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Mercia

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Mer·ci·a  (mûrsh-, -sh)
An Anglo-Saxon kingdom of central England. It was settled by Angles c. a.d. 500 and enjoyed its greatest influence during the rule (757-796) of Offa. In 874 the kingdom was overrun by the Danes and split between Wessex and the Danelaw.


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Edwin and Morcar, the earls of Mercia and Northumbria--"'
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