Kings of East Anglia
This is a list of the kings of the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of East Anglia. Note that many of the dates of this time are considered unreliable.The character '7' was used as ampersand '&' in contemporary Anglo-Saxon writing.
| Reign | Incumbent | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? to ? | Wehha | VVehha EstAngle Cyning VVehha Rex Angliæ Orientalis | |
| 571 to 578 | Wuffa | VVuffa VVehhing EstAngle Cyning VVuffa Rex Angliæ Orientalis | |
| 578 to 593 | Tyttla | Tyttla Vvuffing EstAngle Cyning Tyttla Rex Angliæ Orientalis | |
| 593 to 617 | Redwald | Rædvvald Tyttling EstAngle Cyning Rædvvald Rex Angliæ Orientalis | |
| 617 to 618 | Eni | Eni Tyttling EstAngle Cyning Eni Rex Angliæ Orientalis | |
| c.616 or 627 to 627 or 628 | Eorpwald | Eorpvvald Rædvvalding EstAngle Cyning Eorpvvald Rex Angliæ Orientalis | |
| 628 to 631 | Ricbert | Ricbryht EstAngle Cyning Ricbryht Rex Angliæ Orientalis | |
| 630 or 631 to ?634 | Sigebert | Sigebryht Rædvvalding EstAngle Cyning Sigebryht Rex Angliæ Orientalis | Joint-king with Egric; abdicated; Saint Sigebert |
| ante634 to 635 | Egric | Ecgric Ening EstAngle Cyning Ecgric Rex Angliæ Orientalis | |
| 635 to 654 | Anna | Anna Ening EstAngle Cyning Anna Rex Angliæ Orientalis | Murdered |
| 654 to 15 November 654 | Aethelhere | ÃÂþelhere Ening EstAngle Cyning ÃÂþelhere Rex Angliæ Orientalis | |
| late654 to 664 | Aethelwold | ÃÂthelvvold Ening EstAngle Cyning ÃÂþelvvold Rex Angliæ Orientalis | |
| 663 or 664 to 713 | Aldwulf | Ealdvvulf EstAngle Cyning Ealdvvulf Rex Angliæ Orientalis | |
| c.713 to 749 | Aelfwald | ÃÂlfvvald EstAngle Cyning ÃÂlfvvald Rex Angliæ Orientalis | |
| 749 to ? | Hun | Hun EstAngle Cyning Hun Rex Angliæ Orientalis | Joint-king |
| 749 to c.758 | Beorna | Beorna EstAngle Cyning Beorna Rex Angliæ Orientalis | Joint-king |
| 749 to ? | Alberht | Albryht EstAngle Cyning Albryht Rex Angliæ Orientalis | Joint-king |
| c.758 to 779 | Aethelred | ÃÂþelred EstAngle Cyning ÃÂþelred Rex Angliæ Orientalis | |
| 779 to 794 | Aethelbert | ÃÂþelbryht EstAngle Cyning ÃÂþelbryht Rex Angliæ Orientalis | Saint Aethelbert |
| Mercian Dynasty | |||
| 794 to 796 | Offa | Offa ÃÂincfriþing Miercna 7 EstAngle Cyning Offa Rex Mercia et Angliæ Orientalis Offa Rex Anglorvm | |
| East Anglian Dynasty | |||
| 796 to c.799 | Eadwald | Eadvvald EstAngle Cyning Eadvvald Rex Angliæ Orientalis | |
| Mercian Dynasty | |||
| c.799 to 821 | Coenwulf | Coenvvulf Miercna 7 EstAngle Cyning Coenvvulf Rex Mercia et Angliæ Orientalis | |
| 821 to 823 | Coelwulf I | Coelvvulf Miercna 7 EstAngle Cyning Coelvvulf Rex Mercia et Angliæ Orientalis | |
| 823 to 826 | Beornwulf | Beornvvulf Miercna 7 EstAngle Cyning Beornvvulf Rex Mercia et Angliæ Orientalis | |
| East Anglian Dynasty | |||
| 826 to 839 | Aethelstan | ÃÂþelstan EstAngle Cyning ÃÂþelstan Rex Angliæ Orientalis | |
| 839 to 855 | Aethelweard | ÃÂþelvveard EstAngle Cyning ÃÂþelvveard Rex Angliæ Orientalis''' | |
| 855 to 20 November 870 | Edmund | Eadmund EstAngle Cyning Eadmund Rex Angliæ Orientalis | Martyred; Saint Edmund |
| Sub-kings under Norse Suzerainty | |||
| 870 to 876 | Oswald | Osvvald EstAngle Cyning Osvvald Rex Angliæ Orientalis | |
| 876 to 879 | Aethelred | ÃÂþelred EstAngle Cyning ÃÂþelred Rex Angliæ Orientalis | |
| 879 to 890 | Athelstan | Aþelstan EstAngle Cyning Aþelstan Rex Angliæ Orientalis | Norse ruler Guthrum I, took name Athelstan at baptism |
| c.881 to 895 (or 896) | Guthfrith | Guþfriþ EstAngle Cyning Guþfriþ Rex Angliæ Orientalis | Alias Hardicnut, Canute and Guthred |
| c.890 to 902 | Eric | Eric Guþrumsson EstAngle Cyning Eric Rex Angliæ Orientalis | Eohric; killed in battle |
| 902 to 918 | Guthrum II | Guþrum EstAngle Cyning Guþrum Rex Angliæ Orientalis | |
After 918, East Anglia was under the rule of Wessex.
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References
| Heptarchy |
| East Anglia | Essex | Kent | Mercia | Northumbria | Sussex | Wessex |
| Others: Lindsey, Hwicce |