Imma 2 (Male) One of King Ælfwine 4's retainers
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Notes: He is not named by Alcuin in the Song of York.

Factoid List

Recorded Name (1)
Imma (1)
 Bede.HE  iv.22
Personal Information (1)
wealth (1)
 Alcuin.VersEubor  800 (held status of Poor / Poor)
Office (1)
Minister (1)
 Bede.HE  iv.22
Occupation (3)
Soldier (2)
 Bede.HE  iv.22
 Anon.LiberEliensis  I.23
Warrior (1)
 Alcuin.VersEubor  790
Status (4)
Noble (2)
 Alcuin.VersEubor  791
 Alcuin.VersEubor  820
Rusticus (1)
 Alcuin.VersEubor  800
Slave (1)
 Bede.HE  iv.22
Personal Relationship (6)
~ Brother (Consanguineal kinship) of Imma 2 (6)
 Tunna 1: of Imma 2: Bede.HE  iv.22
 Tunna 1: of Imma 2: Alcuin.VersEubor  813
 Tunna 1: of Imma 2: Alcuin.VersEubor  827
 Tunna 1: of Imma 2: Alcuin.VersEubor  831
 Tunna 1: of Imma 2: Alcuin.VersEubor  832
 Tunna 1: of Imma 2: Anon.LiberEliensis  I.23
Event (15)
Battle (1)
 Ecgfrith 4-Æthelred 2.battle near River Trent: A great battle was fought between Ecgfrith 4 and Æthelred 2. Ælfwine 4 was killed. Through Theodore 1's intervention peace was restored between the two kings.: Bede.HE  iv.21, 22, v.24 (679)
Borrowing/lending (1)
 Imma 2.manumission: When Imma 2's new master (Anonymous 255) realised he could not be bound because his fetters were always loose, he gave him leave to ransom himself. Imma 2 asked and obtained the money from Hlothhere 1.: Bede.HE  iv.22 (679)
Capture (2)
 Imma 2.capture after battle: Imma 2 fell in the Battle of the Trent. He lay for a day and the following night as if dead, but eventually revived, getting his breath back, and bound up his own wounds as best he could. Then he stood up and began to walk, but he was quickly captured by men from the enemy army, and was brought to their lord, that is, a comes of King Æthelred 2. This comes took care of Imma 2's wounds but ordered him to be bound kept chained.: Anon.LiberEliensis  I.23
 Imma 2.miracle of fetters: When Imma 2 recovered, he was captured and taken to a comes of Æthelred 2. He kept his identity hidden, pretending he was a peasant. When he got better Anonymous 254 ordered him to be bound, which proved to be impossible as his fetters were always loosed.: Bede.HE  iv.22 (679)
Death/dying (1)
 Ecgfrith 4-Æthelred 2.battle near River Trent: A great battle was fought between Ecgfrith 4 and Æthelred 2. Ælfwine 4 was killed. Through Theodore 1's intervention peace was restored between the two kings.: Bede.HE  iv.21, 22, v.24 (679)
Freeing captives (1)
 Imma 2.ransom and redemption: Freed and ransomed, Imma 2 returning home told everything to his brother (Tunna 1).: Alcuin.VersEubor  830-5
Healing (1)
 Imma 2.miracle of fetters: When Imma 2 recovered, he was captured and taken to a comes of Æthelred 2. He kept his identity hidden, pretending he was a peasant. When he got better Anonymous 254 ordered him to be bound, which proved to be impossible as his fetters were always loosed.: Bede.HE  iv.22 (679)
Hiding/harbouring/sanctuary (1)
 Imma 2.miracle of fetters: When Imma 2 recovered, he was captured and taken to a comes of Æthelred 2. He kept his identity hidden, pretending he was a peasant. When he got better Anonymous 254 ordered him to be bound, which proved to be impossible as his fetters were always loosed.: Bede.HE  iv.22 (679)
Imprisonment (1)
 Imma 2.miracle of fetters: When Imma 2 recovered, he was captured and taken to a comes of Æthelred 2. He kept his identity hidden, pretending he was a peasant. When he got better Anonymous 254 ordered him to be bound, which proved to be impossible as his fetters were always loosed.: Bede.HE  iv.22 (679)
Injury and wounding (1)
 Imma 2.capture after battle: Imma 2 fell in the Battle of the Trent. He lay for a day and the following night as if dead, but eventually revived, getting his breath back, and bound up his own wounds as best he could. Then he stood up and began to walk, but he was quickly captured by men from the enemy army, and was brought to their lord, that is, a comes of King Æthelred 2. This comes took care of Imma 2's wounds but ordered him to be bound kept chained.: Anon.LiberEliensis  I.23
Journey (1)
 Anonymous 255.ransoming Imma 2: Finding that he could not hold him in fetters, the Frisian allowed Imma 2 the chance to ransom himself. Imma 2 swore oaths that he would return or send the Frisian money in place of himself and then went to Kent and approached King Hlothhere 1, who was the son of Queen Æthelthryth 2's sister, while Imma 2 was a former retainer of the queen, that is, her butler. And he sought and received from him the money required for ransoming himself and sent it to the Frisian as promised.: Anon.LiberEliensis  I.23
Killing/murder (1)
 Ecgfrith 4-Æthelred 2.battle near River Trent: A great battle was fought between Ecgfrith 4 and Æthelred 2. Ælfwine 4 was killed. Through Theodore 1's intervention peace was restored between the two kings.: Bede.HE  iv.21, 22, v.24 (679)
Liturgical celebration (2)
 Anonymous 359.selling Imma to a Frisian: The comes sold Imma 2 to a Frisian bound for London. Imma 2 could not be kept in chains by the Frisian either; at the hour at which masses were held, the chains fell off.: Anon.LiberEliensis  I.23
 Imma 2.miracle of fetters: The chains in which Imma 2 had been bound could not hold him. When asked by the comes why this was so, Imma 2 explained that he had a brother, called Tunna 1, a priest and abbot of the monastery called Tunnacester who was celebrating frequent masses for him, believing him to have been killed.: Anon.LiberEliensis  I.23
Manumission (2)
 Imma 2.manumission: When Imma 2's new master (Anonymous 255) realised he could not be bound because his fetters were always loose, he gave him leave to ransom himself. Imma 2 asked and obtained the money from Hlothhere 1.: Bede.HE  iv.22 (679)
 Imma 2.second miracle of loosened chains: Anonymous 255 bound the miles (Imma 2) in chains but when they were loosened, he permitted him to ransom himself.: Alcuin.VersEubor  823-8
Medical treatment/sick-care/cautery (1)
 Imma 2.capture after battle: Imma 2 fell in the Battle of the Trent. He lay for a day and the following night as if dead, but eventually revived, getting his breath back, and bound up his own wounds as best he could. Then he stood up and began to walk, but he was quickly captured by men from the enemy army, and was brought to their lord, that is, a comes of King Æthelred 2. This comes took care of Imma 2's wounds but ordered him to be bound kept chained.: Anon.LiberEliensis  I.23
Meeting (1)
 Imma 2-Tunna 1.meeting: Imma 2 told Tunna 1 everything that had happened to him, and realised that his chains had been unfastened at exactly the times when masses had been celebrated for him.: Anon.LiberEliensis  I.23
Miracle (5)
 Anonymous 359.selling Imma to a Frisian: The comes sold Imma 2 to a Frisian bound for London. Imma 2 could not be kept in chains by the Frisian either; at the hour at which masses were held, the chains fell off.: Anon.LiberEliensis  I.23
 Imma 2.manumission: When Imma 2's new master (Anonymous 255) realised he could not be bound because his fetters were always loose, he gave him leave to ransom himself. Imma 2 asked and obtained the money from Hlothhere 1.: Bede.HE  iv.22 (679)
 Imma 2.miracle of fetters: The chains in which Imma 2 had been bound could not hold him. When asked by the comes why this was so, Imma 2 explained that he had a brother, called Tunna 1, a priest and abbot of the monastery called Tunnacester who was celebrating frequent masses for him, believing him to have been killed.: Anon.LiberEliensis  I.23
 Imma 2.miracle of loosened chains: The chains kept being loosed from the miles (Imma 2), which he then explained.: Alcuin.VersEubor  803-22
 Imma 2.second miracle of loosened chains: Anonymous 255 bound the miles (Imma 2) in chains but when they were loosened, he permitted him to ransom himself.: Alcuin.VersEubor  823-8
Oath-swearing/fealty (1)
 Anonymous 255.ransoming Imma 2: Finding that he could not hold him in fetters, the Frisian allowed Imma 2 the chance to ransom himself. Imma 2 swore oaths that he would return or send the Frisian money in place of himself and then went to Kent and approached King Hlothhere 1, who was the son of Queen Æthelthryth 2's sister, while Imma 2 was a former retainer of the queen, that is, her butler. And he sought and received from him the money required for ransoming himself and sent it to the Frisian as promised.: Anon.LiberEliensis  I.23
Peace agreement (1)
 Ecgfrith 4-Æthelred 2.battle near River Trent: A great battle was fought between Ecgfrith 4 and Æthelred 2. Ælfwine 4 was killed. Through Theodore 1's intervention peace was restored between the two kings.: Bede.HE  iv.21, 22, v.24 (679)
Promise (1)
 Anonymous 255.ransoming Imma 2: Finding that he could not hold him in fetters, the Frisian allowed Imma 2 the chance to ransom himself. Imma 2 swore oaths that he would return or send the Frisian money in place of himself and then went to Kent and approached King Hlothhere 1, who was the son of Queen Æthelthryth 2's sister, while Imma 2 was a former retainer of the queen, that is, her butler. And he sought and received from him the money required for ransoming himself and sent it to the Frisian as promised.: Anon.LiberEliensis  I.23
Ransoming (2)
 Anonymous 255.ransoming Imma 2: Finding that he could not hold him in fetters, the Frisian allowed Imma 2 the chance to ransom himself. Imma 2 swore oaths that he would return or send the Frisian money in place of himself and then went to Kent and approached King Hlothhere 1, who was the son of Queen Æthelthryth 2's sister, while Imma 2 was a former retainer of the queen, that is, her butler. And he sought and received from him the money required for ransoming himself and sent it to the Frisian as promised.: Anon.LiberEliensis  I.23
 Imma 2.ransom and redemption: Freed and ransomed, Imma 2 returning home told everything to his brother (Tunna 1).: Alcuin.VersEubor  830-5
Request (1)
 Anonymous 255.ransoming Imma 2: Finding that he could not hold him in fetters, the Frisian allowed Imma 2 the chance to ransom himself. Imma 2 swore oaths that he would return or send the Frisian money in place of himself and then went to Kent and approached King Hlothhere 1, who was the son of Queen Æthelthryth 2's sister, while Imma 2 was a former retainer of the queen, that is, her butler. And he sought and received from him the money required for ransoming himself and sent it to the Frisian as promised.: Anon.LiberEliensis  I.23
Slave-selling (3)
 Anonymous 359.selling Imma to a Frisian: The comes sold Imma 2 to a Frisian bound for London. Imma 2 could not be kept in chains by the Frisian either; at the hour at which masses were held, the chains fell off.: Anon.LiberEliensis  I.23
 Imma 2.manumission: When Imma 2's new master (Anonymous 255) realised he could not be bound because his fetters were always loose, he gave him leave to ransom himself. Imma 2 asked and obtained the money from Hlothhere 1.: Bede.HE  iv.22 (679)
 Imma 2.sale by Anonymous 359 to Anonymous 255: The comes (Anonymous 359) sold the miles (Imma 2) to another person (Anonymous 255).: Alcuin.VersEubor  822