There is no historical evidence that Eni ever ruled the East Angles himself.

He first ruled in Britain over the race of East Angles.

The Wuffingas were the ruling family of the East Angles.

So why had they now turned their fury on the poor and puny kingdom of the East Angles?

A man of the East Angles by his speech, the messenger said.

He has an under-king, an East Angle, to put in charge.

That will make it easier for the East Angles to accept his rule.

Beornwulf fought the East Angles, but was defeated and killed.

He was the last bishop of the East Angles.

He similarly provides ancestry for the kings of the East Angles.