Historians disagree as to whether Ælfwald was replaced by Eardwulf, who would thus have reigned a second time from 808 to 811 or 812, or whether the reign of Eardwulf's son Eanred began in 808.
Os historiadores dubidan se Ælfwald foi substituído por Eardwulf, que tería un segundo reinado de 808 a 811 ou 812, ou se o reinado do seu fillo comezou en 808.