Guercha begat Uffa, who begat Tytillus, who
begat Eni, who begat Edric, who begat Aldwulf, who begat Elric.
* Guercha is a distortion of the name of Uffa, or Wuffa,
arising in the first instance from the pronunciation of the
British writer; and in the next place from the error of the
transcriber--Palgrave.
THE GENEALOGY OF THE MERCIANS.
60. Woden begat Guedolgeat, who begat Gueagon, who begat Guithleg, who
begat Guerdmund, who begat Ossa, who begat Ongen, who begat Eamer, who
begat Pubba.* This Pubba had twelve sons, of whom two are better known
to me than the others, that is Penda and Eawa. Eadlit is the son of
Pantha, Penda, son of Pubba, Ealbald, son of Alguing, son of Eawa, son
of Penda, son of Pubba. Egfert, son of Offa, son of Thingferth, son of
Enwulf, son of Ossulf, son of Eawa, son of Pubba.
* Or Wibba.
THE KINGS OF THE DEIRI.
61. Woden begat Beldeg, Brond begat Siggar, who begat Sibald, who begat
Zegulf, who begat Soemil, who first separated(1) Deur from Berneich
(Deira from Bernicia.) Soemil begat Sguerthing, who begat Giulglis, who
begat Ulfrea, who begat Iffi, who begat Ulli, Edwin, Osfrid and Eanfrid.
There were two sons of Edwin, who fell with him in battle at Meicen,(2)
and the kingdom was never renewed in his family, because not one of his
race escaped from that war; but all were slain with him by the army of
Catguollaunus,(3) king of the Guendota.
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