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| − | Mercia was an | + | Mercia was an independent [[Anglo-Saxon]] Kingdom on the Island of [[Great Britain]], roughly analogous to the modern English [[Midlands]]. It was part of the English Heptarchy, and was the dominant member of it from the mid-7th to the mid-9th century A.D. Following the Danish invasions, Mercia was partitioned during the Treaty of Wedmore into the Saxon-controlled West Mercia and Danish-controlled East Mercia. Mercia was eventually united along with the other Kingdoms of the Heptarchy to create the Kingdom of [[England]]. |
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Mercia was an independent Anglo-Saxon Kingdom on the Island of Great Britain, roughly analogous to the modern English Midlands. It was part of the English Heptarchy, and was the dominant member of it from the mid-7th to the mid-9th century A.D. Following the Danish invasions, Mercia was partitioned during the Treaty of Wedmore into the Saxon-controlled West Mercia and Danish-controlled East Mercia. Mercia was eventually united along with the other Kingdoms of the Heptarchy to create the Kingdom of England.
