Mercia

E34551

Anglo-Saxon kingdom historical polity

Mercia was one of the major Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of early medieval England, centered in the English Midlands and prominent from the 7th to 9th centuries.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Kingdom of Mercia	39
Mercia canonical	35
Anglo-Saxon kingdoms	1
Mercia lost influence over Surrey	1

Statements (56)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Anglo-Saxon kingdom ⓘ historical polity ⓘ
borderedBy	East Anglia ⓘ Gwynedd ⓘ surface form: Kingdom of Gwynedd Welsh principalities ⓘ surface form: Kingdom of Powys Northumbria ⓘ Kingdom of Wessex ⓘ surface form: Wessex
capital	Repton ⓘ Tamworth ⓘ
continent	Europe ⓘ
country	England ⓘ
currency	silver penny ⓘ
defeatedBy	Kingdom of Wessex ⓘ surface form: Wessex
endTime	10th century ⓘ
ethnicGroup	Angles ⓘ
floruit	8th century ⓘ 9th century ⓘ
governmentType	monarchy ⓘ
hasPart	Cheshire ⓘ Derbyshire ⓘ Gloucestershire ⓘ Herefordshire ⓘ Leicestershire ⓘ Lincolnshire ⓘ Nottinghamshire ⓘ Oxfordshire ⓘ Shropshire ⓘ Staffordshire ⓘ Warwickshire ⓘ Worcestershire, England ⓘ surface form: Worcestershire
hasRegionalDialect	Anglo-Frisian dialects ⓘ surface form: Mercian Old English
historicalEra	Early Middle Ages ⓘ
invadedBy	Vikings ⓘ
languageUsed	Old English ⓘ
locatedIn	English Midlands ⓘ early medieval England ⓘ
mergedInto	Kingdom of England ⓘ
militaryConflict	Battle of Ellendun ⓘ Battle of Maserfield ⓘ
notableRuler	Burgred of Mercia ⓘ Ceolwulf I of Mercia ⓘ Coenwulf of Mercia ⓘ Offa of Mercia ⓘ Penda of Mercia ⓘ Wulfhere of Mercia ⓘ Æthelbald of Mercia ⓘ Æthelflæd ⓘ surface form: Æthelflæd, Lady of the Mercians Æthelred of Mercia ⓘ Æthelred, Lord of the Mercians ⓘ
notableStructure	Offa's Dyke ⓘ
partOf	Heptarchy ⓘ
religion	Anglo-Saxon paganism ⓘ Christianity ⓘ
rulingDynasty	House of Offa ⓘ Iclingas ⓘ
startTime	7th century ⓘ

Referenced by (76)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

England → historicalRegion → Mercia ⓘ

Kingdom of England → formedFrom → Mercia ⓘ

this entity surface form: Anglo-Saxon kingdoms

The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle → coversRegion → Mercia ⓘ

Kingdom of Wessex → roseToDominanceOver → Mercia ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kingdom of Mercia

Saint Chad → workLocation → Mercia ⓘ

Saint Chad → regionOfActivity → Mercia ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kingdom of Mercia

Tamworth → wasCapitalOf → Mercia ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kingdom of Mercia

Middle Saxons → overlord → Mercia ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kingdom of Mercia

Middle Saxons → successorTerritory → Mercia ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kingdom of Mercia

Anglo-Saxon England → hasPart → Mercia ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kingdom of Mercia

Ealhswith → birthPlace → Mercia ⓘ

Great Heathen Army → primaryTarget → Mercia ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kingdom of Mercia

Treaty of Wedmore → regionAffected → Mercia ⓘ

Æthelflæd → country → Mercia ⓘ

Æthelflæd → ruledRegion → Mercia ⓘ

The Sign of the Cross → featuresCharacter → Mercia ⓘ

Battle of Ashdown → associatedWith → Mercia ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kingdom of Mercia

Bishop of Worcester → hasHistoricalRegion → Mercia ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kingdom of Mercia

Anglo-Saxon bishopric of Mercia → country → Mercia ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kingdom of Mercia

Anglo-Saxon bishopric of Mercia → appliesToJurisdiction → Mercia ⓘ

Province of Lichfield → country → Mercia ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kingdom of Mercia

Province of Lichfield → locatedInPoliticalEntity → Mercia ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kingdom of Mercia

Bosel → countryOfCitizenship → Mercia ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kingdom of Mercia

Bosel → countryOfWork → Mercia ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kingdom of Mercia

Bosel → regionOfActivity → Mercia ⓘ

Athelstan → governedTerritory → Mercia ⓘ

Repton → wasCapitalOf → Mercia ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kingdom of Mercia

Egbert of Wessex → expandedInfluenceOver → Mercia ⓘ

Diocese of Mercia → country → Mercia ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kingdom of Mercia

Diocese of Mercia → partOf → Mercia ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kingdom of Mercia

Diocese of Mercia → namedAfter → Mercia ⓘ

Offa of Mercia → countryOfCitizenship → Mercia ⓘ

Offa of Mercia → ruledTerritory → Mercia ⓘ

Heptarchy → consistsOf → Mercia ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kingdom of Mercia

Heptarchy → hasMainKingdom → Mercia ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kingdom of Mercia

Heptarchy → dominantPowerAtTimes → Mercia ⓘ

Angles → settledIn → Mercia ⓘ

Angles → contributedToFormationOf → Mercia ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kingdom of Mercia

Iclingas → country → Mercia ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kingdom of Mercia

House of Offa → country → Mercia ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kingdom of Mercia

House of Offa → territory → Mercia ⓘ

Penda of Mercia → country → Mercia ⓘ

Wulfhere of Mercia → country → Mercia ⓘ

Wulfhere of Mercia → ruledTerritory → Mercia ⓘ

Battle of Maserfield → belligerent → Mercia ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kingdom of Mercia

Coenwulf of Mercia → countryOfCitizenship → Mercia ⓘ

Coenwulf of Mercia → ruled → Mercia ⓘ

Æthelred of Mercia → country → Mercia ⓘ

Æthelred, Lord of the Mercians → country → Mercia ⓘ

Æthelred, Lord of the Mercians → deathPlace → Mercia ⓘ