Publication History
The first published mention of Saint Cuthbert (spelled "St. Cuthburt") was in the second issue of The Dragon, in Chapter 2 of Gary Gygax's serialized short story The Gnome Cache.
Saint Cuthbert's name was inspired by the real-world Saint Cuthbert of Lindisfarne (AD 634-687). There are subtle hints in some sources (including a short story in Dragon #100) that Saint Cuthbert of Greyhawk and Saint Cuthbert of Lindisfarne are intended to be one and the same, or at least that the former has knowledge of the latter.
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