Penda of Mercia
7th-century King of Mercia
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Lived 606–655, aged 49
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Updated 2026-06-18
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.
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- ペンダ (マーシア王)Low confidencewikipedia · ja.wikipedia.org
- Penda Miercna CyningLow confidencewikipedia · ang.wikipedia.org
- بينداLow confidencewikipedia · ar.wikipedia.org