Anna King of East Anglia ¹⁷⁸⁸

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  Death Notes:

In the Battle of Bulcamp, which occurred in 653 or 654 between the forces of Anna of East Anglia and Penda of Mercia, Anna, the King of East Anglia, was defeated and killed along with his son Jurmin.

  Burial Notes:

North of the village of Blythburgh is the site of the Battle of Bulcamp which occurred in 653 or 654 between the forces of Anna of East Anglia and Penda of Mercia. Anna, the King of East Anglia, was defeated and killed along with his son Jurmin. Both are believed to have been buried at the site of Blythburgh Priory.

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Clan: He was a member of the Wuffingas family,,.
The Wuffingas, Uffingas or Wiffings were the ruling dynasty of East Anglia, the long-lived Anglo-Saxon kingdom which today includes the English counties of Norfolk and Suffolk. The Wuffingas took their name from Wuffa, an early East Anglian king. Nothing is known of the members of the dynasty before Rædwald, who ruled from about 599 to c.624. The Viking invasions of the 9th century and Dissolution of the monasteries in the 16th century both led to the destruction of 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.

Anna married Saewara Queen of East Anglia about 624 in , , East Anglia, Anglo Saxon Britain.¹⁷⁹¹ (Saewara Queen of East Anglia was born about 587 in , , , England ¹⁷⁸⁸.)