On the other hand, if Coenred went willingly, as Bede relates, then the apparently friendly relationship between Offa and Coenred, his overlord, makes it clear that the relationship between an overlord and his underking was not hostile in every case.
Por outra banda, se Coenred foi pola súa vontade, como Beda refire, entón a relación aparentemente amigábel entre Offa e Coenred, o seu señor, deixa claro que a relación entre un señor e o seu subregulus non era hostil en todos os casos.