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omits any mention of an East Anglian king for this period. It is not known with any certainty for how long he was king. Evidence from coins minted at this time suggests the East Angles seemed to have regained their independence for a short period after Ecgfrith's death, with Eadwald as their king, but the East Angles were then reconquered after Coenwulf became king of Mercia in 798, during a campaign in which the kingdom of Kent was also brought back under Mercian control. Although the dates for Eadwald's

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