 Following his victory over the Northumbrians, Rædwald was not only king of the East Angles, but also the most powerful king amongst the rulers of the various English kingdoms, occupying the role which was later described by the term "Bretwalda".He is thought by many to have been buried in the sumptuous ship burial at Sutton Hoo.Eorpwald was the son of Rædwald by a wife whose name is not recorded.