Jaruman
Bishop of Mercia
Elected662
Term ended669
PredecessorTrumhere
SuccessorChad of Mercia
Personal details
Died669

Jaruman (or Jarumann; died 669) was the fourth Bishop of Mercia.[1] He fought against apostasy outside his diocese.[2] He served as bishop in the time of King Wulfhere of Mercia, on whose behalf he undertook several missions to Saxon tribes which had returned to paganism.[3] He probably originated in Ireland but was educated at Lindisfarne.

Some Tolkien scholars suggest that Jaruman's name was the inspiration for that of Saruman in The Lord of the Rings.

Citations

  1. ↑ Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 220
  2. ↑ Stenton Anglo-Saxon England p. 130
  3. ↑ Mayr-Harting Coming of Christianity p. 117

References

  • Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I. (1996). Handbook of British Chronology (Third revised ed.). Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-56350-X.
  • Mayr-Harting, Henry (1991). The Coming of Christianity to Anglo-Saxon England. University Park, PA: Pennsylvania State University Press. ISBN 0-271-00769-9.
  • Stenton, F. M. (1971). Anglo-Saxon England (Third ed.). Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-280139-5.

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