Sigebeald
- Eivor: ""When pride cometh, then cometh shame. But with the lowly cometh wisdom." You know these words, and you know why I speak them."
- Sigebeald: "I do. But I am not yet satisfied that you are the one for the task ahead. As Jesus said onto Thomas, "I am the way, the truth, and the life." Speak the deeds of Christ in order. Only then will you cometh unto my Lord."
- —Sigebeald to Eivor, c. 877.[src]-[m]
Sigebeald was an Anglo-Saxon priest who served in The Old Minster in Wincestre during the 9th century.
A confidant of King Aelfred of Wessex, Sigebeald was assigned by Aelfred circa 877 to be his contact person and receive the Viking shieldmaiden Eivor Varinsdottir in the church. Sigebeald was told to respond to a phrase mentioned in a letter sent by King Aelfred to Eivor in her settlement of Ravensthorpe.[1]
Upon Eivor's arrival in the church, Sigebeald received her and was given the respective phrase by the shieldmaiden. Not willing to let her meet King Aelfred easily, Sigebeald gave Eivor the task of uncovering the deeds of Christ from manuscripts located throughout the building. Eventually, Sigebeald escorted Eivor upstairs to King Aelfred's study.[1]