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Wulfhelm

Wulfhelm (870-12 February 941) was Archbishop of Canterbury from 926 to 941, succeeding Athelm and preceding Oda.

Biography[]

Wulfhelm was born in Wessex in 870, and he served as Bishop of Wells from 923 to September 925, when he was chosen to be the next Archbishop of Canterbury. He was consecrated in 926, and he was a frequent attendee of King Aethelstan of England's court and was consulted on the drafting of his laws. He died in 941 and was buried in Canterbury.

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