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Possibly a descendant of the C-dynasty, of which Ceolwulf I was a member, perhaps via intermarriage with W-dynasty. Lost eastern Mercia to the Danes in 877. For 300 years (between 600 and 900), known as Mercian Supremacy or the "Golden Age of Mercia", having annexed or gained submissions from five of the other six kingdoms of the Heptarchy ( East Anglia, Essex, Kent, Sussex and Wessex), Mercia dominated England south of the Humber estuary. During King Offa's reign, a dyke was created as the boundary between Mercia and the Welsh kingdoms. Nicholas Brooks noted that "the Mercians stand out as by far the most successful of the various early Anglo-Saxon peoples until the later ninth century", [4] and some historians, such as Sir Frank Stenton, believe the unification of England south of the Humber estuary was achieved during Offa's reign. [5] The wyvern, a type of dragon, came to have a strong association with Mercia in the 19th century. The Midland Railway, which used a white (silver) wyvern sans legs (legless) as its crest, having inherited it from the Leicester and Swannington Railway, asserted that the "wyvern was the standard of the Kingdom of Mercia", and that it was "a quartering in the town arms of Leicester". [52] The symbol appeared on numerous stations and other company buildings in the region, and was worn as a silver badge by all uniformed employees. However, in 1897 the Railway Magazine noted that there appeared "to be no foundation that the wyvern was associated with the Kingdom of Mercia". [53] It has been associated with Leicester since the time of Thomas, 2nd Earl of Lancaster and Leicester (c. 1278–1322), the most powerful lord in the Midlands, who used it as his personal crest, and was recorded in a heraldic visitation of the town in 1619. [54]

On the exterior of Lichfield Cathedral is this well-suited pair. St Chad (Caedda) is the man said to have brought Christianity to Mercia, while next to him is Paeda, the first Christian king of Mercia. It is unlikely however that they met. Walker, Ian W. (2000). Mercia and the Making of England. Sutton. ISBN 0-7509-2131-5. Also published as Walker, Ian W. (2000). Mercia and the Origins of England. Sutton. ISBN 0750921315. Local radio has lost a great man' - tributes made to founder of Mercia Sound". Coventry Telegraph. 25 May 2016 . Retrieved 27 March 2022. The title Earl of March (etymologically identical to 'Earl of Mercia') was created in the western Midlands for Roger Mortimer in 1328. It has fallen extinct, and been recreated, three times since then, and exists today as a subsidiary title of the Duke of Richmond and Lennox.

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An isolated folk group of the Peak District, under Mercian control from the 7th century (approx. N. Derbyshire). After Mercia was annexed by Wessex in the early 10th century, the West Saxon rulers divided it into shires modelled after their own system, cutting across traditional Mercian divisions. These shires survived mostly intact until 1974, and even today still largely follow their original boundaries. The West Mercia Constabulary was created in 1967, combining the police forces of Herefordshire, Shropshire and Worcestershire. Once a kingdom in its own right, disputed with Northumbria in the 7th century before finally coming under Mercian control (roughly corresponding to the historic riding of Lindsey in Lincolnshire).

Heraldry of the world - Coventry". www.ngw.nl. Archived from the original on 28 June 2008 . Retrieved 17 May 2008.

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Ian W. Walker. Mercia and the Making of England (2000) ISBN 0-7509-2131-5 (also published as Mercia and the Origins of England (2000) ISBN 0-7509-2131-5) Anglo-Saxon ChroniclePeterborough / Worcester Chronicle(911) Her bræc se here þone frið on Norðhymbrum, 7 forsawon ælc riht þe Eadweard cyning 7 his witan him budon, 7 hergodon ofer Myrcland. All across Staffordshire there are forgotten signs of the county's Saxon past when it was one of the centres of the ancient kingdom of Mercia. This Saxon cross is in Chebsey Church graveyard near Eccleshall.

Attributed arms of the Kingdom of Mercia in the Anglo-Saxon Heptarchy: Azure, a saltire or. The earliest surviving recorded use of these attributed arms is in a manuscript dating from the reign of King Henry III (1216-1272), namely College of Arms Ms. L.14. (Source: Wikipedia article w:Mercia). The arms were subsequently used by the Abbey of St Albans, founded by King Offa of Mercia. Following the Dissolution of the Monasteries in the 16th century and the incorporation of the Borough (town) of St Albans the coat of arms was used on the town's corporate seal and was officially recorded as the arms of the town at the Heraldic Visitation of 1634. (Source: wikipedia, quoting "Civic heraldry of England and Wales, www.civicheraldry.co.uk , http://www.civicheraldry.co.uk/herts.html ) The attributed arms are today flown on a standard over Tamworth Castle, in Staffordshire, the ancient seat of the Mercian Kings and appears on street signs welcoming people to the town of Tamworth, styled "the ancient capital of Mercia". It was also flown outside Birmingham Council House during 2009 while the Staffordshire Hoard was on display in the city before being taken to the British Museum in London. The saltire has been incorporated into several coats of arms of Mercian towns, including Tamworth and Leek, both in Staffordshire and Blaby. It was recognised as the Mercian flag by the Flag Institute in 2014. ( https://www.flaginstitute.org/wp/flags/mercia/ ) The town of Stoke is older than people think. This Saxon preaching cross in the churchyard of St Peter's in Stoke is evidence that Christian missionaries were at work locally around 600-700.

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References to Mercia and the Mercians continue through the annals recording the reigns of Æthelstan and his successors. In 975 King Edgar is described as "friend of the West Saxons and protector of the Mercians".