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Creoda (Cryda or Crida, 6th century) may have been one of the first kings of the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Mercia, ruling toward the end of the 6th century. Although he is mentioned in a pedigree found in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle , Creoda is not given the title of king.
Jan 14, 2009 · Creoda (or Crida) (died 593) was an early King of Mercia (c. 585 - 593). Creoda is recorded as having been the son of Cynewald, the grandson of Cnebba, and the great-grandson of Icel; consequently, members of the Mercian royal line were known as Iclingas.
- Mercia, England
- circa 521
- England
- Mercia, England
When Creoda ben Cynewald, King of Mercia was born from 0521 to 0540, in England, his father, Cynewald De'Iclingas 3rd King of Mercia, was 39 and his mother, Sophie Cedricsdottir of Wessex Princess of Wessex, was 13. He married Ercie of Mercia before 0560, in England.
- Male
- Ercie of Mercia
CREODA c. 580 – c. 595. Argued by some to be the first true king of Mercia, Creoda was perhaps the first of the Angle kings to securely hold the region of Mercia. What is also likely is that during the previous 50 years, his ancestors had found it increasingly difficult to hold both their last remaining vestiges of East Anglia as well as Mercia.
Son of Creoda. Extended Mercian control into the western Midlands. c. 606 Cearl: c. 606–c. 626 Named as king by Bede, not included in later regnal lists. c. 626 Penda: c. 626–655 Son of Pybba. Raised Mercia to dominant status amongst the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms. Last pagan ruler of Mercia. Killed in battle by Oswiu of Northumbria. 15 Nov 655 Eowa
Jul 14, 2023 · 1) Creoda, King of Mercians, who claimed to be descendant of Icel, and alleged first King of Mercia. 2) Certain ‘Creoda’ King of West Saxons appears in some ancient regnal lists, but about whom nothing is known. 3) Cretta who appears in the list of the ancestors, or possibly Kings, of Aldfrith,ill-fated and the only known King of Lindsey.
Nov 30, 2018 · The next king, Creoda (r. c. 580-c.595 CE), gave away whatever holdings Mercia had to the east and these would develop into the Kingdom of East Anglia. His successor, Pybba (r. c. 595 - c. 606 CE), consolidated the kingdom and pushed its boundaries west.
