfred.TransMiracSwithuni  1, p. 260
 Lantfred.TransMiracSwithuni  35
 Ælfric.EpitomSwithuni  2
 Ælfric.EpitomSwithuni  8
 Ælfric.EpitomSwithuni  14
 Ælfric.VitÆthelwoldi  18
Swithin (1)
 S303   
Swithun (11)
 S294a   
 S302   
 S304   
 S305   
 S306   
 S307   
 S309   
 S310   
 S312   
 S317   
 RestingPlaces  II.31
Swithunus (3)
 S285   
 Wulfstan Cantor.VitÆthelwoldi  26
 S311   
Swiðhun (2)
 S327   
 S336   
Swiðhunus (1)
 NewMinster.LiberVitae  Fol 16r.8.xviii
Swiðun (2)
 S290   
 ASC (F)  861 F(OE)
Personal Information (163)
moral (2)
 Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  i.4, p. 452 (mighty in virtues)
 Ælfric.EpitomSwithuni  1 (admirable life and strict discipline)
other (21)
 Lantfred.TransMiracSwithuni  1, p. 260 (excellent pastor)
 Lantfred.TransMiracSwithuni  32 (father)
 Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  Ep. 1, p. 372 (so great a man)
 Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  Ep. 2, p. 400 (excellent father)
 Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  i.1, p. 412 (beloved father)
 Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  i.3, p. 446 (father)
 Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  i.5, p. 454 (kindly)
 Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  i.5, p. 454 (excellent)
 Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  i.6, p. 462 (patron)
 Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  i.12, p. 474 (kindly)
 Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  i.13, p. 476 (mighty)
 Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  i.19, p. 484 (glory of the English)
 Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  ii.3, p. 502 (patron)
 Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  ii.5, p. 504 (father)
 Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  ii.10, p. 520 (venerable father)
 Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  ii.15, p. 534 (health-bringing)
 Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  ii.16, p. 536 (Servant of God)
 Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  ii.16, p. 536 (illustrious)
 Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  ii.18, p. 540 (wondrous father)
 Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  i.11, p. 470 (health-bringing father)
 Ælfric.EpitomSwithuni  14 (venerable father)
physical (3)
 Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  i.1, p. 412 (the crown of his head streaming with bright hair, radiant with his angelic countenance and snowy-white clothing.)
 Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  i.3, p. 440 (resplendent in a snowy-white garment)
 Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  ii.2, p. 498 (radiant with snowy-white hair and shining in his resplendent vestments)
piety (19)
 Lantfred.TransMiracSwithuni  Ep. (man of God)
 Lantfred.TransMiracSwithuni  5 (servant of God)
 Lantfred.TransMiracSwithuni  6 (servant of God)
 Lantfred.TransMiracSwithuni  7 (man of God)
 Lantfred.TransMiracSwithuni  9 (servant of God)
 Lantfred.TransMiracSwithuni  10 (servant of God)
 Lantfred.TransMiracSwithuni  21 (man of God)
 Lantfred.TransMiracSwithuni  21 (glorious man)
 Lantfred.TransMiracSwithuni  27 (reverend)
 Lantfred.TransMiracSwithuni  27 (servant of God)
 Lantfred.TransMiracSwithuni  27 (man of God)
 Lantfred.TransMiracSwithuni  28 (servant [of God])
 Lantfred.TransMiracSwithuni  36 (reverend)
 Lantfred.TransMiracSwithuni  39 (servant of God, venerable and glorious)
 Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  i.19, p. 484 (gleaming with the light of miracles)
 Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  ii.7, p. 506 (servant of God)
 Ælfric.EpitomSwithuni  3 (prophet)
 Ælfric.EpitomSwithuni  8 (venerable bishop of God)
 WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  ii.75.14 (In him piety went hand in hand with common sense.)
reputation (4)
 Lantfred.TransMiracSwithuni  1, p. 260 (excellent and venerable)
 Lantfred.TransMiracSwithuni  15 (venerable man)
 Lantfred.TransMiracSwithuni  37 (venerable)
 Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  i.21, p. 488 (renowned man)
saintly status (114)
 Lantfred.TransMiracSwithuni  Ep. (most holy)
 Lantfred.TransMiracSwithuni  1, p. 260 (saint)
 Lantfred.TransMiracSwithuni  1, p. 262 (holy prophet)
 Lantfred.TransMiracSwithuni  2, p. 266 (most blessed)
 Lantfred.TransMiracSwithuni  2, p. 272 (holy confessor)
 Lantfred.TransMiracSwithuni  2, p. 272 (holy servant of God)
 Lantfred.TransMiracSwithuni  3 cap. (holy)
 Lantfred.TransMiracSwithuni  3, p. 280 (holy father)
 Lantfred.TransMiracSwithuni  3, p. 280 (holy servant of God)
 Lantfred.TransMiracSwithuni  4 (most holy)
 Lantfred.TransMiracSwithuni  4 (holy man)
 Lantfred.TransMiracSwithuni  4 (holy servant of God)
 Lantfred.TransMiracSwithuni  5 (holy)
 Lantfred.TransMiracSwithuni  6 (holy)
 Lantfred.TransMiracSwithuni  7 (holy saint)
 Lantfred.TransMiracSwithuni  7 (holy)
 Lantfred.TransMiracSwithuni  8 (holy)
 Lantfred.TransMiracSwithuni  8 (most blessed man)
 Lantfred.TransMiracSwithuni  9 (holy)
 Lantfred.TransMiracSwithuni  10 (saint)
 Lantfred.TransMiracSwithuni  10 (blessed man)
 Lantfred.TransMiracSwithuni  11 (holy servant of Christ)
 Lantfred.TransMiracSwithuni  12 (holy)
 Lantfred.TransMiracSwithuni  13 (holy man)
 Lantfred.TransMiracSwithuni  14 (holy servant of God)
 Lantfred.TransMiracSwithuni  16 (most holy body)
 Lantfred.TransMiracSwithuni  16 (saint)
 Lantfred.TransMiracSwithuni  17 (holy man)
 Lantfred.TransMiracSwithuni  18 (saint)
 Lantfred.TransMiracSwithuni  19 (servant of God)
 Lantfred.TransMiracSwithuni  20 (holy bishop of Christ)
 Lantfred.TransMiracSwithuni  21 (holy)
 Lantfred.TransMiracSwithuni  22 (holy)
 Lantfred.TransMiracSwithuni  23 (holy)
 Lantfred.TransMiracSwithuni  24 (holy)
 Lantfred.TransMiracSwithuni  25 (holy)
 Lantfred.TransMiracSwithuni  25 (blessed)
 Lantfred.TransMiracSwithuni  26 cap. (holy and venerable bishop of Christ)
 Lantfred.TransMiracSwithuni  26 (blessed)
 Lantfred.TransMiracSwithuni  27 (holy)
 Lantfred.TransMiracSwithuni  27 (glorious confessor of Christ)
 Lantfred.TransMiracSwithuni  29 (saint)
 Lantfred.TransMiracSwithuni  29 (blessed)
 Lantfred.TransMiracSwithuni  29 (glorious confessor of Christ)
 Lantfred.TransMiracSwithuni  30 (saint of God)
 Lantfred.TransMiracSwithuni  31 (saint)
 Lantfred.TransMiracSwithuni  32 (saint)
 Lantfred.TransMiracSwithuni  32 (saint)
 Lantfred.TransMiracSwithuni  33 (holy)
 Lantfred.TransMiracSwithuni  34 (saint)
 Lantfred.TransMiracSwithuni  34 (holy father)
 Lantfred.TransMiracSwithuni  36 (saint)
 Lantfred.TransMiracSwithuni  37 (saint)
 Lantfred.TransMiracSwithuni  38 (holy)
 Lantfred.TransMiracSwithuni  39 (saint)
 Lantfred.TransMiracSwithuni  Expl. (saint)
 Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  Ep. 1, p. 372 (holy father)
 Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  Ep. 1, p. 392 (mighty in miracles)
 Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  Ep. 2, p. 398 (saint)
 Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  i.1, p. 412 (saint)
 Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  i.1, p. 412 (holy man)
 Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  i.1, p. 412 (heavenly citizen)
 Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  i.1, p. 416 (saintly patron)
 Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  i.1, p. 418 (heavenly priest)
 Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  i.1, p. 418 (holy father)
 Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  i.2, p. 432 (holy man of God)
 Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  i.3, p. 442 (Holy father)
 Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  i.3, p. 442 (citizen of heaven)
 Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  i.3, p. 442 (holy man)
 Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  i.3, p. 444 (holy and most gentle father)
 Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  i.3, p. 446 (servant of Christ)
 Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  i.4, p. 452 (this great, divinely-revealed patron saint)
 Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  i.5, p. 454 (very holy saint)
 Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  i.5, p. 456 (holy man)
 Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  i.10, p. 470 (holy saint)
 Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  i.12, p. 472 (saintly patron)
 Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  i.13, p. 476 (saint of the Lord)
 Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  i.14, p. 480 (saint)
 Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  i.14, p. 480 (saintly patron)
 Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  i.16, p. 482 (excellent saint)
 Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  i.22, p. 488 (saintly bishop)
 Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  ii.1, p. 493 (holy patron)
 Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  ii.5, p. 504 (holy patron)
 Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  ii.10, p. 522 (saintly patron)
 Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  ii.12, p. 528 (holy patron)
 Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  ii.13, p. 530 (holy father)
 Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  ii.18, p. 542 (saint of God)
 Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  ii.20, p. 546 (holy father)
 Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  ii.22, p. 550 (most holy man)
 Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  i.9, p. 468 (holy patron)
 Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  i.10, p. 470 (saint)
 Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  i.7, p. 462 (holy patron)
 Ælfric.EpitomSwithuni  1 (blessed)
 Ælfric.EpitomSwithuni  2 (saint)
 Ælfric.EpitomSwithuni  3 (saint)
 Ælfric.EpitomSwithuni  4 (holy)
 Ælfric.EpitomSwithuni  5 (holy father)
 Ælfric.EpitomSwithuni  7 (saint)
 Ælfric.EpitomSwithuni  8 (God's saint)
 Ælfric.EpitomSwithuni  9 (holy man)
 Ælfric.EpitomSwithuni  10 (saint)
 Ælfric.EpitomSwithuni  11 (saint)
 Ælfric.EpitomSwithuni  12 (holy)
 Ælfric.EpitomSwithuni  13 (saint)
 Ælfric.EpitomSwithuni  14 (holy man)
 Ælfric.EpitomSwithuni  15 (saint)
 Ælfric.VitÆthelwoldi  18 (saint)
 Ælfric.VitÆthelwoldi  18 (miracles)
 Wulfstan Cantor.VitÆthelwoldi  26 (holy)
 ASC (F)  861 F(OE and Lat.) (holy)
 NewMinster.LiberVitae  Fol 16r.8.xviii (holy)
 NewMinster.LiberVitae  Fol 16r.8.xviii (most meek)
 NewMinster.LiberVitae  Fol 16r.8.xviii (his most holy birth was celebrated on 2nd July)
 RestingPlaces  II.31 (saint)
Office (134)
Archdeacon (1)
 Lantfred.TransMiracSwithuni  39
Bishop (130)
 Swithhun.ProfEpis.R22  Tit. (Bishop of Winchester)
 Swithhun.ProfEpis.R22    ([elected] to the episcopal see of the city of Winchester)
 S285   
 Lantfred.TransMiracSwithuni  Ep.
 Lantfred.TransMiracSwithuni  Praef.
 Lantfred.TransMiracSwithuni  1, p. 260
 Lantfred.TransMiracSwithuni  1, p. 260
 Lantfred.TransMiracSwithuni  2, p. 266
 Lantfred.TransMiracSwithuni  2, p. 266
 Lantfred.TransMiracSwithuni  2, p. 272
 Lantfred.TransMiracSwithuni  3, p. 274
 Lantfred.TransMiracSwithuni  3, p. 280
 Lantfred.TransMiracSwithuni  3, p. 280
 Lantfred.TransMiracSwithuni  4
 Lantfred.TransMiracSwithuni  4
 Lantfred.TransMiracSwithuni  5
 Lantfred.TransMiracSwithuni  5
 Lantfred.TransMiracSwithuni  6
 Lantfred.TransMiracSwithuni  7
 Lantfred.TransMiracSwithuni  7
 Lantfred.TransMiracSwithuni  7
 Lantfred.TransMiracSwithuni  8
 Lantfred.TransMiracSwithuni  9
 Lantfred.TransMiracSwithuni  10
 Lantfred.TransMiracSwithuni  10
 Lantfred.TransMiracSwithuni  12
 Lantfred.TransMiracSwithuni  14
 Lantfred.TransMiracSwithuni  16
 Lantfred.TransMiracSwithuni  16
 Lantfred.TransMiracSwithuni  18
 Lantfred.TransMiracSwithuni  19
 Lantfred.TransMiracSwithuni  20
 Lantfred.TransMiracSwithuni  20
 Lantfred.TransMiracSwithuni  21
 Lantfred.TransMiracSwithuni  22
 Lantfred.TransMiracSwithuni  23
 Lantfred.TransMiracSwithuni  24
 Lantfred.TransMiracSwithuni  25
 Lantfred.TransMiracSwithuni  26
 Lantfred.TransMiracSwithuni  27
 Lantfred.TransMiracSwithuni  27
 Lantfred.TransMiracSwithuni  27
 Lantfred.TransMiracSwithuni  29
 Lantfred.TransMiracSwithuni  31
 Lantfred.TransMiracSwithuni  31
 Lantfred.TransMiracSwithuni  32
 Lantfred.TransMiracSwithuni  33
 Lantfred.TransMiracSwithuni  33
 Lantfred.TransMiracSwithuni  33
 Lantfred.TransMiracSwithuni  34
 Lantfred.TransMiracSwithuni  35
 Lantfred.TransMiracSwithuni  35
 Lantfred.TransMiracSwithuni  35
 Lantfred.TransMiracSwithuni  36
 Lantfred.TransMiracSwithuni  37
 Lantfred.TransMiracSwithuni  37
 Lantfred.TransMiracSwithuni  38
 Lantfred.TransMiracSwithuni  Expl.
 Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  i.1 cap., p. 412
 Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  i.1, p. 412
 Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  i.1, p. 412
 Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  i.1, p. 414
 Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  i.1, p. 414
 Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  i.1, p. 416
 Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  i.1, p. 416
 Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  i.1, p. 418
 Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  i.2, p. 422
 Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  i.2, p. 422
 Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  i.2, p. 430
 Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  i.3, p. 434
 Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  i.3, p. 442
 Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  i.4, p. 450
 Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  i.6, p. 462
 Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  i.13, p. 476
 Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  i.19, p. 484
 Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  i.19, p. 484
 Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  i.21, p. 488
 Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  i.22, p. 488
 Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  ii.1, p. 492
 Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  ii.2, p. 498
 Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  ii.6, p. 504
 Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  ii.8, p. 510
 Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  ii.10, p. 524
 Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  ii.18, p. 540
 Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  ii.18, p. 542
 Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  ii.18, p. 542
 Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  ii.21, p. 548
 Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  i.9, p. 468
 Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  i.10, p. 470
 Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  i.7, p. 464
 Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  i.8, p. 466
 Ælfric.EpitomSwithuni  1
 Ælfric.EpitomSwithuni  1
 Ælfric.EpitomSwithuni  2
 Ælfric.EpitomSwithuni  4
 Ælfric.EpitomSwithuni  4
 Ælfric.EpitomSwithuni  7
 Ælfric.EpitomSwithuni  8
 Ælfric.EpitomSwithuni  10
 Ælfric.EpitomSwithuni  11
 Ælfric.EpitomSwithuni  12
 Wulfstan Cantor.VitÆthelwoldi  26
 S290   
 S294a    (bishop of the church of Winchester)
 S302   
 S303    (bishop of the church of Winchester)
 S304    (bishop of the city and church of Winchester)
 S305    (king of church Winchester)
 S306   
 S307    (bishop of the church of Winchester)
 S308    (bishop of the church of Winchester)
 S309   
 S310    (bishop of the church of Winchester)
 S312   
 S313   
 S317   
 S326   
 S327   
 S329   
 S335   
 S336   
 ASC (F)  861 F(OE and Lat.)
 NewMinster.LiberVitae  Fol 16r.8.xviii (Bishop of the West Saxons)
 S1274    (bishop of the church of Winchester)
 Anon.EpisList2    (bishop of the city of Winchester)
 Anon.EpisList3    (bishop of the church of Winchester)
 Anon.EpisList4    (bishop of the city of Winchester)
 Anon.EpisList5    (bishop of the church of Winchester)
 S311   
 WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  ii.75.13
Prelate (1)
 Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  ii.18, p. 540
Priest (2)
 Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  ii.18, p. 542
 WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  ii.75.13
Occupation (1)
Teacher (1)
 WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  ii.75.14
Personal Relationship (14)
~ Brother (Honorific kinship) of Swithhun 5 (1)
 Anonymous 570: of Swithhun 5: Lantfred.TransMiracSwithuni  35
Swithhun 5 Father (Honorific kinship) of ~ (3)
 of Anonymous 529: Lantfred.TransMiracSwithuni  3, p. 280
 of Anonymous 570: Lantfred.TransMiracSwithuni  35
 of Anonymous 529: Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  i.3, p. 440
~ Father (Honorific kinship) of Swithhun 5 (1)
 Ceolnoth 3: of Swithhun 5: Swithhun.ProfEpis.R22   
Swithhun 5 Foster-father (Quasi-kinship) of ~ (1)
 of Æthelwulf 1: WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  ii.75.16
~ Friend (General relationship) of Swithhun 5 (1)
 Anonymous 529: of Swithhun 5: Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  i.3, p. 442
~ Predecessor (General relationship) of Swithhun 5 (1)
 Anonymi 1239: of Swithhun 5: Swithhun.ProfEpis.R22   
~ Pupil (General relationship) of Swithhun 5 (1)
 Æthelwulf 1: of Swithhun 5: WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  ii.75.14
~ Son (Honorific kinship) of Swithhun 5 (5)
 Anonymous 526: of Swithhun 5: Lantfred.TransMiracSwithuni  1, p. 260
 Anonymous 529: of Swithhun 5: Lantfred.TransMiracSwithuni  3, p. 280
 Anonymous 526: of Swithhun 5: Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  i.1, p. 414
 Anonymous 529: of Swithhun 5: Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  i.3, p. 442
 Anonymous 570: of Swithhun 5: Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  ii.18, p. 540
Event (149)
Accusation (1)
 Swithhun 5.post-mortem healing of Anonymous 558: Anonymous 558 was condemned by Anonymi 1515 although he was innocent. Following Edgar 11's legislation, he was mutilated and lost both his hearing and his eyesight. He was led home by his friends (Anonymi 1516) and remained in this condition between 6 January and 25 April. Anonymi 1516 encouraged him to go to the tomb of Swithhun 5 which he did. He prayed for his hearing to be restored and he was found worthy to receive both his eyesight and his hearing.: Lantfred.TransMiracSwithuni  26
Advice/counsel (3)
 Swithhun 5.post-mortem healing of Anonymous 566: For twenty days, Anonymous 566 lay in intense pain. Meanwhile, it happened that a certain priest (Anonymous 636) had gone to visit the people of Gaul and was staying in an inn in the same town as this diseased woman. Anonymous 566's husband (Anonymous 567), after hearing of the presence of Anonymous 636, sent some of his retainers (Anonymi 1646) to ask Anonymous 636 what remedy he could prescribe. Anonymous 636 said that he knew no medicine but that they should trust in the Lord; Anonymous 636 ordered that a new candle should be made quickly and lit in the church in honour of Swithhun 5. The husband (Anonymous 567) had a candle made without delay and delivered it to Anonymous 636 who then engraved a prayer on it. On the following day Anonymous 566 was cured.: Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  ii.15, pp. 532-4
 Swithhun 5.post-mortem healing of Anonymous 570: After hearing the vision of Anonymous 570, Anonymous 571 (the wife of Anonymous 570) advised her husband to summon his servants (Anonymi 1648) so that he could be taken to the holy church and could ask for the intercession of Swithhun 5. Anonymous 570 did this and, as soon as he had begged for a cure, he felt the presence of a sudden remedy. Anonymous 570 got up and was then able to return home and use his own feet. A short time after Anonymous 570 had been cured, he took a few men in a boat to Winchester and reported everything that had happened to Æthelwold 1.: Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  ii.18, pp. 542-4
 Swithhun 5.post-mortem healing of Anonymous 575: As Anonymous 575 was approaching Winchester, he met Pippin 4 who asked him where he was going. Anonymous 575 replied simply that he was going wherever he could find food; Pippin 4 urged him to go to the tomb of Swithhun 5 for the sake of twofold sustenance. But Anonymous 575 did not know the way to the church, so Pippin 4 led him there. After having spent only a single night in prayer there Anonymous 575 was found worthy to receive his cure at daybreak.: Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  ii.20, pp. 546-8
Agreement (1)
 S281 - synod confirming the agreement between Wessex and Canterbury: Synod confirming the agreement made between Ecgberht 10, king of the West Saxons, and Canterbury 1: S281    (839)
Alms-giving (1)
 Swithhun 5.post-mortem intercession for liberation of Anonymous 626: Anonymous 626 (a poor wayfarer) approached Anonymi 1641 to beg them for a few sheaves with which he could feed himself and his family. Anonymi 1641 gave him some wheat but he was caught by the king's reeve (Anonymous 627) who questioned him as to how he had obtained the wheat. Anonymous 626 did not want to betray those who had been generous to him and therefore said nothing. Anonymous 627 was furious and had Anonymous 626 bound with shackles on each foot and detained him day and night under the watch of guards (Anonymi 1642). During one night of Anonymous 626's incarceration, he asked one of the guards (Anonymi 1642) for a small knife by which he might pick the dirt from his fingernails. When sleep had overcome Anonymi 1642, Anonymous 626 begged Swithhun 5 to help him escape so that he could avoid being tortured. Swithhun 5 enabled Anonymous 626 to cut through the hollow log which he was shackled to with the small knife and he also cut through the rigid metal. Anonymous 626 was astonished and Swithhun 5 helped him further by allowing him to pass through a door which had been locked shut by a rectangular bolt. Only when it became day again did the guards (Anonymi 1642) realise that Anonymous 626 had escaped and they were amazed. Anonymous 626 went to Winchester to give thanks to Swithhun 5 for so great a miracle.: Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  ii.10, pp. 518-26
Appointment - ecclesiastical (1)
 Æthelwold 1.ecclesiastical career: Æthelwold 1's parents were from Winchester, neither poor nor ill-bred. He was educated at the court, becoming a favourite of Æthelstan 18's. He was tonsured as a cleric by Ælfheah 19, and later given the cowl as monk by Dunstan 1 abbot of Glastonbury, soon becoming its dean. Dunstan 1 saw a vision concerning Æthelwold 1's brilliant future, and so did his mother, Anonymous 679, wile was pregnant with him. Æthelwold 1 craved stricter life but was kept at home by King Eadred 16, thanks to the king's mother Eadgifu 4. He was given the house of Abingdon. When Dunstan 1 became archbishop, Æthelwold 1 was chosen by King Edgar 11 to be bishop of Winchester. He drove clerics out of New Minster for their sins and introduced monks instead. St Swithhun 5 commanded him in vision to open his tomb in the Old Minster, and showed his benevolence towards Æthelwold 1 through miracles. Æthelwold 1 himself worked many miracles in his lifetime.: WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  ii.75.34-46
Appointment/consecration/elevation/ordination of archbishop (1)
 Æthelwold 1.ecclesiastical career: Æthelwold 1's parents were from Winchester, neither poor nor ill-bred. He was educated at the court, becoming a favourite of Æthelstan 18's. He was tonsured as a cleric by Ælfheah 19, and later given the cowl as monk by Dunstan 1 abbot of Glastonbury, soon becoming its dean. Dunstan 1 saw a vision concerning Æthelwold 1's brilliant future, and so did his mother, Anonymous 679, wile was pregnant with him. Æthelwold 1 craved stricter life but was kept at home by King Eadred 16, thanks to the king's mother Eadgifu 4. He was given the house of Abingdon. When Dunstan 1 became archbishop, Æthelwold 1 was chosen by King Edgar 11 to be bishop of Winchester. He drove clerics out of New Minster for their sins and introduced monks instead. St Swithhun 5 commanded him in vision to open his tomb in the Old Minster, and showed his benevolence towards Æthelwold 1 through miracles. Æthelwold 1 himself worked many miracles in his lifetime.: WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  ii.75.34-46
Appointment/consecration/elevation/ordination of bishop (2)
 Swithhun 5.episcopal consecration: Æthelwulf 1 wanted to honour Swithhun 5 with the bishopric of Winchester, and the ordination was carried out by Ceolnoth 3 archbishop of Canterbury.: WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  ii.75.16
 Æthelwold 1.ecclesiastical career: Æthelwold 1's parents were from Winchester, neither poor nor ill-bred. He was educated at the court, becoming a favourite of Æthelstan 18's. He was tonsured as a cleric by Ælfheah 19, and later given the cowl as monk by Dunstan 1 abbot of Glastonbury, soon becoming its dean. Dunstan 1 saw a vision concerning Æthelwold 1's brilliant future, and so did his mother, Anonymous 679, wile was pregnant with him. Æthelwold 1 craved stricter life but was kept at home by King Eadred 16, thanks to the king's mother Eadgifu 4. He was given the house of Abingdon. When Dunstan 1 became archbishop, Æthelwold 1 was chosen by King Edgar 11 to be bishop of Winchester. He drove clerics out of New Minster for their sins and introduced monks instead. St Swithhun 5 commanded him in vision to open his tomb in the Old Minster, and showed his benevolence towards Æthelwold 1 through miracles. Æthelwold 1 himself worked many miracles in his lifetime.: WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  ii.75.34-46
Ascetic practices/fasting/resisting temptation (3)
 Swithhun 5.post-mortem healing of Anonymous 529: When Anonymous 529's kinsmen (Anonymi 1497) approached him to take him to the New Minster, Anonymous 529 said that instead, he wanted to be taken to the Old Minster. Anonymous 529 kept vigil there for three days and three nights. Swithhun 5 appeared to Anonymous 529 with the same attire in which he was previously resplendent, when he had appeared to Anonymous 529 in a vision. Swithhun 5 asked Anonymous 529 to remove a blind woman (Anonymous 530) who lay sleeping at his tomb. When this had been done, Anonymous 529 merited to be aided by heavenly mercy. Anonymous 529 looked upwards and saw a man standing, gleaming, upon the summit of the tower in the western part of the church. The man held a golden rope in his hands, by means of which he lowered his bright tunic. The tunic entered the tomb of Swithhun 5 and no-one saw it again. Anonymous 529 was overcome with sudden sleep; as he snatched some rest, the entire tomb shook and, in his vision, someone came to the sick man and, pulling on one side, tugged his weak leg and so restored his limbs to their proper musculature.: Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  i.3, pp. 442-48 (971)
 Swithhun 5.post-mortem healing of Anonymous 630: Rumour had informed Anonymous 630 of the miracles that had been performed by Swithhun 5 and, with Anonymous 631 as his guide, Anonymous 630 hastened to the saint so that he could receive a cure. Three miles from Winchester, at a place called the 'King's Stone', Anonymous 630 grew very weary and took a rest. Anonymous 631 begged Anonymous 630 to break their fast because he was so hungry but Anonymous 630 would not relent. Anonymous 630 begged the Lord that, through the merits of Swithhun 5, he might be granted the gift of sight so that he could see Winchester and so that it might not be a sin to have broken his fast before the hour of noon had arrived. Scarcely had he said these things when his sight was returned to him.: Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  ii.12, pp. 528-30
 Æthelwold 1.preparation for translation of Swithhun 5: Æthelwold 1 went to visit Edgar 11 to gain his permission for the translation so that it might be more openly celebrated and declared in more solemn fashion to the English people. Edgar 11 was well-disposed towards Æthelwold 1 and told him to return quickly and hasten to translate Swithhun 5. On Sunday, 9 July 971, Æthelwold 1 administered mass to the people. At the end he called together all the people there (Anonymi 1613) and requested that they observe a three-day fast for God so that they could be found worthy to translate Swithhun 5 from his tomb into the church. The entire populace agreed and wished to follow the precepts of Æthelwold 1, their teacher. The fourth day of the week (Wednesday) came to be the first on which the fast was decreed for the devout populace. On the third day (Friday 14 July) the fast was broken and all rejoiced in the Lord for the coming of the solemnities of Swithhun 5.: Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  i.4, pp. 448-54 (971)
Assembly (4)
 Edgar 11.second translation of Swithhun 5: Edgar 11 dispatched Anonymi 1629 with the new shrine and ordered them into the service of Swithhun 5. Anonymi 1632 were to join the celebration by proceeding barefoot over three miles. Anonymi 1632 did indeed proceed barefoot and when they saw Anonymi 1629 they rejoiced at meeting them. When Anonymi 1632 spied the distinguished shrine they fell to the ground and worshipped Swithhun 5; then, they followed the feretory and returned to the town. Anonymi 1631 could be heard singing and clapping. Anonymi 1629 and Anonymi 1632 arrived together through the western gate of Winchester and immediately Anonymous 613 approached the crowd of people. After Anonymous 613 had been cured, Swithhun 5 was carried into the holy church in celebration and Æthelwold 1 placed the shrine upon the altar. Then, the entire day was spent in songs and praise and Anonymi 1629 returned to the service of Edgar 11.: Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  ii.1, pp. 492-6
 Swithhun 5.post-mortem healing of Anonymi 1511: Anonymi 1511 assembled at the tomb of Swithhun 5 and were healed of their various ailment within the space of three days.: Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  ii.4, p. 502
 Swithhun 5.translation: After the blind woman (Anonymous 593) had been cured at the tomb of Swithhun 5, Æthelwold 1 gave orders for the shrine to be lifted. The shrine was removed and then tents were put up so that people would not rush upon the saint and so that the enclosure was only accessible to a few attendants. After the completion of Vespers, the first procession of monks began, in chants, to praise Swithhun 5. In the night, many of the faithful prepared twinkling lamps and went to see the saint. On Saturday 15 July Æthelwold 1 was present along with Ælfstan 38 (Abbot of the Old Minster) and with Æthelgar 8 (Abbot of the New Minster) and they were all dressed in holy vestments and accompanied by the communities from both the Old and New Minsters. Both communities advanced bearing candles and burning Sabaean incense. Æthelwold 1 chanted and everyone echoed his words. After the crowd had been removed from around the body of Swithhun 5, a few people entered the tents which enclosed the holy tomb. While all present were chanting the psalms in order, the first to excavate the earth was Æthelwold 1. When the mass of the lid had been removed with three poles, the tomb was laid open and they at once found the treasure whose discovery had been predicted to the smith (Anonymous 526). When the body was brought forth into the light, a wonderful odour filled the entire town. With apprehension they touched the precious body, washed it and wrapped it in a clean shroud and enclosed it in a new shrine and placed it on a feretory. When the body had been translated, Æthelwold 1 began a hymn. After this the doors were opened and the entire host entered and Æthelwold 1 celebrated mass at the saint's head. All the bells were ringing and the noise of the bells and the voices of men resounded together.: Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  i.5, pp. 454-60 (971)
 Æthelwold 1.preparation for translation of Swithhun 5: Æthelwold 1 went to visit Edgar 11 to gain his permission for the translation so that it might be more openly celebrated and declared in more solemn fashion to the English people. Edgar 11 was well-disposed towards Æthelwold 1 and told him to return quickly and hasten to translate Swithhun 5. On Sunday, 9 July 971, Æthelwold 1 administered mass to the people. At the end he called together all the people there (Anonymi 1613) and requested that they observe a three-day fast for God so that they could be found worthy to translate Swithhun 5 from his tomb into the church. The entire populace agreed and wished to follow the precepts of Æthelwold 1, their teacher. The fourth day of the week (Wednesday) came to be the first on which the fast was decreed for the devout populace. On the third day (Friday 14 July) the fast was broken and all rejoiced in the Lord for the coming of the solemnities of Swithhun 5.: Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  i.4, pp. 448-54 (971)
Assistance (1)
 Swithhun 5.post-mortem healing of Anonymous 575: As Anonymous 575 was approaching Winchester, he met Pippin 4 who asked him where he was going. Anonymous 575 replied simply that he was going wherever he could find food; Pippin 4 urged him to go to the tomb of Swithhun 5 for the sake of twofold sustenance. But Anonymous 575 did not know the way to the church, so Pippin 4 led him there. After having spent only a single night in prayer there Anonymous 575 was found worthy to receive his cure at daybreak.: Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  ii.20, pp. 546-8
Bequeathing/will-making (1)
 S1274 - Æthelbald 13 bequeathing land to Winchester 1: (1) Swithhun 5, bishop of Winchester, to Æthelbald 13, king of the West Saxons; grant of 60 hides (cassati) at Farnham, Surrey. (2) King Æthelbald 13 grants the reversion of the land, after his death, to the bishop and church of Winchester 1: S1274    (858)
Blinding (2)
 Swithhun 5.post-mortem healing of Anonymous 558: Anonymous 558 had his eyes put out because of robberies he had committed. But because he had been blinded guiltlessly, he came to the tomb of Swithhun 5 and his eyes were restored to sight.: Ælfric.EpitomSwithuni  13
 Swithhun 5.post-mortem healing of Anonymous 10013: Although innocent, Anonymous 10013 was apprehended for theft. He was then blinded in each eye and his nose, ears and hands were cut off; he was only left with his two feet. His kinsmen (Anonymi 1640) led him home and a woman (Anonymous 625) took pity on Anonymous 10013 and put his eye-ball back into its socket. In the meanwhile, rumour had made the miracles of Swithhun 5 well-known and Anonymi 1640 urged Anonymous 10013 to go to Winchester and seek the help of Swithhun 5. Anonymous 10013 did this and went to Winchester. Scarcely had Anonymous 10013 asked Swithhun 5 for the gift of his hearing that, not only was his hearing restored, but also his eyesight.: Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  ii.9, pp. 516-18
Book circulating/making/reading/translating/writing (2)
 Lantfred 1.writing TranslSwithun: Asked by Anonymi 1494, Lantfred 1 wrote a book on the translation and miracles of Swithhun 5.: Lantfred.TransMiracSwithuni  Ep.
 Swithhun 5.post-mortem miracle on Anonymous 555’s chains: Anonymous 555 committed a parricide and was bound up in chains for nine years. As he heard of the miracles performed at Swithhun 5's tomb he came to Winchester from across the sea. While he was praying there for the intercession of Swithhun 5, an iron ring which cut across his stomach broke. In due course another smaller ring fell before his feet and it was still hanging up in the Old Minster when Lantfred 1 was writing.: Lantfred.TransMiracSwithuni  24
Burial (2)
 Group of saints. buried at Winchester: St Birinus 1, St Hædde 2, St Swithhun 5, St Æthelwold 1, St Ælfheah 19, St Frithestan 1 and St Beornstan 5 rest in Winchester. : RestingPlaces  II.31
 Æthelwold 1.translation of Swithhun 5: Æthelwold 1 gave Swithhun 5 proper burial into the church.: Wulfstan Cantor.VitÆthelwoldi  26
Charter-witnessing (22)
 S1274 - Æthelbald 13 bequeathing land to Winchester 1: (1) Swithhun 5, bishop of Winchester, to Æthelbald 13, king of the West Saxons; grant of 60 hides (cassati) at Farnham, Surrey. (2) King Æthelbald 13 grants the reversion of the land, after his death, to the bishop and church of Winchester 1: S1274    (858)
 S281 - synod confirming the agreement between Wessex and Canterbury: Synod confirming the agreement made between Ecgberht 10, king of the West Saxons, and Canterbury 1: S281    (839)
 S285 - Æthelwulf 1 confirming land and privileges of Chertsey 1: Æthelwulf 1, king, to Chertsey 1 Abbey; confirmation of land and privileges: S285    (827)
 S290 - Æthelwulf 1 granting land to Eadberht 40: Æthelwulf 1, king of the West Saxons, to Eadberht 40, deacon; grant of 15 hides (cassati) at Halstock, Devon: S290    (840)
 S302 - Æthelwulf 1 granting land and privileges to the Church: Æthelwulf 1, king of the West Saxons, to the Church; general grant of land and privileges ('Second Decimation'): S302    (854)
 S303 - Æthelwulf 1 granting land and privileges to the Church: Æthelwulf 1, king of the West Saxons, to the Church; general grant of lands and privileges with a list of the Glastonbury estates affected, ('Second Decimation'): S303    (854)
 S304 - Æthelwulf 1 granting privileges to the Church & granting land to Hunsige 1: Æthelwulf 1, king of the West Saxons, to the Church; general grant of privileges, with specific grant to Hunsige 1, minister, for 3 hides (cassati) at Martyr Worthy, Hants. ('Second Decimation'): S304    (854)
 S305 - Æthelwulf 1 granting land and privileges to the Church: Æthelwulf 1, king of the West Saxons, to the Church; general grant of land and privileges, with list of lands assigned to Malmesbury 1 Abbey, namely at 35 hides at Purton, 15 at Lacock, 5 at Sutton Benger, 5 at Corston, 10 at Crudwell, Wilts.; 10 at Kemble, Gloucs.; and 1.5 at Dauntsey, Wilts. ('Second Decimation'): S305    (854)
 S306 - Æthelwulf 1 granting land to St Peter’s, Malmesbury 1: Æthelwulf 1, king of the West Saxons, to St Peter and the familia of Malmesbury 1; grant of 5 hides (mansiones) at Tockenham, Wilts: S306    (854)
 S307 - Æthelwulf 1 granting land and privileges to the Church and land to Swithhun 5 & SS Peter & Paul, Winchester: Æthelwulf 1, king of the West Saxons, to the Church; general grant of land and privileges with specific grant to Swithhun 5, bishop, for the church of Winchester, SS Peter and Paul, of 30 hides (cassati) at Brightwell, Berks. ('Second Decimation'): S307    (854)
 S308 - Æthelwulf 1 granting land and privileges to the Church and land to Wifrith 1: Æthelwulf 1, king of the West Saxons, to the Church; general grant of land and privileges with specific grant to Wifrith 1, minister, of 1 hide (cassatum) at Hardenhuish, Wilts. ('Second Decimation'): S308    (854)
 S309 - Æthelwulf 1 restoring land to SS Peter & Paul, Winchester: Æthelwulf 1, king, to the church of Winchester, SS Peter and Paul; restitution of 3 hides (mansae) at Headbourne Worthy, Hants., originally granted by King Cenwealh 2: S309    (854)
 S310 - Æthelwulf 1 granting land to SS Peter & Paul, Winchester: Æthelwulf 1, king of the West Saxons, to the church of Winchester, SS Peter and Paul; grant of 8 hides (manentes) at Ruishton, and 8 at Stoke St Mary in (æt) Orchard Portman, Somerset, to augment the estate at Taunton given by Queen Frithugyth 1: S310    (854)
 S311 - Æthelwulf 1 granting land to SS Peter & Paul, Winchester: Æthelwulf 1, king of the West Saxons, to the church of Winchester, SS Peter and Paul 1; grant of 133 hides (manentes) at Taunton and 10 at Brown, Somerset: S311    (854)
 S312 - Æthelwulf 1 granting land to SS Peter & Paul, Winchester: Æthelwulf 1, king of the West Saxons, to the church of Winchester, SS Peter and Paul; grant of 20 hides (mansae) at Wanborough (i.e Little Hinton), Wilts.: S312    (854)
 S313 - Æthelwulf 1 granting land to St Peter’s, Winchester: Æthelwulf 1, king of the West Saxons, to Winchester, St Peter's 1 and Winchester, Old Minster 1; grant of 20 hides at Wanborough, Wilts: S313    (854)
 S317 - Æthelwulf 1 granting land to Ealdred 18: Æthelwulf 1, king of the West Saxons, to Ealdred 18, his minister; grant of 20 hides (cassati) at Æscesbyrig (i.e. Woolstone), Berks.: S317    (853)
 S326 - Æthelbald 13 granting land to Osmund 6: Æthelbald 13, king of the West Saxons, to Osmund 6, his minister; grant of 14 hides (cassati) at Teffont, Wilts: S326    (860)
 S327 - Æthelberht 9 selling land to Wærmund 9: Æthelberht 9, king of the West Saxons and of the people of Kent, to Wærmund 9, bishop; grant of land at Rochester with a marsh, in return for 15 pounds and 30 mancuses.: S327    (860)
 S329 - Æthelberht 9 granting land to Osmund 6: Æthelberht 9, king of the West Saxons, to Osmund 6, his minister; grant of 3 sulungs (cassati) at Dinton, Wilts: S329    (860)
 S335 - Æthelred 15 granting land to Æthelwulf 16: Æthelred 15, king of the West Saxons, to Æthelwulf 16, princeps; grant of 10 hides (cassati) at (Little) Wittenham, Berks: S335    (862)
 S336 - Æthelred 15 granting land to Wulfhere 4: Æthelred 15, king of the West Saxons, to Wulfhere 4, princeps; grant of 6 hides (cassati) at Buttermere, Wilts., and at Æscmere: S336    (863)
Church-going (5)
 Anonymi 1504.disobedience: Æthelwold 1 ordered Anonymi 1494 to go to church whenever a miracle happened at Swithhun 5's tomb. However, Anonymi 1504 bore it ill that they were so frequently awakened from their night-time sleep and decided not to obey Æthelwold 1's command.: Lantfred.TransMiracSwithuni  10
 Swithhun 5.post-mortem healing of Anonymous 543: Anonymous 543 was healed in the church in which Swithhun 5 was buried.: Lantfred.TransMiracSwithuni  15
 Swithhun 5.post-mortem healing of Anonymous 546: Anonymous 546 was taken by his kinsmen to Winchester, where he received his health, after spending three days and nights in the church where Swithhun 5 was buried.: Lantfred.TransMiracSwithuni  17
 Swithhun 5.post-mortem healing of Anonymous 570: Anonymous 570, following the advice of his wife (Anonymous 571) went to a church and prayed for Swithhun 5's intercession. He was restored to health and returned home on foot: Lantfred.TransMiracSwithuni  35 (971 x 972)
 Swithhun 5.post-mortem miraculous release of Anonymous 578: While Anonymous 578 was taking the clothes of her lord (Anonymous 579) to the river to be washed, some thieves stole them. Anonymous 579 struck her several blows and bound her hands in iron manacles. As soon as she saw that he had left the house, she ran to the church where Swithhun 5 had been buried. Through his intervention the manacles fell from her hands to the ground.: Lantfred.TransMiracSwithuni  38
Commemoration of the dead (1)
 Swithhun 5.commemoration: The birth of Swithhun 5 was celebrated on 2nd July.: NewMinster.LiberVitae  Fol 16r.8.xviii
Confirmation of land/privileges (1)
 S285 - Æthelwulf 1 confirming land and privileges of Chertsey 1: Æthelwulf 1, king, to Chertsey 1 Abbey; confirmation of land and privileges: S285    (827)
Conversation (4)
 Anonymous 570.vision of Swithhun 5: Two youths shining with a wondrous brightness spoke to Anonymous 570 in a nocturnal dream. In his vision he followed them to a church constructed with gold and jewels. In the church he saw a holy bishop (Swithhun 5) who instructed him to forgive his enemies and pray for those who calumniated and persecuted him. When Anonymous 570 asked for the bishop's identity, the latter told him that he would discover his name in Winchester. When Anonymous 570 awakened, he explained his vision to his wife (Anonymous 571).: Lantfred.TransMiracSwithuni  35 (971 x 972)
 Swithhun 5.post-mortem healing of Anonymi 1500 and Anonymous 532: On the night when Anonymi 1500 entered the church where Swithhun 5 was buried, they were healed. Anonymous 532 was also cured. He signalled to the sacrist (Anonymous 533) to go outside the church so that he could talk to him. He told him that he had been healed and could now talk.: Lantfred.TransMiracSwithuni  5
 Swithhun 5.post-mortem healing of Anonymous 529: When Anonymi 1497 came to take Anonymous 529 to the New Minster, he asked to be taken to the Old Minster instead. He spent three nights and days there in prayer and fasting. Then, Swithhun 5 appeared to him again and ordered him to urge a little blind woman (Anonymous 530), who was sleeping close to his tomb, to go home. Anonymous 529 saw a man of marvelous height held in his hand a golden rope, with which he lowered his folded tunic. It reached Swithhun 5's shrine and went into the tomb. Then, the entire area of the tomb trembled and Anonymous 529 was healed.: Lantfred.TransMiracSwithuni  3, pp. 280-6 (971)
 Swithhun 5.post-mortem healing of Anonymous 575: As Anonymous 575 was approaching Winchester, he met Pippin 4 who asked him where he was going. Anonymous 575 replied simply that he was going wherever he could find food; Pippin 4 urged him to go to the tomb of Swithhun 5 for the sake of twofold sustenance. But Anonymous 575 did not know the way to the church, so Pippin 4 led him there. After having spent only a single night in prayer there Anonymous 575 was found worthy to receive his cure at daybreak.: Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  ii.20, pp. 546-8
Correspondence (1)
 Wulfstan 37.letter to Ælfheah 44: Wulfstan 37 wrote a dedicatory letter to Ælfheah 44 concerning the miracles of Swithhun 5.: Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  Ep. 1, pp. 372-96
Crime (1)
 Swithhun 5.post-mortem miracle on Anonymous 555’s chains: Anonymous 555 committed a parricide and was bound up in chains for nine years. As he heard of the miracles performed at Swithhun 5's tomb he came to Winchester from across the sea. While he was praying there for the intercession of Swithhun 5, an iron ring which cut across his stomach broke. In due course another smaller ring fell before his feet and it was still hanging up in the Old Minster when Lantfred 1 was writing.: Lantfred.TransMiracSwithuni  24
Culting/venerating saint(s) (13)
 Anonymous 526.visit to Swithhun 5’s tomb: The smith (Anonymous 526) experienced such great pain in his entire body that he could not travel on foot nor by horseback. The smith (Anonymous 526) therefore went to Swithhun 5's tomb and beseeched the Lord to show him some man who would be willing to take the holy message of Swithhun 5 to the place where Eadsige 8 lived. After he had finished his prayer, he regained some strength and thus realised that the Lord had heard his prayer. In order to prove that Swithhun 5 had appeared to him three times in dreams, the smith (Anonymous 526) attempted to draw up one of the six rings as Swithhun 5 had predicted to him. Anonymous 526 was able to draw up the ring with only slight effort.: Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  i.1, pp. 416-18
 Edgar 11.second translation of Swithhun 5: Edgar 11 dispatched Anonymi 1629 with the new shrine and ordered them into the service of Swithhun 5. Anonymi 1632 were to join the celebration by proceeding barefoot over three miles. Anonymi 1632 did indeed proceed barefoot and when they saw Anonymi 1629 they rejoiced at meeting them. When Anonymi 1632 spied the distinguished shrine they fell to the ground and worshipped Swithhun 5; then, they followed the feretory and returned to the town. Anonymi 1631 could be heard singing and clapping. Anonymi 1629 and Anonymi 1632 arrived together through the western gate of Winchester and immediately Anonymous 613 approached the crowd of people. After Anonymous 613 had been cured, Swithhun 5 was carried into the holy church in celebration and Æthelwold 1 placed the shrine upon the altar. Then, the entire day was spent in songs and praise and Anonymi 1629 returned to the service of Edgar 11.: Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  ii.1, pp. 492-6
 Swithhun 5.post-mortem healing of Anonymi 1509: Anonymi 1509 had heard of the favours of God which were accomplished through Swithhun 5 in Winchester. Therefore, they left their homes and hastened to see Swithhun 5. When they were in the presence of Swithhun 5, they begged the Lord to grant them his accustomed aid and immediately they were cured. They returned home and gave thanks to the Lord.: Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  i.22, pp. 488-90
 Swithhun 5.post-mortem healing of Anonymi 1512: One hundred and twenty-four sick people (Anonymi 1512) came to the saint (Swithhun 5) from various provinces of the Anglo-Saxons. They were all cured within the space of two weeks.: Ælfric.EpitomSwithuni  12
 Swithhun 5.post-mortem healing of Anonymous 535: He (Anonymous 535) believed he would be cured if he could rest before the tomb of Swithhun 5. He summoned his kinsmen (Anonymi 1501) and begged them to place him on a litter and take him to Swithhun 5. Before the sick man (Anonymous 535) could even finish his speech he regained his strength and jumped up from the bed. He raced to the tomb of Swithhun 5 at such a pace that his kinsmen could hardly follow him on horseback.: Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  i.10, pp. 468-70
 Swithhun 5.post-mortem healing of Anonymous 536: When Anonymous 536 was taken to the bones of Swithhun 5, she placed a certain piece of cloth on the altar and she was straightway found worthy to receive the eyesight she had previously lost.: Lantfred.TransMiracSwithuni  8
 Swithhun 5.post-mortem healing of Anonymous 566: For twenty days, Anonymous 566 lay in intense pain. Meanwhile, it happened that a certain priest (Anonymous 636) had gone to visit the people of Gaul and was staying in an inn in the same town as this diseased woman. Anonymous 566's husband (Anonymous 567), after hearing of the presence of Anonymous 636, sent some of his retainers (Anonymi 1646) to ask Anonymous 636 what remedy he could prescribe. Anonymous 636 said that he knew no medicine but that they should trust in the Lord; Anonymous 636 ordered that a new candle should be made quickly and lit in the church in honour of Swithhun 5. The husband (Anonymous 567) had a candle made without delay and delivered it to Anonymous 636 who then engraved a prayer on it. On the following day Anonymous 566 was cured.: Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  ii.15, pp. 532-4
 Swithhun 5.post-mortem healing of Anonymous 593: Anonymous 593 went to the tomb of Swithhun 5. The saint heard her prayers and restored her sight.: Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  i.5, p. 454 (971)
 Swithhun 5.post-mortem healing of Anonymous 613: After the shrine of Swithhun 5 had entered the western gate of Winchester, Anonymous 613 approached those who were accompanying the shrine and sought the saint's assistance with her tears. Straightway she was made happy through heavenly light. Those present then raised their voices to the sky and proclaimed to the Lord.: Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  ii.1, p. 494
 Swithhun 5.post-mortem healing of Byrhtferth 1: Byrhtferth 1 learned of the miracles of Swithhun 5 and, together with a guide (Anonymous 629), went barefooted to Winchester and spent a night in prayer at the tomb of Swithhun 5. When the day dawned, Byrhtferth 1 had been cured.: Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  ii.11, p. 526
 Swithhun 5.post-mortem intercession for liberation of Anonymous 626: Anonymous 626 (a poor wayfarer) approached Anonymi 1641 to beg them for a few sheaves with which he could feed himself and his family. Anonymi 1641 gave him some wheat but he was caught by the king's reeve (Anonymous 627) who questioned him as to how he had obtained the wheat. Anonymous 626 did not want to betray those who had been generous to him and therefore said nothing. Anonymous 627 was furious and had Anonymous 626 bound with shackles on each foot and detained him day and night under the watch of guards (Anonymi 1642). During one night of Anonymous 626's incarceration, he asked one of the guards (Anonymi 1642) for a small knife by which he might pick the dirt from his fingernails. When sleep had overcome Anonymi 1642, Anonymous 626 begged Swithhun 5 to help him escape so that he could avoid being tortured. Swithhun 5 enabled Anonymous 626 to cut through the hollow log which he was shackled to with the small knife and he also cut through the rigid metal. Anonymous 626 was astonished and Swithhun 5 helped him further by allowing him to pass through a door which had been locked shut by a rectangular bolt. Only when it became day again did the guards (Anonymi 1642) realise that Anonymous 626 had escaped and they were amazed. Anonymous 626 went to Winchester to give thanks to Swithhun 5 for so great a miracle.: Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  ii.10, pp. 518-26
 Swithhun 5.translation: Æthelwold 1 with other bishops and abbots (Anonymi 1654) and many monks (Anonymi 1650) raised, at the command of Edgar 11, the holy remains of Swithhun 5 and relocated them with great veneration in the church of the apostles Peter and Paul.: Ælfric.EpitomSwithuni  9 (971)
 Æthelwold 1.preparation for translation of Swithhun 5: Æthelwold 1 went to visit Edgar 11 to gain his permission for the translation so that it might be more openly celebrated and declared in more solemn fashion to the English people. Edgar 11 was well-disposed towards Æthelwold 1 and told him to return quickly and hasten to translate Swithhun 5. On Sunday, 9 July 971, Æthelwold 1 administered mass to the people. At the end he called together all the people there (Anonymi 1613) and requested that they observe a three-day fast for God so that they could be found worthy to translate Swithhun 5 from his tomb into the church. The entire populace agreed and wished to follow the precepts of Æthelwold 1, their teacher. The fourth day of the week (Wednesday) came to be the first on which the fast was decreed for the devout populace. On the third day (Friday 14 July) the fast was broken and all rejoiced in the Lord for the coming of the solemnities of Swithhun 5.: Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  i.4, pp. 448-54 (971)
Death/dying (1)
 Swithhun 5.death: Swithhun 5 died in the year of our Lord 863, six years after the death of Æthelwulf 1.: WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  ii.75.20 ( x 863)
Disobedience (2)
 Anonymi 1504.disobedience: Æthelwold 1 had commanded the monks of the Old Minster that on every occasion when some sick person regained his health through Swithhun 5's intercession, all of them had to go to the church and glorify God. Certain monks (Anonymi 1504) bore it ill that they were being awakened during the night and they began to abandon that which had been enjoined by their bishop.: Ælfric.EpitomSwithuni   
 Anonymi 1621.disobedience: Æthelwold 1 commanded that, when any infirm person was divinely restored to health through Swithhun 5's medication, the monks should abandon every worldly activity and together go to the church and render a hymn to God. The monks (Anonymi 1621) began to think that it was an excessive hardship that their night-time rest should be taken from them and thus they disobeyed the orders of Æthelwold 1.: Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  i.13, pp. 474-8
Dreaming/seeing vision/revelation (11)
 Anonymous 526.vision of Swithhun 5: One night Swithhun 5 appeared to a smith (Anonymous 526) in a dream and addressed him with kindly words. Swithhun 5 asked Anonymous 526 if he knew a certain canon (Eadsige 8) who had been expelled from the Old Minster by King Edgar. Swithhun 5 then demanded that the smith (Anonymous 526) deliver a message to Eadsige 8. Anonymous 526 was to tell Eadsige 8 to go quickly to the town of Winchester and command the bishop, who at that time occupied the bishopric, to elevate Swithhun 5's body from its tomb and place it inside the holy church. The smith (Anonymous 526) replied that he thought Eadsige 8 would be unwilling to believe him. Swithhun 5 said that in order for Eadsige 8 to believe, he should visit Swithhun 5's tomb and pull up one ring of the six rings which the covering of the sepulchre holds fast. If the ring could be pulled away at once, then this was proof that Swithhun 5 had sent the smith (Anonymous 526) to speak to Eadsige 8.: Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  i.1, pp. 412-20 (968)
 Anonymous 529.vision of Swithhun 5: Anonymous 529 could take no rest due to the anguish which his great pain inflicted upon him. During the night a certain man resplendent in a snowy-white garment (Swithhun 5) came and visited Anonymous 529. Swithhun 5 was leaning on a staff which shone with jewels and gold and he drew near to where the tormented body of Anonymous 529 lay and spoke to him. Swithhun 5 told Anonymous 529 that if he wished to be cured, he should not allow himself to be carried into the New Minster but should instead be taken to the well-known cross which stood gleaming at the Old Minster, at the tomb of a venerable bishop. Swithhun 5 told Anonymous 529 that he was to keep constant vigil there during the night and be urgent in prayer and then, through Christ's favour, he would receive his former health.: Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  i.3, pp. 440-42 (971)
 Anonymous 539.vision of Swithhun 5: Swithhun 5 appeared one night in a dream to Anonymous 539. He told her to tell Æthelwold 1 to command Anonymi 1504 not to stop praising God whenever a miracle happened at Swithhun 5's tomb. Anonymous 539 got up from her bed and sent for Æthelwold 1.: Lantfred.TransMiracSwithuni  10
 Anonymous 570.vision of Swithhun 5: During the middle of the night two angelic youths approached Anonymous 570 and offered him solace. They told Anonymous 570 to follow them and they guided him to a church which he entered and in which he met a certain bishop (Swithhun 5) in front of the altar. Swithhun 5 spoke to Anonymous 570 in admonitory words and then revealed his identity. When the saint had finished talking to Anonymous 570, the man was taken back to his own home and he woke up. Anonymous 570 then called his wife (Anonymous 571) and told her in detail what he had seen.: Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  ii.18, pp. 538-42
 Anonymous 603.vision of Swithhun 5: Swithhun 5 was aggrieved that Anonymi 1621 had ignored the commands of Æthelwold 1. Swithhun 5 therefore appeared in a dream to Anonymous 603 and told her to command Æthelwold 1 to order his monks (Anonymi 1621) not to cease praising the Lord every time a sick person was healed at the tomb of Swithhun 5. When Anonymous 603 awoke, she summoned Æthelwold 1 and told him everything she had seen in her dream.: Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  i.13, pp. 476-8
 Anonymous 651.vision of Swithhun 5: Swithhun 5 appeared to a certain smith (Anonymous 651) ordering him to go and find Eadsige 8 at Winchcombe. The smith had to tell him to go to Winchester and ask Æthelwold 1 to raise Swithhun 5's body from his tomb. Swithhun 5 also told Anonymous 651 to tell Eadsige 8 to go to his tomb and pull one ring from the six fixed in the lid of his tomb. If it came up after him, that would be the proof that Anonymous 651 was telling the truth.: Ælfric.EpitomSwithuni  2-4
 Anonymous 656.vision of Swithhun 5: Swithhun 5 appeared in a dream to Anonymous 656 and told him to go to the Old Minster and tell Anonymi 1504 that their behaviour displeased God. Anonymous 656 went quickly to Æthelwold 1 and retailed all the things he had heard. Æthelwold 1 commanded the monks with a mighty threat that at all healings they would go to the church as soon as the sign had been given and would sing prayers of thanksgiving.: Ælfric.EpitomSwithuni  14
 Swithhun 5.post-mortem healing of Anonymous 529: When Anonymous 529's kinsmen (Anonymi 1497) approached him to take him to the New Minster, Anonymous 529 said that instead, he wanted to be taken to the Old Minster. Anonymous 529 kept vigil there for three days and three nights. Swithhun 5 appeared to Anonymous 529 with the same attire in which he was previously resplendent, when he had appeared to Anonymous 529 in a vision. Swithhun 5 asked Anonymous 529 to remove a blind woman (Anonymous 530) who lay sleeping at his tomb. When this had been done, Anonymous 529 merited to be aided by heavenly mercy. Anonymous 529 looked upwards and saw a man standing, gleaming, upon the summit of the tower in the western part of the church. The man held a golden rope in his hands, by means of which he lowered his bright tunic. The tunic entered the tomb of Swithhun 5 and no-one saw it again. Anonymous 529 was overcome with sudden sleep; as he snatched some rest, the entire tomb shook and, in his vision, someone came to the sick man and, pulling on one side, tugged his weak leg and so restored his limbs to their proper musculature.: Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  i.3, pp. 442-48 (971)
 Swithhun 5.post-mortem healing of Anonymous 653: Anonymous 653 heard in a dream that he should go to Winchester to regain his health through the merit of Swithhun 5. He went to Winchester on two crutches. He remained there for some time and after an angelic vision he proceeded to the tomb of Swithhun 5, where he was healed.: Ælfric.EpitomSwithuni  7
 Æthelwold 1.ecclesiastical career: Æthelwold 1's parents were from Winchester, neither poor nor ill-bred. He was educated at the court, becoming a favourite of Æthelstan 18's. He was tonsured as a cleric by Ælfheah 19, and later given the cowl as monk by Dunstan 1 abbot of Glastonbury, soon becoming its dean. Dunstan 1 saw a vision concerning Æthelwold 1's brilliant future, and so did his mother, Anonymous 679, wile was pregnant with him. Æthelwold 1 craved stricter life but was kept at home by King Eadred 16, thanks to the king's mother Eadgifu 4. He was given the house of Abingdon. When Dunstan 1 became archbishop, Æthelwold 1 was chosen by King Edgar 11 to be bishop of Winchester. He drove clerics out of New Minster for their sins and introduced monks instead. St Swithhun 5 commanded him in vision to open his tomb in the Old Minster, and showed his benevolence towards Æthelwold 1 through miracles. Æthelwold 1 himself worked many miracles in his lifetime.: WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  ii.75.34-46
 Æthelwold 1.vision of Beornstan 5: Æthelwold 1, whilst praying in the church in Winchester, saw a vision of Beornstan 5, accompanied by Birinus 1 and Swithhun 5, testifying that Beornstan 5, although quite forgotten of earth, was enjoying great glory in heaven. : WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  ii.75.27-8
Eating (2)
 Swithhun 5.post-mortem healing of Anonymous 561: Anonymous 561 left from the remoter parts of England led by Anonymous 562 to go to Winchester, hoping to be healed by Swithhun 5. When they were nearly three miles far from the town they stopped to rest for a while. Anonymous 562 was hungry and insisted that they should break their fast and eat before reaching Winchester. In the meantime they met some pilgrims (Anonymi 1519), who were on their way to Winchester. When Anonymous 561 realised that they had stopped near to a stone, he began to pray for Swithhun 5's intercession. He received his eyesight in that place, looked up and saw Winchester not far from there. He went in haste to the relics of Swithhun 5 and reported to the monks of that place (Anonymi 1520) how he had been cured.: Lantfred.TransMiracSwithuni  29
 Swithhun 5.post-mortem healing of Anonymous 630: Rumour had informed Anonymous 630 of the miracles that had been performed by Swithhun 5 and, with Anonymous 631 as his guide, Anonymous 630 hastened to the saint so that he could receive a cure. Three miles from Winchester, at a place called the 'King's Stone', Anonymous 630 grew very weary and took a rest. Anonymous 631 begged Anonymous 630 to break their fast because he was so hungry but Anonymous 630 would not relent. Anonymous 630 begged the Lord that, through the merits of Swithhun 5, he might be granted the gift of sight so that he could see Winchester and so that it might not be a sin to have broken his fast before the hour of noon had arrived. Scarcely had he said these things when his sight was returned to him.: Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  ii.12, pp. 528-30
Education/teaching (1)
 Æthelwold 1.ecclesiastical career: Æthelwold 1's parents were from Winchester, neither poor nor ill-bred. He was educated at the court, becoming a favourite of Æthelstan 18's. He was tonsured as a cleric by Ælfheah 19, and later given the cowl as monk by Dunstan 1 abbot of Glastonbury, soon becoming its dean. Dunstan 1 saw a vision concerning Æthelwold 1's brilliant future, and so did his mother, Anonymous 679, wile was pregnant with him. Æthelwold 1 craved stricter life but was kept at home by King Eadred 16, thanks to the king's mother Eadgifu 4. He was given the house of Abingdon. When Dunstan 1 became archbishop, Æthelwold 1 was chosen by King Edgar 11 to be bishop of Winchester. He drove clerics out of New Minster for their sins and introduced monks instead. St Swithhun 5 commanded him in vision to open his tomb in the Old Minster, and showed his benevolence towards Æthelwold 1 through miracles. Æthelwold 1 himself worked many miracles in his lifetime.: WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  ii.75.34-46
Episcopal profession (1)
 Swithhun 5.profession of obedience to Ceolnoth 3: Swithhun 5 professed obedience to Ceolnoth 3.: Swithhun.ProfEpis.R22   
Execution (1)
 Swithhun 5.post-mortem intercession for liberation of Anonymous 559: Anonymous 559 was given four sheaves of wheat by Anonymi 1517 without the permission of the royal steward (Anonymous 560). When the latter found Anonymous 559 with the wheat, he asked him where he had got it from. As Anonymous 559 did not want to impute the theft to a friend, Anonymous 560 ordered him to be bound in shackles until he could first be flogged to the point of death and afterwards beheaded. While in prison Anonymous 559 asked the guards for a knife with which to trim his fingernails and after having prayed for Swithhun 5's intercession, he used the knife to cut through the huge beam. He managed to break away the iron mass of the spike, reached the door, grasped the lock and it came away as if there were no bolt. He then went to the tomb of Swithhun 5 and reported his story to the monks of that place.: Lantfred.TransMiracSwithuni  27
Exhumation (3)
 Anonymous 526.vision of Swithhun 5: Swithhun 5 appeared to a certain smith (Anonymous 526) and told him that he should tell Eadsige 8 that he should go to Winchester and tell the bishop there that he exhume Swithhun 5's body and place it suitably within the church. Anonymous 526 replied that he thought it unlikely that Eadsige 8 would believe him. Swithhun 5 replied that Anonymous 526 had to tell Eadsige 8 to go to Swithhun 5's tomb and pull up with his hand one ring of the six which are fixed in the lid of his tomb. If it gave way to him at once, it would be clear that Anonymous 526 had been sent by Swithhun 5.: Lantfred.TransMiracSwithuni  1; 3, p. 286 (968)
 Swithhun 5.post-mortem healing of Anonymi 1653: Anonymi 1653 were cured at the tomb of Swithhun 5 before his bones were exhumed.: Ælfric.EpitomSwithuni  9
 Swithhun 5.translation: After the blind woman (Anonymous 593) had been cured at the tomb of Swithhun 5, Æthelwold 1 gave orders for the shrine to be lifted. The shrine was removed and then tents were put up so that people would not rush upon the saint and so that the enclosure was only accessible to a few attendants. After the completion of Vespers, the first procession of monks began, in chants, to praise Swithhun 5. In the night, many of the faithful prepared twinkling lamps and went to see the saint. On Saturday 15 July Æthelwold 1 was present along with Ælfstan 38 (Abbot of the Old Minster) and with Æthelgar 8 (Abbot of the New Minster) and they were all dressed in holy vestments and accompanied by the communities from both the Old and New Minsters. Both communities advanced bearing candles and burning Sabaean incense. Æthelwold 1 chanted and everyone echoed his words. After the crowd had been removed from around the body of Swithhun 5, a few people entered the tents which enclosed the holy tomb. While all present were chanting the psalms in order, the first to excavate the earth was Æthelwold 1. When the mass of the lid had been removed with three poles, the tomb was laid open and they at once found the treasure whose discovery had been predicted to the smith (Anonymous 526). When the body was brought forth into the light, a wonderful odour filled the entire town. With apprehension they touched the precious body, washed it and wrapped it in a clean shroud and enclosed it in a new shrine and placed it on a feretory. When the body had been translated, Æthelwold 1 began a hymn. After this the doors were opened and the entire host entered and Æthelwold 1 celebrated mass at the saint's head. All the bells were ringing and the noise of the bells and the voices of men resounded together.: Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  i.5, pp. 454-60 (971)
Exorcism (1)
 Swithhun 5.post-mortem exorcism on Anonymous 568: The kinsfolk (Anonymi 1647) of Anonymous 568 sent her from France to England. Eight months after she had first been struck by the pain, she was brought to Winchester and fell prostrate in prayers to Swithhun 5; she was immediately cured.: Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  ii.16, pp. 534-6
Expulsion (1)
 Æthelwold 1.ecclesiastical career: Æthelwold 1's parents were from Winchester, neither poor nor ill-bred. He was educated at the court, becoming a favourite of Æthelstan 18's. He was tonsured as a cleric by Ælfheah 19, and later given the cowl as monk by Dunstan 1 abbot of Glastonbury, soon becoming its dean. Dunstan 1 saw a vision concerning Æthelwold 1's brilliant future, and so did his mother, Anonymous 679, wile was pregnant with him. Æthelwold 1 craved stricter life but was kept at home by King Eadred 16, thanks to the king's mother Eadgifu 4. He was given the house of Abingdon. When Dunstan 1 became archbishop, Æthelwold 1 was chosen by King Edgar 11 to be bishop of Winchester. He drove clerics out of New Minster for their sins and introduced monks instead. St Swithhun 5 commanded him in vision to open his tomb in the Old Minster, and showed his benevolence towards Æthelwold 1 through miracles. Æthelwold 1 himself worked many miracles in his lifetime.: WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  ii.75.34-46
Grant and Gift (25)
 S1274 - Æthelbald 13 bequeathing land to Winchester 1: (1) Swithhun 5, bishop of Winchester, to Æthelbald 13, king of the West Saxons; grant of 60 hides (cassati) at Farnham, Surrey. (2) King Æthelbald 13 grants the reversion of the land, after his death, to the bishop and church of Winchester 1: S1274    (858)
 S290 - Æthelwulf 1 granting land to Eadberht 40: Æthelwulf 1, king of the West Saxons, to Eadberht 40, deacon; grant of 15 hides (cassati) at Halstock, Devon: S290    (840)
 S302 - Æthelwulf 1 granting land and privileges to the Church: Æthelwulf 1, king of the West Saxons, to the Church; general grant of land and privileges ('Second Decimation'): S302    (854)
 S303 - Æthelwulf 1 granting land and privileges to the Church: Æthelwulf 1, king of the West Saxons, to the Church; general grant of lands and privileges with a list of the Glastonbury estates affected, ('Second Decimation'): S303    (854)
 S304 - Æthelwulf 1 granting privileges to the Church & granting land to Hunsige 1: Æthelwulf 1, king of the West Saxons, to the Church; general grant of privileges, with specific grant to Hunsige 1, minister, for 3 hides (cassati) at Martyr Worthy, Hants. ('Second Decimation'): S304    (854)
 S305 - Æthelwulf 1 granting land and privileges to the Church: Æthelwulf 1, king of the West Saxons, to the Church; general grant of land and privileges, with list of lands assigned to Malmesbury 1 Abbey, namely at 35 hides at Purton, 15 at Lacock, 5 at Sutton Benger, 5 at Corston, 10 at Crudwell, Wilts.; 10 at Kemble, Gloucs.; and 1.5 at Dauntsey, Wilts. ('Second Decimation'): S305    (854)
 S306 - Æthelwulf 1 granting land to St Peter’s, Malmesbury 1: Æthelwulf 1, king of the West Saxons, to St Peter and the familia of Malmesbury 1; grant of 5 hides (mansiones) at Tockenham, Wilts: S306    (854)
 S307 - Æthelwulf 1 granting land and privileges to the Church and land to Swithhun 5 & SS Peter & Paul, Winchester: Æthelwulf 1, king of the West Saxons, to the Church; general grant of land and privileges with specific grant to Swithhun 5, bishop, for the church of Winchester, SS Peter and Paul, of 30 hides (cassati) at Brightwell, Berks. ('Second Decimation'): S307    (854)
 S308 - Æthelwulf 1 granting land and privileges to the Church and land to Wifrith 1: Æthelwulf 1, king of the West Saxons, to the Church; general grant of land and privileges with specific grant to Wifrith 1, minister, of 1 hide (cassatum) at Hardenhuish, Wilts. ('Second Decimation'): S308    (854)
 S310 - Æthelwulf 1 granting land to SS Peter & Paul, Winchester: Æthelwulf 1, king of the West Saxons, to the church of Winchester, SS Peter and Paul; grant of 8 hides (manentes) at Ruishton, and 8 at Stoke St Mary in (æt) Orchard Portman, Somerset, to augment the estate at Taunton given by Queen Frithugyth 1: S310    (854)
 S311 - Æthelwulf 1 granting land to SS Peter & Paul, Winchester: Æthelwulf 1, king of the West Saxons, to the church of Winchester, SS Peter and Paul 1; grant of 133 hides (manentes) at Taunton and 10 at Brown, Somerset: S311    (854)
 S312 - Æthelwulf 1 granting land to SS Peter & Paul, Winchester: Æthelwulf 1, king of the West Saxons, to the church of Winchester, SS Peter and Paul; grant of 20 hides (mansae) at Wanborough (i.e Little Hinton), Wilts.: S312    (854)
 S313 - Æthelwulf 1 granting land to St Peter’s, Winchester: Æthelwulf 1, king of the West Saxons, to Winchester, St Peter's 1 and Winchester, Old Minster 1; grant of 20 hides at Wanborough, Wilts: S313    (854)
 S317 - Æthelwulf 1 granting land to Ealdred 18: Æthelwulf 1, king of the West Saxons, to Ealdred 18, his minister; grant of 20 hides (cassati) at Æscesbyrig (i.e. Woolstone), Berks.: S317    (853)
 S326 - Æthelbald 13 granting land to Osmund 6: Æthelbald 13, king of the West Saxons, to Osmund 6, his minister; grant of 14 hides (cassati) at Teffont, Wilts: S326    (860)
 S327 - Æthelberht 9 selling land to Wærmund 9: Æthelberht 9, king of the West Saxons and of the people of Kent, to Wærmund 9, bishop; grant of land at Rochester with a marsh, in return for 15 pounds and 30 mancuses.: S327    (860)
 S329 - Æthelberht 9 granting land to Osmund 6: Æthelberht 9, king of the West Saxons, to Osmund 6, his minister; grant of 3 sulungs (cassati) at Dinton, Wilts: S329    (860)
 S335 - Æthelred 15 granting land to Æthelwulf 16: Æthelred 15, king of the West Saxons, to Æthelwulf 16, princeps; grant of 10 hides (cassati) at (Little) Wittenham, Berks: S335    (862)
 S336 - Æthelred 15 granting land to Wulfhere 4: Æthelred 15, king of the West Saxons, to Wulfhere 4, princeps; grant of 6 hides (cassati) at Buttermere, Wilts., and at Æscmere: S336    (863)
 Swithhun 5.S1274 granting land to Æthelbald 13: Swithhun 5, bishop of Winchester, to Æthelbald 13, king of the West Saxons; grant of 60 hides (cassati) at Farnham, Surrey. : S1274    (858)
 Swithhun 5.post-mortem healing of Anonymous 566: For twenty days, Anonymous 566 lay in intense pain. Meanwhile, it happened that a certain priest (Anonymous 636) had gone to visit the people of Gaul and was staying in an inn in the same town as this diseased woman. Anonymous 566's husband (Anonymous 567), after hearing of the presence of Anonymous 636, sent some of his retainers (Anonymi 1646) to ask Anonymous 636 what remedy he could prescribe. Anonymous 636 said that he knew no medicine but that they should trust in the Lord; Anonymous 636 ordered that a new candle should be made quickly and lit in the church in honour of Swithhun 5. The husband (Anonymous 567) had a candle made without delay and delivered it to Anonymous 636 who then engraved a prayer on it. On the following day Anonymous 566 was cured.: Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  ii.15, pp. 532-4
 Swithhun 5.post-mortem healing of Anonymous 634: A rich ealdorman (Anonymous 633) was accompanied by his retinue (Anonymi 1645) as he was on his way to visit an estate which had been given to him by Edgar 11. As they were hastening along, a very skilled young rider (Anonymous 634) fell off his horse and immediately broke his leg. The ealdorman (Anonymous 633) thought that the boy might die and prayed to the Lord for the intercession of Swithhun 5. Anonymous 633 promised that if Swithhun 5 healed Anonymous 634, he would give Anonymous 634 to Swithhun 5 as a gift. Anonymous 633 asked these things in his heart and immediately Anonymous 634 got up and was restored in all his limbs. The ealdorman (Anonymous 633) and all his retainers (Anonymi 1645) praised the Lord.: Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  ii.14, pp. 530-2
 Æthelwold 1.ecclesiastical career: Æthelwold 1's parents were from Winchester, neither poor nor ill-bred. He was educated at the court, becoming a favourite of Æthelstan 18's. He was tonsured as a cleric by Ælfheah 19, and later given the cowl as monk by Dunstan 1 abbot of Glastonbury, soon becoming its dean. Dunstan 1 saw a vision concerning Æthelwold 1's brilliant future, and so did his mother, Anonymous 679, wile was pregnant with him. Æthelwold 1 craved stricter life but was kept at home by King Eadred 16, thanks to the king's mother Eadgifu 4. He was given the house of Abingdon. When Dunstan 1 became archbishop, Æthelwold 1 was chosen by King Edgar 11 to be bishop of Winchester. He drove clerics out of New Minster for their sins and introduced monks instead. St Swithhun 5 commanded him in vision to open his tomb in the Old Minster, and showed his benevolence towards Æthelwold 1 through miracles. Æthelwold 1 himself worked many miracles in his lifetime.: WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  ii.75.34-46
 Æthelwulf 1.S307 granting land to Swithhun 5 and Winchester, SS Peter and Paul 1: Æthelwulf 1, king of the West Saxons, to the Church; general grant of land and privileges with specific grant to Swithhun 5, bishop, for the church of Winchester, SS Peter and Paul 1, of 30 hides (cassati) at Brightwell, Berks. ('Second Decimation'): S307    (854)
 Æthelwulf 1.granting land to Malmesbury 1: Æthelwulf 1, king of the West Saxons, to St Peter and the familia of Malmesbury 1; grant of 5 hides (mansiones) at Tockenham, Wilts.: WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  v.238 (854)
Healing (49)
 Anonymous 526.visit to Swithhun 5’s tomb: The smith (Anonymous 526) experienced such great pain in his entire body that he could not travel on foot nor by horseback. The smith (Anonymous 526) therefore went to Swithhun 5's tomb and beseeched the Lord to show him some man who would be willing to take the holy message of Swithhun 5 to the place where Eadsige 8 lived. After he had finished his prayer, he regained some strength and thus realised that the Lord had heard his prayer. In order to prove that Swithhun 5 had appeared to him three times in dreams, the smith (Anonymous 526) attempted to draw up one of the six rings as Swithhun 5 had predicted to him. Anonymous 526 was able to draw up the ring with only slight effort.: Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  i.1, pp. 416-18
 Edgar 11.second translation of Swithhun 5: Edgar 11 dispatched Anonymi 1629 with the new shrine and ordered them into the service of Swithhun 5. Anonymi 1632 were to join the celebration by proceeding barefoot over three miles. Anonymi 1632 did indeed proceed barefoot and when they saw Anonymi 1629 they rejoiced at meeting them. When Anonymi 1632 spied the distinguished shrine they fell to the ground and worshipped Swithhun 5; then, they followed the feretory and returned to the town. Anonymi 1631 could be heard singing and clapping. Anonymi 1629 and Anonymi 1632 arrived together through the western gate of Winchester and immediately Anonymous 613 approached the crowd of people. After Anonymous 613 had been cured, Swithhun 5 was carried into the holy church in celebration and Æthelwold 1 placed the shrine upon the altar. Then, the entire day was spent in songs and praise and Anonymi 1629 returned to the service of Edgar 11.: Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  ii.1, pp. 492-6
 Swithhun 5.healing of Anonymi 1598: Swithhun 5 restored to health thousands of bodies of the sick.: Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  Ep. 1, p. 372
 Swithhun 5.post-mortem exorcism on Anonymous 568: The kinsfolk (Anonymi 1647) of Anonymous 568 sent her from France to England. Eight months after she had first been struck by the pain, she was brought to Winchester and fell prostrate in prayers to Swithhun 5; she was immediately cured.: Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  ii.16, pp. 534-6
 Swithhun 5.post-mortem healing of Anonymi 1499: Four sick people (Anonymi 1499) obtained their health at Swithhun 5's new tomb within an interval of three days.: Ælfric.EpitomSwithuni  10
 Swithhun 5.post-mortem healing of Anonymi 1500 and Anonymous 532: When the blind women (Anonymi 1500) entered the church at night they were healed. The dumb youth (Anonymous 532) was also healed; the youth summoned the sacrist (Anonymous 533) outside and told him all about the miracle that had taken place.: Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  i.8, pp. 466-8
 Swithhun 5.post-mortem healing of Anonymi 1505: A group of sixteen blind people (Anonymi 1505) came from London to Winchester. Of these, fifteen were cured on the first day and the sixteenth was cured on the second day.: Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  i.15, p. 480
 Swithhun 5.post-mortem healing of Anonymi 1506: Anonymi 1506 sought out Swithhun 5 and straightway were all restored to health in the space of one day.: Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  i.17, p. 482
 Swithhun 5.post-mortem healing of Anonymi 1509: Anonymi 1509 had heard of the favours of God which were accomplished through Swithhun 5 in Winchester. Therefore, they left their homes and hastened to see Swithhun 5. When they were in the presence of Swithhun 5, they begged the Lord to grant them his accustomed aid and immediately they were cured. They returned home and gave thanks to the Lord.: Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  i.22, pp. 488-90
 Swithhun 5.post-mortem healing of Anonymi 1511: Twenty-six people (Anonymi 1511) came to Winchester in one day to be healed. They were all cured in the space of three days through Swithhun 5's intercession.: Ælfric.EpitomSwithuni  11
 Swithhun 5.post-mortem healing of Anonymi 1512: One hundred and twenty-four sick people (Anonymi 1512) came to the saint (Swithhun 5) from various provinces of the Anglo-Saxons. They were all cured within the space of two weeks.: Ælfric.EpitomSwithuni  12
 Swithhun 5.post-mortem healing of Anonymi 1635: One of two women (Anonymi 1635) saw nothing and the other had been mute from birth. Their one desire was to see Swithhun 5 and the mute guided the blind woman along many roads so that they could pray to Swithhun 5. When they arrived, they poured out their prayers and immediately they were cured by the merits of Swithhun 5.: Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  ii.3, p. 502
 Swithhun 5.post-mortem healing of Anonymi 1637: Anonymi 1637 came before the tomb of Swithhun 5. After a fortnight they regained their health.: Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  ii.5, p. 504
 Swithhun 5.post-mortem healing of Anonymi 1653: Anonymi 1653 were cured at the tomb of Swithhun 5 before his bones were exhumed.: Ælfric.EpitomSwithuni  9
 Swithhun 5.post-mortem healing of Anonymi 1656: The author of the Epitome (Ælfric 94) saw more than two hundred people cured in ten days through Swithhun 5's merit.: Ælfric.EpitomSwithuni  10
 Swithhun 5.post-mortem healing of Anonymous 529: Anonymi 1652 led Anonymous 529 to the tomb of Swithhun 5. They passed the night in vigil. Anonymous 529 was overcome by sleep at dawn. It appeared to him as if some people came up to him and took one shoe from his foot. He was cured and returned home immediately with Anonymi 1652.: Ælfric.EpitomSwithuni  8
 Swithhun 5.post-mortem healing of Anonymous 535: He (Anonymous 535) believed he would be cured if he could rest before the tomb of Swithhun 5. He summoned his kinsmen (Anonymi 1501) and begged them to place him on a litter and take him to Swithhun 5. Before the sick man (Anonymous 535) could even finish his speech he regained his strength and jumped up from the bed. He raced to the tomb of Swithhun 5 at such a pace that his kinsmen could hardly follow him on horseback.: Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  i.10, pp. 468-70
 Swithhun 5.post-mortem healing of Anonymous 536: For three years she (Anonymous 536) did not see anything. She vowed that she would take gifts to Swithhun 5 if he would restore her vision. She went to Winchester, sought out the body of Swithhun 5 and, as soon as she had placed a vestment upon the blessed altar, she at once received her sight.: Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  i.11, p. 470
 Swithhun 5.post-mortem healing of Anonymous 537: Anonymous 537 had a serious illness. As she was about to die, she made a vow to God and to Swithhun 5 that if she should receive any relief from him, she would immediately bring gifts of vast treasure and keep vigil for one night at his holy tomb; she immediately obtained her health. However, she did not fulfill her vows. Thus, while she was attending a wedding with her husband (Anonymous 538), she suddenly fell ill again. She once more beseeched Swithhun 5 to help her and she asked her attendants (Anonymi 1620) to quickly carry her to the town of Winchester. She gave prayers during the night and on the following night she received the cure which she had previously lost.: Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  i.12, pp. 470-4
 Swithhun 5.post-mortem healing of Anonymous 540: Anonymous 540 heard report of the miracles worked at the tomb of Swithhun 5 and immediately he was carried by bearers over sixty miles from London to Winchester. He reached Swithhun 5 and devoted himself to prayers. During the night Anonymous 540 was healed.: Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  i.14, p. 480
 Swithhun 5.post-mortem healing of Anonymous 541’s second foot: Anonymous 541 heard report of Swithhun 5's miracles and hastened to Winchester to seek out the saint with prayers. Anonymous 541 had scarcely addressed Swithhun 5 when, before Swithhun 5's tomb, his other foot was healed.: Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  i.16, pp. 480-2
 Swithhun 5.post-mortem healing of Anonymous 543: Anonymous 543 was healed in the church in which Swithhun 5 was buried.: Lantfred.TransMiracSwithuni  15
 Swithhun 5.post-mortem healing of Anonymous 545: After having been in Rome for five years, Anonymous 545 heard rumour of the miracles of Swithhun 5, through whom the Lord granted bounties to countless invalids. Anonymous 545 immediately left Rome and went straight to visit the tomb of Swithhun 5, even before he visited the region where he had been born. On the very night that he arrived there, Anonymous 545 received, through the intercession of Swithhun 5, the sight which he had lost long ago.: Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  i.19, pp. 484-6
 Swithhun 5.post-mortem healing of Anonymous 546: Anonymous 546 was taken by his kinsmen to Winchester, where he received his health, after spending three days and nights in the church where Swithhun 5 was buried.: Lantfred.TransMiracSwithuni  17
 Swithhun 5.post-mortem healing of Anonymous 547: On one occasion Anonymous 547, who had been blind for seven years, was abandoned by his guide (Anonymous 548). He stood alone and begged the Lord to take notice of him. He prayed and was immediately healed. He rejoiced and went back to his own house without a guide. His brothers and kinsmen (Anonymi 1626) stood about and were amazed that Anonymous 547 had returned cured. They sought an explanation and Anonymous 547 declared that he had been healed through the merits of Swithhun 5.: Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  i.21, pp. 486-8
 Swithhun 5.post-mortem healing of Anonymous 553 and Anonymous 554: Anonymous 553 and Anonymous 554 went to pray at Swithhun 5's tomb from the faraway areas to the west. They were both healed through the merits of Swithhun 5.: Lantfred.TransMiracSwithuni  21
 Swithhun 5.post-mortem healing of Anonymous 558: Anonymous 558 had his eyes put out because of robberies he had committed. But because he had been blinded guiltlessly, he came to the tomb of Swithhun 5 and his eyes were restored to sight.: Ælfric.EpitomSwithuni  13
 Swithhun 5.post-mortem healing of Anonymous 561: Anonymous 561 left from the remoter parts of England led by Anonymous 562 to go to Winchester, hoping to be healed by Swithhun 5. When they were nearly three miles far from the town they stopped to rest for a while. Anonymous 562 was hungry and insisted that they should break their fast and eat before reaching Winchester. In the meantime they met some pilgrims (Anonymi 1519), who were on their way to Winchester. When Anonymous 561 realised that they had stopped near to a stone, he began to pray for Swithhun 5's intercession. He received his eyesight in that place, looked up and saw Winchester not far from there. He went in haste to the relics of Swithhun 5 and reported to the monks of that place (Anonymi 1520) how he had been cured.: Lantfred.TransMiracSwithuni  29
 Swithhun 5.post-mortem healing of Anonymous 563: Anonymous 563 was taken on a soft litter by his friends (Anonymi 1644) to the shrine of Swithhun 5. After having poured out his prayers, he went away cured.: Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  ii.13, p. 530
 Swithhun 5.post-mortem healing of Anonymous 565: Anonymous 565 fell from his horse and broke his leg and his arm. Everyone who was there thought that he would die on the spot. Anonymous 564 felt gravely aggrieved and implored the Lord through the intercession of Swithhun 5. Suddenly the boy sprang up restored to health.: Lantfred.TransMiracSwithuni  31
 Swithhun 5.post-mortem healing of Anonymous 566: For twenty days, Anonymous 566 lay in intense pain. Meanwhile, it happened that a certain priest (Anonymous 636) had gone to visit the people of Gaul and was staying in an inn in the same town as this diseased woman. Anonymous 566's husband (Anonymous 567), after hearing of the presence of Anonymous 636, sent some of his retainers (Anonymi 1646) to ask Anonymous 636 what remedy he could prescribe. Anonymous 636 said that he knew no medicine but that they should trust in the Lord; Anonymous 636 ordered that a new candle should be made quickly and lit in the church in honour of Swithhun 5. The husband (Anonymous 567) had a candle made without delay and delivered it to Anonymous 636 who then engraved a prayer on it. On the following day Anonymous 566 was cured.: Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  ii.15, pp. 532-4
 Swithhun 5.post-mortem healing of Anonymous 570: After hearing the vision of Anonymous 570, Anonymous 571 (the wife of Anonymous 570) advised her husband to summon his servants (Anonymi 1648) so that he could be taken to the holy church and could ask for the intercession of Swithhun 5. Anonymous 570 did this and, as soon as he had begged for a cure, he felt the presence of a sudden remedy. Anonymous 570 got up and was then able to return home and use his own feet. A short time after Anonymous 570 had been cured, he took a few men in a boat to Winchester and reported everything that had happened to Æthelwold 1.: Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  ii.18, pp. 542-4
 Swithhun 5.post-mortem healing of Anonymous 572: Anonymous 572 told his accompanying guide (Anonymous 574) on the way to Winchester that he was already feeling better. Before they reached the city, Anonymous 572 obtained the cure of his eyesight through the intervention of Swithhun 5.: Lantfred.TransMiracSwithuni  36
 Swithhun 5.post-mortem healing of Anonymous 575: As Anonymous 575 was approaching Winchester, he met Pippin 4 who asked him where he was going. Anonymous 575 replied simply that he was going wherever he could find food; Pippin 4 urged him to go to the tomb of Swithhun 5 for the sake of twofold sustenance. But Anonymous 575 did not know the way to the church, so Pippin 4 led him there. After having spent only a single night in prayer there Anonymous 575 was found worthy to receive his cure at daybreak.: Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  ii.20, pp. 546-8
 Swithhun 5.post-mortem healing of Anonymous 593: Anonymous 593 went to the tomb of Swithhun 5. The saint heard her prayers and restored her sight.: Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  i.5, p. 454 (971)
 Swithhun 5.post-mortem healing of Anonymous 594: A woman (Anonymous 595) brought her son to the tomb of Swithhun 5. The fingers of the son (Anonymous 594) were twisted back across his palm on each hand. Having faith, Anonymous 595 cast Anonymous 594 upon the tomb from which Swithhun 5 had been translated. She (Anonymous 595) continued in prayer when suddenly her son (Anonymous 594) jumped up and demonstrated that he had been cured by snatching cherries from the hands of his mother (Anonymous 595).: Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  i.6, p. 462 (971)
 Swithhun 5.post-mortem healing of Anonymous 606: When he was five years old Anonymous 606 suddenly lost his vision. He was blind for another five years and then his mother (Anonymous 608) took him to Swithhun 5's tomb and spent a night there in vigil. When day was dawning the boy (Anonymous 606) was able to see again.: Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  i.18, p. 482
 Swithhun 5.post-mortem healing of Anonymous 610: Anonymous 610 was deprived of his sight and was maimed in his whole body. He was taken by his kinsmen (Anonymi 1625) from Rochester to the tomb of Swithhun 5 in Winchester where, after three days of praying, he was restored to health.: Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  i.20, p. 486
 Swithhun 5.post-mortem healing of Anonymous 613: After the shrine of Swithhun 5 had entered the western gate of Winchester, Anonymous 613 approached those who were accompanying the shrine and sought the saint's assistance with her tears. Straightway she was made happy through heavenly light. Those present then raised their voices to the sky and proclaimed to the Lord.: Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  ii.1, p. 494
 Swithhun 5.post-mortem healing of Anonymous 630: Rumour had informed Anonymous 630 of the miracles that had been performed by Swithhun 5 and, with Anonymous 631 as his guide, Anonymous 630 hastened to the saint so that he could receive a cure. Three miles from Winchester, at a place called the 'King's Stone', Anonymous 630 grew very weary and took a rest. Anonymous 631 begged Anonymous 630 to break their fast because he was so hungry but Anonymous 630 would not relent. Anonymous 630 begged the Lord that, through the merits of Swithhun 5, he might be granted the gift of sight so that he could see Winchester and so that it might not be a sin to have broken his fast before the hour of noon had arrived. Scarcely had he said these things when his sight was returned to him.: Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  ii.12, pp. 528-30
 Swithhun 5.post-mortem healing of Anonymous 634: A rich ealdorman (Anonymous 633) was accompanied by his retinue (Anonymi 1645) as he was on his way to visit an estate which had been given to him by Edgar 11. As they were hastening along, a very skilled young rider (Anonymous 634) fell off his horse and immediately broke his leg. The ealdorman (Anonymous 633) thought that the boy might die and prayed to the Lord for the intercession of Swithhun 5. Anonymous 633 promised that if Swithhun 5 healed Anonymous 634, he would give Anonymous 634 to Swithhun 5 as a gift. Anonymous 633 asked these things in his heart and immediately Anonymous 634 got up and was restored in all his limbs. The ealdorman (Anonymous 633) and all his retainers (Anonymi 1645) praised the Lord.: Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  ii.14, pp. 530-2
 Swithhun 5.post-mortem healing of Anonymous 642: Anonymous 642 was led by his guide (Anonymous 644) to Winchester. On the way Anonymous 644 urged Anonymous 642 to beseech God with a clean conscience. Anonymous 642 did just that and received the gift of his former vision before he was even able to reach the tomb of Swithhun 5.: Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  ii.19, p. 546
 Swithhun 5.post-mortem healing of Anonymous 653: Anonymous 653 heard in a dream that he should go to Winchester to regain his health through the merit of Swithhun 5. He went to Winchester on two crutches. He remained there for some time and after an angelic vision he proceeded to the tomb of Swithhun 5, where he was healed.: Ælfric.EpitomSwithuni  7
 Swithhun 5.post-mortem healing of Anonymous 10013: Although innocent, Anonymous 10013 was apprehended for theft. He was then blinded in each eye and his nose, ears and hands were cut off; he was only left with his two feet. His kinsmen (Anonymi 1640) led him home and a woman (Anonymous 625) took pity on Anonymous 10013 and put his eye-ball back into its socket. In the meanwhile, rumour had made the miracles of Swithhun 5 well-known and Anonymi 1640 urged Anonymous 10013 to go to Winchester and seek the help of Swithhun 5. Anonymous 10013 did this and went to Winchester. Scarcely had Anonymous 10013 asked Swithhun 5 for the gift of his hearing that, not only was his hearing restored, but also his eyesight.: Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  ii.9, pp. 516-18
 Swithhun 5.post-mortem healing of Byrhtferth 1: Byrhtferth 1 learned of the miracles of Swithhun 5 and, together with a guide (Anonymous 629), went barefooted to Winchester and spent a night in prayer at the tomb of Swithhun 5. When the day dawned, Byrhtferth 1 had been cured.: Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  ii.11, p. 526
 Swithhun 5.post-mortem healing of Æthelsige 19: Æthelsige 19 sought out the holy tomb in the Old Minster with his guide, Anonymous 528. Æthelsige 19 was overcome by a sudden onset of drowsiness and fell asleep. When he arose, he found that his muscles had been stretched by a sudden cure and every joint returned to its proper function. : Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  i.2, pp. 428-34 (969)
 Swithhun 5.post-mortem miracle at Anonymous 556’s ordeal: Flodoald 1 and his brother (Anonymous 557) could not bear to see Anonymous 556 suffer capital punishment and beseeched Swithhun 5 to intercede. On the third day after Anonymous 556 had had to carry the hot iron he is forced to attend the tribunal of Eadric 26 once more so that it may be decided whether he was guilty or not. Anonymous 556 held out his hand and the seal was broken so that the palm could be inspected. All were amazed that Anonymous 556 was innocent. Eadric 26 fell silent and blushed shamefacedly.: Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  ii.8, pp. 510-14
 Swithhun 5.post-morthem healing of Anonymi 1499: Anonymi 1499 were healed at Swithhun 5's tomb.: Lantfred.TransMiracSwithuni  4
 Swithhun 5.translation: After the blind woman (Anonymous 593) had been cured at the tomb of Swithhun 5, Æthelwold 1 gave orders for the shrine to be lifted. The shrine was removed and then tents were put up so that people would not rush upon the saint and so that the enclosure was only accessible to a few attendants. After the completion of Vespers, the first procession of monks began, in chants, to praise Swithhun 5. In the night, many of the faithful prepared twinkling lamps and went to see the saint. On Saturday 15 July Æthelwold 1 was present along with Ælfstan 38 (Abbot of the Old Minster) and with Æthelgar 8 (Abbot of the New Minster) and they were all dressed in holy vestments and accompanied by the communities from both the Old and New Minsters. Both communities advanced bearing candles and burning Sabaean incense. Æthelwold 1 chanted and everyone echoed his words. After the crowd had been removed from around the body of Swithhun 5, a few people entered the tents which enclosed the holy tomb. While all present were chanting the psalms in order, the first to excavate the earth was Æthelwold 1. When the mass of the lid had been removed with three poles, the tomb was laid open and they at once found the treasure whose discovery had been predicted to the smith (Anonymous 526). When the body was brought forth into the light, a wonderful odour filled the entire town. With apprehension they touched the precious body, washed it and wrapped it in a clean shroud and enclosed it in a new shrine and placed it on a feretory. When the body had been translated, Æthelwold 1 began a hymn. After this the doors were opened and the entire host entered and Æthelwold 1 celebrated mass at the saint's head. All the bells were ringing and the noise of the bells and the voices of men resounded together.: Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  i.5, pp. 454-60 (971)
Hiding/harbouring/sanctuary (4)
 Swithhun 5.post-mortem miracle of invisible transportation of Anonymous 549: Anonymous 549 was caught conversing with her old master. A deputy (Anonymous 618) fetched Anonymous 549, and her new mistress (Anonymous 650) tied her feet up in an enormous shackle so that she could not again go to her former owner. When dawn had broken Anonymous 650 set out to perform normal business and Anonymous 549 went to the doorway with her shackles and beseeched the Lord in a prayer to free her from her detestable chains. Immediately she sees a priest approach her, radiant with snowy-white hair and shining in resplendent vestments. He seized her by the right hand and grasped her arm as far as the elbow and in a split-second transported her to Swithhun 5's tomb in the midst of a countless throng (Anonymi 1633) which was present everywhere. He placed her (Anonymous 549), with her feet still bound by a double shackle, within the church's innermost shrine, which was closed by lock and key, and next to the altar where the body of Swithhun 5 lay. It was a miracle that out of so great a multitude no-one had been able to observe these things until she stood within the sanctuary. Anonymous 549's mistress (Anonymous 650) found out about this and followed Anonymous 549 so that she could witness the miracle. Eadsige 8 possessed the key to the shrine and questioned Anonymous 549 as to how she had got there. Anonymous 549 at first said that Eadwald 2 had placed her there but the cleric denied this. Then, in front of the whole crowd (Anonymi 1634), it transpired that it had been the merits of Swithhun 5 that had caused her to be transported invisibly to the tomb of Swithhun 5.: Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  ii.2, pp. 496-502
 Swithhun 5.post-mortem miracle of shackles: Teothic 1 had bound his slave-girl (Anonymous 534) for some slight offence and she was to be tormented on the following day. During the night she beseeched God with tears that Swithhun 5 might help her. When dawn broke and the time for her torture had arrived, she redoubled her tearful groanings when suddenly the chains of her shackles fell from her feet. She ran to the tomb of Swithhun 5. Teothic 1 pursued her and caught up with her but did not dare harm her because he was afraid of God and Swithhun 5. Therefore he loosened the manacles and allowed Anonymous 534 to go home.: Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  i.9, p. 468
 Swithhun 5.post-mortem miraculous release of Anonymous 580: Anonymous 580 was kept in fetters by his master (Anonymous 581) because of a peccadillo. One day Anonymous 580 found an opportunity to go to Swithhun 5 and, on bended knee, he begged for help. All of a sudden, the bolt sprang from the fetter and fell in front of the tomb of Swithhun 5.: Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  ii.22, pp. 548-50
 Swithhun 5.post-mortem release of Anonymous 578: Anonymous 578 had been bound up in manacles by her master (Anonymous 579) and punished cruelly. When Anonymous 579 set off on some business, Anonymous 578 fled and hastened to the tomb of Swithhun 5. She had scarcely addressed the saint when suddenly, in front of the tomb, both the manacles fell to the ground. The manacles were hung in the church as proof that the miracle had taken place.: Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  ii.21, p. 548
Horse-using/giving/acquisition/riding (3)
 Swithhun 5.post-mortem healing of Anonymous 535: He (Anonymous 535) believed he would be cured if he could rest before the tomb of Swithhun 5. He summoned his kinsmen (Anonymi 1501) and begged them to place him on a litter and take him to Swithhun 5. Before the sick man (Anonymous 535) could even finish his speech he regained his strength and jumped up from the bed. He raced to the tomb of Swithhun 5 at such a pace that his kinsmen could hardly follow him on horseback.: Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  i.10, pp. 468-70
 Swithhun 5.post-mortem healing of Anonymous 565: Anonymous 565 fell from his horse and broke his leg and his arm. Everyone who was there thought that he would die on the spot. Anonymous 564 felt gravely aggrieved and implored the Lord through the intercession of Swithhun 5. Suddenly the boy sprang up restored to health.: Lantfred.TransMiracSwithuni  31
 Swithhun 5.post-mortem healing of Anonymous 634: A rich ealdorman (Anonymous 633) was accompanied by his retinue (Anonymi 1645) as he was on his way to visit an estate which had been given to him by Edgar 11. As they were hastening along, a very skilled young rider (Anonymous 634) fell off his horse and immediately broke his leg. The ealdorman (Anonymous 633) thought that the boy might die and prayed to the Lord for the intercession of Swithhun 5. Anonymous 633 promised that if Swithhun 5 healed Anonymous 634, he would give Anonymous 634 to Swithhun 5 as a gift. Anonymous 633 asked these things in his heart and immediately Anonymous 634 got up and was restored in all his limbs. The ealdorman (Anonymous 633) and all his retainers (Anonymi 1645) praised the Lord.: Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  ii.14, pp. 530-2
Illness/demonic seizure/madness (8)
 Anonymous 526.visit to Swithhun 5’s tomb: The smith (Anonymous 526) experienced such great pain in his entire body that he could not travel on foot nor by horseback. The smith (Anonymous 526) therefore went to Swithhun 5's tomb and beseeched the Lord to show him some man who would be willing to take the holy message of Swithhun 5 to the place where Eadsige 8 lived. After he had finished his prayer, he regained some strength and thus realised that the Lord had heard his prayer. In order to prove that Swithhun 5 had appeared to him three times in dreams, the smith (Anonymous 526) attempted to draw up one of the six rings as Swithhun 5 had predicted to him. Anonymous 526 was able to draw up the ring with only slight effort.: Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  i.1, pp. 416-18
 Anonymous 529.vision of Swithhun 5: Anonymous 529 could take no rest due to the anguish which his great pain inflicted upon him. During the night a certain man resplendent in a snowy-white garment (Swithhun 5) came and visited Anonymous 529. Swithhun 5 was leaning on a staff which shone with jewels and gold and he drew near to where the tormented body of Anonymous 529 lay and spoke to him. Swithhun 5 told Anonymous 529 that if he wished to be cured, he should not allow himself to be carried into the New Minster but should instead be taken to the well-known cross which stood gleaming at the Old Minster, at the tomb of a venerable bishop. Swithhun 5 told Anonymous 529 that he was to keep constant vigil there during the night and be urgent in prayer and then, through Christ's favour, he would receive his former health.: Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  i.3, pp. 440-42 (971)
 Swithhun 5.post-mortem healing of Anonymous 535: He (Anonymous 535) believed he would be cured if he could rest before the tomb of Swithhun 5. He summoned his kinsmen (Anonymi 1501) and begged them to place him on a litter and take him to Swithhun 5. Before the sick man (Anonymous 535) could even finish his speech he regained his strength and jumped up from the bed. He raced to the tomb of Swithhun 5 at such a pace that his kinsmen could hardly follow him on horseback.: Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  i.10, pp. 468-70
 Swithhun 5.post-mortem healing of Anonymous 537: Anonymous 537 had a serious illness. As she was about to die, she made a vow to God and to Swithhun 5 that if she should receive any relief from him, she would immediately bring gifts of vast treasure and keep vigil for one night at his holy tomb; she immediately obtained her health. However, she did not fulfill her vows. Thus, while she was attending a wedding with her husband (Anonymous 538), she suddenly fell ill again. She once more beseeched Swithhun 5 to help her and she asked her attendants (Anonymi 1620) to quickly carry her to the town of Winchester. She gave prayers during the night and on the following night she received the cure which she had previously lost.: Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  i.12, pp. 470-4
 Swithhun 5.post-mortem healing of Anonymous 566: For twenty days, Anonymous 566 lay in intense pain. Meanwhile, it happened that a certain priest (Anonymous 636) had gone to visit the people of Gaul and was staying in an inn in the same town as this diseased woman. Anonymous 566's husband (Anonymous 567), after hearing of the presence of Anonymous 636, sent some of his retainers (Anonymi 1646) to ask Anonymous 636 what remedy he could prescribe. Anonymous 636 said that he knew no medicine but that they should trust in the Lord; Anonymous 636 ordered that a new candle should be made quickly and lit in the church in honour of Swithhun 5. The husband (Anonymous 567) had a candle made without delay and delivered it to Anonymous 636 who then engraved a prayer on it. On the following day Anonymous 566 was cured.: Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  ii.15, pp. 532-4
 Swithhun 5.post-mortem healing of Anonymous 606: When he was five years old Anonymous 606 suddenly lost his vision. He was blind for another five years and then his mother (Anonymous 608) took him to Swithhun 5's tomb and spent a night there in vigil. When day was dawning the boy (Anonymous 606) was able to see again.: Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  i.18, p. 482
 Swithhun 5.post-mortem healing of Anonymous 610: Anonymous 610 was deprived of his sight and was maimed in his whole body. He was taken by his kinsmen (Anonymi 1625) from Rochester to the tomb of Swithhun 5 in Winchester where, after three days of praying, he was restored to health.: Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  i.20, p. 486
 Swithhun 5.post-mortem healing of Æthelsige 19: As Æthelsige 19 was lying next to Swithhun 5's tomb, the latter granted him a remedy for his illness.: Lantfred.TransMiracSwithuni  2 (969)
Imprisonment (3)
 Swithhun 5.post-mortem intercession for liberation of Anonymous 559: Anonymous 559 was given four sheaves of wheat by Anonymi 1517 without the permission of the royal steward (Anonymous 560). When the latter found Anonymous 559 with the wheat, he asked him where he had got it from. As Anonymous 559 did not want to impute the theft to a friend, Anonymous 560 ordered him to be bound in shackles until he could first be flogged to the point of death and afterwards beheaded. While in prison Anonymous 559 asked the guards for a knife with which to trim his fingernails and after having prayed for Swithhun 5's intercession, he used the knife to cut through the huge beam. He managed to break away the iron mass of the spike, reached the door, grasped the lock and it came away as if there were no bolt. He then went to the tomb of Swithhun 5 and reported his story to the monks of that place.: Lantfred.TransMiracSwithuni  27
 Swithhun 5.post-mortem intercession for liberation of Anonymous 626: Anonymous 626 (a poor wayfarer) approached Anonymi 1641 to beg them for a few sheaves with which he could feed himself and his family. Anonymi 1641 gave him some wheat but he was caught by the king's reeve (Anonymous 627) who questioned him as to how he had obtained the wheat. Anonymous 626 did not want to betray those who had been generous to him and therefore said nothing. Anonymous 627 was furious and had Anonymous 626 bound with shackles on each foot and detained him day and night under the watch of guards (Anonymi 1642). During one night of Anonymous 626's incarceration, he asked one of the guards (Anonymi 1642) for a small knife by which he might pick the dirt from his fingernails. When sleep had overcome Anonymi 1642, Anonymous 626 begged Swithhun 5 to help him escape so that he could avoid being tortured. Swithhun 5 enabled Anonymous 626 to cut through the hollow log which he was shackled to with the small knife and he also cut through the rigid metal. Anonymous 626 was astonished and Swithhun 5 helped him further by allowing him to pass through a door which had been locked shut by a rectangular bolt. Only when it became day again did the guards (Anonymi 1642) realise that Anonymous 626 had escaped and they were amazed. Anonymous 626 went to Winchester to give thanks to Swithhun 5 for so great a miracle.: Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  ii.10, pp. 518-26
 Swithhun 5.post-mortem miraculous release of Anonymous 569: Anonymous 569 had been apprehended for theft and was locked in a dark prison and had his feet inserted in a hollow log. Anonymous 569 remembered that he had heard of the miracles performed by Swithhun 5 across the sea in England and, during the dead of the night, he begged Swithhun 5 to help him avoid execution. After he had spoken, his chains were immediately broken and the prison door was opened for him. Anonymous 569 departed and rejoiced that, through the intercession of Swithhun 5, he had escaped the death-penalty.: Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  ii.17, pp. 536-8
Injury and wounding (2)
 Swithhun 5.post-mortem healing of Anonymous 565: Anonymous 565 fell from his horse and broke his leg and his arm. Everyone who was there thought that he would die on the spot. Anonymous 564 felt gravely aggrieved and implored the Lord through the intercession of Swithhun 5. Suddenly the boy sprang up restored to health.: Lantfred.TransMiracSwithuni  31
 Swithhun 5.post-mortem healing of Anonymous 634: A rich ealdorman (Anonymous 633) was accompanied by his retinue (Anonymi 1645) as he was on his way to visit an estate which had been given to him by Edgar 11. As they were hastening along, a very skilled young rider (Anonymous 634) fell off his horse and immediately broke his leg. The ealdorman (Anonymous 633) thought that the boy might die and prayed to the Lord for the intercession of Swithhun 5. Anonymous 633 promised that if Swithhun 5 healed Anonymous 634, he would give Anonymous 634 to Swithhun 5 as a gift. Anonymous 633 asked these things in his heart and immediately Anonymous 634 got up and was restored in all his limbs. The ealdorman (Anonymous 633) and all his retainers (Anonymi 1645) praised the Lord.: Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  ii.14, pp. 530-2
Intercession/mediation (7)
 Swithhun 5.post-mortem healing of Anonymi 1506: Anonymi 1506 went to Winchester from various regions of England and were healed through Swithhun 5's intercession.: Lantfred.TransMiracSwithuni  14
 Swithhun 5.post-mortem healing of Anonymi 1511: Twenty-six people (Anonymi 1511) came to Winchester in one day to be healed. They were all cured in the space of three days through Swithhun 5's intercession.: Ælfric.EpitomSwithuni  11
 Swithhun 5.post-mortem healing of Anonymous 545: After having been in Rome for five years, Anonymous 545 heard rumour of the miracles of Swithhun 5, through whom the Lord granted bounties to countless invalids. Anonymous 545 immediately left Rome and went straight to visit the tomb of Swithhun 5, even before he visited the region where he had been born. On the very night that he arrived there, Anonymous 545 received, through the intercession of Swithhun 5, the sight which he had lost long ago.: Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  i.19, pp. 484-6
 Swithhun 5.post-mortem healing of Anonymous 561: Anonymous 561 left from the remoter parts of England led by Anonymous 562 to go to Winchester, hoping to be healed by Swithhun 5. When they were nearly three miles far from the town they stopped to rest for a while. Anonymous 562 was hungry and insisted that they should break their fast and eat before reaching Winchester. In the meantime they met some pilgrims (Anonymi 1519), who were on their way to Winchester. When Anonymous 561 realised that they had stopped near to a stone, he began to pray for Swithhun 5's intercession. He received his eyesight in that place, looked up and saw Winchester not far from there. He went in haste to the relics of Swithhun 5 and reported to the monks of that place (Anonymi 1520) how he had been cured.: Lantfred.TransMiracSwithuni  29
 Swithhun 5.post-mortem miracles: No-one could put a number on the miracles which took place every hour of the day through heavenly intercession at Swithhun 5's tomb. Even when the monks (Anonymi 1607) were eating, there were often fifteen or sixteen people cured at once; without delay the monks would abandon their food and chant a hymn to the Lord in harmonious voices. Often too, while the young oblates (Wulfstan 37 includes himself as one of these) were together in class, they were not able to learn anything in a day because of the abundance of miracles.: Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  ii.6, pp. 504-06
 Swithhun 5.post-mortem miraculous release of Anonymous 569: Anonymous 569 had been apprehended for theft and was locked in a dark prison and had his feet inserted in a hollow log. Anonymous 569 remembered that he had heard of the miracles performed by Swithhun 5 across the sea in England and, during the dead of the night, he begged Swithhun 5 to help him avoid execution. After he had spoken, his chains were immediately broken and the prison door was opened for him. Anonymous 569 departed and rejoiced that, through the intercession of Swithhun 5, he had escaped the death-penalty.: Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  ii.17, pp. 536-8
 Swithhun 5.post-mortem miraculous release of Anonymous 578: While Anonymous 578 was taking the clothes of her lord (Anonymous 579) to the river to be washed, some thieves stole them. Anonymous 579 struck her several blows and bound her hands in iron manacles. As soon as she saw that he had left the house, she ran to the church where Swithhun 5 had been buried. Through his intervention the manacles fell from her hands to the ground.: Lantfred.TransMiracSwithuni  38
Interrogation (3)
 Swithhun 5.post-mortem intercession for liberation of Anonymous 559: Anonymous 559 was given four sheaves of wheat by Anonymi 1517 without the permission of the royal steward (Anonymous 560). When the latter found Anonymous 559 with the wheat, he asked him where he had got it from. As Anonymous 559 did not want to impute the theft to a friend, Anonymous 560 ordered him to be bound in shackles until he could first be flogged to the point of death and afterwards beheaded. While in prison Anonymous 559 asked the guards for a knife with which to trim his fingernails and after having prayed for Swithhun 5's intercession, he used the knife to cut through the huge beam. He managed to break away the iron mass of the spike, reached the door, grasped the lock and it came away as if there were no bolt. He then went to the tomb of Swithhun 5 and reported his story to the monks of that place.: Lantfred.TransMiracSwithuni  27
 Swithhun 5.post-mortem intercession for liberation of Anonymous 626: Anonymous 626 (a poor wayfarer) approached Anonymi 1641 to beg them for a few sheaves with which he could feed himself and his family. Anonymi 1641 gave him some wheat but he was caught by the king's reeve (Anonymous 627) who questioned him as to how he had obtained the wheat. Anonymous 626 did not want to betray those who had been generous to him and therefore said nothing. Anonymous 627 was furious and had Anonymous 626 bound with shackles on each foot and detained him day and night under the watch of guards (Anonymi 1642). During one night of Anonymous 626's incarceration, he asked one of the guards (Anonymi 1642) for a small knife by which he might pick the dirt from his fingernails. When sleep had overcome Anonymi 1642, Anonymous 626 begged Swithhun 5 to help him escape so that he could avoid being tortured. Swithhun 5 enabled Anonymous 626 to cut through the hollow log which he was shackled to with the small knife and he also cut through the rigid metal. Anonymous 626 was astonished and Swithhun 5 helped him further by allowing him to pass through a door which had been locked shut by a rectangular bolt. Only when it became day again did the guards (Anonymi 1642) realise that Anonymous 626 had escaped and they were amazed. Anonymous 626 went to Winchester to give thanks to Swithhun 5 for so great a miracle.: Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  ii.10, pp. 518-26
 Swithhun 5.post-mortem miracle of invisible transportation of Anonymous 549: Anonymous 549 was caught conversing with her old master. A deputy (Anonymous 618) fetched Anonymous 549, and her new mistress (Anonymous 650) tied her feet up in an enormous shackle so that she could not again go to her former owner. When dawn had broken Anonymous 650 set out to perform normal business and Anonymous 549 went to the doorway with her shackles and beseeched the Lord in a prayer to free her from her detestable chains. Immediately she sees a priest approach her, radiant with snowy-white hair and shining in resplendent vestments. He seized her by the right hand and grasped her arm as far as the elbow and in a split-second transported her to Swithhun 5's tomb in the midst of a countless throng (Anonymi 1633) which was present everywhere. He placed her (Anonymous 549), with her feet still bound by a double shackle, within the church's innermost shrine, which was closed by lock and key, and next to the altar where the body of Swithhun 5 lay. It was a miracle that out of so great a multitude no-one had been able to observe these things until she stood within the sanctuary. Anonymous 549's mistress (Anonymous 650) found out about this and followed Anonymous 549 so that she could witness the miracle. Eadsige 8 possessed the key to the shrine and questioned Anonymous 549 as to how she had got there. Anonymous 549 at first said that Eadwald 2 had placed her there but the cleric denied this. Then, in front of the whole crowd (Anonymi 1634), it transpired that it had been the merits of Swithhun 5 that had caused her to be transported invisibly to the tomb of Swithhun 5.: Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  ii.2, pp. 496-502
Invention/authorisation of relics (1)
 Swithhun 5.translation: The relics of Swithhun 5 were divinely and miraculously revealed and they were appropriately housed within the walls of the Old Minster at Winchester.: Lantfred.TransMiracSwithuni  Praef., 1
Journey (1)
 Anonymous 545.journey to Rome: Anonymous 545 set off for Rome, thinking that he would there be healed through the blessed bodies of saints which lie there. He remained for five years but he was not healed. While he was still there, he heard from some pilgrims coming from England (Anonymi 1507 40) that the Lord was healing countless illnesses through the merits of Swithhun 5.: Lantfred.TransMiracSwithuni  16
Killing/murder (1)
 Swithhun 5.post-mortem miracle on Anonymous 619’s chains: Anonymous 619 murdered his kinsman (Anonymous 620). The bishop of the town (Anonymous 621) ordered that an iron band be bound tightly around the guilty man's entire stomach and that his limbs undergo a similar torture. Anonymous 619 suffered this torture for nine years after which time he heard rumour of the miracles performed through the intercession of Swithhun 5. Anonymous 619 therefore crossed the sea and sought Winchester; he prostrated himself before Swithhun 5 and suddenly the iron bands snapped off. The bands were then hung up in the minster as proof of the miracle.: Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  ii.7, p. 506
Liturgical celebration (5)
 Anonymous 656.vision of Swithhun 5: Swithhun 5 appeared in a dream to Anonymous 656 and told him to go to the Old Minster and tell Anonymi 1504 that their behaviour displeased God. Anonymous 656 went quickly to Æthelwold 1 and retailed all the things he had heard. Æthelwold 1 commanded the monks with a mighty threat that at all healings they would go to the church as soon as the sign had been given and would sing prayers of thanksgiving.: Ælfric.EpitomSwithuni  14
 Edgar 11.second translation of Swithhun 5: Edgar 11 dispatched Anonymi 1629 with the new shrine and ordered them into the service of Swithhun 5. Anonymi 1632 were to join the celebration by proceeding barefoot over three miles. Anonymi 1632 did indeed proceed barefoot and when they saw Anonymi 1629 they rejoiced at meeting them. When Anonymi 1632 spied the distinguished shrine they fell to the ground and worshipped Swithhun 5; then, they followed the feretory and returned to the town. Anonymi 1631 could be heard singing and clapping. Anonymi 1629 and Anonymi 1632 arrived together through the western gate of Winchester and immediately Anonymous 613 approached the crowd of people. After Anonymous 613 had been cured, Swithhun 5 was carried into the holy church in celebration and Æthelwold 1 placed the shrine upon the altar. Then, the entire day was spent in songs and praise and Anonymi 1629 returned to the service of Edgar 11.: Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  ii.1, pp. 492-6
 Swithhun 5.post-mortem miracles: No-one could put a number on the miracles which took place every hour of the day through heavenly intercession at Swithhun 5's tomb. Even when the monks (Anonymi 1607) were eating, there were often fifteen or sixteen people cured at once; without delay the monks would abandon their food and chant a hymn to the Lord in harmonious voices. Often too, while the young oblates (Wulfstan 37 includes himself as one of these) were together in class, they were not able to learn anything in a day because of the abundance of miracles.: Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  ii.6, pp. 504-06
 Swithhun 5.translation: After the blind woman (Anonymous 593) had been cured at the tomb of Swithhun 5, Æthelwold 1 gave orders for the shrine to be lifted. The shrine was removed and then tents were put up so that people would not rush upon the saint and so that the enclosure was only accessible to a few attendants. After the completion of Vespers, the first procession of monks began, in chants, to praise Swithhun 5. In the night, many of the faithful prepared twinkling lamps and went to see the saint. On Saturday 15 July Æthelwold 1 was present along with Ælfstan 38 (Abbot of the Old Minster) and with Æthelgar 8 (Abbot of the New Minster) and they were all dressed in holy vestments and accompanied by the communities from both the Old and New Minsters. Both communities advanced bearing candles and burning Sabaean incense. Æthelwold 1 chanted and everyone echoed his words. After the crowd had been removed from around the body of Swithhun 5, a few people entered the tents which enclosed the holy tomb. While all present were chanting the psalms in order, the first to excavate the earth was Æthelwold 1. When the mass of the lid had been removed with three poles, the tomb was laid open and they at once found the treasure whose discovery had been predicted to the smith (Anonymous 526). When the body was brought forth into the light, a wonderful odour filled the entire town. With apprehension they touched the precious body, washed it and wrapped it in a clean shroud and enclosed it in a new shrine and placed it on a feretory. When the body had been translated, Æthelwold 1 began a hymn. After this the doors were opened and the entire host entered and Æthelwold 1 celebrated mass at the saint's head. All the bells were ringing and the noise of the bells and the voices of men resounded together.: Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  i.5, pp. 454-60 (971)
 Æthelwold 1.preparation for translation of Swithhun 5: Æthelwold 1 went to visit Edgar 11 to gain his permission for the translation so that it might be more openly celebrated and declared in more solemn fashion to the English people. Edgar 11 was well-disposed towards Æthelwold 1 and told him to return quickly and hasten to translate Swithhun 5. On Sunday, 9 July 971, Æthelwold 1 administered mass to the people. At the end he called together all the people there (Anonymi 1613) and requested that they observe a three-day fast for God so that they could be found worthy to translate Swithhun 5 from his tomb into the church. The entire populace agreed and wished to follow the precepts of Æthelwold 1, their teacher. The fourth day of the week (Wednesday) came to be the first on which the fast was decreed for the devout populace. On the third day (Friday 14 July) the fast was broken and all rejoiced in the Lord for the coming of the solemnities of Swithhun 5.: Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  i.4, pp. 448-54 (971)
Manumission (3)
 Swithhun 5.post-mortem miracle of invisible transportation of Anonymous 549: Anonymous 549 was caught conversing with her old master. A deputy (Anonymous 618) fetched Anonymous 549, and her new mistress (Anonymous 650) tied her feet up in an enormous shackle so that she could not again go to her former owner. When dawn had broken Anonymous 650 set out to perform normal business and Anonymous 549 went to the doorway with her shackles and beseeched the Lord in a prayer to free her from her detestable chains. Immediately she sees a priest approach her, radiant with snowy-white hair and shining in resplendent vestments. He seized her by the right hand and grasped her arm as far as the elbow and in a split-second transported her to Swithhun 5's tomb in the midst of a countless throng (Anonymi 1633) which was present everywhere. He placed her (Anonymous 549), with her feet still bound by a double shackle, within the church's innermost shrine, which was closed by lock and key, and next to the altar where the body of Swithhun 5 lay. It was a miracle that out of so great a multitude no-one had been able to observe these things until she stood within the sanctuary. Anonymous 549's mistress (Anonymous 650) found out about this and followed Anonymous 549 so that she could witness the miracle. Eadsige 8 possessed the key to the shrine and questioned Anonymous 549 as to how she had got there. Anonymous 549 at first said that Eadwald 2 had placed her there but the cleric denied this. Then, in front of the whole crowd (Anonymi 1634), it transpired that it had been the merits of Swithhun 5 that had caused her to be transported invisibly to the tomb of Swithhun 5.: Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  ii.2, pp. 496-502
 Swithhun 5.post-mortem miracle of shackles: Teothic 1 had bound his slave-girl (Anonymous 534) for some slight offence and she was to be tormented on the following day. During the night she beseeched God with tears that Swithhun 5 might help her. When dawn broke and the time for her torture had arrived, she redoubled her tearful groanings when suddenly the chains of her shackles fell from her feet. She ran to the tomb of Swithhun 5. Teothic 1 pursued her and caught up with her but did not dare harm her because he was afraid of God and Swithhun 5. Therefore he loosened the manacles and allowed Anonymous 534 to go home.: Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  i.9, p. 468
 Swithhun 5.post-mortem miraculous release of Anonymous 580: A slave (Anonymous 580) was bound in shackles by his lord (Anonymous 581) for several days. One day he went to the tomb of Swithhun 5 and the shackles were miraculously released.: Lantfred.TransMiracSwithuni  39
Medical treatment/sick-care/cautery (1)
 Swithhun 5.post-mortem healing of Anonymous 566: As soon as Anonymous 567 learned of Lantfred 1's arrival, he sent his messengers (Anonymi 1523) to him asking whether he could supply any sort of remedy for his wretched wife (Anonymous 566). Lantfred 1 told him to prepare a new candle and arrange for it to burn in honour of Swithhun 5. Anonymous 567 ordered a wax candle to be made without delay and to be taken in haste to Lantfred 1. The latter engraved on it a prayer for Swithhun 5. On the following day Anonymous 566 recovered her health and began praising the Lord.: Lantfred.TransMiracSwithuni  32
Meeting (2)
 Swithhun 5.post-mortem healing of Anonymous 561: Anonymous 561 left from the remoter parts of England led by Anonymous 562 to go to Winchester, hoping to be healed by Swithhun 5. When they were nearly three miles far from the town they stopped to rest for a while. Anonymous 562 was hungry and insisted that they should break their fast and eat before reaching Winchester. In the meantime they met some pilgrims (Anonymi 1519), who were on their way to Winchester. When Anonymous 561 realised that they had stopped near to a stone, he began to pray for Swithhun 5's intercession. He received his eyesight in that place, looked up and saw Winchester not far from there. He went in haste to the relics of Swithhun 5 and reported to the monks of that place (Anonymi 1520) how he had been cured.: Lantfred.TransMiracSwithuni  29
 Swithhun 5.post-mortem healing of Anonymous 575: While he was entering the gate of the city of Winchester, Anonymous 575 met a young man (Pippin 4) from the Old Minster. After the latter had learned Anonymous 575's intentions, he persuaded him to go to the tomb of Swithhun 5. Anonymous 575 spent the night there. In the morning the sacrist (Anonymous 577) asked him if he was feeling better. The sick man stood up cured before Swithhun 5's tomb.: Lantfred.TransMiracSwithuni  37
Message-sending (3)
 Anonymous 526.vision of Swithhun 5: One night Swithhun 5 appeared to a smith (Anonymous 526) in a dream and addressed him with kindly words. Swithhun 5 asked Anonymous 526 if he knew a certain canon (Eadsige 8) who had been expelled from the Old Minster by King Edgar. Swithhun 5 then demanded that the smith (Anonymous 526) deliver a message to Eadsige 8. Anonymous 526 was to tell Eadsige 8 to go quickly to the town of Winchester and command the bishop, who at that time occupied the bishopric, to elevate Swithhun 5's body from its tomb and place it inside the holy church. The smith (Anonymous 526) replied that he thought Eadsige 8 would be unwilling to believe him. Swithhun 5 said that in order for Eadsige 8 to believe, he should visit Swithhun 5's tomb and pull up one ring of the six rings which the covering of the sepulchre holds fast. If the ring could be pulled away at once, then this was proof that Swithhun 5 had sent the smith (Anonymous 526) to speak to Eadsige 8.: Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  i.1, pp. 412-20 (968)
 Anonymous 526.visit to Swithhun 5’s tomb: Anonymous 526 went to Swithhun 5's tomb and prayed that God might reveal to him such a man as could deliver Swithhun 5's message to Eadsige 8. As he was getting up Anonymous 526, sensing some relief to his illness, realised that his prayer had been heard. Anonymous 526 also seized one of the six rings fixed on the lid of Swithhun 5's tomb, asking God to prove whether he had really had three visions of Swithhun 5. The ring immediately came towards him out of the block of stone.: Lantfred.TransMiracSwithuni  1 (968)
 Swithhun 5.post-mortem healing of Anonymous 566: As soon as Anonymous 567 learned of Lantfred 1's arrival, he sent his messengers (Anonymi 1523) to him asking whether he could supply any sort of remedy for his wretched wife (Anonymous 566). Lantfred 1 told him to prepare a new candle and arrange for it to burn in honour of Swithhun 5. Anonymous 567 ordered a wax candle to be made without delay and to be taken in haste to Lantfred 1. The latter engraved on it a prayer for Swithhun 5. On the following day Anonymous 566 recovered her health and began praising the Lord.: Lantfred.TransMiracSwithuni  32
Miracle (20)
 Anonymi 1504.disobedience: Æthelwold 1 had commanded the monks of the Old Minster that on every occasion when some sick person regained his health through Swithhun 5's intercession, all of them had to go to the church and glorify God. Certain monks (Anonymi 1504) bore it ill that they were being awakened during the night and they began to abandon that which had been enjoined by their bishop.: Ælfric.EpitomSwithuni   
 Anonymi 1621.disobedience: Æthelwold 1 commanded that, when any infirm person was divinely restored to health through Swithhun 5's medication, the monks should abandon every worldly activity and together go to the church and render a hymn to God. The monks (Anonymi 1621) began to think that it was an excessive hardship that their night-time rest should be taken from them and thus they disobeyed the orders of Æthelwold 1.: Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  i.13, pp. 474-8
 Anonymous 526.visit to Swithhun 5’s tomb: The smith (Anonymous 526) experienced such great pain in his entire body that he could not travel on foot nor by horseback. The smith (Anonymous 526) therefore went to Swithhun 5's tomb and beseeched the Lord to show him some man who would be willing to take the holy message of Swithhun 5 to the place where Eadsige 8 lived. After he had finished his prayer, he regained some strength and thus realised that the Lord had heard his prayer. In order to prove that Swithhun 5 had appeared to him three times in dreams, the smith (Anonymous 526) attempted to draw up one of the six rings as Swithhun 5 had predicted to him. Anonymous 526 was able to draw up the ring with only slight effort.: Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  i.1, pp. 416-18
 Swithhun 5.post-mortem healing of Anonymous 529: When Anonymous 529's kinsmen (Anonymi 1497) approached him to take him to the New Minster, Anonymous 529 said that instead, he wanted to be taken to the Old Minster. Anonymous 529 kept vigil there for three days and three nights. Swithhun 5 appeared to Anonymous 529 with the same attire in which he was previously resplendent, when he had appeared to Anonymous 529 in a vision. Swithhun 5 asked Anonymous 529 to remove a blind woman (Anonymous 530) who lay sleeping at his tomb. When this had been done, Anonymous 529 merited to be aided by heavenly mercy. Anonymous 529 looked upwards and saw a man standing, gleaming, upon the summit of the tower in the western part of the church. The man held a golden rope in his hands, by means of which he lowered his bright tunic. The tunic entered the tomb of Swithhun 5 and no-one saw it again. Anonymous 529 was overcome with sudden sleep; as he snatched some rest, the entire tomb shook and, in his vision, someone came to the sick man and, pulling on one side, tugged his weak leg and so restored his limbs to their proper musculature.: Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  i.3, pp. 442-48 (971)
 Swithhun 5.post-mortem healing of Anonymous 535: Anonymous 535 asked his kinsmen and neighbours (Anonymi 1502) to take him to the tomb of Swithhun 5 as he hoped to be healed through the merits of the saint. But before Anonymous 535 had finished his sentence, he was cured, left his bed and took to the road on foot. He arrived safely at the remains of Swithhun 5, whereas Anonymi 1502 were still a long way behind.: Lantfred.TransMiracSwithuni  7
 Swithhun 5.post-mortem healing of Anonymous 558: Anonymous 558 was condemned by Anonymi 1515 although he was innocent. Following Edgar 11's legislation, he was mutilated and lost both his hearing and his eyesight. He was led home by his friends (Anonymi 1516) and remained in this condition between 6 January and 25 April. Anonymi 1516 encouraged him to go to the tomb of Swithhun 5 which he did. He prayed for his hearing to be restored and he was found worthy to receive both his eyesight and his hearing.: Lantfred.TransMiracSwithuni  26
 Swithhun 5.post-mortem intercession for liberation of Anonymous 559: Anonymous 559 was given four sheaves of wheat by Anonymi 1517 without the permission of the royal steward (Anonymous 560). When the latter found Anonymous 559 with the wheat, he asked him where he had got it from. As Anonymous 559 did not want to impute the theft to a friend, Anonymous 560 ordered him to be bound in shackles until he could first be flogged to the point of death and afterwards beheaded. While in prison Anonymous 559 asked the guards for a knife with which to trim his fingernails and after having prayed for Swithhun 5's intercession, he used the knife to cut through the huge beam. He managed to break away the iron mass of the spike, reached the door, grasped the lock and it came away as if there were no bolt. He then went to the tomb of Swithhun 5 and reported his story to the monks of that place.: Lantfred.TransMiracSwithuni  27
 Swithhun 5.post-mortem intercession for liberation of Anonymous 626: Anonymous 626 (a poor wayfarer) approached Anonymi 1641 to beg them for a few sheaves with which he could feed himself and his family. Anonymi 1641 gave him some wheat but he was caught by the king's reeve (Anonymous 627) who questioned him as to how he had obtained the wheat. Anonymous 626 did not want to betray those who had been generous to him and therefore said nothing. Anonymous 627 was furious and had Anonymous 626 bound with shackles on each foot and detained him day and night under the watch of guards (Anonymi 1642). During one night of Anonymous 626's incarceration, he asked one of the guards (Anonymi 1642) for a small knife by which he might pick the dirt from his fingernails. When sleep had overcome Anonymi 1642, Anonymous 626 begged Swithhun 5 to help him escape so that he could avoid being tortured. Swithhun 5 enabled Anonymous 626 to cut through the hollow log which he was shackled to with the small knife and he also cut through the rigid metal. Anonymous 626 was astonished and Swithhun 5 helped him further by allowing him to pass through a door which had been locked shut by a rectangular bolt. Only when it became day again did the guards (Anonymi 1642) realise that Anonymous 626 had escaped and they were amazed. Anonymous 626 went to Winchester to give thanks to Swithhun 5 for so great a miracle.: Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  ii.10, pp. 518-26
 Swithhun 5.post-mortem miracle at Anonymous 556’s ordeal: Flodoald 1 and his brother (Anonymous 557) could not bear to see Anonymous 556 suffer capital punishment and beseeched Swithhun 5 to intercede. On the third day after Anonymous 556 had had to carry the hot iron he is forced to attend the tribunal of Eadric 26 once more so that it may be decided whether he was guilty or not. Anonymous 556 held out his hand and the seal was broken so that the palm could be inspected. All were amazed that Anonymous 556 was innocent. Eadric 26 fell silent and blushed shamefacedly.: Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  ii.8, pp. 510-14
 Swithhun 5.post-mortem miracle of invisible transportation of Anonymous 549: Anonymous 549 was caught conversing with her old master. A deputy (Anonymous 618) fetched Anonymous 549, and her new mistress (Anonymous 650) tied her feet up in an enormous shackle so that she could not again go to her former owner. When dawn had broken Anonymous 650 set out to perform normal business and Anonymous 549 went to the doorway with her shackles and beseeched the Lord in a prayer to free her from her detestable chains. Immediately she sees a priest approach her, radiant with snowy-white hair and shining in resplendent vestments. He seized her by the right hand and grasped her arm as far as the elbow and in a split-second transported her to Swithhun 5's tomb in the midst of a countless throng (Anonymi 1633) which was present everywhere. He placed her (Anonymous 549), with her feet still bound by a double shackle, within the church's innermost shrine, which was closed by lock and key, and next to the altar where the body of Swithhun 5 lay. It was a miracle that out of so great a multitude no-one had been able to observe these things until she stood within the sanctuary. Anonymous 549's mistress (Anonymous 650) found out about this and followed Anonymous 549 so that she could witness the miracle. Eadsige 8 possessed the key to the shrine and questioned Anonymous 549 as to how she had got there. Anonymous 549 at first said that Eadwald 2 had placed her there but the cleric denied this. Then, in front of the whole crowd (Anonymi 1634), it transpired that it had been the merits of Swithhun 5 that had caused her to be transported invisibly to the tomb of Swithhun 5.: Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  ii.2, pp. 496-502
 Swithhun 5.post-mortem miracle of shackles: Teothic 1 had bound his slave-girl (Anonymous 534) for some slight offence and she was to be tormented on the following day. During the night she beseeched God with tears that Swithhun 5 might help her. When dawn broke and the time for her torture had arrived, she redoubled her tearful groanings when suddenly the chains of her shackles fell from her feet. She ran to the tomb of Swithhun 5. Teothic 1 pursued her and caught up with her but did not dare harm her because he was afraid of God and Swithhun 5. Therefore he loosened the manacles and allowed Anonymous 534 to go home.: Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  i.9, p. 468
 Swithhun 5.post-mortem miracle on Anonymous 555’s chains: Anonymous 555 committed a parricide and was bound up in chains for nine years. As he heard of the miracles performed at Swithhun 5's tomb he came to Winchester from across the sea. While he was praying there for the intercession of Swithhun 5, an iron ring which cut across his stomach broke. In due course another smaller ring fell before his feet and it was still hanging up in the Old Minster when Lantfred 1 was writing.: Lantfred.TransMiracSwithuni  24
 Swithhun 5.post-mortem miracle on Anonymous 619’s chains: Anonymous 619 murdered his kinsman (Anonymous 620). The bishop of the town (Anonymous 621) ordered that an iron band be bound tightly around the guilty man's entire stomach and that his limbs undergo a similar torture. Anonymous 619 suffered this torture for nine years after which time he heard rumour of the miracles performed through the intercession of Swithhun 5. Anonymous 619 therefore crossed the sea and sought Winchester; he prostrated himself before Swithhun 5 and suddenly the iron bands snapped off. The bands were then hung up in the minster as proof of the miracle.: Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  ii.7, p. 506
 Swithhun 5.post-mortem miracles: No-one could put a number on the miracles which took place every hour of the day through heavenly intercession at Swithhun 5's tomb. Even when the monks (Anonymi 1607) were eating, there were often fifteen or sixteen people cured at once; without delay the monks would abandon their food and chant a hymn to the Lord in harmonious voices. Often too, while the young oblates (Wulfstan 37 includes himself as one of these) were together in class, they were not able to learn anything in a day because of the abundance of miracles.: Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  ii.6, pp. 504-06
 Swithhun 5.post-mortem miraculous release of Anonymous 569: Anonymous 569 had been apprehended for theft and was locked in a dark prison and had his feet inserted in a hollow log. Anonymous 569 remembered that he had heard of the miracles performed by Swithhun 5 across the sea in England and, during the dead of the night, he begged Swithhun 5 to help him avoid execution. After he had spoken, his chains were immediately broken and the prison door was opened for him. Anonymous 569 departed and rejoiced that, through the intercession of Swithhun 5, he had escaped the death-penalty.: Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  ii.17, pp. 536-8
 Swithhun 5.post-mortem miraculous release of Anonymous 578: While Anonymous 578 was taking the clothes of her lord (Anonymous 579) to the river to be washed, some thieves stole them. Anonymous 579 struck her several blows and bound her hands in iron manacles. As soon as she saw that he had left the house, she ran to the church where Swithhun 5 had been buried. Through his intervention the manacles fell from her hands to the ground.: Lantfred.TransMiracSwithuni  38
 Swithhun 5.post-mortem miraculous release of Anonymous 580: Anonymous 580 was kept in fetters by his master (Anonymous 581) because of a peccadillo. One day Anonymous 580 found an opportunity to go to Swithhun 5 and, on bended knee, he begged for help. All of a sudden, the bolt sprang from the fetter and fell in front of the tomb of Swithhun 5.: Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  ii.22, pp. 548-50
 Swithhun 5.post-mortem release of Anonymous 578: Anonymous 578 had been bound up in manacles by her master (Anonymous 579) and punished cruelly. When Anonymous 579 set off on some business, Anonymous 578 fled and hastened to the tomb of Swithhun 5. She had scarcely addressed the saint when suddenly, in front of the tomb, both the manacles fell to the ground. The manacles were hung in the church as proof that the miracle had taken place.: Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  ii.21, p. 548
 Wulfstan 37.letter to Ælfheah 44: Wulfstan 37 wrote a dedicatory letter to Ælfheah 44 concerning the miracles of Swithhun 5.: Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  Ep. 1, pp. 372-96
 Æthelwold 1.ecclesiastical career: Æthelwold 1's parents were from Winchester, neither poor nor ill-bred. He was educated at the court, becoming a favourite of Æthelstan 18's. He was tonsured as a cleric by Ælfheah 19, and later given the cowl as monk by Dunstan 1 abbot of Glastonbury, soon becoming its dean. Dunstan 1 saw a vision concerning Æthelwold 1's brilliant future, and so did his mother, Anonymous 679, wile was pregnant with him. Æthelwold 1 craved stricter life but was kept at home by King Eadred 16, thanks to the king's mother Eadgifu 4. He was given the house of Abingdon. When Dunstan 1 became archbishop, Æthelwold 1 was chosen by King Edgar 11 to be bishop of Winchester. He drove clerics out of New Minster for their sins and introduced monks instead. St Swithhun 5 commanded him in vision to open his tomb in the Old Minster, and showed his benevolence towards Æthelwold 1 through miracles. Æthelwold 1 himself worked many miracles in his lifetime.: WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  ii.75.34-46
Monastic life, converting to/joining/oblation (1)
 Æthelwold 1.ecclesiastical career: Æthelwold 1's parents were from Winchester, neither poor nor ill-bred. He was educated at the court, becoming a favourite of Æthelstan 18's. He was tonsured as a cleric by Ælfheah 19, and later given the cowl as monk by Dunstan 1 abbot of Glastonbury, soon becoming its dean. Dunstan 1 saw a vision concerning Æthelwold 1's brilliant future, and so did his mother, Anonymous 679, wile was pregnant with him. Æthelwold 1 craved stricter life but was kept at home by King Eadred 16, thanks to the king's mother Eadgifu 4. He was given the house of Abingdon. When Dunstan 1 became archbishop, Æthelwold 1 was chosen by King Edgar 11 to be bishop of Winchester. He drove clerics out of New Minster for their sins and introduced monks instead. St Swithhun 5 commanded him in vision to open his tomb in the Old Minster, and showed his benevolence towards Æthelwold 1 through miracles. Æthelwold 1 himself worked many miracles in his lifetime.: WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  ii.75.34-46
Monastic reform (1)
 Æthelwold 1.ecclesiastical career: Æthelwold 1's parents were from Winchester, neither poor nor ill-bred. He was educated at the court, becoming a favourite of Æthelstan 18's. He was tonsured as a cleric by Ælfheah 19, and later given the cowl as monk by Dunstan 1 abbot of Glastonbury, soon becoming its dean. Dunstan 1 saw a vision concerning Æthelwold 1's brilliant future, and so did his mother, Anonymous 679, wile was pregnant with him. Æthelwold 1 craved stricter life but was kept at home by King Eadred 16, thanks to the king's mother Eadgifu 4. He was given the house of Abingdon. When Dunstan 1 became archbishop, Æthelwold 1 was chosen by King Edgar 11 to be bishop of Winchester. He drove clerics out of New Minster for their sins and introduced monks instead. St Swithhun 5 commanded him in vision to open his tomb in the Old Minster, and showed his benevolence towards Æthelwold 1 through miracles. Æthelwold 1 himself worked many miracles in his lifetime.: WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  ii.75.34-46
Mutilation (2)
 Swithhun 5.post-mortem healing of Anonymous 558: Anonymous 558 was condemned by Anonymi 1515 although he was innocent. Following Edgar 11's legislation, he was mutilated and lost both his hearing and his eyesight. He was led home by his friends (Anonymi 1516) and remained in this condition between 6 January and 25 April. Anonymi 1516 encouraged him to go to the tomb of Swithhun 5 which he did. He prayed for his hearing to be restored and he was found worthy to receive both his eyesight and his hearing.: Lantfred.TransMiracSwithuni  26
 Swithhun 5.post-mortem healing of Anonymous 10013: Although innocent, Anonymous 10013 was apprehended for theft. He was then blinded in each eye and his nose, ears and hands were cut off; he was only left with his two feet. His kinsmen (Anonymi 1640) led him home and a woman (Anonymous 625) took pity on Anonymous 10013 and put his eye-ball back into its socket. In the meanwhile, rumour had made the miracles of Swithhun 5 well-known and Anonymi 1640 urged Anonymous 10013 to go to Winchester and seek the help of Swithhun 5. Anonymous 10013 did this and went to Winchester. Scarcely had Anonymous 10013 asked Swithhun 5 for the gift of his hearing that, not only was his hearing restored, but also his eyesight.: Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  ii.9, pp. 516-18
Ordering (4)
 Anonymi 1504.disobedience: Æthelwold 1 had commanded the monks of the Old Minster that on every occasion when some sick person regained his health through Swithhun 5's intercession, all of them had to go to the church and glorify God. Certain monks (Anonymi 1504) bore it ill that they were being awakened during the night and they began to abandon that which had been enjoined by their bishop.: Ælfric.EpitomSwithuni   
 Anonymi 1621.disobedience: Æthelwold 1 commanded that, when any infirm person was divinely restored to health through Swithhun 5's medication, the monks should abandon every worldly activity and together go to the church and render a hymn to God. The monks (Anonymi 1621) began to think that it was an excessive hardship that their night-time rest should be taken from them and thus they disobeyed the orders of Æthelwold 1.: Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  i.13, pp. 474-8
 Anonymous 539.vision of Swithhun 5: Swithhun 5 appeared one night in a dream to Anonymous 539. He told her to tell Æthelwold 1 to command Anonymi 1504 not to stop praising God whenever a miracle happened at Swithhun 5's tomb. Anonymous 539 got up from her bed and sent for Æthelwold 1.: Lantfred.TransMiracSwithuni  10
 Anonymous 656.vision of Swithhun 5: Swithhun 5 appeared in a dream to Anonymous 656 and told him to go to the Old Minster and tell Anonymi 1504 that their behaviour displeased God. Anonymous 656 went quickly to Æthelwold 1 and retailed all the things he had heard. Æthelwold 1 commanded the monks with a mighty threat that at all healings they would go to the church as soon as the sign had been given and would sing prayers of thanksgiving.: Ælfric.EpitomSwithuni  14
Pastoral activities/preaching (2)
 Anonymous 570.vision of Swithhun 5: Two youths shining with a wondrous brightness spoke to Anonymous 570 in a nocturnal dream. In his vision he followed them to a church constructed with gold and jewels. In the church he saw a holy bishop (Swithhun 5) who instructed him to forgive his enemies and pray for those who calumniated and persecuted him. When Anonymous 570 asked for the bishop's identity, the latter told him that he would discover his name in Winchester. When Anonymous 570 awakened, he explained his vision to his wife (Anonymous 571).: Lantfred.TransMiracSwithuni  35 (971 x 972)
 Æthelwold 1.translation of Swithhun 5: Swithhun 5's body was translated at the time when Æthelwold 1 was preaching.: Ælfric.VitÆthelwoldi  18
Persecution (3)
 Swithhun 5.post-mortem intercession for liberation of Anonymous 626: Anonymous 626 (a poor wayfarer) approached Anonymi 1641 to beg them for a few sheaves with which he could feed himself and his family. Anonymi 1641 gave him some wheat but he was caught by the king's reeve (Anonymous 627) who questioned him as to how he had obtained the wheat. Anonymous 626 did not want to betray those who had been generous to him and therefore said nothing. Anonymous 627 was furious and had Anonymous 626 bound with shackles on each foot and detained him day and night under the watch of guards (Anonymi 1642). During one night of Anonymous 626's incarceration, he asked one of the guards (Anonymi 1642) for a small knife by which he might pick the dirt from his fingernails. When sleep had overcome Anonymi 1642, Anonymous 626 begged Swithhun 5 to help him escape so that he could avoid being tortured. Swithhun 5 enabled Anonymous 626 to cut through the hollow log which he was shackled to with the small knife and he also cut through the rigid metal. Anonymous 626 was astonished and Swithhun 5 helped him further by allowing him to pass through a door which had been locked shut by a rectangular bolt. Only when it became day again did the guards (Anonymi 1642) realise that Anonymous 626 had escaped and they were amazed. Anonymous 626 went to Winchester to give thanks to Swithhun 5 for so great a miracle.: Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  ii.10, pp. 518-26
 Swithhun 5.post-mortem miraculous release of Anonymous 580: Anonymous 580 was kept in fetters by his master (Anonymous 581) because of a peccadillo. One day Anonymous 580 found an opportunity to go to Swithhun 5 and, on bended knee, he begged for help. All of a sudden, the bolt sprang from the fetter and fell in front of the tomb of Swithhun 5.: Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  ii.22, pp. 548-50
 Swithhun 5.post-mortem release of Anonymous 578: Anonymous 578 had been bound up in manacles by her master (Anonymous 579) and punished cruelly. When Anonymous 579 set off on some business, Anonymous 578 fled and hastened to the tomb of Swithhun 5. She had scarcely addressed the saint when suddenly, in front of the tomb, both the manacles fell to the ground. The manacles were hung in the church as proof that the miracle had taken place.: Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  ii.21, p. 548
Pilgrimage (32)
 Anonymous 526.visit to Swithhun 5’s tomb: The smith (Anonymous 526) experienced such great pain in his entire body that he could not travel on foot nor by horseback. The smith (Anonymous 526) therefore went to Swithhun 5's tomb and beseeched the Lord to show him some man who would be willing to take the holy message of Swithhun 5 to the place where Eadsige 8 lived. After he had finished his prayer, he regained some strength and thus realised that the Lord had heard his prayer. In order to prove that Swithhun 5 had appeared to him three times in dreams, the smith (Anonymous 526) attempted to draw up one of the six rings as Swithhun 5 had predicted to him. Anonymous 526 was able to draw up the ring with only slight effort.: Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  i.1, pp. 416-18
 Anonymous 545.journey to Rome: Anonymous 545 set off for Rome, thinking that he would there be healed through the blessed bodies of saints which lie there. He remained for five years but he was not healed. While he was still there, he heard from some pilgrims coming from England (Anonymi 1507 40) that the Lord was healing countless illnesses through the merits of Swithhun 5.: Lantfred.TransMiracSwithuni  16
 Swithhun 5.post-mortem exorcism on Anonymous 568: The kinsfolk (Anonymi 1647) of Anonymous 568 sent her from France to England. Eight months after she had first been struck by the pain, she was brought to Winchester and fell prostrate in prayers to Swithhun 5; she was immediately cured.: Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  ii.16, pp. 534-6
 Swithhun 5.post-mortem healing of Anonymi 1505: A group of sixteen blind people (Anonymi 1505) came from London to Winchester. Of these, fifteen were cured on the first day and the sixteenth was cured on the second day.: Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  i.15, p. 480
 Swithhun 5.post-mortem healing of Anonymi 1506: Anonymi 1506 sought out Swithhun 5 and straightway were all restored to health in the space of one day.: Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  i.17, p. 482
 Swithhun 5.post-mortem healing of Anonymi 1509: Anonymi 1509 had heard of the favours of God which were accomplished through Swithhun 5 in Winchester. Therefore, they left their homes and hastened to see Swithhun 5. When they were in the presence of Swithhun 5, they begged the Lord to grant them his accustomed aid and immediately they were cured. They returned home and gave thanks to the Lord.: Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  i.22, pp. 488-90
 Swithhun 5.post-mortem healing of Anonymi 1511: Twenty-six people (Anonymi 1511) came to Winchester in one day to be healed. They were all cured in the space of three days through Swithhun 5's intercession.: Ælfric.EpitomSwithuni  11
 Swithhun 5.post-mortem healing of Anonymi 1512: One hundred and twenty-four sick people (Anonymi 1512) came to the saint (Swithhun 5) from various provinces of the Anglo-Saxons. They were all cured within the space of two weeks.: Ælfric.EpitomSwithuni  12
 Swithhun 5.post-mortem healing of Anonymi 1635: One of two women (Anonymi 1635) saw nothing and the other had been mute from birth. Their one desire was to see Swithhun 5 and the mute guided the blind woman along many roads so that they could pray to Swithhun 5. When they arrived, they poured out their prayers and immediately they were cured by the merits of Swithhun 5.: Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  ii.3, p. 502
 Swithhun 5.post-mortem healing of Anonymi 1637: Anonymi 1637 came before the tomb of Swithhun 5. After a fortnight they regained their health.: Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  ii.5, p. 504
 Swithhun 5.post-mortem healing of Anonymous 529: Anonymi 1652 led Anonymous 529 to the tomb of Swithhun 5. They passed the night in vigil. Anonymous 529 was overcome by sleep at dawn. It appeared to him as if some people came up to him and took one shoe from his foot. He was cured and returned home immediately with Anonymi 1652.: Ælfric.EpitomSwithuni  8
 Swithhun 5.post-mortem healing of Anonymous 535: Anonymous 535 asked his kinsmen and neighbours (Anonymi 1502) to take him to the tomb of Swithhun 5 as he hoped to be healed through the merits of the saint. But before Anonymous 535 had finished his sentence, he was cured, left his bed and took to the road on foot. He arrived safely at the remains of Swithhun 5, whereas Anonymi 1502 were still a long way behind.: Lantfred.TransMiracSwithuni  7
 Swithhun 5.post-mortem healing of Anonymous 536: When Anonymous 536 was taken to the bones of Swithhun 5, she placed a certain piece of cloth on the altar and she was straightway found worthy to receive the eyesight she had previously lost.: Lantfred.TransMiracSwithuni  8
 Swithhun 5.post-mortem healing of Anonymous 537: When her illness became intolerable, Anonymous 537 promised to God and Swithhun 5 that if she was healed, she would go to his tomb with many gifts and would spend the night in vigils. She obtained the health of her body, but she did not observe her promises. After some time she and her husband (Anonymous 538) went to a wedding. When she arrived, she was suddenly seized by the same illness. Then, realizing that she had behaved inappropriately, she went to Swithhun 5's tomb, where she once again received the cure on the following night.: Lantfred.TransMiracSwithuni  9
 Swithhun 5.post-mortem healing of Anonymous 540: Anonymous 540 heard report of the miracles worked at the tomb of Swithhun 5 and immediately he was carried by bearers over sixty miles from London to Winchester. He reached Swithhun 5 and devoted himself to prayers. During the night Anonymous 540 was healed.: Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  i.14, p. 480
 Swithhun 5.post-mortem healing of Anonymous 541’s second foot: Anonymous 541 heard report of Swithhun 5's miracles and hastened to Winchester to seek out the saint with prayers. Anonymous 541 had scarcely addressed Swithhun 5 when, before Swithhun 5's tomb, his other foot was healed.: Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  i.16, pp. 480-2
 Swithhun 5.post-mortem healing of Anonymous 545: After having been in Rome for five years, Anonymous 545 heard rumour of the miracles of Swithhun 5, through whom the Lord granted bounties to countless invalids. Anonymous 545 immediately left Rome and went straight to visit the tomb of Swithhun 5, even before he visited the region where he had been born. On the very night that he arrived there, Anonymous 545 received, through the intercession of Swithhun 5, the sight which he had lost long ago.: Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  i.19, pp. 484-6
 Swithhun 5.post-mortem healing of Anonymous 553 and Anonymous 554: Anonymous 553 and Anonymous 554 went to pray at Swithhun 5's tomb from the faraway areas to the west. They were both healed through the merits of Swithhun 5.: Lantfred.TransMiracSwithuni  21
 Swithhun 5.post-mortem healing of Anonymous 558: Anonymous 558 was condemned by Anonymi 1515 although he was innocent. Following Edgar 11's legislation, he was mutilated and lost both his hearing and his eyesight. He was led home by his friends (Anonymi 1516) and remained in this condition between 6 January and 25 April. Anonymi 1516 encouraged him to go to the tomb of Swithhun 5 which he did. He prayed for his hearing to be restored and he was found worthy to receive both his eyesight and his hearing.: Lantfred.TransMiracSwithuni  26
 Swithhun 5.post-mortem healing of Anonymous 561: Anonymous 561 left from the remoter parts of England led by Anonymous 562 to go to Winchester, hoping to be healed by Swithhun 5. When they were nearly three miles far from the town they stopped to rest for a while. Anonymous 562 was hungry and insisted that they should break their fast and eat before reaching Winchester. In the meantime they met some pilgrims (Anonymi 1519), who were on their way to Winchester. When Anonymous 561 realised that they had stopped near to a stone, he began to pray for Swithhun 5's intercession. He received his eyesight in that place, looked up and saw Winchester not far from there. He went in haste to the relics of Swithhun 5 and reported to the monks of that place (Anonymi 1520) how he had been cured.: Lantfred.TransMiracSwithuni  29
 Swithhun 5.post-mortem healing of Anonymous 563: Anonymous 563 was taken on a soft litter by his friends (Anonymi 1644) to the shrine of Swithhun 5. After having poured out his prayers, he went away cured.: Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  ii.13, p. 530
 Swithhun 5.post-mortem healing of Anonymous 570: After hearing the vision of Anonymous 570, Anonymous 571 (the wife of Anonymous 570) advised her husband to summon his servants (Anonymi 1648) so that he could be taken to the holy church and could ask for the intercession of Swithhun 5. Anonymous 570 did this and, as soon as he had begged for a cure, he felt the presence of a sudden remedy. Anonymous 570 got up and was then able to return home and use his own feet. A short time after Anonymous 570 had been cured, he took a few men in a boat to Winchester and reported everything that had happened to Æthelwold 1.: Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  ii.18, pp. 542-4
 Swithhun 5.post-mortem healing of Anonymous 593: Anonymous 593 went to the tomb of Swithhun 5. The saint heard her prayers and restored her sight.: Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  i.5, p. 454 (971)
 Swithhun 5.post-mortem healing of Anonymous 630: Rumour had informed Anonymous 630 of the miracles that had been performed by Swithhun 5 and, with Anonymous 631 as his guide, Anonymous 630 hastened to the saint so that he could receive a cure. Three miles from Winchester, at a place called the 'King's Stone', Anonymous 630 grew very weary and took a rest. Anonymous 631 begged Anonymous 630 to break their fast because he was so hungry but Anonymous 630 would not relent. Anonymous 630 begged the Lord that, through the merits of Swithhun 5, he might be granted the gift of sight so that he could see Winchester and so that it might not be a sin to have broken his fast before the hour of noon had arrived. Scarcely had he said these things when his sight was returned to him.: Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  ii.12, pp. 528-30
 Swithhun 5.post-mortem healing of Anonymous 642: Anonymous 642 was led by his guide (Anonymous 644) to Winchester. On the way Anonymous 644 urged Anonymous 642 to beseech God with a clean conscience. Anonymous 642 did just that and received the gift of his former vision before he was even able to reach the tomb of Swithhun 5.: Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  ii.19, p. 546
 Swithhun 5.post-mortem healing of Anonymous 653: Anonymous 653 heard in a dream that he should go to Winchester to regain his health through the merit of Swithhun 5. He went to Winchester on two crutches. He remained there for some time and after an angelic vision he proceeded to the tomb of Swithhun 5, where he was healed.: Ælfric.EpitomSwithuni  7
 Swithhun 5.post-mortem healing of Anonymous 10013: Although innocent, Anonymous 10013 was apprehended for theft. He was then blinded in each eye and his nose, ears and hands were cut off; he was only left with his two feet. His kinsmen (Anonymi 1640) led him home and a woman (Anonymous 625) took pity on Anonymous 10013 and put his eye-ball back into its socket. In the meanwhile, rumour had made the miracles of Swithhun 5 well-known and Anonymi 1640 urged Anonymous 10013 to go to Winchester and seek the help of Swithhun 5. Anonymous 10013 did this and went to Winchester. Scarcely had Anonymous 10013 asked Swithhun 5 for the gift of his hearing that, not only was his hearing restored, but also his eyesight.: Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  ii.9, pp. 516-18
 Swithhun 5.post-mortem healing of Byrhtferth 1: Byrhtferth 1 learned of the miracles of Swithhun 5 and, together with a guide (Anonymous 629), went barefooted to Winchester and spent a night in prayer at the tomb of Swithhun 5. When the day dawned, Byrhtferth 1 had been cured.: Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  ii.11, p. 526
 Swithhun 5.post-mortem healing of Æthelsige 19: Æthelsige 19 sought out the holy tomb in the Old Minster with his guide, Anonymous 528. Æthelsige 19 was overcome by a sudden onset of drowsiness and fell asleep. When he arose, he found that his muscles had been stretched by a sudden cure and every joint returned to its proper function. : Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  i.2, pp. 428-34 (969)
 Swithhun 5.post-mortem intercession for liberation of Anonymous 559: Anonymous 559 was given four sheaves of wheat by Anonymi 1517 without the permission of the royal steward (Anonymous 560). When the latter found Anonymous 559 with the wheat, he asked him where he had got it from. As Anonymous 559 did not want to impute the theft to a friend, Anonymous 560 ordered him to be bound in shackles until he could first be flogged to the point of death and afterwards beheaded. While in prison Anonymous 559 asked the guards for a knife with which to trim his fingernails and after having prayed for Swithhun 5's intercession, he used the knife to cut through the huge beam. He managed to break away the iron mass of the spike, reached the door, grasped the lock and it came away as if there were no bolt. He then went to the tomb of Swithhun 5 and reported his story to the monks of that place.: Lantfred.TransMiracSwithuni  27
 Swithhun 5.post-mortem intercession for liberation of Anonymous 626: Anonymous 626 (a poor wayfarer) approached Anonymi 1641 to beg them for a few sheaves with which he could feed himself and his family. Anonymi 1641 gave him some wheat but he was caught by the king's reeve (Anonymous 627) who questioned him as to how he had obtained the wheat. Anonymous 626 did not want to betray those who had been generous to him and therefore said nothing. Anonymous 627 was furious and had Anonymous 626 bound with shackles on each foot and detained him day and night under the watch of guards (Anonymi 1642). During one night of Anonymous 626's incarceration, he asked one of the guards (Anonymi 1642) for a small knife by which he might pick the dirt from his fingernails. When sleep had overcome Anonymi 1642, Anonymous 626 begged Swithhun 5 to help him escape so that he could avoid being tortured. Swithhun 5 enabled Anonymous 626 to cut through the hollow log which he was shackled to with the small knife and he also cut through the rigid metal. Anonymous 626 was astonished and Swithhun 5 helped him further by allowing him to pass through a door which had been locked shut by a rectangular bolt. Only when it became day again did the guards (Anonymi 1642) realise that Anonymous 626 had escaped and they were amazed. Anonymous 626 went to Winchester to give thanks to Swithhun 5 for so great a miracle.: Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  ii.10, pp. 518-26
 Swithhun 5.post-mortem miracle on Anonymous 619’s chains: Anonymous 619 murdered his kinsman (Anonymous 620). The bishop of the town (Anonymous 621) ordered that an iron band be bound tightly around the guilty man's entire stomach and that his limbs undergo a similar torture. Anonymous 619 suffered this torture for nine years after which time he heard rumour of the miracles performed through the intercession of Swithhun 5. Anonymous 619 therefore crossed the sea and sought Winchester; he prostrated himself before Swithhun 5 and suddenly the iron bands snapped off. The bands were then hung up in the minster as proof of the miracle.: Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  ii.7, p. 506
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 Anonymous 526.visit to Swithhun 5’s tomb: The smith (Anonymous 526) experienced such great pain in his entire body that he could not travel on foot nor by horseback. The smith (Anonymous 526) therefore went to Swithhun 5's tomb and beseeched the Lord to show him some man who would be willing to take the holy message of Swithhun 5 to the place where Eadsige 8 lived. After he had finished his prayer, he regained some strength and thus realised that the Lord had heard his prayer. In order to prove that Swithhun 5 had appeared to him three times in dreams, the smith (Anonymous 526) attempted to draw up one of the six rings as Swithhun 5 had predicted to him. Anonymous 526 was able to draw up the ring with only slight effort.: Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  i.1, pp. 416-18
 Anonymous 529.vision of Swithhun 5: Anonymous 529 could take no rest due to the anguish which his great pain inflicted upon him. During the night a certain man resplendent in a snowy-white garment (Swithhun 5) came and visited Anonymous 529. Swithhun 5 was leaning on a staff which shone with jewels and gold and he drew near to where the tormented body of Anonymous 529 lay and spoke to him. Swithhun 5 told Anonymous 529 that if he wished to be cured, he should not allow himself to be carried into the New Minster but should instead be taken to the well-known cross which stood gleaming at the Old Minster, at the tomb of a venerable bishop. Swithhun 5 told Anonymous 529 that he was to keep constant vigil there during the night and be urgent in prayer and then, through Christ's favour, he would receive his former health.: Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  i.3, pp. 440-42 (971)
 Swithhun 5.post-mortem exorcism on Anonymous 568: The kinsfolk (Anonymi 1647) of Anonymous 568 sent her from France to England. Eight months after she had first been struck by the pain, she was brought to Winchester and fell prostrate in prayers to Swithhun 5; she was immediately cured.: Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  ii.16, pp. 534-6
 Swithhun 5.post-mortem healing of Anonymi 1509: Anonymi 1509 had heard of the favours of God which were accomplished through Swithhun 5 in Winchester. Therefore, they left their homes and hastened to see Swithhun 5. When they were in the presence of Swithhun 5, they begged the Lord to grant them his accustomed aid and immediately they were cured. They returned home and gave thanks to the Lord.: Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  i.22, pp. 488-90
 Swithhun 5.post-mortem healing of Anonymi 1635: One of two women (Anonymi 1635) saw nothing and the other had been mute from birth. Their one desire was to see Swithhun 5 and the mute guided the blind woman along many roads so that they could pray to Swithhun 5. When they arrived, they poured out their prayers and immediately they were cured by the merits of Swithhun 5.: Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  ii.3, p. 502
 Swithhun 5.post-mortem healing of Anonymous 529: Anonymi 1652 led Anonymous 529 to the tomb of Swithhun 5. They passed the night in vigil. Anonymous 529 was overcome by sleep at dawn. It appeared to him as if some people came up to him and took one shoe from his foot. He was cured and returned home immediately with Anonymi 1652.: Ælfric.EpitomSwithuni  8
 Swithhun 5.post-mortem healing of Anonymous 537: Anonymous 537 had a serious illness. As she was about to die, she made a vow to God and to Swithhun 5 that if she should receive any relief from him, she would immediately bring gifts of vast treasure and keep vigil for one night at his holy tomb; she immediately obtained her health. However, she did not fulfill her vows. Thus, while she was attending a wedding with her husband (Anonymous 538), she suddenly fell ill again. She once more beseeched Swithhun 5 to help her and she asked her attendants (Anonymi 1620) to quickly carry her to the town of Winchester. She gave prayers during the night and on the following night she received the cure which she had previously lost.: Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  i.12, pp. 470-4
 Swithhun 5.post-mortem healing of Anonymous 540: Anonymous 540 heard report of the miracles worked at the tomb of Swithhun 5 and immediately he was carried by bearers over sixty miles from London to Winchester. He reached Swithhun 5 and devoted himself to prayers. During the night Anonymous 540 was healed.: Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  i.14, p. 480
 Swithhun 5.post-mortem healing of Anonymous 541’s second foot: Anonymous 541 heard report of Swithhun 5's miracles and hastened to Winchester to seek out the saint with prayers. Anonymous 541 had scarcely addressed Swithhun 5 when, before Swithhun 5's tomb, his other foot was healed.: Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  i.16, pp. 480-2
 Swithhun 5.post-mortem healing of Anonymous 547: On one occasion Anonymous 547, who had been blind for seven years, was abandoned by his guide (Anonymous 548). He stood alone and begged the Lord to take notice of him. He prayed and was immediately healed. He rejoiced and went back to his own house without a guide. His brothers and kinsmen (Anonymi 1626) stood about and were amazed that Anonymous 547 had returned cured. They sought an explanation and Anonymous 547 declared that he had been healed through the merits of Swithhun 5.: Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  i.21, pp. 486-8
 Swithhun 5.post-mortem healing of Anonymous 558: Anonymous 558 was condemned by Anonymi 1515 although he was innocent. Following Edgar 11's legislation, he was mutilated and lost both his hearing and his eyesight. He was led home by his friends (Anonymi 1516) and remained in this condition between 6 January and 25 April. Anonymi 1516 encouraged him to go to the tomb of Swithhun 5 which he did. He prayed for his hearing to be restored and he was found worthy to receive both his eyesight and his hearing.: Lantfred.TransMiracSwithuni  26
 Swithhun 5.post-mortem healing of Anonymous 563: Anonymous 563 was taken on a soft litter by his friends (Anonymi 1644) to the shrine of Swithhun 5. After having poured out his prayers, he went away cured.: Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  ii.13, p. 530
 Swithhun 5.post-mortem healing of Anonymous 565: Anonymous 565 fell from his horse and broke his leg and his arm. Everyone who was there thought that he would die on the spot. Anonymous 564 felt gravely aggrieved and implored the Lord through the intercession of Swithhun 5. Suddenly the boy sprang up restored to health.: Lantfred.TransMiracSwithuni  31
 Swithhun 5.post-mortem healing of Anonymous 570: After hearing the vision of Anonymous 570, Anonymous 571 (the wife of Anonymous 570) advised her husband to summon his servants (Anonymi 1648) so that he could be taken to the holy church and could ask for the intercession of Swithhun 5. Anonymous 570 did this and, as soon as he had begged for a cure, he felt the presence of a sudden remedy. Anonymous 570 got up and was then able to return home and use his own feet. A short time after Anonymous 570 had been cured, he took a few men in a boat to Winchester and reported everything that had happened to Æthelwold 1.: Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  ii.18, pp. 542-4
 Swithhun 5.post-mortem healing of Anonymous 575: As Anonymous 575 was approaching Winchester, he met Pippin 4 who asked him where he was going. Anonymous 575 replied simply that he was going wherever he could find food; Pippin 4 urged him to go to the tomb of Swithhun 5 for the sake of twofold sustenance. But Anonymous 575 did not know the way to the church, so Pippin 4 led him there. After having spent only a single night in prayer there Anonymous 575 was found worthy to receive his cure at daybreak.: Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  ii.20, pp. 546-8
 Swithhun 5.post-mortem healing of Anonymous 593: Anonymous 593 went to the tomb of Swithhun 5. The saint heard her prayers and restored her sight.: Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  i.5, p. 454 (971)
 Swithhun 5.post-mortem healing of Anonymous 594: A woman (Anonymous 595) brought her son to the tomb of Swithhun 5. The fingers of the son (Anonymous 594) were twisted back across his palm on each hand. Having faith, Anonymous 595 cast Anonymous 594 upon the tomb from which Swithhun 5 had been translated. She (Anonymous 595) continued in prayer when suddenly her son (Anonymous 594) jumped up and demonstrated that he had been cured by snatching cherries from the hands of his mother (Anonymous 595).: Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  i.6, p. 462 (971)
 Swithhun 5.post-mortem healing of Anonymous 606: When he was five years old Anonymous 606 suddenly lost his vision. He was blind for another five years and then his mother (Anonymous 608) took him to Swithhun 5's tomb and spent a night there in vigil. When day was dawning the boy (Anonymous 606) was able to see again.: Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  i.18, p. 482
 Swithhun 5.post-mortem healing of Anonymous 610: Anonymous 610 was deprived of his sight and was maimed in his whole body. He was taken by his kinsmen (Anonymi 1625) from Rochester to the tomb of Swithhun 5 in Winchester where, after three days of praying, he was restored to health.: Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  i.20, p. 486
 Swithhun 5.post-mortem healing of Anonymous 613: After the shrine of Swithhun 5 had entered the western gate of Winchester, Anonymous 613 approached those who were accompanying the shrine and sought the saint's assistance with her tears. Straightway she was made happy through heavenly light. Those present then raised their voices to the sky and proclaimed to the Lord.: Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  ii.1, p. 494
 Swithhun 5.post-mortem healing of Anonymous 630: Rumour had informed Anonymous 630 of the miracles that had been performed by Swithhun 5 and, with Anonymous 631 as his guide, Anonymous 630 hastened to the saint so that he could receive a cure. Three miles from Winchester, at a place called the 'King's Stone', Anonymous 630 grew very weary and took a rest. Anonymous 631 begged Anonymous 630 to break their fast because he was so hungry but Anonymous 630 would not relent. Anonymous 630 begged the Lord that, through the merits of Swithhun 5, he might be granted the gift of sight so that he could see Winchester and so that it might not be a sin to have broken his fast before the hour of noon had arrived. Scarcely had he said these things when his sight was returned to him.: Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  ii.12, pp. 528-30
 Swithhun 5.post-mortem healing of Anonymous 634: A rich ealdorman (Anonymous 633) was accompanied by his retinue (Anonymi 1645) as he was on his way to visit an estate which had been given to him by Edgar 11. As they were hastening along, a very skilled young rider (Anonymous 634) fell off his horse and immediately broke his leg. The ealdorman (Anonymous 633) thought that the boy might die and prayed to the Lord for the intercession of Swithhun 5. Anonymous 633 promised that if Swithhun 5 healed Anonymous 634, he would give Anonymous 634 to Swithhun 5 as a gift. Anonymous 633 asked these things in his heart and immediately Anonymous 634 got up and was restored in all his limbs. The ealdorman (Anonymous 633) and all his retainers (Anonymi 1645) praised the Lord.: Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  ii.14, pp. 530-2
 Swithhun 5.post-mortem healing of Anonymous 642: Anonymous 642 was led by his guide (Anonymous 644) to Winchester. On the way Anonymous 644 urged Anonymous 642 to beseech God with a clean conscience. Anonymous 642 did just that and received the gift of his former vision before he was even able to reach the tomb of Swithhun 5.: Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  ii.19, p. 546
 Swithhun 5.post-mortem healing of Byrhtferth 1: Byrhtferth 1 learned of the miracles of Swithhun 5 and, together with a guide (Anonymous 629), went barefooted to Winchester and spent a night in prayer at the tomb of Swithhun 5. When the day dawned, Byrhtferth 1 had been cured.: Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  ii.11, p. 526
 Swithhun 5.post-mortem intercession for liberation of Anonymous 626: Anonymous 626 (a poor wayfarer) approached Anonymi 1641 to beg them for a few sheaves with which he could feed himself and his family. Anonymi 1641 gave him some wheat but he was caught by the king's reeve (Anonymous 627) who questioned him as to how he had obtained the wheat. Anonymous 626 did not want to betray those who had been generous to him and therefore said nothing. Anonymous 627 was furious and had Anonymous 626 bound with shackles on each foot and detained him day and night under the watch of guards (Anonymi 1642). During one night of Anonymous 626's incarceration, he asked one of the guards (Anonymi 1642) for a small knife by which he might pick the dirt from his fingernails. When sleep had overcome Anonymi 1642, Anonymous 626 begged Swithhun 5 to help him escape so that he could avoid being tortured. Swithhun 5 enabled Anonymous 626 to cut through the hollow log which he was shackled to with the small knife and he also cut through the rigid metal. Anonymous 626 was astonished and Swithhun 5 helped him further by allowing him to pass through a door which had been locked shut by a rectangular bolt. Only when it became day again did the guards (Anonymi 1642) realise that Anonymous 626 had escaped and they were amazed. Anonymous 626 went to Winchester to give thanks to Swithhun 5 for so great a miracle.: Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  ii.10, pp. 518-26
 Swithhun 5.post-mortem miracle at Anonymous 556’s ordeal: Flodoald 1 and his brother (Anonymous 557) could not bear to see Anonymous 556 suffer capital punishment and beseeched Swithhun 5 to intercede. On the third day after Anonymous 556 had had to carry the hot iron he is forced to attend the tribunal of Eadric 26 once more so that it may be decided whether he was guilty or not. Anonymous 556 held out his hand and the seal was broken so that the palm could be inspected. All were amazed that Anonymous 556 was innocent. Eadric 26 fell silent and blushed shamefacedly.: Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  ii.8, pp. 510-14
 Swithhun 5.post-mortem miracle of invisible transportation of Anonymous 549: Anonymous 549 was caught conversing with her old master. A deputy (Anonymous 618) fetched Anonymous 549, and her new mistress (Anonymous 650) tied her feet up in an enormous shackle so that she could not again go to her former owner. When dawn had broken Anonymous 650 set out to perform normal business and Anonymous 549 went to the doorway with her shackles and beseeched the Lord in a prayer to free her from her detestable chains. Immediately she sees a priest approach her, radiant with snowy-white hair and shining in resplendent vestments. He seized her by the right hand and grasped her arm as far as the elbow and in a split-second transported her to Swithhun 5's tomb in the midst of a countless throng (Anonymi 1633) which was present everywhere. He placed her (Anonymous 549), with her feet still bound by a double shackle, within the church's innermost shrine, which was closed by lock and key, and next to the altar where the body of Swithhun 5 lay. It was a miracle that out of so great a multitude no-one had been able to observe these things until she stood within the sanctuary. Anonymous 549's mistress (Anonymous 650) found out about this and followed Anonymous 549 so that she could witness the miracle. Eadsige 8 possessed the key to the shrine and questioned Anonymous 549 as to how she had got there. Anonymous 549 at first said that Eadwald 2 had placed her there but the cleric denied this. Then, in front of the whole crowd (Anonymi 1634), it transpired that it had been the merits of Swithhun 5 that had caused her to be transported invisibly to the tomb of Swithhun 5.: Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  ii.2, pp. 496-502
 Swithhun 5.post-mortem miracle of shackles: Teothic 1 had bound his slave-girl (Anonymous 534) for some slight offence and she was to be tormented on the following day. During the night she beseeched God with tears that Swithhun 5 might help her. When dawn broke and the time for her torture had arrived, she redoubled her tearful groanings when suddenly the chains of her shackles fell from her feet. She ran to the tomb of Swithhun 5. Teothic 1 pursued her and caught up with her but did not dare harm her because he was afraid of God and Swithhun 5. Therefore he loosened the manacles and allowed Anonymous 534 to go home.: Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  i.9, p. 468
 Swithhun 5.post-mortem miracle on Anonymous 555’s chains: Anonymous 555 committed a parricide and was bound up in chains for nine years. As he heard of the miracles performed at Swithhun 5's tomb he came to Winchester from across the sea. While he was praying there for the intercession of Swithhun 5, an iron ring which cut across his stomach broke. In due course another smaller ring fell before his feet and it was still hanging up in the Old Minster when Lantfred 1 was writing.: Lantfred.TransMiracSwithuni  24
 Swithhun 5.post-mortem miraculous release of Anonymous 569: Anonymous 569 had been apprehended for theft and was locked in a dark prison and had his feet inserted in a hollow log. Anonymous 569 remembered that he had heard of the miracles performed by Swithhun 5 across the sea in England and, during the dead of the night, he begged Swithhun 5 to help him avoid execution. After he had spoken, his chains were immediately broken and the prison door was opened for him. Anonymous 569 departed and rejoiced that, through the intercession of Swithhun 5, he had escaped the death-penalty.: Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  ii.17, pp. 536-8
 Swithhun 5.post-mortem miraculous release of Anonymous 580: Anonymous 580 was kept in fetters by his master (Anonymous 581) because of a peccadillo. One day Anonymous 580 found an opportunity to go to Swithhun 5 and, on bended knee, he begged for help. All of a sudden, the bolt sprang from the fetter and fell in front of the tomb of Swithhun 5.: Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  ii.22, pp. 548-50
 Swithhun 5.post-mortem release of Anonymous 578: Anonymous 578 had been bound up in manacles by her master (Anonymous 579) and punished cruelly. When Anonymous 579 set off on some business, Anonymous 578 fled and hastened to the tomb of Swithhun 5. She had scarcely addressed the saint when suddenly, in front of the tomb, both the manacles fell to the ground. The manacles were hung in the church as proof that the miracle had taken place.: Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  ii.21, p. 548
 Æthelwold 1.vision of Beornstan 5: Æthelwold 1, whilst praying in the church in Winchester, saw a vision of Beornstan 5, accompanied by Birinus 1 and Swithhun 5, testifying that Beornstan 5, although quite forgotten of earth, was enjoying great glory in heaven. : WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  ii.75.27-8
Promise (2)
 Swithhun 5.post-mortem healing of Anonymous 536: For three years she (Anonymous 536) did not see anything. She vowed that she would take gifts to Swithhun 5 if he would restore her vision. She went to Winchester, sought out the body of Swithhun 5 and, as soon as she had placed a vestment upon the blessed altar, she at once received her sight.: Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  i.11, p. 470
 Swithhun 5.post-mortem healing of Anonymous 537: Anonymous 537 had a serious illness. As she was about to die, she made a vow to God and to Swithhun 5 that if she should receive any relief from him, she would immediately bring gifts of vast treasure and keep vigil for one night at his holy tomb; she immediately obtained her health. However, she did not fulfill her vows. Thus, while she was attending a wedding with her husband (Anonymous 538), she suddenly fell ill again. She once more beseeched Swithhun 5 to help her and she asked her attendants (Anonymi 1620) to quickly carry her to the town of Winchester. She gave prayers during the night and on the following night she received the cure which she had previously lost.: Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  i.12, pp. 470-4
Property-giving/selling (1)
 S327 - Æthelberht 9 selling land to Wærmund 9: Æthelberht 9, king of the West Saxons and of the people of Kent, to Wærmund 9, bishop; grant of land at Rochester with a marsh, in return for 15 pounds and 30 mancuses.: S327    (860)
Relics-incorrupt preservation/placing in reliquary/requesting/translating (5)
 Anonymous 526.vision of Swithhun 5: Swithhun 5 appeared to a certain smith (Anonymous 526) and told him that he should tell Eadsige 8 that he should go to Winchester and tell the bishop there that he exhume Swithhun 5's body and place it suitably within the church. Anonymous 526 replied that he thought it unlikely that Eadsige 8 would believe him. Swithhun 5 replied that Anonymous 526 had to tell Eadsige 8 to go to Swithhun 5's tomb and pull up with his hand one ring of the six which are fixed in the lid of his tomb. If it gave way to him at once, it would be clear that Anonymous 526 had been sent by Swithhun 5.: Lantfred.TransMiracSwithuni  1; 3, p. 286 (968)
 Edgar 11.second translation of Swithhun 5: Edgar 11 dispatched Anonymi 1629 with the new shrine and ordered them into the service of Swithhun 5. Anonymi 1632 were to join the celebration by proceeding barefoot over three miles. Anonymi 1632 did indeed proceed barefoot and when they saw Anonymi 1629 they rejoiced at meeting them. When Anonymi 1632 spied the distinguished shrine they fell to the ground and worshipped Swithhun 5; then, they followed the feretory and returned to the town. Anonymi 1631 could be heard singing and clapping. Anonymi 1629 and Anonymi 1632 arrived together through the western gate of Winchester and immediately Anonymous 613 approached the crowd of people. After Anonymous 613 had been cured, Swithhun 5 was carried into the holy church in celebration and Æthelwold 1 placed the shrine upon the altar. Then, the entire day was spent in songs and praise and Anonymi 1629 returned to the service of Edgar 11.: Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  ii.1, pp. 492-6
 Swithhun 5.translation: Æthelwold 1 with other bishops and abbots (Anonymi 1654) and many monks (Anonymi 1650) raised, at the command of Edgar 11, the holy remains of Swithhun 5 and relocated them with great veneration in the church of the apostles Peter and Paul.: Ælfric.EpitomSwithuni  9 (971)
 Æthelwold 1.preparation for translation of Swithhun 5: Æthelwold 1 went to visit Edgar 11 to gain his permission for the translation so that it might be more openly celebrated and declared in more solemn fashion to the English people. Edgar 11 was well-disposed towards Æthelwold 1 and told him to return quickly and hasten to translate Swithhun 5. On Sunday, 9 July 971, Æthelwold 1 administered mass to the people. At the end he called together all the people there (Anonymi 1613) and requested that they observe a three-day fast for God so that they could be found worthy to translate Swithhun 5 from his tomb into the church. The entire populace agreed and wished to follow the precepts of Æthelwold 1, their teacher. The fourth day of the week (Wednesday) came to be the first on which the fast was decreed for the devout populace. On the third day (Friday 14 July) the fast was broken and all rejoiced in the Lord for the coming of the solemnities of Swithhun 5.: Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  i.4, pp. 448-54 (971)
 Æthelwold 1.translation of Swithhun 5: Æthelwold 1 gave Swithhun 5 proper burial into the church.: Wulfstan Cantor.VitÆthelwoldi  26
Religious practice (3)
 Anonymous 539.vision of Swithhun 5: Swithhun 5 appeared one night in a dream to Anonymous 539. He told her to tell Æthelwold 1 to command Anonymi 1504 not to stop praising God whenever a miracle happened at Swithhun 5's tomb. Anonymous 539 got up from her bed and sent for Æthelwold 1.: Lantfred.TransMiracSwithuni  10
 Swithhun 5.post-mortem healing of Anonymous 537: When her illness became intolerable, Anonymous 537 promised to God and Swithhun 5 that if she was healed, she would go to his tomb with many gifts and would spend the night in vigils. She obtained the health of her body, but she did not observe her promises. After some time she and her husband (Anonymous 538) went to a wedding. When she arrived, she was suddenly seized by the same illness. Then, realizing that she had behaved inappropriately, she went to Swithhun 5's tomb, where she once again received the cure on the following night.: Lantfred.TransMiracSwithuni  9
 Swithhun 5.translation: After the blind woman (Anonymous 593) had been cured at the tomb of Swithhun 5, Æthelwold 1 gave orders for the shrine to be lifted. The shrine was removed and then tents were put up so that people would not rush upon the saint and so that the enclosure was only accessible to a few attendants. After the completion of Vespers, the first procession of monks began, in chants, to praise Swithhun 5. In the night, many of the faithful prepared twinkling lamps and went to see the saint. On Saturday 15 July Æthelwold 1 was present along with Ælfstan 38 (Abbot of the Old Minster) and with Æthelgar 8 (Abbot of the New Minster) and they were all dressed in holy vestments and accompanied by the communities from both the Old and New Minsters. Both communities advanced bearing candles and burning Sabaean incense. Æthelwold 1 chanted and everyone echoed his words. After the crowd had been removed from around the body of Swithhun 5, a few people entered the tents which enclosed the holy tomb. While all present were chanting the psalms in order, the first to excavate the earth was Æthelwold 1. When the mass of the lid had been removed with three poles, the tomb was laid open and they at once found the treasure whose discovery had been predicted to the smith (Anonymous 526). When the body was brought forth into the light, a wonderful odour filled the entire town. With apprehension they touched the precious body, washed it and wrapped it in a clean shroud and enclosed it in a new shrine and placed it on a feretory. When the body had been translated, Æthelwold 1 began a hymn. After this the doors were opened and the entire host entered and Æthelwold 1 celebrated mass at the saint's head. All the bells were ringing and the noise of the bells and the voices of men resounded together.: Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  i.5, pp. 454-60 (971)
Reporting (8)
 Anonymous 545.journey to Rome: Anonymous 545 set off for Rome, thinking that he would there be healed through the blessed bodies of saints which lie there. He remained for five years but he was not healed. While he was still there, he heard from some pilgrims coming from England (Anonymi 1507 40) that the Lord was healing countless illnesses through the merits of Swithhun 5.: Lantfred.TransMiracSwithuni  16
 Anonymous 603.vision of Swithhun 5: Swithhun 5 was aggrieved that Anonymi 1621 had ignored the commands of Æthelwold 1. Swithhun 5 therefore appeared in a dream to Anonymous 603 and told her to command Æthelwold 1 to order his monks (Anonymi 1621) not to cease praising the Lord every time a sick person was healed at the tomb of Swithhun 5. When Anonymous 603 awoke, she summoned Æthelwold 1 and told him everything she had seen in her dream.: Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  i.13, pp. 476-8
 Anonymous 656.vision of Swithhun 5: Swithhun 5 appeared in a dream to Anonymous 656 and told him to go to the Old Minster and tell Anonymi 1504 that their behaviour displeased God. Anonymous 656 went quickly to Æthelwold 1 and retailed all the things he had heard. Æthelwold 1 commanded the monks with a mighty threat that at all healings they would go to the church as soon as the sign had been given and would sing prayers of thanksgiving.: Ælfric.EpitomSwithuni  14
 Swithhun 5.post-mortem healing of Anonymi 1500 and Anonymous 532: When the blind women (Anonymi 1500) entered the church at night they were healed. The dumb youth (Anonymous 532) was also healed; the youth summoned the sacrist (Anonymous 533) outside and told him all about the miracle that had taken place.: Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  i.8, pp. 466-8
 Swithhun 5.post-mortem healing of Anonymous 541’s second foot: Having heard a report of Swithhun 5's miracles, Anonymous 541 went to Winchester. On the very same day he was cured in his foot. And without delay he returned home on foot.: Lantfred.TransMiracSwithuni  13
 Swithhun 5.post-mortem healing of Anonymous 561: Anonymous 561 left from the remoter parts of England led by Anonymous 562 to go to Winchester, hoping to be healed by Swithhun 5. When they were nearly three miles far from the town they stopped to rest for a while. Anonymous 562 was hungry and insisted that they should break their fast and eat before reaching Winchester. In the meantime they met some pilgrims (Anonymi 1519), who were on their way to Winchester. When Anonymous 561 realised that they had stopped near to a stone, he began to pray for Swithhun 5's intercession. He received his eyesight in that place, looked up and saw Winchester not far from there. He went in haste to the relics of Swithhun 5 and reported to the monks of that place (Anonymi 1520) how he had been cured.: Lantfred.TransMiracSwithuni  29
 Swithhun 5.post-mortem healing of Anonymous 570: After hearing the vision of Anonymous 570, Anonymous 571 (the wife of Anonymous 570) advised her husband to summon his servants (Anonymi 1648) so that he could be taken to the holy church and could ask for the intercession of Swithhun 5. Anonymous 570 did this and, as soon as he had begged for a cure, he felt the presence of a sudden remedy. Anonymous 570 got up and was then able to return home and use his own feet. A short time after Anonymous 570 had been cured, he took a few men in a boat to Winchester and reported everything that had happened to Æthelwold 1.: Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  ii.18, pp. 542-4
 Swithhun 5.post-mortem intercession for liberation of Anonymous 559: Anonymous 559 was given four sheaves of wheat by Anonymi 1517 without the permission of the royal steward (Anonymous 560). When the latter found Anonymous 559 with the wheat, he asked him where he had got it from. As Anonymous 559 did not want to impute the theft to a friend, Anonymous 560 ordered him to be bound in shackles until he could first be flogged to the point of death and afterwards beheaded. While in prison Anonymous 559 asked the guards for a knife with which to trim his fingernails and after having prayed for Swithhun 5's intercession, he used the knife to cut through the huge beam. He managed to break away the iron mass of the spike, reached the door, grasped the lock and it came away as if there were no bolt. He then went to the tomb of Swithhun 5 and reported his story to the monks of that place.: Lantfred.TransMiracSwithuni  27
Request (3)
 Swithhun 5.post-mortem healing of Anonymous 529: When Anonymous 529's kinsmen (Anonymi 1497) approached him to take him to the New Minster, Anonymous 529 said that instead, he wanted to be taken to the Old Minster. Anonymous 529 kept vigil there for three days and three nights. Swithhun 5 appeared to Anonymous 529 with the same attire in which he was previously resplendent, when he had appeared to Anonymous 529 in a vision. Swithhun 5 asked Anonymous 529 to remove a blind woman (Anonymous 530) who lay sleeping at his tomb. When this had been done, Anonymous 529 merited to be aided by heavenly mercy. Anonymous 529 looked upwards and saw a man standing, gleaming, upon the summit of the tower in the western part of the church. The man held a golden rope in his hands, by means of which he lowered his bright tunic. The tunic entered the tomb of Swithhun 5 and no-one saw it again. Anonymous 529 was overcome with sudden sleep; as he snatched some rest, the entire tomb shook and, in his vision, someone came to the sick man and, pulling on one side, tugged his weak leg and so restored his limbs to their proper musculature.: Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  i.3, pp. 442-48 (971)
 Swithhun 5.post-mortem healing of Anonymous 535: Anonymous 535 asked his kinsmen and neighbours (Anonymi 1502) to take him to the tomb of Swithhun 5 as he hoped to be healed through the merits of the saint. But before Anonymous 535 had finished his sentence, he was cured, left his bed and took to the road on foot. He arrived safely at the remains of Swithhun 5, whereas Anonymi 1502 were still a long way behind.: Lantfred.TransMiracSwithuni  7
 Swithhun 5.post-mortem healing of Anonymous 537: Anonymous 537 had a serious illness. As she was about to die, she made a vow to God and to Swithhun 5 that if she should receive any relief from him, she would immediately bring gifts of vast treasure and keep vigil for one night at his holy tomb; she immediately obtained her health. However, she did not fulfill her vows. Thus, while she was attending a wedding with her husband (Anonymous 538), she suddenly fell ill again. She once more beseeched Swithhun 5 to help her and she asked her attendants (Anonymi 1620) to quickly carry her to the town of Winchester. She gave prayers during the night and on the following night she received the cure which she had previously lost.: Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  i.12, pp. 470-4
Residence (1)
 Swithhun 5.post-mortem exorcism on Anonymous 568: Anonymous 568 was taken to the monastery in England were Swithhun 5 was buried. While she was staying there, she was healed.: Lantfred.TransMiracSwithuni  33
Restoration of land/property (2)
 Anonymous 545.journey to Rome: Anonymous 545 set off for Rome, thinking that he would there be healed through the blessed bodies of saints which lie there. He remained for five years but he was not healed. While he was still there, he heard from some pilgrims coming from England (Anonymi 1507 40) that the Lord was healing countless illnesses through the merits of Swithhun 5.: Lantfred.TransMiracSwithuni  16
 S309 - Æthelwulf 1 restoring land to SS Peter & Paul, Winchester: Æthelwulf 1, king, to the church of Winchester, SS Peter and Paul; restitution of 3 hides (mansae) at Headbourne Worthy, Hants., originally granted by King Cenwealh 2: S309    (854)
Theft/attempted theft (2)
 Swithhun 5.post-mortem intercession for liberation of Anonymous 559: Anonymous 559 was given four sheaves of wheat by Anonymi 1517 without the permission of the royal steward (Anonymous 560). When the latter found Anonymous 559 with the wheat, he asked him where he had got it from. As Anonymous 559 did not want to impute the theft to a friend, Anonymous 560 ordered him to be bound in shackles until he could first be flogged to the point of death and afterwards beheaded. While in prison Anonymous 559 asked the guards for a knife with which to trim his fingernails and after having prayed for Swithhun 5's intercession, he used the knife to cut through the huge beam. He managed to break away the iron mass of the spike, reached the door, grasped the lock and it came away as if there were no bolt. He then went to the tomb of Swithhun 5 and reported his story to the monks of that place.: Lantfred.TransMiracSwithuni  27
 Swithhun 5.post-mortem miraculous release of Anonymous 578: While Anonymous 578 was taking the clothes of her lord (Anonymous 579) to the river to be washed, some thieves stole them. Anonymous 579 struck her several blows and bound her hands in iron manacles. As soon as she saw that he had left the house, she ran to the church where Swithhun 5 had been buried. Through his intervention the manacles fell from her hands to the ground.: Lantfred.TransMiracSwithuni  38
Tomb-making/opening (4)
 Anonymous 526.vision of Swithhun 5: Swithhun 5 appeared to a certain smith (Anonymous 526) and told him that he should tell Eadsige 8 that he should go to Winchester and tell the bishop there that he exhume Swithhun 5's body and place it suitably within the church. Anonymous 526 replied that he thought it unlikely that Eadsige 8 would believe him. Swithhun 5 replied that Anonymous 526 had to tell Eadsige 8 to go to Swithhun 5's tomb and pull up with his hand one ring of the six which are fixed in the lid of his tomb. If it gave way to him at once, it would be clear that Anonymous 526 had been sent by Swithhun 5.: Lantfred.TransMiracSwithuni  1; 3, p. 286 (968)
 Swithhun 5.translation: After the blind woman (Anonymous 593) had been cured at the tomb of Swithhun 5, Æthelwold 1 gave orders for the shrine to be lifted. The shrine was removed and then tents were put up so that people would not rush upon the saint and so that the enclosure was only accessible to a few attendants. After the completion of Vespers, the first procession of monks began, in chants, to praise Swithhun 5. In the night, many of the faithful prepared twinkling lamps and went to see the saint. On Saturday 15 July Æthelwold 1 was present along with Ælfstan 38 (Abbot of the Old Minster) and with Æthelgar 8 (Abbot of the New Minster) and they were all dressed in holy vestments and accompanied by the communities from both the Old and New Minsters. Both communities advanced bearing candles and burning Sabaean incense. Æthelwold 1 chanted and everyone echoed his words. After the crowd had been removed from around the body of Swithhun 5, a few people entered the tents which enclosed the holy tomb. While all present were chanting the psalms in order, the first to excavate the earth was Æthelwold 1. When the mass of the lid had been removed with three poles, the tomb was laid open and they at once found the treasure whose discovery had been predicted to the smith (Anonymous 526). When the body was brought forth into the light, a wonderful odour filled the entire town. With apprehension they touched the precious body, washed it and wrapped it in a clean shroud and enclosed it in a new shrine and placed it on a feretory. When the body had been translated, Æthelwold 1 began a hymn. After this the doors were opened and the entire host entered and Æthelwold 1 celebrated mass at the saint's head. All the bells were ringing and the noise of the bells and the voices of men resounded together.: Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  i.5, pp. 454-60 (971)
 Æthelwold 1.ecclesiastical career: Æthelwold 1's parents were from Winchester, neither poor nor ill-bred. He was educated at the court, becoming a favourite of Æthelstan 18's. He was tonsured as a cleric by Ælfheah 19, and later given the cowl as monk by Dunstan 1 abbot of Glastonbury, soon becoming its dean. Dunstan 1 saw a vision concerning Æthelwold 1's brilliant future, and so did his mother, Anonymous 679, wile was pregnant with him. Æthelwold 1 craved stricter life but was kept at home by King Eadred 16, thanks to the king's mother Eadgifu 4. He was given the house of Abingdon. When Dunstan 1 became archbishop, Æthelwold 1 was chosen by King Edgar 11 to be bishop of Winchester. He drove clerics out of New Minster for their sins and introduced monks instead. St Swithhun 5 commanded him in vision to open his tomb in the Old Minster, and showed his benevolence towards Æthelwold 1 through miracles. Æthelwold 1 himself worked many miracles in his lifetime.: WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  ii.75.34-46
 Æthelwold 1.preparation for translation of Swithhun 5: Æthelwold 1 went to visit Edgar 11 to gain his permission for the translation so that it might be more openly celebrated and declared in more solemn fashion to the English people. Edgar 11 was well-disposed towards Æthelwold 1 and told him to return quickly and hasten to translate Swithhun 5. On Sunday, 9 July 971, Æthelwold 1 administered mass to the people. At the end he called together all the people there (Anonymi 1613) and requested that they observe a three-day fast for God so that they could be found worthy to translate Swithhun 5 from his tomb into the church. The entire populace agreed and wished to follow the precepts of Æthelwold 1, their teacher. The fourth day of the week (Wednesday) came to be the first on which the fast was decreed for the devout populace. On the third day (Friday 14 July) the fast was broken and all rejoiced in the Lord for the coming of the solemnities of Swithhun 5.: Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  i.4, pp. 448-54 (971)
Tonsuring (1)
 Æthelwold 1.ecclesiastical career: Æthelwold 1's parents were from Winchester, neither poor nor ill-bred. He was educated at the court, becoming a favourite of Æthelstan 18's. He was tonsured as a cleric by Ælfheah 19, and later given the cowl as monk by Dunstan 1 abbot of Glastonbury, soon becoming its dean. Dunstan 1 saw a vision concerning Æthelwold 1's brilliant future, and so did his mother, Anonymous 679, wile was pregnant with him. Æthelwold 1 craved stricter life but was kept at home by King Eadred 16, thanks to the king's mother Eadgifu 4. He was given the house of Abingdon. When Dunstan 1 became archbishop, Æthelwold 1 was chosen by King Edgar 11 to be bishop of Winchester. He drove clerics out of New Minster for their sins and introduced monks instead. St Swithhun 5 commanded him in vision to open his tomb in the Old Minster, and showed his benevolence towards Æthelwold 1 through miracles. Æthelwold 1 himself worked many miracles in his lifetime.: WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  ii.75.34-46
Visit (4)
 Anonymous 526.vision of Swithhun 5: One night Swithhun 5 appeared to a smith (Anonymous 526) in a dream and addressed him with kindly words. Swithhun 5 asked Anonymous 526 if he knew a certain canon (Eadsige 8) who had been expelled from the Old Minster by King Edgar. Swithhun 5 then demanded that the smith (Anonymous 526) deliver a message to Eadsige 8. Anonymous 526 was to tell Eadsige 8 to go quickly to the town of Winchester and command the bishop, who at that time occupied the bishopric, to elevate Swithhun 5's body from its tomb and place it inside the holy church. The smith (Anonymous 526) replied that he thought Eadsige 8 would be unwilling to believe him. Swithhun 5 said that in order for Eadsige 8 to believe, he should visit Swithhun 5's tomb and pull up one ring of the six rings which the covering of the sepulchre holds fast. If the ring could be pulled away at once, then this was proof that Swithhun 5 had sent the smith (Anonymous 526) to speak to Eadsige 8.: Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  i.1, pp. 412-20 (968)
 Anonymous 526.visit to Swithhun 5’s tomb: The smith (Anonymous 526) experienced such great pain in his entire body that he could not travel on foot nor by horseback. The smith (Anonymous 526) therefore went to Swithhun 5's tomb and beseeched the Lord to show him some man who would be willing to take the holy message of Swithhun 5 to the place where Eadsige 8 lived. After he had finished his prayer, he regained some strength and thus realised that the Lord had heard his prayer. In order to prove that Swithhun 5 had appeared to him three times in dreams, the smith (Anonymous 526) attempted to draw up one of the six rings as Swithhun 5 had predicted to him. Anonymous 526 was able to draw up the ring with only slight effort.: Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  i.1, pp. 416-18
 Swithhun 5.post-mortem healing of Anonymous 537: When her illness became intolerable, Anonymous 537 promised to God and Swithhun 5 that if she was healed, she would go to his tomb with many gifts and would spend the night in vigils. She obtained the health of her body, but she did not observe her promises. After some time she and her husband (Anonymous 538) went to a wedding. When she arrived, she was suddenly seized by the same illness. Then, realizing that she had behaved inappropriately, she went to Swithhun 5's tomb, where she once again received the cure on the following night.: Lantfred.TransMiracSwithuni  9
 Swithhun 5.post-mortem healing of Anonymous 634: A rich ealdorman (Anonymous 633) was accompanied by his retinue (Anonymi 1645) as he was on his way to visit an estate which had been given to him by Edgar 11. As they were hastening along, a very skilled young rider (Anonymous 634) fell off his horse and immediately broke his leg. The ealdorman (Anonymous 633) thought that the boy might die and prayed to the Lord for the intercession of Swithhun 5. Anonymous 633 promised that if Swithhun 5 healed Anonymous 634, he would give Anonymous 634 to Swithhun 5 as a gift. Anonymous 633 asked these things in his heart and immediately Anonymous 634 got up and was restored in all his limbs. The ealdorman (Anonymous 633) and all his retainers (Anonymi 1645) praised the Lord.: Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno  ii.14, pp. 530-2
Factoids linked indirectly to Swithhun 5 (2)
Office (2)
Bishop of Swithhun 5 (1)
 Anonymi 1239: Swithhun.ProfEpis.R22   
Sub-deacon of Swithhun 5 (1)
 Æthelwulf 1: WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  ii.75.15