Ęthelnoth (known also as Egelnodus or Ednodus) (died October 29, 1038) was an Archbishop of Canterbury. He was a son of the ealdorman Ęthelmaer, and a member of the royal family of Wessex.
He became a monk at Glastonbury, then dean of the monastery of Christ Church, Canterbury, and chaplain to King Canute, and on November 13, 1020 was consecrated archbishop of Canterbury.
In 1022 he went to Rome to obtain the pallium, and was received with great respect by Pope Benedict VIII. Returning from Rome he purchased at Pavia a relic said to be an arm of St Augustine of Hippo, for a hundred talents of silver and one of gold, and presented it to the abbey of Coventry.
He appears to have exercised considerable influence over Canute, largely by whose aid he restored his cathedral at Canterbury. A story of doubtful authenticity tells how he refused to crown King Harold I, as he had promised Canute to crown none but a son of the king by his wife, Emma. Ęthelnoth, who was called the "Good," died on October 29, 1038, and his name appears in the lists of saints.
Aethelnoth also,duke of the province of Somerset, delayed with a small band in a certain wood;and they built a stronghold of some sort on the isle of Athelney, which issituated in a marsh, as may be seen.
But after the issue of the engagement,the barbarians promised peace, begged a truce, did not refuse hostages, andbound themselves by an oath; their king also submitted to the rite of baptism,and King Alfred, as sponsor, received him from the laver in the marshy isle ofAlney.
Duke Aethelnoth likewise purified the same king after his baptism, at aplace called Wedmore, and there King Alfred loaded him with magnificent honors.
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