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Scholars have been unable to determine the regnal dates of several kings of this period, including that of
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Soon after his conversion, Eorpwald was killed by
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In about 630, Christianity was permanently re-established in East Anglia when
Sigeberht and Ecgric succeeded to rule jointly. Ecgric, who may have been a sub-king until the abdication of Sigeberht in around 634, seems to have remained a
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has used the evidence of what he identifies as iconic pagan practices at Sutton Hoo to theorise that the ship burial represents one example of pagan defiance "provoked by the perceived menace of a predatory
Christian mission".
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