However Frankish sources claim that, after being expelled from England, Eardwulf was received by Charlemagne and then the pope, and that their envoys escorted him back to Northumbria and secured his restoration to power.
Con todo, fontes francas afirman que, despois de ser expulsado de Inglaterra, Eardwulf foi recibido por Carlomagno e, a continuación, polo papa, e que os seus enviados o escoltaron de regreso a Northumbria e aseguraron a súa restauración.