Penda

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Penda was a 7th-century pagan king of Mercia in Anglo-Saxon England, known for his military prowess and opposition to the spread of Christianity.

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Penda canonical 1

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf King of Mercia ⓘ
pagan ⓘ
alliedWith Cadwallon ap Cadfan ⓘ
various Welsh kings ⓘ
child Merewalh ⓘ
Peada ⓘ
St. Cuneburga ⓘ
St. Cyneswith ⓘ
linked to: Saint Osyth

St. Tibba ⓘ
Wulfhere ⓘ
linked to: Wulfhere of Mercia

Æthelred of Mercia ⓘ
conflict Battle of Hatfield Chase ⓘ
Battle of Maserfield ⓘ
Battle of the Winwaed ⓘ
country Mercia ⓘ
deathCause killed in battle ⓘ
deathDate 15 November 655 ⓘ
deathPlace near the River Winwaed ⓘ
ethnicGroup Mercian ⓘ
linked to: Mercia
father Pybba ⓘ
floruit 7th century ⓘ
historicalPeriod Heptarchy ⓘ
killed Edwin of Northumbria ⓘ
Oswald of Northumbria ⓘ
knownFor military prowess ⓘ
opposition to the spread of Christianity ⓘ
language Old English ⓘ
notableEvent defeat and death at the Battle of the Winwaed ⓘ
victory over Edwin at Hatfield Chase ⓘ
victory over Oswald at Maserfield ⓘ
notableFor making Mercia a major power in 7th-century England ⓘ
opponent Oswiu of Northumbria ⓘ
opposed Christianization of Anglo-Saxon England ⓘ
policy toleration of Christian practice among allies and subjects ⓘ
positionHeld King of Mercia ⓘ
predecessor Cearl of Mercia ⓘ
regionRuled Midlands of Anglo-Saxon England ⓘ
linked to: Mercia
reignEnd 655 ⓘ
reignStart c. 626 ⓘ
religion Anglo-Saxon paganism ⓘ
sibling Eowa ⓘ
source Bede's Ecclesiastical History of the English People ⓘ
spouse Cynewise ⓘ
successor Oswiu of Northumbria ⓘ
Peada ⓘ
title King of the Mercians ⓘ

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Penda of Mercia → givenName → Penda ⓘ