Penda of Mercia
... man of the royal race of the Mercians" and that, following Edwin of Northumbria's ... in 633 (see below), he ruled the Mercians for twenty-two years with varying fortune ... descended from the royal family of the Mercians, only became their king after Edwin's ... been one of multiple rulers among the Mercians at the time, ruling only a part ... was probably not yet king of the Mercians at this time, but he is ...
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Eowa of Mercia
... 2 Eowa was a king of the Mercians himself at the time of the Battle ... Northumbria was defeated and killed by the Mercians under Penda. Eowa also died in this ... have been a co-ruler of the Mercians alongside Penda, or possibly even superior in ... 3 The nature of kingship among the Mercians prior to Eowa's death is obscure ... have ruled over the southern and northern Mercians respectively. 4 Neither Bede, in his ...
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Battle of Maserfield
... in the battle as allies of the Mercians. Bede reports the commonly accepted date given ... Northumbria at Hatfield Chase in 633, the Mercians under Penda had presented an obstacle to ... to have been a king of the Mercians, was killed in the battle along with ... suggested that he had ruled the northern Mercians while Penda ruled the southern Mercians. Since the Historia Brittonum says Penda ...
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Battle of the Winwaed
... and Oswiu of Bernicia, ending in the Mercians' defeat and Penda's death. History Although ... and in the years that followed the Mercians apparently campaigned into Bernicia, besieging Bamburgh at ... Ecgfrith was being held hostage by the Mercians, perhaps as part of a deal. The ... —this could mean that Oswiu pursued the Mercians and their allies and took advantage of ... the Northumbrians were considerably outnumbered by the Mercians and their allies. According to Bede, ...
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List of monarchs of Mercia
... alone). Kings, Ealdormen and Ladies of the Mercians The first dynasty of the Mercians was called Iclingas after Icel, father of ... to 918 Ethelfleda EÞELFLEDA "Lady of the Mercians" under the King of Wessex 918 to ... 919 Aelfwynn ÆLFVVYNN Joint "Lady of the Mercians" under the King of Wessex The Heptarchy ...
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Offa of Mercia
... The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle records that "the Mercians and the inhabitants of Kent fought at ... This may indicate the possibility that the Mercians were in fact defeated at Otford, but ... kingdoms. There was a battle between the Mercians and the Welsh at Hereford in 760 ... the title "rex Merciorium" (king of the Mercians), he used a multitude of titles over ...
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Battle of Hatfield Chase
... Casus belli: {{{casus}}} Territory changes: {{{territory}}} Combatants Mercians, Welsh Northumbrians Commanders Penda of Mercia, Cadwallon ... Gwynedd under Cadwallon ap Cadfan and the Mercians under Penda. It was a decisive victory for the Welsh and Mercians: Edwin was killed and his army was ...
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Beorhtric of Wessex
... was supported by Offa, king of the Mercians against Egbert. It is not entirely clear ... after 799, Beorhtric's relationship with the Mercians seems to have been largely similar to ... the inheritor of an ancestral hostility towards Mercians. Preceded by:Cynewulf King of Wessex Succeeded ...
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Ethelfleda
... to the status of "Lady of the Mercians". This title was not a nominal position ... Gloucester. She was joint lady of the Mercians along with her young daughter Aelfwynn. She ... King Alfred's diplomatic integration of the Mercians Angles and the Saxons. The dominion of ...
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Oswald of Northumbria
... extent of his authority is uncertain. The Mercians to the south, who participated in Edwin ... It was a conflict with the pagan Mercians under Penda that proved to be Oswald ... s undoing. He was killed by the Mercians at the Battle of Maserfield, at a ...
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