Ecgfrith 4 and Trumwine 1, together with many other religious and powerful men, sailed to Farne Island to ask Cuthbert 1 to accept the bishopric of Lindisfarne.
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Persons associated with this Event:
Participant:
Ecgfrith 4
(King of the Northumbrians, 670-685)
Participant:
Trumwine 1
(Bishop of the Picts, 681-?)
Recipient:
Cuthbert 1
(Saint; bishop of Hexham, 684-685, and Lindisfarne, 685-687) : He was reluctantly overcome by their unanimous desire. He was chiefly prevailed upon the words of Boisil 1 who had foretold all that was to happen to him.