The name ‘Sigeberht’ is unlike any other Wuffing name, but typical of the East Saxon dynasty. He also had an older son or stepson named Sigeberht. By her he sired at least two sons, Rægenhere (? the elder) and Eorpwald. Possibly during the 590s he married a woman of pagan custom and high moral principle whose name is unknown. He was born c560-580 and was (probably elder) brother of Eni. Rædwald’s descent from Wuffa, the eponymous founder of the Wuffinga dynasty, is stated by Bede. In various wars the Bernician Æthelfrith consolidated the Northumbrian state, and in c 604 brought Deira under his own dominion. The Bernician dynasty (allied by kinship to Wessex) was gaining ascendancy, and Edwin grew up in exile in the court of Cadfan ap Iago of Gwynedd. Ælla of Deira ruled until his death in 588, leaving a daughter Acha and son Edwin and another sibling. North of the River Humber the two kingdoms of Deira (centred on York) and the more northerly Bernicia (centred on Bamburgh) had rival dynasties. In Mercia the shadowy figure of Creoda, descendant of Icel, established his family’s importance. Ceawlin of Wessex, most powerful ruler south of the Humber, repulsed Æthelberht’s inroads from Kent until c 584, when after fighting the British in Oxfordshire his power waned and Æthelberht obtained a similar authority. Æthelberht of Kent (ruled c 560-616) was married to Bercta, Christian daughter of the Frankish ruler Charibert of Paris. A set of annals in late compilations (of uncertain authority) records Rædwald’s death twice, in 599 and 624, so possibly the missing annal for 599 was for Tytila’s death and Rædwald’s accession.ĭuring Rædwald’s young life the ruling houses of other kingdoms were becoming strongly established. The earliest and fullest source for Rædwald is Bede's Historia ecclesiastica gentis Anglorum, which places his reign between the advent of the Augustinian mission to Kent (597) and the marriage and conversion of Edwin of Northumbria (625-26). In the late 9th century he is recorded in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle as being a Bretwalda. He is the most favoured identification for the famous Sutton Hoo ship-burial. He was the first East Anglian ruler to receive Christian teaching and baptism (from the Canterbury mission), and helped to ensure its survival during the apostasy of Essex and Kent. From c 616 he became the most powerful of the English rulers south of the River Humber, and by military action installed a Northumbrian ruler acquiescent to his authority. Rædwald, son of Tytila, was King of the East Angles from c 600 AD until his death in c 624 AD. The helmet has received more than 600 votes of support and if it reaches the milestone of 10,000 votes then Lego may make it into an official set.Notities over Rædwald King of East Anglia King of East Anglia Rædwald of East Anglia The build has been submitted to fan site Lego Ideas where creators submit their builds and the public can vote for them. Matilda Webb, 11, added Lego figures of excavator Basil Brown and landowner Edith Pretty, as well as King Raedwald, who the helmet is believed to have belonged to (Andrew Webb/PA) Mr Webb focused on making the helmet while Tilda added Lego figures of excavator Basil Brown and landowner Edith Pretty, as well as King Raedwald, who the helmet is believed to have belonged to. “The helmet is one of Britain’s most important artefacts, and its ancient and recent history is such an inspirational story.”
“That’s exactly like a Lego set, only with no instructions to follow,” said Mr Webb. Matilda Webb, 11, wears the replica helmet (Andrew Webb/PA) When it was found in 1939, the original helmet was in hundreds of tiny pieces and was painstakingly pieced together by British Museum conservator Nigel Williams. Mr Webb said of their Lego project: “Like a lot of people, we were looking for a meaningful project to keep us busy during lockdown that wasn’t baking banana bread.” The original is kept at the British Museum. It is thought to have been produced in the late 6th or early 7th century. The Sutton Hoo helmet is one of just four known complete examples from Anglo-Saxon England. © Provided by PA MediaĪndrew Webb, 45, with the Lego replica of the Sutton Hoo helmet (Andrew Webb/PA) They said they were in part inspired to take on the lockdown project by Netflix drama The Dig, about the excavation of the Great Ship Burial at Sutton Hoo in Suffolk in 1939. The Lego replica of the Sutton Hoo helmet was built using more than 1,000 bricks (Andrew Webb/PA)Ī father and daughter have built a wearable replica of the Sutton Hoo helmet using more than 1,000 Lego bricks.Īndrew Webb, 45, and his 11-year-old daughter Tilda, of Saffron Walden in Essex, have submitted their design to the website Lego Ideas and hope the toymaker will consider it as an official Lego set to put on sale.
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