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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 names are given in modern English form followed by the names and titles (as far as is known) in contemporary Anglo-Saxon English and Latin, being the prevalent/('official') languages of the time.

This was a time when spellings varied widely, even within a document. A number of variations of the details below exist. Amongst these are the preference between þ and ð (hard and soft 'th').

The character '7' was used as represent ampersand '&' in contemporary Anglo-Saxon writings.

1 Kings of East Anglia


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
ante 634 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 Æþelhere Ening EstAngle Cyning
Æþelhere Rex Angliæ Orientalis
 
late 654 to 664 Aethelwold Æthelvvold Ening EstAngle Cyning
Æþelvvold Rex Angliæ Orientalis
 
663 or 664 to 713 Aldwulf Ealdvvulf EstAngle Cyning
Ealdvvulf Rex Angliæ Orientalis
 
c. 713 to 749 Aelfwald Ælfvvald EstAngle Cyning
Ælfvvald 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 Æþelred EstAngle Cyning
Æþelred Rex Angliæ Orientalis
 
779 to 794 Aethelbert Æþelbryht EstAngle Cyning
Æþelbryht Rex Angliæ Orientalis
Saint Aethelbert
Mercian Dynasty
794 to 796 Offa Offa Þincfriþing 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 Æþelstan EstAngle Cyning
Æþelstan Rex Angliæ Orientalis
 
839 to 855 Aethelweard Æþelvveard EstAngle Cyning
Æþelvveard 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 Æþelred EstAngle Cyning
Æþelred 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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