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Eanhere was a possible ruler ofHwicce, one of theAnglo Saxon kingdoms ofEngland, maybe reigning jointly with his brotherEanfrith. His niece, Eanfrith's daughterEafe, married KingÆðelwealh ofSussex. Unfortunately, the sole source of information concerning Eanhere isBede, who just mentioned his name in passing, and did not actually state that Eanhere was a king:
"Porro regina, nomineEabae, in sua, id est Huicciorum prouincia fuerat baptizata. Erat autem filia Eanfridi fratris Ænheri, qui ambo cum suo populo Christiani fuere."[1]
Osric may have been a son of Eanhere, byOsthryth, daughter ofOswiu of Northumbria. The only marriage recorded for Osthryth is that toÆthelred of Mercia, but an earlier marriage to Eanhere would explain why Osric and his brother Oswald are described as Æthelred'snepotes - usually translated as nephews or grandsons, but here probably meaning stepsons.[2]
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