 The first king of the East Angles of whom more than a name is known was Rædwald, described by Bede as 'the son of Tytil, whose father was Wuffa', who reigned from about 599 until approximately 624.According to Bede, he was converted to Christianity at the court of his overlord Æthelberht of Kent in about 604.Later in his reign he was powerful enough to hold "imperium" over several Anglo-Saxon kingdoms.