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Wulfrun(a) (c. 935-c. 1005 [1]) was a Mercian noblewoman and landowner who held estates in Staffordshire. Today she is particularly remembered for her association with Hēatūn , Anglo-Saxon for "high or principal farm or enclosure", which she was granted in a charter by King Æthelred II (Æthelred the Unready) in 985, and where she ...
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In the War in the North video game, Wulfrun is a dark sorcerer from Carn Dûm who serves Sauron's most deadly servant, Agandaûr, and also leads a group of dark sorcerers called the Cult of the Lidless Eye.
The city is named after Wulfrun, who founded the town in 985, from the Anglo-Saxon Wulfrūnehēantūn ("Wulfrūn's high or principal enclosure or farm"). [3] [4] [5] Before the Norman Conquest, the area's name appears only as variants of Heantune or Hamtun; the prefix Wulfrun or similar appearing in 1070 and thereafter. [4]
From its Anglo-Saxon origins as “Wulfruna’s farm” to a centre of industry and commerce, the history of Wolverhampton tells the story of a village that has evolved over centuries into the city it is today.
The sculpture was moved into the Wulfrun Centre when it was refurbished in 1999/2000. It was stuck on a high wall, near a window, and painted white. Wulfruna established a manor house in the Gorsebrook area of the town.
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Dec 7, 2022 · Meaning & History. Derived from the Old English elements wulf "wolf" and run "secret lore, rune". This was the name of a 10th-century English noblewoman who founded the city of Wolverhampton.
Lady Wulfruna, or Wulfrun to use the correct Anglo-Saxon pronunciation of her name, is believed to have been the grand-daughter of King Ethelred I and Queen Aethelflaed (daughter of King Alfred the Great).
Jul 20, 2024 · Wulfrun(a) (c. 935-c. 1005) was a Mercian noblewoman and landowner who held estates in Staffordshire. Today she is particularly remembered for her association with Hēatūn , Anglo-Saxon for "high or principal farm or enclosure", which she was granted in a charter by King Æthelred II (Æthelred the Unready) in 985, and where she ...
Lady Wulfruna (d.after 994) was an Anglo-Saxon noble woman and landowner with several estates in Staffordshire. She was granted a charter for Hēatūn, Anglo-Saxon for ‘high or prinicpal farm of enclosure’ by Aethelred II (Aethelred the Unready) in 985.
