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KENULPHUS. Cenwulf ruled Mercia A.D. 796-821. In 798, he endowed a monastery of monks in Winchcombe Abbey, where he was later buried beside his son Kenelm.

Kenulphus is Kenelm's father, NPT 3110-3121. [Kenelm]

Latin Kenulphus instead of OE Cenwulf seems necessary for the meter and appears in medial position, NPT 3111.

W. Levinson, England and the Continent in the Eighth Century, 249-259.
From CHAUCER NAME DICTIONARY
Copyright © 1988, 1996 Jacqueline de Weever
Published by Garland Publishing, Inc., New York and London.
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