Beorhtweald

Old English Alternative forms ang Berhtwald Birhtwald Brihtwald Brihtwold Bryhtwold Etymology From ang gmw-pro *Berhtawald, from gmw-pro *berht bright *wald might 1. Equivalent to ang beorht weald. Cognate with de Berthold. Pronunciation Berht-weald Proper noun m ang male The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle ang An. DCCXXXI Hēr wæs Ōsrīc ofsleġen, Norðanhymbra cyning, ⁊ feng Ċēolwulf to þām rīċe ⁊ heold VIII ġēr. ⁊ sē Ċēolwulf wæs Cūþing, Cūþa Cūðwining, Cūðwine Lēodwalding, Lēodwald Eċġwalding, Eċġwald Ealdhelming, Ealdhelm Ocing, Ocea Iding, Ida Eopping. ⁊ Brihtwald arċebisċeop ġefōr ⁊ and þȳ ilcan ġēare wæs Tatwine ġehālgod tō arċebisċeope. Year 731 In this year Osric, king of the Northumbrians, was slain, and Ceolwulf ascended to the throne and held it for eight years. Ceolwulf was son of Cutha, Cutha son of Cuthwine, Cuthwine son of Leodwald, Leodwald son of Edgewald, Edgewald son of Ealdhelm, Ealdhelm son of Ocea, Ocea son of Ida, [and] Ida son of Eoppa. And in the same year Archbishop Brightwald died and Tatwine was ordained as archbishop. References Electric Sawyer S 22 (Wihtred, king of Kent, to the churches and monasteries of Kent; grant of privileges and immunity to the churches and monasteries of Kent), Berhtweald is mentioned as "Brihtuuoldus" in the text section and as "Berhtwaldus" in the old text section.