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to the cathedral which now bears the saint's name. In 787, he tried unsuccessfully to assert episcopal control over Fulda. His successor in Würzburg was the obscure Liuttrit (800–803).
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The first reference to Berowulf as bishop comes from April 769. Prior to his election he was a monk from the local monastery of Sankt Andreas. As bishop, he introduced the rule of
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Lowe, Elias Avery (1928). "An Eighth-Century List of Books in a Bodleian MS. from Würzburg and Its Probable Relation to the Laudian Acts".
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hand around 800. A later addition, in a German hand, notes five books which had been lent to
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from 768 or 769 until his death. Since the 11th century, his name has appeared as
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to be educated at the school Berowulf had established. He also grew the
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In 779 he was commissioned to establish a new missionary diocese, the
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The Frankish Kingdoms under the Carolingians, 751–987
92:, in the east. The first two bishops of that see, 129:In October 788, Berowulf brought the relics of 8: 197:236 of the manuscript Laud misc. 126 in the 190: 178: 141: 126:of that year—but probably before 800. 159: 7: 210: 193:, p. 204. The list appears on 73:. He had a close relationship with 310:Roman Catholic bishops of Würzburg 14: 38:(died 26 September 800) was the 1: 326: 234:. Vol. 2. p. 146 58:. Berowulf's predecessor, 15: 46:. It may also be spelled 232:Neue Deutsche Biographie 226:Engel, Wilhelm (1955). 90:bishopric of Paderborn 28: 279:McKitterick, Rosamond 26: 123:De litteris colendis 69:to replace that of 18:Beornwulf of Mercia 300:8th-century births 285:. London: Longman. 102:Würzburg Cathedral 62:, retired in 768. 40:bishop of Würzburg 29: 27:BerowelfSalver.jpg 317: 286: 274: 243: 241: 239: 214: 208: 202: 199:Bodleian Library 191:McKitterick 1983 188: 182: 179:McKitterick 1983 176: 163: 157: 325: 324: 320: 319: 318: 316: 315: 314: 290: 289: 277: 263:10.2307/2848117 246: 237: 235: 225: 222: 217: 209: 205: 189: 185: 177: 166: 158: 143: 139: 100:, were sent to 21: 12: 11: 5: 323: 321: 313: 312: 307: 302: 292: 291: 288: 287: 275: 244: 221: 218: 216: 215: 203: 183: 181:, p. 204. 164: 162:, p. 146. 140: 138: 135: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 322: 311: 308: 306: 303: 301: 298: 297: 295: 284: 280: 276: 272: 268: 264: 260: 256: 252: 251: 245: 233: 229: 224: 223: 219: 213:, p. 12. 212: 207: 204: 200: 196: 192: 187: 184: 180: 175: 173: 171: 169: 165: 161: 156: 154: 152: 150: 148: 146: 142: 136: 134: 132: 127: 125: 124: 119: 115: 111: 107: 103: 99: 95: 91: 86: 84: 81:in the upper 80: 76: 72: 68: 63: 61: 57: 53: 49: 45: 41: 37: 33: 25: 19: 282: 254: 248: 236:. Retrieved 231: 206: 186: 131:Saint Kilian 128: 121: 87: 64: 55: 51: 47: 43: 35: 31: 30: 257:(1): 3–15. 118:Fulda Abbey 114:Holzkirchen 110:Anglo-Saxon 106:scriptorium 75:Charlemagne 305:800 deaths 294:Categories 228:"Berowelf" 160:Engel 1955 67:Chrodegang 238:7 October 211:Lowe 1928 281:(1983). 250:Speculum 94:Hathumar 85:region. 71:Boniface 60:Megingoz 52:Bernwulf 48:Berowolf 44:Bernwelf 36:Berowelf 32:Berowulf 271:2848117 220:Sources 98:Badurad 56:Bernulf 269:  267:JSTOR 195:folio 137:Notes 79:Slavs 240:2013 116:and 96:and 83:Main 259:doi 54:or 34:or 296:: 265:. 253:. 230:. 201:.. 167:^ 144:^ 50:, 273:. 261:: 255:3 242:. 20:.

Index

Beornwulf of Mercia

bishop of Würzburg
Megingoz
Chrodegang
Boniface
Charlemagne
Slavs
Main
bishopric of Paderborn
Hathumar
Badurad
Würzburg Cathedral
scriptorium
Anglo-Saxon
Holzkirchen
Fulda Abbey
De litteris colendis
Saint Kilian






Engel 1955



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