Event: Adoption, spiritual
Leo 2
.adoption of
Alfred 8
as son
Asserted in:
Ęthelweard.Chron
iii.4 (p. 32)
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Scholarly Info
Description
[
Leo 2
] called [
Alfred 8
] his spiritual son.
Year
853
Primary Source Info
Original Text
... filium a chrismate nominauit ...
Date from Source
<854>: in the same year as
Ęthelwulf 1
conquered the British (
Anonymi 11
)
Persons associated with this Event:
Agent
:
Leo 2
(
IV, pope, 847-855
)
Recipient
:
Alfred 8
(
the Great, king of the Anglo-Saxons, 871-899
)