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Assandun, and caused a Minster [1] to be built of stone and lime, for the souls of those who were slain there, and he gave it to one of his priests whose name was Stigand. And Archbishop Living died, and Æthelnoth a monk and Deacon of Christ Church was consecrated Bishop of that diocese the same year by Archbishop Wulstan.
1021.
This year at Martinmas King Cnut outlawed Earl Thurkil.
1022.
This year King Cnut sailed with his ships to Wight. And Bishop Æthelnolh journeyed to Rome, and was very honourably received by Pope Benedict, who put on his pall with his own hands, and consecrated him Archbishop with much pomp. And he performed mass clad in the same pall, even as the Pope desired; and after this he banqueted with the Pope: and at length he returned home with a full blessing.—And the Abbot Leofwin, who had been unjustly banished from Ely, was his companion, and he cleared himself of all that had been alledged against him, in the presence of the Archbishop
- ↑ William of Malmesbury says that this Church was much out of repair in his time.—Gough considers Assandun to be Assington, near Rochford.
