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Contents 1 Direct lineage 2 Another Spelling Variation of Eadric's Name 3 Direct Descendents 4 Family of Eadric Streona = 5 Sledda of Essex

[edit] Direct lineage

Florence of Worcester listed Eadric Streona as the son of Aethelric (Aelfheah) son of King Edgar the Peaceful.

The AS Chronicle refers to him in 1009 as the brother of Ealdorman Brihtric, who was the uncle of Wulfnoth Cild, Godwin's father. Wulfnoth's father was Aethelmaer the Fat (Se Greata) and his father was Aethelweard the Historian, who is at pains to remind us in bad Latin that he is descended from Aethelred I. Thus Eadric Streona is not of humble birth- as Florence of Worcester claims, probably as an insult. He also married Aethelred the Unready's daughter which would be unlikely if he were not of noble birth. It appears that he accompanied Aethelweard the Historian in diplomatic relations with the Danes, which resulted in the payment of huge amounts of Danegeld, thus putting him in the position of a go between and eventual traitor. -streona 11. Oct 2007 —Preceding unsigned comment added by Streona (talk • contribs) 17:04, 11 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Another Spelling Variation of Eadric's Name

In one source his earliest name was Edredus de Stretton shown in this webpage http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~stretton/stretton%20en%20le%20field.htm

[edit] Direct Descendents

In the above genealogy site it shows that his descendents started the Street family origin.--Kylests 23:16, 7 November 2006 (UTC)Kyle McKenzie Street

No it doesn't. He may have been called Eadric of Stretton, but other people called "of Stretton" were not necessarily his relatives just because they came from Stretton- Streona

[edit] Family of Eadric Streona =

In this source it shows that a brother of Eadric Streona was Goda and Eadric was the son of Egelric. http://books.google.com/books?vid=OCLC00316563&id=RLkEAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA260&lpg=PA260&dq=Egelric+of+Streona

Professor Kelley has theorised that "AEthelric" given in a will as Sreona's father is a typo for Aethelweard, but Aethelric or Aelfric was Streona's predecessor as Ealdorman of Mercia, who was exiled and the post left vacant until Streona was appointed, but this may have caused the mistaken belief that he had inherited the title hereditarily.It may be that nobody wanted to own up tho being his father (still less his sons).Streona 22:53, 23 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Sledda of Essex

What has Eadric (an eleventh century ealdorman) to do with Sledda of Essex (a seventh century King)? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Deaþe gecweald (talk • contribs) 11:21, 2 April 2007 (UTC).

And also, why is there a link to Sigeric the Serious? Someone is adding pointless links here, methinks.

Uhuh.--24.22.111.99 (talk) 19:10, 20 April 2008 (UTC)