Aethelwine of Durham (1025-1072) was Bishop of Durham from 1056 to 1072, succeeding Aethelric and preceding William Walcher.
Biography[]
Aethelwine was born in 1025, and he was consecrated as Bishop of Durham in 1056, installed by Earl Tostig Godwinson of Northumbria to succeed his deposed brother Aethelric of Durham. Aethelwine was initially loyal to King William the Conqueror following the Norman conquest of England, submitting to William at York in 1068. In 1069, he warned Robert de Comines of the raising of a rebel army, but Robert ignored Aethelwine's advice and was murdered as a result, ultimately leading to the Harrying of the North. Aethelwine tried to flee with many Northumbrian treasures to Lindisfarne, but he was captured, outlawed, and imprisoned until his death in the winter of 1072.