Abbot Thorold

Also known as: Thorold · Role: abbot · First appears: A.D. 1070–1073

Life events

1070 · King William gave the abbacy to Thorold, a French abbot.(A.D. 1070–1073 · 📍 Peterborough)
- With: William of Normandy
- “because they understood that the king had given the abbacy to a French abbot, whose name was Thorold;”
1070 · Yware sought Thorold’s protection and warned him that outlaws were coming to Peterborough.(A.D. 1070–1073 · 📍 Peterborough)
- With: Yware
- “telling him that he sought his protection, and informing him how the outlaws were coming to Peterborough,”
1070 · Thorold arrived at Peterborough after the minster and town had been burned and plundered.(A.D. 1070–1073 · 📍 Peterborough)
- “Thus was the minster of Peterborough burned and plundered. Almighty God have mercy on it through his great goodness. Thus came the Abbot Thorold to Peterborough;”

with Yware (interaction) “Now there was a churchwarden, whose name was Yware; who took away by night all that he could, testaments, mass-hackles, cantel-copes, and reefs, and such other small things, whatsoever he could; and went early, before day, to the Abbot Thorold; telling him that he sought his protection, and informing him how the outlaws were coming to Peterborough, and that he did all by advice of the monks.”

Extracted from the original text of The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle. Made with Rho MD.