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Waltheof I of Bamburgh
d. 1006
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Died
between 994 and 1006
Family
Children
Research notes
✓ Waltheof ('the elder Walthef'), Earl of Northumbria (of Bamburgh), succeeded Oslac and Oswulf; subscribed a charter of Ethelred II in 994 as 'Waeltheof dux'; d. 994/1006. Father of Uhtred the Bold (Simeon of Durham: 'his son Uchtred' succeeded 'the elder Walthef'). Wife and parents not known. Source: Medieval Lands (fmg.ac, Cawley), 'England, Anglo-Saxon nobility'. [DIRECT ANCESTOR OF THE COMPILER: flag added 19 Oct 2026 by walking the tree from Aynsley, so that this marker is reliable and can be searched.]