Ealdwulf of East Anglia

Ealdwulf (Old English: Aldwulf), also known as Aldulf or Adulf,^[1] was king of East Anglia from c. 664 to 713. He was the son of Hereswitha, a Northumbrian princess, and of Æthilric (d. before c. 664), whose brothers all ruled East Anglia during the 7th century. Ealdwulf recalled that when he was very young, he saw the Christian/pagan temple belonging to his ancestor Rædwald.

Few details are known of Ealdwulf's long reign of 49 years; its length reflects the success of alliances formed in the decades before his ascension. During his period as king, East Anglia experienced stability and growth, not least in its commercial centre at Gipeswic (now modern Ipswich), and an East Anglian coinage appeared for the first time. Within his kingdom, the diocese of the East Angles was divided, with a new seat at Helham (probably at North Elmham in Norfolk).

He and his otherwise unknown queen produced at least two children. He was succeeded in 713 by their son Ælfwald, the last of the Wuffingas dynasty to rule the East Angles.