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For other men called Æthelhelm see Æthelhelm (disambiguation)Athelm (or Æthelhelm; died 926) was an English churchman who was the first Bishop of Wells and later Archbishop of Canterbury. His translation or moving from one bishopric to another was a precedent for later translations of ecclesiastics because prior to this time period such movements were considered illegal. While archbishop Athelm crowned the new king and perhaps wrote the coronation service for the event.

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