Eddi (or Stephanus) wrote a biography of Wilfrid, recounting the turbulent life of the controversial bishop and saint who worked for the Church and furthering his own career not only in the north of England but also for a time in Sussex. He also travelled on the Continent, visiting Rome on two occasions. In these excerpts we see him rebuilding churches at Ripon and York, on his travels, and at the centre of a conference at which Ælfflæd intervened, where a decision was taken as to Wilfrid’s future.