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Eorpwald; also
Erpenwald or Earpwald, (reigned from c. 624, ********inated c. 627 or 632),
succeeded his
father Rædwald as King of the East Angles. Eorpwald...
- that she was pagan. By her he
fathered at
least two sons, Rægenhere and
Eorpwald. He also had an
older son, Sigeberht,
whose name is
unlike other Wuffingas...
-
History of the
English People,
Ricberht murdered Eorpwald of East
Anglia in
about 627,
shortly after Eorpwald succeeded his
father Rædwald as king and had...
- son and
successor Eorpwald in
around 627, East
Anglia lost its
dominance over
other Anglo-Saxon kingdoms.
Three years after Eorpwald's murder at the hands...
- Rædwald
around 624, he was
succeeded by one of his sons,
Eorpwald. The
first dated record of
Eorpwald ruling is 627 and it was
likely around this time that...
-
during the three-year-long
period of
apostasy that
followed the
murder of
Eorpwald, when it is not
known whether any king
ruled the East Angles. The main...
- v t e
Monarchs of East
Anglia Wehha Wuffa Tytila Rædwald
Eorpwald Ricberht Sigeberht [c] Ecgric [c] Anna Æthelhere Æthelwold
Ealdwulf Ælfwald Beonna [c]...
- and
Eorpwald met his
death at the
hands of a pagan, Ricberht.
After three years of apostasy,
Christianity prevailed with the
accession of
Eorpwald's brother...
- time to time,
other identifications are suggested,
including his sons
Eorpwald,
Sigeberht or Ecgric. Rædwald is the most
likely of the
candidates because...
- name is known. Rædwald and his son
Eorpwald both
ruled as
pagans before being converted to Christianity.
After Eorpwald's murder in
around 627, the East Angles...
