Brihthelm Cleric

Brihthelm or Beorhthelm was a Bishop of Selsey.According to a South Saxon charter, supposedly from 956, Brihthelm received a grant of land from a King Eadwig, however the charter (S.616) is likely to have been a later forgery, although probably based on a genuine contemporary document.A charter (S.1291) issued by Brihthelm in 957, that was to do with the restoration of lands seized around Selsey by a certain Ælfsige, is also thought to be suspicious, but again it is probable that a genuine contemporary document lies behind it.Brihthelm died between 956 and 963, or he may have been transferred to Winchester around then.

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Alias (AKA)Beorhthelm
Date of deathJanuary 01, 0959

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Christian bishop

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Brihthelm on Wikipedia

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  1. http://www.pase.ac.uk/jsp/DisplayPerson.jsp?personKey=11295