We consider the interplay between excitonic and atomic motion in a regular,
flexible chain of Rydberg atoms, extending our recent results on entanglement
transport in Rydberg chains [W\"uster et al., Phys.Rev.Lett 105 053004 (2010)].
In such a Rydberg chain, similar to molecular aggregates, an electronic
excitation is delocalised due to long range dipole-dipole interactions among
the atoms. The transport of an exciton that is initially trapped by a chain
dislocation is strongly coupled to nuclear dynamics, forming a localised pulse
of combined excitation and displacement. This pulse transfers entanglement
between dislocated atoms adiabatically along the chain. Details about the
interaction and the preparation of the initial state are discussed. We also
present evidence that the quantum dynamics of this complex many-body problem
can be accurately described by selected quantum-classical methods, which
greatly simplify investigations of excitation transport in flexible chains
