It has therefore been argued that Æthelric and Ecgric were in fact the same person, a suggestion that is disputed by the historian Barbara Yorke, who notes that the two names are too distinct to be compatible.
Por tanto argumentouse que Æthelric e Ecgric eran de feito a mesma persoa, unha suxestión que disputa a historiadora Barbara Yorke, quen anota que os dous nomes son demasiado distintos para seren compatíbeis.