Ethelwolf
historical figure · 2 works · 2 mentions · 2 anchored passages
Ethel-wolf · the noble wolf · the wolf of the tilth
in the texts
Construction Construed and Constitutions Vindicated
Early English king who in 846 established tithes and exempted clergy property from taxation, cited as a historical precedent for governmental favoritism justified by convenience.
In 846, Ethel-wolf established tythes, and exempted the property of the clergy from taxation.
Ansāb al-ʻArab al-qudamāʼ
An old English name glossed noble wolf, Zaydan's one named instance of animal naming among the early English.
among their old names is Ethelwolf (the noble wolf, or the wolf of the tilth).