Ulfketil (Bishop of Aarhus)

Ulfketil was a bishop of Aarhus, Denmark, from 1102 to 1134.[1] Ulfketil was the third bishop of the Ancient See of Aarhus and the second after almost a century of vacancy in the diocese. Ulfketil is especially remembered for participating in the Battle of Fotevik on the side of king Niels of Denmark. Ulfketil died during the battle along with 4 other Danish bishops.[2]

References

  1. "Bisperækken i Aarhus Stit" (in Danish). Diocese of Aarhus. Archived from the original on 29 September 2016. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
  2. "Kong Niels" (PDF) (in Danish). Hisorisk Tidsskrift. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 September 2016. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Christian
Bishop of Aarhus
1102-1134
Succeeded by
Eskil


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