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Penda
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Penda [ˈpɛndə]
n
(Biographies / Penda (death date: 655) M, Mercian, POLITICS: hereditary ruler) died 655 ad, king of Mercia (?634-55)
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Edwin was killed in battle in 633 by the kings Penda of Mercia and Cadwalla of Wales, and Aethelburh and her chaplain Bishop Paulinus fled with the Northumbrian crown jewels.
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In 633 he returned to Northumbria and defeated his pagan enemies led by Penda of Mercia at a battle near Hadrian's Wall.
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