The golden days of the early English church from the arrival of Theodore to the death of Bede . Cross of Hilditiiryth, or St. Hilda. {Vol. III., facing p. Cross of IIildegyth. [Jol III., facing p. i83. APPENDIX I 189 did not stay there long, however: twelve months later she wassummoned home again to Northumbria by St. Aidan. Thereshe accepted the gift of a piece of land sufficient to maintain afamily. This is called a hiwscipe (and not, as usual, a hide) inthe Anglo-Saxon translation of Bede. She lived a secludedlife for a year with some companions, and, as we have seen,moved to Hartlepo
The golden days of the early English church from the arrival of Theodore to the death of Bede . Cross of Hilditiiryth, or St. Hilda. {Vol. III., facing p. Cross of IIildegyth. [Jol III., facing p. i83. APPENDIX I 189 did not stay there long, however: twelve months later she wassummoned home again to Northumbria by St. Aidan. Thereshe accepted the gift of a piece of land sufficient to maintain afamily. This is called a hiwscipe (and not, as usual, a hide) inthe Anglo-Saxon translation of Bede. She lived a secludedlife for a year with some companions, and, as we have seen,moved to Hartlepool when Heiu went to Tadcaster. There shebegan to put things in order and to introduce a Rule. She hadthe help of learned men, and was frequently visited by BishopAidan.^ In the year 653, while she was at Hartlepool, King Oswy,who had dedicated his little daughter ^Ifleda (then only a yearold) to God, in case he should defeat Penda in the battle ofthe Winwaed, put the latter in charge of Hilda, who thus becameher At the same time he made over to the Churchtwelve small portions of land {duodecim possessiunculis errartum^called twelve bocla
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