Ceolwulf 3 (Male) King of the Northumbrians, 729-737
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Notes: Dedicatee of Bede's Ecclesiastical History. He retired to Lindisfarne. He is not mentioned by name in the Annals of Ulster.

Factoid List

Recorded Name (18)

... Ceoluulfo (1)

 Bede.HE  Preface

... Ceoluulfum (2)

 Bede.EpEcgbertum  9
 Bede.HE  v.23

Ceolf (1)

 Ęthelweard.Chron  ii.13

Ceolulf węs Cužing (1)

 ASC  <731> B, 731 CD

Ceoluulf (5)

 Annals.MooreMS  572.731
 Annals.NbRegnList  246
 ASC (DEF)  737 F(Lat.)
 ASC  731 A
 Anon.GenRegList1   

Ceoluulfus (1)

 Annals.ContBedae  572.737

Ceolwulf (6)

 ASC (DEF)  729 DE
 ASC (DEF)  737 DEF(OE)
 ASC (DEF)  760 DE
 ASC (DEF)  762 DE
 ASC  729 DE
 Anon.GenRegList2   

Ceolwulf węs Cužaing (1)

 ASC  731 AG

Personal Information (3)

moral (1)

 Bede.EpEcgbertum  11 (pious)

piety (2)

 Bede.EpEcgbertum  9 (he had an inborn love of religion)
 Bede.EpEcgbertum  9 (beloved of God)

Education (1)

 not content merely to hear the words of the Holy Scripture, he devoted himself to learn the sayings and doings of the men of old: Bede.HE  Preface

Office (23)

Cleric (1)

 ASC (DEF)  737 DEF(OE and Lat.)

King (22)

 Bede.EpEcgbertum  9
 Bede.EpEcgbertum  11
 Bede.HE  Preface (most glorious King)
 Bede.HE  v.23
 Bede.HE  v.23
 Annals.MooreMS  572.731
 Annals.ContBedae  572.737
 Annals.NbRegnList  246
 Annals.NbRegnList  246
 ASC (DEF)  729 DE
 ASC (DEF)  729 DE
 ASC (DEF)  737 DEF(OE and Lat.)
 ASC (DEF)  762 DE
 ASC  729 DE, 731 ACDG, <731> B
 ASC  731 ACDG, <731> B, 729 E
 AnnalsUlster  731.1 (King of the Saxons)
 Anon.GenRegList1    (King of the Northumbrians)
 Anon.GenRegList2    (King of the Northumbrians)
 Anon.GenRegList2    (king of the Northumbrians)
 Ęthelweard.Chron  ii.13 (King of the Northumbrians)
 Symeonof Durham.HistoriadeSanctoCuthberto  8
 NorthernAnnals.FirstSet  31

Occupation (1)

Monk (1)

 NorthernAnnals.FirstSet  44

Personal Relationship (19)

Ceolwulf 3 Brother (Consanguineal kinship) of ~ (1)

 of Cenred 2: Bede.HE  v.23

Ceolwulf 3 Helper (General relationship) of ~ (1)

 of Ecgberht 7: Bede.EpEcgbertum  9

~ Kinsman (Generic kinship) of Ceolwulf 3 (1)

 Ecgberht 7: of Ceolwulf 3: Bede.EpEcgbertum  9

~ Male cousin, paternal uncle’s son (Consanguineal kinship) of Ceolwulf 3 (2)

 Eadberht 11: of Ceolwulf 3: ASC (DEF)  737 DE
 Eadberht 11: of Ceolwulf 3: NorthernAnnals.FirstSet  34

Ceolwulf 3 Son (Consanguineal kinship) of ~ (5)

 of Cutha 1: ASC  731 ACDG, <731> B
 of Cuthwine 6: AnnalsUlster  731.3
 of Cuthwine 4: Anon.GenRegList1   
 of Cuthwine 4: Anon.GenRegList2   
 of Cuthwine 4: Symeonof Durham.HistoriadeSanctoCuthberto  8

Ceolwulf 3 Successor (General relationship) of ~ (5)

 of Osric 5: Annals.NbRegnList  246
 of Osric 5: ASC (DEF)  729 DE
 of Osric 5: ASC  731 ACDG, <731> B
 of Osric 5: Ęthelweard.Chron  ii.13
 of Ecgfrith 4: Symeonof Durham.HistoriadeSanctoCuthberto  8

~ Successor (General relationship) of Ceolwulf 3 (2)

 Eadberht 11: of Ceolwulf 3: Annals.ContBedae  572.737
 Eadberht 11: of Ceolwulf 3: NorthernAnnals.FirstSet  34

~ Uncle, Paternal (Consanguineal kinship) of Ceolwulf 3 (1)

 Eata 3: of Ceolwulf 3: ASC (DEF)  737 DE

~ Wife (Affinal kinship) of Ceolwulf 3 (1)

 Anonymous 10132: of Ceolwulf 3: Symeonof Durham.HistoriadeSanctoCuthberto  8

Event (21)

Abdication (4)

 Ceolwulf 3.becoming monk: In 737 Ceolwulf 3 resigned the kingdom of the Northumbrians, and was made a monk in the island of Lindisfarne.: NorthernAnnals.FirstSet  34 (737)
 Ceolwulf 3.granting of kingdom to Eadberht 11: [Ceolwulf 3] gave his kingdom to Eadberht 11.: ASC (DEF)  737 DE (737)
 Ceolwulf 3.leaving of the kingdom to Eadberht 11: Ceolwulf 3 left the kingdom to Eadberht 11.: Annals.ContBedae  572.737 (737)
 Ceolwulf 3.tonsure: Ceolwulf 3 son of Cuthwine 4 succeeded to the kingship and he also submitted himself to St Cuthbert 1 and, giving up his kingdom and his wife [Anonymous 10132] for the love of God, he took himself to the monastery of Lindisfarne with great treasure, shaved off his beard and accepted the crown [of the tonsure].: Symeonof Durham.HistoriadeSanctoCuthberto  8 (729 x 737)

Appointment/consecration/elevation/ordination of bishop (1)

 Frithuwald 5.episcopal consecration: Frithuwald 5 had been consecrated in York [DE add: on 18 kalends of September (= 15 August) in the sixth year of the reign of Ceolwulf 3].: ASC (DEF)  762 DEF(OE) (ca. 735 - ?)

Appointment/consecration/elevation/ordination of king (3)

 Ceolwulf 3.accession to kingdom: Ceolwulf 3 acceded to the kingdom.: ASC  729 DE, 731 ACDG, <731> B (729)
 Ceolwulf 3.granting of kingdom to Eadberht 11: [Ceolwulf 3] gave his kingdom to Eadberht 11.: ASC (DEF)  737 DE (737)
 Ceolwulf 3.leaving of the kingdom to Eadberht 11: Ceolwulf 3 left the kingdom to Eadberht 11.: Annals.ContBedae  572.737 (737)

Book circulating/making/reading/translating/writing (2)

 Bede 1.first submission of HE: Bede 1 submitted his historical work for Ceolwulf 3's perusal and criticism.: Bede.HE  Preface
 Bede 1.second submission of HE: Bede 1 sent his historical work to Ceolwulf 3 for copying and fuller study: Bede.HE  Preface

Capture (3)

 Ceolwulf 3.capture: Ceolwulf 3 was captured.: Annals.MooreMS  572.731 (731)
 Ceolwulf 3.imprisonment: Cuthwine 6's son [sc. Ceolwulf 3] was imprisoned.: AnnalsUlster  731.3 (731)
 Ceolwulf 3.tonsure: In 732 King Ceolwulf 3 was taken captive, tonsured, and sent back into his kingdom. : NorthernAnnals.FirstSet  31 (732)

Church/monastery/minster foundation/dedication/restoration (1)

 Ceolwulf 3-Ecgred 1.grant to St Cuthbert's 1: Before the Danes came to England, King Ceolwulf 3 and Bishop Ecgred 1 gave to St Cuthbert 1 [i.e. to St Cuthbert's 1] four vills: Woodhorn (?) and Whittingham and Edlingham and Eglingham, and the same bishop consecrated churches of these vills.: Symeonof Durham.HistoriadeSanctoCuthberto  11

Death/dying (1)

 Ceolwulf 3.death: In 764 Ceolwulf 3, once king, then servant of God and monk, died. : NorthernAnnals.FirstSet  44 (764)

Freeing captives (1)

 Ceolwulf 3.tonsure: In 732 King Ceolwulf 3 was taken captive, tonsured, and sent back into his kingdom. : NorthernAnnals.FirstSet  31 (732)

Grant and Gift (2)

 Ceolwulf 3-Ecgred 1.grant to St Cuthbert's 1: Before the Danes came to England, King Ceolwulf 3 and Bishop Ecgred 1 gave to St Cuthbert 1 [i.e. to St Cuthbert's 1] four vills: Woodhorn (?) and Whittingham and Edlingham and Eglingham, and the same bishop consecrated churches of these vills.: Symeonof Durham.HistoriadeSanctoCuthberto  11
 Ceolwulf 3.grant to St Cuthbert's 1: Ceolwulf 3 gave to St Cuthbert's 1 the vill named Warkworth with its dependencies. And these are the boundaries of that estate: from the river Line as far as Coquetdale, and from there as far as the town that is called Brincewele, and from Coquetdale as far as Hauxley to the east, and from the Aln to the middle of the road between Coquetdale and the Aln.: Symeonof Durham.HistoriadeSanctoCuthberto  8

Imprisonment (1)

 Ceolwulf 3.imprisonment: Cuthwine 6's son [sc. Ceolwulf 3] was imprisoned.: AnnalsUlster  731.3 (731)

Indicating bounds (1)

 Ceolwulf 3.grant to St Cuthbert's 1: Ceolwulf 3 gave to St Cuthbert's 1 the vill named Warkworth with its dependencies. And these are the boundaries of that estate: from the river Line as far as Coquetdale, and from there as far as the town that is called Brincewele, and from Coquetdale as far as Hauxley to the east, and from the Aln to the middle of the road between Coquetdale and the Aln.: Symeonof Durham.HistoriadeSanctoCuthberto  8

Kingdom - accession to (2)

 Ceolwulf 3.accession to kingdom: Ceolwulf 3 acceded to the kingdom.: ASC  729 DE, 731 ACDG, <731> B (729)
 Ceolwulf 3.tonsure: Ceolwulf 3 son of Cuthwine 4 succeeded to the kingship and he also submitted himself to St Cuthbert 1 and, giving up his kingdom and his wife [Anonymous 10132] for the love of God, he took himself to the monastery of Lindisfarne with great treasure, shaved off his beard and accepted the crown [of the tonsure].: Symeonof Durham.HistoriadeSanctoCuthberto  8 (729 x 737)

Monastic life, converting to/joining/oblation (2)

 Ceolwulf 3.becoming monk: In 737 Ceolwulf 3 resigned the kingdom of the Northumbrians, and was made a monk in the island of Lindisfarne.: NorthernAnnals.FirstSet  34 (737)
 Ceolwulf 3.tonsure: Ceolwulf 3 son of Cuthwine 4 succeeded to the kingship and he also submitted himself to St Cuthbert 1 and, giving up his kingdom and his wife [Anonymous 10132] for the love of God, he took himself to the monastery of Lindisfarne with great treasure, shaved off his beard and accepted the crown [of the tonsure].: Symeonof Durham.HistoriadeSanctoCuthberto  8 (729 x 737)

Relics-incorrupt preservation/placing in reliquary/requesting/translating (1)

 Cuthbert 1.relics of him and other saints found: In Durham the elevation of holy bodies took place: the body of St Cuthbert 1 was found incorrupt; all the clothes shone as though new. On the breast was a chalice, the upper part of gold, the lower of onyx. The head of Oswald 1 king and martyr was found between the arms. The bones of the saints Bede 1 and King Ceolwulf 3, who had been monk and saint at Lindisfarne, were discovered in separate linen bags.: WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  iii.134.4-5 (1104)

Restoration to kingship (1)

 Ceolwulf 3.restoration to kingdom: Ceolwulf 3 was restored to his kingdom.: Annals.MooreMS  572.731 (731)

Submission (1)

 Ceolwulf 3.tonsure: Ceolwulf 3 son of Cuthwine 4 succeeded to the kingship and he also submitted himself to St Cuthbert 1 and, giving up his kingdom and his wife [Anonymous 10132] for the love of God, he took himself to the monastery of Lindisfarne with great treasure, shaved off his beard and accepted the crown [of the tonsure].: Symeonof Durham.HistoriadeSanctoCuthberto  8 (729 x 737)

Tonsuring (2)

 Ceolwulf 3.tonsure: In 732 King Ceolwulf 3 was taken captive, tonsured, and sent back into his kingdom. : NorthernAnnals.FirstSet  31 (732)
 Ceolwulf 3.tonsuring: [Here] Ceolwulf 3 received Peter's tonsure: ASC (DEF)  737 DE (737)