Eadwine of Abingdon
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Eadwine was Abbot of Abingdon.
Eadwine was the brother of Ealdorman Ælfric Cild
, who purchased the abbacy for him in 985; he died in 990 (Kelly 2000).
Eadwine was the brother of Ealdorman Ælfric Cild
Ælfric Cild
Ælfric Cild was a wealthy Anglo-Saxon nobleman from the east Midlands, ealdorman of Mercia between 983 and 985, and possibly brother-in-law to his predecessor Ælfhere...
, who purchased the abbacy for him in 985; he died in 990 (Kelly 2000).