The Sheriff of Northumberland allows wealth and power to go
to his head — and his digestion.
byReginald of Durham?-?1190
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Cuthbert’s Box
Shortly before Easter, an ivory box went missing from the gifts
presented at the shrine of St Cuthbert.
paraphrased from an account byReginald of Durham?-?1190
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Cuthbert’s Christmas
One Christmas Eve back in the twelfth century, a monk keeping midnight vigil in
Lindisfarne priory watched spellbound as two great doors opened all by themselves.
paraphrased from an account byReginald of Durham?-?1190
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Educating Martin
When Sir Rodbert became Brother Martin, he found the change
so difficult that he began to wonder if even the saints were against him.
paraphrased from an account byReginald of Durham?-?1190
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Ranulf’s Tooth
As he sat in his guest room at Durham Abbey, Ranulf de Capella
could think of nothing but finding someone to rid him of his painful toothache.
paraphrased from an account byReginald of Durham?-?1190
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Cuthbert’s Cordon
A man steals a mother sparrow from her chick, but St Cuthbert isn’t going to let him get away with it.