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  Mercia
Mercia was one of the kingdoms of the Heptarchy, in what is now England, in the region of the Midlands.
Mercia soon returned to the rule of her own king, but its days as the leading power of England had passed.
For knowledge of the internal composition of the kingdom of Mercia, we must rely on a document of uncertain age, the Tribal Hidage[?].
www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/me/Mercia.html   (676 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.
The Danes appointed a Mercian thegn, Ceolwulf as king in 873 while the remaining independent section of Mercia was ruled by Aethelred, called an ealderman, not a king.
www.guajara.com /wiki/en/wikipedia/m/me/mercia.html   (866 words)

  
 Ceolwulf II of Mercia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ceolwulf II (probably died 881) was king of Mercia.
On onomastic grounds, Ceolwulf is thought to belong to the C dynasty of Mercian kings, a family which claimed descent from Pybba of Mercia.
Ceolwulf's immediate ancestry is unknown, but he is thought to be a descendant of Ceolwulf I through his daughter Ælfflæd.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ceolwulf_II_of_Mercia   (612 words)

  
 Kings of MerciaMERCIA
Ceolwulf king of Mercia in 819, was deposed in 821, presumably by Beornwulf.
Beornwulf king of Mercia seemingly from 821, was slain at the battle of Wilton in 823, by king Egbert of Wessex.
Beorhtulf king of Mercia and Kent, was expelled from the latter kingdom in 851 by a force of three-hundred and fifty Danish long-ships, which landed along the Thames and stormed London and Canterbury.
www.roman-britain.org /chase/_mercian_kings.htm   (1798 words)

  
 Mercia - the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-09)
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.myonlyebay.com /default.asp?t=Mercia   (999 words)

  
 Mercia: Definition and Much More from Answers.com
In 874, Mercia weakly succumbed to the invading Danish army, and ultimately the eastern part became (886) a portion of the Danelaw, while the western part was controlled by Alfred of Wessex.
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.
proxies.gr /nph-proxy.cgi/010110A/http/www.answers.com/topic/mercia   (1737 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)

  
 Qwika - similar:Eadbert_II_of_Kent
King Offa of Mercia installed Heaberht as a client king in Kent in 764; perhaps Egbert was installed at the same time, but he was certainly king by 765, when he was named in a charter.
Coenwulf (or Cenwulf) (died 821) was King of Mercia from 796 to 821.
Ceolwulf I was the seventeenth King of Mercia, from 821 to 823.
www.qwika.com /rels/Eadbert_II_of_Kent   (1595 words)

  
 Burgred
Burgred or Burhred or Burghred was the last king of Mercia.
The armies of Wessex and Mercia did no serious fighting, and the Danes were allowed to remain through the winter.
He was buried, according to the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, "in the church of Sancta Maria, in the school of the English nation" in Rome.
www.guajara.com /wiki/en/wikipedia/b/bu/burgred.html   (256 words)

  
 Anglo-Saxons.net : Ceolwulf II   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-09)
Ceolwulf's only other appearance in English narrative sources is in 877, when the Chronicle notes that a Viking army retired into Mercia and divided it, sharing out part of it amongst themselves and leaving the rest for Ceolwulf.
A regnal list from Worcester gives Ceolwulf a reign of five years; counting from his accession in 874, this suggests that Ceolwulf ruled the western part of Mercia, including Worcester, for another two years after the Viking settlement.
The fact that after the Viking settlement of 877 Ceolwulf still held some part of Mercia may suggest that Ceolwulf was a shrewder negotiator than the composer of the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle chose to remember.
www.anglo-saxons.net /hwaet/?do=get&type=person&id=CeolwulfIIofMercia   (415 words)

  
 Measham and the Mease Valley to 1300 AD
However, it is safe to say that the heart of Mercia was the land of the Tomsaetians, that is the land of the lower Trent Valley, Anker, Tame and Mease.
Outer Mercia for no apparent reason other than they must have formed part of a coherent estate when the boundaries were finally drawn up.
By the Norman conquest Mercia was a complicated land of English and Anglo Danish traditions.
www.btinternet.com /~simonmarchini/History/mercian_history.htm   (3970 words)

  
 Mercia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-09)
Mercia's influence probably reached its zenith during the reign of Offa in the latter half of the 8th century.
To the north was the frontier between Mercia and Gwynedd, and to the south between Mercia and Ercing and Gwent.
In 903, the East Anglian Danes ransacked Mercia and northern Wessex, incited by the rebel Æthelwold, cousin of Edward (Alfred's son and successor).
www.stephen.j.murray.btinternet.co.uk /mercia.htm   (12269 words)

  
 Coenwulf of Mercia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Throughout his reign, Coenwulf waged war against the Welsh of Powys and Gwynedd; in 798, the ruler of Gwynedd, Caradog ap Meirion was killed, probably in battle against the Mercians.
However, the major conflict that established the supremacy of Wessex at the expense of Mercia would not occur until the 820s, after Coenwulf's death.
Coenwulf died in 821, and was succeeded by his brother Ceolwulf.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Coenwulf_of_Mercia   (1224 words)

  
 Untitled
The Mercian king, Ceolwulf, had agreed to collaborate with the Danes a few years before, but had vanished now that things had begun to go bad.
In doing so he gained not only Mercia but the credit for a farsighted policy of considering an attack on any Englishman to be an attack on all Englishmen, whatever their nation.
Ceolwulf’s disappearance had left the leadership of Mercia vacant.
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 Maximilian Genealogy Master Database 2000 - pafg152 - Generated by Personal Ancestral File
Penda of MERCIA King of Mercia [Parents] was born 577.
Cynewise married Penda of MERCIA King of Mercia.
Penda of MERCIA King of Mercia was born 577 and died 655.
www.peterwestern.f9.co.uk /maximilia/pafg152.htm   (194 words)

  
 Chapter 5: Anglo-Saxon Mercia
The area occupied by the Hwiccii later formed one of the five earldoms of the kingdom of Mercia.
Mercia occupied the upper basin of the Trent River and later almost all of southern England.
Wybba, son of Creoda, was the second king of Mercia.
www.phancocks.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk /localhistory/anglsxns.htm   (2100 words)

  
 Vikings - King Alfred and the Vikings I
In Northumbria, there had by now been a rebellion against Egbert, the 'puppet ruler' of the Vikings, and both armies moved up there in 872 to restore their power, at which they succeeded in doing.
Towards the end of 873, the Vikings moved further into Mercia and set up their winter camp at Repton in Derbyshire.
While he was probably spending Christmas at the royal seat of Chippenham, those of the Viking army that did not settle down (still a substantial group) left Mercia and launched a surprise attack against Chippenham.
www.apocalyptic-theories.com /society/vikings/alfvik1.html   (683 words)

  
 thePeerage.com - Cynreou and others
     Ceolwulf I, King of Mercia was the son of Cuthbeorht.
     Beornwulf, King of Mercia was the son of Beorhtweald, Prince of Mercia.
     Ceolwulf II, King of Mercia was the son of Æflæd and Wigmund.
www.thepeerage.com /p15037.htm   (738 words)

  
 EBK: Historical Chronology of the Early Saxon Kingdoms AD 802-848
He is met by Ealdorman Weostan of Wiltshire and both are killed at the Battle of Kempsford, though the men of Wiltshire are victorious.
The Mercian throne passes to Coenwulf's brother, Ceolwulf I. One Aethelstan makes a push for the East Anglian throne, but is halted by Ceolwulf I of Mercia.
His allegiance is uncertain, but he was probably a relative of King Beornwulf of Mercia.
www.earlybritishkingdoms.com /adversaries/kingdoms/802.html   (1000 words)

  
 Northvegr - The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
A.D. This year Offa, King of Mercia, commanded that King Ethelbert should be beheaded; and Osred, who had been king of the Northumbrians, returning home after his exile, was apprehended and slain, on the eighteenth day before the calends of October.
The same year also died Bishop Ceolwulf; and another Eanbald was consecrated to the see of the former, on the nineteenth day before the calends of September.
About the same time Cynewulf, King of Mercia, made inroads upon the inhabitants of Kent as far as the marsh; and the Mercians seized Edbert Pryn, their king, led him bound into Mercia, and suffered men to pick out his eyes, and cut off his hands.
www.northvegr.org /lore/anglo/002_02.php   (1642 words)

  
 Replica Coin, Silver Penny of King Ceolwulf I
Ceolwulf I was an Anglo Saxon king of Mercia from A.D. 821 to 823
Coins of Ceolwulf were struck mainly at Canterbury, but also in Rochester and East Anglia.
The silver penny was the main, often the only, coin type for many centuries, from about 780 for the next 500 years, and was the only denomination known for Ceolwulf.
www.24carat.co.uk /reprocoinceolwulfpenny.html   (187 words)

  
 Kings of Mercia Coins:EROL   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-09)
The Mercian throne passed to Coenwulf's brother, Ceolwulf I of Mercia.
Ceolwulf II (A.D. From their base at Repton the Vikings drove King Burgred of Mercia into exile, conquered his kingdom and installed his political opponent, Ceolwulf II, as King there.
In A.D. 878, King Ceolwulf II of Mercia clashed with the Welsh and killed King Rhodri Mawr of Gwynedd, Powys and Seisyllwg in battle.
www.time-line.co.uk /x3709.html   (2277 words)

  
 Ray's Genealogy Page - Descendency Chart of Ceolwulf I King of Mercia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-09)
– Elfleda of Mercia ; abt 0800 - and Wigmund of Mercia
– Hugo of Mercia ; abt 0840 -
– Aethelglyth of Mercia ; abt 0860 - and Ealdorman Aethelhelm of Wiltshire
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 Britannia Biographies: St. Wistan, King of Mercia
Wistan, or Wigstan, was the son of Wigmund, probably sub-King of the Hwicce, and Elflaeda, daughter of the elderly King Ceolwulf of Mercia.
He may have been the brother of King Ceolwulf II of Mercia and Lady Edburga of the Gaini (mother-in-law of King Alfred the Great), though this is far from certain.
Wistan grew up during the reign of his paternal grandfather, King Wiglaf of Mercia, but his father predeceased him - apparently via a bad case of dysentery - and the young lad eventually succeeded Wiglaf to the Mercian throne in AD 840.
www.britannia.com /bios/saints/wistan.html   (313 words)

  
 The Vikings - Beginnings   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-09)
For example, Ceolwulf II of Mercia (874 - c.879) is dismissed in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle as 'a foolish king's thegn', and has often been seen as a puppet of the Vikings.
However the coinage shows a clear alliance between Ceolwulf and Alfredof Wessex, with both kings issuing coins of the same type.
Since the coins are contemporary and the Chronicle was written some years later, the coins may be a more reliable source.
ancient-empires.net /vikings.html   (1667 words)

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

  
 800's AD   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-09)
825 - Egbert defeats Beornwulf of Mercia at the Battle of Ellendun, acknowledged as Bretwalda by Sussex, Essex Kent and East Anglia.
East Anglia, South Mercia (most of England) remained Danish with Scandanavian Kings, Alfred controlled Wessex/ London with the Peace of Wedmore Treaty with Dane King Guthrun that depicts North South (Danelaw) divide today.
Alfred marries daughter Aetheflaed to Ealdorman Duke of Mercia to consolidate alliances with Danes and marries daughter Aelfthryth to the Count of Flanders, a strong naval power when Vikings settled in Eastern England.
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 : : Treasurehunting.tv - : Article: King Coenwulf of Mercia : :
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Mercia continued to hold military supremacy in the region until the
succeeded him as king of Mercia immediately after his death.
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 Ma Notes   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-09)
In 853 Burgred and Mercia joined forces with Athelwolf of Wessex in major attack on Welsh, overran Powys but unable to defeat Rhodri and withdrew.
In 865 Burgred of Mercia attacked Anglesey again but withdrew because Vikings were attacking Mercia.
By becoming the ruler of Powys, his mother's land, he inherited the old struggle with the kingdom of Mercia.
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