Lyfing
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"Lyfing" an Anglo-Saxon given name.
Notable people bearing this name include:
Notable people bearing this name include:
- Lyfing, Archbishop of CanterburyLyfing, Archbishop of CanterburyLyfing was an Anglo-Saxon Bishop of Wells and Archbishop of Canterbury.-Life:Lyfing was born "Ælfstan" and took his ecclesiastical name from leof-carus ....
(d. 1020) advisor to King Ethelred the Unready - Lyfing of WinchesterLyfing of WinchesterLyfing of Winchester , also known as Livingus or Lifing, was an Anglo-Saxon prelate who served as Bishop of Worcester, Bishop of Crediton and Bishop of Cornwall.-Life:...
(d. 1047) advisor to King Canute the Dane