The circumstances are not recorded, so that it is not known whether Ricberht represented an internal East Anglian opposition to Christian rule, or if he was an emissary from abroad wishing to diminish Edwin of Northumbria's influence over the East Angles.
As circunstancias non quedaron rexistradas, de modo que non sabemos se Ricberht era representante dunha facción interna oposta ao cristianismo, ou se era un emisario do estranxeiro que desexaba diminuír a influencia de Edwin de Northumbria sobre Anglia Oriental.