canterbury died called good severe 10th century archbishop_of_canterbury england son danish bishop number stories told actions prior bishop incidents recorded contemporary accounts named canterbury instrumental crafting royal legislation involved providing rules clergy involved efforts reform religious life england died legendary tales ascribed later came regarded saint written late 11th early 12th century early career parents danish born father said came england viking army presumably settled nephew worcester later possible relatives abbot relatives known sure said joined household pious nobleman called accompanied rome pilgrimage pilgrimage healed nobleman illness stories 12th century writer william describe fighting priest statements unlikely statements life named bishop king stated brother appointment likely false english king period brother named sources state monk france consecrated stated william life appointment likely king attested mention documents new bishop occurs witness royal charters bishop according late tenth century chronicler richer sent france arrange return throne france king louis louis nephew exile england number years story related contemporary records said fought alongside battle battle said provided sword king king sword slipped chronicle records sword preserved royal treasury chronicler carefully states story said fact contemporary records appearance battle arranged truce king dublin york king england archbishop_of_canterbury named archbishop_of_canterbury time archbishop helped king new royal law code number laws concerned ecclesiastical affairs archbishop present york council proclaimed law codes held london easter settled dispute rules clergy surviving 10th century english ecclesiastical reformer reworked statutes form updated code item dropped clauses dealing items covered relations clergy duties bishops need canonical marriages observe need given work extant surviving manuscript cotton 11th century copy archbishop york death king england recipients king case large gold probably line bishops starts crowned king late archbishop joined rival brother proclaimed king continued rule exact cause brothers led division previously united kingdom unknown resulted efforts promote close wife division peaceful continued king english contrast title king early marriage wife closely related act likely political connected division unlikely close known marriage supporter monastic reforms reforming agent church built extensively raising walls higher took relics verse preface written archbishop claimed rescued relics described decayed covered acquired relics wrote behest verse life saint lost active structure province sees reformed archbishop died june regarded saint feast day july dates commemorated including june death legendary tales ascribed including blood repair sword contemporary evidence indication cult coming written specifically written wrote known contemporaries good known severe
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