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The so-called "Mercian Supremacy" dominates the eighth …
Years: 676 - 819
The so-called "Mercian Supremacy" dominates the eighth century, though it is not constant.
Aethelbald and Offa, the two most powerful kings, achieve high status; indeed, Offa is considered the overlord of south Britain by Charlemagne.
That Offa could summon the resources to build Offa's Dyke is testament to his power.
However, a rising Wessex, and challenges from smaller kingdoms, keep Mercian power in check, and by the early ninth century the "Mercian Supremacy" is over.
Aethelbald and Offa, the two most powerful kings, achieve high status; indeed, Offa is considered the overlord of south Britain by Charlemagne.
That Offa could summon the resources to build Offa's Dyke is testament to his power.
However, a rising Wessex, and challenges from smaller kingdoms, keep Mercian power in check, and by the early ninth century the "Mercian Supremacy" is over.
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- Britons (historical)
- Franks
- Picts
- Anglo-Saxons
- Picts, Kingdom of the
- Christianity, Chalcedonian
- Kent, Kingdom of
- Sussex, Kingdom of
- Wessex, English Kingdom of
- Mercia, Kingdom of
- Essex, Kingdom of
- East Angles, Kingdom of the
- Northumbria, Kingdom of
- Frankish, or Carolingian (Roman) Empire
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Years: 676 - 819
People
Groups
- Britons (historical)
- Franks
- Picts
- Anglo-Saxons
- Picts, Kingdom of the
- Christianity, Chalcedonian
- Kent, Kingdom of
- Sussex, Kingdom of
- Wessex, English Kingdom of
- Mercia, Kingdom of
- Essex, Kingdom of
- East Angles, Kingdom of the
- Northumbria, Kingdom of
- Frankish, or Carolingian (Roman) Empire
Subjects
Regions
Subregions