Leofwine
Encyclopedia
Leofwine is an Old English name meaning "dear friend." A modern German equivalent is Levin or Lewin. The name may refer to:
- Leofwine, Bishop of Lindsey, fl. 953
- Leofwine, Ealdorman of the Hwicce d.1028
- Leofwine GodwinsonLeofwine GodwinsonLeofwine Godwinson was a younger brother of Harold II of England, the fifth son of Earl Godwin.When the Godwin family was exiled from England in 1051 he went with Harold to Ireland...
, killed at the Battle of Hastings - LeofwinLeofwinLeofwin was a medieval Bishop of Lichfield.Appointed to the see by King Edward the Confessor of England, Leofwin was a monk before becoming a bishop. For a time, he was abbot of the abbey of Coventry as well as bishop, but he was no longer abbot at the time of the Norman Conquest of England...
in office 1053–1070, bishop of Lichfield