Mellitus, Bishop of London and
afterwards
Archbishop of Canterbury, sent
by Gregory to Augustine, xxiv, 64, 66, 89, 92, 231 n.
by Gregory to Augustine, xxiv, 64, 66, 89, 92, 231 n.
bede
;
a pupil of Hilda, 273;
of Theodore, 305 n. ;
appointed Bishop of York, 305, 356 n. ;
ordains Bede, xxxiii, 386;
his miracles, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308, 309, 310, 311;
at Erneshow, 303, 304;
at Watton, 305, 306;
consecrates churches, 307, 308;
resigns the bishopric of York and retires to Beverley, 312;
ordains his successor, Wilfrid II, Bishop of York, 312;
death, 311, 312;
buried at St. Peter’s, Beverley, 311, 312.
John, a martyr, 210.
John, the precentor, brought into Britain to teach Church music, 258;
Abbot of St. Martin’s Monastery, 257;
at the Synod of Haethfelth, 257, 258, 259, 385;
dies on his way back to Rome, 259;
buried at Tours, 259.
Jonah, quoted, 319.
Joseph, 341 n. , 370.
Julianus of Campania, heretic Bishop of Eclanum, 21.
Julius, British martyr, 18.
Julius Caesar, _see_ Caesar.
Justin II, Emperor, 140.
Justinian I, Emperor, 140, 203 n. , 256.
Justinian II, Emperor, 314.
Justus, Bishop of Rochester, afterwards Archbishop of Canterbury, xxiv,
89, 92, 100;
sent by Gregory to Augustine, 64;
takes refuge in Gaul, xxiv, 96, 97;
ordains Romanus Bishop of Rochester, 100;
ordains Paulinus, 103, 384;
sends Romanus on a mission to Pope Honorius, 132;
death, 123, 125.
Jutes, the, 30, 31, 245 n. , 252.
Jutland, 30, 317 n.
Kaelcacaestir, _see_ Calcaria.
Kaiserswerth, 324 n.
Katwyk, 320 n.
Kent, history, xxii, xxix, 2, 5 n. , 30, 89, 93, 94, 96, 102 n. , 127 n. ,
130, 152, 166, 172, 179, 217, 241, 242, 245, 261, 269, 273,
316 n. , 385;
language of, 45 n. ;
settlement of Christianity in, xxii, xxiv, xxix, 95, 193, 290;
diocese of, 323, 379 n. , 380;
and _see_ Canterbury and Rochester.
Kent, king of, _see_ Alric, Eadbert, Earconbert, Egbert, Ethelbert,
Hlothere, Irminric, Mul, Octa, Oeric, Suaebhard, Wictred.
Kerslake, T. , his “Vestiges of the Supremacy of Mercia,” editorial
reference to, 255 n.
Kyle, Plain of, conquered by Eadbert, 392.
Labienus, the Tribune, slain in battle with the Britons, 10.
Laestingaeu, _see_ Lastingham.
Lagny-on-the-Marne, or Latineacum, 178.
Laistranus, Irish priest, 129.
Lammermuir Hills, 288 n.
Lancashire, 204 n.
Lanfranc, Archbishop, rebuilds Canterbury Cathedral, 72 n.
Langres, 257 n.
Laodicea, Bishop of, _see_ Anatolius.
Lastingham, or Laestingaeu, Monastery of, xxvii, xxxv, 3, 185, 186, 187,
207, 218, 220, 351.
Lastingham, Abbot of, _see_ Ceadda, Cedd.
Lateran Councils, 256 n. , 352.
Latin Language, 6;
poetry, 264 n.
Latineacum, _see_ Lagny.
Laurentius, St. , Deacon and Martyr, 210.
Laurentius, second Archbishop of Canterbury, xxiv, 49, 64 n. , 91, 92, 93,
96;
sent by Augustine to Gregory, 49;
consecrates the Church of SS. Peter and Paul, Canterbury, 90;
his letters to the Scots and Britons, 91, 92;
rebuked and scourged by St. Peter in a dream, 97;
converts King Eadbald, 97;
death and burial, 98.
Leah’s Tomb, 341 n. , 342.
Leeds, or Loidis, 120, 189 n.
Leeds, or Loidis and Elmet, King of, _see_ Cerdic.
Legacaestir, _see_ Chester.
Legions, City of, _see_ Chester and Caerleon-on-Usk.
Leicester, Diocese of, 148 n. , 379 n.
Leicester, Bishop of, 274 n.
Leicestershire, 179 n.
Leinster, 92 n. , 141 n. , 142 n.
Lent, 38, 151, 186, 206.
Leptis in Tripolis, 12.
Lérins, 33.
Leutherius, or Hlothere, Bishop of Wessex, nephew of Agilbert, 147, 150,
151;
consecrated by Theodore, 151;
at the Hertford Synod, 228;
ordains Aldhelm, 343 n. ;
death, 241.
Leviticus, quoted 279, 364.
“Liber Sacramentorum,” or Gregorian Sacramentary, attributed to Gregory,
81 n.
“Liber Eliensis,” editorial reference to, 266 n.
Lichfield, Diocese of, xxviii, 219 n. ;
Cathedral, 224 n.
Lichfield, Bishop of, _see_ Aldwin, Ceadda, Hedda, Sexwulf, Wynfrid.
Liddesdale, 73 n.
Liège, 177 n.
Light, Supernatural, 157, 232, 233, 234, 322.
Lilla, gives his life for Edwin’s, 104.
Lincoln, 122, 123, 126.
Lincolnshire, 122 n. , 123 n. , 157, 179 n. , 219 n.
Lindisfari, 245 n.
Lindisfarne, or Holy Island, Monastery of, xxv, xxxvi, 1 n. , 4, 139, 169,
186, 202, 203, 225, 290, 347;
Church of, xxiii, 4, 183, 192, 295, 302;
diocese of, xxv, 243 n. , 325 n. , 351 n. , 353.
Lindisfarne, Abbot of, _see_ Aidan, Guthfrid.
Lindisfarne, Bishop of, _see_ Aidan, Colman, Conwulf, Cuthbert, Eadbert,
Eadfrid, Eata, Ethelwald, Finan, Tuda.
Lindsey, history, xxv, 3, 4, 157, 191, 207 n. , 243 n. , 244, 267 n. , 353
n. ;
diocese of, 225, 243 n. , 380 n.
Lindsey, Bishop of, _see_ Alwic, Ceadda, Cynibert, Diuma, Eadhaed, Edgar,
Ethelwin.
Linlithgow, 32, 189 n.
Littleborough, 123 n.
Liudhard, Bishop, Chaplain to Bertha, 46, 51 n.
Loidis, _see_ Leeds.
Lombards, 148 n. ;
King of the, _see_ Perctarit.
London, metropolis of the East Saxons, 89, 241;
diocese of, 49 n. , 65, 183 n.
London, Bishop of, _see_ Earconwald, Ingwald, Mellitus, Waldhere, Wini.
Looking-glass, sent by Pope Boniface to Queen Ethelberg, 111.
Lord’s Day, the, 197.
Lothians, the, 189 n.
Louth, County, 204 n.
Lucius, King of Britain, his conversion, xxiii, 12, 149 n. , 382.
Lucius Bibulus, Consul, 9.
Lucius Verus, Emperor, _see_ Aurelius.
Lugubalia, _see_ Carlisle.
Luke, St. , quoted, 78.
Lul, Archbishop of Mainz, 392 n.
Lupus, Bishop of Troyes, 40;
sent to Britain to confute the Pelagians, xxiii, 32, 33, 34;
churches dedicated to, 33;
casts out evil spirits, 34.
Luxeuil, Monastery of, 92 n.
Lyccidfelth, _see_ Lichfield.
Lyons, 194, 316 n.
Lyons, Archbishop of, _see_ Aetherius, Annemundus, Godwin.
Lyons, Count of, _see_ Dalfinus.
Maas, the, 317 n.
Maban, or Mafa, a teacher of Church music, 358.
Macedonia, 6.
Macedonius, Heretic Bishop of Constantinople, 255 n. , 256.
Maelduib, _see_ Maildufus.
Maeldum, _see_ Meaux.
Maelmin, Northumbria, 120.
Maestricht, 177 n.
Maes-y-Garmon, or Field of Germanus, said to be the scene of the
Hallelujah Victory, 38 n.
Mafa, _see_ Maban.
Mageo, _see_ Mayo.
Maildufus, or Maelduib founds the Monastery of Malmesbury, 343 n. , 344.
Mailros, _see_ Melrose.
Maintz, Bishop of, _see_ Boniface, Redger, Lul.
“Making of England, The,” _see_ Green.
Malachi, quoted, 367.
Malmesbury, or City of Maildufus, 343, 344;
perhaps Augustine’s Ác, 84 n.
Malmesbury, Abbot of, _see_ Aldhelm.
Malmesbury, William of, _see_ William.
Mamre, Hill of, 342.
Man, Isle of, 94, 102;
and _see_ Mevanian Islands.
Mandubracius, _see_ Androgius.
Marcellinus, his “Life of Suidbert,” 323 n.
Marcian, Emperor, 29, 41, 383.
Marcus, Emperor in Britain, 22 n.
Marcus Antoninus Verus, or Marcus Aurelius, Emperor, 12.
Marigena, _see_ Pelagius.
Mark, St. , quoted, 110;
his observance of Easter, 364.
Market Weighton, 118.
Maro (Vergil), 264.
Marriage, of the lower clergy, 50;
lawful and unlawful, 52, 53, 95, 97, 184;
customs of, 54;
rules and discipline of, 56, 57, 59, 60, 61, 230.
Marseilles, 215.
Martial, editorial reference to, 264 n.
Martin, St. , Bishop of Tours, 48, 141, 257 n. , 259 n.
Martin, Pope, 256, 258.
Martyrium Church at Jerusalem, 339, 340.
“Martyrology,” Bede’s, _see_ Bede.
Martyrs, Church of the Four Crowned, Canterbury, 99.
Mary, the Virgin, 264, 266, 355;
churches of, 224, 339.
Maserfelth, Battle of, xxvi, 154, 155.
Masses, 51, 81, 96, 268, 269, 270;
and _see_ Communion.
Mason, Dr. , his “Mission of St. Augustine,” editorial references to, vi,
45 n.
Matthew, St. , quoted, 100, 101, 110, 126, 127, 173, 200, 211, 371, 393.
Matthew of Westminster, editorial reference to, 345 n.
Maurice, or Mauritius, Emperor, 42, 43, 44, 64, 66, 68, 71, 72, 81.
Maximian, surnamed Herculius, Emperor, 13, 14.
Maximus, Emperor in Britain, 20, 382.
Mayo, Mageo or Muigeo, 225 n. , 226.
Mayor and Lumby’s edition of Books III and IV of the “Ecclesiastical
History,” editorial references to, vi, xx, xxxv n. , 220 n. ,
261 n.
Mayor of the Palace, _see_ Ebroin, Ercinwald.
Meanware, 245.
Meaux, or Maeldum, 355.
Meaux, Bishop of, _see_ Faro.
Medeshamstead, _see_ Peterborough.
Medeshamstead, Abbot of, _see_ Cuthbald.
Meilochon, father of Bridius, King of the Picts, 142.
Meldi, the, 215.
Melfont, or Mellifont, 204 n.
Mellitus, Bishop of London and afterwards Archbishop of Canterbury, sent
by Gregory to Augustine, xxiv, 64, 66, 89, 92, 231 n. , 383;
account of, 64 n. ;
goes to Rome, 92, 93;
expelled by the East Saxons, takes refuge with Justus in Gaul, 96, 97,
182;
returns from Gaul, 98;
succeeds Laurentius as Archbishop of Canterbury, 98, 99;
suffers from gout, 98;
death and burial, 99, 100;
his character, 98, 99.
Melrose, or Mailros, Monastery of, 194 n. , 202, 288, 290, 318, 326.
Melrose, Abbot of, _see_ Eata, Ethelwald;
Provost of, _see_ Boisil.
Menapia, Belgium, 13 n.
Meon, East and West, 245 n.
Meonstoke, 245 n.
Mercia, history of, xxvii, xxix, xxx, 3, 45, 115, 122 n. , 163, 172, 179
n. , 226 n. , 323, 352 n. , 353 n. , 379, 380 n. , 385;
its conversion, xxvii, xxviii, 177, 190, 384;
diocese of, 148 n. , 218 n. , 219 n. , 243 n. , 244 n. , 272 n. , 273 n. , 379
n. , 380.
Mercia, King of, _see_ Beornred, Cearl, Ceolred, Coenred, Ethelbald,
Ethelred, Offa, Penda, Wulfhere.
Mercia, Bishop of, _see_ Aldwin, Ceadda, Jaruman, Sexwulf, Wilfrid,
Wynfrid;
_and see_ Mid-Anglia.
Mercians, 30.
Merivale, editorial reference to, 18 n.
Metals of Britain, 6.
Metrical Art, the, 217.
Mevanian Islands (Man and Anglesea), conquered by Edwin, 94, 102.
Michael, the Archangel, appears to Wilfrid in a dream, 355.
Mid-Anglia, conversion of, xxvi, xxvii, 30, 179, 181, 384.
Mid-Anglia and Mercia, Bishop of, _see_ Diuma, Ceollach, Trumhere.
Middlesex, 10 n.
Milan, 132 n.
Milan, Archbishop of, _see_ Asterius.
Millfield (perhaps Maelmin), 120 n.
Miracles, xxix, xxxix, 232, 233, 237, 238, 268, 269, 270, 325;
of Aidan, 167;
of Augustine, 81, 83;
of Cedd, 187;
of Cuthbert, 291, 292, 297, 300;
of Earcongota, 152, 153;
of Earconwald, 232;
of Ethelthryth, 262, 263;
of Ethelwald, 301, 302;
of Haedde, 343;
of the Hewalds, 322;
of John of Beverley, 302-311;
of Oswald, xxvi, 136, 137, 138, 154-160, 162, 163, 248, 249, 250;
of Paulinus, 122;
of Sebbi, 240.
Miracles, Gregory on, 68, 69.
“Mission of St. Augustine,” _see_ Mason.
Moberly, his edition of the “Ecclesiastical History,” xx.
Moinenn, name for Ninias, 141 n.
Moll, King of Northumbria, 393.
Monasteries, in England, xxvi, 151;
in Gaul, xxvi, 151;
double or mixed, 151 n. , 177 n. , 190, 233, 260 n. , 273, 283, 284;
rules for, 229;
constitution of, 142 n. ;
hereditary succession in, 306 n.
“Monasticon,” _see_ Dugdale.
Monk, an ungodly, his wicked life and miserable death, 334, 335;
his visions of hell, 335.
Monophysite Heresy, the, 254 n.
Monothelitism, xxix, 214 n. , 254 n. , 258, 352.
“Monumenta Historica Britannica,” xx.
Moore, Bishop, his MS. of the “Ecclesiastical History,” xix, xx.
Moray Frith, 360 n.
Mopsuestia, Bishop of, _see_ Theodore.
Morgan, _see_ Pelagius.
Morini, The, 5, 9.
Mosaic Law, 196, 198, 361.
Mount of Olives, 340, 341.
Mount Sion, 340.
Muigeo, _see_ Mayo.
Mul, usurper in Kent, 287 n.
Music, Church, 133, 217, 218, 258, 265 n. , 358, 386;
supernatural, 221.
Naiton, or Nechtan mac Derili, King of the Picts, xxx, xxxi;
adopts Catholic usages, 359, 360, 374;
asks Ceolfrid for advice and builders, 359;
builds a stone church, 359;
expels the Columban clergy, 359 n. ;
receives Ceolfrid’s letter, 374.
Namur MS. of the “Ecclesiastical History,” xix.
Naples, 214.
Nativity of our Lord, _see_ Christmas.
Nechtan mac Derili, _see_ Naiton.
Nechtansmere, or Dunnechtan, battle of, 285.
Nendrum, or Inishmahee, Bishop of, _see_ Cromanus.
Nennius, editorial references to, 23 n. , 147 n. , 188 n. , 189 n. , 391 n.
Nero, Emperor, 11, 14.
Nestorius, Bishop of Constantinople, his heresy, 255 n. , 256.
Neustria, King of, _see_ Chilperic, Clothaire III, Clovis II.
Neustrians defeated by Pippin, 320 n.
Newark, 123 n.
Newcastle, 180 n.
Nicaea, Council of, 19, 128, 198, 227 n. , 255, 369 n.
Nicene Creed, 256 n.
Nidd, Synod of the, 356, 385 n.
Ninian, Ninias or Moinenn, Bishop of Whitern, 48 n. , 141;
his mission to the Southern Picts, 141.
Niridanum, monastery of, 214.
Nisan, the month, 84 n. , 365 n.
Nivelles, monastery of, 177 n.
Nola, Campania, 388 n.
Nola, Bishop of, _see_ Paulinus.
Norfolk, Bishopric of, 231 n.
“Norman Conquest, The,” _see_ Freeman.
Northamptonshire, 179 n. , 180, 268 n. , 346 n.
North Burton, 308.
North Pole, the, 6.
Northumberland, 4 n. , 292 n.
Northumbria, Bede’s acquaintance with its history, xxii, xxiii;
history of, xxiv, xxv, xxvii, xxix, 82 n. , 122 n. , 127 n. , 131, 164,
168, 185, 190 n. , 195, 204, 226 n. , 286, 325, 352 n. , 380
n. , 393 n. ;
establishment of Christianity in, xxiv, xxv, 102, 104, 117, 118, 119,
120, 132, 133, 139, 381;
diocese of, xxvii, xxix, 3, 4, 137 n. , 219, 242, 351 n. , 379 n. , 381.
Northumbria, King of, _see_ Aldfrid, “Alfrid,” Aluchred, Ceolwulf,
Coenred, Eadbert, Eadwulf, Edwin, Egfrid, Ethelfrid,
Ethelwald, Moll, Osred, Osric, Oswald, Oswulf, Oswy.
Northumbria, Bishop of, 143 n. ;
and _see_ Bishops of Lindisfarne and York.
Northumbrians, 30.
North Wales, 86 n.
Norwich, the diocese of, 122 n. , 231 n.
Nothelm, Archbishop of Canterbury, xxii, 2, 390;
his research, xxii, 2;
his questions to Bede answered, 387 n. ;
death, 391.
Nottinghamshire, 115 n.
Numbers, quoted, 362.
Oak, the (possibly Augustine’s Ác), 84 n.
Octa, grandfather of Ethelbert, King of Kent, 95.
Oder, the river, 317 n.
Odo, Archbishop of Canterbury, 346 n.
Oecumenical Councils, _see_ Councils.
Oengus, Angus or Ungust, King of the Picts, son of Fergus, 392 n. , 393.
Oeric, Oisc, son of Hengist, 95.
Offa, King of Essex, son of Sighere, his abdication and pilgrimage to
Rome, xxx, 345 n. , 346.
Offa, King of Mercia, 18 n. , 219 n. , 392.
Offerings at the Altar, divisions of, 49, 50.
Oftfor, Bishop of Worcester, 273, 274, 380 n.
Oiddi, a priest of Wilfrid’s, 245.
Oidilwald, sub-king of Deira, _see_ Ethelwald.
Oil calms a storm, 167.
Oisc, _see_ Oeric.
Oiscings, the, 94.
Olivet, Mount, _see_ Mount of Olives.
Old Saxons, The, 317, 320, 321, 322.
Old Sarum, 343 n.
Opus Paschale, _see_ Sedulius.
Orcades, The, _see_ Orkneys.
Ordination of bishops, 49, 50, 53, 54.
Orkneys, The, 5, 11, 142 n. , 382.
Orosius, xxii, 5 n. , 25 n.
Orthography, 389.
Osfrid, son of Edwin, baptized, 119;
slain in battle, 131;
his son, 132.
Osred, King of Northumbria, after Aldfrid, xxx, 342, 345, 346 n. , 356,
357, 377 n. , 385 n. ;
besieged in Bamborough by Eadwulf, 385 n. ;
killed in battle, 375, 386.
Osric, sub-king of the Hwiccas, 273 n.
Osric, King of Deira after Edwin, son of Aelfric, 134, 135, 164.
Osric, King of Northumbria after Coenred, xxxi, 1 n. , 273 n. , 375 n. , 377;
his parentage, 377 n. ;
death, 378, 386.
Osthryth, daughter of Oswy, wife of Ethelred, King of Mercia, 157, 267,
352 n. ;
her love for Bardney Monastery, 157, 158;
murdered by her nobles, 385.
Oswald, King of Northumbria after Eanfrid and Osric, and sixth Bretwalda,
xxv, 94, 131, 132, 135, 185, 189, 243 n. ;
unites Bernicia and Deira, xxvi, 134, 164 n. , 383 n. ;
extent of his dominions, 146;
his mother, 147 n. ;
his victory over Caedwalla at Hefenfelth, xxv, 135;
erects a cross at Hefenfelth, 136;
invites Aidan to restore Northumbria to Christianity, xxv, 134, 138,
145;
baptized, 138;
appoints Aidan Bishop of Lindisfarne, 138, 139;
his relations with Cynegils, 148;
marries Cynegils’ daughter, 148;
makes Birinus Bishop of Dorchester, 148;
finishes building St. Peter’s, York, 119;
his piety, 136, 146, 147, 154, 160;
church built in his honour, 137;
length of his reign, 135, 154;
slain at Maserfelth, xxvi, 137, 154, 160, 163, 164 n. , 384;
burial and translation of his remains, 157, 158, 160, 161;
his arms miraculously preserved from corruption, 147;
his posthumous miracles, xxvi, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161,
162;
averts a pestilence by his posthumous prayers, 248, 249, 250;
legend connected with his name, 154 n. ;
the day of his death celebrated, 250, 251;
“Life of,” _see_ Reginald.
Oswald’s Tree, Oswestry, or Croes Oswallt (Cross Oswald), 154 n.
Oswin, King of Deira, son of Osric, xxvi, 164, 181 n. , 185 n. ;
his love for Aidan, 165, 166;
his character and appearance, 164, 165, 166;
his reign, 164;
murdered by Oswy, xxvi, 164, 166, 191, 384;
monastery built in his memory, 165.
Oswin, an Aetheling, killed by Moll, 393.
Oswinthorp, 120 n.
Oswulf, King of Northumbria, son of Eadbert, 393.
Oswy, King of Bernicia and afterwards of Northumbria, seventh Bretwalda,
son of Ethelfrid, xxvi, xxvii, xxviii, 94, 157, 179 n. , 201,
218, 224 n. , 257 n. , 260 n. , 287, 377 n.
a pupil of Hilda, 273;
of Theodore, 305 n. ;
appointed Bishop of York, 305, 356 n. ;
ordains Bede, xxxiii, 386;
his miracles, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308, 309, 310, 311;
at Erneshow, 303, 304;
at Watton, 305, 306;
consecrates churches, 307, 308;
resigns the bishopric of York and retires to Beverley, 312;
ordains his successor, Wilfrid II, Bishop of York, 312;
death, 311, 312;
buried at St. Peter’s, Beverley, 311, 312.
John, a martyr, 210.
John, the precentor, brought into Britain to teach Church music, 258;
Abbot of St. Martin’s Monastery, 257;
at the Synod of Haethfelth, 257, 258, 259, 385;
dies on his way back to Rome, 259;
buried at Tours, 259.
Jonah, quoted, 319.
Joseph, 341 n. , 370.
Julianus of Campania, heretic Bishop of Eclanum, 21.
Julius, British martyr, 18.
Julius Caesar, _see_ Caesar.
Justin II, Emperor, 140.
Justinian I, Emperor, 140, 203 n. , 256.
Justinian II, Emperor, 314.
Justus, Bishop of Rochester, afterwards Archbishop of Canterbury, xxiv,
89, 92, 100;
sent by Gregory to Augustine, 64;
takes refuge in Gaul, xxiv, 96, 97;
ordains Romanus Bishop of Rochester, 100;
ordains Paulinus, 103, 384;
sends Romanus on a mission to Pope Honorius, 132;
death, 123, 125.
Jutes, the, 30, 31, 245 n. , 252.
Jutland, 30, 317 n.
Kaelcacaestir, _see_ Calcaria.
Kaiserswerth, 324 n.
Katwyk, 320 n.
Kent, history, xxii, xxix, 2, 5 n. , 30, 89, 93, 94, 96, 102 n. , 127 n. ,
130, 152, 166, 172, 179, 217, 241, 242, 245, 261, 269, 273,
316 n. , 385;
language of, 45 n. ;
settlement of Christianity in, xxii, xxiv, xxix, 95, 193, 290;
diocese of, 323, 379 n. , 380;
and _see_ Canterbury and Rochester.
Kent, king of, _see_ Alric, Eadbert, Earconbert, Egbert, Ethelbert,
Hlothere, Irminric, Mul, Octa, Oeric, Suaebhard, Wictred.
Kerslake, T. , his “Vestiges of the Supremacy of Mercia,” editorial
reference to, 255 n.
Kyle, Plain of, conquered by Eadbert, 392.
Labienus, the Tribune, slain in battle with the Britons, 10.
Laestingaeu, _see_ Lastingham.
Lagny-on-the-Marne, or Latineacum, 178.
Laistranus, Irish priest, 129.
Lammermuir Hills, 288 n.
Lancashire, 204 n.
Lanfranc, Archbishop, rebuilds Canterbury Cathedral, 72 n.
Langres, 257 n.
Laodicea, Bishop of, _see_ Anatolius.
Lastingham, or Laestingaeu, Monastery of, xxvii, xxxv, 3, 185, 186, 187,
207, 218, 220, 351.
Lastingham, Abbot of, _see_ Ceadda, Cedd.
Lateran Councils, 256 n. , 352.
Latin Language, 6;
poetry, 264 n.
Latineacum, _see_ Lagny.
Laurentius, St. , Deacon and Martyr, 210.
Laurentius, second Archbishop of Canterbury, xxiv, 49, 64 n. , 91, 92, 93,
96;
sent by Augustine to Gregory, 49;
consecrates the Church of SS. Peter and Paul, Canterbury, 90;
his letters to the Scots and Britons, 91, 92;
rebuked and scourged by St. Peter in a dream, 97;
converts King Eadbald, 97;
death and burial, 98.
Leah’s Tomb, 341 n. , 342.
Leeds, or Loidis, 120, 189 n.
Leeds, or Loidis and Elmet, King of, _see_ Cerdic.
Legacaestir, _see_ Chester.
Legions, City of, _see_ Chester and Caerleon-on-Usk.
Leicester, Diocese of, 148 n. , 379 n.
Leicester, Bishop of, 274 n.
Leicestershire, 179 n.
Leinster, 92 n. , 141 n. , 142 n.
Lent, 38, 151, 186, 206.
Leptis in Tripolis, 12.
Lérins, 33.
Leutherius, or Hlothere, Bishop of Wessex, nephew of Agilbert, 147, 150,
151;
consecrated by Theodore, 151;
at the Hertford Synod, 228;
ordains Aldhelm, 343 n. ;
death, 241.
Leviticus, quoted 279, 364.
“Liber Sacramentorum,” or Gregorian Sacramentary, attributed to Gregory,
81 n.
“Liber Eliensis,” editorial reference to, 266 n.
Lichfield, Diocese of, xxviii, 219 n. ;
Cathedral, 224 n.
Lichfield, Bishop of, _see_ Aldwin, Ceadda, Hedda, Sexwulf, Wynfrid.
Liddesdale, 73 n.
Liège, 177 n.
Light, Supernatural, 157, 232, 233, 234, 322.
Lilla, gives his life for Edwin’s, 104.
Lincoln, 122, 123, 126.
Lincolnshire, 122 n. , 123 n. , 157, 179 n. , 219 n.
Lindisfari, 245 n.
Lindisfarne, or Holy Island, Monastery of, xxv, xxxvi, 1 n. , 4, 139, 169,
186, 202, 203, 225, 290, 347;
Church of, xxiii, 4, 183, 192, 295, 302;
diocese of, xxv, 243 n. , 325 n. , 351 n. , 353.
Lindisfarne, Abbot of, _see_ Aidan, Guthfrid.
Lindisfarne, Bishop of, _see_ Aidan, Colman, Conwulf, Cuthbert, Eadbert,
Eadfrid, Eata, Ethelwald, Finan, Tuda.
Lindsey, history, xxv, 3, 4, 157, 191, 207 n. , 243 n. , 244, 267 n. , 353
n. ;
diocese of, 225, 243 n. , 380 n.
Lindsey, Bishop of, _see_ Alwic, Ceadda, Cynibert, Diuma, Eadhaed, Edgar,
Ethelwin.
Linlithgow, 32, 189 n.
Littleborough, 123 n.
Liudhard, Bishop, Chaplain to Bertha, 46, 51 n.
Loidis, _see_ Leeds.
Lombards, 148 n. ;
King of the, _see_ Perctarit.
London, metropolis of the East Saxons, 89, 241;
diocese of, 49 n. , 65, 183 n.
London, Bishop of, _see_ Earconwald, Ingwald, Mellitus, Waldhere, Wini.
Looking-glass, sent by Pope Boniface to Queen Ethelberg, 111.
Lord’s Day, the, 197.
Lothians, the, 189 n.
Louth, County, 204 n.
Lucius, King of Britain, his conversion, xxiii, 12, 149 n. , 382.
Lucius Bibulus, Consul, 9.
Lucius Verus, Emperor, _see_ Aurelius.
Lugubalia, _see_ Carlisle.
Luke, St. , quoted, 78.
Lul, Archbishop of Mainz, 392 n.
Lupus, Bishop of Troyes, 40;
sent to Britain to confute the Pelagians, xxiii, 32, 33, 34;
churches dedicated to, 33;
casts out evil spirits, 34.
Luxeuil, Monastery of, 92 n.
Lyccidfelth, _see_ Lichfield.
Lyons, 194, 316 n.
Lyons, Archbishop of, _see_ Aetherius, Annemundus, Godwin.
Lyons, Count of, _see_ Dalfinus.
Maas, the, 317 n.
Maban, or Mafa, a teacher of Church music, 358.
Macedonia, 6.
Macedonius, Heretic Bishop of Constantinople, 255 n. , 256.
Maelduib, _see_ Maildufus.
Maeldum, _see_ Meaux.
Maelmin, Northumbria, 120.
Maestricht, 177 n.
Maes-y-Garmon, or Field of Germanus, said to be the scene of the
Hallelujah Victory, 38 n.
Mafa, _see_ Maban.
Mageo, _see_ Mayo.
Maildufus, or Maelduib founds the Monastery of Malmesbury, 343 n. , 344.
Mailros, _see_ Melrose.
Maintz, Bishop of, _see_ Boniface, Redger, Lul.
“Making of England, The,” _see_ Green.
Malachi, quoted, 367.
Malmesbury, or City of Maildufus, 343, 344;
perhaps Augustine’s Ác, 84 n.
Malmesbury, Abbot of, _see_ Aldhelm.
Malmesbury, William of, _see_ William.
Mamre, Hill of, 342.
Man, Isle of, 94, 102;
and _see_ Mevanian Islands.
Mandubracius, _see_ Androgius.
Marcellinus, his “Life of Suidbert,” 323 n.
Marcian, Emperor, 29, 41, 383.
Marcus, Emperor in Britain, 22 n.
Marcus Antoninus Verus, or Marcus Aurelius, Emperor, 12.
Marigena, _see_ Pelagius.
Mark, St. , quoted, 110;
his observance of Easter, 364.
Market Weighton, 118.
Maro (Vergil), 264.
Marriage, of the lower clergy, 50;
lawful and unlawful, 52, 53, 95, 97, 184;
customs of, 54;
rules and discipline of, 56, 57, 59, 60, 61, 230.
Marseilles, 215.
Martial, editorial reference to, 264 n.
Martin, St. , Bishop of Tours, 48, 141, 257 n. , 259 n.
Martin, Pope, 256, 258.
Martyrium Church at Jerusalem, 339, 340.
“Martyrology,” Bede’s, _see_ Bede.
Martyrs, Church of the Four Crowned, Canterbury, 99.
Mary, the Virgin, 264, 266, 355;
churches of, 224, 339.
Maserfelth, Battle of, xxvi, 154, 155.
Masses, 51, 81, 96, 268, 269, 270;
and _see_ Communion.
Mason, Dr. , his “Mission of St. Augustine,” editorial references to, vi,
45 n.
Matthew, St. , quoted, 100, 101, 110, 126, 127, 173, 200, 211, 371, 393.
Matthew of Westminster, editorial reference to, 345 n.
Maurice, or Mauritius, Emperor, 42, 43, 44, 64, 66, 68, 71, 72, 81.
Maximian, surnamed Herculius, Emperor, 13, 14.
Maximus, Emperor in Britain, 20, 382.
Mayo, Mageo or Muigeo, 225 n. , 226.
Mayor and Lumby’s edition of Books III and IV of the “Ecclesiastical
History,” editorial references to, vi, xx, xxxv n. , 220 n. ,
261 n.
Mayor of the Palace, _see_ Ebroin, Ercinwald.
Meanware, 245.
Meaux, or Maeldum, 355.
Meaux, Bishop of, _see_ Faro.
Medeshamstead, _see_ Peterborough.
Medeshamstead, Abbot of, _see_ Cuthbald.
Meilochon, father of Bridius, King of the Picts, 142.
Meldi, the, 215.
Melfont, or Mellifont, 204 n.
Mellitus, Bishop of London and afterwards Archbishop of Canterbury, sent
by Gregory to Augustine, xxiv, 64, 66, 89, 92, 231 n. , 383;
account of, 64 n. ;
goes to Rome, 92, 93;
expelled by the East Saxons, takes refuge with Justus in Gaul, 96, 97,
182;
returns from Gaul, 98;
succeeds Laurentius as Archbishop of Canterbury, 98, 99;
suffers from gout, 98;
death and burial, 99, 100;
his character, 98, 99.
Melrose, or Mailros, Monastery of, 194 n. , 202, 288, 290, 318, 326.
Melrose, Abbot of, _see_ Eata, Ethelwald;
Provost of, _see_ Boisil.
Menapia, Belgium, 13 n.
Meon, East and West, 245 n.
Meonstoke, 245 n.
Mercia, history of, xxvii, xxix, xxx, 3, 45, 115, 122 n. , 163, 172, 179
n. , 226 n. , 323, 352 n. , 353 n. , 379, 380 n. , 385;
its conversion, xxvii, xxviii, 177, 190, 384;
diocese of, 148 n. , 218 n. , 219 n. , 243 n. , 244 n. , 272 n. , 273 n. , 379
n. , 380.
Mercia, King of, _see_ Beornred, Cearl, Ceolred, Coenred, Ethelbald,
Ethelred, Offa, Penda, Wulfhere.
Mercia, Bishop of, _see_ Aldwin, Ceadda, Jaruman, Sexwulf, Wilfrid,
Wynfrid;
_and see_ Mid-Anglia.
Mercians, 30.
Merivale, editorial reference to, 18 n.
Metals of Britain, 6.
Metrical Art, the, 217.
Mevanian Islands (Man and Anglesea), conquered by Edwin, 94, 102.
Michael, the Archangel, appears to Wilfrid in a dream, 355.
Mid-Anglia, conversion of, xxvi, xxvii, 30, 179, 181, 384.
Mid-Anglia and Mercia, Bishop of, _see_ Diuma, Ceollach, Trumhere.
Middlesex, 10 n.
Milan, 132 n.
Milan, Archbishop of, _see_ Asterius.
Millfield (perhaps Maelmin), 120 n.
Miracles, xxix, xxxix, 232, 233, 237, 238, 268, 269, 270, 325;
of Aidan, 167;
of Augustine, 81, 83;
of Cedd, 187;
of Cuthbert, 291, 292, 297, 300;
of Earcongota, 152, 153;
of Earconwald, 232;
of Ethelthryth, 262, 263;
of Ethelwald, 301, 302;
of Haedde, 343;
of the Hewalds, 322;
of John of Beverley, 302-311;
of Oswald, xxvi, 136, 137, 138, 154-160, 162, 163, 248, 249, 250;
of Paulinus, 122;
of Sebbi, 240.
Miracles, Gregory on, 68, 69.
“Mission of St. Augustine,” _see_ Mason.
Moberly, his edition of the “Ecclesiastical History,” xx.
Moinenn, name for Ninias, 141 n.
Moll, King of Northumbria, 393.
Monasteries, in England, xxvi, 151;
in Gaul, xxvi, 151;
double or mixed, 151 n. , 177 n. , 190, 233, 260 n. , 273, 283, 284;
rules for, 229;
constitution of, 142 n. ;
hereditary succession in, 306 n.
“Monasticon,” _see_ Dugdale.
Monk, an ungodly, his wicked life and miserable death, 334, 335;
his visions of hell, 335.
Monophysite Heresy, the, 254 n.
Monothelitism, xxix, 214 n. , 254 n. , 258, 352.
“Monumenta Historica Britannica,” xx.
Moore, Bishop, his MS. of the “Ecclesiastical History,” xix, xx.
Moray Frith, 360 n.
Mopsuestia, Bishop of, _see_ Theodore.
Morgan, _see_ Pelagius.
Morini, The, 5, 9.
Mosaic Law, 196, 198, 361.
Mount of Olives, 340, 341.
Mount Sion, 340.
Muigeo, _see_ Mayo.
Mul, usurper in Kent, 287 n.
Music, Church, 133, 217, 218, 258, 265 n. , 358, 386;
supernatural, 221.
Naiton, or Nechtan mac Derili, King of the Picts, xxx, xxxi;
adopts Catholic usages, 359, 360, 374;
asks Ceolfrid for advice and builders, 359;
builds a stone church, 359;
expels the Columban clergy, 359 n. ;
receives Ceolfrid’s letter, 374.
Namur MS. of the “Ecclesiastical History,” xix.
Naples, 214.
Nativity of our Lord, _see_ Christmas.
Nechtan mac Derili, _see_ Naiton.
Nechtansmere, or Dunnechtan, battle of, 285.
Nendrum, or Inishmahee, Bishop of, _see_ Cromanus.
Nennius, editorial references to, 23 n. , 147 n. , 188 n. , 189 n. , 391 n.
Nero, Emperor, 11, 14.
Nestorius, Bishop of Constantinople, his heresy, 255 n. , 256.
Neustria, King of, _see_ Chilperic, Clothaire III, Clovis II.
Neustrians defeated by Pippin, 320 n.
Newark, 123 n.
Newcastle, 180 n.
Nicaea, Council of, 19, 128, 198, 227 n. , 255, 369 n.
Nicene Creed, 256 n.
Nidd, Synod of the, 356, 385 n.
Ninian, Ninias or Moinenn, Bishop of Whitern, 48 n. , 141;
his mission to the Southern Picts, 141.
Niridanum, monastery of, 214.
Nisan, the month, 84 n. , 365 n.
Nivelles, monastery of, 177 n.
Nola, Campania, 388 n.
Nola, Bishop of, _see_ Paulinus.
Norfolk, Bishopric of, 231 n.
“Norman Conquest, The,” _see_ Freeman.
Northamptonshire, 179 n. , 180, 268 n. , 346 n.
North Burton, 308.
North Pole, the, 6.
Northumberland, 4 n. , 292 n.
Northumbria, Bede’s acquaintance with its history, xxii, xxiii;
history of, xxiv, xxv, xxvii, xxix, 82 n. , 122 n. , 127 n. , 131, 164,
168, 185, 190 n. , 195, 204, 226 n. , 286, 325, 352 n. , 380
n. , 393 n. ;
establishment of Christianity in, xxiv, xxv, 102, 104, 117, 118, 119,
120, 132, 133, 139, 381;
diocese of, xxvii, xxix, 3, 4, 137 n. , 219, 242, 351 n. , 379 n. , 381.
Northumbria, King of, _see_ Aldfrid, “Alfrid,” Aluchred, Ceolwulf,
Coenred, Eadbert, Eadwulf, Edwin, Egfrid, Ethelfrid,
Ethelwald, Moll, Osred, Osric, Oswald, Oswulf, Oswy.
Northumbria, Bishop of, 143 n. ;
and _see_ Bishops of Lindisfarne and York.
Northumbrians, 30.
North Wales, 86 n.
Norwich, the diocese of, 122 n. , 231 n.
Nothelm, Archbishop of Canterbury, xxii, 2, 390;
his research, xxii, 2;
his questions to Bede answered, 387 n. ;
death, 391.
Nottinghamshire, 115 n.
Numbers, quoted, 362.
Oak, the (possibly Augustine’s Ác), 84 n.
Octa, grandfather of Ethelbert, King of Kent, 95.
Oder, the river, 317 n.
Odo, Archbishop of Canterbury, 346 n.
Oecumenical Councils, _see_ Councils.
Oengus, Angus or Ungust, King of the Picts, son of Fergus, 392 n. , 393.
Oeric, Oisc, son of Hengist, 95.
Offa, King of Essex, son of Sighere, his abdication and pilgrimage to
Rome, xxx, 345 n. , 346.
Offa, King of Mercia, 18 n. , 219 n. , 392.
Offerings at the Altar, divisions of, 49, 50.
Oftfor, Bishop of Worcester, 273, 274, 380 n.
Oiddi, a priest of Wilfrid’s, 245.
Oidilwald, sub-king of Deira, _see_ Ethelwald.
Oil calms a storm, 167.
Oisc, _see_ Oeric.
Oiscings, the, 94.
Olivet, Mount, _see_ Mount of Olives.
Old Saxons, The, 317, 320, 321, 322.
Old Sarum, 343 n.
Opus Paschale, _see_ Sedulius.
Orcades, The, _see_ Orkneys.
Ordination of bishops, 49, 50, 53, 54.
Orkneys, The, 5, 11, 142 n. , 382.
Orosius, xxii, 5 n. , 25 n.
Orthography, 389.
Osfrid, son of Edwin, baptized, 119;
slain in battle, 131;
his son, 132.
Osred, King of Northumbria, after Aldfrid, xxx, 342, 345, 346 n. , 356,
357, 377 n. , 385 n. ;
besieged in Bamborough by Eadwulf, 385 n. ;
killed in battle, 375, 386.
Osric, sub-king of the Hwiccas, 273 n.
Osric, King of Deira after Edwin, son of Aelfric, 134, 135, 164.
Osric, King of Northumbria after Coenred, xxxi, 1 n. , 273 n. , 375 n. , 377;
his parentage, 377 n. ;
death, 378, 386.
Osthryth, daughter of Oswy, wife of Ethelred, King of Mercia, 157, 267,
352 n. ;
her love for Bardney Monastery, 157, 158;
murdered by her nobles, 385.
Oswald, King of Northumbria after Eanfrid and Osric, and sixth Bretwalda,
xxv, 94, 131, 132, 135, 185, 189, 243 n. ;
unites Bernicia and Deira, xxvi, 134, 164 n. , 383 n. ;
extent of his dominions, 146;
his mother, 147 n. ;
his victory over Caedwalla at Hefenfelth, xxv, 135;
erects a cross at Hefenfelth, 136;
invites Aidan to restore Northumbria to Christianity, xxv, 134, 138,
145;
baptized, 138;
appoints Aidan Bishop of Lindisfarne, 138, 139;
his relations with Cynegils, 148;
marries Cynegils’ daughter, 148;
makes Birinus Bishop of Dorchester, 148;
finishes building St. Peter’s, York, 119;
his piety, 136, 146, 147, 154, 160;
church built in his honour, 137;
length of his reign, 135, 154;
slain at Maserfelth, xxvi, 137, 154, 160, 163, 164 n. , 384;
burial and translation of his remains, 157, 158, 160, 161;
his arms miraculously preserved from corruption, 147;
his posthumous miracles, xxvi, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161,
162;
averts a pestilence by his posthumous prayers, 248, 249, 250;
legend connected with his name, 154 n. ;
the day of his death celebrated, 250, 251;
“Life of,” _see_ Reginald.
Oswald’s Tree, Oswestry, or Croes Oswallt (Cross Oswald), 154 n.
Oswin, King of Deira, son of Osric, xxvi, 164, 181 n. , 185 n. ;
his love for Aidan, 165, 166;
his character and appearance, 164, 165, 166;
his reign, 164;
murdered by Oswy, xxvi, 164, 166, 191, 384;
monastery built in his memory, 165.
Oswin, an Aetheling, killed by Moll, 393.
Oswinthorp, 120 n.
Oswulf, King of Northumbria, son of Eadbert, 393.
Oswy, King of Bernicia and afterwards of Northumbria, seventh Bretwalda,
son of Ethelfrid, xxvi, xxvii, xxviii, 94, 157, 179 n. , 201,
218, 224 n. , 257 n. , 260 n. , 287, 377 n.
