Ealdred's

Another relative was Wilstan or Wulfstan, who under Ealdred's influence became Abbot of Gloucester.

No contemporary documents relating to Ealdred's time as abbot have been discovered.

Ealdred's expedition was betrayed by some Welsh soldiers who were serving with the English, and Ealdred was defeated.

Through Ealdred's intercession, Sweyn was restored to his earldom, which he had lost after abducting the abbess and murdering his brother Beorn.

This failure underscored Ealdred's need for a strong earl in the area to protect against raids.

The banishment of Ealdred's patron came shortly after the death of Ælfric Puttoc, the Archbishop of York.

After Ealdred's return to England he took charge of the sees of Hereford and Ramsbury.

There is no contemporary documentary evidence of Ealdred's administration of Ramsbury.

Very little documentary evidence is available from Ealdred's time as Bishop of Worcester.

The story of Ealdred being deposed comes from the Vita Edwardi, a life of Edward the Confessor, but the Vita Wulfstani, an account of the life of Ealdred's successor at Worcester, Wulfstan, says that Nicholas refused the pallium until a promise to find a replacement for Worcester was given by Ealdred.

Given Ealdred's known support of Godwin's family, John of Worcester is probably correct.

After Ealdred's death, one of the restraints on William's treatment of the English was removed.

This was part of Ealdred's promotion of the cult of Saint John, who had only been canonized in 1037.

These praise songs are probably the same performed at Matilda's coronation, but might have been used at other court ceremonies before Ealdred's death.

After killing Ealdred's successor Eadulf in 1041, Siward gained control of all Northumbria.