Uhtred
Uhtred or Uchtred is a common masculine personal name from the Anglo-Saxon period of British history. It may refer to:
People[]
- Uhtred of Hwicce (died c. 779), King of Hwicce
- Uhtred (Derbyshire ealdorman) (early to mid 10th century), ealdorman (earl) in Derbyshire
- Uchtred of Lindisfarne, Bishop of Lindisfarne, appointed in 942?
- Uhtred the Bold (died 1016), ealdorman of Northumbria under King Æthelred II of England
- (late 11th to early 12th century) Welsh noble [1] linked to the castle at Cymer [2]
- Uhtred (Bishop of Llandaff), Welsh Bishop of Llandaff from 1140 to 1148
- Uchtred of Galloway (c. 1120–1174), Lord of Galloway
- Uhtred or Uthred of Boldon (c. 1320–1397), English Benedictine theologian and writer
Fictional characters[]
- Uhtred of Bebbanburg, protagonist of The Saxon Stories, a historical novel series by Bernard Cornwell
- Uhtred Ragnarson, in The Last Kingdom (TV series), a series on Netflix set in Alfred the Great's reign of the kingdom of Wessex, based on Bernard Cornwell's The Saxon Stories
- Uchdryd Battle Protector, Uchdryd Cross Beard, and Uchdryd son of Erim are warriors named in the Arthurian tale of Culhwch and Olwen
See also[]
- Oughtred (disambiguation)
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References[]
- ^ Wolcott, Darrell. "Uchdryd ap Edwin - The Younger Son". ancientwalesstudies.org. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
- ^ Davis, Paul (1988). Castles of the Welsh Princes. Y Lolfa.
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