Sæward of Essex
According to Bede, Sæward was the joint king of the Kingdom of Essex from 616? to 623? along with his brothers (named as Sexred and possibly Saexbald) after the death of their father Sæbert.[1] Their father converted to Christianity in 604.[2] After his death they repressed the Christian religion in favour of the indigenous English religion, allowing the worship of their people's native gods.[3] They banished Mellitus, Bishop of London, from the kingdom after he refused them the sacramental bread.[4] In 623(?) Sexred, Sæward and their brother were killed in a battle against the forces of Wessex.[4] It is uncertain whether Sigeberht, son of Sæward, was their successor Sigeberht the Little or the latter's successor Sigeberht the Good.[5] [3]
References[edit]
- ↑ McCann, Kathrin (2018). Anglo-Saxon Kingship and Political Power. University of Wales Press. p. 22. ISBN 9781786832931. Search this book on
- ↑ Johnson, Flint (2017). The British Heroic Age A History, 367-664. McFarland, Incorporated, Publishers. ISBN 9781476626116. Search this book on
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Rippon, Stephen (2022). Territoriality and the Early Medieval Landscape The Countryside of the East Saxon Kingdom. Boydell & Brewer, Limited. p. 18,176. ISBN 9781783276806. Search this book on
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Kings of the East Saxons", by Barbara Yorke, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
- ↑ Lappenberg, Johann Martin; Benjamin Thorpe (1845). A history of England under the Anglo-Saxon kings Volume 1. p. 244. Search this book on
| Preceded by Sæbert |
King of Essex 616?–623? Joint king with Sexred and another |
Succeeded by Sigeberht the Little |
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