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	Mercia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Mercia, sometimes spelled Mierce, was one of the kingdoms of the Anglo-Saxon heptarchy, in what is now England, in the region of the Midlands, with its heart in the valley of the River Trent and its tributary streams.
		The name Mercia is Old English for "boundary folk" (see marches), and the traditional interpretation was that the kingdom originated along the frontier between the Welsh and the Anglo-Saxon invaders, although P.
		The Danes drove Burgred, the last king of Mercia from his kingdom in 874 and in 886, the eastern part of the kingdom became part of the Danelaw, while the western portion was occupied by Wessex.
	www.encyclopedia-online.info /Mercia (1003 words)

	Mercia - the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Mercia, sometimes spelled Mierce, was one of the kingdoms of the Anglo-Saxon heptarchy, in what is now England, in the region of the Midlands, with its heart in thevalley of the River Trent and its tributary streams.
		Mercia's neighboursincluded Northumbria, Powys, the kingdoms of southern Wales, Wessex, Sussex, Essex, and East Anglia.
		The Danes drove Burgred, the last king of Mercia from hiskingdom in 874 and in 886, the eastern part of thekingdom became part of the Danelaw, while the western portion was occupied byWessex.
	www.encyclopedia-of-knowledge.com /?t=Mercia (999 words)

	Mercia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Kingdom of Mercia at its greatest extent (7th to 9th centuries) is shown in green, with the original core area (6th century) given a darker tint.
		Mercia (Old English Mierce – "border people") was one of the kingdoms of the Anglo-Saxon heptarchy, centred on the valley of the River Trent and its tributaries in what is now the Midlands of England.
		The term survives today in the name of the West Mercia Constabulary, commercial radio station Mercia FM in Coventry, and also in that of the new British Army infantry regiment, the Mercian Regiment.
	www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Mercia (1309 words)

	Mercia - Cunnan
		Mercia was one of the pre-Conquest Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England.
		Its centre was in the valley of the River Trent, and its tributaries, but later it grew to extend from the Humber to the Thames, and west to the borders of Wales.
		Later, in 853, the kingdoms allied to "conquer" North Wales, and the Mercian king married the daughter of Ethelwulf, King of the West Saxons.
	cunnan.sca.org.au /wiki/Mercia (535 words)

	Mercia
		Mercia was one of the kingdoms of the Anglo-Saxon Heptarchy, in what is now England, in the region of the Midlands.
		The earliest known king of Mercia was named Creoda, said to be the son of Ici.
		Mercia soon returned to the rule of her own king but its days as the leading power of England had passed.
	www.guajara.com /wiki/en/wikipedia/m/me/mercia.html (866 words)

	Mercia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Mercia, sometimes spelled Mierce, was one of the kingdoms of the Anglo-Saxon heptarchy, in what is now England, in the region of the Midlands, with its heart in the valley of the Trent and its tributary streams.
		Mercia Heathen Hearth The Mercia Heathen Hearth is a group which developed from LWWLI.
		Mercian History Geography, acendancy, and decline of the Kingdom of Mercia, and the earldom as it existed under the Danelaw.
	www.serebella.com /encyclopedia/article-Mercia.html (1373 words)

	Mercia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Mercia, sometimes spelled Mierce, was one of the kingdoms of the Anglo-Saxon heptarchy, in what isnow England, in the region of the Midlands, with its heart in the valley of the Trent and its tributarystreams.
		Mercia's neighbours included Northumbria, Powys, the kingdoms of southern Wales, Wessex, Sussex, Essex, and East Anglia.The term survives today in the name of the West MerciaConstabulary.
		The Danes drove Burgred, the last king of Mercia from hiskingdom in 874 and in 886, the eastern part of thekingdom became part of the Danelaw, while the western portion was occupied by Wessex.
	www.therfcc.org /mercia-16115.html (989 words)

	Burgred of Mercia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Burgred or Burhred or Burghred was the last king of Mercia (852 - 874).
		The armies of Wessex and Mercia did no serious fighting, and the Danes were allowed to remain through the winter.
		In 874 the march of the Danes from Lindsey to Repton drove Burgred from his kingdom.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Burgred_of_Mercia (267 words)

	Wigstan of Mercia: Facts and details from Encyclopedia Topic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Wigstan was the twenty-third king of Mercia Mercia, sometimes spelled mierce, was one of the kingdoms of the anglo-saxon heptarchy, in what is now england, in the region of the midlands, with its heart in the valley of the river trent...
		King of Mercia Mercia, sometimes spelled mierce, was one of the kingdoms of the anglo-saxon heptarchy, in what is now england, in the region of the midlands, with its heart in the valley of the river trent...
		Beorhtwulf Beorhtwulf was the twenty-fourth king of mercia, from 840 to 852....
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /w/wigstan_of_mercia (307 words)

	Timeline of Anglo Saxon England 801 AD-898 AD
		Cunred, a relative of King Coenwulf of Mercia, is appointed Abbot of St. Augustine's, Canterbury.
		Ludecan is succeeded in Mercia by Wiglaf, father-in-law (and probably distant cousin) of the late King Ceolwulf I's daughter.
		King Ceolwulf II of Mercia clashes with the Welsh and kills King Rhodri Mawr of Gwynedd, Powys and Seisyllwg in battle.
	www.britannia.com /history/saxontime3.html (2653 words)

	Mercia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Mercia's neighbours Northumbria Powys the kingdoms of southern Wales Wessex Sussex Essex and East Anglia.
		The name is Old English for "boundary folk" (see marches) and the traditional interpretation was that kingdom originated along the frontier between the Welsh and the Anglo-Saxon invaders although P. Blair has argued an alternative interpretation that emerged along the frontier between the kingdom Northumbria and the inhabitants of the Trent river valley.
		The Danes drove Burgred the last of Mercia from his kingdom in 874 and in 886 the eastern part of the kingdom part of the Danelaw while the western portion was occupied Wessex.
	www.freeglossary.com /Mercia (1198 words)

	Kingdoms of the Anglo-Saxons - Iclingas & Mercians
		Mercia's kings liked to spend Christmas at Tamworth, an old and well-established part of their domain where they felt particularly safe.
		Mercia is by now recognised as the overlord of the Ciltern Saxons and the Suther-ge.
		By this time, Mercia had absorbed the Saxon kingdoms of the Wrocenset and Magonset (occupying the rest of the territory of former British Pengwern) to the west, and much of the Middle Angles to the east.
	www.kessler-web.co.uk /History/kinglistsbritain/EnglandMercia.htm (686 words)

	Mercia - Biocrawler (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The term survives today in the name of the West Mercia Constabulary and also in the new British Army infantry regiment, the Mercian Regiment.
		After his death she ruled alone until her death in 918 when her brother, Edward the Elder of Wessex became king, combining the two kingdoms.
		You can find it there under the keyword Mercia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercia)The list of previous authors is available here: version history (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Merciaandaction=history).
	www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/Mercia (1201 words)

	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Beorhtwulf of Mercia
		Beorhtwulf was the twenty-fourth king of Mercia, from 840 to 852.
		The general location of Mercia, along with the other peoples of Britain around the year 600.
		British royalty stubs Wigstan was the twenty-third king of Mercia, possibly during 840.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Beorhtwulf-of-Mercia (375 words)

	List of monarchs of Mercia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The Kingdom of Mercia was an important state in the English Midlands from the 6th century to the 10th.
		Mercia was briefly conquered by Oswy of Northumbria.
		Mercia was briefly conquered by Egbert of Wessex.
	www.omniknow.com /common/wiki.php?in=en&term=Kings_of_Mercia (1390 words)

	Kings of Mercia
		The Anglo-Saxon Kingdom of Mercia appeared in the late 6th Century in what is now central England and apart from brief incursions by the Northumbrians and Norse Vikings was relatively self-governing until the expansion of the Kingdom of Wessex that was to eventually dominate the whole country.
		The term Mercia is still in use today and generally denotes the area between the English border with Wales and East Anglia above the River Thames and below the River Humber.
		Aethelred II From 884 Mercia was really controlled by the Kingdom of Wessex, with the Mercian Kings remaining for a short while
	www.british-towns.net /english/tribal_kingdoms/mercia.htm (109 words)

	Beorhtwulf of Mercia: Facts and details from Encyclopedia Topic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Beorhtwulf was the twenty-fourth king of Mercia Mercia quick summary:
		Mercia, sometimes spelled mierce, was one of the kingdoms of the anglo-saxon heptarchy, in what is now england, in the region of the midlands, with...
		Wigstan was the twenty-third king of mercia, possibly during 840....
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /enc2/beorhtwulf_of_mercia (338 words)

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		Cerdic and his son held on to their lands around modern Southampton and gradually from 556 their successors began to expand outward, fighting mostly Britons (until about 620), and later the rival Anglo-Saxon kingdoms which had come to dominate all of England except for the far west and Wales were Britons had fled.
		In this year he defeated King Beorhtwulf of Mercia and his forces, at the battle of Ellandun, smashed the last opposition to him in Cornwall at the battle of Galford, and expelled King Baldred from Kent.
		Combining with King Beorhtwulf of Mercia, and his eldest son Aethelbald, Aethelwulf won a major victory over the Danes, putting their expedition to flight.
	kykinfolks.tripod.com /parker/four.htm (5210 words)

	Maeldune - Saxons and Vikings
		Wulfere, King of Mercia and overlord of the East Saxon kings, sent Bishop Jaruman of Mercia to recall the people to their faith.
		He became overlord of Surrey and seized West Saxon territory on both sides of the Upper Thames although with the emergence of the strong West Saxon kings, Ceadwalla and Ine, the land south of the Thames was soon lost.
		King Burgred of Mercia appealed for help from his brother in law, King Aethelred of Wessex who led an army in the company of his brother Alfred to besiege the Danes in Nottingham.
	www.maldonsx.freeserve.co.uk /Maeldune/maldon_saxons_and_vikings.htm (7267 words)

	List of monarchs of Mercia - Biocrawler (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		This was a time when spellings varied widely, even within a document.
		The first dynasty of the Mercians was called Iclingas after Icel, father of Cynewald, grandfather of Cnebba, and great-grandfather of Creoda of Mercia.
		As ealdorman of Anglo-Saxon West Mercia under the King of Wessex
	www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/List_of_monarchs_of_Mercia (264 words)

	Anglo-Saxons.net : Timeline: 806-99
		The death of Beornwulf of Mercia was not enough to gain the East Angles their independence, as Beornwulf's successor Ludica continued to issue coins in East Anglia (Grierson and Blackburn, pp.293-4).
		The fact that Ceolwulf kept the western parts of Mercia after the partition with the Vikings in 877 -- unlike the other occupied English nations which were completely taken over -- may even suggest that Ceolwulf was a shrewder negotiator than the West Saxon chronicler cared to remember.
		By 883 (according to S 218), Ealdorman Æthelred was in charge of Mercia, under the overall authority of King Alfred of Wessex.
	www.anglo-saxons.net /hwaet?do=get&type=chron&from=806&to=99 (7074 words)

	thePeerage.com - Cynreou and others
		Beornwulf, King of Mercia was the son of Beorhtweald, Prince of Mercia.
		Wiglaf, King of Mercia was the son of Beornwulf, King of Mercia.
		Beorhtwulf, King of Mercia was the son of Beornwulf, King of Mercia.
	www.thepeerage.com /p15037.htm (738 words)

	Warwick
		It does not appear to have been a Roman town, though Camden and some others have regarded it as such.
		A charter of Beorhtwulf, king of Mercia, extant in the ‘Textus Roffensis’ (cap.44, ed.
		Warwick was ruined in the early wars of the Danes, and restored by the Lady Ethelfleda, daughter of Alfred the Great, and governor of Mercia, who built a fort here,
	www.oldtowns.co.uk /Warwickshire/warwick.htm (1151 words)

	Family (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		It first defeated BEORHTWULF of Mercia and then turned its attention south of the Thames, where it met Athelwolf and his son ATHELBALD at a place called Acleah, somewhere in Surrey (usually associated with Ockley, though not all authorities agree).
		BURGRED of Mercia sought Athelred's help in dislodging the Danes but this proved impossible, and they were forced to negotiate.
		Although Alfred is certainly the best known of the West Saxon kings, much of what we think we know about him is myth, created by later writers in veneration of the saviour of the Saxons who alone held back the onslaught of the Danes and who established a period of prosperity in England.
	xpda.com /family/fam00781.htm (3284 words)

	icBirmingham - Pecking order in land of kings
		The Midlands was part of Mercia, and for a century or so the kings of Mercia lauded it as if they ruled the roost from the Tyne to the Thames, explains Chris Upton.
		The Midlands - the territory of the Middle Anglians - was part of Mercia, and for a century or so the kings of Mercia lauded it as if they ruled the roost from the Tyne to the Thames.
		Not that this put Repton on the tourist map for very long, for Mercia was about to come to the end of its useful life.
	icbirmingham.icnetwork.co.uk /expats/pastpres/content_objectid=13980973_method=full_siteid=50002_headline=-Pecking%2Dorder%2Din%2Dland%2Dof%2Dkings-name_page.html (1126 words)

	Mercia - Bedeutung, Definition, Erklärung im netlexikon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Mercia, deutsch Mercien, war eines der sieben angelsächsischen Königreiche während der Heptarchie.
		Jahrhundert von den Angeln nördlich der Themse gegründet und dehnte sich vom späten 6.
		Ian W. Walker, Mercia and the Origins of England; Gloucestershire 2001 (ISBN 0-75092-131-5)
	www.lexikon-definition.de /Mercien.html (237 words)

	Anglo-Saxons - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Over time the different people coalesced into a more unified culture.
		Perhaps under Offa of Mercia, and certainly under Alfred of Wessex and his successors, a kingdom of the Anglo-Saxons existed, which developed into the kingdom of England in the 10th century, one of the main developments of Anglo-Saxon history.
		the people of the more northern kingdoms (East Anglia, Mercia, Northumbria) belonged to the Angles, who derive their name from the peninsula of Angeln in Schleswig-Holstein (Germany).
	www.wikipedia.com /wiki/Anglo-Saxons (2670 words)

	MERCIEN (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Die Eigenständigkeit ging zu Ende, als das Land in einen dänischen und einen vom Königreich Wessex eroberten Teil getrennt wurde.
		Ian W. Walker, Mercia and the Origins of England; Gloucestershire 2001 ()
		\| Kent \| Lindsey \| Mercia \| Northumbrien \| Ostanglien \| Surrey \| Sussex \| Wessex
	www.toonorama.com /encyclopedia/M/Mercien (198 words)

	thePeerage.com - Burgenhild and others
		She married Wiglaf, King of Mercia, son of Beornwulf, King of Mercia.
		She married Beorhtwulf, King of Mercia, son of Beornwulf, King of Mercia.
		Beorhtric was the son of Beorhtwulf, King of Mercia and Sædryð.
	www.thepeerage.com /p15256.htm (422 words)

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