Wulfhere (died ) was Archbishop of York between 854 and 900.
Life
Wulfhere was consecrated in 854.Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 224
In 866 the viking Great Heathen Army attacked and captured York, and the following year the "Danes" (as the English called vikings in general at the time) defeated an attempt to recapture the city, by Anglo-Saxon forces, the following year. Wulfhere made peace with the invaders and stayed in York.Abels Alfred the Great pp. 116–117
When, in 872, Northumbrians rebelled against the Danes and their collaborators, and Wulfhere fled York.Abels Alfred the Great p. 142 Eventually he found refuge with King Burgred of Mercia.Stenton Anglo Saxon England p. 251Abels Alfred the Great p. 120
Wulfhere was recalled in 873, and continued in York until his death in 892 or 900. After his death, the seat remained vacant for eight years.Brooke "York Minster" Churches and Churchmen p. 37
Coinage Like previous archbishops of York, Wulfhere issued styca coins; Wulfred was his moneyer.
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