The diplomatic marriage of Æthilric and Hereswith occurred between 626 and 633, before Edwin was himself slain by Cadwallon ap Cadfan, and must have carried the expectation that Æthilric was to be a Christian husband and probably king of the East Angles.
O matrimonio de Æthilric e Hereswith tivo lugar entre 626 e 633, antes de que Edwin fose asasinado por Cadwallon ap Cadfan, e creou a expectativa de que Æthilric sería un marido cristián e probabelmente rei de Anglia Oriental.