Rædwald of East Anglia
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Rædwald of East Anglia was a powerful early 7th-century Anglo-Saxon king, often identified with the high-status burial at Sutton Hoo and noted for his significant role in the Christianization and politics of early medieval England.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Rædwald of East Anglia canonical | 5 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
7th-century English monarch
ⓘ
Anglo-Saxon king ⓘ monarch of East Anglia ⓘ |
| ally | Edwin of Northumbria ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Sutton Hoo, near Woodbridge, Suffolk, England
ⓘ
surface form:
Sutton Hoo ship burial Mound 1
Wuffingas dynasty ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
Sutton Hoo, near Woodbridge, Suffolk, England
ⓘ
surface form:
Sutton Hoo (probable)
|
| capital |
Rendlesham
ⓘ
surface form:
Rendlesham (probable royal centre)
|
| child |
Eorpwald of East Anglia
ⓘ
Rægenhere ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| convertedBy |
Anglo-Saxon royal court
ⓘ
surface form:
Kentish court (under Æthelberht I, according to Bede)
|
| country |
Kingdom of the East Angles
ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of East Anglia
|
| culture | Anglo-Saxon culture ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 7th century ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | circa 624 ⓘ |
| dynasty |
Wuffingas dynasty
ⓘ
surface form:
Wuffingas
|
| ethnicGroup | Anglo-Saxons ⓘ |
| father | Tytila of East Anglia ⓘ |
| floruit | early 7th century ⓘ |
| hasAmbiguousIdentification | identity of Sutton Hoo Mound 1 burial occupant ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | early medieval England ⓘ |
| historicalStatus | semi-legendary but historically attested ruler ⓘ |
| knownFor |
association with the Sutton Hoo ship burial
ⓘ
involvement in early medieval English high kingship politics ⓘ powerful early 7th-century Anglo-Saxon ruler ⓘ role in the Christianization of Anglo-Saxon England ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | Old English ⓘ |
| mentionedIn | Bede's Ecclesiastical History of the English People ⓘ |
| militaryConflict | Battle of the River Idle ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
conversion to Christianity in Kent
ⓘ
maintenance of both Christian altar and pagan shrine ⓘ victory over Æthelfrith of Northumbria at the River Idle ⓘ |
| occupation | monarch ⓘ |
| opponent | Æthelfrith of Northumbria ⓘ |
| partOf |
Heptarchy
ⓘ
surface form:
Heptarchy of Anglo-Saxon England
|
| positionHeld |
King of East Anglia
ⓘ
surface form:
King of the East Angles
|
| precededBy | Tytila of East Anglia ⓘ |
| religion |
Anglo-Saxon paganism
ⓘ
Christianity ⓘ |
| residence | East Anglia ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| source |
Anglo-Saxon historical tradition
ⓘ
archaeological evidence from Sutton Hoo ⓘ |
| spouse | Unnamed pagan queen of East Anglia ⓘ |
| succeededBy | Eorpwald of East Anglia ⓘ |
| title | bretwalda (overlord of southern English kingdoms, according to Bede) ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.