Cynewulf of Lindisfarne was the Bishop of Lindisfarne from 740 to 780. He resigned the see in 780 and died in 783.^[1] It is possible that he was also the Anglo-Saxon poet Cynewulf, who was known to be alive at about the same time.

In 750 Cynewulf was imprisoned by Eadberht of Northumbria for giving sanctuary to Prince Offa during a dynastic clash.

Notes

References

• Powicke, F. Maurice and E. B. Fryde Handbook of British Chronology 2nd. ed. London:Royal Historical Society 1961

External links

• Catholic Encyclopedia highlighting the possible link with the poet Cynewulf
• Early British timeline highlighting the conflict in which Cynewulf was imprisoned
• Prosopography of Anglo Saxon England entry for Cynewulf

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