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Guthrum (Godrum)

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Also known as: Aethelstan

GUTHRUM (GODRUM). - King of eastern England. In the English annals he is mentioned for the first time in the year 875 as one of the three Danish kings who invaded the British Isles.

Defeated at Edington in 878 by Alfred, he withdrew to Aller in Somersetshire. There he converted to Christianity, taking the name Aethelstan. Some historians identify him with Gormr. Around his name numerous legends have been created in the Scandinavian countries, among which some would insinuate that his conversion was a pretense.

Bibliography

BIBL.: K. Norgate, s. v. in Dictionary of national biography, VIII, pp. 827-28.

Miroslav Stumpf

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Translated from the Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. VI (1951), col. 1318.

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Stumpf, Miroslav. “Guthrum (Godrum).” In Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. VI, col. 1318. Città del Vaticano: Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1951. https://azioneromana.com/article/guthrum-godrum.

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Stumpf, Miroslav. “Guthrum (Godrum).” Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. VI, Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1951, col. 1318. Azione Romana, https://azioneromana.com/article/guthrum-godrum.

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  title     = {Guthrum (Godrum)},
  booktitle = {Enciclopedia Cattolica},
  volume    = {VI},
  pages     = {1318},
  note      = {Cited by column},
  publisher = {Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico},
  address   = {Città del Vaticano},
  year      = {1951},
  url       = {https://azioneromana.com/article/guthrum-godrum}
}

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