Wehha (died c. 571) was a sixth-century king of East Anglia, possibly the first after the union of Norfolk and Suffolk. He was the father of Wuffa, after whom the royal family of East Anglia called themselves (the Wuffings), and the great-grandfather of Rædwald, the likely candidate for burial in the Sutton Hoo ship burial. According to his genealogy, he was the son of Wilhelm, who was the son of Hryp, who was the son of Hroðmund, son of Trygil, son of Tyttman, son of Caser, son of Woden. Sutton Hoo parade helmet (British Museum, restored). ...
EastAnglia was subject to the supremacy of the Mercian kings until 825, when its people slew Beornwulf of Mercia, and with their king acknowledged Ecgberht (Egbert) of Wessex as their lord.
In 870 Edmund, king of EastAnglia, was killed by the Danes under Ivarr and Ubbi, the sons of Ragnar Lot~brok.
EastAnglia is a region of eastern England, named after one of the ancient Anglo-Saxon kingdoms, which was named after the homeland of the Angles, Angeln in northern Germany.
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