east old english recorded anglo saxon early king historical flourished 6th century tradition named son father known certainty actual historical figure dynasty ruling royal family regarded king author writing century later named ruler background kingdom independent long lived kingdom established migrants arrived southeast suffolk area known jutland identified leaders new arrivals tentatively identified old english poem historians sources collection aid calculating date establishment kingdom note use literacy sources archaeological finds evidence region settled 5th century disparate groups arrived norfolk suffolk different parts coast rivers kingdom bordered north east north_sea south mainly forests marshes western border main land route time corridor ran prehistoric way devil near modern time formed kingdom western boundary construction dated accurately establish origin pedigree reign according east tally collection son father form word wolf dynasty taken literally means suggested dynasty possibly originated tribe known identified king depicted byzantine scholar according 6th century called sister king historian suggested arrival dynasty britain founded powerful important warrior ancient royal line according 13th century chronicler roger ruled origin information unknown according current evidence suggests ruled east angles named grandfather east kings called view king east angles contradicted 9th century instead apparently names person called listed long pedigree king 19th century historian sir confused matters stated distortion arising instance pronunciation british writer place error concluded intended mean earliest king lack documentary evidence prevents scholars knowing legendary figure true identity east king known certainty historian argued best regarded figure royal origin myth later east kings claimed right rule descended way kings claimed descent descendants complete family tree
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