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.

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Label Occurrences
Rædwald of East Anglia canonical 5

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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)

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Kingdom of the East Angles ruler Rædwald of East Anglia
Sutton Hoo treasure possiblyBurialOf Rædwald of East Anglia
Anna of East Anglia notableRelative Rædwald of East Anglia
Eorpwald of East Anglia predecessor Rædwald of East Anglia
Eorpwald of East Anglia father Rædwald of East Anglia