Hereswitha, Ealdwulf's mother, had already left East Anglia for a monastic life in Gaul by 647 (Bede, History, iv.23)and so Æthelric was probably dead by then.
Hereswitha, a nai de Ealdwulf, xa abandonara Anglia Oriental pola vida monastica na Galia por 647 (Beda, Historia, iv.23) e probabelmente Æthelric morrese tamén por entón..