 Berhtwald 's period as archbishop coincided with the end of Wilfrid 's long struggle to regain the Bishopric of York , and the two @-@ year delay between Theodore 's death and Berhtwald 's election may have been due to efforts to select Wilfrid for Canterbury . After his election , Berhtwald went to Gaul for consecration and then presided over two councils that attempted to settle the Wilfrid issue , finally succeeding at the second council in 705 . Berhtwald also was the recipient of the first surviving letter close in Western Europe . 
 Berhtwald <a href='null_genetive' title='1'><mark>'s</mark></a>period as archbishop coincided with the end of Wilfrid <a href='null_genetive' title='2'><mark>'s</mark></a>long struggle to regain the Bishopric of York , and the two @-@ year delay between Theodore <a href='null_genetive' title='3'><mark>'s</mark></a>death and Berhtwald <a href='null_genetive' title='4'><mark>'s</mark></a>election may have been due to efforts to select Wilfrid for Canterbury . After his election , Berhtwald went to Gaul for consecration and then presided over two councils <a href='null_relcl' title='5'><mark>that</mark></a>attempted to settle the Wilfrid issue , finally succeeding at the second council in 705 . Berhtwald also was the recipient of the first surviving letter close in Western Europe . 
Berhtwald  period as archbishop coincided w the end of Wilfrid  long struggle to regain da Bishopric of York , and tdatwo @-@ year delay between Theodore  death and Berhtwald  election may have been due to efforts to select Wilfrid for Canterbury . After his election , Berhtwald went to Gaul for consecration and then presided over two councils attempted to settle the Wilfrid issue , finally succeeding at thdaecond council in 705 . Berhtwald also was the recipient of the first surviving letter close in Western Europe .