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'''Wessex''', named after the West |
'''Wessex''', named after the West [[Saxon]]s, was one of the seven [[Anglo-Saxon]] [[kingdom]]s. It existed between the [[6th century|6th]] and [[9th century|9th]] centuries, after which it was incorporated into [[England]]. According to the [[Anglo-Saxon Chronicle]] it was founded by Cerdic and Cynric. |
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Wessex, named after the West Saxons, was one of the seven Anglo-Saxon kingdoms. It existed between the 6th and 9th centuries, after which it was incorporated into England. According to the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle it was founded by Cerdic and Cynric.
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| East Anglia | Essex | Kent | Mercia | Northumbria | Sussex | Wessex |
