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Anglo-Saxon Paganism. Wuffa (or Uffa, Old English: Ƿuffa) is recorded in the Anglo-Saxon genealogies as an early king of East Anglia. If historical, he would have flourished in the 6th century. By tradition Wuffa was named as the son of Wehha and the father of Tytila, but it is not known with any certainty that Wuffa was an actual historical ...
The Wuffingas, Uffingas or Wiffings were the ruling dynasty of East Anglia, the long-lived Anglo-Saxon kingdom which today includes the English counties of Norfolk and Suffolk. The Wuffingas took their name from Wuffa, an early East Anglian king.
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King Wuffa of East Anglia was born in 0511, in East Anglia, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom as the son of Wehla des Angles d'East Anglie and Tytila Des Angles. He had at least 1 son with Wilhelmia of East Anglia. He died in 0578, in East Anglia, Norfolk, England, at the age of 67. Photos and Memories (3) Do you know Wuffa of East Anglia?
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Anna of East Anglia. Anna (or Onna; killed 653 or 654) was king of East Anglia from the early 640s until his death. He was a member of the Wuffingas family, the ruling dynasty of the East Angles, and one of the three sons of Eni who ruled the kingdom of East Anglia, succeeding some time after Ecgric was killed in battle by Penda of Mercia.
Apr 26, 2022 · Wuffa (died c. 578) was king of East Anglia from 571 to 578. He was the father of King Tytila and grandfather of King Rædwald of the Sutton Hoo ship burial. His name, which is a diminutive form of the Old English word for wolf, is the dynastic eponym for the kings of East Anglia, the Wuffings.
According to the East Anglian tally from the Textus Roffensis, Wehha was the son of Wilhelm. The 9th century History of the Britons lists Wehha, named as 'Guillem Guercha', as the first king of the East Angles, as well as his son and heir Wuffa, after whom the dynasty was named. It has been claimed that the name Wehha is a hypocoristic version ...
