Nothhelm (Sussex)

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Sussex in Anglo-Saxon times

Nothhelm (also Nothelm, Nun, Nunna ; † 717/724) was a subregulus (sub-king) of the Anglo-Saxon Kingdom of Sussex , which ruled around the years 688/692 to 717/724.

Life

Nothhelm's parents are unknown. However, he was related to the royal house of Wessex . His sister Nothgyth and his brother Eolla are documented.

Sussex had come under the rule of Wessex in the 680s . King Ine of Wessex established Nothhelm and Watt around 688/692 as dependent subreguli (sub-kings) in Sussex. Presumably, the appointment of several sub-kings served to counteract the emerging independence of the country. First, Nothhelm ruled together with Watt, who disappeared from the springs after 700. In 710, King Ine, with Nothhelm's support, attacked the British King Geraint of Dumnonia . After 714 Æthelstan (fl. 714 or 717/724) is documented as a co-king in Sussex, who presumably ruled as a sub-king in the eastern part of the country.

Copies of several charters by Nothhelm have been preserved. In 692 he transferred extensive lands from his personal possessions to his sister Nothgyth so that she could found a monastery there for the "redemption of his soul". This and another donation of 20 hidas to Bishop Eadberht von Selsey, had to be countersigned by Watts by the "upper king" Ine, his father Cenred , who presumably ruled in Dorset as an under-king. Apparently Nothhelm was able to undertake smaller land transfers in consultation with his fellow kings Watt or Æthelstan without Ines's consent.

Nothhelm had expressed the wish to be buried in Selsey Abbey around 720. His exact date of death is unknown. In the years 722 and 725 Ine led campaigns against Sussex, where the exiled Ætheling (about "Prince") Ealdberht had found admission. After 733 Æthelberht followed as King of Sussex in the rule.

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literature

  • Simon Keynes: Kings of the South Saxons . In: Lapidge et al. (Ed.): The Blackwell Encyclopaedia of Anglo-Saxon England . Wiley-Blackwell, Oxford et al. a. 2001, ISBN 978-0-6312-2492-1 , pp. 509-510.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Nothhelm 1  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. in Prosopography of Anglo-Saxon England (PASE)@1@ 2Template: Toter Link / eagle.cch.kcl.ac.uk  
  2. ↑ a b Simon Keynes: Kings of the South Saxons . In: Lapidge et al. (Ed.): The Blackwell Encyclopaedia of Anglo-Saxon England . Wiley-Blackwell, Oxford et al. a. 2001, ISBN 978-0-6312-2492-1 , pp. 509-510.
  3. ^ Anglo-Saxon Chronicle for the year 710
  4. ↑ Charter S42
  5. ↑ John Cannon, Anne Hargreaves: The Kings and Queens of Britain , Oxford University Press, 2009 (2nd revised edition), ISBN 978-0-19-955922-0 , p. 24.
  6. ↑ Charter S45
  7. ↑ Charter S43
  8. ↑ Charter S42 , Charter S44 , Charter S1173
  9. ↑ Charter S42
  10. ↑ Anglo-Saxon Chronicle for the years 722 and 725
predecessor Office successor
Caedwalla (Wessex) Lower King in Sussex
688 / 692–717 / 724
together with Watt 688/692-after 700
together with Æthelstan fl. 714? / 717/724 		Ine (Wessex)?
personal data
SURNAME Emergency helmet
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Emergency helmet; Nunna; Now
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Under King in Sussex
DATE OF BIRTH before 692
DATE OF DEATH at 720