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   Biographie. En 985, le roi Æthelred le Malavisé fait don par charte à Wulfrun de dix hides dans le Staffordshire, dont un terrain de neuf hides situé à Heantune [1].Dix ans plus tard, en 994, une charte de l'archevêque Sigéric de Cantorbéry se présente comme une confirmation d'une donation effectuée par Wulfrun à un monastère situé à Heantune, où elle aurait par ailleurs fondé ...

2. www.historywebsite.co.uk › articles › wulfrunaLADY WULFRUNA - historywebsite.co.uk

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   Wolverhampton was born at a time of national turmoil and the woman from whom the city and its inhabitants derive their names was in the thick of it. Wulfruna was a Saxon noblewoman who lived over a thousand years ago in the Kingdom of Mercia. The exact dates of her birth and death are not known but the Saxon Chronicles of that time give us ...

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   Who was Lady Wulfruna?

   • Unveiled: November 1974 Lady Wulfruna (d.after 994) was an Anglo-Saxon noble woman and landowner with several estates in Staffordshire. She was granted a charter for Hēatūn, Anglo-Saxon for ‘high or prinicpal farm of enclosure’ by Aethelred II (Aethelred the Unready) in 985.

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   Was Lady Wulfruna a prisoner?

   • The chronicles state that Lady Wulfruna was taken prisoner following a raid at Tamworth, Staffordshire. There is not however any record of her release. The next reference to her is in a land charter of 985 in which King Ethelred II (Ethelred the Unready), granted to Wulfrun ten hides of land at Heatune.

   Lady Wulfruna - Wolverhampton History

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   Why is it called Wulfruna's Heantun?

   • The monastery went on to become a minster, which in turn became the St. Peter's Church we know today. This event, also documented in the Saxon Chronicles, refers to the town as Wulfruna's Heantun and the name stuck. Wulfruna received her charter from King Aethelred late in her life.

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   Nov 6, 2023 · Wulfrun(a) (c. 935-c. 1005) was a Mercian noblewoman and landowner who held estates in Staffordshire. Today she is particularly remembered for her association with Hēatūn, Anglo-Saxon for "high or principal farm or enclosure", which she was granted in a charter by King Æthelred II (Æthelred the Unready) in 985, and where she endowed a collegiate church in 994.

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   Wulfrun(a) (c. 935-c. 1005) was an Anglo-Saxon (early English) noble woman of Mercia and a landowner who held estates in Staffordshire. Today she is particularly remembered for her association with Hēatūn, Anglo-Saxon for "high or principal farm or enclosure", which she was granted in a charter by King Æthelred II (Æthelred the Unready) in 985, and where she endowed a collegiate church in ...

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7. pssauk.org › woman › lady-wulfrunLady Wulfruna - Public Statues and Sculpture Association

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   Unveiled: November 1974. Lady Wulfruna (d.after 994) was an Anglo-Saxon noble woman and landowner with several estates in Staffordshire. She was granted a charter for Hēatūn, Anglo-Saxon for ‘high or prinicpal farm of enclosure’ by Aethelred II (Aethelred the Unready) in 985.

8. www.wolverhamptonhistory.org.uk › people › localLady Wulfruna - Wolverhampton History

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   Lady Wulfruna c. 935-1005, Founder of the City. Lady Wulfruna, or Wulfrun to use the correct Anglo-Saxon pronunciation of her name, is believed to have been the grand-daughter of King Ethelred I and Queen Aethelflaed (daughter of King Alfred the Great).