In Winchester there is a monastery built by Alfred 8, in which he placed canons. But Ęthelwold 1 drove out the canons and put in monks, placing over tem as abbot Ęthelgar 8.
Primary Source Info
Persons associated with this Event:
Agent:
Alfred 8
(the Great, king of the Anglo-Saxons, 871-899)
Agent:
Ęthelwold 1
(Saint; Abbot of Abingdon, c.954-963; Bishop of Winchester, 963-84)
Participant:
Ęthelgar 8
(Abbot of New Minster, Winchester from 964, elected bishop of Selsey in 980 and archbishop of Canterbury from 988 to 990)