Aelfsige I (or Ælfsige) (fl. 951-959) was Bishop of Winchester before he became archbishop of Canterbury in 959. Life He succeeded Saint Aelfheah, also called Alphege the Bald, as Bishop of Winchester in 951. In 958 he was translated from the see of Winchester to become archbishop of Canterbury. Aelfsige died of cold in the Alps as he journeyed to Rome to be given his pallium by Pope John XII. In his place King Edwy nominated Birthelm, bishop of Wells. His will survives, and shows that A… (More on Aelfsige)