was king of Mercia from 675 until 704. He was the son of Penda of Mercia and came to the throne in 675, when his brother, Wulfhere of Mercia, died from... 30 KB (3,637 words) - 14:56, 11 March 2024 |
656), a son of Penda, was briefly King of southern Mercia after his father's death in November 655 and until his own death at the hands of his wife in... 6 KB (636 words) - 09:45, 30 March 2024 |
Oswiu (redirect from Oswio of Northumbria) Penda of Mercia. The early part of his reign was defined by struggles to assert control over Deira and his contentious relationship with Penda, his overlord... 28 KB (3,833 words) - 15:39, 30 March 2024 |
Eawa) (d. 642) was a son of the Mercian king Pybba and a brother of the Mercian king Penda; he was possibly King of Northern Mercia, as the 8th-century Historia... 5 KB (626 words) - 07:03, 2 October 2023 |
effectively ended his overkingship of Mercia until the rise of Penda. Whether Cearl reigned until Penda became king is unknown. Penda was in power by 633 (and possibly... 6 KB (795 words) - 07:46, 21 November 2023 |
was an early King of Mercia. He was the son of Creoda and father of Penda and Eowa. Unusually, the names Pybba and Penda are likely of British Celtic, rather... 3 KB (289 words) - 21:41, 27 December 2023 |
of Northumbria (642–670) Egbert of Wessex (829–839) Alfred of Wessex (871–899) Penda of Mercia (626/633–655) Wulfhere of Mercia (658–675) Æthelred of... 13 KB (1,696 words) - 22:01, 4 October 2023 |
Mercian Supremacy (category Mercia) Bede as the nemesis of early Anglo-Saxon Northumbria, Penda of Mercia achieved an early expansion of his kingdom's territory, but his reign ended with his... 4 KB (491 words) - 18:55, 16 October 2023 |
Oswiu's enemy, Penda of Mercia, and assisted Penda during his invasion of Northumbria in 655. However, when the armies of Oswiu and Penda met on 15 November... 2 KB (224 words) - 03:01, 20 May 2023 |
of the North' taken together, exclusive of all others). There was an alliance of the Cymry with Penda of Mercia initially forged by Cadwallon ap Cadfan... 14 KB (1,708 words) - 13:57, 18 April 2024 |
was killed in the Battle of Maserfield while fighting the forces of Penda of Mercia, who then himself was defeated by Oswald's brother Oswiu. Oswald's... 30 KB (3,755 words) - 09:45, 30 March 2024 |
Ward) between the Anglo-Saxon kings Oswald of Northumbria and Penda of Mercia allied with Welsh Kingdom of Gwynedd, ending in Oswald's defeat, death,... 12 KB (1,521 words) - 11:38, 22 October 2023 |
to the task of defending the newly converted kingdom against attacks from its neighbouring kingdom, Mercia, led by its pagan king, Penda. Æthelwold was... 21 KB (2,517 words) - 11:20, 25 January 2024 |
the three sons of Eni who ruled the kingdom of East Anglia, succeeding some time after Ecgric was killed in battle by Penda of Mercia. Anna was praised... 34 KB (4,024 words) - 11:19, 25 January 2024 |
King Penda of Mercia, himself a pagan, Christian missionaries from Lindisfarne were allowed to preach in the kingdom (around 653) and following Penda's death... 25 KB (2,897 words) - 15:26, 26 November 2023 |
the Battle of the Winwaed in 655 AD (with "Pendas Fields" named for Penda of Mercia, the king who died at the battle). It has its own sports centre and... 2 KB (233 words) - 21:09, 4 July 2023 |
of Deira, and allies himself with Oswiu's enemy, King Penda of Mercia. Queen Eanflæd of Bernicia donates the estate of Gilling for the foundation of a... 2 KB (4,003 words) - 18:24, 11 January 2023 |
The Kingdom of Mercia was a state in the English Midlands from the 6th century to the 10th century. For some two hundred years from the mid-7th century... 27 KB (367 words) - 03:08, 14 August 2023 |
Following the attack on the monastery in 651 by Penda of Mercia, Anna of East Anglia was forced by Penda to flee into exile. The location is uncertain.... 2 KB (303 words) - 09:00, 10 March 2024 |
Northumbria (redirect from Early medieval history of Northumbria) of heavy consideration and after consulting numerous advisors. Edwin fell in battle in 633 against Cadwallon of Gwynedd and the pagan Penda of Mercia... 67 KB (7,552 words) - 22:00, 20 March 2024 |
AD by Penda, King of Mercia, and Cadafael, King of Gwynedd. The siege can be seen as an important episode in a long-running war between Mercia and Northumbria... 10 KB (1,502 words) - 13:53, 18 April 2024 |
Merewalh (category History of Herefordshire) mid to late 7th century, having acceded the throne during the time of Penda of Mercia, who, the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle [1]: implies, was his father. Though... 4 KB (569 words) - 09:44, 30 March 2024 |
and the other sons of Penda had converted to Christianity, although Penda himself had remained a pagan until his death (655). Penda had allowed bishops... 42 KB (5,599 words) - 15:20, 26 April 2024 |