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Æthelberht of Kent

 * This is the archived discussion of the TFAR nomination for the article below. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as Wikipedia talk:Today's featured article/requests). Please do not modify this page. 

The result was: scheduled for Today's featured article/February 24, 2016 by — Chris Woodrich (talk) 01:34, 7 February 2016 (UTC)



Æthelberht was King of Kent from about 560 until his death on 24 February 616. Bede listed him in the Ecclesiastical History of the English People as the third king to hold imperium over other Anglo-Saxon kingdoms and he was called a bretwalda or "Britain-ruler" in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle. As the first English king to convert to Christianity, he provided Augustine's mission with land for what came to be known as Canterbury Cathedral and the eventual St Augustine's Abbey. The Law of Æthelberht was the earliest written code in any Germanic language and coins began circulating in Kent during his reign for the first time following the Anglo-Saxon settlement of Britain. Æthelberht was canonised for his role in establishing Christianity among the Anglo-Saxons, as were his wife Bertha and daughter Æthelburh. His feast day in the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Churches is on 25 February.
 * Most recent similar article(s): Ancestry of the Godwins on 22 November 2015
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 * Promoted: 28 June 2007
 * Reasons for nomination: 1400th anniversary of his death.
 * Support as nominator. Jonathunder (talk) 01:54, 5 January 2016 (UTC)
 * Pedantic note 24 February 2016 won't be the 1400th anniversary of his death—616 was about 1000 years before the introduction of the Gregorian Calendar. The actual anniversary will be on 3 March 2016. &#8209; Iridescent 16:17, 8 January 2016 (UTC)
 * Note: Please add to summary chart. Brianboulton (talk) 23:57, 8 January 2016 (UTC)
 * Support. The article is in good shape for its age. If this were run on its actual anniversary (per Iridescent), most readers would not understand its date connection. sst  ✈  09:34, 20 January 2016 (UTC)
 * Support. Up to Mike's usual high standard and a breath of fresh air. Ceoil (talk) 12:56, 23 January 2016 (UTC)
 * Note. I won't support, since I'm the main editor, but thanks to the nominator for the nomination and for letting me know about it. Mike Christie (talk - contribs -  library) 16:51, 23 January 2016 (UTC)