 They were variously described as earls or ealdormen or high-reeves, and their independence from the kings of England and Scotland is uncertain.Uhtred the Bold and Eadwulf Cudel were sons of Waltheof, earl of Bamburgh, who died in 1006.He was succeeded by Uhtred, who was appointed by Æthelred the Unready as earl of the whole of Northumbria.