The Wuffingas, Uffingas or Wiffings were the ruling dynasty of
East Anglia
East Anglia is an area in the East of England, often defined as including the counties of Norfolk, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire. The name derives from the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of the East Angles, a people whose name originated in Anglia, in ...
, the long-lived
Anglo-Saxon
The Anglo-Saxons were a Cultural identity, cultural group who inhabited England in the Early Middle Ages. They traced their origins to settlers who came to Britain from mainland Europe in the 5th century. However, the ethnogenesis of the Anglo- ...
kingdom which today includes the English counties of
Norfolk and
Suffolk
Suffolk () is a ceremonial county of England in East Anglia. It borders Norfolk to the north, Cambridgeshire to the west and Essex to the south; the North Sea lies to the east. The county town is Ipswich; other important towns include Lowes ...
. The Wuffingas took their name from
Wuffa
Wuffa (or Uffa, ang, Ç·uffa) 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, b ...
, an early
East Anglian king. Nothing is known of the members of the dynasty before
Rædwald, who ruled from about 599 to 624. The
Viking invasions of the ninth century or
dissolution of the monasteries in the 16th century may have led to the destruction of the documents relating to the rule of the Wuffingas.
The last of the Wuffingas kings was
Ælfwald, who died in 749: he was succeeded by kings whose lineage is unknown.
Family tree
The following family tree includes the Wuffingas kings from
Wehha
Wehha is listed by Anglo-Saxon records as a king of the East Angles. If he existed, Wehha ruled the East Angles as a pagan king during the 6th century, at the time the region was being established as a kingdom by migrants arriving from what is ...
to Ælfwald. They are numbered in order of ruling.
Ecgric of East Anglia was also a member of the Wuffingas house, but his exact descent is not decided. He may have been
Sigeberht's brother, or his step-brother.
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