Mercian–West Saxon wars

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The Mercian–West Saxon wars were a series of early medieval conflicts in Anglo-Saxon England that marked the decline of Mercian dominance and the rise of Wessex as a leading kingdom.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf early medieval conflict ⓘ
series of wars ⓘ
conflictBetween Mercia ⓘ
Wessex ⓘ
linked to: Kingdom of Wessex
consequence Wessex gained control over Kent ⓘ
Wessex gained influence over Essex ⓘ
Wessex gained influence over Surrey ⓘ
Wessex gained influence over Sussex ⓘ
dateOfTurningPoint 825 ⓘ
endTime 9th century ⓘ
followedBy Viking invasions of England ⓘ
hasCause Mercian expansion ⓘ
West Saxon expansion ⓘ
struggle for dominance in Anglo-Saxon England ⓘ
hasPart Battle of Ellendun ⓘ
Mercian overlordship over Wessex in late 8th century ⓘ
West Saxon campaigns against Mercia in early 9th century ⓘ
historicalContext Anglo-Saxon hegemony struggles ⓘ
historicalPeriod Heptarchy ⓘ
languageOfSources Old English ⓘ
locatedIn Anglo-Saxon England ⓘ
England ⓘ
mainTheater Midlands ⓘ
southern England ⓘ
notableEvent Battle of Ellendun ⓘ
outcomeDetail Egbert of Wessex defeated Beornwulf of Mercia at Ellendun ⓘ
participant King Beorhtric of Wessex ⓘ
linked to: Beorhtric of Wessex

King Beornwulf of Mercia ⓘ
linked to: Beornwulf of Mercia

King Cenwulf of Mercia ⓘ
linked to: Coenwulf of Mercia

King Ceolwulf I of Mercia ⓘ
King Egbert of Wessex ⓘ
linked to: Egbert of Wessex

King Offa of Mercia ⓘ
linked to: Offa of Mercia

King Wiglaf of Mercia ⓘ
linked to: Wiglaf of Mercia
partOf Anglo-Saxon England history ⓘ
precededBy period of Mercian supremacy under Offa ⓘ
primarySource Anglo-Saxon Chronicle ⓘ
relatedTo Mercian supremacy ⓘ
rise of the House of Wessex ⓘ
result decline of Mercian dominance ⓘ
rise of Wessex as leading kingdom ⓘ
shift of political power to southern England ⓘ
significantFor emergence of Wessex hegemony ⓘ
end of Mercian supremacy ⓘ
formation of the kingdom of England ⓘ
startTime 8th century ⓘ
strengthened Wessex ⓘ
linked to: Kingdom of Wessex
turningPoint Battle of Ellendun ⓘ
weakened Mercia ⓘ

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Battle of Ellendun → conflict → Mercian–West Saxon wars ⓘ
Mercian dynasty → conflict → Mercian–West Saxon conflicts ⓘ
linked to: Mercian–West Saxon wars
Beornwulf of Mercia → conflict → Mercian–West Saxon wars ⓘ