List Of Monarchs Of Mercia

This was a time when spellings varied widely, even within a document. A number of variations of the details below exist. Amongst these are the preference between þ and ð (hard and soft 'th').

The character '7' was used as the ampersand '&' in contemporary Anglo-Saxon writings. The era pre-dates the emergence of forms of writing accepted today, notably Minuscule , and the letters 'W' and 'U'. Where W was followed by U this was generally rendered as 'VV' (which was also used for 'W' alone).

KINGS, EALDORMEN AND LADIES OF THE MERCIANS

The first dynasty of the Mercians was called Iclingas after Icel , father of Cynewald , grandfather of Cnebba , and great-grandfather of Creoda of Mercia.

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List Of Monarchs Of Mercia