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<p> One of the three chief kingdoms of early England; founded by Anglian settlers in the Upper [[Trent]] | Mercia <ref name="term_76752" /> | ||
==References == | <p> One of the three chief kingdoms of early England; founded by Anglian settlers in the Upper [[Trent]] Valley (now South Staffordshire) In the 6th century; it rose to greatness under [[Penda]] 626-655, subsequently succeeded [[Northumberland]] in the supremacy, but after the death of Cenwulf 819, waned in turn before [[Wessex]] and the Danes. </p> | ||
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<ref name="term_76752"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/mercia Mercia from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | <ref name="term_76752"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/mercia Mercia from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 18:43, 15 October 2021
Mercia [1]
One of the three chief kingdoms of early England; founded by Anglian settlers in the Upper Trent Valley (now South Staffordshire) In the 6th century; it rose to greatness under Penda 626-655, subsequently succeeded Northumberland in the supremacy, but after the death of Cenwulf 819, waned in turn before Wessex and the Danes.
