Monument record RLM 098 - According to Bede, the seat of East Anglian Royal House of Wuffingas was at Rendlesham
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred TM 32 53 (1000m by 1000m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TM35SW |
| Civil Parish | RENDLESHAM, SUFFOLK COASTAL, SUFFOLK |
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According to Bede, the seat (Vicus regius) of East Anglian Royal House of Wuffingas was at Rendlesham in c. AD660 (S1)(S2)(R1)(R2).
Bede Historia Ecclesiastica book 3 ch 22 (translation from Penguin edition 1955):
' Sigbert was succeeded as king [of the East Saxons] by Swidhelm, son of Sexbald, who had been baptised by Cedd in the province of the East Angles at the king’s country seat of Rendlesham, that is Rendil’s House; his godfather was Aethelwald King of the East Angles.'
' Successit autem Sigeberto in regnum Suidhelmus, filius Sexbaldi, qui baptizatus est ab ipso Cedd in provincia Orientalium Anglorum, in vico regio, qui dicitur Rendelsham, id est, Mansio Rendili; suscepitque eum ascendentem de fonte sancto Ethelwaldus rex ipsius gentis Orientalium Anglorum, frater Annæ regis eorundem.'
No precise site is known.
Formerly recorded as RLM MISC
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Record last edited
May 21 2020 8:36AM