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	Ecgfrith of Mercia Biography
		December 14/17 796) was a King of Mercia who briefly ruled in the year 796.
		He was the son and heir of King Offa of Mercia and in 787 Offa had Ecgfrith crowned as co-ruler by the Archbishop of Lichfield.
		He succeeded his father on July 26 796 but despite Offa's efforts to secure his son's succession Ecgfrith survived for only five months: he died in December 796 possibly having been murdered by Cenwulf who took power after his death.
	www.ebiog.com /biography/507/ecgfrith-of-mercia/bio.htm (80 words)

	Mercia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		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 has argued an alternative interpretation that they emerged along the frontier between the kingdom of Northumbria and the inhabitants of the Trent river valley.
		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.secaucus.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Mercia (1175 words)

	Encyclopedia: Ecgfrith of Northumbria
		Ecgfrith was the son of his predecessor as king, Oswiu of Northumbria.
		Ecgfrith was made king of Deira, a sub-kingdom of Northumbria, in 664, and he became king of Northumbria following his father's death on February 15, 670.
		In 674, Ecgfrith defeated Wulfhere of Mercia and seized Lindsey.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Ecgfrith-of-Northumbria (1272 words)

	Station Information - Ecgfrith of Northumbria
		He was married to Æthelthryth, daughter of Anna of East Anglia, who, however, took the veil shortly after Ecgfrith's accession, a step which possibly led to his long quarrel with Wilfrid archbishop of York.
		Between 671 and 675 Ecgfrith defeated Wulfhere of Mercia and seized Lindsey.
		Ecgfrith's brother Ælfwine was killed in the battle, and the province of Lindsey was given up when peace was restored at the intervention of Theodore of Canterbury.
	www.stationinformation.com /encyclopedia/e/ec/ecgfrith_of_northumbria.html (248 words)

	Mercia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		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.
		In 821, Coenwulf himself was succeeded by his brother Ceolwulf, who demonstrated his military prowess by his attack on and destruction of the fortress of Deganwy in Powys.
		In 886, the eastern part of the kingdom became part of the Danelaw, while Mercia was reduced to its western portion only.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Mercia (1228 words)

	Ecgfrith of Northumbria (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		During Penda of Mercia 's invasion of Northumbria in 655, the young Ecgfrith was taken as a hostage by Penda;however, he was freed after the Northumbrians killed Penda at the Battle of Winwaed.
		In 674,Ecgfrith defeated Wulfhere of Mercia and seized Lindsey.
		Ecgfrith's brother Ælfwine was killed in the battle, and the province of Lindsey was given up when peace was restoredat the intervention of Theodore of Canterbury.
	www.therfcc.org /ecgfrith-of-northumbria-76669.html (337 words)

	ECGFRITH - LoveToKnow Article on ECGFRITH
		He was married to i~thelthryth, daughter of Anna of East Anglia, who, however, took the veil shortly after Ecgfriths accession, a step which possibly led to his long quarrel with Wilfrid archbishop of York.
		Ecgfrith married a second wife, Eormenburg, before 678, the year in which he expelled Wilfrid from his kingdom.
		Ecgfriths brother A~llfwine was killed in the battle, and the province of Lindsey was given up when peace was restpred at the intervention of Theodore of Canterbury.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /E/EC/ECGFRITH.htm (239 words)

	Ecgfrith av Mercia - Wikipedia
		Ecgfrith (død desember 796) var konge av Mercia i dagens England.
		Ifølge Den angelsaksiske krønike varte hans regjeringstid i 141 dager.
		I 787 ble Ecgfrith derfor utropt til medkonge.
	no.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ecgfrith_av_Mercia (88 words)

	Offa of Mercia article - Offa of Mercia July 26 796 Mercia 757 796 Wessex 9th century Anglo-Saxon England - ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Offa (died July 26, 796) was a King of Mercia (757 - 796).
		Prior to the rise of Wessex in the 9th century, he was arguably the most powerful and successful of the Anglo-Saxon kings.
		Around the year 789, Charlemagne attempted to negotiate the marriage of one of his sons to one of Offa's daughters; Offa, however, made such an arrangement contingent upon the marriage of his own son, Ecgfrith, to one of Charlemagne's daughters.
	www.what-means.com /encyclopedia/Offa (1054 words)

	Offa of Mercia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Offa was the son of Thingfrith and a descendant of Eowa, the brother of King Penda, who had ruled over a hundred years before.
		It is also evident, however, that Offa wanted to be treated not merely respectfully, but as an equal of Charlemagne, and this insistence produced some discord in his relations with the Franks.
		In 787, he had Ecgfrith crowned as his co-ruler.
	www.encyclopedia-online.info /Offa (1039 words)

	MERCIA - Online Information article about MERCIA (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		During Edwin's reign Mercia was subject to his supremacy, though it may have been governed throughout by princes of its own royal family.
		Lea, continued to be the boundary between Mercia and the Danish kingdom of East Anglia down to the death of /Ethelred, between 910 and 912.
		After her death in the latter year her daughter /Elfwyn was soon deprived of the government by Edward, and Mercia was definitely annexed to Wessex.
	encyclopedia.jrank.org /MEC_MIC/MERCIA.html (1802 words)

	Ecgfrith of Mercia - TheBestLinks.com - December 17, December 14, July 26, 787, ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
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		Ecgfrith of Mercia, December 17, December 14, July 26, 787, 796, Mercia...
		Ecgfrith (died December 14/17, 796) was a King of Mercia who briefly ruled in the year 796.
	www.thebestlinks.com /Ecgfrith_of_Mercia.html (150 words)

	Timeline of Anglo Saxon England 688 AD-801 AD
		The throne is seized by one Eadwulf, of unknown descent.
		Archbishop Jaenberht of Canterbury is alienated from Mercia.
		King Coenwulf of Mercia is on better terms with the Archiepiscopate of Canterbury than his predecessor, and unsuccessfully attempts to have the Mercian Archiepiscopal See transferred to London.
	www.britannia.com /history/saxontime2.html (3509 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 (696 words)

	Ecgfrith of Mercia Information
		Ecgfrith (died December 796) was a King of Mercia who briefly ruled in the year 796.
		He was the son and heir of King Offa of Mercia and his wife Cynethryth.
		Since Offa died either on July 26 or July 29, this would mean that Ecgfrith died either on December 14 or December 17.
	www.bookrags.com /wiki/Ecgfrith_of_Mercia (97 words)

	The Kingdom of Mercia \| Mercia has risen
		Wulfhere was initially successful in restoring the power of Mercia, but the end of his reign saw a serious defeat against Northumbria.
		Following the murder of Æthelbald by one of his bodyguards in 757, a civil war followed, which was concluded with the victory of
		Offa was forced to build the hegemony over the southern English of his predecessor anew, but he not only did so successfully, he became the greatest king Mercia ever knew.
	www.freewebs.com /thekingdomofmercia/history.htm (579 words)

	Offa of Mercia at opensource encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Constructed by King Offa of Mercia (757-96), late in the eighth century, it is a tribute...
		Offa became King of Mercia in AD 757, and, as a result of subsequent military successes, effectively ruled the whole of England south of the River Humber over a period.
		Offa of Mercia, however, was a descendant in the iath generation of Offa, king of Angel...
	www.springknow.com /Offa.html (1219 words)

	Coenwulf of Mercia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Similar events took place in 796 in East Anglia (ruled directly by Mercia since 794), where Eadwald became king after a rebellion in the wake of Offa's death.
		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.
		In 801, Mercia was invaded by Eardwulf of Northumbria, but peace was made between the two sides.
	www.sciencedaily.com /encyclopedia/coenwulf_of_mercia (498 words)

	History of England, The Anglo Saxon Period
		The establishment of the Church at York was not possible until 625; the immense task of converting and then organizing the converted was mostly beyond the limited powers of Augustine, well-trained in monastic rule, but little trained in law and administration.
		Edwin of Northumbria's wife chose Paulinus as Bishop and the See of York was established, though later attacks from Penda of Mercia meant that only a limited kind of Christian worship took place in the North until around the middle of the eighth century.
		The dominance of Mercia was finally broken, the other kingdoms defeated in battle or voluntary submitted to his overlordship, and Egbert was recognized as Bretwalda, Lord of Britain, the first to give reality to the dream of a single government from the borders of Scotland to the English Channel.
	www.britannia.com /history/narsaxhist.html (3805 words)

	The Anglo-Saxon Age
		--Oswald of Northumbria is slain by Penda of Mercia at Maserfield/ Maes Cocboy/ Bellum Cocboy (Oswestry) and was buried at Bardney.
		--Osthryth, Queen of Aethylred of Mercia, sister of Ecgfrith of Northumbria is slain by the Mercians.
		Coelred of Mercia is buried at Lichfield and Aethylred of Mercia is buried at Bardney.
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	Electronic Sawyer: Rulers of the Mercians: King Ecgfrith (S 148-51) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Ecgfrith, king of Mercia, to Æthelmund, his princeps; grant of 3 hides (cassati) at Huntena tun.
		A.D. 796 Ecgfrith, king of Mercia, to Cuthbert, abbot, and the brethren of Malmesbury Abbey; restitution of 35 hides (manentes) at Purton, Wilts., previously seized by King Offa, in return for 2000 silver solidi.
		Ecgfrith, king of Mercia, to Willegoda, abbot, and St Albans Abbey; grant of 5 hides (manentes) at Pinnelesfeld (Pinesfield Farm in Rickmansworth, Herts.).
	www.trin.cam.ac.uk /chartwww/eSawyer.99/S%20148-51.html (318 words)

	Franks and Anglo-Saxons 613-899 by Sanderson Beck
		Mercia's Penda had to recognize Northumbrian overlordship, but in 642 he defeated and killed Northumbria's king Oswald, who after his death was revered as a saint.
		Ecgfrith's younger brother Elfwin was killed, and more war was likely; but Archbishop Theodore arranged for compensation to be paid to Ecgfrith, and peace was restored.
		Mercia was reduced to its own borders; but after Kent's Aethelberht died in 762, Mercia soon regained power over Kent and the archbishop of Canterbury.
	www.san.beck.org /AB16-Franks613-899.html (16782 words)

	Aethelred of Mercia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Æthelred married Osthryth, the sister of Ecgfrith, king of Northumbria, but in spite of this connexion a quarrel arose between the two kings, presumably over the possession of the province of Lindsey, which Ecgfrith had won back at the close of the reign of Wulfhere.
		In a battle on the banks of the Trent in 679, the king of Mercia was victorious and regained the province.
		Ælfwine, the brother of Ecgfrith, was slain on this occasion, but at the intervention of Theodore, archbishop of Canterbury, Æthelred agreed to pay a wergild for the Northumbrian prince and so prevented further hostilities.
	www.eurofreehost.com /ae/Aethelred_of_Mercia.html (255 words)

	Ecgfrith of Mercia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		December 14 / 17, 796) was a King of Mercia who briefly ruled in the year 796.
		He was the son and heir of King Offa of Mercia, and in 787, Offa had Ecgfrith crownedas co-ruler by the Archbishop of Lichfield.
		He succeeded his father on July26, 796, but despite Offa's efforts to secure his son's succession, Ecgfrith survived foronly five months: he died in December 796, possibly having been murdered by Cenwulf, who took power after his death.
	www.therfcc.org /ecgfrith-of-mercia-162509.html (96 words)

	Ecgfrith -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		Ecgfrith was the son of King Oswiu and nephew of St. Oswald.
		An illegitimate son of Oswiu, he succeeded to the throne when his brother Ecgfrith was killed at the Battle of Nechtansmere.
		king of Mercia, who was a benefactor of many churches in his several provinces and at last retired to a monastery.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-9031889?tocId=9031889 (321 words)

	Ecgfrith - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		If an article link referred you to this title, you might want to go back and fix it to point directly to the intended page.
		Ecgfrith is the name of several Anglo-Saxon kings in England.
		This page was last modified 02:20, 4 June 2004.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ecgfrith (77 words)

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