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Historian Susan E. Kelly regards the traditional first six abbots as fictional: "There is good reason to think that in most cases their names were simply plucked from early charters available in the abbey's archive, the majority of which would seem to have had no connection with an early minister at
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Abingdon; there is no very convincing evidence that the historians had access to independent, reliable sources of information. The 'history' of the pre-Æthelwoldian minister seems to a very large extent to represent a fictional reconstruction".
121:
A Hræthhun was styled abbot of
Abingdon in a charter dated 811, but the charter was forged, probably using the name of Hræthhun (d. 839/40), bishop of Leicester. Kelly therefore excludes him from the list of Abingdon abbots.
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Godescealc's name occurs in three charters, all of them forgeries, and was later extracted from these documents and used in the construction of a spurious early history of the Abbey of
Abingdon.
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Cumma is mentioned in a forged charter of King Æthelbald, but "no Abbot Cumma is known from other sources". It is, however, generally considered that the village of
130:
Kelly suggests that the name was plucked from the witness list of a charter, with others, in order to reconstruct the lost early history of the Abbey of
Abingdon.
99:, his name having been plucked from a charter dated 704, with others, in order to replace the lost early history of Abingdon Abbey.
1085:
1075:
183:
1080:
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333:
290:
204:
430:
1070:
302:
278:
369:
220:
96:
382:
357:
254:
242:
48:
889:
878:
856:
867:
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The legendary first abbot of
Abingdon, but, according to Kelly, more probably an abbot of
1016:
44:
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a famous goldsmith, later Bishop-Elect of London, who absconded with a large treasure
174:
1059:
168:
40:
266:
17:
116:
56:
36:
317:
163:
52:
395:
60:
345:
140:
A Cynath, abbot of
Evesham, mistakenly listed by the compiler of the
135:
108:
227:
173:
162:
32:
1046:
The Heads of
Religious Houses: England & Wales, II. 1216–1377
1035:
Knowles, David; C. N. L. Brooke; Vera C. M. London, eds. (2001).
965:
The heads of religious houses: England & Wales, II. 1216–1377
1037:
The Heads of
Religious Houses: England & Wales, I. 940–1216
923:
The heads of religious houses: England & Wales, I. 940–1216
1030:. Anglo-Saxon Charters 7. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
1039:(2nd ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
1053:
List of medieval abbots of
Abingdon Abbey in England
1044:Smith, David M.; Vera C. M. London, eds. (2001).
66:The following is a list of abbots of Abingdon:
1015:Ditchfield, P. H.; William Page, eds. (1907).
8:
993:
178:Another abbey seal, belonging to John Sante
1021:. Vol. 2. London: Constable & Co.
991:
989:
987:
985:
983:
981:
979:
977:
975:
973:
959:
957:
955:
953:
951:
188:
80:
949:
947:
945:
943:
941:
939:
937:
935:
933:
931:
917:
1048:. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
915:
913:
911:
909:
907:
905:
903:
901:
899:
897:
840:
838:
836:
834:
832:
830:
828:
826:
824:
822:
820:
818:
816:
814:
812:
810:
808:
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800:
796:
186:of the abbey in 1538, are as follows:
182:The historic abbots, right up to the
7:
921:Knowles, Brooke and London (2001),
25:
649:William (of Cumnor (Comenor(e))
579:Henry of Frilford (Frilleford)
475:by Godfrey, bishop of St Asaph
1:
1018:Victoria History of Berkshire
999:Victoria History of Berkshire
779:Thomas Pentecost (= Rowland)
1028:Charters of Abingdon, part 1
846:Charters of Abingdon, part 1
539:Robert of Hendred (Henreth)
78:Probably fictional abbots:
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777:
767:
757:
747:
737:
727:
717:
707:
697:
687:
677:
667:
657:
647:
637:
629:John de Canyng (Canynges)
627:
617:
609:Richard of Bishops Cleeve
607:
597:
587:
577:
567:
557:
547:
537:
523:
513:
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490:
478:
463:
450:
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406:
393:
380:
367:
355:
343:
331:
315:
300:
288:
276:
264:
252:
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225:
201:
147:
133:
125:
114:
102:
90:
997:Ditchfield and Page, ed,
963:Smith and London (2001),
197:
194:
191:
144:as an abbot of Abingdon.
86:
83:
1026:Kelly, Susan E. (2000).
142:De Abbatibus Abbendoniae
1086:Lists of English people
759:Alexander Shottisbrook
510:vacant for half a year
205:Æthelwold of Winchester
1076:History of Oxfordshire
659:Roger of Thame (Tame)
179:
171:
177:
166:
559:John de Blosmeville
221:Bishop of Winchester
111:is named after him.
1081:Lists of Christians
679:Richard de Salford
599:Nicholas of Culham
569:William of Newbury
1066:Abbots of Abingdon
639:Robert of Garford
589:Robert of Hendred
180:
172:
49:Abingdon-on-Thames
18:Abbots of Abingdon
788:
787:
782:1511/1512 – 1538
729:William Ashendon
460:held by the king
325:1047/1048 – 1051
310:1044 – 1047/1048
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31:was the head (or
29:Abbot of Abingdon
16:(Redirected from
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619:John of Sutton
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55:(present-day
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19:
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1036:
1027:
1017:
1001:, pp. 57-62.
998:
964:
922:
885:
874:
863:
852:
845:
722:1428 – 1435
719:Ralph Hamme
689:John Dorset
672:1361 – 1399
662:1335 – 1361
652:1332 – 1335
642:1328 – 1332
632:1322 – 1328
622:1315 – 1322
612:1306 – 1315
602:1289 – 1306
592:1261 – 1289
582:1260 – 1261
572:1256 – 1260
562:1241 – 1256
542:1221 – 1234
529:
528:1189/1190 –
518:1186 – 1189
507:1185 – 1186
502:
495:1175 – 1185
480:
473:in commendam
472:
468:1165 – 1175
457:1164 – 1165
452:
445:1159 – 1164
435:1130 – 1159
423:1121 – 1130
413:1117 – 1121
408:
400:1100 – 1117
387:1084 – 1097
374:1071 – 1083
362:1066 – 1071
350:1052 – 1066
338:1051 – 1052
322:
307:
295:1030 – 1044
283:1018 – 1030
271:1016 – 1018
232:
213:
209:
181:
141:
77:
73:
65:
51:in northern
28:
26:
967:, pp. 16-8.
925:, pp. 24-5.
739:John Sante
259:990 – 1016
184:dissolution
149:Godescealc
57:Oxfordshire
41:Benedictine
37:Anglo-Saxon
1060:Categories
1009:References
318:Spearhafoc
247:985 – 990
235:964 – 984
195:In office
442:Walkelin
303:Æthelstan
279:Æthelwine
267:Æthelsige
198:Comments
97:Bradfield
87:Comments
53:Berkshire
43:house of
420:Vincent
396:Faritius
127:Alhhard
117:Hræthhun
844:Kelly,
532:. 1221
515:Alvred
431:Ingulph
383:Rainald
370:Adelelm
358:Ealdred
255:Wulfgar
243:Eadwine
61:England
890:S 1201
503:vacant
492:Roger
481:vacant
453:vacant
409:vacant
346:Ordric
334:Rodulf
291:Siward
219:later
212:955 –
203:Saint
167:Abbey
159:Abbots
136:Cynath
109:Cumnor
104:Cumma
879:S 166
857:S 245
791:Notes
772:1508
762:1504
752:1496
742:1468
732:1435
712:1427
692:1415
682:1401
549:Luke
525:Hugh
485:1175
471:held
465:none
228:Osgar
192:Name
84:Name
35:) of
33:abbot
868:S 93
216:964
169:seal
27:The
59:),
47:at
1062::
972:^
930:^
896:^
799:^
323:c.
308:c.
233:c.
214:c.
210:c.
63:.
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