Swæfberht of Essex

Swæfberht (also Swaefbert, Swebriht; † 738) was in the years 709-738 King of the Anglo-Saxon Kingdom of Essex.

Life

The exact chronology in the context of taking office is unclear. According to William of Malmesbury, a historian of the 12th century, Saelred was the successor of the abdicated King Offa and is said to have ascended the throne in 709. However, modern historians consider Swæfberht ( 709-738 ) for the Offa's successor, the Saelred eventually followed. A common rule of Swæfberht ( 709-738 ) and Saelred (? -746 ) But is also represented. More details on Swæfberhts government are not known. Symeon of Durham, a historian of the 11th / 12. Century, wrote in his chronicle De Regum Anglorum Gestis the year 738 only that " Swebriht, King of the East Saxons, died ."

Swell

Symeon of Durham: De Regum Anglorum Gestis