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Mar 7, 2018 · Aethelflaed (r. 911-918 CE) was the daughter of King Alfred the Great of Wessex (r. 871-899 CE) and became queen of Mercia following the death of her husband Aethelred II, Lord of the Mercians (r. 883-911 CE). She is best known as the “Lady of the Mercians” who defeated the Vikings and established English rule which would be consolidated by ...
Mar 27, 2024 · The Kingdom of Mercia was one of the major Anglo-Saxon kingdoms in what is now central and northern England. Emerging in the 6th century, it became a dominant political and military force in the early medieval period, particularly between the 7th and 9th centuries. Below are 8 frequently asked questions about the Kingdom of Mercia, including ...
England was divided into four kingdoms in the mid-ninth century: East Anglia, Mercia, Northumbria and Wessex. Mercia had once been the most powerful kingdom in Southern Britain, but its power was greatly diminished after a series of military defeats in the 820s.
Mar 18, 2024 · Mar 18, 2024 • By Michael McComb, MA History. The unification of England is often seen as a solely West Saxon venture, leaving out the role of the Kingdom of Mercia. However, Mercia played a vital role as Wessex’s ally and partner in the fight against Viking invaders and in establishing a unified English kingdom.
Southern England in the Ninth Century [file size: 267k] A large-scale map of southern England (up to the Humber), showing the then settlements and political divisions, including the line of the Alfred-Guthrum treaty. (Earlier kingdoms are yielding importance to the line between "English" Mercia and Wessex and the eastern half of the country ...
Æthelburh. House. Iclingas. Father. Thingfrith. Offa (died 29 July 796 AD) was King of Mercia, a kingdom of Anglo-Saxon England, from 757 until his death in 796. The son of Thingfrith and a descendant of Eowa, Offa came to the throne after a period of civil war following the assassination of Æthelbald. Offa defeated the other claimant, Beornred.
Mercia was the dominant kingdom in southern England in the eighth century, and maintained its position until it suffered a decisive defeat by King Ecgberht of Wessex at the Battle of Ellendun in 825. Ecgberht briefly conquered Mercia, but it recovered its independence in 830, and thereafter the two kingdoms became allies, which was to be an ...
