Which king granted land to Benedict Biscop to establish a monastery in 674?
King Alfred the Great
King Ecgfrith of Northumbria
King Æthelstan
King Cnut the Great
Answer
King Ecgfrith of Northumbria granted land to Benedict Biscop in 674 to establish a monastery on the north bank of the River Wear. This monastery later became part of the dual Monkwearmouth-Jarrow Abbey.
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