Eadwulf I of Northumbria

Eadwulf (also Eadulf, Etulb mac Ecuilb; † 717) was in the years 705 and 706 for two months, King of the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Northumbria.

Life

Eadwulf came from the Northumbrian nobility. Its exact origin is unknown, but he was possibly related to the deirischen royal house. Some historians identify him with the mentioned in Irish annals Etulb mac Ecuilb ( Eadwulf, son of Ecgwulf ) and consider him a descendant of Ida of Bernicia. Earnwine († 740) was his son.

When King Aldfrith 705 ill succession to the throne was not backed up because his son Osred was only about eight years old. On December 14, 705 Aldfrith died in Driffield. Some historians date his death in deviation to the year 704, it began a period of political turmoil in the initially Eadwulf able to prevail against the followers Osreds. Initially Eadwulf was also Wilfrid, bishop of York, supported, which had been driven into exile by Aldfrith and now hoped for reinstatement to his office. However, after appropriate approximations were unsuccessful, Wilfrid supported henceforth Osred. Eadwulfs reign lasted only two months. Near Bamburgh it came to military clashes with supporters Osreds to those whose aunt Ælfflæd, Bishop Wilfrid and Ealdorman Beorhtfrith included. Eadwulf defeated and forced into exile. Osred succeeded to the throne. The dynastic disputes, however, were resolved only in the short term and it began an era of economic and cultural decline. Eadwulf joined politically no longer in publication and spent the rest of his life in the area around Iona where he died in the year 717.

Swell

• Eddius Stephen Vita wilfridi
• Annals of Ulster, The Annals of Ulster AD 431-1201 in CELT: The Corpus of Electronic Texts