Cnut and Lotharingia

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ID11451685
AuthorsMichael Hare (Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust, corresponding author)
Year2000
Volume29
Pages261-278
Publication date2000-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueAnglo-Saxon England (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0263-6751 • E-ISSN: 1474-0532
PublisherCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/s0263675100002489
OpenAlexW1974846650
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited16

Recent research has focused attention on the ‘Lotharingian connection’, that is to say the close links between the English and German churches in the middle of the eleventh century. Its best known manifestation is the presence of a significant number of German (mainly Lotharingian) clerics at the English royal court. This phenomenon seems to have its origin in the reign of Cnut (1016–35), and the purpose of this paper is to shed light on two aspects of Cnut's contacts with Lotharingia. First, an explanation is advanced for Cnut's baptismal name, Lambert. Secondly, attention is drawn to a hagiographical source which provides evidence for a visit by Cnut to Cologne

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