Event: Culting/venerating saint(s), Death/dying, Hospitality, Journey, Miracle, Praying, Relics-incorrupt preservation/placing in reliquary/requesting/translatingEardwulf 18-Eadred 29.translation of St Cuthbert 1

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Description Bishop Eardwulf 18 and abbot Eadred 29 bore the body of St Cuthbert 1 from the Isle of Lindisfarne and wandered with it through the land, carrying it from place to place for seven years, and finally they arrived at the mouth of the river that is called Derwent [Derwentmouth], and there they placed it is a boat so that they might thus transport it across the adjoining sea to Ireland. Then all St Cuthbert 1's people who had long followed him, mourning that their pious patron was being taken away, wept and wailed as they stood on the shore. Then a horrible storm arose on the sea, three very great waves fell on the ship and at once, marvellous to say, that water was turned to blood. having seen this, the bishop and the abbot fell at the feet of the saint and, terrified with fear, they returned to the shore as quickly as possible and carried the holy body to Crayke, and there, having been charitably received by the good abbot named Geve 1, they remained for four months, and from there they translated the holy body to Chester-le-Street. At this time King Alfred 8 died, as well as bishop Eardwulf 18.
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