Wehha
Wehha (also Wehh and Guercha ; * unknown; † around 571) was possibly the first king of East Anglia after the union of Norfolk and Suffolk in the 6th century .
The tradition from this early period of Anglo-Saxon rule is very sparse and unreliable. According to his genealogy in the Historia Brittonum ( history of the British ) he was the son of Guillem, son of Hryp, son of Hroðmund, son of Trygil, son of Tyttman, son of Caser, son of Wodan . No information has been passed on about his rule.
He was succeeded by his son Wuffa , after whom the later kings of East Anglia named their dynasty Wuffinger .
| Ancestry |
|---|
| Ælfwald (Alfwald Aldwulfing) |
| Ealdwulf Ældwulf Æðelricing |
| Æthelric (Æþelric Ening) |
| Eni (Eni Tytling) |
| Tyttla (Tytla Wuffing) |
| Wuffa (Wuffa Wehhing) |
| Wehha (Wehh Wilhelming) |
| Wilhelm (Wilhelm Hrypping) |
| Hryp (Hryp Hroðmunding) |
| Hrothmund (Hroðmund Trigling) |
| Trygil (Trygil Tymaning) |
| Tyttman (Tytman Casericg) |
| Casar (Caser Wodning) |
| Wodan (Woden Frealafing) |
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- John A. Giles (Ed.): Six Old English Chronicles, of which two are now first translated from the monkish Latin originals . AMS Press, New York 1968 (reprint of the London 1848 edition).
Web links
- Wehha 1 in Prosopography of Anglo-Saxon England (PASE)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Historia Brittonum 59
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| - |
King of East Anglia unknown – around 571 |
Woofah |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Wehha |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Guercha |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | King of the Anglo-Saxon Kingdom of East Anglia |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 5th century or 6th century |
| DATE OF DEATH | at 571 |