Ealdwulf Of East Anglia
Ealdwulf ( ang, Aldwulf) was king of East Anglia from 664 to 713. He was the son of  Hereswitha, a Northumbrian princess, and of Æthilric (d. before 664), whose brothers all ruled East Anglia during the 7th century. Ealdwulf recalled that when he was very young, he saw the Christian/pagan temple belonging to his ancestor Rædwald. Few details are known of Ealdwulf's long reign of 49 years; its length reflects the success of alliances formed in the decades before his ascension. During his period as king, East Anglia experienced stability and growth, not least in its commercial centre at Gipeswic (now modern Ipswich), and an East Anglian coinage appeared for the first time. Within his kingdom, the diocese of the East Angles was divided, with a new seat at Helham (probably at North Elmham in Norfolk). He and his otherwise unknown queen produced at least two children. He was succeeded in 713 by their son Ælfwald, the last of the Wuffingas dynasty to rule the East Angles. Or ...
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Ealdwulf
Ealdwulf is a male given name used by: * Ealdwulf of East Anglia (), King of the East Angles * Ealdwulf of Sussex King of Sussex in the early 8th century * Aldwulf of Rochester Bishop of Rochester from 727 to 736 * Ealdwulf of Lindsey Bishop of Lindsey from 750 to 796 * Ealdwulf of Lichfield Bishop of Lichfield in the early 9th century * Ealdwulf (archbishop of York) Archbishop of York from 995–1002 See also * Eadwulf *Eardwulf Eardwulf or Eardulf is an Anglo-Saxon male name. Notable people with the name include: * Eardwulf of Northumbria, (floruit late 8th/early 9th century), ruler of Northumbria * Eardwulf of Kent (floruit middle 8th century), ruler of Kent * Eardwulf, ... {{given name English masculine given names Germanic masculine given names ...
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