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| ⚫ | '''Penda''' (died November 15, 655) was a [[7th century|7th-century]] [[King]] of [[Mercia]], a [[kingdom]] in what is today the [[England|English]] Midlands. A [[pagan]] at a time when [[Christianity]] was taking hold in many of the [[Anglo-Saxon]] kingdoms, Penda participated in the defeat of the powerful [[Northumbria]]n [[monarch|king]] [[Edwin]] at the battle of Hatfield Chase in 633. |
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''The '''Wikipaedia''' summary of'' '''Penda''' ''is as follows:'' |
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| ⚫ | Nine years later, he defeated and killed Edwin's eventual successor, [[Oswald]], at the [[battle]] of Maserfield; from this point he was probably the most powerful of the Anglo-Saxon rulers of the time. He defeated the [[East Anglia|East Angles]], drove the king of [[Wessex]] into exile for three years, and continued to wage [[war]] against the [[Bernicia]]ns of Northumbria. Thirteen years after Maserfield, he suffered a crushing defeat and was killed at the battle of the [[Winwaed]] in the course of a final campaign against the Bernicians. |
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| ⚫ | '''Penda''' (died November 15, 655) was a [[7th century|7th-century]] [[King]] of [[Mercia]], a [[kingdom]] in what is today the [[England|English]] Midlands. A [[ |
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| ⚫ | Nine years later, he defeated and killed Edwin's eventual successor, [[Oswald]], at the battle of Maserfield; from this point he was probably the most powerful of the Anglo-Saxon rulers of the time. He defeated the [[East Anglia|East Angles]], drove the king of [[Wessex]] into exile for three years, and continued to wage war against the [[Bernicia]]ns of Northumbria. Thirteen years after Maserfield, he suffered a crushing defeat and was killed at the battle of the [[Winwaed]] in the course of a final campaign against the Bernicians. |
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''This article was originally the '''[[Wikipedia]]''' [[wikipedia:Penda|summary of Penda]] .'' |
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Latest revision as of 10:41, 31 August 2005
Penda (died November 15, 655) was a 7th-century King of Mercia, a kingdom in what is today the English Midlands. A pagan at a time when Christianity was taking hold in many of the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms, Penda participated in the defeat of the powerful Northumbrian king Edwin at the battle of Hatfield Chase in 633.
Nine years later, he defeated and killed Edwin's eventual successor, Oswald, at the battle of Maserfield; from this point he was probably the most powerful of the Anglo-Saxon rulers of the time. He defeated the East Angles, drove the king of Wessex into exile for three years, and continued to wage war against the Bernicians of Northumbria. Thirteen years after Maserfield, he suffered a crushing defeat and was killed at the battle of the Winwaed in the course of a final campaign against the Bernicians.
This article was originally the Wikipedia summary of Penda .
