Denewulf

Denewulf
Bishop of Winchester
Appointedbetween 878 and 879
Term ended908
PredecessorTunbeorht
SuccessorFrithestan
Orders
Consecrationbetween 878 and 879
Personal details
Died908
DenominationChristian

Denewulf (died 908) was a medieval Bishop of Winchester from 878 or 879 until his death. Little is known of him, though by tradition he began life as a swineherd, and was promoted to bishop at an advanced age after a chance encounter with Alfred the Great.

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