# Penda of Mercia

> Penda was a 7th-century king of Mercia, the Anglo-Saxon kingdom in what is today the Midlands. A pagan at a time when Christianity was taking hold in many of the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms, Penda took over the Severn Valley in 628 following the Battle of Cirencester before participating in the defeat of the powerful Northumbrian king Edwin at the Battle of Hatfield Chase in 633.

*7th-century King of Mercia*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/penda-of-mercia

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Historical Figure ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2798645))
- **Category:** Historical Figures
- **Born:** 606
- **Died:** 0655-11-15
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 56.7 / 100
- **Momentum:** 5.5 / 100  (trend: FALLING)
- **Historical depth:** 21.3 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 60.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 60.0 / 100

## Sources
- [ペンダ (マーシア王)](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9A%E3%83%B3%E3%83%80_(%E3%83%9E%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B7%E3%82%A2%E7%8E%8B))
- [Penda Miercna Cyning](https://ang.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penda_Miercna_Cyning)
- [بيندا](https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A8%D9%8A%D9%86%D8%AF%D8%A7)
- [بيندا](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A8%D9%8A%D9%86%D8%AF%D8%A7)
- [پندای مرسیا](https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%BE%D9%86%D8%AF%D8%A7%DB%8C_%D9%85%D8%B1%D8%B3%DB%8C%D8%A7)
- [Penda](https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penda)
- [Penda](https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penda)
- [Penda](https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penda)
- [Penda af Mercia](https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penda_af_Mercia)
- [Penda](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penda)
- [Πέντα της Μερκίας](https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%A0%CE%AD%CE%BD%CF%84%CE%B1_%CF%84%CE%B7%CF%82_%CE%9C%CE%B5%CF%81%CE%BA%CE%AF%CE%B1%CF%82)
- [Penda of Mercia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penda_of_Mercia)
- [Penda](https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penda)
- [Penda de Mercia](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penda_de_Mercia)
- [Penda](https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penda)
- [پندای مرسیا](https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%BE%D9%86%D8%AF%D8%A7%DB%8C_%D9%85%D8%B1%D8%B3%DB%8C%D8%A7)
- [Penda](https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penda)
- [Penda](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penda)
- [Penda fan Mersia](https://fy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penda_fan_Mersia)
- [Penda](https://ga.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penda)
- [Penda](https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penda)
- [Penda merciai király](https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penda_merciai_kir%C3%A1ly)
- [Penda dari Mercia](https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penda_dari_Mercia)
- [Penda](https://io.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penda)
- [Penda di Mercia](https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penda_di_Mercia)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q332123)

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