Eorpwald; also Erpenwald or Earpwald, (reigned from c. 624, assassinated c. 627 or 632), succeeded his father Rædwald as King of the East Angles. Eorpwald...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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to rally support for the defense of the Persian capital Ctesiphon. King Eorpwald of East Anglia is murdered, and succeeded by Ricberht. He is a member of...
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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...
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v t e Monarchs of East Anglia Wehha Wuffa Tytila Rædwald Eorpwald Ricberht Sigeberht [c] Ecgric [c] Anna Æthelhere Æthelwold Ealdwulf Ælfwald Beonna [c]...
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Christianisation of Anglo-Saxon England (section c. 624–628: Eorpwald's baptism and later death in a heathen backlash)
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...
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that Rædwald's own descendants ruled the kingdom. After his step-brother Eorpwald's assassination in about 627, Sigeberht returned to East Anglia and (perhaps...
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