Biography
Alfreda of Crowland
About Alfreda of Crowland
Alfreda is remembered as a recluse near Crowland in England. The traditional account identifies her as a daughter of Offa of Mercia and links her withdrawal with the killing of Ethelbert, to whom she had been promised.
Nominis places her death around 833 and lists her local commemoration on August 2.
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