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on 13 June 804. There is no mention of who attended, or the place. Symeon of Durham says that
Higbald died on 25 May 803, and that Egbert's consecration was on 11 June 803 at
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at this time, but whether or not that was the case, it is certainly likely that the bishopric simply withered and died along with the other
Northumbrian bishoprics.
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contain occasional minor differences in the dating of events. These variations are noted below. No one date is more authoritative than another.
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tenure at
Candida Casa, the nation was weakened by dynastic strife within its leadership, with kings regularly murdered, deposed, or exiled.
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agrees that the three bishops attended the consecration, but makes no mention of its location.
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says that the bishopric at
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The latter part of the eighth century was a tumultuous era in
Northumbrian history. During
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for 803 says that Bishop
Higbald of Lindisfarne died on 24 June 803, and was succeeded by
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succeeded to the
Northumbrian kingdom on 14 May 795, and was consecrated on 26 May 795 at
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were beginning their increasingly destructive raids on
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Councils and Ecclesiastical Documents Relating to Great Britain and Ireland
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says that Archbishop Eanbald I died on 10 August 796 and was succeeded by
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803 – At the consecration of Bishop Egbert of Lindisfarne
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The Priory of Hexham, Its Chroniclers, Endowments, and Annals
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791 – His consecration as Bishop of Candida Casa
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494:Ingram 1823
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317:and Bishop
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204:as the new
63:Predecessor
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341:says that
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874:(certain)
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785:(1855) ,
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55:In office
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789:(ed.),
230:Vikings
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159:Badwulf
111:unknown
100:unknown
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