Æthelwine of Sceldeforde

Æthelwine of Sceldeforde was a seventh century Catholic Saint, who lived in Anglo-Saxon England.^[1]
He is known to history mainly through being recorded in the Hagiography of the Secgan Manuscript.^[2][3][4]
He was venerated as a saint after his death. Although some have questioned his historicity.^[5]

His name is two Anglo Saxon words, Aethel (prince) and Wine (friend protector).
^[6] Æthelwine was a common name in the Anglo Saxon era with over a hundred persons so named, ranging from slaves to Bishops and princes.

References

1. The Oxford Dictionary of Saints, Oxford University Press.
2. Stowe MS 944, British Library
3. G. Hickes, Dissertatio Epistolaris in Linguarum veterum septentrionalium thesaurus grammatico-criticus et archeologicus (Oxford 1703-05), p. 115
4. The Oxford Dictionary of Saints, Oxford University Press.
5. Blair, John (2002), "A Handlist of Anglo-Saxon Saints", in Thacker, Alan; Sharpe, Richard, Local Saints and Local Churches in the Early Medieval West, Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp508-509
6. Blair, John (2002), "A Handlist of Anglo-Saxon Saints", in Thacker, Alan; Sharpe, Richard, Local Saints and Local Churches in the Early Medieval West, Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 508-09