Eardwulf is not an Ealdorman.
Because he is a lord and an Ealdorman.
If he's an Ealdorman, we could sell him for ransom.
Because I say so, because he is a lord, an Ealdorman.
And if he's an Ealdorman, we can sell him for ransom.
Because I say so, because he is a lord and an Ealdorman.
And, if he is an Ealdorman, we could sell him for a ransom.
Find an equilibrium, wait for an Ealdorman to come of age, if my niece survives, betroth her to someone Aethelflaed chooses.