The golden days of the early English church from the arrival of Theodore to the death of Bede . 1^ •^^ ^. O c 1 APPENDIX I 191 very curious that while the name of Hild or Hilda does notoccur in it, the name of Hildithryth, which is not recorded inthat form by Bede or elsewhere in early literature, does occur. I would add still another argument to the strong ones madeuse of by Haigh. Bede, in speaking of the famous people who hadbeen interred at Whitby, does not mention St. Hilda at all, whichis incredible if she had been buried there, and it is indeed almostcertain that she was buried beside h
The golden days of the early English church from the arrival of Theodore to the death of Bede . 1^ •^^ ^. O c 1 APPENDIX I 191 very curious that while the name of Hild or Hilda does notoccur in it, the name of Hildithryth, which is not recorded inthat form by Bede or elsewhere in early literature, does occur. I would add still another argument to the strong ones madeuse of by Haigh. Bede, in speaking of the famous people who hadbeen interred at Whitby, does not mention St. Hilda at all, whichis incredible if she had been buried there, and it is indeed almostcertain that she was buried beside her mother at her own earlyfoundation at Hartlepool, and that her full name was HildiGryth. On another stone there is another similar name also in runes{ Hilddigyth), doubtless representing some distinguished nunor abbess otherwise unrecorded. The name is one of a seriesof five which occurs twice in the Liber VitcB. Let us now turn to another of the larger gravestones, whichis inscribed with the name Berchtgyth. It seems probable thatwhen Hilda removed to her new foundation at Whitby, Berchtgythto
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