Steven Plunkett relates that, according to the version of events as told in the Whitby Life of St Gregory, it was Paulinus who visited Edwin and obtained his promise to convert to Christianity in return for regal power.
Steven Plunkett conta que, segundo a versión dos acontecementos da Vida de San Gregorio, foi Paulino quen visitou a Edwin e obtivo a súa promesa de se converter ao cristianismo a cambio de poder real.